oc-plain-dealer 1922-12-13

THE ORA California's Ag Three Billion F Here are facts about California which sl of her citizens prouder than ever before of And they should be sent broadcast over that citizens of other states may more wonders of California. Here is a State that is 780 miles long and Note This Service To Your State This advertisement tells of one phase of California's greatest. Two other advertisements tell the other phases. Your Eastern frends should know these facts. Help us tell them. Send us a list of names and addresses of people whom you would like to have receive the literature of Californians, Inc., the All-Year Club of Southern California, and the San Diego Califia. This will help Note This Service To Your State This advertisement tells of one phase of California's greatness. Two other advertisements tell the other phases. Your Eastern frends should know these facts: Help us poll them. Send us a list of names and addresses of people whom you would like to have receive these advertisements and the literature of Californians, Inc., the All Year Club of Southern California, and the San Diego-California Club. This will help your State. Here's Your Home City Clearly Shown This series of advertisements tells of the importance of your State and also shows the location of your home city. Send your list of Western friends to us today. THE ORANGE COUNTY PLAIN DEALER, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Agricultural Wealth Approach Five Hundred Million nia which should make every one over before of this Commonwealth. broadcast over the United States so may more fully appreciate the miles long and from 150 to 350 miles wide, with a total area of 158,297 square miles, nearly as great as the combined area of New York, Ohio, Maine, Vermont. New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Within its boundaries lie the highest and lowest points in the States. Mount Whitney rises 14,502 feet above sea level, while Death Valley sinks almost 400 feet below sea level. pears, plums, lemons, cherries, almonds, grapefruit, figs and olives. Here grow the earliest and latest fruit crops of the country; and more winter fruits and vegetables than in all the rest of the United States combined. California's vineyards return to her citizens over $92,000,000 per year for raisins and grapes. California's field crops bring great wealth, too. California has been the leader in the raising of barley since 1852, and her annual income from this crop aggregates nearly $30,000,000. California is the second largest hay and rice growing State in the Union. The former returns over $100,000,000 a year and the latter over $11,000,000. Great crops of wheat, corn, oats, beans, cotton, tobacco, hemp, rye, potatoes, sugar beets, melons and garden truck are harvested every year and add their millions to California's wealth. Farm Values Increasing A study of comparative figures reveals the fact that though the average size of farms is decreasing, the average value of farms is rapidly increasing. square miles, nearly as great as the combined area of New York, Ohio, Maine, Vermont. New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Within its boundaries lie the highest and lowest points in the States. Mount Whitney rises 14,502 feet above sea level, while Death Valley sinks almost 400 feet below sea level. And here are mountains, rich in mineral and timber resources, valleys of amazing fertility, world famous harbors, cities teeming with industrial activity, lovely homes and contented people. Agricultural Income $700,000,000 Of the fourteen leading counties in the United States in total value of crops, seven are California counties. The total annual income from the field and tree crops of this state is $587,600,591. Dairying adds an income of $99,004,358. Though probably as famous for her oranges as for any other single product—California's oranges bring her over $50,000,000 annually—this State also raises many millions of dollars' worth of peaches, prunes, apples, apricots, walnuts, Farm Values Increasing A study of comparative figures reveals the fact that though the average size of farms is decreasing, the average value of farms is rapidly increasing. Note these figures: Average acreage per farm: 1920 1910 1900 All land 249.6 316.7 397.4 Improved land 100.9 129.1 164.9 Average value per farm: All farm property $29,158 $18,308 $10,980 Land and buildings 26,122 16,447 9,759 Implements and machinery 1,156 414 294 Live stock 1,879 1,447 928 Another important factor in California's agricultural wealth is an enormous investment in live stock which totals over $200,000,000. The investment in poultry runs over fifteen million dollars; more than eight million dollars' worth of egg alone were shipped from California in a recent year. Three billion five hundred million dollars in the agriculture wealth of California and she has great additional wealth in her natural resources and her growing industries. Serve Your State This Way This advertisement is one of a series of three, the first devoted to telling of California's agricultur CALIFORNIA 7 Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1922 Approximates Million Dollars wealth, the second to California's natural resources and the third to California's industries. These facts of which you can well be proud. Beautiful booklets and descriptive literature about California have been prepared by such organizations as Californians, Inc., San Francisco by the All-Year Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, and by the San Diego-California Club, San Diego. There are thousands of people in other states who have no conception of California's greatness. Some of them are your friends. Help us tell them. If you will send to the Southern Pacific Company a list of the names and addresses of your friends living elsewhere, whom you would like to have receive this series of advertisements, as well as the California literature prepared by these organizations, which have for their sole purpose the advertising of California, we will see that your friend get this California literature. Your Own Community Increasing figures reveals the fact size of farms is decreasarms is rapidly increase 1920 1910 1900 249.6 316.7 397.4 100.9 129.1 164.9 $29,158 $18,308 $10,980 26,122 16,447 9,759 1,156 414 294 1,879 1,447 928 California's agricultural wealth live stock which totals over poultry runs over fifteen million dollars' worth of eggs in a recent year. Million dollars is the agricultural great additional wealth in her ing industries. Your State Way one of a series of three, the California's agricultural Pacific Day Today If you will send to the Southern Pacific Company a list of the names and addresses of your friends living elsewhere, whom you would like to have receive this series of advertisements, as well as the California literature prepared by these organizations, which have for their sole purpose the advertising of California, we will see that your friend get this California literature. Your Own Community Note the map which shows where your town is located. Your friends will be glad to know. The list of names you send us will be turned over to your own Chamber of Commerce or other civic organization and literature will be sent to your friends and kinsmen telling them interesting facts about your own particular community. Simply attach your list to the coupon below and send it to us—no obligation on your part. Do it today before you forget. In this way you will help spread this message of California's greatness throughout the land and perform a valuable service not only to your state but to yourself and to your community. CHAS. S. FEE, Passenger Traffic Manager, Dept. 2 Southern Pacific Company, Dept. 000, San Francisco, California. Please send to the people whose names and addresses are attached: 1. This series of advertisements. 2. Booklets prepared by Californians, Inc., by the All-Year Club of Southern California, by San Diego-California Club. 3. Literature about this particular community. Name..... Date..... City....