JOHN AND EMMA L. GUNN
An illustration of the splendid opportunities in California for intelligent, worthy and industrious immigrants from other countries, is afforded in the interesting careers of John and Emma L. Gunn, who, coming from their homes in old England many years ago, are now numbered among the prosperous and much-esteemed citizens of the Golden State. John Gunn was born in London, on December 27, 1854, and in the excellent common schools of England received his education. He first went into the planing mill business, and thus prepared himself for technical and industrial work.

"While still in London in February, 1876, Mr. Gunn was married to Emma Louisa Henderson, a native of Clifton, Somersetshire, England, who was admirably fitted to enter into his life with its English background and its American present and future.

In 1883. bidding good-bye to the country they had good reason to love so well, they crossed the ocean to the Ignited States and landed in New York City; and there Mr. Gunn again engaged in the mill business, putting in six years in Brooklyn. He made a specialty of planing, sawing and molding mill-work, and soon had a reputation for accurate workmanship.

In 1889, during the great boom, Mr. and Mrs. Gunn came out to California, and after looking over the state they chose Fresno County as their location and thus early became acquainted with the section where they have by their industry
become so well and favorably known. Mr. Gunn worked for a couple of years in Madary's mill, but he sensibly decided to turn his attention to land and its products. Twenty-six years ago he located on his home-place east of Clovis, and was among the first to join the Enterprise Colony movement. He had forty acres of stubble field and he set it all out into vineyards, later adding five acres, making forty-five acres in the home place, devoted to vines, peaches and oranges. The Gunn vineyard has become widely known; the
original vines are still healthy and good producers, the soil being especially adapted to viticulture. The large modern residence was built by Mr. and Mrs. Gunn in 1903: the grounds have ornamental trees and are surrounded by an orange orchard. On the same section they purchased forty
acres which they have improved to a muscat and Malaga grape vineyard. They also purchased 100 acres at Clotho which they set out to Malaga vines, with a border of figs. In 1916, they also built one of the most modern packing houses in the county on this place, with a switch from the Southern Pacific Railroad. The fruit is packed and loaded in cars and consigned directly to
eastern cities. Thev sold this 100 acres in 1918 to L. Powers for $100,000, at that time the highest price paid in Fresno County for 100 acres in vineyard, straight through. Thus they have improved 145 acres of land, although they have owned other places. They found the marketing of fruit in the early days very unsatisfactory
because the shipper often came back to the producer for money to pay the freight. Believing a cooperative sales company was the only remedy, they joined the movement from the starting of the first raisin association by Mr. Kearney, and they are active members and stockholders in the California Associated Raisin Company.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Gunn has proved a
happy one, especially since their coming to California and their commencement in the absorbing work of building home and fortune. Mr. Gunn is a member of the Woodmen of the World, and Mrs. Gunn shares the social life incidental to that affiliation. Both are public-spirited and ready to do their part to advance community, state and nation, along road-minded ideals. All who know Mr. and Mrs. Gunn esteem them highly.