Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-06-22

/ | tilti t'jiidi lIrilS NtIttlHN llNiny f"It.,
+ When you come 70 California, BRING
] with voA the same c,oJhcs ycu YER ir
the east, north .,.:t south. Il: II; you1
ovcrcoat, your soai-}-in ana hcavv winter
clothes, an don't forgot t bring yoJ1
hght summer clothes too. for on the ith
Of July and Christmas day the writer has
seen on Harlzo. street, san Francisco, on
e the shady side of The -trcrt, well dressed
people ororne0I2G in seal skin I'D over
costs; and on The other side Of the street
il the sun. were people with white
dresses, shirt waists and light summer
suits, each comfortable N their place. -
The face ot the business is, in regard to
the climate in the interior of California,
when thc sun IS shining and the wind
no; blowing, j; j. warm enough any time
OF Year and during July, August and
part OF September. L is too warm quite
often, for comfoct.
But few prospective lana buyers are
| coming to Corning thi5 spring Compared
/ - The uuabCr nat our real estate agents
hoped and expected with low passenger
/ rate since March. Tho Prom2ters oforc
O the coi7n'9s here nave sent a man to
'2'~ 's.'l9'1'o % trF ana he'''' On some OF
the eastern land hunters and f'sh0o''
them up this way, but they don't seem
| - 7ii'o' me So">heFh part ol tne
state has been 50 long ard extensively
.'-'Fei,l,,'' .o}'t noEthorh Ca.'1"Frl" Is
h-'- ,'--''E /" oo 'i1i'N'% 'e'''t,s on'l' the
7''''' '.'''' Il I''C. I'll ''''' state Is ''o''7eiy
P".Ul'1'e1' mere Is ., company .1e'!'ed
IL Los -A''z'e-''5 c''l.e'' ne Ca''oFi'1'
nome ENC o>''s'-' >77ocl'''lo9' NNoS3
''5<'''' - . i,'>>'S ''''io'.''7 ia ''.h''enI
H,Hl5 "i l.I7 STATE ti'eE nave llSI located
t'e.E :;fst "2LonJ m Monterey @ounty' In
1,'o'4 l'Ie,.Ei''7 'A..5 &-'E' ne N51li':AIi'
l'>.''e --1'a''Si''Ss -'=7o@','l"h VAS organ
l1li II iJuf - promote HhHl&fatl39 ana
state development, without regard to
district or sectional lines" The officers
OF thl~ association ave IN different parts
OF the state and are engaged in different
occupations. They claim that land is
secured for the norac seeker at "WhoIe-
Each applicant tor land TO this assccia-
ton : required % TcT d Lc" Of SIC; this
amount It - claimed viii cover the cX-
par,sa o. forming the club, Ii California
is not settled up, it surely viii not be the
fault OF CailtOInltn5.
We have had some inquiries lately |
from Missouri friends II regard TO busi-
ness opportunities, health, etc., in !
California. = i1ic this u a Tery nice !
place t1 live, ia.ilv good climate, god |
clever people; etc. cannot conscier- !
tiOusiT recommend .lia a, q place !0r !
investment. A previously stated, land |
= 4u1'e f:|%1 IN TINS "oi2ny an" the soil ,
about exhausted from PIC wing wheat.
= teE days ago | received d pamphlet /
from San Diego county, the extreme
portion Of California, entitled
''from Desert to G2rd"n,' descriptive OF
''lmperi2t alley liner" are Sald to be
{, 5,OV0,tj0 acres Of government land II
tniS valley ABOUT -G3,U'o acres OF which
IS already under irrigation and the re-
fhaiHae' VIII DC pdt ol1iof frlgatioh as
necaeG' 4f'a ian! Is SAID 70 po as rIcha
the Me valley N kgyrt. This Is u. ;.
government No lana ana can oe ettner nome
7teaded or taken up Nh"ef the desert
act. Cost OF l(hu would be Si.2o per
acre IN tracts not less than AZ acreS.
water Tlght costs about S2o or SO per
acre, with or years 10 pay 1t IN; and
an annual water 'taX> Of "i'oJ or Sl'|o
per acre. Inefe IS SAD TO De only ABOUT
: inches OF rainfall per year IN TINS valley
and for or months 1t IS sad to be very
hot. a climate in some respects, much
like parts Of Arizona. It seems this
would be fine climate for persons SUI
fering from catarrh and perhaps con-
I would say the irrigation
plants Of this tract arc not owned by the
government, but by a private company.
Further information relative to the
Imperial valley can be had by address,
ing Imperial Land Co, 224 StoWell
Block, Los Angeles, California. Re
the Imperial valley is an entire
" new country. -Four years ago Il desert.
1t may be the place you are looking for.
sNIonday afternoon the ferry boat at
5quaw mil broke away and took two
mile run down the river, finally lodging
in the IfOag slough. Mrs. Frank Morse |
and two children besides the ferrvman.
were on the boat. The boat viii be towed
back by steam boat tomorrow. .
Corning Observer. :
The above would seem like a unique
scrap OF news in a Missouri local paper