The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
Made His Getaway ....... .....' !. !: !.
= = r., ',' ..='' From f ( II California
Z. a. Tracy MA. Glad to Make His Escape Before
he Iost.kiis AlI--Came 6aoktto North DAKOTA
to ,0et" Marm-3An Intfrsstinso 3tatsmss,nt :
from Well Known Ward County Farmer

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From, Well Known
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u,R1Tts y and family ...demothe!'
nna. Phoebe Tracy, who lefr for Cali
,es.la Z tsw weeks ago, intending to
- chat state their future hsms.ar-
siasA in Ninot Wsdne sday morning
-. axiNs law live in North Dakota.
anaaaAed. 10 ha back An North ,Daapota,
~ izudy ofS plenty, spsace and happ-
a6aaLos Il RagArdtng@ 'Cslttorusa,' NJ!
80, sadtd:o OBJ ,"oAa sI@5@?:::" n,1
l-iav. hroth6r ~ real estats dealer
Ax1lAee, California. and 10 - Auat
sslE.Aak - nas =, good WORD
:, auhaaE tlon California ,LIstsntng 70
+ a1a0ioesaeeounts Of that ststes% II 1hsld
A.nnlA t6pfewitwesks ago. dla& luckily
"a ~. peA NJ fAnn. and lett tor ;the
usaia uixha my family, intending to
~ Md there in case liked 1t! Do
4 ,ika it there? Do like to freeze
h AaatA? Why l have not been
Sam ailce left North Dakota. The
Asuaoaneter stood at only 81 degrees
NAe> hit the cold is searching. l will
nA yaa. The rainy season Is on, and
~ <A:-a,ta west !o,,wi.' 1nd fou: u
~ incAaa Of mud. Don't let anyone
N pa, that il. does not get cold in
ssasfornia. My brothers fuel cos,s
- q year, he uses most of it for
Asai.E purposes.
~Iyaxpected to get all the fruit l
vsaAsA when ] went there. About
~ oaly fruit had was some grapes
ohak i picked. didn't see any ripe
ssaneas. only some green ones on
- Grees. You can buy lemons for
Ee 4 dozen from the stores, and
Asaanxs cost you 35c dozen, as
usch rs they do in .Minot. Let a man
nalse grapes. and he can sell them
Az bat five dollars a ton. saw
ssusaauds OF tons of grapes on the
xfnnk. that the growers would not
aSafE, hecause they could not get
ssnsseh fDr them to pay to pick them.
- iaho any store in California, and
sxa uiA pay for them at. the rate OF
ssssua and half cents a pound or
FSo \ Inn.
UAay talk about a man getting rich
nsaIng fruit there. i tell you, you
MN earn your money, and then some.
Aas fellow met has ten acres. He
ascrs q COW and two horses and has
ka,e .acres of oranges. After he has
.aisvessA of his crop this year, he had
"a dig down in his pockets and raise
1rs 10 pay his expenses. That's not
E&1kang money very fast.
NAst makes their land high?
seSiAag short of imagination. Why
u Ann can make more money from
HA aanes OF land in North Dakota,
.saA d ID easier than he can for the
sassa amount of land there. Stay by
.senr Saad in North Dakota.
talked with a fellow who has
fssan there eighteen years. He would
.ssn sslt and leave if he had "a chance
Ne says he wonders that the people
~ rsee east do not get wise as to the
anTs california is doomed Many
9th whom L grew acquainted ad-
-asN znss to leave before went broke
saASak their advice.
Eax baud will cost from $65 to.
3aas az acre. and if you get irrigated
zana, you will have to pay fancy
rsta far. it, One man had four
.sxsrs xrrd he had to pay SIS a year
%r the water for irrigation purposes.
Gsre fellow wanted to sell me his
"a 2srrs pa ca. He kept eleven head
Il cutie. three horses and a little
Essetnery On 1t, and asked me
saa.bGa Eur it. | made my getaway
II fist rs possible.
h9ca the irregated land does not
.siNass pan out we'll. The water
asusIess from tAe mountains and by
lsna it is gore. Then you must re-
z ga your own pumping plant which
pss from $500 to $4,000. If you
- not. the hot weather is~ likely. to
Gesn 1aar crops all up.
lasay gsare been compelled to sell
a-~3r cattle because they were unable
aHrAsss enough feed for them.
1T were to give my opinion of
npse ~iro are getting rich, would
sxF thai emily the railroads and the
saoks Han are making much money.
sMH Re getting their money from
Dc sxckcrs from the east.
Troy raise grass out there known
- I'm ~so4inson" grass. II this is
au4 wfsM Il Is about two feet high
e Msapss good feed, but III allowed to
vssw., T. sses coarse and the roots
f1Rwuao 80 .jmbedded in tho soil that