Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-20

The Desert Farmer is pleased to
announce the launching of the Cali
fornia Date Farm and Eucalyptus
company, duly organized and lncor-
porated for the purpose OF operal-
ing in the fertile Imperial valley;
This company was Incorporated in
October, 1908, and is fathered by
some of the best known business
men of Southern California. The
president and general manager Is
Mr.. F. H. Stanley, the secretary
treasurer being Mr.. e. A. De Blols'
both of the city of Brawley.
The company, which has a cap
ital of one million dollars, mas
opened offices in the San Fernando
building in Los Angeles, and Will
also maintain offices in the valley
wherever necessary.
The Desert Farmer, being well ac-
uuainted with the company's general
manager, Mr.. Stanley, heartily con-
graduates the stockholders upon
having Mr.. Stanley in charge OF at
fairs. He is one of the pioneers OF
the valley, and has lived and worked
here for over six years. he mas
proved himself a successful farmer,
as well as a successful business
man. He has proftably planted
cared for and managed over SIX nun
dred acres in the valley, and his
own home ranch is one of the show
places of the Imperial valley.
The success of an enterprise OF
the character of this company de-
ponds so entirely upon the keen
foresight and general knowledge of
its field manager that the company
has certainly done we'll to secure
the services of Mr.. Stanley, who
will take charge of selecting its
lands. preparing them for proper
planting and watching them to ma
turity.
Speaking of the California Date
Farm and Eucalyptus company, Mr..
Stanley said: This company plans
to do a general farming business,
planting>and growing dates, oranges,
olives and other semi-tropical
fruits; to set out vast forests of
eucalyptus, and to raise all kinds
of the quick growing farm products,
such as cantaloupes, alfalfa, corn,
tomatoes, potatoes, etc. The COM
pany will also raise cattle, horses,
hogs and so on, and in the course
of time add other departments
which will make for economical
management and consequent profits.
We have for some time been exam
ming conditions in various parts of
California, with the intention of To-
eating in the most favorable dis
trict. We have decided to operate
exclusively in the Imperial valley,
for the reason that we believe con-
ditions here are better than any
where else for the making of large
profits One of the leading depart
ments will be in the growing of
dates. The best varieties of dates
are now imported from Africa. The
United States government has been
making experiments near Heber
and Mecca for the past five years,
and in one of the government bull
letins 1t is said: The climate of
Imperial valley is better adapted
than that of any other region of
North America for the culture of
the best sorts of dates. and is even
better than that of the northern
part of the Sahara desert, whence
are exported the choicest dates that
now reach the markets of Europe
and America. The advantages OF
this region over any others in the
United States or Mexico for the
growing of the best late varieties
of dates, such as the Deglet Moor,
are so great as to give it almost a
natural monopoly of the production
of these dates, the most expensive
dried fruits on our markets.
Mr. Stanley said he hoped to send
an experienced man to Africa to Sc
lect the very choicest date palms,
which would be planted in the COM
pany's orchards. He said that
while the United States government