What gives value to the Rancho Cotati:
Being in Sonoma County, the best for general farming.
Being only forty miles from San Francisco.
Being located between two thriving cities, Petaluma and Santa Rosa.
Being within four to eleven miles from several fruit canneries.
Being productive virgin soil and not worn out.
Having the cheapest building materials near at hand.
Having good climate and no malaria.
Having no brush to be cleared.
Having low State and County taxes.
Having good water and in quantities.
Having plenty of rainfall, and irrigation not being necessary.
Having the cheapest freight rates in the State.
Having water competition, insuring cheap freights for all time.
Having direct communication with the Eastern States, without rehandling goods.
Having direct communication with San Francisco by rail.
Having direct communication with San Francisco from Petaluma by water.
Having perfect title, and no incumbrances on the land.