anaheim-gazette 1900-01-11

A FAVORABLE OUTLOOK. Not in a decade of years and more has the farmer had a brighter outlook than the one now confronting him. The sighs of the pessimist have been drowned by the bountiful rains, which up to date have given us at least six times the quantity that fell to date last year. An unusually large acreage has been sown to barley, and one can almost see it grow. Unless all signs fail the barley crop will be the largest harvested in Orange county in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Green feed, which is the backbone of the dairy man at this season of the year when the creameries are paying $1 per 100 pounds for 4 per cent milk, is plentiful everywhere, and will last until the warm weather starts the salt grass, and it will solve the feed problem through the summer. Barley sown for green feed in October and November is almost ready for the mower, and if cut now will spring up again and be ready for a second cutting in May. The American Beet Sugar company of Chino have advanced the price of beets to the extent that there will be no reduction on account of purity, and the factory will pay the freight. This is a step in the right direction, and while it still falls short of what the majority of the beet growers consider a fair price, has been gratefully received and will ensure the planting of a large acreage; and while some farmers may only succeed in pocket many hens can be raised off ten acres, but the proceeds from the sale of the young roosters along with the sale of from twenty to forty old hens every year will pay for all the feed that cannot be grown on the farm. At least two or three acres must be planted to alfalfa, and it solves the feed problem for the winter. An acre to sugar cane or sorghum will be found a good investment. It grows to a height of from 4 to 5 feet, can be cut at least twice, and at the first cutting will yield a surprising quantity of chicken feed. About 100 apricots and peach trees will occupy another acre, and between the trees strips of alfalfa can be grown, and the whole acre fenced in for a chicken range. Now if the income from cows, hens, pigs and orchard be added up, and the reasonable prices of food and clothing characteristic of California be taken into consideration, it will be found that an average sized family cannot only make a comfortable living on ten acres but lay something by for a rainy day. The discovery of the peach tree borer in a consignment of several thousand trees imported from Alabama by Richman & Mills, the Fullerton nurserymen, as set forth in the report of Horticultural Commissioner Huntington last week, recalls the warning relative to the introduction of dangerous tree pests, recently issued by the State Board of Horticulture. The scarcity of nursery trees in this state for the coming season's planting may induce intending planters to place their orders for such trees in the hands of Eastern nurserymen. The State Board of Horticulture therefore desires to call attention to the danger of importing peach, nectarine, apricot and plum trees from the Eastern and Southern states, as our fruit industry is threatened by the introduction of fruit and tree pests, also diseases by which they may be infested. The REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS For the Week Ending January 8, 1900. Furnished by the Orange County Title Company, Santa Ana. Samuel Waters and wife, Annie E. Waters, to Jennie E. Gordon—Part of lots 12, 14, 16 and 18, block B, Baker's addition to Westminster; $125. William Thum and wife, Margaret R. Thum, and Ferdinand Thum to Sidney S. Twombly—A right of way for water pipe in Placentia; $1. Same to same—Strip of land for ditch purposes along part of Sec. 26-3-10; $1. E. V. Van Norman and wife, Mattie Van Norman, H. H. Bartlett and wife, M. E. Bartlett, to Henry Hetzel—Part of Sec. 21-4-11; $10. Julia A. Luedeman to A. S. Snyder—Lots 1 and 2, block B, Korde's tract, addition to town of Orange; $200. Amelia Vanderlip to Clinton Andre—W½ of lot 4, block I, Fruit's addition to Santa Ana; $1000. Santa Ana Land and Water company to E. M. Cole—Lots 3 and 4, block 2, Santa Ana Land and Water company's addition to Santa Ana; $1. W. J. Hole and wife, Mary B. Hole, to Hattie E. Weeks—S½ of NW½ of SW½ of Sec. 4-3-10, 5 acres; $10. Alba W. Parker and wife, Ethel Parker, to Grace M. Griggsby—Lot 35 block A, Gardner Villa tract; $50. Geo. C. Mansfield to Independent Orange Growers' association—E 3 acres o' Richland Farm lot 53; $1560. T. Butler Van Alstyne and wife Anna R. Van Alstyne, to Joseph Morse—Lots 1 and 4, block 23, Santa Ana; $10. William E. Ward and wife, Rose C. Ward, to Charles Henry Warner—NE of SW½ of SE½ of Sec. 7-3-10; $150. William S. Allen and wife, Eliza O. Allen, to A. C. Hamilton—Lots 39 and 40, Culver Home tract; Orange; $170. Wilson F. McClintock and wife Margaret McClintock, to Fred Wanda scheer—2 acres W of Santa Ana; $700. Benjamin Hillmer and wife, Eliza beth Hillmer, to J. R. Robertson and Johannah