CALIFORNIA HOMES. 



THERE are more people who are expecting to 

 purchase homes in California than in any four 

 of the other Western States. 



The scenery of the Rocky Mountain region is equal 

 to that of California, but no other State possesses the 

 genial climate of the Golden State. 



There is almost as much difference between the 

 climate of Northern and Southern California as be- 

 tween Northern California and some of the States 

 farther East. 



There is also a great difference in the social atmos- 

 phere in that part of California that was settled in 

 '49, and the portion south of the Tehachipi Moun- 

 tains, the population of which has largely been built 

 up since the advent of the Santa F6 Railroad, about 



State, which is perhaps more appreciated by the res- 

 idents of SoutherTn California than even the winter 

 months with their flowers and sunshine. 



Very few, if any, persons who have farmed in an 

 irrigated country, which has a sufficient water sup- 

 ply, would prefer owning land where he must depend 

 on chance of rain for moisture, coming more often at 

 the wrong time than the right time, yet every one 

 knows the great importance of having an ample sup- 



Ely of water. The writer is quite familiar with every 

 outhern California colony, and therefore does not 

 hesitate to state that no choice fruit land, with an am- 

 ple water supply and suitable climate for fruit grow- 

 ing, can be purchased for less than $250 per acre 

 in the famous San Bernardino Valley, anywhere be- 



A VIEW OF THE FLUME LINE OF THE HEMET LAND COMPANY. 



ten years ago. Mining attracts a speculative and an 

 adventurous class of people, while fruit growing and 

 farming is more inviting to those in search of a quiet 

 and domestic life. In fact, the people in the rural 

 communities in most of the States, except where the 

 foreign element predominates, are as a rule of tem- 

 perate habits. The remarkable increase in the num- 

 ber of school houses and churches in Southern Cali- 

 fornia during the last ten years has scarcely been 

 equaled in any other part of the United States. 



The reader unfamiliar with the climate of the va- 

 rious parts of California can easily see by taking a 

 good map of the State that the Coast Range of moun- 

 tains, which shuts off the sea breeze from the Sacra- 

 mento and San Joaquin valleys, takes an easterly 

 trend when about 300 miles south of San Francisco, 

 thus leaving what is known as "Southern California," 

 on the coast side of the mountains. This accounts 

 for the delightful summer climate in this part of the 



tween Redlands and Los Angeles. The lands now 

 being sold by the Hemet Land and Water Company 

 at $125 per acre are equal in soil and water supply to 

 any land in the State. 



Before purchasing land anywhere in the arid re- 

 gion, inquire of the bankers or the best civil engin- 

 eers in Southern California concerning the water 

 supply at Hemet, and the reliability of the owners of 

 this land to fulfill their promises. 



If you are not familiar with the irrigation idea, per- 

 mit us to state that there is a great deal of land for a 

 small supply of water in Southern California, so you 

 should make sure of the water supply first, and then 

 you will find no trouble in finding plenty of land to 

 put with it afterward. 



There is but a small area of land for sale that has 

 the right to this water supply, and the prices are low 

 For full information write to M. P. Borden & Co., 528 

 Stock Exchange Building, Chicago. 



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