Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-01
THE EAST AND CALIFORNIA.
Impressions Made by Eastern Winter
Upon a Native Californian.

Upon a Native Californian.
Ea,-in F. Smith, of this city, returned
yesterda, from brief trip to Cleveland
Ohio. wber., he has been in attend
ance at the adjourned session of tn,
biennial meeting Of the National Tur
Congress. Meeting representative of the
RECORD UNION, Mr.. Smith expressed much
satisfaction at again being able to inhale
the pure air of his native State and gel
about without the aid of five-pound over.
shoes and twenty-pound overcoat where
no nipping winds chill one to the marrow,
nor slushy snow penetrates the best tanned
leather.
In response to an inquiry as to the con-
trast of climate in detail, Mr.. Smith stated
that he left here on the evening of Novem-
Der Sth, going via the Southern Pacific, At
i lantic and Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe routes, meeting the cold weather
in eastern Arizona. g From there on East, u
said Mr.. Smith, biting frosts and snow
were most common, and no one can ap-
preciate what glorious country lies west
of the Sierra Nevadas unless they have
made trip east of them during the winter
season"
| Replying to a question regarding the
! inquiries made of him about California in
general, Mr.. Smith said when East in
1885, in meeting residents of various places
and being introduced as a resident of Cali
fornia, the first inquiry would be, 'Ah, yes;
you reside in San Francisco / replied,
. No, live in Sacramento, located in the
central part of the State and l notice they
seemed, as rule, at loss to know where
the capital of the State was located. This
| time, however, the response was: 'Ah, yes;
| from California. You live in Los Angeles,
do your The same reply was by me
made, but still Sacramento seems to them
mythical spot. Where last year San
Francisco was the only place known, Los
Angeles has jumped into prominence, and
l attribute this to the booming in the East
of that portion of the State. My trip out
was quite pleasant, although, owing 10 the
great influx of people to Los Angeles-our
train being thirteen cars loaded with East
ern people-was all the way from four to
six hours behind time after leaving Kansas
City. You cannot imagine the number of
people immigrating west, or, that is, South
west. Twelve cars, loaded to the roofs
with human beings, left our train at
Barstow Junction, going to Los Angeles,
while only four people accompanied me-
destined to other portions of the State.
This comes from booming and not from
even equal natural advantages enjoyed by
Central and northern California.
They are all crazy over the inflated val
ues on real estate in southern California.
Here is an example that came under my
own observation. On our train coming
west was a gentleman who lives in Wa
chita, Kansas, ON his way to Los Angeles
to dispose of a piece of property purchased
by him in the spring of 1885, while out this
way looking for ranch for an invalid son.
This was purchased down south some
where, and he, having $4,000 left decided
to invest it in city property in Los Angeles,
expecting to come out soon and settle per-
manentiy in this State. He received a dis
patch from his son, a day or so before start
ing on this trip, to come out Immediately,
as he had purchaser for his city property,
and could get 900 for it.
Now, this seems incredible but it is
nevertheless true. The question is Can
these inflated values keep up? 1 dent
think SO. My opinion isl said Mr.. Smith,
" that the immigration will extend up this
way, but not until the bird has been
plucked, and the people are compelled to
immigrate northward in search of employ
ment"
''In what way is the boom being worked p
said our reporter.
why" said Mr.. S., the East is flooded
with circulars, etc., piciuring southern CAL
ifornia as the new Paradise, ETC., etc, and
in each State are to be found bright and
intelligent emissaries who are setting forth |
the advantages of southern California.
What is needed, in my opinion, to bring
this part of the State to the notice of the
Eastern people is just such plan. One |
live man in each of the States of Kansas, |
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and |
Minnesota for period of one year, who |
will state nothing but facts, and not at |
tempt to deceive the homeseeker in the |
least, but be prepared to furnish him in
formation that will be beneficial, as to |
price of lands and their productive quail |
ties, without a shadow of misrepresenta- |
ton. Also, to guarantee to him that the |
land described can be bought for the price |
named, and further guarantee that they |
shall not be deceived as to the necessary |
funds required for startings and the re-
Enumeration to be reaped in return. A
proper course in these regards would fill
this part of the State with labor
producing, intelligent set of people, |
who have the hardihood and means capa-
BILE of improving thousands of acres
of land now used for pasturage. Meeting |
several people in Kansas the first remark |
was Why, what on earth are you leaving |
California for at this season of the year to
come into this cold climate? So you can
see that we are known well enough, but |
what is wanted is explanations, details,
etc. There is no reason why the central
and northern part of California should not
have 100000 people in addition to our
present population, within the next five
years. We. have the territory, climate, |
productive qualities, and in fact all else to
make it thickly populated country. But
push and energy are necessary. We can
not sit still and await their coming, as has
been our custom for thirty years past, and
here have we sat and seen southern Cali
fornia Guido US in energy, and have they
not realized thereon?
oh, yes,n said Mr.. s., there is another
enterprise | looked into while in Cleveland,
which is unknown in this State. That is
the manufacture of oleomargarine. |
visited several factories while there, and
witnessed the manufacture of what is COM
monty called bull butter" and | can
assure you it is not such repulsive stuff,
after all. 1t is made of pure oleo-extract
of beet suet-pure lard, and the very best
dairy butter, all churned up together, and
l will defy any one to tell by tasting, the
difference between it and good ranch but
ter. The flavor is exactly the same. But
then this is not to be feared by US, as it can
not be sold there in carloads lots less than
10 cents per pound, and By the time it is
landed here could not compete with our
best butter in price. Since the enactment
of the United States laws imposing a tax
upon oleomargarine, the manufacturers are
more than pleased, as it gives the business
a legitimate standing, and, as all is open to
the insp 2ction of the revenue officers, it
places the respectable manufacturers upon
an equality, and brushes out those who
have been making an inferior article.
" l could give you much more upon the
subject" said Mr.. Smith, but you have
sufficient already"
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