three and one-half acres, which were necessary to
square out the property, we purchased for $700. A
number of valuable properties near the Sanitarium
could have been purchased at that time at forty
per cent of their present values.
About a year later a Mr. Bell, who owned the
thirty acres lving just east of the Loma Linda
tract and south of the railway, offered it to us at
what we thought was a very low price. The breth-
ren considered the matter and felt favorable to its
purchase. As Sister White also favored it, the
land was purchased at less than $100 an acre. Since
that time we have several times heen offered $300
an acre for a portion of it.
Shortly afterward, Sister White visited Loma
{.inda and asked to see the piece of property we had
purchased. As she viewed it from the top of the
Sanitarium building for some little time, she said.
“Well, we are thankful we have it,” but turning
and looking north she waved her hand in front of
the building and said, “The angel said, ‘Get all
of it." On remarking to Sister White how difficult
it had been to secure what we already had. she
simply said, “\Well,- we shall be thankful for what
we have.” and turned and went to her room.
We did not know how much was included in
her remark, “Get all of it,” but supposed she re-
ferred to the Kelly tracts in front of the Sanitarium
on which we had secured prices when we first
purchased Loma Linda, and on which we had really
held an option for a time, thinking possibly the
brethren might consider purchasing a portion of
these tracts.
One tract of one hundred and fifty acres lying
west of Pepper Drive (Loma Linda avenue), be-
tween the Southern Pacific Railway and Colton
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