| Show california AND TION THERETO tim san F francisco ran cisco elseo chronicle is exercised upon the matter of the slow alow progress california makes and the backwardness of emigrants to go there arld and settle settie that paper makes the startling statement that california is Ls the only state in the union that has lias made no progress in the last decade J and that the increase of missouri in the value of her manufactured products in that period is four hundred per cent although the last named state liag has fewer persons engaged in manufacture than california has there are some other statements made by the chronicle which dei serve notice as they speak strongly of the advantages of california the chronicle says that the most profitable interest of that state is agriculture that in 1872 less than persons including women and children raised worth of agricultural products and iund exported nearly that the i state has of acres nt fit for the plow and less than under cultivation that there are also idso acres of tule lands which when protected by embankment and drained are the most productive lands in the world one acre being equal to th three re e of the the best acres of the mississippi valley nalley valley vailey or of the prairies Era prairies iries of illinois that california has as millions of acres of the most fertile lands with a climate un equalled equal led for comfort and health that the same energy and capital devoted to 6 farming that are now expended t in mines and mining and stock operations would in ten years yeara make the tiie people of that state t the he most independent and wealthy of any in the tile union that there is no legitimate industrial occupation in any country so absolutely certain to produce a profitable return for the capital and labor expended as farming in california here is a summary of the advantages of that state in an agricultural point of view view no winter no inclement sea son no suffering ring to men or i animals from cold or storm f no housing lio iio using of cattle dou ble crops in many parts berthin and abundant crop of fruit I 1 wherever planted for forming lulng ruing as safe and nearly certain a venture as anything can be cheaper lands in i all parts of the state and in in many places free of entry and everywhere purchasable at low prices on long credit tule land at 20 and the best of valley lands at 5 73 per acre frequently tze the one successful crop paying payin the cost of the land says bays tj the ie chronicle we do not understand why there is not an immense immigration to the pacific states it would seem to us to be iks the most natural thing in the world if all the farmers of new england should pull up stakes and come to california anu and and it pas ees our comprehension that anybody should attempt to till wl the soil in any of those northwestern states within the influence i of polar waves why will the farmer remain in a country where he is liable to freeze to death while cutting firewood at his kitchen door when such fl a country as california invites to occupation it is passing strange that such a glorious country with such wonderful advantages should languish langu leh ieh for want of tillers of the soil when there are so many brawny arms laboring for forshall small smail in eastern america and in europe if the writer er were not so strongly anchored here in utah lie he would be very likely to trouble california with his ills presence permanently but there are many others who are otherwise situated the sacramento record decori takes up the tiie subject where the chronicle leaves it and shows allows tile causes of the dearth of immigration to california which are in brief lack of information among people at a it distance concerning the resources of california and its advantages 13 13 10 n place aglace for emigrants to the tile llla idia johnty of people it continuing an unknown land land no systematic effort on the part of the state or the people to enlighten the distant public upon this subject the riddling of emigrants by other states on the way west only a remnant of original companies finding their then way to the pacific Paci depreciation of funds by b y exchanging greenbacks green backs for gold th the tho e peculiar ec lo 10 r policy ncy ney of a portion oi of th the e california all ali lapress press in disparaging nil all 11 california all ali ia institutions andward and warning strangers from having anything to do with the state says the record these theae papers are continually stating foy tor the benefit of whom it may concern that there are no lands worth having to be procured at reasonable prices that even it if there were they never would te be available because ot of the oppression oppress fons ions sot ot mono monopolies and that both generally and specifically specific alv y california la Is one ot of the least eligible homes for the emigrant to be found in the union K X we could assure all who thought of 0 coming this way that the money which counted for a dollar in their eastern homes would count for a dollar here it if we could satisfy the in that they would not be compelled ta to pay famine and fancy prices for tor ordinary commodities modi ties after having had their money shaved it if we could make them comp comprehend the advantages of climate and oil soil which we possess and could bring to bear upon them at least as much pressure d as a the agents of other immigrant Immig Tant seeking states do dowe we think it highly probable that a forceful and healthy stream ot of immigration would set to in and that once opened it would continue continua to flow steadily but at least twe things are indispensable first we must be able to show that caliro california is not we t a dearer state than any other la in the union to ilves live to work to purchase in Second we must assume that very little Is really known about our resource resources st and must organize a system for the dissemination of such knowledge wo we must act as it we were a business firm first nix fix our prices at living n grates rates then thea advertise our wares hitherto we have charged more than anybody else and have failed to advertise and yet we wonder that prosperity does doea not attend our sluggish neglect of the most obvious means of advancement advancements after all california does not seeni seem to be quite so fortunate as utah here we have a a te territory IT t that can by no mean compare with wit ork california either in natural resources or climatic advantages and yet there is no lack of emigrants to utah they come pome from the east and the west the north and the south and from beyond the wide world of waters even those who to entertain a strong dislike to our citizens will come and live here and it would be difficult to prevent them if the disposition existed utah without exertion and in spite of slander and the deepest and rankest prejudices and limited natural advantages is a favorite place for adventurous emigran emigrants tg while california with its superb climatic advantages and manifold and exhaustless resources I 1 dwindles and remains undeveloped for lack of men how bait is it |
