Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
WEALTH IN TEHGMA COUNTY
California Land that Offers Most
Wonderful Field for Settlers.
WHY BEE SELECTS PRIZE THERE
second GIFT bought of TrowbridRe-
bolster Company Because Land
seemed Best for independent
Failure 90 winner.


Back east there are thousands Of
anxious eyes looking toward the Pacific
coast and wondering what lies there In
that vast expansive country, yet in It's
youth: but rapidly growing so that II Is
soon 70 become one Of the greatest sec
lions Of this hemisphere. where not only
will there be lots Of tsla OF the progress
and lots OF results. but where other peo-
pie from other sections Of the world Will
come 20 gather lessons in the cultivation
OF soil and IN the various ways TO make
money. Back east those eyes look west
ward. they glance past the Missouri river,
surging along south 60 empty It's waters
into the Father of Waters and then
stream on to the gulf. past this river
and past the states that are near this
stream look the eyes OF the east and
they come 20 rest upon that wonderful
and magnificent state OF California,
where nature has smiled It's best and has
placed the most bewitchng OF its graces
There IN that great state OF California
where man has everything that nature
can give and where there Is wealth for
those who have the energy and the wis
dom OF modern beings-yes there II that
great state OF California with It's many
blessings and LIS golden opportunities for
the men Of the east and the men OF the
middle west who are seeking TO become
Independent and 10 acquire a wealth that
Win assure them an established income
Grand old California, how can man
ever expect TO find greater garden on
this side of the world? How can any
man who wishes 10 progress want for a
10 expand-in which 90 nave the desires
Of his mind and body satisfied. Call
fornla is become the mecca OF fortune
hunters. and this day fIndS Il offering
better and broader opportunities than II
has ever offered before. That the trend
Of the men who so west now should be
20 reach California and buy land there
Is only natural Tho state that offers
the grandest opportunity for a great fu-
ture most naturally should be the COM
monwealth 10 which all travellers In
quest OF fortune should go.
II was the wonderful opportunities Of
fered by California which induced The
Omaha Bee 20 purchase ten acres Of
TEXANS county, California land, 20 be
given away as second prize In the second
Boohlovers' contest OF this papee which
Is about TO close. This land, Il seemed
TO The Bee. was the most profitable that
any man or woman could own, 80 this
paper paid $3.50 70 the Lutheran
Colonization cohnpany--the Trowbrldge
Bolster company OF omaha-for the ten
acres that are being offered as second
prize in this contest. The Trowbrldge-
Bolster company has the general
agency for this Tehama county land
This firm is located in the City National
Bank building OF this city. The sales
made by this company OF Tehama county
land during the last few months have
been enormous. The land is eiaased as
some OF the best in the county.
whore TehRma County IL.
Tchama county lies squarely across the
head of the Sacramento valley, one OF the
garden spots OF the world Its sur
face Is diversified and includes the crest
OF both mountain ranges. with attractive
foot hills and much OF the broad ana
level plain OF the Sacramento valley.
divided BY the Sacramento river. There
are fertile plains and rolling foot hills
and rich bottoms until the very mouth OF
the canon from which the Sacramento
river emorges n reached.
The land Of the Lutheran Colonization
company Is located about five miles
southeast Of Red Bluff. the county seat
Of Tehama county. The Sacramento river
runs within enc and one-half miles OF
this tract and. nearing completion within
one mile. Is the Northern Electric rail-
road.
The soil ia deep and rich. adapted TO
almost everything that grows Fruits of
all ind
peaches plums. pears, olives figs, al
monds, cherries. Strawberries. raspber-
ries, etc, all do well and pay we'll. Vege.
tables Of ali kinds, potatoes. melons,
cabbage, asparagus, onions, celery, let
tnee. cucumbers, etc. are all raised In
abundance an these parts. and may be
grown successfully on the colony land.
An the year round direct from the garden
70 the table may be had cabbage, onions,
lettuce. peas, grapefruit. oranges, lemons,
lines and strawberries. and deciduous
fruits develop perfectly.
Poultry and eggs pay good returns. Per-
haps no enterprise brings greater re-
turns from the amount OF capital In.
vested than the poultry and egg business.
On few acres this business may be
carried on successfully and be made 10
pay from the beginning. Turkeys ana
chickens always bring good pricea IN Cal
ifornia and the climate makes the work
q raising and caring for them much
easier than I'm the middle west, where the
winters are 80 severe and the weather
- 80 chaneeabie.
The enterprising man wants 20 live In
a country with good background OF re-
sources. Money Is made BY converting
natural wealth into Industrial possessions
and this can be best done where there
~ a large reserve. The early comers
made much OF the Spanish grants, or
took advantage OF the cheapness OF the
lands 70 buy great tracts. Some OF these
rcmain 60 show what the magnificenoe
% farm life was In the days OF the pio-
neera. Others are being subdivided and
the small farm with It's more careful
culture IL getting into the heart OF the
great estates. What can be done by the
newcomer on a few acres is shown by
what 10 being done by many year after
ysar The pear orchard of 100 acres on
the Cone ranch, on tie east side OF the
river edging our property. IN 1900 re-