The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-10

HOW CALIFORNIA ANSWERS The NAN
WHO IS IN SEARCH OF A HOME
By Jennings Officer California Promotion Committee

a new country, of the filling of until
ed fields, of the turning of virgin soil
by the pillow It is a story Of hope,
of courage, and should be a history
of substantial progress in the devel-
oprnent of each locality.
.:our Unpeopled West" is more than
a catchy phrase. Those men who have
noted the findings of the twelfth CEN
sus have certainly observed. that the
center of population has moved but
slowly westward, and that large
portion of the population of the United
States occupies a portion less than
half its Eastern area. The progress
made in the development of irrigation
in our states ranked as arid and semi
arid, has thrown vast extent of now
tiilable lands open to settlement ana
gives greater promise for the future.
In the city of Chicago alone there are
more people than there are in the en-
tire State of California California
has a seaboard greater than all the
New England coast. In size il is
second only to Texas, yet it has
population of but 100000.
AN OFFICIAL PROMOTER.
In California we have an organiza-
ton known as the California Promo
ton Committee. It's object is to settle
and develop the State. We work on
the principle that though there is no
one section which will suit everybody,
there are localities in the State fitted
to the needs of every home seeker.
te-f tor
ested in California we try to present,
in an unbiased manner, the resources
of every portion of the State. Should
we find that the prospective settler
prefers any one region we furnish spe-
cific information on that particular
locality. We believe that in a new
country men of the right sort are need
ed more than money. Money without
the application of human brain and
Drawn will not develop natural re-
sources, nor will it make two blades
of grass to grow where one has grown
before.
The California Promotion Committee
represents the leading commercial or
CARNATIONS of the State of California.
The committee was organized about
year and a half ago, and in that time
it has expended $4,000, with the result
that thousands of home seekers have
been satisfactorily settled. Z believe
that by an organization on broad lines,
covering the entire State, and all sec
tons working in harmony, much great
er results have been achieved, not only
for the State at large, but for each
section and from the standpoint of
those who have come to California
and this is most important Of all
I believe that they have been more
honestly and satisfactorily located
than if we had endeavored to impress
them with any particular section and
knock other localities. In fact, if
man writes about another state-Ore-
gon or Washington, for instance-we
always refer him to the proper sources
Of information in those states. frInly
believing that a man rightly settled
will become a producer; but if uffwise-
ly settled he himself not only fails to |
prosper, but the entire community feels |
the setback resulting from his "hard |
times -
DAIRYING IMPORTANT.
An important industry in our State. |
and one which we consider offers ex- |
,eptional opportunities to the man who |
s familiar with this pursuit, is dairy
ng. The val1e Of dairy products in |
California is more than $4,000, 600 zach
year, and yet $4,000 of dairy prod
Icts are annually imported into the !,
State. With 100000 acres planted to
California ranks second only
o Colorado. Our climate permits cat
lie to Craze the year round. without
'ousfng or being fed in winter. Cali
'ornia butter is of fine quality and
las a large export. Our cheese is said
lot to be as good as Eastern cheese,
which is imported. but the dairying
is as yet nascent in this
state. 1t is only few years ago,
not more than ten or twelve
It the utmost, that modern dairy meth
IDS and machinery, cream separators, +
md their like. came into anything like
seneral use. The industry needs only
more. experienced, scientific butter
makers to make it one of the most i'm
'ortant in the state. We possess all
he natural qualifications in our dairy
PRODUCTS to make cheese which shall
'e second to none, and as this industry
develops, California cheese will as
ume high place in the worlds mar
tets.
FRUIT HARVEST UNIQUE.
Another industry in California which
as become of immense Importance in
he development of the state is the
aising of citrus and deciduous fruits.
This product amounts to more than
100000 600 each year, exclusive of home
consumption, and the raising of small
ruits, such as berries, etc. The fruit
arvest in California is unique. The
apid development of this industry,
Which was of comparative unimpcrt-
nee eighteen years ago, has called
orth the most highly systematized or
anization of an army of 100000 work
rs, to each of whom is allotted some
pecia1 task. The two industries,
airying and fruit raising, each pre-
ent opportunities to the settler But
he opportunity in each for any iucom-
ng home seeker must be gagged by
he capital which he has to invest his