anaheim-gazette 1899-04-20

CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY Anaheim VOLUME XXIX. Dr. A. W. Bickford Office Opposite Postoffice. Telephone Central. Residence near Christian Church. Telephone 671. ANAHEIM, CAL. G. S. EDDY, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE—First door East of Boston's Bakery. Residence—The Wilte residence on Center St., opposite Catholic Church. CALLS ANSWERED AT ALL HOURS. ANAHEIM CAL. HERBERT JOHNSTON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and Residence: Los Angeles St., 3 doors south of Boyd's store. Open Day and Night. Tel. 656. I. L. Menges, DENTIST. Metz Building, Anaheim. feb24 DR. F. H. HOUCK DENTIST. OFFICE NEXT DOOR to P. O. (Federman Block, up stairs.) HOURS 9 to 8. ANAHEIM CAL. S. G. WILSON, M. D. CITY MEAT MARKET. KEEPS ON HAND ALL KINDS OF FRESH AND SALTED MEATS, Fresh and Smoked Sausages, Hams & Bacon, and the Purest Lard of Our Own Rendering Highest Market price Paid for Fat Stock. PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL. VEIT BENTZ. ANAHEIM BREWERY Pure Lager Beer Made from Pure Malt, For Sale by the Bottle or by the Keg. PURE CRYSTAL ICE DELIVERED TO ANY PART DENTIST. Metz Building, - Anaheim. feb24 DR. F. H. HOUCK DENTIST. OFFICE NEXT DOOR to P. O. (Federman Block, up stairs.) HOURS 9 to 5. ANAHEIM CAL. jy154t S. G. WILSON, M. D. Office and Residence: Over H. A. Dickel's Store. CENTER ST., - ANAHEIM. Sutch & Deering. UNDERTAKING PARLORS. 506 South Broadway, Los Angeles. Paul A. Derge. Graduate in Pharmacy. DRUGS, MEDICINES, Perfumes and Toilet Articles. BEST 5-CENT CIGAR IN TOWN MEDICAL HALL, KOLL BLOCK. PUBLIC TELEPHONE OFFICE. RICHARD MELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW And Notary Public. Special attention given to Probate Matters. —Center Street, Anaheim. Z. B. WEST. E. T. LANGLEY. West & Langley, Attorneys at Law. No. 113 West Fourth street, Santa Ana. Rooms 1, 2 and 3. Will practice in all States and Federal courts. F.Jungbluth MERCHANT TAILOR. A fine line of samples of Spring and Summer goods just received. Perfect fit guaranteed. Clothes cleaned and repaired to the satisfaction of patrons. Having acquired the business of the late F. Crist, I take this means of informing my friends and the public generally that I will continue the business at the old stand. A share of the public patronage is solicited aptly. Fish Market John Bush, Proprietor. Keeps constantly on hand a full supply of Fresh Fish, Lobsters, and Clams. Dressed Poultry. Will pay cash for Eggs. DREYFUS BUILDING, - CENTER ST. ANAHEIM. L. GUNTHER. PIONEER BOOT AND SHOE Made from Pure Malt, For Sale by the Bottle or by the Keg. PURE CRYSTAL ICE DELIVERED TO ANY PART OF THE CITY AT ONE CENT PER POUND. The Patronage of the Public is Solicited. F. CONRAD, -- Proprietor CITIZENS' BANK OF ANAHEIM Hippolyte Cahen - President W. T. Brown, Vice President. J. Hartung, Cashier DIRECTORS: Kaspare Cohn, W. T. Brown. Richard Melrose, J. Hartung. Hippolyte Cahen. STOCKHOLDERS: Kaspare Cohen, H. W. Hellman, W. T. Brown, R. Melrose, John Hartung, R. Courreges, M. A. Newmark & Co., Pierre Nicolas, H. Cahen, T. J. F. Boege. CORRESPONDANTS: Farmers and Merchants' Bank of Los Angeles; London, Paris and American Bank, San Francisco; Importers and Traders' National Bank, New York City, N.Y. Exchange Bank, Santa Ana. Exchanges for sale on all the principal cities in the United States and Foreign Countries. JOSEPH BACKS, DEALER IN FURNITURE Repairing Done. Funeral Director. Los Angeles St., - Anaheim, Cal. A. FREISE, ...KEEPS THE FINEST OF... Wines, Liquors And Cigars. LOS ANGELES BEER The Weekly Gazette. Established 1870. SUBSCRIPTION, - $1 50 Per Year. Six months.....$1 00 Three months.....75 Payable invariably in advance. Transient advertising rates, $1 per inch per month. The GAZETTE is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. Items of news and correspondence on all live subjects are solicited by the editor. The Homeliest Man in Anaheim, As well as the handsomest, and others, are invited to call on any druggist and get free a trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, a remedy that is guaranteed to cure and relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Price 25c. and 50c. Orphans. The following are the orphans admitted into St. Catherine's Orphanage. Anaheim, since the last publication: Whole Orphans—Rodolfo Guiricks, aged 4 years; Arthur Sanches, aged 1 year and 8 months. Half Orphans—Sidney White, aged 12 years; Herbert White, aged 10 years; Fredie White, aged 9 years; John Pocorena, aged 8 years; Gracian Pocorena, aged 6 years; Charles Burnett, aged 4 years; Jose Sansinena, aged 6 years; Fredric Haskey, aged 8 years and 6 months; Frank Rogers, 4 years 10 months; Michael O'Neill, aged 9 years 2 months. MOTHER SALESIA. Directress. Remember the "Bain!" No wagon equals it in quality and price. Popular vehicles at Baker & Hamilton's, Los Angeles, Cal. sl-6m RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Time of Arrival and Departure of Trains. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Trains on the Southern Pacific pass Anaheim as follower To Los Angeles. Daily.....7:54 am Daily.....9:45 am Daily.....4:25 pm Daily.....6:01 pm Train leaving Anaheim at 9:45 a.m.conNECTs at Miranores for Tustin except Sunday.Daily connections at Studebaker for Whittier. LOS ALAMITOS TRAINS. Leave for9:48 a.m. Sugar Factory 7:52 a.m. 4:25 p.m. In effect Nov. 1st, 1898. Street cars connect with all trains. SANTA FE ROUTE. Trains on the Santa Fe route leave Ana- Fish Market John Bush, Proprietor. Keeps constantly on hand a full supply of Fresh Fish, Lobsters, and Clams. Dressed Poultry. Will pay cash for Eggs. DREYFUS BUILDING, - CENTER ST. ANAHEIM. L. GUNTHER. PIONEER BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. Corner Adele and Los Angeles Sts. E. B. Merritt & Co. FURNITURE Dealers. CENTER STREET. OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE L. NEMETZ. Carriage Painting & Trimming New Buggies for Sale. Shop on Center St., near Opera-house, Anaheim. ONLY FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT! -IN TOWNIn Connection with Boston Bakery. S. KISTLER, PROPRIETOR. GO TO THE Oak Barber Shop FOR A FIRST-CLASS SHAVE OR HAIR CUT. TWO DOORS WEST OF BANK. HUSMANN BROS. Rebairing Done. Funeral Director. Los Angeles St. - Anaheim, Cal A. FREISE, ...KEeps the FINEST OF... Wines, Liquors And Cigars. LOS ANGELES BEER ON DRAUGHT. Koll Block, Los Angeles Street. J.M.Griffith Company A CORPORATION LUMBER DEALERS Neer Railroad Depot, Anaheim, keep constantly on hand Doors, Blinds, Windows, Mouldings, Posts, Shakes, Shingles, Lath, Hair Plaster of Paris. Anaheim Grist Mills operating on Wednesdays and Satursdays of each week. Grain, feed, meal, etc., of all varieties. Corn shelled and shipped. N. HART'S PLACE. SCHLITZ MILWAUKEE BEER ON DRAUGHT. DEALER IN... FINE LIQUORS! AND... Choice Wines FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES, Fine Domestic and Imported Cigars. Headquarters for the famo s Schlitz, Milwaukee, beer. F. BACKS, UNDERTAKER And Dealer in FURNITURE. Wall Paper, Cornices, Window Shades, Picture Frames, Upholstery Goods, Paints, Oils and Glass Sewing Machine Supplies, Etc. Cor. Los Angeles & Chartres Sts. RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Time of Arrival and Departure of Trains. