Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-19
GREAT FUTURE IN STORE FUR
 CALIFORNIA
L, c. Shattuck, Well Known Capitalist, Surprised By the Wonderful Progress Made in the Golden State,

Among the arrivals in the city on yesterday mornings train from the west was l.. c. Shattuck, the well known local capitalist and mine op- orator. who has been spending the past few weeks at San Diego, Cal, with his family. After visiting var ious points of interest along the coast, and in the southern portion of the Golden State, Shattuck was called back to the territory to attend to some matters of important business.
 When seen by Review reporter yesterday, MT. Shattuck, who is one of the most conservative business men in the southwest, said:
 Tt has been sevein years since l visited the coast cities before, and l must say that I was surprised at the wonderful growth evident since that time. although I have often read of of the rapid strides that had been made. Los Angeles has grown from the class of a primitive town to that of a first class city. having on its principal thoroughfares, some of the incest commercial houses in the country.
 San Diego and various other cities
 in that vicinity have also partaken
 of the prosperity, but the greatest im'
 provement of all and that on which
 all of the cities depend outside of the tourist trade, is to be seen in the agricultural districts. The advance ment in these sections is wonderful, and in time the products of that sec.
 tion will rival that of any portion of
 the United States.
 "The entire energy of the people of that portion of the state seems to have been devoted to the project ot supplying an adequate amount ot water to irrigate the whole section, and rapid strides are being made in this direction. Although up until a year or two ago, residents told me they had been troubled with lack of water this year the Sweetwater res
 ervoir is full, insuring plenty for IT,
 rigation in that vicinity. and already
 the people of Los Angeles have plac ed their stamp of approval on the Owens River project. The construc ton of a storage reservoir on the Owens river will not insure the sup ply of Los Angeles, but will give a l supply with which to irGigate the | SuEFUunulnS COuuIIE.
 All of the cities in the southern part of California seem to be boom | ing, as well as the agricultural dis tricts. and merchants in the various 1 communities look upon this as the 1 greatest year in the history of the
 state for tourist travel
 However, although the agricultu | ral resources Of the Golden State have been developed to a certain eX tent. I do not think that the res | idents themselves realize the wonder l ful opportunity the future holds in store for them. In the not far distant ! future I look for Southern California
 to be the largest olive and fruit mar | ket in the world, because even at the present time there is not the slightest | reason for doubt that with good supply of water, which is assured every foot of the ground will yield II think that if the people of thal | section of the Pacific coast will de vote still greater energy than they
 have been giving to the furnishing o
 an adequate water supply for irriga 1 tion purposes, the time is not far dis tant. when in quantity, as well aS l the quality, California will lead tho i world in its yield of fruit, and the | cities of the state will enjoy thai
 prosperity which is consequent on the | success of the farming industry anC
 which is really the staple support O
 the country"