Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 229, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1912 — BOUGHT ORANGE AND OLIVE FARM IN WEST [ARTICLE]

BOUGHT ORANGE AND OLIVE FARM IN WEST

J. L. Brady Invested In Orchard and Unimproved Land in Northeastern Part of California. Jesse L. Brady, who returned several days ago and whom The Republican mistakenly reported to have made no investment in the west, reports to have bought an olive and orange farm of 10% acres near Plermo, Cal/, about 100 miles northeast of Sacramento. He also purchased 41% acres of raw or unimproved land. The purchase is about six miles from the city of Oroville, where his brother-in-law, Dr. Karsner, lives. Mr. Brady gets this year’s fruit crop, which wil\ make him something like $2,000. It is bis expectation to move to California, but his going will to some extent depend upon the sale of his fine residence property in this city. He will also sell his interest in the farm south of Rensselaer, owned jointly by himself and Albert Brand. It Is. his present expectation to locate at Stockton, Cal., where Albert L. Branch lives, and he may engage in some business there. He made a quite thorough study of the west and came to the conclusion that the most rapid and stable advance is going to take place in California.

He visited George E. Marshall, former editor of The Republican, and family, at Medford, Oregon, and was entertained at their home. Mr. Marshall has prospered in Oregon and not only has a fine big fruit farm but has invested in other land In that state. His nephew, Albert Marshall, has also bought land there. He also called on Rev, J. D. Carson, a former pastor of the Christian church at Remington. He located near Pullman, Wash., the seat of the state agricultural college, where he owns a farm est 1 240 acres. He bought part of this seven years ago at a very cheap price. It is now valued at SIOO an acre. His oats averaged better than 60 bushels to the acre. Other former Jasperites are succeeding along the western coast.

Mr. Brady expects Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane all to be great cities in time, but believes at the present time the outlook for California is better than in either Oregon dr Washington. Miss Selma .Leopold will next Sunday go to Ann Arbor, Mich., to resume her studies at Michigan State University.