Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-05
CALIFORNIA FOR HOMES,
THE BEST OF SOIL, CLIMATE sOCI-
ETY. AND SCHOOLS.

N"iiIo1Aid offers more Attract1OnS to one
seeking a place for a comfortable home
tnan n other place on the globe. Its
extensive area gives 1t an almost unlim-
iteo variety of climate, save that it has
nowhere the Intense cold Of the eastern
winter. nor the cyclonic disturbances of
the middle west.
lts soil Is as diversified as its climate.
the loose, friable, granitic wash
OF the Sierra valleys and foothills. and
the black, rich adobe of some of the in
terror valleys, there may be found soils
OF almost any consistency, all fertile and
waiting. only to be 'tickled. with the hoe''
to respond with an abundant crop.
thousands of acres Of excellent land
nestled in charming valleys and running
far up on the foothills, with water to be
had in abundance for the developing. lie
waiting the hand of industry to convert
them into productive and pleasant homes,
A half dozen families. selecting some one
OF these valleys could in three years con-
vert 1T into a veritable paradise. And
from the beginning the little colony could
be entirely comfortable, and almost self
sustaining.
Such lands can be bought at a low
price. and if desired on long credits, while
improvements are being made. The ad-
dltlonal value conferred upon the land
tby It's Improvement will be materially en-
hanced by the natural accretion of value
Always going on In a new and growing
country.
Nor will such a place remain. long iso-
lated and without the accommodations
OF older settlements. The school law Of
the state is wisely framed to provide for
new settlements. New school districts
are easily formed, and the smallest Of
these has public cloney enough to insure
a good school for the greater part of the
year.
1t is often thought that a man must
De already wealthy to secure a comfort
able California home. This is not the
case. A few hundred dollars to begin
with, backed by Industrious and frugal
habits, will in an incredibly short space
OF time build up q home with all the COM
forts and many Of the luxuries Of life.
These lands are already in the market
ana are gradually being purchased, and
1t needs only that the leading facts shall
be generally known to secure an immedi-
ate and rapid. addition to the homemade
ing population Of the state.
Az the present ruling price Of land in
california less money will procure land
enough to support a family we'll than in
any other part of our vast country. There
are IN that state thousands of families
earning a good living. with all the neces-
sarles and many of the luxuries of life,
and with something laid by each year for
a rainy day., on tracts Of from ten to
twenty acres. Many thousand acres of
such land, still unoccupied or poorly
farmed, are now on the market at very
prices, a from twenty to one
hunAred dollars per acre, according to To-
cation n surroundings.
80 FERTILE IS the soil and so genial the
climate that a place becomes productive
IN an Incredibly short space of time.
Something may be realized ever the first
year VIII bring an Income that may be
increased from year to year for many
years. This result, of course, presup-
poses intelligence n industry, which are
necessary TO success in. undertaking.
A soil quick and fertile, responding
generously to good culture, a climate
where cyclones and tornadoes are un-
known, and where sunstrokes and rabies
never occur, and where for nearly tha
whole year it is a. luxury to live in the
open air, are attractions that only Cali
fornia can offer.
During most of the year. the table NAV
be supplied with fresh fruits and vege-
tables, all of home raising. The fig, vine,
olive, peach, apricot and nectarine bear
while. much of the state will
produce citrus and other subtropicaI
fruits with but little care,
With reasonably good Judgment In Sc
lecting the land, and the KNOWLEDGE that
the experience of the last twenty years
has made common property in regard to
what shall be planted and how it shall be
cared for, industry and economy are sure
to be rewarded. with splendid results.
A variety of California literature at
t~ractively illustrated, describing it re-
sources. famous resorts and numerous
wonders: also maps and folders showing
routes, through trainc and other valuable
information, may be. obtained by address,
ing
D.. r. Gray. General Agent Southern
Pacific Co, PA Doolv block. Salt Lake
City. Utah: F.. A. Stiafel, Trav. Pass.
Agent, Southern Pacific Co, Helena.
Mont. or T. Fl. Goodman. General Pass
Agent. San Francisco, Cal.
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