Robertson—W½ of NE½ of Sec. 9-5-11, 20 acres; $1500. F. Thompson and wife, O. Thompson to W. D. Smith—Part of Sec. 1-4-11; $1000. G. L. Pickett to Belle Pickett—N½ lot 8, Anaheim extension; $10. Allen H. Miller to Alla Lily Robins and Isabel May Herring—5.0 acres west of Olive; $1. George Greeley King and wife, Clara S. King, to Nueva Coal and Oil Co., Part of sections 1, 2 and 12-4-8; $4000. Stearns Ranchos Co. to J. A. Smith—SE½ of SE½ of Sec. 23-4-10, 38.09 acres will spring up again and be ready for a second cutting in May. The American Beet Sugar company of Chino have advanced the price of beets to the extent that there will be no reduction on account of purity, and the factory will pay the freight. This is a step in the right direction, and while it still falls short of what the majority of the beet growers consider a fair price, has been gratefully received and will ensure the planting of a large acreage; and while some farmers may only succeed in pocketing a little beyond expenses, to others the investment will be a mortgage lifter. It has been asserted that it will require at least 25 inches of rain to ensure a crop, but six additional inches over and above what we have already had will see the beet drills at work, and the largest seeding of recent years planted for both the Chino and Los Alamitos factories. In considering the outlook for the farmer we must not lose sight of the fact that we are not even in the middle but on the edge of the so-called rainy season. February and March have to come with their usual precipitations, then April as a rule winds up the rainfall with an inch or so, and an inch in April is worth six in January. Thanks to the cannery the fruit grower will have his innings too. The days of dumping peaches and apricots in the back yard are over. In fact such an impetus has the local cannery given to peach and apricot growing that new orchards will be planted before the spring is over. Large orders for trees, especially apricots, have been booked. In the Peatlands the celery crop has more than realized expectations and the demand for the succulent root has exceeded the supply to such an extent that hundreds of additional acres will be planted next season. The barley crop of last year, while it was far below the average yield, owing to the high price maintained has realized handsome returns for those who had it for sale, and while the crop for this year will be unusually large, the price, owing to the fact that there is so little to hold over, will be good and stay good. In point of fact it will be a long time before either barley or alfalfa will be drugs on the market. The melancholy spectacle of droves of horses en route to the soap factories is also a thing of the past. We have gone up on the prevalent wave of prosperity at least 20 per cent. A town is generally an index to the prosperity of the country contributory to it, and in accordance with this fact Anaheim has been forging ahead by leaps and bounds. New stores have sprung up and old ones have been rejuvenated so as to compare favorably with the most prestigious con- The scarcity of nursery trees in this state for the coming season's planting may induce intending planters to place their orders for such trees in the hands of Eastern nurserymen. The State Board of Horticulture therefore desires to call attention to the danger of importing peach, nectarine, apricot and plum trees from the Eastern and Southern states, as our fruit industry is threatened by the introduction of fruit and tree pests, also diseases by which they may be infested. The mysterious diseases known as the "peach yellows" and the "peach rosette" are not the only injurious diseases of such trees. In the State of Michigan a new and mysterious disease destructive to the peach exists, called "little peach," that has already caused a loss of nearly $300,000. The entire peach industry of that state, representing $10,000,000, is threatened. Two kinds of root rot of peach and plum trees are reported to be doing serious damage in the Southern states. A species of "saw fly" in Louisiana destroys peach and plum trees in two years. The "black root aphis," infesting the peach, is found in nearly all of the Eastern states. Dr. Erwin F. Smith, assistant pathologist, of Washington, D.C., reported that he saw a nursery of 100,000 trees killed outright in three weeks' time by this pest. The Eastern "peach root borer" annually kills thousands of bearing trees, and is liable to be introduced on nursery trees. The State of Massachusetts expends annually over $100,000 trying to subdue the "gypsy moth," imported into that state from Europe. This pest destroys not only fruit trees but shade and forest trees as well. The statutes of California make it a misdemeanor to bring nursery stock into the state without notify ing the quarantine guardian of the district or county within twenty-four hours after the arrival thereof. The law prohibits any person or corporation from bringing any peach, nectarine or apricot