Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-29
PROSPECTUS.
San Fernando Fruit Colony and
Investment Company.
CAPITAL STOCK PAID UP, $1,000.
OFFICERs.

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Rancho Ex 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 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 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 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-
ible water supply, besides famous climatic ad-
vantagesl Who would not like to own an or
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 home, and on such
terms as were never offered before.
The San Fernando Fruit Colony and Invest
aed n Raey
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-
tiOnS
The soil is a warm, rich sandy loan, needing
no fertilizer, and producing 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 us
water system that is superior to anything in
Southern California.
SECURE HOME.
The aim and desire of every far-seeing man
Is Law
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
fore realizing from the insurance companies,
place these means of investment in poor
light when compared with what we now offer
to these having either large or small capital
Never before has any company placed home
planted with the king of the $emi-tropical
fruits within With. the reach OF all. The San Fer
can and will sell you from fve to forty acres of
this choice land, plant it in citrus or deciduous
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 a five OF ten acre
orchard OF US.
We assume the entire charge OF planting, care
ing it 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 Fig, Prune, Peach or Olive or
chsrd. delivered in bearing will be $500 per
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 deeiduous fruit
trees. in bearing will cost $500 90
First payment, per acre. 35 90
IL nonshly instsllments. of s6 each, "
II mOnthly installments. of 81 each,
for second year --..........-.- 4s 90
Ia monthly fnstalIments, of 81 each,
for third year .... 4s 90
Total amount paid in. n.........s 2O3 90
Income from crop. third year, placed
to credit of purchaser. r.............. 40 90
Income from crop fourth year, placed
to credit of purchaser. -. 11O 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. $50 90
Deductiug the original purchase.price
'oi....r........ .................. oOO w
Cash balance due purchaser at end
Oh nVe years. ...........-.....-......$ SO 90
Estimated amount of cash paid in $ 2O3 90
Estimated amonnt received from in
come of grove ..................... SO 90
Making actual cost of the grove per
acre about .....,................,. $50 90
ESTIMATED COST OF AN ORANGE GRovE.9
One acre Of oranges in bearing will.
cost ..........-. .-..-.,......$ 100 %
First payment. ..,.s.:..:.. 35 90
IL monthly payments of $40 each for
IL me monthly payments of 81 each for
second year ..........,...... "a 90
IL monthly payments of s6 each for
IL monthly payments of $6 each for
fourth year.. ..-..''............. ~ w
fourth year r -. ~ ...............$ ~ 3ss 90
Estimated income from crop the gsGp
fourth year, placed to credit of pur-.
Income from crop the fifth year. .... 200 90
Income from the crop on the sixth
year. ........................ 25O 90
Total amount placed to credit of pur-
chaser at end of sixth year. ......s 933 90
Deducting purchase price. ..........$ $50 90
Cash credit due purchaser at end of
sixth year .................,....s 1873 90
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 .i...................s 200 90
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 comparison of our fig
Tres with what grove would cost you in the
ordinary way of independent purchase and cul
tivation, 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
preparing land for trees will cost s1O
per acre. ............ .............. 100 90
Fencing land will cost $40 per acre. 100 90
Orange trees for ten acres will COST. $50 90
Planting and care of trees list year
will cost ....................... 500 90
EXPENDITURES OF FIRST YEAR. $4230 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.
we do?
Simply because our work and buying are
done in large amounts, 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
such a chance of securing home and specu
lation where we take all the risk and leave you
certainty.
Each forty-acre tract is subdivided into five
acre tracts, making it possible for those 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 .end you
your contract Monthly payments can be re-
initted to the treasurer, and a receipt will be
sent to the purchaser.
CLUBS