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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1911)
T7IK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 30. 1911. LUTHERAN COLONY PROSPERS People of Omaha Who Bought Land Are Most Delighted. CROPS BEYOND EXPECTATIONS OPPORTUNITIES NEAR DENYER W. M. Lemon Points Homeseekers to the Way to Success. FINE FRUIT FARMS AVAILABLE Oa Te Acres of FrH (' Pro- dare linn Kqnal to Inter est on fBO.OOO Worth o( Ottrnmrat Bond. BT W. M. LEMON. Back to the Boll. Man's original purpose was tilling the soil. Every rlKhtly con stituted man loves It and lonns for It. under favorable conditions, for from Mother Karth he reaps more than he sows, slrce she yields him not only crops, but health and self-respect and Independence. If you were offered a home In the great est country on the face of the earth; a pleca of land where you can prow enough produce to yield you $1,500 to 13,000 a year clear; have all the strawberries, apples, pears, cherries, vegetables and other neces sities of the table to enable you to' live as good as a Wall street magnate; If a big city was almost within walking distance, where your wife could go and shop when she wanted, and she could take In all the pleasures of a metropolis when she needed them; If school, colleges and commercial advantages were within eauy reach, with trolley cars to take you and your family quickly arid cheaply to them, with hih pries markets only a few miles away for all you could raise; If you had these and. In addition, a climate unmatched on the face of ths globe, where the sun shines 310 days out of ths year; where the lungs expand and rich blood Is fed by unexcelled osone, and the minimum of sickness is known and life prolonged; if you culd get all these and could get them at a price the most hard pressed farmer or the poorest-paid clerk can afford, wouldn't you gladly; quickly Jump at the opportunity? You can have them. "Oa the far side of the Denver city park and out Colfax way, out Broadway and University place way lies a tract of land at the door of Denver, an agricultural gar den and horticultural park, in which utility and profit will combine with pleasure and beauty in the form of homes and villas sur rounded by cultivation and fruitful groves. Traversed by drives connected with Den ver's park and boulevard system, this possi ble Eden will give the city a beauty of environs unequalled. Mur A eras Platted. Tbe Denver Suburban Homes and Water company has platted several hundred acres Of this land into five. and ten-acre tracts and offers them to Intending purchasers at an extremely low price and on very easy terms, balance payable In monthly, quar terly and semi-annual Installments at the rate of ( per cent per annum. Imagine yourself the owner of one of these ten acres. From your front door you can see a hundred mountains. Within range of your eye, in your front yard, as it were, lie the scenio marvels of the North American continent Pike's Peak, Long's Peak, Devil's Head, QraV's. Peak and a score of sights you have , read about and Often longed to see. Over to the north west, a few miles, lies Denver, the "Queen City of the West" All about you floods the glorious year-long, constant, golden sunshine of Colorado, and beneath your feet spreads the richest soil in the world. Lay out ten acres in cherries, plums or apples, or especially grapes, and the thing is done. In five years your orchard will be paying you an income equal to ' that of tuO.OOO worth of bonds, and meanwhile you can plant cabbage, berries, potatoes, etc, between the trees, live well and perhaps secure sufficient money from , the first year's crop alone to pay every penny on the land. It has been done. One year's erop ef melons, onions, asparagus or berries has already and will today produce enough revenue to cover the entire cost of the land. But that is not all. This land is not farm land, surrounded by deserts. It is suburban property with a future. Denver Is growing that way. It cannot grow In any other way, for elsewhere the river and the railroads shut It In. Dvery year the city will creep nearer and nearer to your ten-acre orchard until finally It will come clamoring at your front door hungry for land your land on which to build homes. Then you will sell one lot for more than your ten acres cost you. Already not a few such neighbors have moved over toward and on this land. The country club and the golf links draw hundreds of the city's best and riches out that way every day, and the home of the governor of Colorado