The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1895, Page 26

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1895. SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY BECOMING A GREAT RAILROAD CENTER. Three New Railway Lines Pour the Wealth of the Vailey Into the City of Stockton—The Increasing and Its Steadily Manufactures of the County Commerce Growing in All Directions. Written for THE CALL by W. Situated in a zone which on both conti- nents is noted for its production of cereals and fruits; fanned by the cool, balmy, laden breezes of the Pacific; with t varieties of soil—heavy, sandy ack, adobe, rich deep loam, light 1dy loam and sediment of peat—aliof ich are especially adapted to the growth vegetables, nuts and grains; with long ago turned with 1z navigeble rivers plains; bordered w covered mountains, underlaid with vast beds of coal and permeated with veins of almost all metals known to the miner; with innumerable rivulets and mountain streams, some utilized for irrigation, while othe waiting to be harnessed in the service of bor invi moistu six disti loam, elds o to commerce, and with three Joa- ed ture that every one er. ifornia has made greater ne length of time than city would seem to tlook. s of this municipality trade that a generation ago wonld have been a credit to New York. ehouses and stores and railroad remind one of a much more pre- her citizens in their ess cannot be excelled by f this b: zrain, flour, lumber, mill cturing center of California. many croakers in ibted whether the city had any future ore it worth considering and many who become rich through the in- city, and beco value of their property were ready & moment’s notice, as did who lost heart altogether, people from the most prog sive States in “nion were attracted by the alluring crease to leave spects held out. them New England people, who be ng done decently n good schools and tenance of law and couragement of a high They were largel hly understood homes with- ion, and r, who believed churches, in the m, order and the e state - of morality. people of taste the art of embelli me cople and who came from New England and the Middle States , especially anxious to bave go nd no effort has been spared to bring them to as high hools uperintendent of Set present board consists of 8 dent; H. C. Holman, 4 J.Jones and E. W. S, Wooc intendent is James A. Barr. t is provided with twelve school buildings, nine of which are brick. The sche rty is valued at $300,000. There are fifty-five teachers employed and 2600 children in attendance. The popula- tion has been increasing so rapidly that during the year it was found necessary to erect a large new buildirg. The High School isone of the best in the Btate. Its graduates areadmitted to either the State or Stanford universities without examination, and courses arg offered student td ehter any ersity. It is now pro- e modern High School commodate the rapidly in- creasing classes of that institution. The Catiolic schools are among the best in the State, St. Mary’s College for boys having a large corps of teachers, and in the neighborhood of 300 scholars, while the St. Agnes Academy for girls has about an equal attendance, A grand adjunct to the school system of Svockton is its large free library, the build- ing for which is one of the finest struc- tures in the United States devoted to that purpose, being constructed of California white marble at a cost of over $60,000. It contains over 20,000 volumes of well- The - hener, R. Bogue, C. The super- cours vosed to erect a building to a into | th timber- | g industry; with a har- | of 8an Joaquin d commonwealth. | Stockton | They were many of | embers and | W. JOHNSON. | selected books in charge of Librarian W. F. Clowdsley and his assistants. While money has been so freely ex- pendea in maintaining good schools, it has been just as freely contributed toward providing good churches, and some of the religious edifices are of great beauty. St. Mary’s Church, belonging to the Catho- lics, the Metbodist church on Weber avenue, and several others are especially | worthy of wention. Almost every de nomination of religion is represented in Stockton, and several of them have two or | three churches. preceptories in S ckton, and the higher orders of each of them have often held | their meetings there. head of water navigation is her location as a site for a big city fixed, but because of the vast country adjacent to the east, south and north, for which she is the nat. ural depository, as