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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1911)
TITT! OMAHA SUNDAY BEK: OCrOHEU 22, 1911. Reward Visitors to Various Booths at Omaha Land Show LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOOTH. RFESNO COUNTY, CAL., BOOTH. D Y I j 1' " i-'rs!. "! -:v-"' t . j ft MM0kW fife ;i ' . j WELLINGTON VALLEY, OREGON, j I ,-. . : 4-mmm-,. ...... "fc ' lVaJlw -.' ., . a j ''BS " """i ni"iii' Ml wwim mil mi iiii iih uui m i I r n l", TROWBRIDGE-BOLSTER BOOTH. 1 MYl Sf : I 1L ... rl SIM ' ?. WALLA WALLA VALLEY BOOTH, PINE BLUFFS, WYOMING, BOOTH. Those who listened to Mr. James A. Jasper deliver Ms lecture on this allur. Ing county In California, and liave sn the exhibit at the Land show realize perhaps that there ll In reality that land which heretofore only exalted In fancy. Too much cannot be said about the abundant wealth, the beauty and the grandeur of the Los Angeles county sec tion. The exhibit at the Land show la con eldared one of the best, both In point of beauty end variety, and much credit Is due the men in charge of the same. BOOTH The products shown at this booth Illus trates most forcefully the claim that this Is the most prosperous section of the west. Hero is raised all that can be hoped for in the Missouri valley and in addition produce fruit that is incompar able. Here the settler finds a mild, equa ble climate and lives always under gentle kles. Talk with Willamette valley representa tives and learn Where prosperity awaits the ambitious settler. Look over the ex hibits at the Land show and seo for your selves tho products of a rich and beautl ful country. These exhibits were sent here by the Commercial clubs of Benton, Linn, Lane and Marlon counties. Many visitors to the Land show have declared thtr to bo the most Interesting of all the exhibits at tho Land show. It Illustrates the claims of the Trowbridge Bolster firm, and' gives ah ocular dem onstratlon of what awaits those who will follow the many many settlers that have already gone there and prospered. . California, has for most of us a charmed meaning, and when we get it on a prac tical basis such as is shown by th Trowbrldge-Boloter exhibit it become a definite plan, and hope for many tu go to that glorous country and pros;, The next excursion of the Trowbd.,' Bolster company to California Is No vember ISth next. Showing the beautiful booth of the Walla Walla valley. The Walla Walla valley Is situated in the soutneaj.cm of the state of Washington and on tha south encroaches somewhat on the state of Oregon. Walla Walla means "many waters" and found its origin in tho legend of tho In dians who occupied it ero bis wh.t3 brother took it from him. Tin valLy baa an area, of 2,00 square miles of fam ine lands, nearly every acre cf which is susceptible to successful agriculture. S This rich farming district Is located about one-halt mile west of the Nebraska line aad Is the Mecca for prospective buyers. It is an ideal place for a home, the climate being mild and healtmul and the soil rich and fertile. Th soil Is a rich, 'dark loam from thres to six feet deep, underlaid with a clay subsoil, and Is entirely free frcra alkali and gumbo. Large crops can be raised on first year's breaking, and choice land may now be had by men with small capital. The land will produce forty to sUty bushels of oats, twenty-five to forty bus'.iels cf wheat and 100 to 300 bushels of potatoes per acre, and can be bought fur prices ranging from 115 to 2 per acta. GREAT DEVELOPMENT IS SEEN Great Northern Has Done Wonden in Helpinj Settle Kew Country. RANCHES GIVE WAY TO TAItMS Where Tattle anil Mirep Onr OrasrU 1'ronprroas l'urnirm Are ow (iroirlnst Marniflcrnt Crop of Grain. Nothing at the Omaha Ir.d show that Is attrsctlnff more universal attention tluin the nvrlriiltural and horticultural display trade by tlie tlrrat Northern Unll wny comi'Hiiy, Its prcxenc Is due to the iiforts anil laliors of President 1 W. Hill, his fl'sllnttiilsliril father. Jstnr .1. Hill, and K. C. Leetfy. gmr-ral Immigra tion ngent of the Hill system of roails. nil of whom have been Instrumental In bringing together In the ColHeiim the products of the vast nrea of prodtiotlve country lying between Minnesota and the 1'uclflc coust, a great empire that Ill's In the northwestern iec'.loti tf the fnlted States. This innKiilflcont llHlay Is to be found Just in front of the ina'n en trance of the biilldlnir and In chnrfte of competent persons, who at all times lire prepared to Hive data and explain Uio re sources of the section represented. The exhibit of the Great Northern r?p rs?nts the agricultural and horticultural productiveness of the states ilonR Hi lloe from Minnesota west. In It are shown the various grains nml grasses, the vegetables and field product, tho fruits and flowers and the foruite plants and field products of the states of Minne sota, North Dakota, Montana and Ore Ron. At ti place in the building l there a more comprehensive exhibition cf alfalfa and other tame grasses and grains, such as turkey rml, blue stem, velvet chaff and red Husslan wheat, ball nnd six-rowed barley and oats are here thown. Wain to Opportunities. It la apparent that the section of Min nesota tributary to the Great Northern !s awakening to tho opportunities that are presented, for