Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

California. The great prosperity of this land of cpportunity, ha», recently been marked by a distinguished visitor, Hon Hamilton Kish, Assistant United States Treasurer. Mr. Fish saw nothing that impressed i m more than the enormoui busihess being done on the Paoific ooast nhe apparent permanency of its protsperity, and the need of more workers. The basis of this prosperity is first of all climate, then eleotrioal energy and fuel oil for manufactures, and finally irrigation. Given water to turn on at will, in a countryso full of sun hine, and gr. wth is continuous. Something is growing every month to put on the table, to fatten stock, or carry to market, One ac e of alfalfa will support two cows, and for hay, can be cut five t'mes a year. Larger than England and 8 otlaod combined. California has room for a million more people, and this makes and cheap, and opportunity great. A self-sutaining home, the value of which will rapidly inorease, can easily be secured where life means comfort as well as coin. Colonist rates now make it easy to see how it is yourself. They are based on a rate of $33.00 from Chioago, or $25.00 from Missouri river points, via Southern Pacifio. California books can bj had of any agent. Write to W. G. Niiiixxfi, 193 Clark, St. Gen. Agent Chicago, 111. 28wlmow

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