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Trains on the Southern Pacific pass Anaheim as follows: To Los Angeles. Daily.....7:54 am Daily.....9:45 am Daily.....4:26 pm Daily.....6:01 pm Train leaving Anaheim at 9:45 a.m. connects at Miranda for Tustin, except Sunday. Dally connections at Studebaker for Whittier. LOS ALAMITOS TRAINS. Leave for— 9:48 a.m. 6:02 p.m. Sugar Factory 7:52 a.m. 4:26 p.m. In effect Nov. 1st, 1898. Street cars connect with all trains. SANTA FE ROUTE. Trains on the Santa Fe route leave Anaheim for points named: Los Angeles—7:55 am; *10:15 am; 11:14 am; *4:55 pm (3:55 pm Sunday only) Pasadena, Azusa, Redondo, San Bernardino—7:56 am; *10:15 am; 11:14 a.m. San Bernardino and Riverside (via Orange)—9:43 am; *10:45 am; *5:54 pm. San Diego—9:43 am; *2:50 pm. Santa Ana—9:43 am; *2:50 pm; 5:54 pm. Redlands—9:43 am; *10:45 am; Escondido*2:50 pm. Fallbrook*9:48 am. California limited (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday)*10:15 am; 11:14 am. Overland express*7:55am; 9:43am; *10:45am Trains marked with a * are daily except Sunday. All others daily. TIME TABLE SANTA ANA & NEWPORT RAILWAY CO. Leave Santa Ana, 10 am 10:40 4:30 pm (steamer days only) Leave Newport, Arrive Santa Ana, 3:80 pm On Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturday train leave Newport at 11:10 am, arriving Smeltzer 11:48; returning leave Smeltzer 2:40; arrive Newport 3:18. No trains Sunday. Have You Tried It? 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From a recently complied chart he showed the rainfall for half a century, declaring that it was not quantity, but distribution, which had the most beneficial effect upon field culture. It was best to have general rain. It should, properly, be light in October and heavy in November. There should be none in December or January, and then light rains into May. According to statistics, January 10 marks the middle of the season, the rainfall up to that time being usually one-half that for the winter. Mr. Mills dilated upon the benefits to be derived from irrigation as to an adjunct to the rainfall. On this he said: Fruit raising, vine growing and small farming in California will depend for their success in a very great measure upon the artificial application of water. These applications have proven profitable and will continue to be so under favorable conditions without irrigation; but they are more profitable with it. Every orchardist and vineyardist ought also to be a gardener, and, in order to diversify the products of the land, irrigation must be resorted to. Clover, berries, gardens, orchards and vineyards should be found on the means a swamp district in which is found thermal fever and malaria. Irrigation, he said, fertilizes the soil and at the same time equalizes the temperature. It gives to the land plant food when water is pumped out of a river where it has accumulated. In this way the land never deteriorates, but is enriched. Colonel John P. Irish told of the importance which drainage had attained at Fresno. From long continued irrigation the land is full of water and is commencing to fill the low places. This water, he thought, should be drained off, to be used again. He called upon Arthur Briggs of Fresno for his views. Mr. Briggs first controverted the statement made by Mr. Mills that a series of irrigation ditches would produce disease. He said irrigation and drainage went hand in hand. On the east side of Fresno county the old irrigation ditches of ten years ago are being used to draw off the water. He believed small pumping plants could be introduced which would pump water from the ditches cheaper and better than by running it off through laterals. Water should not be used more than once; as develops alkali in too large quantities. To prevent this it should be carried away through the earth to be saturated again with fertilizing material. His people irrigate one year in advance to aid nature and to provide against a possible drought. Early irrigation with cold water checks growth as it chills plants and trees. MR. MILLS ON THE RAINFALL The memory of man relating to meteoric phenomena in past seasons is wholly unreliable. The occurrence of two or three seasons of unusual precipitation or of drought frequently gives rise to apprehension relating to permanent changes of climate. Moreover, two or three strikingly cold or warm winters will be the occasion for predictions of permanent changes relating to the severity or clemency of the winter seasons. If no meteorological records could be appealed to; if all past observations either as to drought or excessive precipitation which would constitute the basis of prediction as to future periodicity, except that a majority of cases the last day of January divides about equally the quantity of seasonal rainfall. (h) These charts, so far from indicating either a gradual decline or increase of annual rainfall, show a remarkable evenness. They present two phenotypes of drouth and two of excessive precipitation. The two drouth seasons are forty-eight years distant from each other in point of time. The first afforded a precipitation of 7.2 inches and the last 9.38 inches. The two seasons of unusual precipitation 1861-62 and 1889-90, are twenty-eight years apart. The first afforded a rainfall of 49.27 inches and the last 45.15 inches. There is a variation of but two inches in the drouth seasons, and by 3.60 inches in the seasons of unusual precipitation; but these justify no inflection that they stand related to each other as periodically recurring phenomena. (i) There are no groups of fact indicating any essential climatic change and taken as a whole, these charts fifty years' observation of seasonal rainfall may reasonably be accepted as a proximate the charts to be produced by the observations of fifty years come. FARM PRODUCE. A Bulletin Upon the Subject of Marketting It—Valuable Hints to the Farmer. Issued by the Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. The following bulletin upon the subject of marketing farm produce, which has been recently issued by the National Department of Agriculture, will be found to be of particular