The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-09-05
From Chico, California

Will communicate few impress
sions of our new home and sur
roundlngs now that we have spent
almost twelve months here. This
has been wonderful year for Sac
ramento Valley farmers and orch
ardists. We have very heavy al
mond crop as we'll as a bumper
prune crop. These two commod-
tiles with the peach crop are the
main sources Of income in this
part of the valley. They say if an
almond grower gets crop every six
years he can afford to lose the crops
during the other five years, and it
looks as though this statement were
correct. They are getting 80 cents
pound for their almonds.
BY the way our friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. Munsterman, have an almond
{ orchard and have just finished har-
vesting their crop. Mr.. Munster
man hauled down ten sacks the
other day and cashed a check for
$3.50; and let me add that he hauled
the ten sacks to market in his or
dinary pleasure car. Will say we
have certainly enjoyed our acquaint-
ance with Mr.. and Mrs. Munster
man.
About four miles below Chico the
vast rice fields of California start
in. You no doubt have heard some
thing of them. 1t is here we are
so keenly concerned regarding the
leases and holdings of the Japs.
You folks have no idea ofsthe for
eign situation down here in Cali
fornia unless you have had first
hand information IN regard to it or
have been in California at some
time during the past few years.
The Union Rice Company, as l un-
dertsand, is powerful Jap corpor-
alton, having it's own bank called
the Nippon Nation Bank of Sacra-
mento. These people have thou
sands of acres of rice land just be-
alow US, leased. or under the present
treaty" held by trustees for the
young Japs, who, under our laws,
can become American citizens and
own land. The condition is so
# grave that l see they now have an
organization here called the North
ern California Protective Associa-
tion', and have appealed to the
legislature to take the necessary
steps to. save these counties from
coming under the absolute control
in the next 25 years, of foreigners
especially the Japs.
We feel very fortunate indeed
that we bought in an organized
district settled up by good ole
Yankees, who are interested ir
schools, roads and the future Of
California, enough to keep out the
foreign element.
You know of course our failing
up there when hot weather came
and the trout needed our undivided
attention up in the hills, where
know DR.. Moser, Beck, Glen, an(
yourself, and, l notice in the Gaz
ette, a host of others are taking th'
responsibility of thinning out tht
many streams. Well, Chico is stu
ated very similarly to Kendrick il
'egard to fishing, as forty miles tC
the north or east of US sees thu
autoist up in the mountains will
many we'll stocked trout stream
and lakes. 1t has been our pleasur
to make several fishing trips tt
these mountains this summer.
Twill tell you of the climate con
ditions of this part of the state
both winter and summer. Las
winter it frosted and was just ik
our early April days and nights i
Idaho. This spring the trees be
gan to leaf out in February and tn
Almonds came in bloom in March
and from then on there has been
profusion of flowers, both floWerin
trees and shrubs. This is certainl
country blessed with flowers
Our last rain was late in April an
the next one is due this next month
Yes, it is dry here, and withor
water, of course, would look might
sick. But with plenty of water
which we have. things look the be!
one could wish to see.
We have been down to San Fral
cisco once since coming here an
only wish we could go again whe