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

turing plants, iron foundries, and
large number of other industrial insti-
tutions give employment to many and
supply a combined output representing
large figures annually.
RIVER SUPPLIES POWER
The upper San Joaquin river supplies
power for manufacturing and cleo
trio lighting All public services that
are common to modern cities are pro-
Vfded. Street railways reach out into
the suburbs. Frequent trains promote
communication and trade between
Fresno and the communities in the sur
rounding country. The overland trains
carry out trainloads of the finest of all
agricultural products-raisins.
Bonds have been voted to provide adj
ditional parks and Fairgrounds. Fresno
already has five parks, but is deter
mined to keep up with the march of
progress, and the result is that the city
continually becomes more attractive
and more important commercially and
industrially
Fresno has 40 churches. It is well
equipped with schools. public and pri-
vate. Three times within the last year,
because of the rapid growth of the city,
it has been necessary to increase the
school accommodations. 1t is possible
that the high school will be made semi
collegiate, and that a post graduate
course of two years will be added.
complete agricultural course has been
provided for the Fresno high school,
which will soon be put into effect. The
assessed valuation of Fresno exceeds
s14, 600, 900.
FARM LAND AROUND CITY
Fresno derives its greatness as a
metropolis of the interior of California
largely from the thousands of acres of
.aoy, Tho
city.
Fresno county reaches from the high
Sierra to the mountains of the Coast
range. 1t has an area of 5000 square
miles or more than 100000 acres
There are more than 5000 farms in the
county and 2,47S,472 acres are assessed
The value of county real estate is more
than $4,000, 900, and the improvements
thereon are worth $4,000, 900, approx
mately. The total value of all prop
erty in the county is between $4,000
600 and s46.o00,000. There are 800 miles
of irrigating bitches. which are as
| sessed for about 100000. There are
26S miles of steam railway in the coun-
ty. Seventy five thousand acres OF
farming land are regularly irrigated.
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY
The livestock industry represents
annually a value of nearly $4,000, 900
The annual output Of raisins is valued
close to $4,000 900. There are more
than 100000 fruit bearing trees in
Fresno county and 100000 that are
nonbearing, in round figures. The
total value of forest products is more
than 100000 The annual output OF
petroleum from the Coalinga field now
amounts to millions of dollars in value
and this will be largely increased an
nually in all probability.
| STATE VOUCHES FOR REPORT
The following information regarding
/ Fresno county is supplied in an officia
report of the California state agricul
tural society:
| THE average rainfall is 10 inches
Fresno is a wonderful example of wha
! irrigation has done and can do. TIL,
San Joaquin river forms the northern
and eastern boundary line but tn,
| stream is not so well located for irriga
/ ton purposes as is Kings river, which
rising in the Sierra, passes south, ant
then west and north, in a wide curve
| through the center of the farming dis
trict, carrying through the summer
volume of water equal to $500 cubi,
! feet per second.
THE region is a network of stream,
! of water that are drawn off on TIL,
vineyards deciduous or citrus fruit or.
chards, or alfalfa fields. The cost o.