Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-09
SWlNDLING EASTERNERS.
SCHEMERS TRADING ON CALIFOR.
MAS REPUTATION.
Ohioans Who Claim to Deal in CAL
ifornia Lands-"F'ree Money and
Cheap Property

The REcoRD-UNIoN is in receipt of in
formation that the "Californis on Wheels
party, now on its travels in the East. has
run across thousands of circulars through
which the people there are being swindled
in various ways by parties pretending to
sell and give away choice lands in different
parts of California. One of the latest and
| most transparent schemes is that of 1.-THE
California and Southern Land Trust Com
pany,'' whose principal place of business is
announced as Cincinnati, o. This COM
pany is flooding the East with circulars
headed, Free money and cheap property
in the great Sacramento valley, Califor-
mia; 100000 given absolutely free to pur-
chasers."
The lengthy circular then goes on to tell
OF the poor mans best chance and 1.-The
rich mans golden opportunity 1t is il
Illustrated with birds-eye view of the
United States, showing the location of the
Sacramento valley and a fine picture of the
Golden Gate and San Francisco bay. One
whole page is devoted to glowing descrip-
ton of the Sacramento valley, its varied
climate and seasons, railroad and river
transportation. Twenty dollars profit is
promised on every dollar invested in the
garden spot of the Golden State"
The company claims to own 100, 900 acres
in this valley which it offers TO dispose of
in small subdivisions containing $500
square feet of land. Twenty-four of these
subdivisions may be had in block, and
the price is only S. for each subdivision.
But this is not all. Every purchaser of one
or more So lots will receive leash premi-
UNI gift " of from 81 to $1,000 on present.
alton of Il cash premium voucher" within
given time.
This circular has several peculiarities. In
the first place it gives no clue as to the loca-
| ton of its lands in the Sacramento valley
If the company has any lands they are
probably-like those of the Sam'l o. Pos
son Tract" by which SO many thousand
| persons were duped-comparativ worth
| less. Knowing that this information
would naturally be called for, the circular
cuts off inquiry by the following announce
ment No attention will be paid to letters
| asking for further information, for the SIM
pie reason that before any correspondence
can be INDUCED in there will be no occa-
sion for further information as the prop
| erty will all have been taken"
This paragraph alone ought to be suf-
| ficent to put any sane man on his guard,
but the circular is full of very plausible
argument" and no doubt thousands of
people have been induced to chance So in
the scheme.
The RECORD UNION has in its possession
one of the private circulars sent by THE
California and Southern Land Trust Com
pany'' to its local managers" in which
the latter are shown how they can make
from 500 to $1,000 per month without
neglecting other business. All they have
to do is to get people to invest in these S.
lots. w. H. Milestone is advertised as the
Secretary and Treasurer of the Company
and also Resident Manager, San Fran
CISCO Cal" Inquiry for that gentleman in
San Francisco has SO far failed to develop
| his whereabouts.
1t was learned last night that John O.
Brown, General Manager of the State
Board of Trade by order of the Executive
Committee, has issued instructions to the
parties in charge of the California on
Wheels" now travelling through the East,
to answer all inquiries relating to the Cali
fornia and Southern Land Trust Company,
by unqualified condemnation of the
schemes of that company.