well as supply poiut. | In other words, her resources warrant a great city. Whaile the capacity of San Joaquin County as a wheat-rai: section 1s, when at its best, something to surprise even the most sanguine, fruit-growing is destined to become a much more important indus- try. Apnoles, pears, peaches, prunes and oranges are grown with great success in many parts of the country immediately surrounding Stockton. Formerly it was thought that this section was poorly adapted to fruit-raising, e famed for the abundance and quality | of its fruit, and is makingz rapid strides in this industry. Almost every farmer now plants an orchard, and many are now bearing, so that in a few years this county will have fruits to ship in large quantities. Oranges and prunes, for wk |of California are supposed to he best | adapted, can be grown in perfection around Stockton, and now that irrigation | bas been introduced thbe prospects are much more favorable. | The grape, too, is destined to yield far more splendid results, though a few large vineyards of this section have already earned an enviable reputation. With the heip of the irrigation facilities which this season has added to San Joaquin County’s | resources, this portion of California is des- tined (0 become celebrated for its fruit orchards 2nd through the dive; d farm- ing which will be port a dense popu g to the reasonable price of farm- lands and the recent completion of the gation system of the Stanislaus and San Joaguin Water Company, which, in conjunction with other systems, makes the watering of 500.000 acres possible, San Joaquin County offers unequaled induce- | ments to settlers. The irrigation system of the Stanislaus and San Joaguin Water Company, recently completed, is one of the | largest in operation in California and covers | a most magnificent section of farming land. { While it is not necessary in this county, as | in many other parts of California, to irri- | gate in order to produce crops as good as | | can be grown in many other States in the | | Union, yet, owing to the peculiar adapta- | bility of the soil, the irrigation now so | reasonably furnished to the horticultur- ist and agriculturist will greatly enhance | the productive eapacity of her lands. | The commercial location of Stockton is not inferior to its agricultural position. | Its situation at the head of deep-water | navigation is superior to every other inte- rior city. Itis central; 1t is convenient; | 1t is accessible from every quarter; it has | the prestige of being the chiefinland com- mercial city. Its steamers traverse every exporting manufactured articles and sup- plies of every description to all tributary | points and importing products of the whole world. The jobbing trade of Stock- | ton alone is guite sufficient to maintain a largeand thriving city. The shipments by rail ofthe San Joaquin Valley alone on the east side of the San Joaquin River in 1894, an exceptionally poor year ior crops, to the city of Stock- ton were as follows: Grain, 314,455,875 pounds; lumber, 18,000; produce, 33,000; miscel'aneous, 9,400,393. Total, 323,907, 268 pounds, or 161,853 tons, or 13,496 cars All the benevolent so- | | cieties have lodges, chapters, temples or | Not only because Stockton is at the but now it is | ich other parts | | nook and corner of San Francisco Bay. | were shipped to the same section of the valley: Grain, 724,000; millstuffs, 144,744,- 980; lumber, 20,268,466; produce, 3,162, 5%6; miscellaneous, 25,158,601. Total, 203,- | 158,601 pounds, or 101, 579 tons, or 8465 cars | double in value in a short time.” of 24,000 pounds cach. Stockton people havea very proper pride The latest obtainable of the total move- | in their beauriful city. It is without any | ment on the San Joaquin River both ways | question the loveliest spot for a home in between Stockton and San Francisco, for | the 8an Joaquin Valley. The climate is the year endine June 30, 1894, was: Wheat, | most equable, and tourists who visit there 79,400 tons; lumber, 16,000,000 feet; coal, | are astonished when they behold the many 29,500 tons; millstuffs, 65,000 tons; wool, advantages of the city. | wine, paper and manufactured products, | The accompanying comparison of the 53,000 tons; produce, 14,000 tons; pulp, | mean temperatures of Naples and Stock- | estate. He may know nothing of valua- tions, but he is morally certain of reaping a rich harvest from his investment, for every inch of property here is sure to hides and other natural raw products, ' ton shows how “figures talk’: 13,000 tons. e \ s L aples. Stockto: If there is anything that Stockton has a | f‘i’é‘?f.