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{ <br /> . Zn-1863s,hb went Out of aheep raising, intd r- he had been tberet9fore heavily <br /> ongageds. an-di. gig td axleo obtained control of some valuable ning s reaU <br /> there. The Brach invasion under. � � :.hi�r ter, so disarmawed affairs'in our <br /> neighboring repubUc that no enterprise could be successfully prosecuted* he <br /> rete to his hom in this county to resum chaff of bis ranch interests. For a <br /> tine, also, he operated the Canada mine� in Amador County, wd still has some veal <br /> valuable ming pr op�ya notablyin Ar� w <br /> Though his interests Ile in many varied directions his main efforts have been in <br /> the direction of agriculturp.. 3t was on this accos t that he associate€t.hi:nself with <br /> other men of wealth and entexpri.se is puce the necessary capital at the bac of the <br /> efforts to ma the ce b ed harvester tccess ul. Being one of the r ar ea <br /> growers#, he experienced much difficulty i n. curing men when meted to harvest his <br /> larger€ j, eh satisfied him that the Machinery Ln wse mast be radieaU�'improvad <br /> if *eat-raising was to remain a paying Industry. OWterad enthusiasticallyinto <br /> this tam*.. ach: was accomplished through the a � .t <br /> iShe t�c�n Combined Harvester <br /> aid A ultural ..res ands t r ... o - ric& of T h s pries d a prem &Szilstance <br /> in produang the find and Oro ming ccevs, lie..has: beea a°d °ectorr of the <;ompany <br /> ;since its organization. <br /> in - - *4er m industry than t hat of <br /> T* seeing thattlAs Iocallty thave c <br /> rai.si,ng wbeat,, in order to rein -its prestige, 'c ake ging hie aUention to <br /> f'r t®groh-Ierg, and he has pursraed,:thi a -sub ect With. his usual jintejugent 'te tg <br /> nail be now easi I-, tales rmnk €s. the foremost m= in t .� in the encaur gest . <br /> f <br /> of fruit, Oultam. He .Induced spas- of.the gest fry t in Gali.for a to tam hold <br /> on his land .tic tl MS)Althat. 2,, .acres are alaready in the best orchard trees, <br /> and 663.3 ' ssplendid �,zccevs, Besides thi he'hashlmeU set cat 32 ams <br /> of fruit, his..orchard big pronou=e one of t o fln6s t in the co=t7. Xts tree <br /> are peachesp aprlcotso Baru-4eq, and tAmoTds Ks efforte in th-at duction v p voa. <br /> F in fact,,, have already eady clone �* � gre,t vsaue to th_- c==1tyrs for .ftich he h <br /> herete ore done such.. He establi s the lam* of Lodiv and isits president,. ife m <br /> aiUo one os- the prime ,Awers mid. prinalpal overs of the ftn J.oaquin & Sierra Nevada <br /> Hailroada and std retains his int rest in the road$ ch is now a part of tl <br /> Southam Pacific system, <br /> Mr. Lang cwd has sarved fmw terms i,nlohle State mate of Cal for .a,, havi.n 'been <br /> firsts elected in 187919 and has wde .€n std record in the hans of legiaa.ti on. <br /> lie has not triedthere to build up a ralmtation by the co on method of the introduction <br /> of new measi msj, hang done .sa caly when the. in rests of the State.d s ed thmo <br /> --But a:s%.-a fadthful teles of thep �e 3,e It s i:nterests 1M.h as been a constant shorn in <br /> the side of dishonest €chemers and jobberss o' .ways count, on his opposition, to, er <br /> mO r8s- In his 0-ght age monopaUea he has not adopted the blind measures of <br /> refe,.�rs rl g gor reputati p but has. nsistently hold to the fiddle Sine of <br /> fustic® betwam the pubic andsor?oY'4s p � a ttacUng T uen thine has beem <br /> devieted fry In comdttses he has bwen aspeciaLly actives beUeving that the ,e is <br /> Where a mn can best represent hie acastitumts. Sow of the battles t'*Ach he has <br /> fought in.-defense of tlw rights of the people have_b ome nitters of. Bt <br /> among which.w-W be mentioned his leader !�V of ths fight against the bruoh dam stem. <br /> Another memorable,. contest in tehich his able lesd bjp rjaq vim. displayed res that in <br /> uldch he dosed the schmie to legalize the clalsaas of those who had appropriated <br /> extensive .eaten rlghtap thus robbing of mter these whe had a natural clr upon it. <br /> fm v1th vast holdings of dem lszAs had tined &OM ltzmtwoal terse the water of <br /> Important streass* letting it out upon largo streitches of sandy pU aj, Va ile those who <br /> had improved -MnU holdingq loser down cm Vhese water coursesg notdbly along Kern <br /> river, were thus delved of the means of ming a 3.ivitng* and despoiled of that <br /> was already theirs. A great Ichby fund .st behind the c urge of the lmd k_Lugsq, but <br /> -%netor Langf€ardls stmr#=9 opposition to the scheme was one of the leading roasma <br /> for his ultimate defeat, <br /> I <br />