Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
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ARE PROVING
EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS
ARE SHOWN
IMPERIAL TRIES DIVERSIFIED
FARMING
Tulare County Preparing for Great
Boom-Permanent Canals Are
Building for Irrigation
Purposes

o. L. Johnson the real estate broker,
whose; offices are in the San Fernando
building, has been very active in the
transfer of farm lands this fall. In an
interview last week Mr.. johnson had
the following to say relative to the two
sections on which he has centered his
attention.:
"a great deal of interest is beirg shown.
especially by the new comers in the pur-
chase of small farms, truck and dairy
lands, both in Tulare county and Imperial
valley.
1.-THE past week I ran two excursions
down to the Imperial valley in which 1
carried twelve prospective purchasers.
They looked the valley over very thor
oughly. Ten of these parties. signified
their confidence in the future of this
great country by purchasing good farms.
"Most of the soil over the entire valley
is wonderfully productive, and in COM
parison with the revenue that can be
derived from an acre properly cultivated
1t is extremely cheap. The best OF land
can be had for $50 per acre, together with
all the necessary improvements irclud-
ing the water stock, which ordinarily
costs s25 per acre. Some of this land has
been sold as cheap as s. per acre, with
out water, and a great deal of the land
lying little distance from the present
canals is being bought by spectators.
who have a great deal of faith in the fu-
ture valuations. There is no question but
this is one of the richest valleys in the
world. AS high as $500 has been derived
from one acre of land in one year.
Diversified farming is being carried
into eect and a great many experiments
with dierent products are being tried, all
of which, so far, have been wonderfully
successful.
TuIare Looks UP
GAS for Tulare county, it is on the
verge of one of the greatest booms ever
known, but as yet it is in it's infancy
Even parties living nearby and over
Southern California seemingly have not
heretofore realized the great value and
wonderful productiveness of the land.
permanent canals are being built for
irrigation purposes and most Of the farms
are being fenced and cross fenced, good
houses are being built, and new people
are coming in very fast, most of whom
are purchasing property. Good land can
be bought from $50 to 500 per acre.
''I am just formulating plans to place
on the market tract of 5000 acres, ten
miles from Porterville. Water can be
had over hte entire tract for domestic
use at from ten to twenty feet, and flow
ing wells from 100 to 200 feet, at an ap-
proximate cost Of $15O. 1 expect to place
this property on the market at $50 per
acde.
This is the grandest soil in the world,
being a heavy, sandy loan that is won
derfulIy productive. The magnificent op-
portunities oered in this land is being
realized from the fact that more trans
fers have been recorded in Tulare cOurty
within the last sixty days than in any
other county in the state in proportion to
it's population"
Big Sales Made
o. IL. Johnson reports the following
sales during the week through his office:
John Hight, jr., to Claude Wright, 200
acres in Tulare county known as the
Harper ranch, fine dairy ranch near Sau-
cileto. Price $1,000.
]. B. Long to R. T. Montgomery, 100
acres. Tuare county near Poplar. Price
$4,000.
w. w. Murray to ]. r. Sloan, 100 acres
in Tu,are county, four miles from Pixley.
Price $1,000.
]. Sheridan to E. knoll, 100 acres in Tu-
lare county five miles from Upton; inn
nroved ranch of alfalfa. Price $500.
A. Mostiet to S. l.. Macl1ie 12O acres in
Tulare county, virgin land, $40 per acre.
Price $48OO.
Also the following parties have bought
land in the Imperial valley through Mr..
Johnson;
w Bedford. 1850 acres; price $1,000.
r. W. Bristol, 800 acres; price $4,000.
r. ID. Williams, 1eO acres; price $4,000
& M. Tucker 100 acres; price 5000.
- 7 bradford 100 acres: price $4,000