worklns in conjunction with the IIIII railroad Interests, the pub licity campaign is bringing about good results. This campaign wns started three years ago by James J. 1 1 1 11. since which time the Hill roads have carried thou sands of settlers into the, country and n any of them are now numbered anion? the most prosperous farmers of the stales. Northern Minnesota contains a great area of swunip land which the slate is reclaiming. This land offers great oppor tunities to the farmers, helrm well adapted to the raising of potatoes that yield, from liO to SrtO bushels per ucre snd wheat that will turn out from twenty to twenty-five bushels. It is distinctively a country fori the. farmer with Kmall means, for here he can easily get n. start, owing to the cheapness of the laud. It Is also a country whore the climatic and natural conditions ara most favorable to dairying and where tho .tame forage, tuch as timothy und clover, produce most abundantly. Hero farming operations am tarried on in practically the name man tier as In the vicinity of pmuha. . The showing made by corn In northern Minnesota Is about ' the same ns that made by tho northern portion of Nebraska and much of It is the eihial of that grown in Douglas county, lllght at tills time millions of acres of these, reclaimed lands arc available for settlemont and In towns along . the 'JlllI lines' and the branches now being built there are splen id opportunities for men who desire to engage in the various branches of trade. Much Urulu 1m (iroivu. In Montana, which a few yearj ago was ooked upon as the cow country of the I'nlted states, this season was produced 000,000 bushels of grain. . In this state ree years ago when the Hill campulgn publicity was inaugurated, almost tho liro statu was given over to cattle mint;, l or hundreds of miles along the . tat Northern thero wero only ranches .id hcrd.s of cattle and sheep, whllo now most pleuslng sight confronts. the gazo t the traveler upon the trains. Hiding jker the road he sees that a-wlldarnesa ..as been transformed into an agricultural lection, abounding with comfortable .tomes and well developed and .equipped .'arms. . . Along the entire . system throughout y.ontuna, where two years ago there were only passing tracks or blind sidings, now are found thrifty villages of from, fifty to 00 Inhabitants, with numerous homes, business houses and grain ejevators. Around theso 'owns tho country, is set tling very rapidly, farmers from the cen tal sections coming 'In and acquiring the land. Then, too, these farmers have come to Ktay, intending to make this section their home. . In somj of these . localltlos, as many a twenty steam plows have been in operation,. turning OYer.the .virgin sod that It may bo cropped next season. Many of these tracts of land are being handled Willi outfits that will break, disk and seed 100 acres every twenty-four hours. - . - - - Land in ttheap, nl this country the Ost'of acquiring land is nominal and, the expense of han dling Is still less, for here a man can care for from 600 to 1,000 acres fur no more than would be required farther' east to care for 100 acres. In many Instances, the first crop flax, which will yield from ten to fifteen bushels per acre will pay for the land and eave a profit besides. With the flax harvested In tho fall the land will b sown to wheat and the fol lowing year the crop will average from twenty to forty bushels per acre, netting the owner a profit of anywhere from 1 10 to 120 per acre. Through tho portion of Montana trav ersed by the Ureal Northern there are at this time at least 10,000,000 acres of good agricultural land available for homesteads. The road not being one which was subsidized by a land grant, has no land for aale, snd Consequently the Interests of the company are Iden tical with those of the settlers, namely the development of the country. This great empire of rich agricultural land extends up against the Cknadlan line and down both sides of the Missouri, Including the Milk river and the Great Falls country. Centrally located in' this rlctl. section la the thriving city of Ureal . falls, now having a population of 22,000. a JobMng center with a radius of 200 miles In every direction. Here the Montana boosters feci confident that within the next decade they will have a city of 100,000. . Hobbera Murder Saloon Keener. CAItMI. III.. Oct. 2l.-Three masked men entered the saloon of John Kcnaich at Clrayvllle, eight miles from here, shot and killed ttchalch, wounded hia brother ana roLiuea tns caon register early today. The robbers escaped. The Key to the Situation The B's Advertising Columns. The beautiful booth of Kresno county, California, shows the wonderful results attained In the lend of sunshine. Ijuida in this rich section can be purchased from ISO up to $400 per aero. On this land, bor.tered Iry mountains of ever lasting snow, the orange, the lemon, the grapefruit, apricots, almonds, Hpgash walnuts and nearly all kinds of frolt ara produced. Prosperity reigna l:i this grand country and wealth await prospective set tlers. To gain the ownership of land today Is to rain present pros perity and future Independence, and those wishing this will do welf to examine carefully th exhibit of Kresno county at tho Lund Khow. Tulare county Is one of the largest counties' of