Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-25
HOME SEEKERS.
They Wish information
About California.
A Long List from the State
Board of Trade.
The Names of Many Intending Emil
grants to this Country.
Notes Taken by the Managers of Cali
fornia on Wheels-A Valu-
able Circular.

The secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce received the following important
communication yesterday from the State
Board of Trade at San Francisco
To the affiliated Boards:
The following persons have written tc
the California State Board OF Trade re-
questing special information.
A map tclimatic) and report on fruit
culture has been mailed to each.
Following these are names OF persons
selected from inquirers on California
on Wheels:''
Archer Clarke, IS st. Johns Hill
Wandsworth, 5. W., England, horticul.
turist, wants to know about cheap lands
in the thermal belt will have, after pay
ing fare, $3.50; has a wife and two girls,
10 and % years.
&. f. Honneysett, green grocer, dairy
man, ETC., Victoria Terrace, Bexhill-on-
the-Sea, England 40 years old, healthy
strong wife and seven children, Oldest Is,
sawyer, well-sinker, rough carpenter,
understands horses, cows, pigs, poultry,
fair knowledge OF farming has $500.
NCOlSC lSIistlllt, M. I DdT1ldDN street.
Chelsea S. W., England. thinks OF set
ting on farm OF twenty acres for fruit,
reasonable distance from market or rail
road mentions Santa Clara county, par
ticularly the Citrus colony near Rock
lyn; also Pacific Railroad colony, Rose
dale, near Bakersfield, and some colonies
in Fresno county.
r. II. Hannah. Olympia, with wife and
girls 13 and 20 years of age, with $4,000.
Wants piece of good fruit land, nursery
man and orchardist, could rent small
place give price; could family have work
while developing a new place?
j. II. Davis, Springfield, Maine, wants
information about raising apples in the
Sierras.
David Pickett, Toronto, Canada, mil
Ter, married, 43, daughter, 13, poor
health, now at Sierra Madre, Los An
geles county, has some means, would
manage mill or other enterprise; good
references.
NJ. j. Sims, secretary Colored Board
OF immigration, United States mint,
New Orleans, Alabama, wants to know
what inducements farmers offer for good
farm hands with families, also lands for
settlement from San Diego to Sacra-
mento.
j. f. Spencer, No. II w. Northwood
avenue, Columbus, Ohio, woodworking
mechanic; soon as can sell out will have
$4,000; wants to do fruit raising; would
like foot hills.
ID. H. Law, Bangor, Walworth county,
South Dakota, intends coming to Cali
fornia; inquiries especially about Te-
hama, Fresno, Colusa, Butte, Kern and
Tulare; says others would follow; dis
satisfied with crops.
Albert S. Johnson and father, No. 1
Culbertson avenue, New Albany, Ind,
want TO settle in some colony; leave st.
Louis on excursion about March 10Th.
w. X. Culbertson, Hitchcock county,
Nebraska. His and two or three other
families are thinking OF moving to Cali
fornia this spring want reliable informa-
ton.
Chas. c. Plummer, Davenport, Iowa,
intend coming out and starting one or
two canneries; says he has received our
Chapman fruit report and could distrib-
ute 100.
c. g. Wood, New Hacllensack, Duchess
county, n. Y, wants to know about
Government lands, and if best railroad
lands are sold, or in what counties they
can be had, and cost.
James w. Tapp, Maise, Kan, wants
to start chicken or poultry ranch near
Sacramento; wants information about
county.
Ed. M. Nutting, Ayre, Mass, has
several thousand dollars TO invest in
some city or town in business or land :;
wants information and desires to locate.
?. Van Haaften, of 230 Burr Oak
street, Kalamazoo, Mich, would like to
come to California ifany chance to make
a fair living. Inquired price OF land,
how to begin in fruit-growing and money
to make start.
j. Lloyd Scott, Topeka, Kansas, saw
California on Wheels. at is splendid
exhibit" He wants addresses of parties
owning or controlling bodies of land
suitable for colonies and townsites, or
parties having new towns already
started.
f. Barnel, Al Jane street, New York
City, "new arrival coming VEST" has
81 800, wants small farm"
Thomas Moore, Monte, Buchana
county, Iowa, wants price OF land: best
counties to settle in,
Mahlon II. Wilson, minister Chris
tian church, Red Bluffs Cal, wants to
know the best place to invest 81 900 or
81 800 cash to ensure quick and profit
able returns. Mentions Pasadena, Po-
mona and Riverside; says could bring
several good families from Ohio and
Illinois if could show test Of such an
investment.
G. Osborn, 1011 Ninth avenue, New
York city, wants to know what amount
OF cash will purchase a ten-acre orange
grove, two, three or four years old, prom
ising in all respects, and how long to
wait for income, and could he succeed
On $4,000?
w. II. Howielon, 62l Bay street, Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, wants to know best
location for orange and fruit culture :;
owns grove in Florida, but wants to
live here
Charles H. Taylor, PIG Walnut street,
Chicago, wants to know about reliable
health resorts. Some ladies suffering
are ready to come if had trusty informa-
ton would like to communicate with
some specialist, a physician, as fails to
find direct information in the libraries
about such resorts.
C. A. Tracy, Phillipsburg, Kansas,
visited California on Wheels" Wants
to know best locality for family with
$500 to 81 900 and five or ten acres Of
land carpenter, builder and contrac-
tor; would like work; family would pre-
fer where there is some society.