^s Ji-^ \ 'V '( I \ tAN HKKNAKUINO COUNTY IS PROSPKKOl'S Cities And to-wns ranked according to amount of taxable propeity REDLANDS tvTHOUGH but seventeen years have passed since the town was laid out, Redlands is now the wealthiest city in San Bernardino County, the property valuation for 1903 being $14,000,000. Its growth has been steadily progressive. For the three years ending July 1, 1903, building improvements have averaged a million dollars a year, and the material development of the city is continually increasing. Beautifully situated, near the foot-hills at the head of the San Bernardino Valley, eighty miles from the ocean and sixty-six miles east of Ivos Angeles, Red- lands is justly cele- brated for its climate and scenery. The fact that this city was se- lected as the place where President Mc- Kinley received his offi- cial welcome to the State of California, on May 8, 1901, and that, two years later, the freedom of the State was here tendered to President Roosevelt, on his tour of the West, is conclusive evidence that the charms of Red- lands are recognized throughout the State. Redlands is known, the country over, as the home of the orange ; AT SMILKY HKIGHTS Redlands J. H. FISHER RESIDENCE 10 Redlands and the culture of citrus fruits is the leading industry of the place. In peculiarly con- genial soil, enjoying- practical immunity from frost and scale, and protected from destructive winds by the high mountains, the orang-e here attains perfection in color- ing, substance, and flavor. No finer fruit enters the market than is shipped from the groves of Redlands and vicinity. Shipments have increased to 2,500 car-loads a year. AN ORCHARD SCENE There are fifteen packing-houses and a marmalade factory. The population is rapidly increasing. In May, 1903, the enumeration was 7,942, an in- crease of 67 per cent for the three years pre- ceding this date. Redlands is conceded to be a remarkably intelligent and cultivated com- munity. The high standards of civic, moral and intellectual life which are held by the citizens in general are recognized and acknowledged by visitors to the city. There are no saloons in the place. 11 IVedlands SCKNBS IN PROSPECT PARK All the religious denomi- nations are represented here, and eleven of these have modern church edifices. The Y. M. C. A. has attractive and commodious quarters in a buildinf,^ owned by the Associ- ation and valued at $40,000. The schools are in all re- spects abreast of the times. There are eight school build- ings with modern equipments. Two grammar-school build- ings have been erected within the past year, and another will probably be built next year. The high school is now being remodeled, greatly en- larged and completely re- fitted, at an estimated cost of $75,000. Over fifty teachers are employed in the schools, and the enrollment of pupils is about two thousand. Certificates from graduates of the high school are accept- ed by all the leading colleges u R.ecllancls ^^^- t : - IflSHP' •^h' .V-. . .-...-* — --■'•■^ SCENKS IN SMII.KV HKIGHTS and universities, East and West. Clubs and fraternal or- ganizations are numerous and well sustained. The Univer- sity Club has recently com- pleted a club-house, costing $20,000. The Contemporary Club is a woman's club, with about two hundred members. The Spinet, a musical club, has also a large membership, of both men and women, with an associated students' class. The Fortnightly and The Cosmopolitan are intellectual clubs for men. The Country Club has golf links, tennis courts, and a fine club-house on Redlands Heights. Many of the fraternal societies have handsomely •'ppointed lodge rooms. The A. K. Smiley Public Lribrary is a fine brick building, containing about 8,500 volumes. The building 1j Redlands SMILEY LIBKARY KiWiiinifcm I '" — ^:^.- MCKINLKV MONOMI Nl, IN 1 ll.KARV GROUNDS 14 Redlands MT. SAN BERNARDINO BY MOONLIGHT and the beautiful park of eig'ht acres in which it stands are together valued at $60,000, and were the gift of Mr. Albert K. Smiley to the City of Redlands. The business houses, as a rule, are hand- some and substantial. The new post-office building cost $50,000. There are two com- mercial banks and one savings bank, with deposits aggregating about $1,500,000. The Board of Trade is an active organization, with a membership of nearly four hundred. An abundant supply of pure mountain water for domestic use and purposes of irri- gation, is piped from reservoirs more than five thousand feet above the sea. This makes it possible to raise lawns, fruits and flowers upon the heights surrounding the city on the south and west. Each year sees an increase in the number of handsome residences built 15 IVedlands -*"" >jt?