‘?' 4% = 9 o3 right to be proud of it is her various man- | Mareh. ufactories. From small beginnings these | April 80 | industries have assumed vast proportions, | Jay, % until this is the second manufacturing cen- | July. 29 ter on the coast, and with the enterprise, | A% i pluck and energy that is being displayed, | October o7 | will, before long, take first place. Stock- | poycibe & | ton has all the advantages that could be | asked for; nothing necessary but to make | use of them. She hasa bountiful supply [ charter adopted November 20, 1838. The | of good, pure water, cheap fuel, gas and | MUnicipal authorities consist of a Mayor, | ol wells, plenty of raw material which five Councilmen, five members of the | can be handled at exceptionally low fig- | Board of Education, an Assessor, a Treas- | ures both to and from Stockton; first-class | UTeT Who is ex-officio Tax Collector, | facilities for the rapid transportation of | City Clerk and Controller, & City Surveyor | freights to all parts of the coast, owing to 404 & Buperintendent of Streets. The away with the necessity of dry-housesand | WOrks. The city officers at the present plays a most important part in all kinds time are asfollows: H. N. Bages, Mayor; of manufactures, | L. H. Lang, James J. Quinn, Frank Bur- | Were it not for the natural fithess of | 0% J. L Martin and J. R. Koen, Council- with the | troller, and George Winter, assistant; | George A. Bidwell, Superintendent of Btreets, and W. E. Bidwell, deputy; A. H. Saxton, Sewer Inspector; Frank H. Smith, City Attorney; Isaac Haines, City Treas- urer and Tax Collector, and J. M. Aveel, | deputy; Fred M. Rowe, City Assessor; ‘A. L. Rhodes, Prosecuting Attorney; C. P. Rendon, Police Judge; H.T. Compton, ve so successfully competed powerfal Eastern manufacturinz centers, which even combined to prevent, if po stble, any local encroachment upon their | lucraiive trade on the Pacific Coast. There is opportunuy in Stockton for every manufactory correlative with these | three great industries, and there is oppor- | tunity also for factories of every descrip- | .o z 3 | tion. Resources of every nulur?nru avufi: | Oity_Surveyor; Milton H. Kingshnry, able and means of transportation through- | Sier of Folice; John Gurwood, Harbor out the coast to the East or to any part of | © astar the world will soon not be surpassed any-| The county officials are as follows: | where. | Judees of the Superior Court—J. H. Budd } Stockton holds the key to the railroad "”}d Ansel Smith; Sheriff, Thomas Cun- | sitnation, The child of no corporation, it | Pingham; District Attorney, W. B. Nutter; is free to offer its traflic toany raitway that | 8ssistant, Marion de Vries; deputy, H. V. | aesires to compete. Its geographical loca- | J- Bwain; County Clerk, Olto Grunsky ! tion with refer-nce to land and sea 1s un- | deputies, R. G. Fyfe, Carl Salbach and R. matched. It offers better advantages for | 1+ Graham; County Recorder, A. G. the transhipment of interior products | Keagle; deputies, John Perrott, Freeman | than any other place in California. The | Black and F. N. Keagle; County Treas- | immediate resources are diversified and | Wrer, J. W. Kerrick; deputy, J. A. Sol- | abundant. The coa! mines now adjacent | linger; County Assessor, C. L. Ortman; to Stockton will yield a tremendous out- | deputy, J. W. Wiiley; County Superin- ‘ put when the Corral Hollow Railroad is 1 tendent of Schools, Georze Goodeil ; County completed, which will be in the very near Su_rvcyor, George A. Atherion: Public Ad- future, and it will require increased com- | rator, J. W. Norton; Board of | merce from the capital of San Joaquin to | Supervisors—James Brown (chairman), | carry it to the markets of the Coast. Be- | W. McK. Carson, J. A. 8hepherd, Orrin 8. j cause of the introduction of this cheap | Henderson and 0. J. Hemphill coal the manufacturing industries of | These officials occupy one of the finest Stockton may be considered as in the in- | courthouses in the United States. It is cipiency of their development. Man constructed of white cranite and was com- | manufacturers have prospected and satis | pleted in 1893 at a cost of $350,000. It is | fied themselves of theliimitable and vast | lighted and heated by vatural gas. The | capabilities of these mines, and several | county’s hospital and jail are both new | projects are under way in consequence. and model