tho state of California and lies In the great Son Jonqutn vallny, .lust midway between Kan Kranrlsoo and Los Anireles. . The eastern po tion of the county I occupied by the lilKhest range of the Sierra Nevad.i mounuilns. Includ ing Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in the I'nlted States. With nany of the mountain peaks reaching tln altitude of eternal snow and the western portion ly Ins; on the floor of the grit valley we have practically every ilmaite from the setnl-troplc to rigorous Maine. Krom tho high mountain 'altitudes flow down innny streams to Irrljjite the fertile valley below and this in cno.hlimtloti with our various soils nnd cllnsitlo conditions mnke It a land of marvelous productive ness. All grains and cereals are grown by the ronTiul rainfall which In about nine nches. but for Intensive farming Irriga tion Is essential and the water supply is of first Importance. In this respect we ire particularly fortunate, as the water belniiKs to the land, there being no lar" corporations that own the water and sell the rnmo to the v ater ' consumer at an arbitrary price. The cost of water ranges from 'X criila to $1.50 per acre under tho gravity cannls. In mldltlon to the grav ity canals we have many ucrusj irrigated hy pumps which are driven bv electrlo power transmitted from the mountains. Along the foothills we grow the citrus fruit-, the orange, the lemon nnd frultj of that clars. Out on the great sun- klsseil plains, wo grow llie deciduous fruits, the peach, tho prune, the plum and grapes, of many varieties, hero attain t lie hlnhest perfection nnd v!th them rn hand In hand alfalfa, datrytig und gen erst farmiiig. The foothill Isnds are particularly adapted to tho crowing of the orange One of tho gems of the Omaha Tnd show Is the exhibit of Alameda county, California.- Alameda county Is the third ounty in the statu In population and valuation, snd Is rapidly incieuslng in i. ..1,1": 'id - "i. " "ri, 11 Is e-'i ono of tho lending agricultural, hortlcul i ..al oiiU vuicuiluval count. oa in Ca.i fornla, and lccda all-. counties in cherries, cprlcots, rl'.uburb und ga.dtn euuble:i, Oaklund, the county snat, In a husjing city of nearly KCO.IOO population, and Is the Ihlrd city in the stia In iiMsrsment va'u atlon. Llorkeley, tho seat of the uni versity of CallJornla. contu ns about S'.-.'HO ntonlo and is raululv becoming a busi ness as well as realdontal city, whUn1 Alamr'la City is a beautiful suburLan. city of lionif s, . I The - Gibson company owns a large tract of land adjoining a station In the central part of Ran Luis valley. They fc.avo" cleared and plowed the land and art building the Irrigation laterals to each tract and are offering It to actual settler upon exceptionally easy term one tenth cash at th end of th first year, Interest only at I-per cent. At the end of the second and each year thereafter one seventh of the balance. Their tract has one of th oldest water rights from the Rio Grande river and In addition a reservoir of 48.000 feet The exhibit of this rich section Is In charge of C. A. Robinson, who Is well known. throughout this state. Th booth of th Downey and Marsit valley at th Land show attracted mor than it share of ctUntion. Th product shown at this booth speak In eloquent language th greeting and welcome this rich aactlon of Idaho sands out to pros pective itttlers. Marsh valley is situated in Bannock county In southwestern Idaho and cover an area of twenty-five miles in length, varying from five to twenty miles In width and has an area of about $40,000 acres. The climate Is most healthful and the' soil rich. Downey, th central market for tht valley, la located on th main lln of tho Oregon Short Line railway; pocatello i about forty miles from Downey and hai a population of about 10,000 people. Og den and Bait Lake City afford A read market fur all produce that 1 not con sumed at home. ' 'PSA wuvt. California, i TULARE COUNTY i t ! and other deciduous fruits. Not only do the trees grow vigorous and uniform, but we are free from black "smut scale" and many parasites that Infect some of the citrus section and In addition to this, the navel oranges ripen In time for Thanksgiving nnd Christmas market, thus aKsurlng profitable returns to the grower. In the last two yeats dairying has made ALAMEDA COUNTY, CAL., EXHIBIT 1 ?TJ:w:tl9x, 11" The special object of I his exhibit Is to attract to Alameda county mercantile .ind manufacturing capital so that the great resources of Alsmeda county may be utilized to their fullest extent. The SAN LUIS VALLEY-BOOTH OF THE GIBSON COMPANY vTvnri f Cc f'W -At -4). i DOWNEY, IDAHO, BOOTH. i. " i. 1-1 ,, ia."v . V. S.. n -T in l''-.v ! ' T '' "et;"" lr - ! wonderful strides, and at tho present tints our stock and dairying interests are -aqunl to our fruit Interests and for tills . reason Tulare county presents almost .miles opportunities to the prospective homeseeker. He can engage. In any linn of agriculture or horticulture with which he Is fHiiilllar by making a proper se lection for his location. Pi . i ( if ii. i, i i i Alameda County Imposition commission consists of Then, tiler, K. A. Leach. Jr., snd Wllber Walker and Mr. Walker, who Is ulso state commlaloner. Is lectur ing on California, the golden sjtata. 1 , A 3 "3 ''? r fie S f i T ' " . . - ' . fc I 4 -v