The San Francisco call., 1910-10-10

ana vines are arriving at the DedrlnS
age. There IS always plenty OF en-
ployment IN the orchards. and many
families make good money picking and
packing fruit while they are enjoying
a summers outing
PROFITS MADE WITH HOGS
Hogs are profitable and are easily
raised. With a few acres of alfalfa
and the skim milk from the family
dairy. many porkers can be raised
yearly. and the money thus made win
add greatly to the yearly receipts.
There is always a great demand for
garden truck, and all kinds of vege
tables can be raised here with the use
of water. the Industrious man viii find
many ways in which to add to his bank
| account for the climate will assist him
in his work, and anything that he tn
dustriously and intelligently under
| takes will prove a success.
MADEIRA is eminently farmers coun-
try, where land is not taxed to boom
prices, and visit to this favored sec
tion will convince you that all the
good things of this earth are not
| locked up in the stretch of territory
called southern California. with It's
| thousand dollar land.
The poultry business in particular
anords an easy, pleasant and lucrative
occupation. Many who have engaged
in 1T have made completeness. With a
climate that is devoid of biting cold
and a soil that will produce literally
the year around much that the fowls
will consume, you have at once ideal
conditions for the successful prosecu-
tion of the business.
ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS
Hence, it is not matter of market.
climate and soil altogether that spells
success, but much has to do with the
personal fitness of the man engaging
in the business. Poultry culture in this
section. when intelligently followed.
Will give better returns than in almost
any other section of the country.
What has been said of the whole OF
California applies particularly to Ma
| dera county, Here are no tOrnadoeS
| or chilling blasts, nor are there any
/ sudden changes in temperature which
/ 1mperil life. The heat, though high.
/ as indicated by the thermometer. Is
not excessive enough to prevent labor
| in the fields on the hottest days. be-
cause the air being dry, the latent heat
/ of the body is rapidly eliminated and
the blood is kept cool.
/ It will bear repetition that every
! day of the year is working day Tt
follows that ii costs less TO live here
than In any other state in the union
/ and the comfort of life is greater.
| The intending settler should fix
| firmly in his mind the topography OF
California We have winter season
called wet" and a summer season
called dry" In the winter months
the average rainfall is about 20 inches.
/ distributed throughout four months OF
| the year. and this is ample to insure
abundant crops.
NATURE HELPS INDUSTRY
But, it may be asked, is not this
precocity Of animate and inauimate
! life compensated by early decay? The
answer is no. That rule has here its
exception. The peach tree that blooms
| before the she'll of the pit that bore
it is decayed. bears on for 80 years or
more. Olive trees that furnished oil
| for the sacraments of the old mission
| fathers 100 years ago shade the graves
of the gardeners who planted them
and ripen their yearly crop with un-
| abated energy.
But men fail in California? Yes.
Men who buy land and hire it planted
and worked. running it on the alb
| sentee landlord system, fail here and
everywhere. So do men fail who run
manufacturers and trade on the same
| system. But men who take here only
so much land as they have the means
| and ability to conserve and can prop
| erly till and tend with the labor OF
their own families do not fail; for
I here nature helps the Industrious land.
and nowhere else does intelligent labor
| add as much to the value OF the land.
| one handle of the plow.
PROSPEROUS COUNTY SEAT
| MADEIRA Is the saAnty seat of MADEIRA
| county, and the shipping point of its
products. 1t is prosperous city
with population Of $500 that is rap
/ idly increasing. 1t has well lighted
streets, electricity being furnished by
| the San Joaquin light and power COM
pany, whose generating plant is in the
mountains In this county.
It's business houses are modern, sub
/ stantial structures and occupy several
| blocks. There are two banks, machine
/ shops. planning mills. box factory. pack
| ing house. abstract Office. large apart
ment stores. and every branch Of bust
| ness is represented that is adapted 10
\ a thriving town. There are two news
! papers, which publish daily and weekly
/ editions and which reflect the pros
| perity OF the community
The streets are well kept and are
lined with beautiful shade trees, for
which the Woman's Improvement club
| deserves the credit. for II planted seven
miles of country roads with eucalyptus
| and acacia trees.
SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
The public schools are equal to the
! best in the state and the high school
| building is beautiful and modern
structure. The city owns its own
4 system
/ municipal water system. bonds having
! already been voted for that purpose.
All churches are represented and most
! fraternaI organizations
| The county courthouse is a hand
! some structure being built of MADEIRA
/ county granite, and cost 100000 One
of the largest wineries of the state is
i located here, besides a smaller winery
| in the northern end of the county.
/ Raymond is a hourishing town. 20
/ miles northeast Of MADEIRA. I'm the foot
l hills at the end Of a branch road which
/ runs from Berenda- Stages thence TO 4,
i! the famous Yosemite valley made the
town OF some Importance and gave it
unusual activity. II has some flourish
! ing business houses
/ O'Neais. Coarse Gold and North Fork
| are thriving villages which have stage
/ connection with MADEIRA daily Sundays
| excepted
In times of mining activity much
/ business is done by these mountain
towns.
| For further information concerning
MADEIRA county. the prices of land. etc.
/ address the board of supervisors or
the Madera hoard of trade