Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-22
Second Excursion 10
Golden State.

Ile second excursion run by the
American Land a. Security Company
from LA Sale County 20 the great
san Joaquin valley ninrty-seVcn
miles southeast OF San Francisco,
thirty sevcn miles northeast of FIRES
no and three hundred and seventy
three miles north OF Los Angeles. Cali
tolntd. will be on Thursday. March
18th. 1870. Parties going will leave
Northwestern Station, Chicago, H., AZ
10 p, m, on that day on the over
land Limited and will arrive at Pat.
tcrson sunday, March 2s. at > D. m
The San Joaquin Valley is one of
the richest in the state OF California.
and this land lies in Stanislau.
County the wealthiest agricultural
county in California and the seventh
Weulthiest in the United States. II
is u very level country without any
hard pan, alkaI or adobe. suitable for
most any crop, bat ideal for alfalfa
and deciduous fruits. The climate in
this valley is mild, with a snowlcss
winter, Plenty Of rain in January
and February. there being no violent
storms. This land is under1aid at =
depth OF from seNenty-tive to a hun
urea anu twenty i've ictl Win an
abundance of water for irrigation by
wells, which are pumped BY electric.
ity. making this irrigation proposition
absolutely certain. When Il farmer
IN this valley desires rain, 1t rains.
when he desires it to stop, it stops
We can readily see what that means
to crop raisers. The farmers there
cut alfalfa SIX or seven times each
year and secure, Withou. fail, eight to
ten tons of dry hay per acre each
year Those that do not raise alfalfa,
raise tNo large crops OF barley and
milo maize each years. Potatoes can
be planted in the fall and harvested
in the spring in time 10 plant barley
or mlla maize Tor fall harvest. Al
least one ton of pork can be raised
Tor each acre Of land every season.
In fact, properly seekers will md
upon investigation that there is no
lace where 50 much can be produced
from the same amount of land for the
anne amount OF labor
1t is a spendid dairy region. Cattle
live in the open the year around, The
climate is one Of the most delightful
IN the entire state Of California. They
have none Of the fog or damp weather
Of San Francisco and do not have
the intense heat Of Southern Calitor'
MIA during the months of July and
August. The nights are always cool.
with no mucky or sticky weather
The market conditions are first
class. having several big cities with
in snort shipping distance and near
by towns Of good size Buyers send
h,i IN n ia
much of the produce
For transportation they have the
main line of the Southern Pacific Rail
road between San Francisco and Los
Angeles Also the asphalt paved
boulevard OF the California state
Highway system. now embracing -four
thousand eight hundred miles o.
smooth, hard surfaced boulerards. BE-
auto stages run nearly every hour
through the valley.
They have good schools, and antn
buses call at the farm houses for the
children in the morning and return
them from school in the evening. free
Of charge, good social conditions an
a region Of unlimited possibilities
where great progress is being made
all the time. The conditions belnS
such that there are no crop failure
You will never regret the small
amount CT money you pay out to TAKE
advantage Of this excursion II you
have any doubt about this being as
good alfalfa land as there is in the
world and Of the above statement OF
facts being true Of the valley land
lying south Of Sacramento, California.
ask c. H. Power. Andrew Mutter or
r ]. Nerincy of Ottawa, who nave
been there and purchased land. These
men have been practically over the
United States looking for land ami
will bear witness that this Is the best
investment that they have seen IN
tarm lands anywhere.
For full particulars as TO this won
derful opportunity to see the Golden
state and this beautiful valley from
a business and pleasure standpoint.
write or call on F. G White, District
Sales Manager, Clifton Hotel. who
can furnish you with the names OF
many men who have farmed all their
lives in the states Of Illinois, Iowa
Nebraska Minnesota, North ana
South Dakota, who are now at Patter'
son. California, own their farms. AMI
whose nlarpS are not for sale.