The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-03
How the Santa Fe Has Estab-
lishsd Model ''Dry" Town.
No Land in Riverbank. CAL, Sold
for Liquor Purposes.
AN UP TO DATE CITY.
Will Put i'm Sewers,
Electric Lights, Water, Etc.
Other Items of General Interest
in Traffic World.

Preliminary advertising booklets for
Riverbank, Cal, the new dry town
10 be established as division point and
headquarters on the Stanislaus river i'll
Stanislaus county by the -Atchison, To-
peka Santa Fe, have been received at
the local offices of the Santa Fe COM
rany- The actual publicity campaign
to attract settlers in force to the new
site, now marked only by small de-
got to be removed and enlarged, post
Office and store and a few scattering
houses, will not be commenced until
after the first of September.
The advertising and sale of land will
be handled by Santa Fe holding COM
rsny, the Pacific Land Improvement
company, and the final details for the
marketing plans must be arranged.
Already, however, say the railroad men,
considerable interest is being shown by
prospective settlers, particularly in the
middle west and in parts of California
The new town will be unique in the
fact that it is to be dry" in perpetu-
ity. The deeds to the property are to
have qualifying clauses preventing use
of the land for liquor purposes. AS the
railroad company owns all OF the land,
the rule can be enforced throughout
tho prospt ctive city without the throea
Of local option campaigns or other tenn
perance activity.
First Railroad Dry Town.
"As far as know" remarked R. w.
Hobart. one Of the organizers, this is
the first time that railroad built town
| is to be kept dry by such stringent
measures. The company is being ad-
vertised with the No Saloons state
ment side by side with the announce
1nents Of its model sewer, light. and
water facilities, despite the fart that
the place is to be made a division point
of considerable Importance at an in
/ vestment of several hundred thousand
| dollars.
Personally, from the colonizing
STANDPOINT, I believe that the no sa-
| loon provision is a good thing. or
course, a few people object to such a
place. but the majority either DO NOT
care or else refuse to settle with their
| families at places where there ara no
saloons. The provision for keeping out
saloons was made to attract colonists
1.-THE yards at Riverbank are to &C
conltnodate about 1000 cars. and Will
have r"undhouse acc. INNOVATIONS fer
/ about 20 engines. There will be shops
| Oil and fuel stations and other improve
ments, including an up-to-date Harvey
eating house From a railroad point OF
view, as it will be a branch point fol-
the Oakdale branch. it will be COM
| parable to Fresno,s with its VIsana
| branch. We expects,i it to grow into
| Mace Of considerable importance
/ through opening up the gold and tim
| Der counties of Maripesa and Tuol-
! umne. 1t is surrounded by some AGO.
, GOO acres Of irrigated lands.
All Modern improvements.
THE town is to have q model sewer
system to be laid out beforehand, ano
| model provisions for water facilities
The town will front on the Stanislaus
/ river, and this will be the residence sec.
| ton. With the river SO close at hand
| 1 believe that ultimately it will bt
| quite summer resort"
The railroad company has acquired
title to some So acres for the town sit
j uation. The present depot there will b.
| moved further up the track and will b.
considerably, enlarged. 1t will be a
| the junction of the Sierra railway ant
the Oakdale branch Of the Santa f
and the main line of the Santa Fe
which will perpetuate its founding o
the place by three patronymic street.
through the heart of the town, to b.
known as Atchison street, Topeka
| street, and Santa Fee street, after tn
official name of the system, the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe.
, Grading for the streets now is unde
way. The river banks are 80 feet high
where the town touches the stream, ant
these will be partially improved, but a
| a rule the old oaks on the bank vii
be left to flank the stream even whel
the town is erected. Plans for parl
fnd