structures. The building of the new San Francisco | The Commercial Association, although and San Joaquin Valley Railroad means | of but recent orizin, has been one of the { more to Stockton than the citizens of that | most effective organizations of the busi- | community who contributed liberal aid to | the enterprise can now appreciate. There | business development. P. A. Buell, the will be a time when what the most en- | President, is recognized in Stockton as one thusiastic have anticipated will be realized. | of its most enterprising citizens, C. M. Then there will be rejoicing on all sides, | Jackson, the vice-president, Orrin 8. Hen- and especially by the farmers of Ean Joa- | derson, the secretary, and W. W. Westbay. quin County. To them it means a saving | the treasure men who have shown from the present ireight rates. In other patriotic devotion to the best interests of | words, where the producer now experi- | their city. ences a loss he will then make a profit. | The following members have distin- An evident result of the completion of this , guished themzelves by their enterpriseand road will be the placing of Stockton in the | public spirit: Arndt & Gumpertz, Austin proud position which is her natural right. | Brothers, Frank 8. Bogzs, I. 8. Bostwick, Her latent resources will at Jast be de | A. Buell & Co., California Navigation oped and will bring forth @ glorious har- | and Improvement Company, Dr. A, Clark, vest for the city that sits at the gateway of ' L. M. Cutting & Son, W. C. Daggett, the valley. At the head of the tidewater, | | with cheap river traneportation to the }Gi.mnlii Brothers, E.F. Cadle & Sons, W. | coast, with the new line to distribute her | J. Goldsworthy & Co., Grangers’ Union, | manufactared goods down the valley and | Grattan, McKeo & Herkner, George Gray, | with cheap coal the manufacturing, com- | Charies Haas, A. M. Haines, A. J. Hahn, ! mercial and agricultural interests of this | Hale & Co., Hammond & Yardley, Louis section will grow hand in hand until | Hansel, Hansel & Stromeier, Hedges, Buck Stockton shall become a powerful metrop- | & Co., M. P. Henderson & Co., H. H. Hew- olis. | lett, Hickenbotham Brothers, William In- Real estate values, although they have [ glis & Son, Jackson & Earle, J. W. Kerrick, been strengthened, are still very low, con- | J. M. Kile, F. E. Lane, Lauxen & Catts, eidering the position which Stockton holds | J. A. Loutitt, L. McCall, C. H. Morey, to-day. The improvements and increas- | & Co., Murphy & Frankenheimer, ing population fully warrant an increase, | Musto, Sidney Newell, T. W. Newell, and property, enhancing steadily in value | Noble & Reid, Pacific Tannery, C. 1. Per- as it is, will be held at much higher tig- ‘ kins, River Express Company, Rosenbaum ures before the prices of real estate in | & Crawford, Ryan & Co., A. L. Sailors & Btockton can be called at all inflated. | Co., Ross Sargent, H.C. Shaw, Smith & Consequently now is a most exsellent time | Wright, Sperry Flouring Company, M. P. to get a future hold in this growing city. | Stein & Co., Stockton €. M. and A. Works, Time is money, and “‘there is a tide in the | Stockton Gas and Electric Company, affairs of men which, taken at the flood, | Stockton Iron Works, Trethaway, Dasher | leads on to fortune.” Wise is the man | & Newell, Stockton Milling Company, who, having the opportunity, as it were, | Stockton Lumber Company, Stockton thrust upon him, grasps it. The immense | Terra Cotta Company, Stockton Woolen- ball has but commenced to roll. A little | mills, Steiney & Ladd, Trethaway, De money invested in Stockton to-day means | Vries & Neumiller, O, M. Weber, Fred M. certain wealth in a very short space of | West, George West & Son, W. W. West- time. A well-known cavitalist, in speak- | bay, R. E. Wilhoit, Eugene Wilhoit, Wil- ing of the prospects of Stockton, has said: | liams & Moore, H. E. Williamson, J. N, | | | | | T of 24,000 pounds each, and from the city I ‘‘A blind man may invest in Stockton real a |crushed. Courage and manliness were | Stockton for the factory she never could | Men; J. M. McCali, City Clerk ana Con- | men to foster the rapidly increasing | aton, Newell & Buckley, Farmers’ Union, | P Woods, Woods & Levinsky and George Wilhoit. Public improvements and private enter- prise havebeen greatly encouraged by the daily newspapers, whose proprietors have shown themselves wideawake leaders on every occasion. Stockton people are hospitable and gen- erous almost to a fault, and their beautiful homes