. The Howard and Wilson colony company of Madera . LIFE-GIVING WATER FROM THE MOUNTAINS ! Somebody brought water in a canal down from the snow-cladmountains; and here are some of the Wonderful results from littlefive, ten and twenty acre lots of the old desert-land, plus climate,water, cultivation, brains—and pleasant homes. HOWARD & WILSON COLONY COMPANY FRESNO COUNTY AS IT IS NOW-A WONDERFUL GARDEN- Barley Wheat Corn Oats Hay Flour Millstuffs Cattle and Calves Hogs Horses Sheep Hides SAGE BRUSH THE FIRST SETTLER WITHHIS AXE. FRESNO AS IT USED TO BE-A DESERT Wool . Fruil^, driedFruit, greenRa
. The Howard and Wilson colony company of Madera . LIFE-GIVING WATER FROM THE MOUNTAINS ! Somebody brought water in a canal down from the snow-cladmountains; and here are some of the Wonderful results from littlefive, ten and twenty acre lots of the old desert-land, plus climate,water, cultivation, brains—and pleasant homes. HOWARD & WILSON COLONY COMPANY FRESNO COUNTY AS IT IS NOW-A WONDERFUL GARDEN- Barley Wheat Corn Oats Hay Flour Millstuffs Cattle and Calves Hogs Horses Sheep Hides SAGE BRUSH THE FIRST SETTLER WITHHIS AXE. FRESNO AS IT USED TO BE-A DESERT Wool . Fruil^, driedFruit, greenRaisins Brandy Wine Vegetables Nursery Stock Honej Lumber, etc. Doors, Sash, etc. Wood Coal Stone Gravel and Sand Ore Brick Agricultural Implements, etc, Machinery, etc. Kmpty Packages Miscellaneous SHIPMENTS OF 1890 ,020,100 ijc.,(;,oi5 15(1,650 105,7il0 77t),000 ,7C0 •,!I15 7,!•:?(),(100 .5S(),000 940,000 15,740,000 476,055 5,-582,035 7,490,135 T,94a,575 ai,791,618 1,111,000 0,405,100 1,3!>2,65J 2,295,703 103,440 2S,. 11,315, 15,750,380 10,007, 4,637,150 228,650 3,181,710 273,000 637,790 4,146,400 18,208,125 EXPORTS FROM FRESNO COUNTF, 1890 .394,607,190 In considering the immense total representing the yearsproducts of Fresno Count}^, it should be borne in mind that allthis region was considered a hopeless, irreclaimable desert twentyyears ago. Seventeen years ago the magic work of water wasbegun ; and the real development has been made in the lastfive or six years. Wh
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