trees, buds or cions of such trees, or any trees budded or grafted on peach stocks or roots that have been in a district where "peach yellows" or "peach rosette" are known to exist. All persons intending planting the coming season should, according to the advice of Alexander Craw, insist upon having only trees grown within the state, and thereby avert the danger of importing pests and diseases into California. If California-grown stock cannot be obtained it will be to the interest of intending planters to postpone planting for another season rather than jeopardize their own as well by purchasing them. Margaret McClintock, to Fred Wanders—2 acres W of Santa Ana, $700 Benjamin Hillimer and wife, Eliza beth Hillimer, to J. R. Robertson and Johannah Robertson—W of NE of Sec. 9-5-11, 20 acres; $1500. F. Thompson and wife, O. Thompson to W. D. Smith—Part of Sec. 1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 C. T. Coulthard and wife, Ida Coulthard, to J. A. Smith—W of NE of Sec. 6-4-10, 20 acres; $700. W. H. Conder and wife, Clara Conder, to J. A. Smith—E of NE of Sec. 26-4-10, 20 acres; $1000. Joseph Yoch and wife, Kate E. Yoch to E. Irwin, widow—Lots 25 and 2 block 76, Santa Ana East; $125. Same to W. H. Mead—Lots 17 to 2 block 76, Santa Ana East; $500. D. L. Allen and wife, C. M. Allen to A. Hadley, trustee—Undivided interest in N of NW of SW of Sec. 4-10; $10. E. F. Truscott and wife, Carrie Truscott, to M. S. Obarr, wife of R. Obarr—2 acres NW of Santa Ana $192.50. Ellsworth Speer and wife, Esther Speer, to John L. Spotts—Lot 2, bloc C, Oge and Bond's subdivision; $650. L. Goepper and wife, Fannie Goepper to Daniel Morgan—I acres at Newport being the Newport store; $325. W. S. Whitney and wife, Alice Whitney, to N. H. Nansen—Lot block C, Hawkins' addition to San Ana; $625. CUTTING ORANGE PRICES The Indiscriminate Slashing Practices a Firm of Redlands Buyers. ANAHEIM, Cal., Jan. 9, 1908 EDITOR GAZETTE:—I send you a copy of a circular letter received by my few days ago from the East. The range shippers are making a great deal about "routing." No one hurt by the initial line routing, exerting the shipping firms, and they only being able to gather in a rebate from some of the small connecting lines. But every grower and shipper is likely such cutting and business methods as the enclosed circular shows seems to me the orange people had better stop fighting windmills, and be brains out of their own eyes. If yourselves gentlemen, by doing something to prevent shipment of grapes fruit, and stop fighting among yourselves by cutting prices and overstating the markets; and when you do all that you can just ask railroads and the government to you if necessary. Yours truly, A. H. CARGILL The enclosed circular letter reads follows: (A Copy.) A HAPPY NEW YEAR. Redlands, Cal., Dec. 23rd, 188 Gentlemen—The prices we named not what some enthusiastic packer imagines his fruit is worth what some local market auction or signment promises to pay. Our price made up from our daily contests and absolute offers, and are as correct as our best judgment can get A LIVING OFF TEN ACRES. In answer to a question we have heard asked more than once, "Is it possible for an average sized family to make a comfortable living on ten acres in Southern California?" we unhesitatingly say, Yes. Nor do we refer to ten acres capable of growing oranges or walnuts, but to land broken out of salt grass which can be purchased all the way from $25 to $35 an acre. At least three or four acres of land at the above prices will be largely streaked with alkali, and this will, of course, be kept for pasture, and this means that four good cows can be kept on it with very little additional feed from April until November. The income from four good cows, counting $50 a cow is $200 a year. The skim milk brought back from the creamery will furnish feed up to the fattening point for half a dozen pigs, with a few beets once or twice a day thrown into the corral. Then comes the staple item of the farm, 200 Leghorn chickens, and they will furnish not only the groceries but the clothes for a family of four or five, besides paying the butcher bill. It is not expected that feed for so yellows" or "peach rosette" are known to exist. All persons intending planting the coming season should, according to the advice of Alexander Craw, insist upon having only trees grown within the state, and thereby avert the danger of importing pests and diseases into California. If California-grown stock cannot be obtained it will be to the interest of intending planters to postpone planting for another season rather than jeopardize their own as well as the state's interests by purchasing trees or plants from such districts. There has existed a greater demand for peach and apricot trees this season than at any time for years past. The rise in the prices quoted for these fruits from $8 per ton (the rate ruling two years ago) to $30 and $35 per ton (the past season's rate) has resulted in an active demand for this class