interest those who wish to keep informed upon this important topic: To anyone who will take the trouble FERED TO ANY PART PER POUND. is Solicited. proprietor Weekly Gazette. published 1870. TION, - $150 Per Year. the invariably in advance. advertising rates, $1 per inch TE is issued every Thursday the Anaheim Postoffice as sectter. and correspondence on all are solicited by the editor. omelest Man in Anaheim, to call on any druggist and viral bottle of Kemp's Balsam coat and Lunga, a remedy granted to cure and relieve Acute Coughs, Asthma, and Consumption. Price 25c. jan26-1 p Orphans. being the orphans admitted herine's Orphanage. Anaheim, publication: Annaheim—Rodolfo Guiricks, aged 4 San Sanders, aged 1 year and 8 months—Gracian Pocornela, aged 6 months; Charles Burnett, aged 6 months; Jose Sansinena, aged Mark Rogers, aged 4 years 10 months; ill, aged 9 years 2 months. OTHER SALESIA. Directress. Remember the "Bain!" equalls it in quality and popular vehicles at Baker & Los Angeles, Cal. s1-6m WAY TIME TABLE. arrival and Departure of Trains. EERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. the Southern Pacific pass Analoma. From Los Angeles. 7:54 am. Daily. 7:45 pm. Daily. 6:01 pm. Arrive from— Sugar Factory. 7:52 a.m. av. ist, 1898. Street cars contranues at Tuslin, except Sunconnections at Studebaker for ALAMITOS TRAINS. Arrive from— Sugar Factory. 7:52 a.m. av. ist, 1898. Street cars contranues at Tuslin, except Sunconnections at Studebaker for ALAMITOS TRAINS. Regarding the use of irrigation supplemental to the rainfall in Santa Clara county, the following was volunteered: "Many of the sorchards of twenty acres have their own pumping plants. Some ten acre orchards have a plant and sell water also to neighthat time being usually one-half that for the winter. Mr. Mills dilated upon the benefits to be derived from irrigation as to an adjunct to the rainfall. On this he said: Fruit raising, vine growing and small farming in California will depend for their success in a very great measure upon the artificial application of water. These applications have proven profitable and will continue to be so under favorable conditions without irrigation; but they are more profitable with it. Every orchardist and vineyardist ought also to be a gardener, and, in order to diversify the products of the land, irrigation must be resorted to. Clover, berries, gardens, orchards and vineyards should be found on the same holdings and should occupy the attention of the cultivator of the soil in their various seasons. This diversity would in a measure equalize the demand for labor throughout the year and greatly improve the labor conditions. Irrigation will enable the orchardist and vineyardist to supply his table with poultry, eggs, milk, butter, vegetables and fruits, and thus confer upon his holding its first and paramount duty of affording him a complete subsistence. The problem of living having been solved, the question of profit would become more certain and, happily, less important. The ancient methods of irrigation will be superseded by modern and more economic methods. This revolution will be referable to the cheapening of mechanical power, and the increased efficiency of pumping machinery. Under the old method a main canal carrying water at an elevation to lay a certain district under irrigation was necessary. Its construction and maintenance were costly, while the application of water to lateral ditches was also costly and unsatisfactory. A gravity supply of water can be passed over a surface where the decline is constant. There are no lands sufficiently level to make more than 60 percent of their surfaces subject to irrigation from any point of elevation in their vicinity. Naphtha, gasoline engines have furnished a very cheap power for pumping, while improvements in pumps have made their use far more economic than the application of water by more primitive and crude method of ditches. Of course, the water must be brought to a point from which it may be pumped economically, and this can be done in three ways—first, by a main canal, which is tapped only with the suction of pumps. Such a canal would cost less and would be more permanent in its construction, because it would not be constructed with reference to supplying water to laterals. Second, by the use of the channels of living streams. For the most part the irrigable lands of California are accessible to streams. Third, by the sinking of wells. Concerning the latter, it should not be noted that an irrigated country soon fills with water, and wells in such a country afford an ample supply for portions of land holdings as need irrigation. The economic use of the pump is also greatly reinforced by the facility with which in modern times electrical power is transmitted at cheap rates. Some practical experiments in pumping were made in various parts of the State during the drouth season of 1898. It is stated, on seemingly reliable authority, that there are not far from 2000 irrigation pumps in operation in the county of Santa Clara alone. For the most part these are using wells, and their use has proven beneficial and economical. Regarding the use of irrigation supplemental to the rainfall in Santa Clara county, the following was volunteered: "Many of the sorchards of twenty acres have their own pumping plants. Some ten acre orchards have a plant and sell water also to neighthat time being usually one-half that for the winter. Mr. Mills dilated upon the benefits to be derived from irrigation as to an adjunct to the rainfall. On this he said: Fruit raising, vine growing and small farming in California will depend for their success in a very great measure upon the artificial application of water. These applications have proven profitable and will continue to be so under favorable conditions without irrigation; but they are more profitable with it. Every orchardist and vineyardist ought also to be a gardener, and in order to diversify the products of the land, irrigation must be resorted to. Clover, berries, gardens, orchards and vineyards should be found on the same holdings and should occupy the attention of the cultivator of the soil in their various seasons. This diversity would in a measure equalize the demand for labor throughout the year and greatly improve the labor conditions. Irrigation will enable the orchardist and vineyardist to supply his table with poultry, eggs, milk, butter, vegetables and fruits, and thus confer upon his holding its first and paramount duty of affording him a complete subsistence. The problem of living having been solved, the question of profit would become more certain and, happily, less important. The ancient methods of irrigation will be superseded by modern and more economic