and the buildings of the Den ver university are already In plain view on its outskirts. This land is the best , land Colorado af fords. In the tract there are 12,790 acres owned by the company. All of these lands are supplied by water from the Castlewood reservoir. This is a rock-bound mountain lake forty miles south of Denver. It cov ers an area of 300 acres and has a capacity Of t28S.900.0OO gallons of water. This water Is supplied to the people who settle on these lands free of charge. Although fif teen Inches of rain falls there annually it Is not enough to Insure good crops, for this reason the company Installed the large res ervoir and the irrigation system at an ex pense of STSO.OOOl Most Homeseekers Move to Westward from Near Points JUilroad Statistics Show Many the Settlers Go from the Mis souri Valley. of DENVER, Colo.. July 29. "It Is safe to say that the majority of people who have come into Colorado during the last five years have come from the states In the Missouri river valley." This is the statement made today by Alfred Patek, the Colorado state commis sioner of immigration. 1 find." said Mr. Patek, "this to be the concensus of opinion among all well-informed real estate men and our own records of the Immigration department for last year likewise verify this." This statement of Mr. Patek's is par ticularly of Interest at this time in view of the discussion that is going on In Colorado and Wyoming as to where it will best pay the efforts to bring Immigration into these states. The record of the shipments of household goods in carload lobs on 'the railroads also shows that most of the so-called "Immi grant shipments' are from this same ter ritory and as a matter of fact it is gener ally accepted by land men that new settlers come west as a rule by short lumps. The fact that the Omaha Land show is organised for the specifics purpose of turn ing emigration from the Missouri river valley to the lntermountain and Pacific coast states, which has formerly gone to Oklahoma and Texas and to Canada, has made it easy for Colorado land men to secura tremendous results in tbe Missouri river valley. One man, O. T. Baker of Kotchklss. Colo., sold S1S5.000 worth of land ks a direct remit of following up the tn qulrles obtained f the" Omaha Land ahow last year. Pear Orchards Are Yielding; Rial aad flrawherry Farm Is a Wonder . Francs Are Glvlns; a Larare Crop. . Fines time began the movement of the population of the world has been westward. This Is still true, and this movement Is still going on. Earn year the center of population of, the United Ptates moves a few miles westward. The west Is growing. California almost doubled . Its population In the last ten years; so did Washington and Oregon. California has advantages that to peo ple who have never been there seem al most unreal, and If the statements concerning that country are believed. they are believed to be greatly ex aggerated facts. The truth of the matter Is that what the Lutheran Colonization company has said about their land and their proposition has not been put strong enough. California is a country of wonder ful resources and wonderful opportunities. A stand of alfalfa on the Lutheran colony was four weeks old, and has Just been cut, ani It has averaged over two tons to the acre. They can grow fifteen tons a year on an acre of this land, and have proof of what they say Is true. A pear orchard arijulnlng the property has netted the owner $15 per acre a year for the Inst five years. A strawberry farm a few miles away has netted over $300 per acre a year for the lat three years. A prune orchard averaged a net of $125, and sometimes runs as high as JJ00. Omaha People Pleased. The Omaha people who have gone out there to see the land have all bought prop erty and are all anxious to move to Cali fornia. Many who have bought a twenty or forty-acre farm are now preparing to build their homes Bid to plant their fruit trees this fall. Some Intend planting or chards of oranges and lemons, while others Intend to plant deciduous fruits. All fruits do well there, because the climate condi tions are exactly the same as at Los Angeles, although nearly 600 miles north. The interior of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys has the same average tem perature as the Los Angeles-FasaffT-na country, the only difference being that the farther north one goes in California the greater the rainfall. The Lutheran colony Is situated four miles from Red Bluff, and at Red Bluff the rainfall is about thirty inches annually, distributed