Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-01
San Fernando Fruit Colony and
Investment Company.
CAPITAL STOCK PAID UP, s25O,OOO.
lFFICERS.

When, about century ago, the Mission
fathers established the San Fernando Mission,
they made no mistake in the character or
beauty of the valley located in, surrounded by
the lofty Sierra Madre and Coast Range noun
tains which effectually project 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 small sums
Imagine a 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-
jble water supply, besides famous climatic adj
yantagesl Who would not like to own an or
ange orchard OF five or ten acres for a winter
home, a home that will not only pay ior itself,
but make large addition to the income OF the
fortunate owner?
Well, you can have such 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
Southern Pacific railroad, give the orchardist
shipping facilities that are of great value, and
completely settles the question: "What means
of transportation have you?"
CLIMATE.
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-
rtions.
SOIL
The soil is warm, rich, sandy loan, needing
no fertilizer, and producing a luxuriance of
vegetation that fully attests to the great value
of these lands.
WATER.
Water supplied from submerged dam and
artesian wells is carried in iron and steel pipes
over every forty acre tract we own, giving
water syste m that is superior to anything in
Southern California.
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 a 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 poor
Light when compared with what we now offer
60 these having either large or small capital
Meyer Meyer before has has any company placed home
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 1i 81 and care for your orchard til it is in
full bearing condition, for less cost than you
would pay for the bare land, and this without
charging either taxes or interest.
''How can we do it," Read our plan of ope-
ration and then decide to buy Il five or ten acre
orchard of us.
We Hssume 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 possible.
The price of a Fig, Prune Peach or Olive or
chard, delivered in bearing will be $500 per
acre: while the cost of an Orange grove will be
sSIoO per acre.
OUR TERMS OF PAYMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS VIZ:
One acre of deciduous fruit
trees, in bearing will cost $500 90
First payment, per acre. ............$ 35 90
IL monthly installments. OF s6 each,
IL monthly installments, of 81 each "
for second year ................ 4s 90
IL monthly installments, of 81 each,
Ior lhlru year. ............-.........--- 4S %
Total amount paid in. 2os 90
Income from crop, third year. placed
to credit of purchaser. ................ 40 90
Income from crop, fourth year. placed
TO credit OF purchaser ..... 80. 11O 90
Income from crop, fifth year, placed
to credit of purchaser ......i..... 200 90
Total amount placed to credit of pur-
chaser at end OF fifth year ...i.-.s $50 90
Deducting the original purchase price
of of...,..........e....... ..... 500 90
Cash balance due purchaser at end
of five years .......................s SO 90
Estimated amount OF cash paid in $ 2O3 90
ESTIMATED amount received from in
come OF grove e................... 53 90
Making actual cost of the grove per
acre about ...................... $ $50 90
ESTIMATED COST OF AN ORANGE GRovEA
0to cost aOte u o" '.....e...$ $50 90
First payment. t.............. ........... 35 90
first . year ...:.....,.......... ........ 12o 90
IL monthly payments of 81 each for
IL monthly payments of s6 each for
fourth year F. - ........,.......... - 70 90
Total amount paid in at the end of
ESTIMATED income from crop the s ss sOa.
fourth year, placed to credit OF pur-
Income from crop the fifth year - 200 90
Year .,...................... $50 90
Total amount placed to credit of pur-
chaser at end of sixth veal. r.........$ 933 90
Deducting purchase price.............$ $50 90
sixth year. 1873 90
Estimated amount of cash paid in . $ 3s3 90
Estimated amount of cash rebate ..... 1873 90
Making actual cost per acre OF bearing
orange grove. Observation-Disclosures zUU w
AS our estimates are about one-h half less than
tthe official statistics we feel confident that
we are safe in Offering these figures for your
considerations while a comparison of our fig
ures. with what grove would cost you IN tne
ordinary way yofindeperdent of purchase and cul-
ovation, makes our offer seem very allurlng to
any one having an eye to the coming greatness
of Southern California.
COMPARISON OF COST.
40 acres of best land for oranges will ~ -
Preparing land for trees will cost $40
ner acre ..-...... ........... 100 90
tFeHcing land will cost $40 per acre 100 90
t9range trees for ten acres will cost. $50 90
2lanting and care of trees 1st year
will cost ......................... 500 90
EXPENDITURES OF FIRST YEAR...... $423O 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 amounts, and with pald-up
capital sufficient to enable us to carry out sue
cessfully what we assume.
Why put your money in savings banks, home
building associations, etc., when you are offered
such chance of securing home and specu-
Iation where we take all the risk and leave you
n certainty.
Each forty-acre tract is subdivided into five
acre tracts, making it possible for these in the
east who cannot personally attend to the mat
ter to buy land.
Those wishing to purchase can remit the
amount of the first payment, including the first
months installment. and we Will send you
your contract Monthly payments can be re-
mitted to the treasurer, and receipt will be
sent to the purchaser.
Many young men and women, who are un-
able to make an independent purchase wish
nevertheless to secure an interest in some in
come producing property To those we give
the following solution of the difficulty: Form
clubs of from five to ten holders and purchase
OVERBUY, AS 1T WILL MEAN SURE FAIL