of nursery stock. A large area of young trees has been set to orchard, the demands of the local cannery being such that the industry has been transformed from one offering no inducements to the horticulturist to one of abundant promise, offering as it does ample returns for first-class fruit. Let orchardists be most particular that none but clean and healthy stock be set out. Rather than assume the risk of planting stock infected with these dread diseases it would pay to permit the land to remain idle until another year. Let the horticulturists of Orange county heed the warning of the State Board of Horticulture, that these pests may be prevented from getting a foothold here. SUPERVISOR POTTER said on Saturday that the Great Register of Orange county would not be cancelled this year until after the municipal election in this city in April. The register will be cancelled previous to the general election in November, and in those counties in the state where no municipal election occurs the cancellation has already taken place. But in counties having municipal spring elections no cancellation has as yet been made. Therefore it will not be necessary for voters to re-register in order to cast their ballots at the approaching municipal election. (A COPY.) A HAPPY NEW YEAR. Redlands, Cal., Dec. 23rd, 1887. Gentlemen—The prices we name not what some enthusiastic packer imagines his fruit is worth what some local market, auction or signage promises to pay. Our price are made up from our daily control and absolute offers, and are as no correct as our best judgment can us. In answer to your inquiries, ask our confidential letters, we advise on a prospective falling market as fully as on an advance. Today's spot cash prices, include our brokerage: Fancy Redlands, Highlands Riverside navels, 96s to 200s, $1.80. Fancy Pomona, Ontario and Fullnavels, 96s to 200s, $1.65. Fancy Redlands, Highlands Riverside seedlings, 126s to 250s, Fancy Ontario and Pomona leans 300s to 360s, $1.60. Fancy Redlands, Highlands Riverside lemons, 300s to 360s, $1.70. Usual discount on choice grade off sizes. We can buy for you on usual terms 10 cents higher than above. We probably shade the above prices before the new year. We can now you cars half choice at 25 cent duction. We can sell you Redlands and Riverside navels, fancy and choice pups under one grade, well culled, at Pomonas, one grade, $1.50; spot cars. We are expected to take from 10 per cent off sizes on most cars, at usual discounts. We can buy cars small off sizes, or all small, at very prices. We quote cars small off seedlings at 75 cents. Please understand we buy or lessems in all sections of South California. Wishing you all the pliments of the season, we remain. Yours very truly, H. K. PRATT & SO. Brave Men Fall Victims to stomach, liver and kidney as well as women, and also results in loss of appetite, pain in the blood, backache, nervous headache and tired, listless, run feeling. But there's no need to like that. Listen to J. W. Garidaville, Ind. He says: "Electrifiers are just the thing for a man he is all run down, and don't whether he lives or dies. It did to give me new strength and good petite than anything I could take can now eat anything and have a lease on life." Only 50c. at Pa Derge's drug store. Every bottle anteed. STATE TRANSFERS Back Ending January 8, 1900. By the Orange County Title Comm. Waters and wife, Annie E. Jennie E. Gordon—Part of 16 and 18, block B, Baker's Westminster; $125. Thum and wife, Margaret and Ferdinand Thum to Slidombley—A right of way for in Placentia; $1. Same—Strip of land for ditch along part of Sec. 26-3-10; $1. Norman and wife, Mattie Jan. H. H. Bartlett and wife, to Henry Hetzel—Part 4-11; $10. Luedeman to A. S. Snyder—2, block B, Block 3, tract town of Orange; $200. Wanderlip to Clinton Andre at 4, block 1, Fruit's addition Anna; $1000. Land and Water company Cole—Lots 3 and 4, block 2, Land and Water company's Santa Ana; $1. Hole and wife, Mary B. Hole, E. Weeks—S of NW of SW Sec. 4-3-10, 5 acres; $10. Parker and wife, Ethel Par-Grace M. Grigshy—Lot 35, Gardner Villa tract; $50. Mansfield to Independent Orders' association—E 3 acres of Farm lot 53; $1560. Ver Van Alstyne and wife, Van Alstyne, to Joseph lots 1 and 4, block 23, Santa E. Ward and wife, Rose C. Charles Henry Warner—NE of Sec. 7-3-10; $150. St. Allen and wife, Eliza O. A. C. Hamilton—Lots 39 and Home tract, Orange; $170. F. McClintock and wife, McClintock, to Fred Wandares W of Santa Ana; $700. In Hillmer and wife, Elizamarer, to J. R. Robertson and a Robertson—W of NE of Sec. 9-5-11, 20 acres; $1500. Empson and wife, O. Thompson, Smith—Part of Sec. 1-4-11; Pickett to Belle Pickett—N of Haheim extension; $10. H. Miller to Alla Lily Robel Isabel May Herring—5.03 est of Olive; $1. Greeley King and wife, Clara to Nueva Coal and Oil Co., sections 1, 2 and 12-4-8; $4000. Ranchos Co. to J. A. Smith of Sec. 23-4-10, 38.09 acres; FEDERAL WATER STORAGE. The Plan Is Almost a Reality, but Western Dissensions Tend