The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-01-07
A VERY READABLE
CALIFORNIA LETTER
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production of r~aisins? All that the
rest of the world sends out is a mere
bagatelle. At this time, only a few
weeks since the raisins were first
put on the market, there is not a box
left in the Warehouses, and they sold
for a big price. ! will give you one
instance of what a man did in that
line, Mr.. Vale came here IL years
ago and bought 40 acres of land and
set it to Iaisin grape, he has since
those vines were 4 years old, been
realizing from 500 to 5000 per
acre for the crops. In October last,
he got an offer Of $1,000 per acre
for his farm and he had just enough
brains left to sell, he Immediately
bought $50 acres at $500 per acre
and has started setting it to grapes.
What has caused the tremendous
rise in r~aisins? Prohibition, now you
see what you people did when you
cut out the sale legitimately of old
John. You caused all of the prohibit
folks to begin making a few draps
at home and there is nothing that
will give results so quick and salts
factory as r~aisins, and as the prohis
are in the majority there are more
of them and they grab all the raisins
in a mighty big hurry, hence the up
ward trend which causes hardships
for the dear ladies who wanted a
few pounds to make Christmas fruit
cakes.
Open land suitable for diversified
farms out here is now selling for
from 500 to $500 per acre, depend
ing upon water conditions, most of
this land at the present time is being
bought by Englishmen. They are
arriving here in car load lots, and
every mothers son of them have lots
of money and they buy right now.
They seem to be under the impress
sion that the land will all be taken
They must have forgotten, if
they ever knew, that California has
several counties several times larger
than England, Ireland, Scotland and
Wales all put together. Ihave had
the honor Of meeting quite a few of
them, one bought my orchard. I
find the majority of them we'll edu-
Gated and very polite and nice in
every way. but they all talk kinder
curious. | met a Mr.. Farmer and
had a talk with him, he asked me
where l came from, / told him, he
said he thought SO as he had visited
the southern states and found that
hsh language more properly than
any people in the world, pronourc-
every word more correctly and
be could tell one as soon as he heard
speak. / told him from my
point of view / thought he was cor
rect as | could not understand more
han half these woolly westerners
said and not over a third of what
he Johnnie Bulls said.
To give you an idea Of how this
is growing, / came here, April
I911. this town had 1927 folks n it,
he last census gives us 4497 or
bout $50 per cent gain and it is
till growing like it expected al the
material to give out next ,
week. We have nine first class ga ,
ages, ten or more churches, all diff !
erent denominations and rivals, :
ourteen eat joints; ali good or bet {
er, two large picture shows that !
barge wartime prices and add tax
or lagniappe, about ESQ stores of v
II sorts and kinds and the drug +
serve lunches. We also have =
!, this county over $4,000 automo- +
lies. over 600,00 in the state. We n
al leave Porterville and travel =
90 miles north by the valley route q
'ute pronounced root and back I
'uth for 1000 miles and back here
I'd never hit a grit. Every foot
16 foot road, even over the
ahatchipe mountains over 5000
.et up among the clouds, that's
vix there and Los Angeles, from:
ire to Frisco 29O miles is over foot =
lis and through valleys.
When you come out to see me |
Ill take you to see some of the
ings seeable in my automobile, and ,
am of the opinion you will see a :
" new sights. !
l hope this will find you enjoying =
e beginning of the good health I =
lsh you for the entire season Of .
81. Q
Your friend,
H. w. LATIMER.
'on 10 Monache Bldg.
.'rterville, California,