Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-21
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
The Exhibit of its Resources in a Practi
cal Way at the East

The Exhibit OF its Resources In a Practi-
cal Way at the East.
The Portsge, Wisconsin, Daily Register
of the 18th inst, has the following notice
of the appearance at that place of the
sion Association, recently sent East by
Sacramento, Ell Dorado and Placer coun-
ties They are to spend three months in
lecturing throughout the West and Central
States upon the resources of this section,
and reinforcing the lectures with stereop-
ticon illustrations. The Register says:
e. W. Maslin, assisted by H. NJ. White,
gave an illustrated lecture upon Central
California. 10 an attentive audience, at
Schulze's Hall last evening. Mr.. White, in
few preliminary remarks, outlined the
object and scope of the lecture, and the
reasons for its being given. Thousands of
people have gone TO California within
the past few years. Some for health, some
for homes, some seeking to better them
selves financially. Most of these have
sought Southern California. And yet the
Sacramento valley has large area of the
richest land and finest all-year climate in
the world. 1t is TO call attention to these
facts that an association of citizens has sent
these gentlemen Eastward. Mr.. White
introduced Mr.. Maslin as a resident of
California for thirty-six years, having occu-
pied for a large portion of that time the
position of Private Secretary to the Gov
ernor, or Secretary of the State Board of
Equalization, which facts ought 10 be a
guarantee of his know ledge and reliability.
Mr.. Maslin, in substance said that he
was also vineyardist, now owning and
working farm in Placer county, near Sac
ramento Hence he would speak from q
practical standpoint. California is large
State; as large as all New England ands
other States p. together, with q great vari-
ETY. of climate and soil. Climate in Cali
fornia does not depend on distance north
or south, but on topography and ocean cur
rents. Oranges rpen earlier in Sacramento
and Placer counties than in Los Angeles
and San Diego, 400 miles further SOUTH In
the valleys ice and snow are unknown
from one years end to another. Men can
work ont doors with comfort every day in
the year. The climate of the Sacramento
valley is of the best in the State 1t is free
from the fogs OF Los Angeles and the coast
counties, as well as from the higher degrees
OF heat il some other parts of the State in
summer. The average winter temperature
Is like spring (April and May) in the East
ern States. The summer averages are from
But 1859 in this valley is more comfortable
than 800 in Eastern States. Men never
stop work on account of the hot weather,
and sunstroke is unknown. The nights
are always cool, and one requires blanket
on his bed every night in the year.
The soil of the Sacramento valley is rich
and of an unknown depth. That of the
foothills is the best fruit land in the coun-
try. Peaches, plums, prunes, grapes, figs,
olives, apricots, nectarines, oranges, apples,
almonds, walnuts, chestnuts, pears, mel
ons, vegetables, barley, wheat, all grow
abundantly. In nearly every section of
Southern California water is absolutely
necessary to produce crops, by irrigation.
In Central California it is not so. Sacra-
mento shipped East in 1887 so per cent. of
all the deciduous fruits sent out of the
State.
The profits of tilling the soil vary here as
elsewhere. Much depends on the man
his industry and business methods. Land
can be obtained at ell prices from $40 to
Sl,0OO per acre, according to location and
Improvements. The reason why such is
the case is that years ago men got hold
OF large ranches, from 100 to 5000 or 4, 900
acres OF land each, and used them for
grain raising. Such men have found fruit
raising more profitable, and cannot use so
much land for that purpose. rom 20 to
40 acres is all any one man can care for,
and, well worked, is more profitable than a
grain farm ten times as large.
After the lecture some fifty or sixty views
were shown by the lime light stereopticon,
representing orchard, vineyard and foot
hill scenery. Many questions were asked
by those present and answered by the lect-
urer, on the subject under discussion