to Kill the Proposition. [CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GAZETTE] WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2. Opposition has been made to the Federal storage proposition on the ground that nothing has yet been accomplished along these lines, although efforts have been made for years, and therefore it is argued the project might as well be abandoned. Attention has been called to ex-Governor McCord's statement that Congress last winter came very near to appropriating $215,000 to begin work upon a national system of irrigation for the arid West, and that the leaders agreed with Senators Warren and Carter that at least that sum should be appropriated by the present Congress, if they would then consent to let the matter go over. Therein, it is stated, is the measure of what can be expected for Federal irrigation construction by the present Congress. Two hundred odd thousand dollars appropriated among the arid States and Territories would make a sum for each so paltry as to amount to naught, and the citizen of today would have to live to be a hundred years old before he could see any appreciable results from government irrigation development. This entire position is held to be erroneous and misleading by the advocates of the national irrigation system. The small appropriation asked last year was not intended to be apportioned among the States interested in irrigation. It was for the express purpose of building one or two storage reservoirs. This was to be the beginning of a policy which should include the complete survey of all the arid region and the building of storage reservoirs by direct and continuing appropriations from Congress in every arid State and Territory. "Rome was not built in a day," and Western legislators did not expect Congress to build at once a hundred storage reservoirs, but this appropriation would have been a beginning. Senator Carter said, "Let it be distinctly understood that this is the entering wedge of a new policy," etc. It is not expected of the present Congress that it will be any favorable possibility. NOTES FROM THE FIRING LINE. Sheldon Littlefield Writes a Letter Home From the Philippines. Postmaster Littlefield on Tuesday received a letter from his son Sheldon, who is a corporal in Capt. Schrieber's company of the Thirty-fifth regiment, now in the Philippines. We have been permitted to make the following extracts from the letter: JAEN, P. L., Nov. 20, 1899. Dear Folks: On Tuesday, Oct. 3d, at Vancouver, Wash., we boarded the river steamer Telephone and went to Portland, Or., and boarded the transport Sikh, a British tramp steamer. Part of the regiment boarded the City of Rio de Janeiro, and the next day we paraded in Portland and at 2 p.m. sailed for Honolulu, arriving nine days later and staying four days, having shore leave and drill on land. I do not think the harbor first class; they say it is artificial, having been made by the use of dynamite. The city has few nice buildings—the Queen's palace (now the Administration building) and five office buildings. The residences are mostly one story and all have verandas with growing vines. The government building and grounds are grand. On the transport we were treated well with good rations and quarters. Our fresh supplies were spoiled by one of the steamer's Chinese dropping a can of disinfectant in the hold, and on leaving Honolulu 15,000 pounds of meat were thrown overboard with other damaged supplies. I was very busy straightening the company books, etc., and studying drill regulations. I had to attend "school" daily between 2 and 3, with all officers. I have enjoyed good health. We lost one day (Oct. 23d) in time, crossing the 180th meridian. We arrived at Manila Nov. 6, staying there only one hour and a half. We left on the railroad for San Fernando, 45 miles from Manila. Most of the natives live in bamboo houses. We then went to Aryat on foot in a rainstorm, traveling through mud from 8 inches to 2 feet deep; had no noonday meal; arrived at Aryat after dark, wet to the skin, tired out, went to bed without supper, and then I was notified to go on guard; had to get up and stand guard BUSINESS IS GOOD! R. G. Dun & Company's Annual Review of Trade Conditions in Southern California. Our forward movement commercial still continues. General business thoroughly safe as well as prosperity always checking speculative ventures. Business prosperity east the Rocky mountains during the twelve months has been unprecedented in the nation's history. The industry close a most extraordinary year. Latest established branches have undergone reconstruction increasing their city, and new industries have enliven vast capital. The increase of demand for iron and steel products has been great feature of the year, and the age of prices closes 119.5 per cent higher than January 1st for pig iron and 102.3 per cent higher for product Consumption of cotton has been lower than ever, with an average price variance of 29.5 per cent. The wave of prosperity