methods. This revolution will be referable to the cheapening of mechanical power, and the increased efficiency of pumping machinery. Under the old method a main canal carrying water at an elevation to lay a certain district under irrigation was necessary. Its construction and maintenance were costly, while the application of water to lateral ditches was also costly and unsatisfactory. A gravity supply of water can be passed over a surface where the decline is constant. There are no lands sufficiently level to make more than 60 percent of their surfaces subject to irrigation from any point of elevation in their vicinity. Naphtha, gasoline engines have furnished a very cheap power for pumping, while improvements in pumps have made their use far more economic than the application of water by more primitive and crude method of ditches. Of course, the water must be brought to a point from which it may be pumped economically, and this can be done in three ways—first, by a main canal, which is tapped only with the suction of pumps. Such a canal would cost less and would be more permanent in its construction, because it would not be constructed with reference to supplying water to laterals. Second, by the use of the channels of living streams. For the most part the irrigable lands of California are accessible to streams. Third, by the sinking of wells. Concerning the latter, it should not be noted that an irrigated country soon fills with water, and wells in such a country afford an ample supply for portions of land holdings as need irrigation. The economic use of the pump is also greatly reinforced by the facility with which in modern times electrical power is transmitted at cheap rates. Some practical experiments in pumping were made in various parts of the State during the drouth season of 1898. It is stated, on seemingly reliable authority, that there are not far from 2000 irrigation pumps in operation in the county of Santa Clara alone. For the most part these are using wells, and their use has proven beneficial and economical. Regarding the use of irrigation supplemental to the rainfall in Santa Clara county, the following was volunteered: "Many of the sorchards of twenty acres have their own pumping plants. Some ten acre orchards have a plant and sell water also to neighthat time being usually one-half that for the winter. Mr Mills dilated upon the benefits to be derived from irrigation as to an adjunct to the rainfall. On this he said: Fruit raising, vine growing and small farming in California will depend for their success in a very great measure upon the artificial application of water. These applications have proven profitable and will continue to be so under favorable conditions without irrigation; but they are more profitable with it. Every orchardist and vineyardist ought also to be a gardener, and in order to diversion relating to permanent changes relating to the severity or clemency of the winter seasons. If no meteorological records could be appealed to; if all past observation rested merely in the memory of man, the more recent seasons still within the horizon of memory would be accepted as the standard of permanent climatic conditions. There are no instances of sudden changes of climate. The denudation of forests in certain portions of the world has brought about a gradual decline of annual precipitation of moisture and wrought changes in the observation of thermal conditions; but such changes are very gradual, and before they can be accepted as evidence of permanently changed or changing conditions, they must extend over periods embracing centuries. The two drouth years of 1862-63 and 1863-64 occasioned apprehensions concerning the permanent decline in the quantity of seasonal rainfall. The settlement of this State at that time was comparatively recent and no records had been kept prior to the American occupancy. Unusual phenomena in new countries create greater apprehension in the minds of their occupants than like phenomena in the older settled regions of earth. The default of a season's rainfall, an unusually hard winter, the total failure of crops in country but recently occupied by civilized man are the occasion greater distrust among similar regions because recorded precedent of restoration to normal conditions in the new country is wanting. The extraordinary drought of the rainy season at 1897-98 in California when the threatened drought of 1898-99 which was happily broken by the rainfall which commenced on the 14th day of March, gave rise to much discouragement relating to the probability of permanent climatic changes. Since the past meteorological history of any climate may be accepted as prophetic of the immediate future history; this rain chart for every month of fifty years and the seasonal rain chart for same period becomes valuable as affording assurance of future conditions. The student of this chart will find for himself many interesting facts, but will find none to justify the conclusion that the climate of California has undergone or is undergoing any changed conditions which would justify any prehension as to future floods or drought. To some of them the more obvious facts attention is called. (a) The drouth of the greatest severity occurred in the season of 1850-1851 when the precipitation at San Francisco co was only 7.40 inches. Thirteen years later a drouth analogous to that of former season occurred in the season of 1863-64 when the precipitation was but 10.29 inches. Thirteen years later in the season of 1876-77 a partial drouth occurred when the precipitation was 11.04 inches. The seasonal chart will disclose fact that fromthe season of 1878-79 tothe seasonof 1897-98,a periodof twenty-one yearsno drouthis recorded,thelowestprecipitationforanyseasonduringthat entireperiodbeing16.14inches. Farm production companies whose charges for carrying freight of course depend upon quality but quantity.The aggregate sum yearly paid to railroads and steamships for carrying farm produce which on arrival prove to be unassailable no one can estimate,because it must foot an enormously,say nothingofthefreightchargespaidongoods soldbelowmarketratesbecauseputupcapacitylessorunpopularkackages. During past season one ofthe employeesoftheDepartmentofAgriculturewitnesseda strikingexampleoftransportingagriculturalproduceunderconditionswhichwould inevitablyresultinthe destructionoftheentailshiponarrivallitss destination.AboatloadoffruitonthewaytotheWashingtonmarket,cliarlytbathbreadsandcherries.allofwhichhadocapacityandmoneytoraiseandpickapack.wassocarelesslypackedinapackages,buckets,andbarrelsofallsortshapes,and sizes thatthewholewouldbeenusedfor Arrival and Departure of Trains. EIN PACIFIC RAILROAD. The Southern Pacific pass Ananes: From Los Angeles. 