Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-28
INDUSTRIAL KNOWLEDGE OF CALIFORNIA
IN DEMAND


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INDUSTRIAL KNOWLEDGE OF CALIFORNIA
IN DEMAND
There are few persons not in position to
come in contact with the people Of the At
Iantic States who have any idea of the great
demand there is in those States for correct
and reliable information in regard to the
resources and industrial advantages of Cali
fornia. Since our connection with the State
Agricultural Society as It's Secretary, We have,
by correspondence and otherwise, learned
something of the extent OF this demand.
And in attempting to supply the informa-
ton demanded, we have also learned some
thing of the meagerness of the means of sup
plying it. To show the character and extent
of inquiries for information we will give
some samples Of letters being constantly re-
ceived at the Office of the Society:
NEW CASTLE, Pa
Commissioner OF Agriculture for State Of Califcr-
pia-Dear Sir: Please send m printed matter from
which can learn OF the resources OF YoHr state ior
wheat-raising. intend to 90 to either California OF
the Red river OF the North in the spring to get a
large wheat farm | want to learn the prices Vi
wheat lands, location, what production per acre,
where the markets are for wheat, what prlce IL
brings, euc Any and all information you can give
me Will be a favor to whO wisdes to learn OF
your State with view of locating there if all things
arc '''''-4''''' -O' : CHARLES GREER.
PESE YAM, N. Y.
State Department Agriculture Sacramento Cal;
There are four or FIVE families here contemplating
removal to California-g0od, industrious el'Ng,is;
with capital of from $1,000 to sl5,0eo e4ch. nIn
YOU please send to my address your as6 AZ
renort by mail or perhaps your last two or tnree
inclose so cent, in stamps, and II there Is any
Yours -trnlv H. A. JOHNSON.
S-sbould YOU have any other public docu-
ments which offer information to settlers please LOT
ward.
PH1LADELPIIA Pa.
The Secretary State Board OF Agriculture, sac
ramento CITY Cal.-Sr: VIII. you kindly furuish
Ms with the latest reports in your possession oil the
production cereals your State by counties either
in acres or bushels Our need OF these stastics IS
urgent one, and an early reply (or wnich stamped
envelope is inclosed) will be esteemed fayor oy
Yours truly N W. AVER Il son.
MARsEILLEs, I'll.
The Honorable Secretary of the department OF
Agriculture Sacramento, Cal.-Dear Sir: wish to
Obtain information regarding your State which shan
,r1ide me correctly in choosing place in which to
spend the coming winter. My object Is 10 seek
health and pleasure, and to view your stare ana us
resources. Do you not pubsh report Wicil VIZ IN
furnish me with the desired statistics II so, VIII
you please senG it to my address, and greatly
oblige, yours truly, ". n. CoN LtS,
Marseles, La Sale county, Ills.
INDIANAPOLIS.
Dear Sir: Can you spare mo copy each OF your
two last annual reports, or, ii not both, either
am writing and compiling practical book Tor
farmers, with comparative tables, ETC., from the
different States Your reports are therefore lnds-
pensable. Information CLEANED viii De duly crealted
E. G. FUTILE.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, / |
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. |
Secretary California State Board of Agriculture,
Sacramento-Dear sir: We have in the library OF
this Department some of your agricultural reports,
the latest for 1871. We are DESTROYS OF obtaining
your succeeding reports up to date, and we write to
ask if you will have the kindness to send them to
VIZ. G. LEDUC, Commissioner.
OFFICE OF SPECIAL AGENT TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
PoEr TOWNSEND WASHINGTON TERRITORY
Secretary State Agricultural Society, Sacramento,
Cal.-Dear | am DESTROYS Of completing my set |
OF reports of your Society. / have the volumes
from the beginning and embracing the year 1872. Ii
you have the reports for the year succeeding for
gratuitous distribution, ! would be immensely
Obliged to you if you would forward them here to
my address. find them quite useful in this Terri
tory and much III demand Yours truly,
WM. G0VERNEUR NORRIS.
DEPARrMENr OF THE INTERIOR,
CENSUS OFPIcE, WASHINGTON, d. c. !
Secretary Agricultural Society, Sacramento Cal =
Sir shall hold myself much obliged If you Will
favor me with a copy Of the last annual report of
your organization II the back numbers for
series of years could also be furnished the obga-
tion would be increased Very resp etfuly,
FRANCIS A. WALKER,
Superintendent of Census.
BIeELow Mobiles county, MINI.
Secretary State Agricultural Society, Sacra-
mento-Dear Sir: Please send me information about
California statistical agricultural, mines and min
loo .sis,p Of Ga.a Iapdc ata
80 ~ H B. TRIP.
STANTON, Stanton county, Neb.
State Board of Agriculture Sacramento-Dear
Srs: Please send maps and circulars descriptive OF
your State, for the benefit OF colony. Yours,
F. NJ. DARLING.
ELLSWORTH. Maine.
Secretary State Agricultural Society, Sacramento
Please forward TO my address a copy OF your
pamphlet showing the lands of California open to
settlers, and the resources generally of the State
Yours, C. p. De S0ILTRE.
BosroN, Mass
Secretary State Agricultural Society Dear Sir
am about to publish work on agriculture, with
appropriate mention of all the States, and should
like much obtain your latest agricultural report
for items on California. Ii you could furnish me
with the same you will confer great favor. Yours,
RALPH X. PARK.
NORWAY, Maine.
secretar, State Board of agriculture, Sacramento
Dear Sir Many persons of my acquaintance IN
at last determined to leave for other regions. Have
you work designed for immigrants. stating the ad-
Vantages of different portions of your State espe-
eially the southern part? Send whatever you have
descriptive Of the climate, products, cost of land.
society, etc. Especially, an you tell us OF Santa
Barbara county and for one hundred miles north?
will make good use of all material YOU send.
Yours o. n. BRADBURY.
The above are samples of letters that are
being received constantly by the Secretary of
the State Agricultural Society, and are being
as constantly answered either by letter
or by sending such information as he
has to send, But, as we said before, the ex-
tent and Importance of the demand for in
formation brings out prominently the meager-
ness of the information in good tangible form
to draw upon to answer the inquiries. Such
inquiries cannot he satisfied with generalities,
or with single isolated facts such as are found
in our newspapers, or papers devoted to agri-
culture in this State. Nor can they be salts
fed with individual letters to EACH The in
quiries embrace a field as broad as the State
and as diversified as the productions, re-
sources, climates, soils, educational advan-
tages. moral condition, markets, facilities for
transportation, and every other question and
subject that an inquiring mind can think OF.
But when we look about for any publication
calculated, byits compilation in small space
and in favorable form of the facts necessary,
TO answer these inquiries we find that there
is no such and never has been in California.
No individual can afford to prepare and pub
lish such work for free distribution, or at such
cost as will be within the reach of the great
mass of inquirers. No association or COM
pany of men can afford to do this, unless
they have lands to sell to compen-
safe them for the outlay, and this
fact would discredit any work they may pub
lish. We have had already too much of this
kind of interested information sent over the
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