Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-14

California, which today is by long
odds the greatest producing country
in the world, came from the outside;
from the stranger The local cApi-
talist and others of smaller means,
being absolutely blind as to the op-
portunity then within their grasp.
From other portions of the state,
California capital and brains took a
leading part in the early develop
ment. Well known merchants, law
yers, 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
particularly the strong support and
backing furnished by the keen de-
partment store employe-two Los
Angeles stores alone supporting hun
dreds OF investors, each one helping
the development In amounts that
ranged from $50 by the lady cashiers
to $4,000 by managers of depart
ments. 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 subse-
quent investments have added many
millions Of dollars in Brown Gold to
the worlds wealth. Some towns of
about 10000 Inhabitants furnishing
more "sinews" than did any one of
the wealthy eastern states.
II was not very long after the
Elwood discovery before all the good
land In the district was acquired,
principally by mining, fruit, lumber
and other men, who through business
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brought into active touch with the
exact situation in Kern County, and
who were quick to take advantage
of the immense possibilities and
profits to be ultimately 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
we're compelled to go elsewhere and
secure lands in other districts, where
the indications and general appear
anoe of the country we're similar to
those prevalent in the Kern River
district. This "crowding out" which
led to the compulsory seeking for
other districts was particularly fortu-
nate from the fact that II led to the
further exploiting, development and
ultimately the proving up of the
greatest of all California Brown
Gold Dlstricts-"C "Coalinga."
The stupendous magnitude and
the recent rapid advancement made
in the development OF this great
Brown Gold district is such as fully
warrants the name the WONDER
DISTRICTS" 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 intelligent one the cele-
brated Kern River District, the field
that is generally (and was truly re-
garded 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 re-
markable from the fact that they
prove unquestionably the supremacy
OF Coalinga, the Wonder District OF
California. and shows Il to be by all
odds. through comparison OF present
development. as well as by results,
actual production--the King OF all
Brown Gold districts. The figures
referred TO. which cover the total
production OF those two great Brown
Gold districts for the month OF
March, 1910, are;