7:54 am Dally ... 9:45 am Daily ... 6:01 pm Mining Anahelm at 9:45 a.m. confirms for Tuslin, except Sunconnections at Studebaker for ALAMITOS TRAINS. Arrive from— Sugar Factory 7:52 a.m. v. 1st, 1898. Street cars contrinals. SANTA FE ROUTE. The Santa Fe route leave Anans named: - 7:55 am *10:15 am, 11:14 am, 55 pm Sunday only) - Anusa, Redondo, San Bernaral, *10:15 am, 11:14 a.m. - *10:45 am, 5:54 pm. - 9:43 am, 2:50 pm. - 9:43 am, 2:50 pm, 5:54 pm. - 9:43 am, 2:50 pm. - 9:43 am, 2:50 pm, 5:54 pm. - 9:43 am, 2:50 pm, 5:54 pm. Regarding the use of irrigation supplement to the rainfall in Santa Clara county, the following was voluteered: "Many of the orchards of twenty acres have their own pumping plants. Some ten acre orchards have a plant and sell water also to neighbors. Most of the larger plants are so arranged that they also sell water to adjoining orchards, and by this system, which is now pretty well developed, owing to the drought of last year, the principal orchard district of Santa Clara county is pretty well protected in the way of irrigation." I. H. Thomas of Visalia contributed to the discussion the following statement as to the advantages derived from irrigation by use of a pumping plant system. He said: "There are many advantages to be gained by the pumping plant system over the system of taking water from the streams, one of which is boxing the water under your control at the time you need it; another is that the water is free of the various seeds that spread over your land from channel irrigation, thereby making the expense less in keeping the land in good condition for growing crops. One of the greatest advantages with the orchardist is a preventative in the shape of a severe frost. The object lessons of the past winter in this section are indisputable. Where late irrigation and winter irrigation was followed with good cultivation the citrus and deciduous orchards stood the temperature without damage, while adjoining lands, which were dry and uncultivated, were badly injured at a temperature of 22 to 28. With pumping plant ready and temperature at the freezing point, by filling the ditches through the night with water at 65 degrees, it would raise the temperature several degrees in the orchard and in many instances save a fruit crop that would otherwise have been destroyed by the frost. The difference between the temperature of the water and the frost at the killing point, 28 degrees, is about 37 degrees. Thus it will be seen that the atmospheric temperature would be raised sufficiently by the temperature of the water to save the fruit." In his advocacy of the pumping plant system Mr. Mills expressed the belief that San Joaquin valley would not be habitable if irrigated by the old system throughout its length and breadth. He said extensive irrigation by ditches (a) The drouth of the greatest severity occurred in the season of 1850-1851, when the precipitation at San Francisco was only 7.40 inches. Thirteen years later a drouth analogous to that of the former season occurred in the season of 1863-64, when the precipitation was but 10.29 inches. Thirteen years later in the season of 1876-77 a partial drouth occurred, when the precipitation was 11.04 inches. (b) In a period of fifty years there have been but two drouth seasons approximately equal in severity, that of 1850-51 and that of 1897-98. They are forty-eight years distant from each other in point of time. (c) Dividing the fifty years into two equal periods of twenty-five each, we find the aggregate rainfall for the first twenty-five years to be 595.18 inches, and the aggregate for the last twenty-five years, or to the end of this season, to be 575.85 inches, showing a remarkable evenness, and presenting no difference possessing any significance. (d) Dividing the forty-eight seasons from 1849-50 to 1896-97 into four equal periods of twelve years each, gives the following results: Inches From 1849 to 1861, twelve seasons...299.31 From 1861 to 1873, twelve seasons...201.88 From 1873 to 1885, twelve seasons...222.31 From 1885 to 1876, twelve seasons...287.14 (e) The last group of twelve seasons has 18 inches more rain than the first group. But most remarkable feature of this showing is the approximate equality in each of the groups of twelve seasons. (f) The seasonal chart presents an other remarkable feature. From the season of 1853-54 to the season of 1860-61, eight successive seasons, there is a remarkable evenness in the seasonal rainfall, the variation from the lowest to the highest being but 4.33 inches. (g) The chart presents no periodicity This Is Your Opportunity. On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demonstrate the great merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St., New York City. Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a positive cure for catarrh if used as directed."—Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drag. Price, $9 cents. During the past season one of the employees of the Department of Agriculture witnessed a striking example of transporting agricultural produce under conditions which would inevitably result in the destruction of the entire shipment on arrival at its destination. A boat load of fruit on the way to Washington market, chiefly blackberries and cherries, all of which had oak time and money to raise and pick an pack, was so carelessly packed in pail ages, buckets, and barrels of all sorts shapes, and sizes that the whole ware rapidly spoiling. In some of the pakages and boxes the blackberries were already fermented and the boat's deck was running red with the juice of these crushed berries. The only profit this consignment was to the transportation company, whose charges are, course, just as high on carelessy pack as on carefully packed fruit. To take shippers there would be a money loss for freight, to say nothing of useless labor and spirit spent. Yet proper selection and packed, a very large portion of the fruit in question would have reached its destination in good order and been sold at a profit for the shipping. In these days of keen competition buyers pick and choose to an extent realized by one who has not witnessed the disposal of goods put on the market. Now, call it discrimination or calling it "finickiness," as you please, it is nevertheless a condition which the intelligent producer will not fail to study and prepare himself to meet, and in lines of business it is only by studying and catering to the tastes of the buyer that the highest prices can be obtained. Many farmers seem to ignore coditions attending the journey while their wares must take before they reach the eyes and hands of the consumers. Methods of transportation customs of the trade, the markings ("fashions"), if one may use them, style, size, and the form of packages—all these call for careful consideration. This is well understood manufacturers who study the markets for their wares as carefully as they do for methods of improving their goods or cheapening cost of their production, and so growing the crop is one half the farmer's business. He must not only produce what people want but put his goods on the market in such a way which best commends itself. The buyers. Instances are not wanting where neglect of these important coditionations have not only resulted in immediate losses, but where an import trade has been transferred to other markets and lost for years, and perhaps permanently, to an entire section country. It has been shown beyond question that the change was not o Gazette. 