St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-02

perity told Of other sections. Mr..
Refs says that, owing to the frost
in Florida, the orange groves of Cal
1fornia are now on the tidal wave
of boom, and states that one
friend of his will net over $40, 900 on
forty-acre ranch of oranges, and
that Charles Lienau, an old-time st.
Paul politician, will also clear over
half that amount on twenty acres.
Southern California is now in splen-
did shape, and owing to heavy and
plentiful rains of late everything is
in a highly fiourishing condition.
grass being over foot high. and a
plentiful harvest of everything is
certain. The orange industry will
certainly do well this year owing to
conditions in Florida, the principal
lcompetitor. but he further states
tppat In the near future California
Will have another competitor to fight
IN Mexico, where orange planting is
being successfully engaged in.
.lns speaking of his old home, Mr..
.Reis said that Minnesota has the
best"prospects and better outlook
for the near future than any state
east OF the Rocky mountains. and
that '--aa'-.--- -
ST. PAUL LOOKS MUCH BETTER
thane1t did "a year ago, and compares
very favorably with any city of it's
size, such as Omaha, Kansas Civ
Denver, and even San Francisco has
more empty stores and houses propor
tionately than st. Paul. The return of
better times will be felt in ST. PauI
quicker and more certain than in any
of the cities mentioned. Talking of
the state in general, he said that Mime
sofa has more lands, better lands.
more fertile soil and at cheaper prices
IMAM can be found anywhere, and the
farming districts of the state are bound
Is Ill up, and very soon. So much of
the iand southwest Of Minnesota, into
winch there had been such a heavy in
nux OF immigration some years ago,
nave been proven almost utterly unfit
Tor snapitat1on, let alone the immense
expense of irrigation and other. matters.
ana You can today see the people NOV
ing out right and left, and long rows
or prairie schooners are leaving the
Ear southwestern section of country
daily. In speaking to gentleman
met on the train a few days ago. said
MI. RelS, he stated that he was lust
coming from district about fifty miles
south of the Santa Fe line, in Kansas.
and through the Oklahoma district and
that where there was three years ago
a house on every quarter-section he
travelled a distance of over twenty-fo1r
miles without seeing a living soul or
the sign of habitation. Nothing
could ever be done there without irri-
. gatlon and planting trees systematic
cally., Now these people are going
somewhere, and it would cost Mime
sofa but little to induce these people to
come here and fill up the farms. 1t
only needs some one to point the way
and the
FERTILE LANDS OF MINNESOTA
will be covered with many a. happy
home, and the future of the state would
be assured
Mr.. Refs said that in coming over
land he noticed that at all the stations
he passed through hand bills were be-
ing thrown around by land agents
asking and advising people to go to
missouri Although many of the people
who are looking for new homes will
undoubtedly come to Minnesota any,
way, it would be advisable for Min
nesotians to do something of a SINH
lar nature which would carry to these
people. the information of the advan-
tages and resources of the state. The
towns of Southern Minnesota and the
Minnesota valley have a very pros
porous look about them and show the
benefit of diversified farming. No
doupt the remining counties will Quit
the excessive wheat culture very soon
and be benefited in the same way.
In relation to the prosperous times
IN Southern California, Mr. Refs gave
as an additional reason the oil find in
Los SAngeles, which was a very lucky
th1nS. They produce 1900 barrels a dav
now, which can easily be increased
as the demand becomes greater All
steam plants are being changed so az
TO use it, and it is being introduced on
locomotives. 1t is said that three bar
rels are equal to one ton of coal. and
oil is now worth rs cents barrel in
Los Angeles. Another industry that
will make money for many a man in
southern California is raising olives.
winch Will in time supersede the
orange grove ranches, as it requires
considerable less care and less irri-
cation. Irrigation means water, and
water in California used in this way
means gold.
Mr@Reis will remain in the city for
two or three weeks, and during that
time expects to meet his many old
friends. He says there are many st.
Paulites in his new home, and when
they all get together it seems quite
homelike.
-. Price on Silver.
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