Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-30
PROSPECTUS.
San Fernando Fruit Colony and
Investment Company.
CAPITAL STOCK PAID UP, $3.50, 900.
OFFICERS.

George L, Arnold. c. w Pendleton,
Vice-President. Attorney.
north of Los Angeles City, lies the Maclay
Rancho Elk Mission De San Fernando. Here is
the home of the orange and other semi -tropic
fruits as well as the deciduous fruits of the
world.
When, about a century ago, the Mission
fathers established the San Fernando Mission,
beauty of the valley located in, surrounded by
the lofty Sierra Madre and Coast Range noun
tains,. which effectually pro ect the most tender
fruit from fogs; this valley seems to open its
arms to those seeking beautiful homes or profit
able investment for either large or small sums
Imagine valley covered with a carpet Of
green in winter and golden hued with ripening
vegetation in the summer and fall; with rich
and fertile lands under perfect and inexhaust-
ibe water supply y;d besides famous climatic ad-
ange orchard of five or ten acres for winter
home, home that will not only pay for itself,
but make large addition to the income of the
fortunate owner?
Well you can have such a home, and on such
terms as were never offered before.
The San Fernando Fruit Colony and Invest
ment Company have 1000 acres of the choicest
land in the beautiful San Fernando valley.
These lands being on the direct line of the
shipping facilities that are of great value, and
completely settles the question, "What means
of transportation have your"
Lying 1900 feet above the sea level, the air is
necessarily pure and dry, and of great benefit to
those suffering from throat and bronchial affec-
tiOns.
The soil is warm, rich, sandy loam needing
no fertilizer, and producing a luxuriance of
vegetation that fully attests to the great value
Water supplied from a submerged dam and
artesian wells is carried in iron and steel pipes
over every forty-acre tract we own, giving us a
water syste m that is superior to anything in
SECURE HOME.
The aim and desire of every far-seeing man
or woman is to lay by enough during the work
ing period of their lives to keep and sustain
them IN old age; at least to provide for them
selves home
For this, home building associations and life
insurance companies have been the only fields
in which those not capitalists could invest
But the unsatisfactory record of one, and the
unpleasant necessity of waiting till death be-
fore realizing from the Insurance companies,
place these means of investment in a poor
light when compared with what we now offer
to these having either large or small capital.
planted with the king of the semi tropical
fruits within the reach of all. The San Fer
nando Fruit Colony and Investment Company
can and will sell you from five to forty acres of
this choice land, plant it in citrus or deciduous
fruits, and care for your orchard till it is in
full bearing condition. for less cost than you
charging either taxes or interest
"How can we do it?" Read our plan of ope-
ration and then decide to buy five or ten acre
orchard of us.
We assume the entire charge of planting, care
and cultivation, until the land is paid for, max
ing 1t to our interest to have the most skilled
help and best trees, in order to realize our pro-
fits as rapidly as possible.
The price of a Fig, Prune, Peach or Olive-or
acre. while the cost of an Orange grove will be
$3.50 per acre.
OUR TERMS OF PAYMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS, VIZ:
One acre OF deciduous fruit
trees. In bearing will cost. $500 90
12 monthly installments. Of s6 each,
~ monthly instailments, ailments, of 81 each, '"
12 monthly instaliments, Of 81 each,
fOr tnlrQ year. r......................... 4S OO
Total amount paid in. ........ s 2O3 W
Income from crop, third year. placed
to credit OF purchaser; ;.........,....; 40 90
Income from crop fourth year, placed
to credit of purchaser. 49,. ITO 90
Income from crop, fifth year, placed
to credit OF purchaser. ............... 200 90
Total amount placed to credit of pur-
chaser at end of fifth year. .........$ $50 90
Deducting the original purchase:price
o. .,.-...-.................... 0UO OU
Of five years .....................s SO 90
Estimated amount of cash paid in =. s 2O3 90
Estimated amount received from in
come of grove ...................... SO 90
Making actual cost of the grove per
acre about .....'.......,.......... - s $50 90
ESTIMATED COST OF AN ORANGE GRovE.H
cost ost.'...'............. IT, ............s $50 90
I'm - monthly payments OF sio each for - "
u ae monthly a payments OF 81 each for ~
IL monthly payments OF s6 each for
12 monthly payments of So each for
fourth year. .................-.. " OO
lou fourth % year. r ..... ...........,.s 3s3 90
Estimated income from crop the ..,....ss sss
chaser '' p'e ~ 100 90
Income come from crop the fifth year 200 90
year. - ........i................. $50 90
Total amount placed to credit of pur-
chaser at end of sixth year. ........$ 933 90
Deducting purchase price, ..........$ $50 90
Cash credit due purchaser at end of
sixth year .........................S 1o5 w
Estimated amount of cash paid in. s 3s3 90
Estimated amount of cash rebate .... 1873 90
Making actual cost per acre OF bearing
orange grove. AOO w
AS our estimates are about one half less than
the official statistics, we feel confident that
we are safe in offering these figures for your
consideration: while a comparison of our fig
ures with what grove would cost you in the
ordinary way of independent purchase and Gull
tiyation, makes our offer seem very alluring to
any one having an eye to the coming greatness
of Southern California.
COMPARISON OF COST.
10 acres of best land for oranges will
COST at $5oo; ....'....:; 49,. S3UOO w
Preparing land for trees will cost $40
Fencing land will cost $40 per acre. 100 90
Orange trees for ten acres will cost. 75O 90
Planting and care of trees 1st year
will cost Observation-Disclosures. 500 90
EXPENDITURES OF FIRST YEAR. 1920 90
Showing that by our plan you would not in
vest more than two-thirds the amount it would
take to pay the first years expenses of work Sc
cured by yourself.
"Why then can we afford to sell at the price
we do?''
Simply because our work and buying are
done In large mounts, and with paid up
capital sufficient to enable us to carry out sue
cessfully what we assume.
WHY put your money in savings banks home