The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-30

1 In the daily life of all sections OF TINS
commonwealth in finance as we'll as
! ;noustrially. In less than 40 years II
| has emerged from the position of way
/ station to that .of the greatest raisin
! city on the. North American continent
/ In that comparatively brief period its
/ foundations have been laid strongly in
all ways.
HOMES AND SCHOOLS
:: Fresno has handsome business houses
and homes: that are surrounded. by
! grounds. enriched with every growth
that opuleHt nature has supplied from
| all: quarters of the globe. An intelli-
gent and progressive population has
taken care that all the facilities and
-elegancies that promote the pleasure of
/ life and the welfare OF the young and
| the old should be provided on a liberal
scale
The school system is one of the best
I The banks are prosperous. The mer-
! chants are given a wide scope in their
outlook, for the dealings of Fresno are
with every part of the United States
and also with foreign lands.
me center of a country of immense
rlchness, Fresno occupies an enviable
position among American cities. There
grow the vineyards that supply the
dinner tables of the world with lux
urles. On the fertile soil orchards
I bearing golden oranges and other cit
rus fruits deck the landscape with ex-
quisite foliage and supply added deli
cacies TO delight the palates of 10000
QUO people. In view is the snowy
! Sierra Near at hand stretching forth
in every direction, north, south, east
and west, are plains of great extent
that are so fruitful in all sorts of agri-
cultural and horticultural products that
they have justly become famous.
IRRIGATION INSURES CROPS
The key to the phenomenal advance
ment of Fresno is found in irrigation
IT had the splendid tributary land al
/ the start. an entirely delightful and
! favoring climate, and all 1t needed tc
insure its greatness was the bringing
/ OF water upon its acres
When once the situation was under
stood, steps were taken to bring the
water of the Kings river from a point
/ about Is miles from the site of the city
| of Fresno. AS the sparkling water
moistened the soil it took no prophet
but simply hard headed men of business
| TO see what was implied. Such mer
Fresno fortunately has had in all its
| history. and in their hands the future
/ of the Raisin City is assured.
The raisin industry of Fresno ha6
been fairly started by 1880, or about
J eight years after the city of Fresno
was established. From that time tht
industry of raisin growing at Fresno
| has been a matter of state concern
and pride. The output is of such i'm
portance that the Fresno raisin ha.
| figured largely in tariff legislation OF
| the United States.
HEAD OF RAISIN INDUSTRY
Twenty years after its raisin vine
yards had attained prominence Fresno
/ led the business of the interior and be-
1 came third in Importance of the ship
ping points Of California When this
was recognized two transcontinenta
railway systems raced to get its bust
/ ness.
The federal government has erected
a public building at a cost of S150,00(
in a central locality in Fresno. About
four years ago the city constructed Z
municipal building at a cost of s75, 900
| More than $1,000, 900 is represented il
packing houses that the raisin indus
4 try primarily called into existence
Five commercial banks and one saving:
bank promote the financial prosperity
/ of Fresno. The deposits of these insti-
tutions amount to about 81 1000. 900.
The industrial enterprises of the city
have increased. A flour mill, three
planning mills. two ice manufacturing
/ plants, three large creameries, agricul
tural machinery and wagon manufac