Fresno The Masonic Temple Leads 1886 Fresno Growth
Fresno shows rapid growth with major building projects in 1886 including the $30,000 Masonic temple on Tulare and U streets, the Moghes & Sons block, and the Russhouse hotel. The Fresno Flour Mill rebuilt to 200 barrels daily, powered by a turbine, marks a key industrial upgrade. Expansion continues with new stores, warehouses, and improved water works reflecting a booming regional economy.
Fresno’s Building Boom Reaches Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
The Fresno area saw a record year for new residences and improvements with about 800 to 1200 cottages and several thousand dollars spent on merchants and mills. J W Ferguson built a palatial Belle Vista Heights home costing about 8000 dollars, H i Hedges completed a two story residence for about 2600, M J Church spent 2800 on a two story dwelling and 1000 on a cottage, G Herminghaus erected three cottages around 1500 each, C A Stevens and A T Stevens built two story homes costing 1600 and 1700 respectively, G J Furnish added a costly north J street cottage at 3000, L Gundelfinger added another story to his K street dwelling for 2500, and over 100 cottages were built at 800 to 1200 dollars each. The Fresno Raisin and Fruit Packing Company and Eureka Planing mill also invested heavily, indicating Fresno’s rapid growth and strong prospects for the next century.
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Interior Valley
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Thomas E. Moghes & Sons
Russ Ilouse
J Street
Henge
Austin & Coffman
J.T. Shanklin
EC. Winehell
Mariposa Street
Fresno Water Company
City Water Company
Tremont House
A.C. McSwain
Inyo
Mananace
Gordon
Merced
McSwain
Thomagy J. Hughes & Sona
Prescott & Pierce
Kutner, Goldstein & Co
Geo. M. Thompson
Farmers' Warehouse
M. J. Donahoo
Jamies Porteous
Fresno Agricultural Works
Wella, Fargo & Co
Sresno
J. W. Ferguson
Belle Vista Heights
Hi. P. Iedges
Jesno Street
M. J. Church
N Street
G. Herminghaus
O Street
C. A. Stevens
A. T. Stevens
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G. J. Furnish
L. Gundelfinger
Louis Einstein & Co
K Street
Fresno Raisin and Fruitcking Company
B. RK. Woodworth
Eureka
J. M. Martel
Okers
Sierra Nevada
Fresno Slough
San Joaquin
Kings River
Ecos
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno County Citrus Prospects From Semi-Tropical Plantings
Major W. Meril-Tiama advocates planting orange, lemon, and fig in Fresno foothills citing ten years of Los Angeles grove experience. He notes 1200 oranges and 2000 White Adriatic figs planted, predicting rapid growth, early ripening, and potential to rival Riverside in quality. He urges locals to adopt cultivation over cattle pasture to unlock hundreds of dollars per acre.
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Fresno County
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W. OM. Williams
New Baptist Church Near Bethel District Nears Dedication
The Bethel district unveils a near completed Baptist church to be dedicated this Sunday January 30. Rev Dr Heartwell of San Francisco will deliver the dedication sermon at Ilaim.
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Arli-Madden
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T. A. Bell
Mies Emma Madden
Views of a Philadelphia Physician About Fresno
A Philadelphia physician praises Fresno's climate and healthfulness in a letter to Fallon G. Berry. He describes traveling inland as beneficial for lung, rheumatic, and neuralgic conditions, notes reliable sub irrigation and low malaria risk, and cites strong grape yields and land values near Fresno city. He plans to stay and invest in vineyards, claiming high returns and favorable soil.
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Fresno county goods and services ad mix from 1880s listing
A sweeping collage of Fresno county ads and notices highlights grain exhibits, orchardists and vineyardists opinions, dressmaking, elocution lessons, cough syrups, undergarments, health corsets, plows, and farm equipment. Agents promote Damiana tonics, Simmons Liver Regulator, and Buckeye mowers while local firms offer loans, estate services, and holiday promotions at low prices.
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Lewison & Co
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Cary
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Goldstein & Co
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Presny County
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Gorman & Co
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Fresno County
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Maripone Street
Grand Central Huter
Geo
Pilot J. DL. Lewison & Co
Viller
Carey
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