The herald., 1897-10-10

KERN COUNTY LAND COMPANY


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KERN COUNTY LAND COMPANY
AS will be observed. by reference to
the report Of canals. their length, acre
age under irrigation, etc.. this enter
prising company has nearly 300 miles of
canals and over 300. 900 acres Of land un-
der their canal system. These lands
are of the most desirable character,
comparatively free from stones or other
distractions, and the soil Is alluvial,
very fertile, of great depth and easily
cultivated. The prices Of land range.
from $50 to $75 per acre, which is mar
velously low, considering the character
of the soil and the splendid irrigatinS
facilities afforded by their canal system.
When the San Joaquin Valley railroad
reaches Bakersfield (the close of this
Year, affording competition in transpor-
tation to tide water at Stockton and San
Francisco, and in the near future access
to the Los Angeles market via the TETON
pass extension, to be pushed through
vigorously-these lands will unQuestion-
ably enhance in value from so to 100 per
cent.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RAILROAD
As stated in preceding paragraph, the
advent Of this long desired railroad
will prove an inestimable benefit to
Bakersfield and itssurrounddng country.
The road is graded to the Kern county
line, and only from twenty to twenty-five
miles of track is required to complete the
railroad to that point. From the county
Jtno Do1y Go11 fn,<vy tIer
grading and track laying is yet to be
done, but it is very level road. requir
ing but little grading, hence it is con-
fldently expected that the gap" will be
filled by New Years day. 1t is reported
on evidently good authority that the
railroad will be extended f5Sm Bakers
field through the TETON pass to Los An
geles without delay, which seems very
gratifying to the citizens of Bakersfield
as they recognize the importance, and,
indeed, the imperative need of estab-
fishing closer commercial relations with
the enterprising and rapidly growing
metropolis of Southern California.
NOTES AND PERSONALS
The writer is under obligation to
Messrs Grey Oliver Of the Echo, Walter
Harrell and Mr.. Fox of the Californian.
]. w. Brockman, real estate broker, and
H. Vincent Wallace. assayer, for val
liable assistance in the work of gather
ing data for this article.
Ed A. Baer, formerly Of Los Angeles,
Is still holding forth and doing well al
his drug store under the Southern hotel
Angelenos are always welcomed by Mr..
Baer and his brother.
Increase Of Is per cent in general records
from January 1st to October 1st, 1897,
compared with the same time in 1896
and 125 per cent increase in mining rec
crds during the same period; also graf
flying decrease in mortgages.
DR.. c. H. Fox, dentist formerly an
oltfa esdent of Delano. Kern county, has
recently removed to Bakersfield to en-
large his operations.
Messrs. Bender and Hewitt, the oldes
tablished real estate and insuranc.
brokers and searchers of records, report
a steady increase in demand for lands,
and predict very active movement in
real estate in this vicinity ere long.
H. Vincent Wallace, assayer and met
allurgist, is preparing for a mining
boom" throughout this county. He is
fully equipped for the most complicated
work, and has had many years expert
ence in his line in Kern county.
J. H. Banks, fruit store and news stand
opposite the Cosmopolitan hotel is The
Herald agent in Bakersfield. The paper
will be delivered in any part of town the
same day as issued, if subscribers send
name and address to him.
LAND PROSPECTS IN KERN co.
J. W. Brockman, formerly real es-
tate broker In Los Angeles and prior to
that in Riverside county, expressed him
self as follows regarding land values and.
prospects: There is no reason why the
hundreds Of thousands of fertile acres
in this county should not be speedily set
tied upon, especially at prices so much
lower than similar lands sell for in Los
Angeles and Riverside counties. The
yield of alfalfa is erormous-ten tons to
the acre annually, and the quality is
unsurpassed. Irrsa ted lands sell in this
county for from $40 to $10O per acre, ac-
cordng to quality and distance from
railroads. LANDS not irrigated sell from
S. to $40 Now is the time to purchase