0, 1899. NUMBER 26 ing phenomena either as to excessive precipitation which constitute the basis of prediction and periodicity, except that in any of cases the last day of Januaries about equally the quantity of rainfall. These charts, so far from indicator a gradual decline or increase in rainfall, show a remarkable tendency. They present two phenomena of drought and two of excrecipitation. The two droughts are forty-eight years distant other in point of time. The ordered a precipitation of 7.40 and the last 9.38 inches. The reasons of unusual precipitation, and 1889-90, are twenty-eight inches and the last 45.85 inches. There is a variation of but two in the drought seasons, and but three in the seasons of unusual occurrence; but these justify no inferment that they stand related to each periodically recurring phenomenon are no groups of fact indisputable climatic change, as a whole, these charts of our observation of seasonal rain-seasonally be accepted as applying the charts to be produced observations of fifty years to farm produce. Upon the Subject of Marketing valuable Hints to the Farmer. By the Department of Agriculture, London, D.C. Following bulletin upon the sub-marketing farm produce, which is recently issued by the National Department of Agriculture, will be to be of particular interest to those who wish to keep informed upon important topic: One who will take the trouble ing to any superiority in the quality of the goods, but simply because the successful competitors paid attention to details and took "infinite palms" to satisfy the convenience, the tastes, and the fancies—in some cases the whims—of the buyers. In a recent number of the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England the loss of a profitable poultry trade in Ireland and its transfer to Brittany, France, is explained at length, and is shown to be due entirely to the efforts made by the shippers in the latter country to suit the convenience of the dealers and to please the eye of the consumers. A leading Liverpool provision merchant accustomed to supply grocers in the north of England with geese and turkeys for the Christmas trade offers this explanation: The birds are wanted, it seems, of a fixed weight; some wanting birds from 8 to 10 pounds, others from 10 to 12 pounds, and so on up to 14 and 16 pounds. The French feeders contract to deliver a certain number of birds of a certain weight; when ready for market they are all classified according to weight, and neatly packed in uniform cases containing 10, 15 or 20 birds. On the other hand, he declares, the Irish birds are packed without neatness or uniformity as to weight, in all sorts of boxes or cases, some containing 50 birds, some 20, and so on, birds in the same case varying in weight from 5 to 16 pounds. His conclusion is, "It is so much trouble to us to handle these and select the different weights that any profit we can make on them is not remunerative." In certain respects the tastes of consumers vary according to the markets of different sections—what does very well in the East may not do in the West, and vice versa. Even the various cities have their special requirements, especially marked in regard to all food products. This or that will do in Boston that will not do in New York. Chicago exacts this or that which is not essential in St. Louis, and so on. Hence, the farmer must carefully study the requirements of the FARM PRODUCE. Upon the Subject of Marketing Valuable Hints to the Farmer. Following bulletin upon the sub-marketing farm produce, which was recently issued by the National Department of Agriculture, will be of particular interest to those wish to keep informed upon important topic: One who will take the trouble even a cursory examination of markets of any of our large cities it is evident that there is ample improvement in the manner marketing farm produce. A very additional inquiry into the subject deal a condition of things which, as it does a waste of material on the part of the producer eating an enormous loss, may be had without exaggeration as discredit. It has been asserted with truth that the success of the avermer depends upon an aggregate profits, and it may be stated that truth that failure is often, usually, due to an aggregate of losses. Caste in American households come proverbial, and it is popularized and with good grounds in waste of an average American child would support an average or German family. This loss, falls upon the consumer, farmer or townman, whereas which it is the purpose of this to discuss, namely, the loss dueance or carelessness in market products, falls upon the latter. It has been described by some writer as "the art of taking in nuts." Whether this be so or cannot be denied that in mar-farm products the art of taking in nuts is essential to profit, and of it insures certain loss. Of one who will take a sho rt walk on the markets or visit the wharves as where farm products are easily handled can speedily convince On every side he will see farm of good quality selling at prices, owing to the form or manhole it is put up, in not a few fast aside by the dealers as not handling, owing to a damaged man, which with a little care have been avoided. In such cases profit accrues to the transport-companies, whose charges for freight of course depend not reality but quantity. The aggregation yearly paid to railroads and ships for carrying farm products an arrival prove to be unsalable an estimate, but it must foot up easily, to say nothing of the charges paid on goods sold far market rates because put up career in unsuitable or unpopular areas. The past season one of the ties of the Department of Agriculture witnessed a striking example reporting agricultural conditions which would inevitably in the destruction of the entire lot on arrival at its destinationoad of fruit on the way to the cotton market, chiefly blackberry cherries, all of which had cost money to raise and pick and was so carelessly