The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-08
ENTERPRISES

must, therefore seek for a home, indi-
viduaiiy or as d member Of q colony as
ISOLATION, further north-in trans-mon-
tame Santa Barbara county or San Luis
Obispo county, which are in Southern
California, and where all the products OF
the semi-tropic region are grown equally
as successful II not better. except cit
rus fruits.
Another incentive to purchase land for
colony enterprises in these counties now
is the inevitable doubling in values that
will occur as soon as the Southern Pacific
(coast) overland railway Is completed
from San Francisco to Los Angeles and
the east, which reliable men believe will
be done within year. as the gap is
only flfty-six miles and the uncom-
pleted divisions of this great scenic"
route are not paying much more than
expenses at present. With the recent
rapid, but probably permanent, advance
in the price of wheat, barley, oats and
other grains. also provisions in sympathy
Herewith, the prices at which these
lands are now offered will doubtless be
advanced materially especially as the
proceeds Of the coming seasons crop of
grain or other products at the present
market value will well nigh pay for the
land. Many other reasons could be given
in favor Of the immediate purchase of
these large holdings for colony purposes,
Uut OHc HlOTc uluSt Suffice. LdnUS III
these counties are now offered by one
large land company of San Luis Obispo,
who are the absolute owners, for one
half what similar lands were sold at
three or four years ago, and 1t is ad
mitted by all observant and sagacious
men that the bed rock" prices now pre-
valent will surely not last long, owing
to the aforesaid reasons. and particularly
in view of the inevitable speedy reaction
from the depression that has prevailed
throughout the country during the past
three or four years.
A PROJECTED WELSH COLONY
The wonderful adaptability of many
large tracts of land owned by the Pacific
Land company. and situated in San Luis
Obispo and north Santa Barbara coun-
ties, to dairy products has attracted to
this section large number of expert
enced butter and cheese makers and
dairy stock raisers.
Many experienced Swiss dairymen
have achieved phenomenal success as
individual settlers in different parts of
these counties.
A movement has been inaugurated to
secure the settlement of a colony Of at
least 100 families of Welsh dairymen
and farmers on the Fernandez rancho
In Santa Barbara county, where the soil,
water facilities and climate are unsur-
passed for successful butter and cheese
making and for raising dairy stock The
Welsh butter and cheese makers Of On
eida and Herkimer counties, New York,
also in Wisconsin and Minnesota, have
achieved worldwide fame as experts in
those industries and IN diversified farm
ing. Welsh farmers in the fatherland
and in America are celebrated for their
industry, thrift and intelligence; also
their excellent moral and religious char
acter. If a colony Of these desirable peo-
pie Is successfully established in Santa
Barbara county as projected, anothe,
will be speedily established in San Luis
Obispo county. These will form, It Is
hoped. a nucleus of many other colonies
Of Welsh people, who by their thorough
familiarity with dairy industries will
demonstrate the excellent opportunities
afforded in these two counties for sue
cess in those lines. twill be credit to
Santa Barbara county that the first
movement to establish Welsh agricui-
tural colony In California originated
here, for the wellknown intensely re-
ligious literary and musical character
of the Welsh race, in addition to their