Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-31
CARRY BOOMERS TO THE WEST
Railroads Confirm California Fruit Growers
Report Of Heavy immigration.
RECORDS THE BEST IN RECENT YEARS
Nebraska Profits by Efforts to Colon
iEe Pacific Coast and sends Few
Out on the Homeseekers'
Pilgrimage.

Passenger trafnc men Of the Burlington
and Union Pacific confirm the reports from
the west that another boom has struck
southern California. These officials say
that never in recent history Of their roads
has the travel been so heavy for as long a
period OF time. They attribute this largely
to the reduced rates which have been In
effect from all points in the east and mid
die states for the last sixty days. This
rate, which expires on November 1, is $2S
one way from Missouri river points and
correspondingly low from other points.
1t is not necessary TO stop at the state
ments Of the railroad men, for the same
reports are given from California.
L. d. Wells Of Los Angeles. the repre-
sentative Of large fruit interests, who was
in Omaha yesterday on his way to Phila-
delphia and other eastern cities on busi-
ness, has this to say concerning the immi-
grafton to southern California:
There has been a steady influx OF tour
lists for the past two months. 1t seems
that the majority Of those who have gone
into California have gone for the purpose
Of making their homes there, consequently
the country is experiencing one OF the livli-
est booms IL has ever known. Los Angeles,
| Santa Barbara, Ventura, Redlands, River
side and in fact all the cities and towns
| throughout our section are showing the eff
! fects Of this heavy immigration. In Los
Angeles and Ventura q great many new
| buildings are going up, which indicates
that the boom is not of that temporary sort
which in the end does more harm than
good. 1 presume these conditions prevail
in the other towns as well.
Prepared for the Boom.
~. II a. n.ItR.--a. z.-.zt,HIr o.,rN
booms. Well, yes and no, We have a new
country Of wonderful resources. We have
made remarkable progress in developing
our natural resources, but have nowhere
near reached the limit in a single instance.
1t is true that in the past California has
been injured by what Is commonly known
as a boom. Booms generally are followed
by depressing reactions and we have had
our share Of these But conditions are Diff
ferent low. When the boom OF the sos
and early '90s was on In California the
country was too new to Withstand the de-
teriorating effects which inevitably fol-
lowed. Now, however, we have advanced
twenty-five years in ten Of fifteen and we
are prepared to take care of any sudden or
impulsive impetus that may com to our
industrial life. Furthermore, the general
prosperity which has prevailed all over the
country for these five or six years has had
the effect of implanting a business stamina
In the far west that was never before
known. 1t has placed us on a firm footing
MIR. Wells says California will have bis
crops this year and that while prices Of
some commodities may not be as high al
I'm some other years, the abundant yielt
will compensate in greater part for an!
depreciation in market values.
.n,-ls,-N~n nf9ntQI said YES.
terday:
"I was in Chicago last week and whil'
at the general passenger department a cal
came from Boston for two sleeping cars TO
through service from Chicago to California
The parties were going to settle in tn
southern part OF the state. Now, when yol
figure this up you will find it means ninety
six persons. That from one city will CIV
you some idea Of how large the trafic l
and has been"
BY a Union Pacific oficial this statemen
was made:
'Our roads business in this direction ha
been increasingly heavy from the day tn
i, low rates first went in. We will send on
: share Of the 20. 900 tourists during the mont
Of October"
. Both o~ficials say there is a great rus
for transportation now that the reduce
. rate season is about to close. And the
also state that the business under thei
: schedules has been much heavier tha
: under similar rates last spring.
As an indirect result Of this western in
migration crusade Nebraska has benefits
to a large degree. Many people comir
from the east have been induced to sett
= here and have not followed the pilgrimal
" any further west. 1t is e fact, accordiI
to the railroad Official, that not an apr
ciable proportion of the lumber who ha'
gone to settle on the Pacific slope is fro
Is Nebraska.