are thrown open to weicome the stranger with an openheartedness seldom | seen except on the Pacific Coast, and then only in cities like the metropolis of San | Joaquin. As the character of the individual is | tested and developed by the obstacles he ! | encounters and overcomes, so is the char- | ecter of a community tried by the difficul- | ties that must be met by all. Opposition has made Stockton the most seli-reiiant of | cities and its people of the very highest | type of American manhood. It was the conflict with the Southern Pacific Railroad that nerved the energies | of the citizens of Stockton to the highest tension and caused them to unite and free | themselves from commercial thralldom. | The public good was their individual good. | It was a struggle for the survival of the | fittest. If timidity and weakness had been | | displayed Stockton would have been | i shown, and Stockton is marching forward . with strides of a lusty giant. " Farmington, Banta, Ellis, Holden, Wood- bridge, Peters, Ripon, Clements, New | i Hope, Lockeford and Linden. | There is in the genuine San Joaquin | man a degree of nervous force, exceptional even in the residents of Western commu- | nities. He has fought the fights and stood | by the uncertain fortunes of the county through mary years. He has contributed freely and liberally from his purse for the public welfare to the sacrifice of his per- | sonal fortunes. He hLas devoted his time | and abilities to the advancement of the !interest! of the county, and he has dis- | played unselfish public spirit whenever, | wherever and however it was most needed. | Now that its early and mostarduous strug- | gles are over and its fortunes are at flood ! | tide he is proud of the county and its | maznificent prospects. He has lost none of his generosity or combativeness, and if | they are again demanded they will be found at the disposal of the public. The new population that is coming in | and filling all avenues of indusiry has im- bibed ali the local pride, liberality and public spirit of the older residents. These newcomers are largely attracted to San | Jeaquin County by knowledge of its pros- | pective development, and they come pre- pared to take part in 1ts struggles and | | share its triumphs when earned. They | | have more or less means, and when they | locate there they never fail to acquire faith | in the enterprises and put their meney into locai investments. 1t is remarkable | how 8an Joaquinized one may become in | | the course of a few months and how firmly | i‘ wedded to the fortunes of the community. { It was from unfaltering allegiance to | home that sprang the victories of the | votion that reposes its chief guarantee for | the future. | | Stockton and Lodi Ter= minal Railroad. Thoueh much has veen written with re- gard to the resources of San Joaquin County, the story has not been all told. | The reader must remember that this | | county is, comparatively speaking, in its | | infancy and that, as “time works won- ders,” this thriving community must be | | given its quota of time in which to gather that full appreciation which only comes after ful! deiiberation. That this condi- tion of affairs is rapidly maturing is one of the purposes of this article te dem- onstrate. No better ilinstration of this couid be had in the entire county than the Stockton and Lodi Termina! Railroad. The road, so far as constructed, taps the most fertile and productive portion of the | county, every footof land along the line | | and in the immediate vicinity being under a high state of cultivation. From the | city limits of Stockton the line runs | through and beside the largest vineyards | in the State, spurs and feeders having been | thrown out to facilitate transportation. This entire district as level as a tloor, and the right of way, running between orchards, graintields and vines, makes one of the most charming sights in the county. Passing along this variety of country the road runs in a general north- east direction until Lodi is reached, which bids fair to be soon recognized as one of the most prosperous of California’s inte- rior towns. The advent of the road is cer- tain to give it a great impetus, and its fu- ture is already assured. Among the many indorsements of the enterprise the most interesting is that of Sidney Newell, D. 8. Rosenbaum, Charles ‘Wagner, William Inglis and C. M. Weber, who constitute a committee recently ap- pointed by the Stockton Commercial As- sociation to view the work, and who are not