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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
7
The Southern Sierras Power Co on Thanksgiving day completed an extension line between the San Bernardino steam plant and Rincon. The 87,000 volt line forms a loop serving the Imperial and Coachella valleys, improving regional power delivery.
A. A. Tre presents Barstow Chamber of Commerce growth since reorganization, noting new fireproof post office building, expanded box rentals, and rising mail volumes. He details daily dispatch, 12 hours labor per clerk, and postal savings programs while inviting public inspection and urging holiday mail readiness with 15 air routes.
Jimmie Upton, who farms a ranch north of town, specializes in onions. This year his onions averaged five pounds per head, making the crop easy to market. The onions store well on the shelf for an indefinite time and can be sold as needed.
California's 1927 asparagus pack reached 2,187,507 cases in an official estimate reported by The Earth Magazine. Mojave Valley ranchers, while growing fine crops, prefer alfalfa and related crops.
The Barstow Produce Market owned and run by R. Rizzardini and son began in 1925 in the old town and now sits in the R. F. Thursby building on Main Street. Fresh fruits flowers and vegetables are hauled daily from large city markets. Olga Rizzardini, a high school junior, assists after school hours with orders. A clerk helps in packing orders. The market is kept clean orderly and appealing.
Interstate Telegraph Company has been authorized by the Railroad Commission to extend its telephone toll lines from their present terminus near June Lake to Mono Lake Inn. This extension enables a switching arrangement for interchange of business with the Bridgeport Telephone and Telegraph Company.
A brief item notes that local produce is sold whenever obtainable, reflecting a sparse market update. No specific names or places are provided in the readable text.
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