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380 Tlte Re(tll! Blue Book ol Catifornia,

Bemardino Mountains andprotecting ranges,was the o ginal lies that

Redlands-A City Above the Averlse83, RALPE C. HuNTrNcroN

ESTLING at the foot of the Sanshelteredon three sides by greatbeautiful little thrivins city :whichEastem millionaires in Califomia.. FoI Jears fhis dis(r ict has held, against al l comers, he t ide ofthe "Largelt OrangeShippingPoint in the Wol. ld. Here s the homeoI the greal Navel Omnge, Premjereof al l f rui ls, consisl insoI hun-dreds.of well cared for. well fpd and hcalthy acres bearing (heirbeautiful trees of golden fruit.

Redlands s primari ly a city of home-. From lhe lowlv cot laseofthe laboler lo the slaiely mansion of rhe wealrhy. thesi dwel- l ingsenjoy a beauty of sel l ing And a healthfulnpss I cl imate uneoua foanl vhere. The alLitudevaries around t352 fppr. clear and fogless ,warrn in surnmFrand c sp in winrer. providing al l lhe glory of-Cali-lornra sunshlne.yetprevenling he increeDing f blood sluggjshnpsso1 trneseml-troprcs.Educct ionally this comnrunity has cotnbinedbeauty of sett inswilh excellence f learl l ing. Her.p s locnled he Univeri i ty of Red'-lands, whjle leading o i l are al l bralches of elementary nitruct ion,from the kindergarlen to the Junior Coilese.Thc greal, ndustr 'a l growih of Sourhirn Cali fornia is lef lectedjn Rediandsby a growing l ist of manufacrories ncluding iext i les,lood products. ontpcttonerl. ractors. sashand doors,et. . Close n_ternal hannony is evideDced n this mattel of industrial alevelopmentby the unincation of efforl by the Redlcnds Chamber of Commerceand the RedlandsRealty Board. These two excellenrolganizat ionsmaintain a joint industrial committee which investigates a;d sifts al lpfospecls. reporin- thpfeor and Iccommpndinguo rhe peopleat. Area for the exnansionof rhe industr ial .enier is admirablylocaledbet1^epnhe Sants Fe and Sourhalr pa. i f i . r .a: l foad ight"s_of-way and closeto the Pacific Elect c main line to I-os Angele;. Theoxlension i the disurict r i l l be alongnor.mal ai l l i rres, eking in com-paral ivaly n-expensive|ound and nor encroaching fon nor injur ingpresent residential sections.Power, water ard labor are available in Realianalsor- much lessthan the great majority of cities can ofier.Industrially-Redlands mLrstbe consider.eil.Geoglaphically,-Redlands dr.aills a wonaleful terr-itory. To thenorth is that wonderful section of citrus groves known as'the Hiqh-land_ nd-East Highlsnd disr icts. This ltnd is on high mesasov?r-looking he Santa Ana Rivpr val leyand pfact ica y froi l tess. On thisaccount many of the best and highest p|iced groves are to be foundhere-Soulheast s jhe lamous yucaipa Valley rnal Oak Glen, wheregrow^ nc Drgred apples, _JreeaA. ppachesjchefries and orher decidu_ous Irutts.

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Ike Realtg BtrueBook al CaifonLto, 381Past the YucaipaValley opens he gentlepass o Beaumont, ndtience-to the Coachellaand Imperial Valle,'s. This highway, runlingthrough Redlands, is a link of the Ocean to Ocean Highvay, thatranscontinental road with the lovrest qrades available.Froma varationing tandpointhelol lowngnumbelamong heatttactions easily accessibleby motor car or stage: Ar-rowheadHotSprings, ArrowheadLake, ArrowheadHospilai, FrpdalbaParL BisBeaI Lake Resons.Pine KnoL.ForesLHome.Oak Clpn, PalniSprings:San Jacinto MountainResor.ts,ncludinb ldyllv.ild, Retief and EdenHot Springs; Smiley Heights,ScenicDrive, Rim of the World; MiltCreek,City Creekand SanTimoteo Canyons nd many otheN of lessrmportance.The large municipal plunge,BrooksidePark, Smiley park andmany other points within the city provideamplepicnic groundsandpray cenrers.In general,Redlands s blessed ,'tithmuch that cannotbe foundelsewhere-beauty of homes and surroundings, ndustrial gros,th,motor and rai i accessibi l j ty.eallhlul and enjoyable l imate, air\aluesand noi boomprices. tapleagriculLural roducts, huiches,amusements nd education; ruly Redlands s well describedas .,ACity Above he Average."

San JcrseBxl J. E. FISIIERAN JOSE is in the Valley of Heart's Delight, fifty miles southof 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 of40.000 r 65,000f adjacent esideniial islr icrsare in(luded. nd itis governed ) a City Manager.Sixty trainsa da) enteraid leaveover two railroad lines. Beautiful trees ine t}le streets,and viewedfrom a tall building the city appears o havebeenbuilt in a magnifi-cent forest.We p de ourselves n our school buildings, playgrcunds,andequipment. We have a State Teachels' College,numerous schoolsofmusic.-everal usinpss ollegps,nd lhough nor in thp ci l_yimits,weclaim heCollegaI the Pacific,he Universittof SaniaCiara, ndthe g?eatStanfordUniversity.Our crnnedanddried ruits carryour name o lhe entireworld.Our twenty-lour anneriesackseveniy ni l l ionansannually rd wemake the cans, Of the two hundred and fifty million poundsof driedfruits and nuts raised n our va.lley,we pack a large proportion,andwe sell about three-fourthsof the dried prunes and apricotsof theentire state.We ave sixty churchorganizaiions, CountlyCIub,a yacht Clubwith a fleet of fifty yachts ancl motor boats, seven heaters atd num-erousparks. Alum Rock Park. wilh its 625 acres n t}le foothills, sfamous or iLs unsurpassed ineralsprings, Ls natatorium.and play-

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