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Redlands-A City Above the Averlse

83, RALPE C. HuNTrNcroN
ESTLING at the foot of the San Bemardino Mountains and
shelteredon three sides by great protecting ranges, lies that
beautiful little thrivins city :which was the o ginal
Eastem millionaires in Califomia.
. FoI Jears fhis dis(rict has held, against all comers, the tide of
the "Largelt OrangeShippingPoint in the Wol.ld. Here is the home
oI the greal Navel Omnge, Premjereof all fruils, consislins oI hun-
dreds.of well cared for. well fpd and hcalthy acres bearing (heir
beautiful trees of golden fruit.
Redlandsis primarily a city of home-. From lhe lowlv cotlase of
the laboler lo the slaiely mansion of rhe wealrhy. thesi dwel-lings
enjoy a beauty of selling And a healthfulnpssoI climate uneoua fo
anl vhere. The alLitudevaries around t352 fppr. clear and fogless,
warrn in surnmFrand c sp in winrer. providing all lhe glory of-Cali-
lornra sunshlne.yetprevenling the increeDingof blood sluggjshnpss
o1 trneseml-troprcs.
Educctionally this comnrunity has cotnbinedbeauty of settins
wilh excellenceof learlling. Her.pis locnled lhe Univeriity of Red'-
lands, whjle leading to il are all bralches of elementaryinitruction,
from the kindergarlen to the Junior Coilese.
Thc greal, industr'al growih of Sourhirn California is leflected
jn Rediandsby a growing list of manufacrories including
iextiles,
lood products.contpcttonerl.lractors. sash and doors,et.. Closein_
ternal hannony is evideDcedin this mattel of industrial alevelopment
by the unincation of efforl by the Redlcnds Chamber of Commerce
and the RedlandsRealty Board. These two excellenrolganizations
maintain a joint industrial committee which investigates a;d sifts all
pfospecls. reporin- thpfeor and Iccommpnding uo rhe people at

. Area for the exnansion of rhe industrial .enier is admirably

localedbet1^epnthe Sants Fe and Sourhalr pa.ifi. r.a:lfoadright"s_of-
way and close to the Pacific Elect c main line to I-os Angele;. The
oxlensionoi the disurict\rill be along nor.malrail lirres,reking in com-
paralivaly in-expensiveg|ound and nor encroachingufon nor injuring
present residential sections.
Power, water ard labor are available in Realianalsfor- much less
than the great majority of cities can ofier.
Industrially-Redlands mLrstbe consider.eil.
Geoglaphically,-Redlands dr.aills a wonaleful terr-itory. To the
north is that wonderful section of citrus groves known as'the Hiqh-
land_and-East Highlsnd disrricts. This ltnd is on high mesasov?r-
looking the Santa Ana Rivpr valley and pfactica y froiltess. On this
account many of the best and highest p|iced groves are to be found
here-
Soulheast is jhe lamous yucaipa Valley rnal Oak Glen, where
grow^rnc Drg red apples, t_Jre
peaA. ppachesjchefries and orher decidu_
ous Irutts.
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Past the Yucaipa Valley opensthe gentlepassto Beaumont,and

tience-to the Coachellaand Imperial Valle,'s. This highway, runling
through Redlands, is a link of the Ocean to Ocean Highvay, tha
transcontinental road with the lovrest qrades available.
From a varationingstandpointrhelollowng numbelamongrhe
atttactions easily accessibleby motor car or stage: Ar-rowheadHot
Springs, Arrowhead Lake, Arrowhead Hospilai, Frpdalba ParL Bis
BeaI Lake Resons.Pine KnoL.ForesLHome.Oak Clpn, Palni Springs:
San Jacinto Mountain Resor.ts,includinb ldyllv.ild, Retief and Eden
Hot Springs; Smiley Heights, ScenicDrive, Rim of the World; Milt
Creek,City Creek and SanTimoteo Canyonsand many otheN of less
rmportance.
The large municipal plunge, BrooksidePark, Smiley park and
many other points within the city provide amplepicnic grounds and
pray cenrers.
In general,Redlandsis blessedv,'tithmuch that cannot be found
elsewhere-beauty of homes and surroundings,industrial gros,th,
motor and raii accessibiljty. heallhlul and enjoyableclimate,fair
\aluesand noi boomprices.stapleagriculLuralproducts,chuiches,
amusementsand education;truly Redlandsis well describedas .,A
City Abovethe Average."

San Jcrse
Bxl J. E. FISIIER

AN JOSE is in the Valley of Heart's Delight, fifty miles south

of San Francisco. It is a seaport tol'.n, its city limits extending
-to the San Francisco Bay. It is the county seat of the most pro-
ductive county, acre for acre, in this state. It has a poprilation of
40.000or 65,000if adjacentresideniialdislricrsare in(luded.and it
is governedb) a City Manager. Sixty trains a da) enter aid leave
over two railroad lines. Beautiful trees line t}le streets, and viewed
from a tall building the city appearsto have beenbuilt in a magnifi-
cent forest.
We p de ourselveson our school buildings, playgrcunds, and
equipment. We have a State Teachels' College, numerous schools of
music.- oeveralbusinpsscollegps, rnd lhough nor in thp cil_ylimits,
we claim(he Collega oI the Pacific,the Universittof SaniaCiara,and
the g?eatStanford University.
Our crnnedand driedfruits carry our namelo lhe entireworld.
Our twenty-lourcanneries packseveniyrnillion.ans annuallyard we
make the cans, Of the two hundred and fifty million pounds of dried
fruits and nuts raised in our va.lley,we pack a large proportion,and
we sell about three-fourths of the dried prunes and apricots of the
entire state.
We lave sixty churchorganizaiions,a Countly CIub,a yacht Club
with a fleet of fifty yachts ancl motor boats, seven theaters atd num-
erousparks. Alum Rock Park. wilh its 625 acresin t}le foothills, is
famousIor iLs unsurpassedmineral springs,iLs natatorium.and play-