*"r* CAJON STREET, SOl'TH FROM FKRN AVKNUK OLrVE AVENUE, WEST FROM GRANT STREET LIGHT RESIDENCE 16 Redlands upon these once barren hills, which command magnificent views of the grand mountain peaks and of the broad and fertile valley at their feet. The streets of Redlands are broad and well kept. Those in the business district are paved with asphalt, and most of the others are oiled. Some of the drives about the city have a national reputation. The " McKin- ley " and " Edg-emont "Drives, the drives through Smiley Library Park, Prospect Park, and Canon Crest Park, better known as " Smiley Heights," delight thousands of tourists every year. The following are a few of the comments which they have left on record concerning the beauties of Redlands : Prksidbnt McKinley : " May I express the great pleasure I have had in the drive today about your city, 17 HOTEL CASA LOMA Redlands FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BAPTIST CHURCH METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH EPISCOPAL CHURCH IH Redlands HENRY fisher's RESIDENCE through its parks and avenues, and in my observation of your beautiful homes. * * * I don't wonder the people of Redlands are proud of their city." President RooseveivT: " This is glorious ! I never imagined such a sight." Gov, Savage, of Nebraska : "Your whole city is one grand, magnifi- cent park." Prof. Bailey, Cornell University: "I have twice visited Europe, and am familiar with Germany, Sardinia, Italy, and 8URRAGE RESinENCE Redlands Jk, HUBBARD RESIDENCE lovers' lane 30 Redlands Switzerland ; yet I have never looked upon so beautiful a city as Redlands." MARSHAti. Fiel,d: "We had a splendid drive. One taking it can have but one thing to say — that this is the most beautiful spot on earth." A PACKING HOITSE INTBRIOK The Duke of Newcastle : "I am surprised and delighted with Red- lands. I wish to spend more time here, and will return for a longer visit." Canadian Press Association : " If there is any spot on earth calculated ?l Redlands BAILEY RESIDENCE A REDLANDS ROADWAY MRS. wells' residence 22 Redlands BRIER RESIDENCE to give an idea of the beauty of the Garden of Eden, surely it must be Redlands." Redlands has "all the modern improvements" — electric light and gas throughout the city, two telephone systems, trolley cars to Smiley STERLING RESIDENCE 23 Redlands Heights, Prospect Park, Country Club, Urbita Hot Spring's, Terracina, and to neighboring towns and cities. The electric power plant sup- plies Ivos Angeles. There are two daily and two weekly newspapers. SMILKY RESIDENCES SMILEY HEIGHTS The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads pass through the city, furnishing ample facilities for travel and transportation. The Hotel Casa Lonia has been recently remodeled, enlarged and refit- ted. It is one of the most popular tourist hotels in Cali- fornia. 24 R-edlands meig's residence Crafton and Mentone are settlements situated a few miles east of Redlands, enjoy- ing the same climate and natural advantages. Men- tone is situated on the Kile- shaped Track of the Santa Fe railroad. It has an eleva- tion of 1,650 feet, and is well- known as a health resort. Crafton is the terminus of the Southern Pacific railroad, and is noted for its fine oranges. The Union Ice Company's factory here is said to be the next to the largest ice plant in the world. 35 CENTUKY PLAN'T IN HLOOM VIKW ON UKHILAND AVENUE IVedlands MT. SAN BERNARDINO FROM RESERVOIR, REDLANDS <,-'^-- -" #>, .m HIBBAKD RESIDENCE The population of Colton is 2,500. The mild and healthful climate contributes largely to the increase in the number of beautiful homes. There are two large graded schools and a new high school just completed at a cost of $20,000. There are five churches and eight fra- ternal societies. WILCOX RESIDENCE 50 NEEDLES EEDLES is situated in the extreme eastern portion of the county, on the banks of the Colorado River, 250 miles from the city of San Bernardino. Its elevation is only 470 feet. It is situated in a wide and fertile valley, through which the Colorado River iiows. Little has yet been done in this valley along the lines of agriculture, although all intelligent attempts have met with success. The government engineers made an exhaustive survey of the valley during the year 1903, and their reports have resulted in withdrawing from the market several hun- dred thousand acres lying in this valley and subject to irri- gation under the plans of the government engineers. The Santa Fe Railroad passes through the city, with local shops employing about 500 men at the present time. The Mohave and Mill- town Railway connects with the Santa Fe, running north from Needles into valuable mining sections of country. There are also steamboats plying the river and doing a general transportation business to mining camps located north and south for a distance of two hundred miles. COLORADO RIVER AND MOUNTAINS 51 N eedles ICK PLANT The population is 3,000. Needles has a complete and well developed water system and a very efficient tire de- partment. It has an ice fac- tory, with a capacity of sev- enty-five tons daily, and a machine shop doing general GROUP OK SCHOOL CHILDREN 52 N eedles INDIANS AT NEEDLES repair work. A franchise has recently been granted for elec- tric light and power. The city is well laid out, with shaded streets, lined with business buildings and comfortable dwellings. The commercial interests of the place are steadily in- THE LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE 53 Needl es creasing by reason of the growth of mineral production in the surrounding country. Needles is in the midst of a mining section which, al- though prospected for years, has only recently been devel- oped to any great extent. Be- cause of its central location and its natural transportation facilities, it will always be a distributing point for the eastern section of the county. BRIDGE AT NKEDLES 54 HIGHLAND IXTY miles from Los Angeles, in the eastern and more ele- vated portion of the San Bernardino Valley, is a narrow strip of mesa with a mean elevation of 1350 feet, lying close to the southern base of the San Bernardino Mountains. This little strip of land contains about twenty square miles and is known as the Highland District, comprising Highland and East and West Highlands, with the village of Highland as the principal business and shipping point. It is preeminently an orange-growing district, possess- ing a fertile, well-drained soil, a southern exposure, and an SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STATK HOSPITAL elevation which renders it immune from damaging frosts. Nowhere do trees attain a greater size in a given number of years, or produce more boxes of fruit per tree. Wherever the "California Navel" is known commercially "Highland Oranges" are a standard of excel- lence ; and their reputation is a recognized factor in determining land values. The crop of 1902 aggregated 1,050 car-loads and brought to the growers approximately $450,000. The crop of 1903 will probably exceed this by 25 per cent. Water for irrigation is supplied from the Santa Ana River, City Creek and Plunge Creek, with Bear Valley reservoir in reserve to 55 Hi^Hland maintain the volume required duritig^ the summer. Numerous pumping plants owned by individuals and corporations have ma- terially assisted to fortify the place against serious injury from drought. An ample sup- ply of pumped water is furnished, under 150- ORANGE AND LEMON PACKING HOUSES foot pressure, by the Highland Domestic Water Company. The district is traversed by the Kite- shaped Track of the Santa Fe R. R., afford- ing excellent freight and passenger service. Ten packing houses with modern equipment are used in getting out the various brands of 5ft Hi^Hland [ F ift r u TROK BUII.niNG fruit which have made this locality famous. The orange industry has attracted capi- tal, and although Highland is an unincor- porated settlement with a population of only 2500, it has three public school buildings, costing $25,000 ; two churches, Methodist I'lTBl.lC SCHOOL Hig'Hland Jat-^^^ PEYTON RESIDENCE and Congregational, and a Public Library of over 600 vol- umes. There is hourly elec- tric railway service between Highland and San Bernar- dino, and within the coming ORCHARD (ORANOE AND " PAIR ") 58 Highland year a line will probably con- nect Highland with Redlands. Electric light and power are furnished and a telephone sys- tem reaches all parts of the settlement. The Southern California State Hospital was located here in 1893. Half a million dollars have been expended in grounds and buildings and a large appropriation is now available for additions and improvements. Nearly all lines of busi- ness are represented at the business center. Three things are conspicuous by their ab- sence — a bank, a tourist hotel and a saloon. The first Jt! i-U 59 GINN RESIDENCE AND ORCHARDS Hig'HIand has been arranged for, and within a short time a bank with $50,000 capital will open for business in a building of its own. The second is still an opportunity awaiting en- terprise and capital. The third will never gain a foot- hold here. Local option pre- vents in all unincorporated villages and public sentiment is strongly against the saloon. In a word. Highland has nearly all the advantages and the conveniences of a city and but few of its vices. A BUSY DAY IN THK OKCHAKI) 60 RIALTO. ELTI^WANDA AND CUCAMONGA lALTO, Etiwanda and Cucamon^a are smaller towns along the line of the Santa Fe R. R., between San Bernardino and Ontario. In all of these towns the chief interest is in the culture of citrus and deciduous fruits. Large quantities of grapes are produced in this region. Here is located the vineyard of the Italian Vineyard Company, containing 3,000 acres, the largest vineyard in Southern California. LOMA LINDA Loma Linda (from the Spanish, meaning "beautiful hill") is admitted by all the most famous travelers of Amer- ica and Europe to be one of the most charming and health-giving resorts in America. For grandeur of scenery and location amid beauti- ful orange groves, fruits and flowers, it is without equal, and has been \M:^>sd^^. I-OMA LINDA "1 Lotna Linda A FOOTHILLS BROOK justly termed " a veritable Garden of Eden." At Ivoma Ivinda are an amusement pavilion, bowling, billiards, outdoor games, etc. AN OLD LANDMARK 62 Victorville AT STERLING RANCH 63 CREAMERY, STERLINCi RANCH Victorville J CATTI.K AT STKRI-ING KANCH NKAK VICTORVII.I.K tl4 ^imm LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ^, Mill iiJiiiiiii mil 021 929 529 7 Sarit'dFe