evenly from the first sof Oc tober to the first of June. A telephone and electric power line runs across the colony land, and the Northern Electric railroad Is extending Its line from Chlco to Red Bluff, and this line runs within a mile, of the colony. The main line of the Southern Pacific railroad is only three miles distant and the navigable Sacra mento river flows, two miles to the west. The climate at Red Bluff Is beyond com parison. The days are balmy, the rilghts are cool. In the evenings the salt breezes comes In from the ocean. The Trowbrldge-Bolster company, which Is handling the sales for the Lutheran Col onization company, la greatly delighted with the way business has been going, and the way the people in this section are taking to California lands. Rev. J. E. Hummon, the president of the Colony company, is now on the property in Cali fornia and has been for three or four weeks. M. O. Plowman, who Is associated with the Trowbridge-Bolster company, is now oloslng some business for the firm on the tract, but will return here sometime this week. B. T. Wright will take some prospective buyers out to the tract about the tenth of August. The land Is sold for $100 to $150 per acre, and on easy terms one-third down and balance at 6 per cent. Their offices are In the City National Bank building, and they are always glad to show products and literature to people who are interested In learning something of California, Bayard District is Advancing Rapidly Under Irrigation Land in North Platte Valley is Yielding Big Crops. asaaaBBBaaa) BATAJID, Neb., July 23. (Special.) Out In thy western end of Nebraska In the North Platte valley things are booming this year, despite the dry weather whioh has afflicted portions of the eastern states. Crops are looking fine and the prospect Is for a big yield of sugar beets, alfalfa and small grain of all kinds. This Is especially true of the district around Bayard, which, from an agricultural standpoint is com paratively new. The splendid showing which is being made is due entirely to irrigation. Bayard is blessed with a very large terri tory which Is watered from numerous canals, the most Important of which at tbe present time Is the Trl-State or Farmers canal. This is the first year of its opera tion down the valley this far, and it is proving equal to all demands. The farmers all tell the same story of plenty of water to use on the growing crops. The country north of Bayard is being rapidly settled up, mostly on lands sold by the Payne In vestment company for the Trl-State Land company. There Is no question but what these lands are going to prove both valu able and very productive. Situated as Bayard is in the midst of such a large and fertile territory, the town is destined to become one of the beet in the valley. Next year the government canal will be down this far and will do it's share in developing tbe country to the fullest pos sible extent. Good Roads Club Puts In Busy Day Douglas Boosters Roll Up Their Sleeves and Go Out Onto the Highways. " DOUGLAS, Wyo.. July . (Special.) The Good Roads club of Douglas is doing effective work toward the Improvement of the roads of Converse county. Every mem ber and every volunteer who could be en listed, including nearly every ranchman near Douglas, worked all day recently on the highways. The county was districted and automobiles took workers to distant sections, so that none was neglecWL As a result of the work, chuck holeSr were filled, stones removed, bridge approaches repaired and ruts filled up, so that the county highway appropriation can all be used for bridge building and reconstruction of new roads. The Douglas Good Roads club is the live commercial organisation of Converse county, and while it has not asked that its city be placed on the ocean-to-oceaa automobile route on account of lack of a direct connection to the west yet the roads of this county are such that they would meet the approval of the pata findlng committee if they come this way. FINE LANDS IN CALIFORNIA Anything that Grows in Southern Italy Thrives in Valley. