The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
PROGRESS of State Noted
by the Interior Press

This is not by any means all; we have
along the salinas River. and very easy
OF access. more than 100000 acres OF
land that could be irriga ted from wato~
stored near the head Of the Salinas
Piver at a proportiOnately less cost To
that estimated for the NacimientO PROT
ec+ Irrigation for Salinas ValIev
is a project as worthy as any ever un-
dertaken in the state. and when once
the valley is wate~ed there win be
found no finer section anywhere.-San
Luis Obispo Telegram
The Redsdng Brick Company viii at
once commence the construction Of a
spur track from the Southern Pacific
liae to the yards and kiIns of the
company below town at a cost OF $1,000
Or $500 and after the installation Of
the brick machines now at Etter Spur
will actively begin the manufacture or
brick at the rate OF 10000 to $4,000 a
day.
Another Improvement that is To he
made is the electrization of the whole
/ plant and the Introduction OF cruND
oil for kiln burning. Heretofore steaK
has been the motive pOwer.-ReddiHg
Searchllght.
California has made rapid progress
the past year. Every county has been
benefited by the steady growth of the
the rule. In manufactured PRODUCTS
she still stands second in the list.
! The outlook for Eastern Contra Costa
\ was never better Every town i'm the
district is prosperous and growing. Be
fore the end OF the year an electric
road may cross the island county and
be extended from Byron to Antioch.
No portion OF California Is developing
at more rapid rate than the san Joa
quin. and this portion OF Contra Costa
will reap some of the benefit. uiS
irrigation scheme which will tap the
entire valley from Tracy to Antioch Is
in process OF formation 1t involves
an immense canal. 500 feet wide and
four feet deep. More than s1.500.00O
Is behind the proposition. Some time
may elapse before it's completion, but
it is coming. 1t means the turning OF
this entire valley into an immense
dairy country. All in all. our future
looks most encoura aging.-ByrOn Times.
Perhaps it would be a good idea for
each orthe university presidents to add
to every public utterance the announce
ment that he denies ever having said
what he has just stated. This would
save him from the continual specific
denials that are needed.-Oakland En-
quirer.
California has the land and clims n
for many things that cannot be raisf
in other States in the Union. And ~
many instances she is the only State
that can market her produce in duan-
Titles sufficient to capture the trade
that has so long been to foreign cOun-
tries There are thousands of acres OF
land in this valley that could be put in
olives. and yet millions of pounds OF
4 olives and olive oil are annually inn
faH ART of
is a country sparsely settled and Yet
IL will produce almost any fruit or nut
that can be grown anywhere. This
county is a place for Okra. that vege-
table that IL is said will heal every
stomach trouble known to man. and vet
it is nutritive and palatable. IL can be
grown anywhere that cotton will grow
and it cans most easily. The growing
OF okra has been tried in the Northern
and Middle Western States. but without
success. The Southern States 90 not
care much about the smaller Industries.
as they have the cotton as their staple.
Hence the canned okra is high and rare.
1t is one of the industries here which
is beyond the experimental stage It
will bring twice the returns Of aspara-
gus and is much more easily grown.
besides lasting until very late in th~
fall.-Colusa sum-
United states surveyor General W. :.
Graham and two OF the New York
capitalists who are interested in the
construction of the electric railway
from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe. via
Fairoaks. Newcastle. Auburn and
Placerville. have just been over the
J line observations. It is stated on
good authority that work on -
line will be commenced in the eaK
spring and pushed forward RAPIDLY.
The surveys have all been
made and a satisfactory route decided
upon. No difficulty has thus far been
found in securing right OF way, and
} 1T Is believed that all the people along
/ the route will gladly give right Of way
for the road. Its construction viii
, enhance the value OF all the property
along the line tenfOld. Work on the
California Midland. the electric rail-
! road from Marysvilie to Auburn and
Grass Valley. is already under way at
the Marysville end and report is cur
rent here that work is to begin in a
few days at the Auburn end The line
runs from here to Wolf. thence west
} to Marysville. and east to Grass Valley
{ and Nevada City.-Auburn Republican.
Sacramento is insured against a
t gas famine. as least as long the
D State Legislature is in session--San
: Bernardino Index.