packed in pack-ickets, and barrels of all sorts, and sizes that the whole was varying in weight from 5 to 16 pounds. His conclusion is, "It is so much trouble to us to handle these and select the different weights that any profit we can make on them is not remunerative." In certain respects the tastes of consumers vary according to the markets of different sections—what does very well in the East may not do in the West, and vice versa. Even the various cities have their special requirements, especially marked in regard to all food products. This or that will do in Boston that will not do in New York. Chicago exacts this or that which is not essential in St. Louis, and so on. Hence, the farmer must carefully study the requirements of the market to which he is tributary. In the present bulletin, while many of the observations of the writer were made in the Chicago market, yet, as far as possible, pains have been taken to present practical suggestions adapted to all our leading markets, and the general principles illustrated are equally applicable everywhere. THE TRADE IN FARM PRODUCE. The trade in the varieties of produce under consideration is so organized that between the producer and the consumer it generally, except in the case of fruits, which are usually shipped by the grower, passes through the hands of three middlemen, viz., the local buyer and shipper, the commission man, and the retail grocer. This has a tendency to leave the producer in ignorance of the tastes of the consumer, which are invariably the ultimate standards by which the values of his produce are fixed. In some instances far-seeing shippers take pains to acquaint their clients with the demands of the market to which they ship. In others they endeavor to augment their own profits by buying at the lowest prices and repacking or otherwise adapting the goods to the requirements of their customers, and more commonly they simply accept the produce as they find its ship it practically as they receive it, and take such profit as they can obtain with the least effort. It is not within the scope of this paper to discuss the present organization of the trade, but rather, taking the trade as it is, to give to the producer and shipper the benefit of such information as can be obtained by a careful study of the situation at the market end, and so enable both to obtain higher prices. In this connection it may be well to state that the information offered herein has been obtained from reliable and extensive commission men, each an expert in his own line, and from careful and extensive observation in the market streets of Chicago, the largest interior market for agricultural produce. It may not be amiss, before proceeding to discuss packing, to present a plea in favor of selling by weight eggs and many vegetables which are handled in bulk and do not reach consumers in the original packages. This would incur quite as much to the benefit of the producer as to that of the consumer. It is essentially fair to both. In the case of original packages destined to eventually find their way into the hands of the consumers, the producer's best method to protect himself from dishonest competitors is to mark the exact measured contents of his package. If this practice were to be generally adopted unmarked packages would soon be at a discount. GENERAL RULES. While each of the various products of the farm and garden has to a greater or less extent its own particular characteristics, and requires a more or less different treatment, there are some general rules which apply equally to the ditch. Secretary Blennerhassett read a letter from A. W. Worm stating that the Southern Pacific had divided his land south of town, and he wrote advising the company to require the railway to put in the necessary culverts and a cement gate. The water company, he advised, could do the work and send the bill to the railway company. Mr. Crowther (with considerable interest)—I that for the proposed new railroad? He was informed that it was, but the board was of opinion that Worm was rather previous in his advice, and his letter went on the table. The chair referred to the bad condition of the brea pipe under the Santa Fe railway track at Mr. Hunter's place south of town. A poor job had been done when the pipe was put in by the Santa Fe, and considerable complaint has arisen concerning it. On examining it some days ago, the President of the water company had immediately written to the Santa Fe, directing their attention to the necessity for repairing the same. The culvert has sunk in, the braa having partially melted in the hot sun, choking up the ditch and causing overflows. A letter from Roadmaster McNeil was read in answer thereto, saying he would be down on the 13th and look into the matter, and if he found it to be the railroad's duty to replace the pipe he would order a new in. McNeil was of the opinion, however, that it was the water company's business to replace the pipe. The chair said she pipe had been put in in ditch after the construction of the latter, and it was the railroad's business to put in a new pipe. Mr. Chapman observed McNeil had not put in an appearance on the date given in his letter—April 13th. Mr. Nebelung suggested that the railway company ought to be given three days to put in a new pipe, otherwise the water company would put it in and send the railroad company a bill for the work. The chair—How would you collect it from them? Mr. Chapman—You could never collect a cent from them. The chair was of the opinion that the best plan was to tear out the present pipe, and let the railway repair it whenever they saw fit to do so—when they saw their track washing out, they would put in a new pipe quick enough. After further discussion, the matter was left to the president. L. B. Benchley wrote the board saying that inasmuch as he had been unable to attend the meetings of the board for past four months, and contemplated leaving State for a time, he tendered his resignation as a Director of the company. The resignation was on motion of Crowther, seconded by Nebelung, accepted. Later E. K. Benchley, son of the retiring member, was elected a Director in place of his father. Mr. Benchley was called in, took his seat, thanked the board for its action,and promised to fillthe officetothebestofhisability. Clerk Nebelung wrotetheboardinobediencetoinstructionsfromtheCityTrustees,notifyingthecompanythatthebridgeatthe cornerofSanta Ana streetandLemonwasinbadconditionandshouldbe replacedbya cement culvertorpipe;thatthetwobridgesputintheditchattheschoolhousewere30feetinlengthwhereaccordingtothetermsofthefranchise,theshouldbe50feet;thatthebridgenearMrStock'sresidenceonWalnutstreet The past season one of the prices of the Department of