only leading members of the associa- THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER AT STOCKTON—SITE OF THE TERMINUS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND Lt T2 HOLLOW AND STOCKTON AND LODI TERMINAL RAILROADS. [Drawn by a “Call’’ artist from a photograph.] Y TR T WA 27 e T, Z A IR el a4 S, ._‘S\“«\\‘m, - THE CORRAL tion, but prominent capitalists and bank- ers of the city of Stockton. They say thgt they started at the water front, which is the terminal on Stockton Channel, where they will discharge all freight and passen- gers beund for San Francisco by the steamer lines. The depots will be located on the water front almost directly opposite the termi- nals of the San Joaquin Valley and Corral | Hollow railroads. The committee was impressed with the amount and character of the work done, particularly from the water front, extend- ing through Mr. Weber’s tracts and a por- tion of the way through the lands of T. C. Smith. The rights of way procured by the projectors of this enterprise are the most valuable that could have been se- cured by any company building a road leading out of Stockton, traversing vine- yards, gardens and dooryards. Scarcely an acre of land through which this right | of way passes butis cuitivated to its highest capacity. This route secures every facility necessary to insure all of the passengerand freight traffic for miles around each sideof their lines of road. From Stockton to Lodi is the most densely populated and highly cualtivated portion of the county, including the rich section around Lodi, all of which will be tribatary to this road, for the reason that the fruit and vegetables can be loaded upon the company’s cars at entral location, and last but not least an | Mayor, City Surveyor and Superintendent | Among the prosperous towns and vil- | Lodi and arrive in San Francisco fresh even, mild and balmy climate which does | Of Streets constitute a board of public | lages in the county are Lodi, Lathrop, | for the markets of that City the fol* lowing morning, without rebandling, in shorter time than the same class of freights can be delivered from Alameda County. Every facility will be provided for the transfer of passengers to the electric lines, for the reason that it is to the mutual ad- vantage of the latter and the lines of this suburban road at a saving to the company of the expense of building a system of its own, besides being an accommodatidn to passengers of both lines. At West’s winery, the largest brandy distillery in the world, the company has a right-of-way for a spur and depot grounds, The stations and sidings, from Stockton to Lodi, will will be convenielit for the handling of the entire fruit and grape crop. The company has secured, in fact, all the depot sitesalong the entire line of road. The committee fo und that all the rights of way are in the names of James A. Louttit and J. W. Hartzell, and that every item of construc- tion had been promptly paid every month. Arrangements have been made for the con- struction of the bulkhead, depot, build- ings, laying of tracks, purchase of motor power, rolling stock, etc., ag well as the complete equipment of the road. ‘I he committee expressed its confidence that this road will be a fine-paying prop- erty, as perbaps no other suburban road on the coast will have a greater local freight business, and few roads more local pas-engers, The committee further declared their confidence in the men who managed the road, giving the enterprise their indorse- ment, and pledging to its managers their moral support and assistance. The animating spirit in the building of must be made of the Stockton Water Front Tract. Originally E. L. Wilhoitand J. F, Devendorf owned the whole of “the Peninsula,” as it is familiarly known in this lively maunufacturing city, but they disposed of a piece of it to the San Francisco and Ban Joaquin Valley Railrcad Com- pany for terminal grounds, a_n\l another picce to the Corral Hollow Railread Com- pany for the sare purpose. Just across the river they owned tract | which they sold to the Stockton and Lodi | Railroad Company. Thus the Stockton | Water Front Tract, now being sold off in subdivisions by R. E. Wilbcit & Sons of Stockton, becomes adjacent to the terminal grounds of three important | railroads. But this is not all. The South- ern Pacific hag a branch line which runs along one side of it to the steamer land ings, so that with bath rail and water it is | the most sought after of any property on the market. ; Another distingnishing feature is the ex- ! tent of its water frontage, as its name im- | plies. 