The Reolta Bl, ,e Book al Ca,Utomia, 387

"Come witll us and wd will do thee eood,', but be warned that

Pasadenagets in the bloocl,and once a Pasadenanalways a pasadenan
at heart, even though a body may of necessity dwell elsewhere.
PASAD!iNA
Boadway, L. A., 268 U. Coiolrdo St,
Arainerii, Gertrude G.,517 !i. Walnut St,
Dee, !, N., 1480 N. MichigaE Aye.
Day, Clarence P. Co.!-,36 N. Ray.
Eims, J. A,, 43? E. PeidDoDt.
Froer, L. R, Co,, 43 S, l-os Robles.
Cilcrisi, H. B, Co,, 810 E. Colorado.
Hiatt-Cutler Rea,lty Co,, 103 N- r.air
Euber, F. G., 2036 l-ircoln.
XeDyotr-Yourislove Co., 401 Dodro.ti
Blds,
Leake, A, E, & SoD, 1441 E. Wahtls-
BROX@Si
Low BuildiDe Co., 396 E. ColoDdo.
Marsh&u, F. D,, 681 Earthaa St.
Melile, Th€ l\ank Co,, 26 N. Eucltn-
Mccurdy & r.IarkliD, ?81 E. Colorarlo.
Monroe, lrvins S., 2236 Ii. Colorado,
Pratt, Cliltor J,, 831 E, Colorado.
SeweU, W. R.
'w.;& SoE,2594 Ij. Coiorado
Shatr€r, A, 2? S. Eucltd.
Smtth, Erne6t w', 2?2 S. Los Robtes,
Sturdevant-Swink Co,, ?49 E. Colo.ado
Tnomlson & SDen@r. 1780 E. Colorarlo
ThuD, F. & W. Co., 541 Securtty Blitg.
Vibet, Leon, 1112 E. Cnlorado.
'W,
Weber, Eoyt, 10 Galneld.
White, M. K., 64? E. Colorailo.

Bakersfield
Ba EDw. A. KrLLy, Realtor

AKERSFIELD'S supremeposition mak€sit a natural junction,

a trading and industrial center. It is sudound€d by the
largest.greaiFsl, and riche.Ioil and naturalgasfie]ds,the'mosl
valuable gold, silver and copper mines, the most tertile level irrigated
lands,and the most valuablestock rangesin the world.
Besides these natural resources,is the geological and topo-
graphical location of the city. Lying betweenthe Virgin Coast Range
Mountains on the west, the Rocky Siena Nevada Range on the eait,
and with these two mighty ranges closing together on the south, anal
our giant K€r-rt River flowing calmly by her side, Balersfield has all
that generousnature can give her.
Balersfield is the capital of Kern county, a county cortaining over
five million acres of land that poured natural wealth into Bakersfietd
of over one hundred million dollars during 1921,which is greater thsn
the assessedvaluatior of ten counties of this state combined.
Balersfield has rhe largest mryoretion engagingin srock raising
a-ndfarming in-l,Ie-world,the targp offcers of the richesl oil corporai
tion in the world, the largest corpomtion selting water for irrigation
in the world, the largest elpclrical gpneralingphnl using natural gas
fo-rJuel in lhe world. lhe largest Fbrd Motor Car Sales-Agency;est
of the Eocky Mountains, and two of the largest transcontiientil rail-
road shops and yards in the state. The largest -Andgasoline condensing
plant on earth is situated a few miles away. Bakelsfield selh 6
Los AEgeles and vicin'ity alnost all of tleir natural sas anal an enor-
mous amount of electricity for light and power.
The cohbined assetsof the ba.nksof Bakersfeld ar€ greater than
that of each of thirty-five cities of this state, and only f;ur cities in
388 The Eeul,t! BLueBook ol CalitornirL

this state exceededour clearing house receipts of almost fifty-two

million dollars last year. Bakersfield's daily payroll is over one hun-
dred thousand dollars. T'he county tax rate on Bakersffeld property
was the lowest in the state last year and the city rate was only five
centsmore.
BakeNfield,recentlytrebled in population,now has nearly thirty-
ffve thoussndpe$ons,residing srithin five hours' de o{ Los Angeles,
over the most scenicroa.din the \forld.
Bakemfield is also a center of music, alt, scientific a.ndindustrial
r€search. The Iibraries in Bakersfield contain one hundred and fifty_
seven thousand volumes. Junior College fumishes two years of
recognizedUniversity tmining.
Bakersfield has twenty-tvro churctps, twenty-two schools, five
hospitals, the largest natatorium in the state, four public palks, con_
taining over thilty acres,seventh€atres,the fastest dirt race track
on earth, the largest garage in the state, thirty clubs, numerous
fratelnal organizations,eight public buildings, eighty-ffvemiles of
paved streets, ten miles of electdc railroad. and Bakersfieldis sur-
rounded by lwo hundred and twenty-five miles of paved roads and
six hundred miles of highways.

Riverside.the Citv Beautiful

B? L. P. SrEwARr,Realto.

OMPARING Riversideto beauty is just like compa ng one rose

with another. Aside from being a thing of beauty and a ioy
for€ver it is also a city of homes,where each and every home
owner has an averageincome of $2,285.00. Think that over. Also
rememberthat $2,285.00in Riverside is equal to $3,500.00in any
congested ci{y. If you hare ever lravelpdor read you know about
Riverside. Here are a few facts:
RiveNide is a wonder city of twenty-seventhousandcontented
and DrosDerous souls. Located 60 miles east of Los Angelesin the
treart ot the OrangeBelt; x'ithin 60 miles of any one of five Ocean
Beach resorts; 35 miles from Nature's $5,000,000?lay ground; 30
miles from five heaith resolts and is in effect a wonderful playgTound
where you get paid for playing. We dedve our' wealth from our pro-
ductive soil, our health from our glo::iousclimate and our pleasure
from livine in $'hat would havebeenthe "Gardenof Eden" had Adam
and Eve blen on this side of the continent. It would take me too
long to tell you aboutall the things we grow here ifl addition to happi-
ness. Suffice for me to say that we halvested last year some
$21.665,050.00 r,orth of products from our soil. This fact has
attracted the attention of outside interests with the result ttlat River-
side is now the hub of severalcolonizationprojects fostered by big
moneyedinterests1{.hoare colorizingsome14,000acresof fertile land
surlounding Riverside. High pricesof land and sub-dividingof many
acreagetracts around Los Angeles is driving dairies and truck farm-
ers to Riverside,with the result that st ngs of trucks are now carry-