Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-28
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suggestions by fhe d-Union" In
dorsd-Prosperity at Penryn.

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dorsd-Prosperity at Penryn.
EDS RECORD UNION: A short time ago
| was struck with the very practical and
sensible views of the REcoRD-UNIoN on ad-
in the East by the use of the magic LIANT
eTn and lectures, and ! am surprised that
! no steps have been taken to act upon the
suggestion, for no better method could
possibly be adopted and the benefit to this
section could scarcely he overestimated.
| Circulars are good, but they fail to impress
the minds of the people as the views would,
| for practically, they would see things as
| they actually exist
During the month of October last
visited fifteen different States and talked
more or less with the people, In all l
| found an earnest desire to obtain informa-
| ton concerning California, and scarcely
conversed with q man about this State who
| did not express desire to see it, or a de-
| sire to come here sooner or later. On three
different occasions. as far East as Maine,
| the people of their own accord met to-
gether in a public hall, learning l had
spent the greater portion of my life in
| California, and invited me to talk to them
of this great State, which l was quite ready
| to do.
merely mention this to show the inter
| est they feel in this subject, even at points
most distant from California, and l am
| fully satisfied from all / saw and heard,
that every illustrated lecture would be held
before crowded and eager audience. The
great desire to obtain information of this
State is only equalled by their ignorance of
the geogI aphical and climatic conditions of
| the Pacific coast, and next to explaining
away imaginary snow banks from all Cen
| trail and Northern California during the
| winter months will be the difficulty of con-
vincing them that your glowing descrip-
| ton of our justly glorious climate is in
| tended for and applies only to Los Angeles.
But we are told they will learn better
after awhile. Possibly; but they will have
| to be taught. The subject should be kept
| persistently before them; night and
day they should hear of Central
| and Northern California, until they
| learn the truth of 1t. Then we
shall see the immigration we are so anxious
| for. All that is required is to convince
| them of the truth of our statements con-
| corning the climate and production of our
| soil. There is no occasion to misrepresent
in a single instance. The plain truth is
loaded with wonders and a never-failing
supply of the beautiful.
Now is our opportunity. Nearly the
whole East has suffered from the fearful
billiards. breath, and the mercury has
tried to hide itself in the bottom of
their thermometers This will be profit
able season to work there, and we should
not miss the opportunity. Send good men
VINO know this country thoroughly, and
the result cannot fail to be most satisfactory
to us before the beginning of another sea-
son. Our climate, our soil and our scenery
Prove TO them the delightfuness of the
first and show them the productiveness
and beauty of the second and third
Hardly more will be required. The little
cold spell which we have experienced this
month cuts hut little figure when COM
pared with the billiards and terrible cold
of the great East, where hundreds were
frozen in States where they annually pre-
pare for the coolest weather.
Penryn is prospecting. Land in this vi
cinity is eagerly sought for, and a good
deal has changed hands within the last few
weeks. A ranch of fifty acres. very pleas
antly located along the railroad half mile
north of this place, sold the other day for
$l4 900. The place has increased in value
nearly so per cent. during the last year.
Quite a large amount of land has been pur-
chased lately and cut up into build
ing lots, which are selling quite rapidly at
good figures, and houses are to be put up at
once.
This is most encouraging to our little
town, for the place has for some unaccount-
able reason been most persisently over
looked heretofore, though we have the
most delightful location on the railroad,
and the place is in the center of very fine
and rapidly fruit district. From
the present activity and stir, l confidently
look for excursion trains from Sacramento
before three months are past, to this beau
tifui little place. H.
Penryn, January 26, 1888.