rolled slow westward, but during the past months trade expansion in most cities has been apparent in Southern formania, and the least sanguine business has felt the signs favorable for good year in 1900. Notwithstanding the fact that past two years have been dry this section has made material progress Except in grain-raising districts those given to bee culture, the dux proven a blessing in disguise, leading to the development of thousands inches of water for irrigating purification and placing the farmer beyond bounds of future droughts and mild land doubly productive good seas Reduction in crop quantity in many states served to make and hold notch prices. Reliable figures compiled as to total of leading products of Southern formania for 1899 show in spite of unstable conditions an eloquent sum up of $31,500,000. Citrus fruits we $7,000,000 offering, gold with an outflow of $6,000,000 and petroleum, modest,$3,250,000 head the wealth producers. Los Angeles bank clearances for averaged a net gain of $1,500 million over preceding year. Merchants tell of an unusually busy business year. Jobbers are encouraged by expansion of territory. The mining industry has advanced without interruption and the oil industry remains active throughout its history. Pickett to Belle Pickett—N of Aheim extension; $10. H. Miller to Alla Lily Robb Isabel May Herring—5.03 est of Olive; $1. Greeley King and wife, Clara to Nueva Coal and Oil Co. sections 1, 2 and 12-4-8; $4000. Ranchos Co. to J. A. Smith SE of Sec. 23-4-10, 38.09 acres; Coulthard and wife, Ida B. Ed. to J. A. Smith—W of NE of Sec. 26-4-10, 20 acres; $700. Conder and wife, Clara to J. A. Smith—E of NW of Sec. 26-4-10, 20 acres; $1000. Yoch and wife, Kate E. Yoch, widow—Lots 25 and 26. Santa Ana East; $125. To W. H. Mead—Lots 17 to 24. Santa Ana East; $500. Allen and wife, C. M. Allen, ladley, trustee—Undivided in N of NW of SW of Sec. 27-4-10, 38.09 acres; Truscott and wife, Carrie Trus-M. S. Obarr, wife of R. L. 2 acres NW of Santa Ana; North Speer and wife, Esther to John L. Spotts—Lot 2, block and Bond’s subdivision; $650. Pepper and wife, Fannie Goepper, Mel Magan—1 acre at Newport, one Newport store; $325. Whitney and wife, Alice M. Roy, to N. H. Nansen—Lot 8. Hawkins’ addition to Santa Barbara. SETTING ORANGE PRICES. Isomerinate Slashing Practiced by Firm of Redlanders Buyers. ANAHEIM, Cal., Jan. 9, 1900. FOR GAZETTE:—I send you a copy circular letter received by me a few days ago from the East. The rippers are making a great deal about “routing.” No one is in the initial line routing, except copying firms, and they only in not able to gather in a rebate from some small connecting lines. Every grower and shipper is hurt in cutting and business methods enclosed circular shows. It isome the orange people had bett opp fighting windmills, and pull arms out of their own eyes. Help lives, gentlemen, by doing something to prevent shipment of green and stop fighting among your by cutting prices and overstocking markets; and when you have that you can just ask theads and the government to help necessary. Yours truly, A. H. CARGILL. Enclosed circular letter reads as: (Copy.) A HAPPY NEW YEAR. Redlands, Cal., Dec. 23rd, 1899. Elemen—The prices we name are what some enthusiastic small imagines his fruit is worth, or some local market, auction or content promises to pay. Our prices made up from our daily contracts absolute offers, and are as nearly as our best judgment can guide us. The government surveyors agree upon there being at least 71,000,000 acres of public land which could be reclaimed and made highly productive by irrigation. These lands are now arid and useless to agriculture. At $1.25 per acre they would be worth $88,750,000 while under irrigation at the lowest rate of $10 per acre they would sum up to $110,000,000. Should we in time add these 71,000,000 acres to our arable building one of two storage reservoirs. This was to be the beginning of a policy which should include the complete survey of all the arid region and the building of storage reservoirs by direct and continuing appropriations from Congress in every arid State and Territory.“Rome was not built in a day,” and Western legislators did not expect Congress to build at once a hundred storage reservoirs, but this appropriation would have been a beginning. As Senator Carter said,“Let it be distinctly understood that this is the entering wedge of a new policy,” etc. It is not expected of the present Congress that it will be by any favorable possibility make an appropriation of $100,000,000 or even enough money to build a single reservoir in each arid State, but if it appropriates funds for one reservoir and for complete surveys in other States, the hopes of the people who have been arguing Federal storage will be realized. This would be the entering wedge, and nothing could prevent its widening and broadening the opening. Wyoming is not going to have a reservoir built by the government without Nevada and Montana and a dozen claiming the same