Northern California 



agent, H. P. Stice, were the purchasers. This is but one of 

 the many instances occurring each year to prove fruit rais- 

 ing a successful industry in Tehama County. 



Large oHve orchards are to be seen in the different parts 

 of the county. Walnuts and chestnuts are common, while 

 magnolias, acacias, oleanders, palms and Japanese persim- 

 mons are seen, to a greater or less extent, -in all gardens, and 

 we see in the same vicinity the eucalyptas, elm, locust, pine, 

 mulberry and poplar. 



Where under the sun can such a variety of climatic ex- 

 tremes, as shown above, be seen? 



HON. chaunci:y m. depew. 



Than whom there is no more keen and practical ob- 

 server, said of his visit to California : 



"We found ourselves in a country of magnificent futures, 

 of boundless resources, of unexampled prospects. Though 

 proud of a vocabulary that had never before staggered when 

 confronted by the necessities of manifold occasions, I found 

 the English language too poor to portray the glories of 

 California. Here is a country destined to drive Italy and 

 the world out of oranges, lemons, olives, prunes, and wines. 

 Here is a land that will rejuvenate the worn-out pilgrim 

 from the far East. 



"We, in the East, do not know California, or appreciate 

 the wonderful future that is before it. There is a State with 

 a population of a million and a half that is as great in area 

 as France, with its 35,000,000 people. The people are the 

 most prosperous and hospitable in the world. I am not 

 speaking of the cities, but all through California you see no 

 poverty. Ten acres will support a family, I was told. Fruit- 

 farming is a way the land is utilized to achieve such re- 

 sults." 



Florida, with her oranges ; France with her grape vines ; 

 the East with its peaches and apples — we can excel all in 

 their best productions in Tehama County. And still with 

 700,000 acres of tillable lands, we have but about 12,000 men, 

 women and children to occupy them. Tehama County of- 



