Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-22


length, north or sonth, by rail Cli-
matte differences in this short dis
lance are 20 great as to be almost be-
yond belief. In the southern part 81
that great valley cool breezes in the
summer season are almost unknown;
120 to l22 degrees in the shade are
not unusual al noon. nor does tenn
pature varying from l15 To rs at
midnight provoke much surprise
from sonlourners there, but it often
lproyokes cuss words long. loud and
deep. Sand storms. which are un-
known in Santa Clara or santa Cruz
valleys. are frequent in san JOAQUIN.
while malarial diseases, OF which peo-
pie living here never have a symptom.
are among the staple products of that
region.
/ The above are 4 few Of the differ
ences in climate and desirabilitv for
places Of residence that distinguish
sections which are bur comparatively
few miles apart in California. Thev
account for the great diversity OF
opinion that prevails among people
who. after having lived for time in
this state return to the Mississippi
Valley or the East, some TO praise
California IN the warnest terms, 9th
ers to condemn without limit
Whenever such a person is telling
what he knows about California and
confines him entirely, either to Gu
logies or abuse of the state. von can
safely set him down as ..tenderfoot'f
who knows just a little regarding a
single locality. but nothing OF il as a
whole. For California is. in many
parts, the most delightful place on
earth. In others it has as many lis
advantages to the square mile a. any
Edesert can produce.
10 close. ii one locates a. home in
one Of the better parts OF this state.
he will not only never regret it but
will enjoy it more fully every day he
lives here; but if he settles in a re-
gion of heat by day and night, sand
storms, alkali and malaria, he makes
as great mistake as a syndicate does
when II employs an irresponsible en-
bezzler as its financial agent.
Business on the coast is overdone,
there being to many doctors, LAWYERS.
/ - AdChAtHs l4N1A1ulGS ANA labDfFTS.
The overplus is because OF the thou
sands who come here for health or
climatic reasons. A stay OF a few
months convinees most of those who
locate in one of the better sections
that they will never cave if it Is pos
sible to make a living The climate
is 50 powerful an argument that they
cannot give il up. 50 thew STAY on in
definitely, even ii by doing so they
must wear clothes not so GOOD as they
have been accustomed to wearing.
live in cheaper homes. or on diet
less varied than that of former davs.
| But another class of immigrants,
those who locate in the desert sec
tions of California. where intense heat
by day and night is the rule. where
crops are whole or partial failures
two or three seasons out OF four. on
an average: where malarial diseases
are the rule and good health the ex-
, ception--they form the contingent
who never see the climatic. scenic or
home-making beauties of the more de-
sirable parts of California; then after
losing what money they brought
with them, and perhaps with most OF
the members of their families sick
from alkali or malaria. they manage
To ret back to ..the states. where
they devote most Of the remainder al
their brilliant careers TO roasting Cal
ifornia (of which they know almost
nothiDg) to the queens taste.
IPersonally, ! consider California
/ the best ..and most agreeable state
!. | ever lived in. None OF our
family would ever think for
minute OF returning to the MissisS D.
pi valley other than for visit. Here
winter has no existence except III
name; the remainder Of the year is
extremely pleasant: no finer climate
could be made to order; any man
with $4,000 or $4,000 can invest it in a
fruit ranch, that will net him as
much money each year as a quarter
section of the best farming land in
Wisconsin viii produce Ii one
would rather buy hnimproyed land.
set it to trees and then wait four
years for crop, he can get such lands
| for from $50 to $3.50 an acre. and 70
more capital will be required for him
to pay his expenses while waiting
four years, than will Toe needed TO
buy fruit bearing orchard wnen he
first locates here. Fru;t growing is
among the most enjoyable and indie
pendent lives imaginable. Is there
not danger that il viii be oyerdone.
asks some conservative reader Hard
~; for with the present production if
every resident in this state were to
eat ten pounds OF prunes per year
there would not be pound left for
export. y the whole world is our
market and as all the section east of
the Rocky mountains is Just begin
ming 70 consume California dried
fruit for generations at least have
in the foregoing tried to show 10 your
readers the actual condition II al
fairs here 1t has been the subject Of