The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-02
Stockton and agent for the Stockton Col
ouy, when interviewed upon the subject OF
settling up the country lands, said:

Ony, Wnen interviewed upon the SuDleCt OI
settling up the country lands, said
The powerful organizations promoting col
ony propositions in California are the princi-
pal agencies engaged in disseminating infor-
nation with regard to the farming lands OF
this State in such a way as to be effective
Most OF these organizations are not commun-
istic in any sense, but were formed as was the
organization represent to carry out sys-
tenn ofirrigation and permanent advertising,
The Stockton Colony is situated in the south
eastern part of San joaquin County (of which
the city of Stockton is the county seat and also
the commercial and railroad inland center OF
the great San Joaquin Valley and gold mining
districts of the State), near the Stanislaus
River, being a most magnificent body OF
the most fertile land to be found in the State OF
California.
The soil is deep, rich loan, easily cult
waited, made up of the fine particles that have
been disintegrated by erosion and the chem
ical action OF the atmosphere, being in TACT the
accum ulated washlngs from the Sierra Nevada
mountains during countless centuries, and
distributed over the surface of the country by
the streams flowing from the mountain can
yOns to the level valley below.
The land is level and admirably adapted TO
irrigation on account of the extreme depth of
the soil and excellent natural drainage. The
StanislauS and San Joaquin Water Companys
canals afford ample facilities for irrigation,
which will be furnished TO our colony at 81 90
per acre per annum-
We have an Eastern Office, from which we
propose to issue bulletins upon the productiv-
ity, climate, natural opportunities and
general advantages of this State, and let me
say in conclusion that just as these attractions
become known will the settlement OF the
country make progressive strides exceeding
any it has ever taken.
Frank ]. Sullivan, the local agent of the
Morse Colony, when interviewed in his
offices in the Chronicle building, spoke en-
couragingly as follows:
The future of our great State will be i'm
proved materially by the subdivision OF large
for asr1er oafI Xvi
dustrious fruit and vegetable farmers and the
raising of hogs and poultry. Those people to-
day constitute the more substantial class'of the
population of our country. If we look around
US we find the small rancher prospecting and
the larger struggling under many difficulties.
In the northern part OF San Joaquin County
a great portion of valuable fruit land hitherto
given up to grain production is being trans
formed into healthy productive orchards and
vegetable gardens in tracts of ten, twenty and
forty acres to the profit of the community and
the farmer. The Morse Colony, situated seven
miles north of Stockton on the Woodbridge
irrigation canal, embraces a body of sandy
loan soil, which might be quoted as an Illus
tration of the results to be accom- plished in the
subdivision of land for settlers with limited
means.
The subdivision of this tract has resulted in
bringing to San Joaquin County number of
desirable acquisitions to the community in in
dustrious settlers who have, by reason of the
producnveness OF the soil, the irrigation and
transportation facilities afforded by this par
tcular colony, prospects OF most profitable
inves tment.
C. w. McAfee of McAfee Bros, dealers
in city and country real estate, said in
speaking of coliniZation in this State:
The one cry heard is immigration. Give us
more people is the demand OF the lawyer, doc
tor manufacturer, real estate dealer and
farmer. Increased immigration to this State
viii largely be the result of the proper adver-
Using of the wonderful and varied attractions
of the State. The dealer in country real estate
and in fact all lines of business, may thank the
colonization companies for the good work they
are doing IN advertising California abroad.
Smaller propositions cannot afford to maintain
the same Eastern and foreign agencies and
spend the vast sums in distributing literature
upon the resources of this State that colony Or
CARNATIONS do.
The Palermo Colony for which we are gen.
eral agents, has spent thousands of dollars in
spreading the good name of California from
an agricultural standpoint, and never disap-
who has ever located on lands here. cited
our colony just to mention an injustice
which is, however, common to all lines OF busl-
ness. We come in competition with unscrupu-
lous agents who are representing CALIFORNIA;
poorest lands as being hrSt-elass. AS poor land
costs less, so can 1t be sold at a smaller figure
than rich land, and especially where the crops
are guaranteed by irrigation, as ours is. The
newspapers ought to show up some of these
miSrepresenters, whose agents infest Eastern
and European markets. Put a premium on
those doing fair business and maintain the
fair name of this State.
1t should be understood that Palermo is a
colony only in the sense that it is q compare
lively new settlement, dating from the year
1887. There is nothing of a communistic
nature in the enterprise, and no tie of a COM
mon belief or any peculiar practices among the
colOnists. It's advantages are open to all
classes on the same terms, and every resi-
dent and owner is independent of every other
one
NEWS FROM CITY OFFICES.