Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-05
SEEKING HOMES.
Inquiries for Information Concerning
Northern California.

What may be expected as result of a jul |
dieious distribution of publications con-
corning the resources ofnorthern California,
and the advantageous opportunities offered
TO thrifty settlers can i'll some degree be
anticipated from the numerous inquiries
already being received by DR.. Latham,
Secretary of the Northern California 1mmi-
grafton Association A S. Hopkins, Presi
dent OF the Sacramento County Association,
and Others 1t must be remembered that
! the first publication of these associations is
not yet from the press, and hence the pres
ent inquiries result from articles published
by our newspapers, and the correspond
ence of DR.. Latham and the local societies.
! There is no question but that when our
| portion of the State shall have become rs
well known at the East as is southern Cali
/ foInia. from the almost limitleSS advertiS-
Using which has been put forth by the
! enterprising people of that far less naturally
favored section, the searcherS for homes
among us will be far more numerous even
than they have been there.
As showing the interest awakened re-
! Gently concerning northern California, eN-
tracts from letters from the East and South
will be of interest
\ letter dated January 20, 1885, ut North
wood, Iowa, addressed to A. s. Hopkins
President of the Sacramento County Immi-
grafton Association, says: " | saw in the
SACRAMENTO WEEKLY UNION an article
headed, Immigration Matters, which leads
me to write these few hReS to you. There
are a good many families here that are
looking Calilorniaward, myself among the
number. If we should make break in
that direction, there would be about ten
families. Please give us, as soon as posi-
bic such information concerning the coun-
try, the value of lands, excursion rates. etc,
as will be OF interest and value TO us"
\ gentleman writing from Grand Cane,
DeSoto Parish, La, TO DR. Latham, says
" | take occasion TO write to you for infOr-
nation about Sacramento county Please
inform me as TO price of both improved
and unimproved lands. Also what com
mon farm lab0rerS can get per month
what land sells at per acre; about accom-
modations ON arriving there; the most
direct route from Shreveport TO Sacra-
mento,' etc.
Joseph Steffens, President of the Board
of Trade, received few days since letter
from a business man Of Freeport, Mich, as
follows VIII you be so kind rs to fur
nish us with any information III your
hands pertaining to the Immigration Asso-
! CidliOl, cue. oEOuli lhG idSl report Vi
State Agricultural Society. There are H0U-
satds of people ready to leave this snow
bound (snow twenty-four inches deep
country if they can only know just what
part OF your'sunny cline to go to- Please
furnish me price OF real estate, concerning
desirable Government lands" etc.
A party residing at Butte, Mont writes
to Matthew Cooke for information, saying
Il am DESTROYS of obtaining a tract of
twenty acres of land for home in some
part of California. Do you know of any
place there that | can obtain suitable land
at the present time, improved or not?
What | want is expressed by saying that l
wish it for general farming and orchard
purposes-a place to make a home. Not
desiring to write to biased real estate
agents, | have taken the liberty of writing
you. Should you see proper to give what
information you may have, ! will be crate
full and under obligations
Postmaster Green received recently the
following. written from Rock Falls, ILL.,:
" Please send me the address of one of the
members of the organization to furnish re-
liable information for settlers in regard to
California There are several here who
would like to know what kind of place
northern California is to make home in,
etc.
/ The above are specimens Of the very
numerous inquiries being made, and all Of
which receive answers from DIR. Latham as
soon as received. Those addressed to
other parties are handed to him for this
purpose, and as soon as he is able to fur
nish the pamphlet of information about to
be issued by the Northern California I'M
migration Association, active results in the
way of excursion parties from the East, in
search of homes among us. will follow