Florida, its history and its romance; . ny fold. All of the Pacific Coast country is still young as compared with the Atlantic Coast and Europeancountries. Sixty-five years is a short time in the life of any country or any people. And yet, in thisshort space the Sacramento Valley has grown from a grass covered praiiie to a position of has passed through the different stages of development which began with the discovery of goldat Coloma, followed by the parceling out of land in immense estates under the Mexican rule, the timeof the cattle king, the period of supremacy in grain pr
Florida, its history and its romance; . ny fold. All of the Pacific Coast country is still young as compared with the Atlantic Coast and Europeancountries. Sixty-five years is a short time in the life of any country or any people. And yet, in thisshort space the Sacramento Valley has grown from a grass covered praiiie to a position of has passed through the different stages of development which began with the discovery of goldat Coloma, followed by the parceling out of land in immense estates under the Mexican rule, the timeof the cattle king, the period of supremacy in grain production, and up to the present day of a smallfarm well tilled, or The Land of the Small Homestead. The transition through these periods wasrapid, although each is distinctly marked; and, notwithstanding the fact that all of the industriesrepresented by these intervals are still here and annually turn many millions into the pockets of ourpeople. CAKS OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TRACTION CO., ONE OF SACRAMENTOS NEW SUBURBAN ELECTRIC ROADS.
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