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Riverside Press. A visit to South Riverside shows that the “Queen Colony” is steadily rowing in common with other Cal ifornia towns, and what is more the growth is substantial. If anyone has an idea that the bottom has fallen out of this country they should visit some of the towns and cities and take a view of the build ing operations that are being rapidly carried forward. South Riverside the buildings tat have been erected during the past year are something surprising. The new $6000 residence of George L. Joy is nearing completion. The boarding house for the new pottery works is about finished and work has already been ¢ commenced upon the main building for the works. This will be a large structure 800x. 160 feet, four stories high, and the contract price calls for the expend iture of $60,000.Bonds have been voted and issued for a school building and grounds to cost $20, 000, and as soon as the contract is let work on the school building will be commenced... The handsome $2500 residence of Wim. Dyer is also nearly completed. Many resi dences and other buildings are being erected in different parts of the town. Quite a large acreage was set out to trees this season, which are all thrifty. The pepper trees and fan palms around the boulevard are growing rapidly, and soon will have a very handsome appearance. Among the young orange trees set out on the ten-acre lot of Miss Alfaretta Wood, she has had plant ed rows of corn which stands about eleven feets high. “Mine host” Smith of Hotel Temescal, has made wonderful im provements to the grounds in front of the hotel. Where only a few months ago all was barren and devoid of anything green, now are bright green grass plats, of the dif ferent kinds of grass to suit the tastes of his guests from different sections, viz: red clover, white clover, Kentucky blue grass and alfalfa. These plats of living green are surrounded with flowers, and the air is filled with their fragrance. Mr. Smith feels especially proud of a climbing rose which he set out three months ago, and it is now over twelve feet high. Mrs. Smith has charge of the interior of this hostelry which is a guarantee of its being first class in every respect. The school has been commenced and the board have engaged Burt W. Sloan, a former Riverside gen tleman, to take the charge. He reports that they have enrolled 45 scholars already. Thus it is, Southern California forges ahead with vim and energy, and proclaims to the world by actual facts that there is no place that can offer the advantages for a home equal to our land of sunshine and flowers.
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South Riverside Bee
South Riverside, California, US
Thu, Oct 25, 1888
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