The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-04-01
From California
Oroville, Cal Feb. 27, 1915.

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have an interest in that part Of the
state. I was practically raised al
Kissee Mills, am son Of G. F. w.
Carter, who formerly lived on the old
Kidwell place two and half miles
from Kissec Mills, and five miles from
the old town Of Forsyth, right close
TO the Bill Conner place and also close
to the widow Clark's place. l went
to school at Taney City and also at the
old Conner school, and l have bunch
OF old friends in that neighborhood
whom ! want TO see this letter.
This town is some place out here
in California, the sun shines all OF the
year and there are flowers OF all kinds
that bloom all the year through This
town has flowers all over it, and the
grass is green and the oranges are in
bloom and ripe and green fruit is
hanging on the trees at the same
time. 1t is surprising to see the or
anges lie on the ground and rot.
There are thousands OF tons go 10
waste each year, and at the same time
the people in your state are paying
at the rate of so cents a dozen for
them, not only oranges bu; lemons as
we'll, and all kinds OF fruit going TO
waste just like the apples do in that
county.
There is going on here now the big
fair and everything you can think OF is
shown. Theta are automobile races
run at the rate Of Cd miles an hour,
but that is not the only thing that
California is good for, for you can
raise most everything under the sun
in this state from wild berries and
nuts OF all kinds to bananas grow
here, and the wages are good. A
common working man gets from 81, SO
to LOO a day, and all kinds OF trades
pay good wages, and this is one OF the
best farming countries that | have
ever seen. There is still plenty Of
government land laying idle waiting
for someone to come in and take it
up aud settle on it, land that would
be good for anything il there was a
little work done on it, and as for game
and hunting, there is every kind OF an
animal in this state except an opossum.
There has never been one Of them
seen nor heard OF in the state. have
told my friends here that if l ever
went back to that state would send
pair of oposssums TO some Of them.
My parents are in this town oj O'o'
Vile, and are doing well. My father
still takes the old county paper, and is
sure glad to see it come so that he
can get TO see what the old friends
are doing. also have many relatives
in Missouri and some day they may
want to take a change and leave that
country and l would advise them 10
come to California, as it is a good
place for anyone 10 come ard settle
down and make money, and it is also
worth their time and money to come
and see this lair. They will see things
that they have never seen before and
may never have a chance to see again.
Anything that is possible will be seen,
and there are some things that don't
look possible. The Western Pacific
is putting on special trains making
connections with the Denver & Rio
Grande al Salt Lake to bring passen,
gers from all parts Of the east to see
the fair. There were I'll, ,077 people
who paid admission TO the grounds on
the opening day and thousands more
who did not attend at that time be-
cause the fair will run a year and they
will have plenty of time to attend
when they want to. There are also al
kinds Of mines in this country. gold
silver. coal, lead, zinc and copper. L
is worth a trip from the east TO come
and see one Of the big gold dredge'
working, digging up the earth and gel
the gold out Of it just as they go along
They look just like house floating il
the water, There are three railroad
, running inlo this town. so there ar
t OF ways to ship products Of the country
! 1t is one Of the Oldest towns in III
state, being one Of the places settlet
, by the first gold rush in l849. M
parents and | landed here on the 2ls
OF September 1905, and liked thi
place so we'll that we Just stayed an
have never been away from it as W
have done we'll siece we have bee
here.
Well, think have written enoug
, so will close, wishing you one an