privilege, any more than San Francisco can get a government harbor improvement and the rest of the coast ask in vain for like assistance. So in these times, when Congress seems “very near” to appropriating money for national storage of waters it behooves every citizen of the territory interested to stand shoulder to shoulder with his neighbor in support of a policy which, if carried through to completion, will make a new West over the present West, even as the West of today is different land from the West of the 60’s. “The English began in 1883 their planning for the storage of the Nile waters that now run to waste during flood periods, but it was not until last year that work was actually started on the great Nile dam, which will claim over a million and a half acres.A thousand million gallons of water will be held in storage behind this the greatest dam in the world,” says Paul Latzke in an interesting letter.“Fifteen thousand workmen are now engaged upon the great structure, and its completion is guaranteed by July 1, 1903.The contractors are to receive no money until the completion of the work when they will be paid $800,000 a year for thirty years.Under this method of annual payments the dam will actually cost the Egyptian government nothing, as the land tax on the new area reclaimed will be it, is thought about $5,000,000 yearly.The government is practically building this storage reservoir,and while it is responsible for a certain payment annually,yet by reason of the building of the reservoir it not only reimburse itself but acquires a handsome revenue additional. One-third of the United States is yet vacant public land, rich in possibilities.Here lies a broad field for statesmanship in directing the utilization of untouched opportunities,and our success in handling these problems in our midst may naturally measure our ability to handle our external affairs. The government surveyors agree upon there being at least 71,000,000 acres of public land which could be reclaimed and made highly productive by irrigation. These lands are now arid and useless to agriculture.At $1.25 per acre they would be worth $88,750,000 while under irrigation at the lowest rate of $10 per acre they would sum up to $110,000,000.Showed in time add these 71,000,000 acres to our arable building one of two storage reservoirs. This was to be the beginning of a policy which should include the complete survey of all the arid region and the building of storage reservoirs by direct and continuing appropriations from Congress in every arid State and Territory.“Rome was not built in a day,” and Western legislators did not expect Congress to build at once a hundred storage reservoirs, but this appropriation would have been a beginning.As Senator Carter said，“Let it be distinctly understood that this is the entering wedge of a new policy,” etc. It is not expected of the present Congress that it will be by any favorable possibility make an appropriation of $100,000,000 or even enough money to build a single reservoir in each arid State,但 if it appropriates funds for one reservoir and for complete surveys in other States,the hopes of the people who have been arguing Federal storage will be realized. This would be the entering wedge,and nothing could prevent its widening and broadening the opening.Wyoming is not going to have a reservoir built by the government without Nevada and Montana and a dozen claiming the same privilege,any more than San Francisco can get a government harbor improvement and the rest of the coast ask in vain for like assistance. So in these times,当我们来到这里时,我们需要注意一些事情,比如说我们正在处理一个问题。我们需要注意到我们正在处理一个问题,因为我们正在处理一个问题。 We arrived at Manila Nov. 6,sitting there only one hour and a half.West left on the railroad for San Fernando,45 miles from Manila.Most of the natives live in bamboo houses We then went to Aryat on foot in a rainstorm,traveling through mud from 8 inches to 2 feet deep;had no noonday meal;arrived at Aryat after dark,t wet to the skin,tired out,and went to bed without supper,and then I was notified to go on guard;had to get up and stand guard all night. We left Aryat and went to Rio Chico where we relieved a company of colored regulars and staid there two days.guarded the river and village until relieved by a company of our regiment. Then we proceeded to Cabato,mained over night and left for San Isidro，headquarters of the firing line.Were detailed to go to Jaen to guard the town that had just been taken—and here we are. It has been raining here since we arrivedexcept today.The mud is from 1 to 3 feet deep,and all we had to eat was bacon and hardtack.Now we quartered and have our cooking outfit,rations and cooks,and fare better.Ocan buy a chicken for 10 cents;some for a nickel.Eggs,20 cents doze;all the bananas one can carry.for a nickel. The corporals have a“hard snap”here;they are on guard at outpostevery other day,sometimes daily They have charge of the sentinelsand are responsible for everything“It is riskywork,easely at nightwhen an innocent