Agriculture witnessed a striking example of exporting agricultural products conditions which would inevitably in the destruction of the entire crop on arrival at its destination. Road of fruit on the way to the August market, chiefly blackberries, all of which had cost much money to raise and pick and was so carelessly packed in packs, buckets, and barrels of all sorts, and sizes that the whole was spoiling. In some of the pails was the blackberries were already being and the boat's deck was red with the juice of the berries. The only profit on assignment was to the transport company, whose charges are, of just as high on careless packing as carefully packed fruit. To the there would be a money loss right, to say nothing of useless labor spent. Yet, properly packed, a very large porch fruit in question would have its destination in good order sold at a profit for the shippers. These days of keen competition took and choose to an extent not by one who has not witnessed nosal of goods put on the market. All it discrimination or call it nessness," as you please, it is never a condition which the intelligent producer will not fail to study and himself to meet, and in all business it is only by studying bring to the tastes of the buyers highest prices can be obtained. Farmers seem to ignore the contending the journey which shares must take before they see eyes and hands of the conMethods of transportation, of the trade, the market's issues." If one may use the term, in size, and the form of pack-all these calls for careful consideration. This is well understood by farmers who study the markets or wares as carefully as they do methods of improving their goods opening the cost of their products and so, growing the crop is only the farmer's business. He must produce what people want, but goods on the market in which he commends itself to farmers. Instances are not wanting neglect of these important conditions have not only resulted in late losses, but where an importation has been transferred to other countries and lost for years, and perhaps recently, to an entire section or area. It has been shown beyond that the change was not owing to any charges paid on goods sold far market rates because put up career in unsuitable or unpopular areas. GENERAL RULES. While each of the various products of the farm and garden has to a greater or less extent its own particular characteristics, and requires a more or less different treatment, there are some general rules which apply equally to every kind of produce and to every market and which are of the utmost importance. The cardinal virtues in preparing all kinds of produce for market are neatness, cleanliness and uniformity. The fact that the goods packed are to be eaten should never be lost sight of nor should it be forgotten that if they are to bring the very highest prices they must be sold to people whose appetites are not easily tempted, but who have the money to pay for practically everything they crave, and who will and do pay well for the extra attractiveness which tempts them. With these facts in view the great importance of neatness and cleanliness is easily apparent; nor is it safe ever to aim at any but the highest prices for good produce, for should a shipment deficient in any style, form, neatness, etc., happen to reach the market at a time when either the demand is light or the supply excessive, it will remain unnoticed until the "strictly fancy" goods have been picked up by the buyers, and then, the demand having been supplied, must await the next day's buyers, suffering severely by the delay and eventually being either sold to pedlers, for perhaps less than the freight charges or hauled to the "dump." a total loss. The following is a sample of an every day occurrence: Two fine lots of radishes will come to market, both lots of the finest quality. One lot will be made up into bunches. In each of which the radishes will be of equal size and the bunch neatly tied. In the other the bunches will contain radishes of various sizes and the bunches are clumsily tied. The first buyer that comes along will snap up the first lot at a "fancy" price, while the second lot will be neglected until the demand is exhausted, and will ultimately sell for little or nothing. The same difference may be seen in several lots of carrots, careful washing proving an important factor with this and other roots. Neatness and attractiveness invariably pay well for the extra trouble expended. Undoubtedly cleanliness is included to a considerable extent under the consumer. It is essentially fair to both. In the case of original packages destined to eventually find their way into the hands of the consumers, the producer's best method to protect himself from dishonest competitors is to mark the exact measured contents of his package. If this practice were to be generally adopted unmarked packages would soon be at a discount. Later E. K. Benchley, son of the retiring member, was elected a Director in place of his father. Mr. Benchley was called in, took his seat, thanked the board for its action, and promised to fill the office to the best of his ability. Clerk Nebelung wrote the board in obedience to instructions from the City Trustees, notifying the company that the bridge at the corner of Santa Ana street and Lemon was in bad condition and should be replaced by a cement culvert or pipe; that the two bridges put in the ditch at the schoolhouse were 30 feet in length, whereas according to the terms of the franchise, they should be 50 feet; that the bridge near Mr. Stock's residence on Walnut street was only 16 feet in length, whereas it should be 50 feet; that the bridge on Lemon street between Mr. Meredith's and Mr. Wool's place should also be made the length of the street and the sidewalk on each side. Supt. Sheppard was instructed to give attention to all of these matters and to lengthen the bridges in each case, where the crossing is not a private roadway. On motion of Mr. Pierotti, seconded by Mr. Chapman, Engineer Sherwood was instructed to prepare plans and specifications and an estimate of the cost of a pipe carrying 4000 inches of water to be used in the upper ditch, a short distance this side of Horseshoe Bend, where the ditch makes a bad curve around a hill. Mr. Pierotti gave a lucid explanation of the character of the work at the point indicated, saying the ditch as at present situated was dangerous on account of a possible break; that a better fall would be obtained, and that the ditch would be shortened one-half by the elimination of the curve around the hill. The Santa Fe makes a cut through the hill at this point, and it is proposed to lay the pipe in an extension of the cut. 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