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL All of the Property of the California Land r rod nets Company Is Planted to tbe Commercial myrna Fl. The lands of the California Farm Prod ucts company are located In Glenn county, California, on the Sacramento river at Butte City, about sixty miles north of the state capital and about ISO miles north of San Francisco. The Sacramento river Is navigable all the year and boats are plying continually. The Southern Pacific railroad Is now build ing a new line from the town of Arbuckle, on the main line, north to Hamilton City, along the banks of the Sucramento river, which will give railway transportation also. It is expected that trains will be running on this line by Christmas. This will give both rail and water transportation. The soli Is what is known as the "Sacra mento loam," dark gray In color and vary ing from eight to twelve feet In depth and when properly tilled and watered will pro duce astounding results. Water is obtained In Inexhaustible quan tities from wells bored to a depth of about eighty feet in a very course gravel and rises to within fifteen feet of the surface, it is then pumped by electrically propelled motors for Irrigation purposes. The climate speaks for Itself: Averuge Wnt'r Spr'g Sura'r Aut'n Temp. Temp. Temp. Temp. Southern Italy.. 47. a 57. a 73.7 61.9 Irf)S Angeles, Cal. 52. 0 fiO.O - 70.0 tw.O Sacramento, Cal. 4S.0 60.0 76.0 61.0 The average clour days In the year In southern Italy Is 2M; Los Angeles 200. and the Sacramento valley has 238. The forego ing figures are taken from United States Weather bureau reports for the laBt fif teen years. Fralts Thrive Here. Any and all of the grains, grasses, nuta and fruits that are grown In the temperate or semi-tropical zones will grow and ttiiive in this wonderful valley. Figs, oranges, lemons, plums, peaches, aprlcotu, cherries, ,all varieties of grapes, almond, English and black walnuts thrive in abun dance. The land of the California Farm Products company is all planted to the commercial (Smyrna) fig. The fig tree commences to bear when It Is 5 years old, producing about 100 pounds of dried fruit to the tree, and usually brings hVt cents per pound. The trees are planted twenty-seven to the acre, which should produce an income of $135 an acre. When the trees are 5 years old, it Is es timated that they will increase in bearing ability about 100 pounds per annum, so that at 6 years old they would produce 200 pounds at 7,3X) pounds and so on, until they are In full bearing. A 7-year-old or chard will produce an elegant Income on a valuation of $1,000 an acre. In this valley land has trebled In value In the last three years and will quadruple In the next three years, as the Panama canal nears completion, which will make San Francisco one of the greatest shipping points in the world. I- ii'J Expenditure V i. x , ; . cent V U - ur ) l:yj,mi: ,i ir. '"Ci'tf- I mm JililMlaV. tVi . t. Courtesy on the Hall. The Illinois Central railway is to estab lish a school of courtesy. Politeness will charge and in a reasonably willing manner. If you ask a question of a conductor he will receive the query politely and If he can't answer It offhand he will mall It to you next day. In fact, it's going to be a fine innovation. Of course, It mustn't be carried too far. For instance, a traveler on a British rail way was annoyed over the long delay at a small station and going out to Investigate, found the engineer of the train cutting the stntion master's hair. Which is what we mean when we speak of carrying courtesy too far. Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sacramento Valley! CALIFORNIA The hand points to the loca tion of our land The Finest Fruit Belt in the WORLD A Tract of This Land Will Make You Independent Every Tract Now Planted. We bring the trees into bear ing, and care for them until you want to look afteV them yourself. Remain where you are and let your savings work for you. Prices Reasonable. TERMS EASY Apply to the Owners California Farm Pro ducts Company ,No. 515 Bee Building Omaha Neb. Utah and Idaho Irrigated Lands ON SMALL PAYMENTS 17. 1 FELT & CD. Brown. Elk., Omaha Neb a Postal Card Will Bring You Full Particulars Regarding This Land. 1 -' ' ; V ii. mi a "When the Wintry Winds Are 31owing nnd in Nebraska It Is Snowing; You Can Bet That in California the Weather Is Fine." A Home in California is a Comfort for there is no burning heat, and no biting cold. A farm in California will make you independent, and all fruits will grow. on the Colony land. We have just finished cutting a five weeks stand of alfalfa, and it is aver aging over two tons to the acre. People are now moving out there, and many Omaha jpeople will build there in the fall. Sacramento Valley land is rapidly advancing in value. We have land at S100 and $150 per acre One third down. (If you know what we know, you would buy in California.) LUTHERAN COLONIZATION COMPANY TROWBRIDGE-BOLSTER CO., Selling Agents 404-10 City National Bank Building 2E ItfttStMisBBBBssM