Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
Yet 1t Is the Belief Of C. H. Noyes
That Many Fabrications Are
Told About It
PORTIONS OF STATE
BELOW SEA LEVEL
Reports Twelve Inches Of Rain
Near San Francisco---Money For
Good Road by Bonds

This office has received a letter
from C. H. Noyes, son of the late
H. C. Noyes, formerly of Baraboo.
The young man attended school in
Baraboo and moved west many years
age. He is now secretary of the
Knightson Ireegation district, Knight
sen, Contra Costa county, California.
A short time ago he received copy
of this paper and this moved him to
write, in part, as follows:
In looking over The News | find
very few names which knew. Notice
that Walter Curry is in Los Angeles.
Would like to see him. Some time |
hope to take a trip with my wife and
family back east and stop at Baraboo
for awhile. One always has an affec-
ton for his old home town which
grows as one grows older. But Bara-
boo would probably disappoint me if
| should visit it. A number of Baraboo
and Madison people are living in
southern California. Mother has met
"a number since she has been there
The Knightsop irrigation district Of
which I am secretary, comprises 1861
acres of the best land in California.
There are. two railroads adjoining ms,
the Sante Fe at Knightsen and the
Southern Pacific at Brentwood. The
highways are of the best, the county
highway being reinforced concrete 18
feet wide Contra Costa County voted
bond issue of $1,800,000 for county
b ighways. When you consider Shat
we can go from San Francisco to the
Mexican border with less than five
miles which is not highway you can
realize in what high standing Califor-
mans hold good roads, The bond issue
carried about 20 to and it needed a
two thirds vote. Costs money? Of
course it costs money, but it pays. Do
you really believe that Sank County
would vote such bond issue for good
roads? If they Observation-Disclosures.
Lies Told About California
1t is my belief that there are more
lies told about the climate of Califor-
MIA than any other one thing. When
you consider that elevation ranges
from the perpetual SHOWS of the high
Sierra mountains to below sea level
in parts of the Imperial valley it is
easily seen that there is a climate to
suit every taste In this section it does
get warm in the summer. The mean
average temperature for July at An
tioch, IL miles from here, is 76 degrees
But the nights are usually cool and
not oppressive, as we are near enough
to the river and bay to get the cooling
evening breezes. From the same gov
ernment source we learn that the
mean temperature for January is 46
degrees. We have had several frosts
this year, and yet lilies are in bloom
in my yard, there are a few roses on
the bush climbing over my porch, and
the orange trees in the yard have not
coming into bloom and many are in
full bloom now. I will send you few
almond buds, which should come out
in water if they reach you in good
shape The market gardens are selling
many kinds of fresh vegetables.
Rainfall About e Inches
| The average rainfall is around IL
inches, and comes from September to
April. That does not mean that it
rains every day during those months.
VI, fo1 h11TO off
in this county. The Knightsen Farm
Center has in the last month received
in subscriptions over 100000 for the
building of club house, and the end
| is not yet. This is live, vide awake
community, and will not take back
seat for any district in California
Land values are on the upward
path, although they are not high
here now. Bare land is worth around
| $275 to 1925 per acre. Land in alfalfa
sells at from $400 to $500 per acre, if
you can get it. Fruit and nut land, i'm
proved, is worth just what you are
able to get it for | know a man who
cleared about s6O0.OO on one acre of
lapricots last year Now what value
could you place on that place?
I was born and raised in Wisconsin.
and / think that is a wonderful state,
espically from which to emigrate but
lyou can give me California to live in,
thank you.
A few years ago there was snow
for short time on the Berkeley hills
An acquaintance Of mine had never
had his hands in snow and wanted me