San Joaquin ~ Santa Barbara County California Newspapers, 1894

San Joaquin County

Population, 28,629; agricultural. San Joaquin county contains 800,000 acres of land, the larger portion of which is susceptible of the highest cultivation and very productive. The principal product of the agricultural portion is grain, but many farmers raise a greater variety of crops. The location of Stockton, the county seat, virtually at the head of tide water on the San Joaquin, has always given her citizens water as well as rail communication with San Francisco. A line of steamers plies regularly between Stockton and San Francisco. The railroad facilities are as good as those extended to any interior locality on this coast. Stockton is a central point for the distribution of lumber throughout the valley, the annual sales exceeding 40,000,000 feet. The general trade of the city is large, and its manufactories are very extensive, including a flour mill with a daily capacity of 1,400 barrels, another with an aggregate production valued at $2,000,000, carriage factories, manufactories of threshing machines, and a paper mill of large capacity. Assessed valuation, $39,022,521.

Lodi,, Population 1,250

Stockton, Population 14,424

Woodbridge, Population 400

Sam Luis Obispo County

Population, 16,072; agriculture, fruits and dairying. The shipping and rail facilities are ample. The raising of sheep, cattle, horses and swine enters largely into the farm husbandry of San Luis Obispo county. The bee product interest is also very important. The county seat is San Luis Obispo. Assessed valuation, $14,090,675.

Arroyo Grande, Population 1,500

Cambria, Population 500

Cayucos, Population 500

Paso Robles, Population 860

San Luis Obispo, Population 2,995

San Miguel, Population 700

Templeton, Population 450

San Mateo County

Population, 10,087; agricultural, stock-raising and dairying. Fine stock-raising and San Francisco suburban homes are in the eastern and particularly the southeastern and south central portions of the county. Cherries, peaches, plums, currants, goose-berries, apples, strawberries and blackberries are prolific and of fine flavor and good size. Redwood City, the county seat and largest place in San Mateo county, lies about 28 miles south of San Francisco. Assessed valuation, $15,460,174.

Half Moon Bay, Population 550

Redwood City, Population 1,546

San Mateo, Population 500

South San Francisco, Population 1,000

Santa Barbara County

Population, 15,754; fruits and agriculture. All kinds of fruits do well. The culture of the olive and the manufacture of olive oil is one of the most successful industries. Hundreds of acres have recently been planted with olive trees. The fig thrives throughout the warmer portions of the county, bearing two crops in a season ; bananas are perfected in all the sheltered coast valleys, and all kinds of nuts are grown in Santa Barbara. It contains the largest English-walnut orchard in the world. Assessed valuation, $16,813,798.

Lompoc, Population 1,490

Santa Barbara, Population 5, 833

Santa Maria, Population 995

Santa Ynez, Population 300

California Index | Pacific States Newspaper Index

Source: Pacific States Newspaper Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San Francisco, 1894

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