The New Student's Reference Work/San Bernardino, Cal.

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1748313The New Student's Reference Work — San Bernardino, Cal.

San Ber′nardi′no, Cal., county-seat of San Bernardino County, was settled by Mormons in 1851. It is a summer and winter health-resort, because of its uniform climate. The surrounding country is a rich agricultural and mining section. San Bernardino's leading industries are grain-elevators, fruit-crate factories, lumber-mills and the Santa Fé railroad-shops; while it also is an important shipping-point for fruit, grain and lumber. The city has excellent public and parochial schools, a business college, an academy, an orphan asylum and Southern California Hospital for the Insane. It has electric-car service, two railroads and modern improvements. Population 12,779.