The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

- II IS announced in Fresno that JainsS
Porter, an Iowa millionaire, mas
1 bought 1000 acres near Deiano ana
is visiting that region with q party
of twenty other men of wealth troih
the same state all of whom intend to
invest in land in the vicinity. MI For-
ter is also reported TO have options on
several thousand acres more in the san
JOAQUIN valley. which he deems the
most promising part OF the state ne
example of these Iowa investors VIII
prove contagious. They are an nleu
of experiences in the work OF deNetoP
ment. and their opinion OF valley lands
hacked nv their Investments, is certain
TO bear good fruit.-Stocktoh lhuS
pendent.
The Butte County Irrigated Lands
Company of Biggs has perfected ~
organlzation The company
has secured a tract of land contafnins
500 acres, known as the Boulware
tract, located south and east OF BlsEs,
which will be subdivided into hNe anu
ten acre tracts and supplied with water
from the, Butte County canal w neh
this land is sold other large holdings
will be purchased and put upon tue
market in small tracts. 1t has oeeh
estimated that fully $4,000 acres can
be irrigated by the bitches that tnls
company will build. work upon whlch
will be commenced as soon as the sur
yeys are completed.-Chico Enterprise
In San Diego County. the banner
lemon county Of the United states, IS
| located the largest lemon orchard IN
the world-eO.O0o trees-Marysvlile
| Democrat.
The year 1906 has been a prosperous
one as far as Marin County is con-
cerned. Her growth has been healthy
| one and the county is forging ahead
upon true merit For years her aa-
/ vancement was slow, but now when the
/ outside world is becoming acquainted
with her many natural advantages the
/ tide of homesekers is commencing 10
! flow to our shores. They are begin
1 ming to realize that our terraced lands
and graceful slope afford every luxury
obtainable at the hands of nature.
l* They are becoming acquainted
with the fact that our climate is ideal
and that our beautiful valleys are
| traversed With roads and boulevards
that afford beautiful drives. Our
pure mountain water has no equal in
| California and our streams and forests
! are the delight of every lover Of ma
/ ture. In fact. within a few moments
ride of large metropolis. no place has
more beautiful natural attractions than
Marin County, and therefore it is not
I to be wondered at that her assessment
roll is growing at the rate of over one
million dollars a year.-San Rafael In
dependent.
Emil Schweigler of Orangeva1e. who
recently purchased the old McComber
property on Sutter street. has COM
menced work of razing one side of the
building and will Immediately COM
/ mence a neat structure Of iron and
i concrete. Later the other half of the
property will be similarly improved
but the two parts will form one build
ing Mr.. Schweiger's plan is TO estab-
lish an olive picking and vinegar
plant Immediately and later to install
machinery for making olive oil, and he
| will probably also conduct a cannery.
The addition TO F'olsom's indus
tries will be an important one and will
be a factor in the Development of tile
/ surrounding country, as it viii consume
Eproducts of orchard and vineyard.-Fol-
som Telegraph.
A new railroad to run from the town
of Cement and having its terminus in
Suisun on Suisun slough has been def
nitely decided upon and construction
work will be begun shortly.N The road
will be six miles in length and used
principally for freight transportation.
The people behind this important prof
ect are principally stockholders in the
| cement company. who take this means
of bettering the shipping facilities OF
the vast amount of cement manufac-
! tured by the Pacific Companys mills
| In addition to the railroad line and
equipment of cars the new company
will own its own boats. plans for which
are now i'm the hands of the draughts-
men. The railroad will probably enter
Suisuu on the east line of the land OF
the Suisun Realty Company, which viii
also arrange to provide a place foI
| warehouses and wharves- In order tc
carry out the intentions in this respect
several hundred feet of the Realty Com
pany's land VIII be dredged for deer
water project The building ot
the new road will result in great bene-
fit to Suisun and will be hailed witt
delight here. The people should rem
der it every assistance possible.-Suisur
Republican.
If the Government considers 1t E
profitable investment to spend S65O,00C
TO develop water for the irrigation Of
10000 acres of land in Glenn County
why would it not consider the expendi-
ture of much less than half tha
amount for the irri cation of 10.00l
acres in San Luis Obispo County? And