The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30

personal solicitation among them with strong
newspaper Endorsement. They are educated
up to what we can produce and realize that we
have the finest climate in the world, and that
we produce fruits and vegetables OF all Varletles,
and II only requires personal solicitation 10
show them our many other advantages ana
that they can make themselves self-support-
Ing on farm. The wholesale merchant VINO
expects to sell his goods without drummer
as wen as newspaper support VIII IN s s,Ia
and a depleted pocket-book from store ex-
penses. So it is with the emigrant-we must
visit him, as well as advertise our resources IN
the daily press, and show him our advantages.
Lands in California have deprecated in value
i'll the last few years to such an extent that we
can offer them upon prices ana terms that are
not drawback to the settlement OF our stare,
as heretofore was true. Colonies selected with
out a view to locality or fertility or prices
in measure retard immigration. we
must profit by lessons in the past and select
good lands in desirable locations and sell at
fair prices. We, ourselves, have sold small
tracts in Central California and have been very
careful to select the best OF land lor TINS pnr-
pose and we have vet to find the man that has
been dissatisfied with his choice. We find that
by concentrating we accomplish more than by
spreading over large territory From the IN
formation which we have received from large
number of Eastern people who have latejy
come into this State and from correspondence
with parties who are interested IN the colony
propositions of California, we are led TO believe
that there has not been time since the gold
fever of the early days when so many people
were looking toward this State for future homes
The Howard & Wilson Publishing Company
of Chicago, proprietors OF Farm, Field ana
Fireside and Western Rural, who are handling
the Sunset Colonies in Chicago, have had over
twenty thousand inquiries about this
tract of land although the survey
ors have just completed their work and
over thirty locations have been made. The
company intends running an excursion direct
from Chicago on the 14th of November, and if
one half come that are booked there will be
over twelve carloads. This company is so well
pleased with the success of this adventure
that they are negotiating for other tracts in
the central portion OF this State. They have
recently come to the realization of the fact
as have most of the Eastern people that are
looking toward California, that it is the CEN
trail portion that furnishes the bone and slneW
it were, of this State. Fruit here, as we all
know, can be raised without irrigation and we
do not have to resort to artificial means to raise
a varied crop. Our soil is stronger and holds
moisture better and our rainfall is greater
than in the south.
measure neglected the country. They have
devoted too much time entirely to their own
growth, believing that the city would grow
without the country. They are now hndlng
ont their mistake. Had they assisted the
country more than they have, assisted in
building up the interior, the cities would now
be in more prosperous condition. Settle up
the interior and the population of the city will
take care OF itself The country can live
without the city, but the city cannot get along
without the assistance of the country. | am
Ing doing something toward this end. Had
these men acted years ago the wholesale houses
in San Francisco would not be in their present
condition. There Is not another city IN the
world that has the commercial advantages OF
San Francisco but would have had a second
trans-continental road built years ago. Our
rich men could have well afforded the outlay
of ca pital necessary to accomplish this relief.
The action taken by our banks and capitalists
has too often had tendency to retard the
growth of the interior. Interest has been too
high Farmers could not pay the high rate of
interest asked and very often sold their
products before they were grown. The rates
on interest must come down still more and
they surely will
The banks have refused in great measure to
loan upon country property, but large sur
pluses, as the recent statements show, will
force reduction in the rates OF interest and
cause capital to seek avenues OF investment.
1t will be a. godsend TO this State when money
can be secured for from AZ to per cent net
upon California lands.
Let the citizens OF this State organize them
selves into colonization clubs or stock COM
panies, purchase suitable tracts OF land, fix
reasonable price and terms on them, send en-
voys with the backing of the daily press to the
East and Europe to solicit colonists and the
problem of settling our country lands is solved.
E. E. Harlow of Stockton, agent of the
Stockton and Arn0colonies and the new
town of Escalon, in the San Joaquin Val
ley, writes:
The Stockton colony lands are selling rapidly.
The first excursion from the Eastern States
will leave Chicago for Escalon on October IS.
Escalon is the headquarters of the colonists,
although entirely Independent OF the colony
project. Several streets and avenues have
been graded and placed in fine order.
The last section of the canal will be COM
pleted in a week or ten days, and the water
win be ready for distribution over the rich
loan colony lands at small cost. Families are
now locating on these colony lands, and the
tide of settlers is heading "Esealonward"
rapidly.
RuiIding has already commenced and nlans
are being prepared for a hotel, the contracts
for which will be let at once.
The Valley road graders are rapidly nearing
EScalon, and rail communication Will be &C.
complished in from thirty 10 forty days
David Bush of the country department
of O Farrell d Co. takes cheerful view of
affairs in his line. He made the statement
last week:
In a quiet way we have been bringing the
country lands of this State to the attention of
the people of Europe. We have just received
encouraging reports from an envoy OF this
firm. We have received recently numerous
letters from the East and Europe about farm
ing, fruit and dairy lands in this State. There
is no mistaking the fact that the sale of wine
grapes at better prices this year has created a
positive demand for small vineyard propertie
While advancement is slow in the country real
estate market 1t is none the less certain.
A. j. Lyon of the old firm of country land
dealers, Canaan Il Lyon, surveyed the coun-
try land question from the standpoint of
loans when seen the past week. He said:
A peculiar anomaly is presented by the fact
that the banks would make big loans on farms
prior to the depression on too high valua-
ton, and now when values are on bedrock very
few country loans are made. Furthermore
loans when desired by the farmer now are
more often for legitimate use and not for wild
speculation, hence SO much the better. Own
ers cultivating the land should be accommo-
dated by banks, for it will allow them to make
improvements that otherwise would be impos-
sible. The development that this would cause
in the country would eventually benefit the
City for the City and country are mutually de-
pendent.
Bovee, Toy & Co. report the sale of sub
divisions of the Mcmahon ranch amount
ing TO Sill ,475 during the past week. This
ranch, comprising 400 acres, is being sold
off in small tracts from ten acres up. 1t
is a part of the Wolfskill grant, situated
on the south bank of Putah Creek, Solano
County. 1t will be remem bered that this
county took the gold medal at the late
Midwinter Fair as the banner county of
California. Solano embraces some of
the finest soil in the State, and the Nc
Mahon ranch is a sample OF its best land
being a strong sediment loan from 30 to 40
feet deep, adapted to the growth of all
kinds of fruit or cereals. 1t is big step in
the settlement OF this State to see such
large holdings of rich land being divided
up into small tracts and offered upon