The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-11
HERE'S WHAT CALIFORNIA
OWNERS WILL DO FOR EX-SOL

dyke. and flooded some scores Of In
habited farms.
Naturally the farmers were crazy.
They came down to the Legislators
to tell the state. and the big fellows
where TO head in. To their surprise,
they were met by the representative
of Armour. the Natomas. and Other
big river basin reclaimers with the
proposal:
why not get together on . dsun-
ocratic basis and GUARANTEES n
AMERICAN Valley"
That hit the small fellows hard
The whole SacramentoSan Joaqu1n
valley is dominated by the Great
Fear-fear of the advancing tide Of .
Japanese and Hindus. When the
Japanese farmer enters, the white
farmer departs. And the Japanese
usually mines" the soil-exhausts it
before leasing elsewhere.
why not have an American vnl-
ley?"
1t sounded good. Big owner -
small farmer got together, elocoe1
Van Bernard Of Butte City-oWDor
Of an S0acre farm-presideut -
launched the Fourteen Counties ~
ject.
They agreed. first OF all. to ffnlah
the reclama ton work along the rivet.4
NEW LAND RICHER
THAN EGYPTS
Since Noah's flood, CalfornAaa1s
great valley has been parted In ~
middle by ten-mile stretch Of TUX
swamp. This the corporations Wuro
reciaiming when the flood came. It<
Is rich land-as rich as the goIdGn.
sands of Araby turned to loan.
To complete the reclamation WOr1fi
will demand s7,soo.o00. to be raised
by an assessment. and bond issuoi
OF sS.0o0,0oo. The work will bos
completed by next winter.
The unruly river-the unbFiEen !;
inhibited Sacramento-Will be harn-
essed forever.
And not only harnessed, ~
driven. Ii will work for the settleru.
II will furnish limitless water -
irrigation-the bitches are alren1y,
dug-and furthermore. by deepeulngi
its own channel. il will drudge q
passageway for the largest rivGnst
boats and solve the freight probleul..
NO PAYMENTS DOWN
-HOORAY!
George w. Peltier. Sacramento<
banker, for years a leader in Call,
fornia development, asked himsoles
the question:
What IL we sell those lands with-4
out demanding cash paymene}
DOWN."
And he answered himself:
Our capital is unlimited. WEI
can wait. The soldiers cannot -
liver any cash payment. Let those
who want 10 pay, pay; let the 0thers3
come in on mere instaIlments. but
they must be good men, who win !
really FARM"
So that is the Fourteen Countie4(
policy.
THE DAWN OF
SOLDIER RULE
Here are some of the communityj
features:
Purchasers will be looked over nd .
investigated by a committee. with
which the state land settlement
will cooperate.
Each subtract will have its farm
supervisor. He will advise the farm
ers what to plant, help them con-
stantly. put over all community ptrr-
chases of costly tractors. fine bulls,
fencing and paints by the Gag load.
He will help every man on the tract /
to financial success.
The association will finance ware.
house companies, creameries, flour
mills, steamship lines, and other
concerns to buy or handle the farm
ers' products.
The association will increase year
by year. 1t is in IA counties now
in five years it may be in So coun-
ties. Southern California, attracted
by the anti-Oriental policy, has prom
ised to come in. In the San JOAQUIN
valley, Miller and Lux. who for
years have held tremendous tracts
semi-idle, have promised to open
from $4,000 to 100. 900 acres and ioin
the association.
These sOidier-farmers will Weld
great political and economic power.
The future can only be dimly guessed
at Political and economic protec.
ton" is in the association charter.
"rhe Fourteen Counties association
is going to run this state, IL not the
entire West" declares one of its high
est officials.
And the best thing about II is
its policies are TO be democraticsIly
controlled by its members. not By
the people who put up the COIN