Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-15
THEIR EXPRESSIONS.
What Eastern People Think of Northern
California.


| Home-seekers in California are not unlike
the gold-hunters of 1S49 Coloma was tbs
objective point, the place to which every
| immigrant directed his footsteps. They
soon ascertained after their arrival, how.
ever that the mines in and around the
| place where Marshall made his memorable
| discovery were limited, locations were held
at fabulously high figures, and that in the
| foothills beyond, in every direction, were
mines more extensive and far more valu-
| able, where the poor man could stake of
| his own claim, and realize greater profits
| than at the point where the discovery Of
gold was first made.
Los Angeles produced the first oranges
| in California, and for that reason her very
name has ever been associated with that OF
| citrus fruits The names of the towns OF
southern California are those suggestive OF
| orange culture, her climate has been ex-
tolled, her productions praised, until the
people in the East have been made to be-
lieve that all there is of California that is
worth possessing is small section in Los
| Angeles county.
If there is any one thing that will make
an immigrant from the Eastern or Middle
States open his eyes in wondering astonish-
ment and imagine that he has at last found
a fNi iAlOAS IL Il " SEE III llliAl-
winter, an orange grove laden with golden
fruit. AS he beholds the golden spheres,
peeping through the dark olive foliage, and
forming a surprisingly beautiful sight, he
contrasts in his mind this truly tropical
scene with that of the weary waste of snow
in his Eastern home. He says to himself,
This is the place I long have sought" and
wonders how many who are able to immi-
CRATE from the northern and middle section.
would endure the rigor and severity of an
other winter, where they now live, if they
knew or could realize that California, with
It's cheap lands, productive soil and educa-
tlonal advantages, had a winterless climate
That in this section men seldom wear over
coats; women never wear furs, outdoor
work is never suspended on account of
weather, ice something almost unknown.
fruit orchards and vegetable gardens ever
productive; flora of every kind blossoms
unprotected out of doors every day of the
year climate of sunshine and warmth :;
not excessively hot, but never cold; a
country where nothing is ever out of sea-
son where the seasons come and go with
so little apparent change that the entire
year seems like never-ending spring, or a
prolonged summer.
Immigrants from the East are beginning
to arrive here in large numbers
and, ina few years, this en-
tire valley of the Sacramento will be filled
with a prosperous farming, population;
farmers of small holdings, who will be of
much more value to the State than the
large ranch holders Of to-day.
The following, taken from the Gait Gazette
Of Saturday, is sample of what Eastern
people say, who have made careful ex-
animation of the advantages offered immi-
grants in California
Probably the most convincing arau
ment yet elected from any one individual
source in favor of northern California as
against Los Angeles and southern districts
comes from d. N. Austin, of Guelph, On
tario, who visited Gait this week. Mr..
Austin is mau of practical experience as
farmer and orchardist, close observer, of
sound ideas and good judgment. He came
10 this State some six weeks ago for the
purpose of ascertaining the true status of
affairs and the advantages and induce
ments which California affords to immi-
grants possessed of means,i in quest of homes
For the past SIX weeks Mr.. Austin has been
travelling through the State. He has visit
ed the principal counties including Los
Angeles. Everything is overdone, he saws
in Los Angeles, and he was rather disap-
pointed by finding all kinds of business
so extremely dull. Small tracts of land in
Los Angeles county, he claims, are held at
from twenty-five to thirty per cent. above
The real value of the same. In several in
stances new corners in Los Angeles have
paid from ten to fifteen thousand dollars
in excess of actual value fol- homes in the
vicinity of Los Angeles. One 'down-Eas-
ter who purchased land in the suburbs
of the city was frank enough to admit
of his being robbed of $40 600 in
the sale, and, when quizzed about the
matter, he said; Well, paid $1,000 for
the climate, and 5000 for the society," and
then acknowledged that Los Angeles had
the boss real estate agents in the world,
OF at least they were a little too sharp for
him. Mr. Austin could see no attraction
or inducement for locating in Los Angeles
county. On the other hand, he is highly
pleased with northern California, especially
with the Sacramento valley. He proposes
buying farm and locating in Sacramento
county, and probably in the vicinity of
Gait. The gentleman returned to his
home in Canada Wednesday for the pur-
pose of bringing out his family to this
State and locating here. Mr.. Austin fur
ther says that there are a number of his
neighbors in Guelph, who contemplate COM
ing TO California, and are men of means,
| and only await his report and advice as to
what section of the State is best for them
| to locate in. 1t is only matter of a short
time until the superior resources of northern
California are made known to the world,
and capital and muscle are attracted here
| to develope the same"
CAPITAL TURF CLUB-The Capital Turf
Club met at the Golden Eagle Hotel Satur-
day evening. The Committee on Organi-
cation reported 200 memberships at $40
each, and stated that this would be. in all
| probability. increased to $50. The club
elected permanent officers, as follows
President, J. w. Wilson; Yice-President,
| Theodore Winters; Secretary, Curtis II.
| Todd; Treasurer, Thomas Fox. An Ex-
ecutiye Committee of seven was appointed,
as follows: II. NJ. Bernard. Colonel Ed. r.
Hamilton, Frank Smith, Christopher
Green, A. L. Frost, J. w. Wilson, Theodore
/ Winters. It was decided to hold five
days racing meeting, commencing Tues
| day, April Goth. Running races, Tuesday,
| Thursday and Saturday; trotting and pac-
| ing, Wednesday and Friday. H. NJ Ber-
nard and Curtis II. Todd were appointed a
| Committee on Printing and Advertising
The Executive Committee will meet early
this week and arrange the programme.
POLICE CoURr-In the Police Court Sat
urday All Wing and nine other Celestial:
were tried and convicted of violating The
cubic air law, and will be sentenced to
day. Four others were discharged there
being some doubt whether their rooms
were not sufficiently large. Geo. Green
previously convicted of battery, was fined
$40 and costs...... VIM. Garrett pleaded
guilty on a charge of vagrancy, and wa:
sent TO the County Jail for sixty days.
| Frank Brown and VIM. Peters were found
guilty of petty larceny in passing a Con
tederate note upon John Norton for :
genuine $40 bill, and will receive sentenc,
this morning.
Cry TREAsURY.-Following were the re
eeipts for the week ending Saturday, Febru
airy 18th; From Joseph n. Herndon
cemetery dues, s25; A S. Woods, waite
rates, S754 rs; \. y. Kidder, harbor dues
So; Z. H. Mckee, sale of old sewer pipe
So w. A. Henry, Police Court fines, So SO
George A. Putnam, city licenses, S404 10
George A. Putnam, dog licenses, IS 81
Total receipts, S1,2l0 IS; total disburse
ments, SOFA Sc. Total amount in tn
city treasury, 1926, 297 AZ.
STRAYED OR SToLEN.-Chinatown had ;
sensation yesterday, owing to the myste
rious disappearance of Fong Lin, a ia
female Celestial, who had either strayed o
been stolen, the general impression favor