Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-28
NEWCASTLE FRuIT DISTRICT.
Its Advantages and Prospects Stated by n
Correspondent.


Correspondent.
l.us REcoRp-U MON Beyond doubt,
the fruit belt OF Newcastle and vicinity has
been for some years past, and still is, ono of
the most prosperous and progressive sec
tions upon the Pacific slope, and to-day Of
frrs better Inducements topeople Of moder.
ate means than perhaps any other place in
California Each season in the past fifteen
years has noted an improvement over The
preceding year, which has surprised even
the farmers themselves and many of them
when frIit-growing first began 20 attract
atteution-who to-day are regarded as men
of prudence and clear diScerumcnt shook
their heads ominously at the improvements
in the direction of orchards going on about
them, thinking that in short time the
OverproduCtlon which was promised
would drive the weaker ones to
the wall. But 80 good has been
the market, and 50 remuueratiye the result,
that the OverprUduction has never been
realized, and nj the present time, after
many successive years, in which our or
chardistS have cleared aud planted all the
land their means and time would possibly
allow it is clearly evident that the market
creased, that there is to-day less danger of
oyerproduction than there was ten years
ago.
Newcastle is situated thirty-one miles
east of Sacramento, on the line of the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad, which location places
! il within easy reach of the best markets
commanded by California The greater part
of the product is shipped to points east of
the Sierra Neyadas, mostly to Nevada,
Idaho / tab, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado,
Nebraska, Minnesota, and even the At
lantic scaboard revcls in the luxury of
Newcastle fruit.
There are many instances of men who
few years ago went upon the wild land and
were obliged to get credit for the lumber
with which they built their houses and
fences, and for their groceries and all the
neceSsarieS of life, who to-day own thrifty
productive fruit farms of few acres, but
worth thousands of dollars. This is in
striking contrast with the positions of
thousands of clerks, mechanics and others,
who, in the cities. have received good sala-
ries all of which has been consumed by
their necessary current expenses, and the
result of whose labor has gone to benefit
others, while the farmer, who has been
working for himself, has made living as
well rs the clerk or mechanic; but his
| work has been for himself. md ho has de
rived the full results Of it iu the shape of
the home and farm, upon which h can
stand proudly erect and assert To the world
rs his own.
The results of the past may bc accom-
| pliShed III the future, and the person who
! is frugal and energetic has better chance
| to-day than the man who began the same
! course years ago, when the outlook was
| not so bright aud promising as Ii Is at
! present.
/ Land is rapidly increasing in value in
1 the foothills, and city banking institutions
/ and moncy-lenderS. who are always the
/ first to recognize true mcIitiu investments,
! to whom the country was III the past COM
! paratiyelv unknown, are to-day ready
solicitors for loans upon real estate III this
most desirable locality, and are enabled to
/ supply the demand on very reasonable
! terms. owing 10 the low rate for State and
county taxes, which for the past year was
| in this county only one dollar ard thirty
five cents on the one hundred dollars
| Notwithstanding all the advantages OF
! this most favored locality, land is selling at
| extremely low figures. This may seem
strange when the fact is taken into account
/ that the soil is just as productive rs in
some other parts of the State where prices
range from five hundred TO one thousand
dollars Ter acre.
The fruit trees in any average season
| produce more fruit than can be allowed 10
ripen. and it is necessary to pick il oil to
avoid too much strain upon the tree. The
orchards mature all they can stand under,
and as in quality and appearance the New
castle fruit challenges theTest of the United
States and as the price and demand are
always good, the question may consistently
be asked Where can be found better
location than this, which equals, and we
think excrls, the best of the many good
places in California; +. J
Newcastle May ~ 1885.