Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-25


folly which once induced them to think
OF leaving a country sbOunding in
everything calculated TO make the great
est, most prosperous and happy people
on earth. We earnestly hope our friend
Gifts most sanguine expectations will
be realized in California; but we predict
that he made more money in Memphis
during the last five years he resided here
than he will make during the next ten
yesrs in California. The APPEAL, we
know, has prevented many from remOv-
ing to California. For this it has no re-
grets to express, and those who have
been governed by what they have seen
in the APPEAL, will live to thank and
bless the paper. We are not alone IN
advising the southern people to stay at
home, and in puncturing the California
bubble. In addition to the articles and
letters the APPEAL has published, we
see similar advice in the papers OF other
States. An old citizen of Arkansas,
writing to the Gazette, says: "Cslifor-
Ris ID no farming country land thousands
Of emigrsnts have been induced to come
here, expecting 10 find 8 good farming
country. They have been deceived, are
dissatisfied, and would return to the
States had they the money to defrsy
their expenses. This country is repre-
sented through the papers as being very
healthy, but find the whole Of Tulare
valley, which is some two hundred
miles in length and from thirty to sixty
miles in width, is sickly. The town of
Bakerfeld, situated in the southern part
of the valley, has been pulled up by the
California papers as being the garden
spot Of Gods green earth, and the
healthiest place imaginable, when the
truth is Bskerfield is the sickliest place
this side OF the isthmus OF Panama.
Kernville is healthy. This Is repre-
sented as being a good grazing country,
but Arkansas is 8 thousand per cent.
better grazing country than this, or any
part Of California, and do not consider
that it is a grazing country at all.
have been in California six months, and
have seen only two days that it rsined
to amount to anything worthy of no.
tice, and that fell in the month of jan
uaTy. 1t has not rained enough during
the months of February, March, April
and May to wet Eperson in shirt
sleeves. You can judge from that this
is no farming country. The country il
terribly overrun with stock. There
were one hundred and fifty thousand
head of sheep passed here last week on
their way back in the mountains to hunt
grazing lands. They came out of Tu.
lsre valley. The range is destroyed in
the valley by drouth. l would advise
men who are hunting a stock country to
go somewhere else instead Of coming to
California. l would advise all citizens
Of Arkansas who anticipate coming to
California, to leave their homes and fam
lilies there and come and look for them
selves, instead of selling out everything
and coming, as thousands have hereto
fore done. There are some beautiful
places in California, but the choice spots
have all been gobbled up by the land
sharks, railroad companies, etc. The
railroad companies and land specula-
,ors do terribly misrepresent this
country through their edito-
,ial organs, and by so doing |
gull many eastern people after getting |
hem here through Misrepresentation. |
Il am no journalist, neither am La news
PAPER correspondent, but feel it my
luty to warn the good citizens Of Ar
Kansas and her sister States against COM
ng here. In my opinion nine out Of
very ten would be dissatisfied, and
many, perhaps, would not be able to re-
urn. This is a mild and pleasant eli
nate, and there is plenty Of beautiful
mountain scenery, but mountain seem
ry and climate will not do for farmer
0 subsist on. have travelled over the
reater portion Of the Mississippi valley
tates, while hunting the garden spot,
D California; but l am now thoroughly
Onvinced that left it behind when l
rossed the Rocky mountains. The
ruth Of the matter is, give me old Ar
ansas or Texas, and the land sharks
nd spectators can have the Pa
Ific slope for their homes"