1t has a water frontage of fully | 5000 feet, an important advantage to ware- | housemen, and being close 1o depot and | dock no other property in -this t!.u'l\'lng valley metropolis can offer such induce- ments. 3 The time is coming when Stockton will be one of the very greatest grain and ffu}t | shipping points on the Pacific Coast. This will mean a demand for big warehouses and many openings for manufacturers in various lines of production. Stockton is the fourth city in population | in California and the second in comiuer- ial importance. Itis the first as an in- | terior manufacturing center. It- is in | the midst of a section of unparaileled re- sources, and down in the ground there i3 an inexhaustible supply of natural gas, which may be utilized in tinie for power i as well as light and heat. | The Corral Hollow coal fields, now being connected by rail with Stockton, are only | thirty-five miles distant, and they will | supply a very superior quality of coal at {low prices. This fuel wiil be stored in bunkers close by the Stockton Water Front | Tract—an advantage which no investor can | afford to overlook. | Stockton 1s admittedly prosperous and | progressive. She is a great milling center, | her four mammoth flouring-mills having a + daily capecity of 9000 barrels. She has | five harvester works, a plow manuifactory, extensive woolen-mills, machine-shops, foundries, wheel works, carriage and wagon manufactories, potteries, paper- mulls and strectear works, According to population—hers is over | 21,000—she makes the best showing of any { per capita as a wage-paying city. For | years she hasdistributed considerably over | $15,000 weekly for skilled laber. She has a magnificent electric street railway system, | and is far to the front as to sanitary con- | ditions. The competing railroad—the San | Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Rail- | way—is giving her a wonderful spurt for- | ward. Asthe head of tidewater naviga- | tion, six capacious steamers make daily | trips between her and San Francisco. | Her manufacturing character, central lo- | past; and it is on the same patriotic de- | the road is ex-Congressman James A. | cation, shipping facilities, railway prog- Louttit. His success has been such in all the enterprises with which be has bee: connected that no onesdoubts his abil: task, until the desired result is accom- ! plished. With such a man as the direct- | an | ing genius there is every reason to believe | buildings, an excelient school that tLe Stockton and Lod: Terminal Rail- road will fulfill all the expectations of the people of the district which it 18 intended to aid. — STOCKTON'S WATER FRONT. Only 5000 Feet Frontage Adjoining the Railroad Depots Remain for Sale. In another article the railroad advant- ages of Stockton have been spoken of. As this city is the chosen deep-water terminus of the new Valley Railroad—is, in fact, the head of navigation, and al- | ready a considerable railroad center in the gateway to the world-famed San Joaquin Valley—her opportunities offered to in- vestors are at once apparent. Particular mention in this connection |reus, advantages of local transit, ratural esources, and ihe fact that she is sur- | rounded by a region surpassing im pro- | to handle any proposition in which he is| ductiveness any other area on the earth’s | the leader. He is possessed of & degree of | surface, are | energy that urges him along and sustains | dations she has, however, for | him, no matter how hard may seem the|these she enjoys a low rate of tax- not the only recommen- besides | ation, an economical city government, haunstible water supply, five public system, | handsome churches, clean and beautiful | streets, & thorough sewer system, cheap | light and fuel and, above all, her citizens are energetic and enterprising. Wouldn’t Part Them. Here is a Georgia goose story: Twogen- | tlemen were standing cn a street corner, | when they were approached by a man offering to sell two dressed geese. They decided to purchase, but the dealer in- sisted on selling the two fowls to one man, Accordingly one of them bought the two and sold again to his friend. After the transaction was completed the goose vender was asked why he would not sell the fowls separate. Said he: “That old goose and gander have been together thirty years, and I wouldn’t sep« arate them for any consideration.” o [ me———————— U R D il Wy arme e e ]‘;“";‘Y"fi