The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-14

tricts of California, which today is by long
odds the greatest producing country in the
world came from the outside from the
stranger. The local capitalist and others
of smaller means, being absolutely blind as
to the opportunity then within their grasp.
From other portions of the state, Califor-
MIA capital and brains took a leading part
in the early development. Well known
merchants, lawyers, doctors, lumber and
fruit men taking a leading part, and to the
list must be added the many hundreds of
the comparatively smaller investors, such
as mechanics, railroad men and particular
ly the strong support and backing furnish
ed by the keen department store employee
two Los Angeles stores alone supporting
hundreds of investors, each one helping the
development in amounts that ranged from
SO by the lady cashiers to $4,000 by mana
gers of departments. Another interesting
feature in this connection was the impetus
given by residents of the "Show Me" state.
They sent their delegations to investigate,
were duly shown and as a consequence
their subsequent investments have added
many millions of dollars in Brown Gold to
the worlds wealth Some towns of about
2000C Inhabitants furnishing more "sin-
ews' than did any Of the wealthy eastern
states.
1t was not very long after the Elwood
discovery before all the good land in the
district was acquired. principally by min
inE, fruit, lumber and other men, who
through business connections end associ,
ates were brought into active touch with
the exact situation in Kern County, and
who we're quick to take advantage of the
immense possibilities and profits to be III
timately derived from the development of
Brown Gold as against that of any other
kind of mining or industrial enterprise
And, as a consequence, those who later on
decided to engage in the industry were
compelled to go elsewhere and secure lands
in other districts, where the indications
and general appearance of the country
were similar to those prevalent in the Kern
River District This "crowding out"
which led to the compulsory seeking for
other districts was particularly fortunate
from the fact that it led to the further
exploiting, development and ultimately the
proving up of the greatest of all California
Brown Gold "Coalinga"
The stupendous magnitude and the re-
cent rapid advancement made in the de-
velopment of this great Brown Gold dis
trict is such as fully warrants the name
the "WONDER DISTRICT" and in order
to fully appreciate it's immense richness
and the development thereof which has
been made during the past few years,
which period covers the real opening up of
the field, a comparison will be necessary,
and for the purpose of making an intelli-
gent one, the celebrated Kern River Dis
trict, the field that is generally (and was
truly regarded as being the greatest and
richest producer of Brown Gold in the
world will be taken.
The authentic, up-to-date figures used
in order to substantiate the statements
made are those compiled for the month of
March, 1910, and they are interesting as
we'll as remarkable from the fact that they
prove unQuestionably the supremacy of
Coalinga the Wonder District of Cali
tornia. and shows it to be by all odds,
through comparison of present develop
ment, as well as by results, actual pro-
duction-the King of all Brown Gold dis
tricts. The figures referred to, which