ST'S ALL Only a week afro we undertook the sale of the Hord lands near Central City, Merrick County. We have talked and advertised these lands very ex tensively and we knew they would move rapidly, but the sale and demand have been far beyond our expectations and there Is nothing left. On our ex cursion of Friday, July 28th, we showed the land to 104 PEOPLE, WITH 25 AUTOMOBILES In the face of this sale It is needless to talk of hard times or to say there IS a scarcity of money. People who want to buy land are ready and have the money, where the soil is good and the price right. These are the conditions that prevailed on the Hord lands. Improved Merrick County Farms This sale has been an eye opener to the people of Merrick County and' now a number of land owners have placed their farms in our hands for sale. They are not Hord lands, but are well Improved farms, and the prices are higher than those at which we offered the Hord lands. They are good farms, close to markets, schools, etc., and If you are interested in Merrick County we will be glad to show you some of these properties. COLONIZING NEBRASKA We are proud of this effort toward colonizing the state of Nebraska e.nd will be glad to get In touch with other land owners In regard to similar propositions. We have a lot of confidence In our 6Vn state and are ready to undertake the colonization of 6.000 to 60.000 acres of land In Nebraska if we can find the right stuff at the right price. We are proud of the record made in this sale, especially the sale of Friday when we sold 2y010 Acres for $1 15,280 This sale puts Payne Investment Company at the head of any enterprise of a similar character in the United States or any other country so far as the tecords ahow. The man who has land to sell and the man who wants to buy land can do business quicker and In a more satisfactory way through this organization than any concern of similar character. PAYNE INVESTMENT COMPANY Colonisation Ag-enta, Omaha, STebmska Remember our motto, "To put the landless man on manless land." A Few Scattered Farms Wo have a few scattered quarter sections left over from a large tract that we must dispose of at once In order to settle up an Estate. Joining lands of the same character cannot be bought for less than from $12.00 to $20 per acre. We have two quarters In Banner County, two quarters In Blaine County and two quarters In Holt County, Nebraska. We will offer these quarters until they are disposed of at prices from $600 to $1,000 a Quarter. These lands are all level enough to be farmed and are the choicest lands of that vicinity, as most of them were deeded in the early 80's. For further Information address The Farmers' Land Co. 1014 City National Bonk Bldg., Omaha, Neb. No. 1. 640 acre ranch. Improved, located near the U. P. R. B, In Keith Co., Neb. This Is one of the best stock and grain propositions In the state, 300 acres of good farm land, all good hard soli. $1,500 worth of Improvements. The cash price on this Is $20 per acre; will take good property as part payment on this. , No. 2 160 acres of the best wheat land tn N. Dakota, part In cultivation, close to good town, this 1st a snap at $30 per acre. Mtg. $1,200; will consider good property- tor equity. No. 3 164 acres In Keith Co, Neb. Level and good soil; price $20 per acre, What have youT Any of the above propositions will pal"l ther closest investigation.. S. En. WAIT ei7Bee Building. Offiahs ptkrini s, r? Drrosaied Fvuii Us A AND ardeBi Tiraofts IN COLORADO 2y2 Miles Prom Denver. Easy Payments 20. Cash $6 to $12 Monthly 10 guaranteed on all money paid in the first two years. No interest for two years. In event of death the property will be deeded to the beneficiary. Call or write: Denver Suburban Homes & Water Company 619 Commonwealth Bldg-., Denver Colo. W. M. LEMON 436 Brandeis Bldg., Omaha, Neb. References Satisfied purchasers among Omaha's lead ing business men. Greatest Investment Ever Offered LAND IS SAFEST AND BEST We can sell you a 10 acre tract on easy terms that will grow in value over $5 per day for all time to come. L. R. YOST Suite 312 McCague Building - - Omaha 1 4,920 Acre Ranch for Sale 360,000 Deeded land; Sioux County, Nebraska, on Niobrara river; raw land; fine hay and alfalfa land; 8 miles of water; 3 can be irrigated; nearly all bottom land; two sets of im- provements; some leased land; cut about $8,000 Hay crop 3 this year. Fine ranch; you can't beat it. Will consider a good farm and some cash. Carry back $20,000. Investigate this, Tho World Invostmont Co. Omaha, Nebraska