native may be shot because he don’t understand our language,and one may be attacked at any time. The natives resemble the Japanesebut have a darker skin.The people are of mixed blood-Chinese,日本eseMalay and SpanishThey areofa generous nature,and are usually poor.River steamboatingwill be a profitable business inthe future.Freightingis done with bull carts,the animalsbeing water buffalo,r esembling a cow.Natives poniesthe size of Shetland but strongerare driven in two-wheel carriages One can buy light silk is cheaphere as you can muslin at home,and heavy silk as reasonable as a common grade of dress goods.A $1.50 silk handkerchief can be had for 25 cents.In all the country I have seen since I left California is far superiorand is good enough for me.With love to all.SHELDON LITTLEFIELD. Serious Accident. While standing upon a stepladdersome seven feet high in Charley Federman’s store yesterday morning at half past 11,Oscar Renner sustained a fallto the floor,narrowly escaping serious injury.Hewas engaged in placing goods on display upon some upper shelvingwhen he sought to step uponthe lower rung,and missing his foithold,fell to the floor,smashing a show case,demolishing the ladder,and cutting himself in the wrist and finger.The ladder had been standingthe other wayduring the morning,and had a momentbefore been turned around,.whenseeking to place his foot uponthe lower rung,hes stepped off backward,sustainingthe fall as stated.After bandagingthe cuts,hes resumed work althoughthe step ladder will have to be coloring rapidly,andthe yield equalto expectations.Theheavy. Eureka Summary.-Continuehave prevented plowing.Fewremainin the ground.Grassingrapidly,andisinbetweendknowninStock thriving. Los Angeles Summary.-Flushduringthe week wereof immensefitto vegetationandgreatlyfarmingprospects.Grain,pastureare growingfinely.Beforebeen caughtisrushed.Some One-markers; and when you have that you can justly ask the bills and the government to help unnecessary. Yours truly. A. H. CARGILL Enclosed circular letter reads as: (A Copy.) A HAPPY NEW YEAR. Redlands, Cal., Dec. 23rd, 1899. The prices we name are what some enthusiastic small or imagines his fruit is worth, or some local market, auction or consent promises to pay. Our prices made up from our daily contracts absolute offers, and are as nearly as our best judgment can guide an answer to your inquiries, and in confidential letters, we advise you prospective falling market as care as on an advance. Day's spot cash prices, including brokerage: Redlands, Highlands and Side navels, 96s to 200s, $1.80. Pomona, Ontario and Fullerton, 96s to 200s, $1.65. Redlands, Highlands and Side seedlings, 126s to 250s, $1.20. Ontario and Pomona lemons, 360s, $1.60. Redlands, Highlands and Side lemons, 300s to 360s, $1.75. Discount on choice grades and prices. We can buy for you on usual terms at cents higher than above. We can probably shade the above prices by the of the new year. We can now give years half choice at 25 cents reason. Can sell you Redlands and River-mavels, fancy and choice packed for one grade, well culled, at $1.70;omas, one grade, $1.50, spot cash. We are expected to take from 10 to 20 cent off sizes, or all small, at very low discounts. We can buy cars half off sizes, or all small, at very low prices. We quote cars small off size savings at 75 cents. Please understand we buy oranges lemons in all sections of Southern California. Wishing you all the comments of the season, we remain, Yours very truly, H. K. PRATT & SONS. Brave Men Fall Terrors to stomach, liver and kidney lesions as well as women, and all feel in loss of appetite, poisons the blood, backache, nervousness, cache and tired, listless, run-down. But there's no need to feel that. Listen to J. W. Gardner, ville, Ind. He says: "Electric Bitrate just the thing for a man when he is all run down, and don't care other he lives or dies. It did more love me new strength and good appear than anything I could take. I know eat anything and a new life." Only 50c. at Paul A. George's drug store. Every bottle guaranteed. To-Night and To-Morrow Night, And each day and night during this week, you can get at any druggist's Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, acknowledged to be the most successful remedy ever sold for Coughs, Group, Bronchitis, Asthma and Consumption. Get a bottle today and keep it always in the house, so you can check your cold at once. Price 25c. and 50c. Sample bottle free. Wanted-To Trade. A good driving and saddle horse for a millech cow. Apply at this office. deo7-tf Perfume Farm. Within a few months there will be established in Monrovia the first perfume farm and perfume-manufacturing plant operating on an extensive scale that has ever been established in this country. A party of New York capitalists have been working on the scheme for several months. Thousands of acres of land have been bought in Southern California. Expert German and French chemists have been engaged, and early in the coming spring the plant, it is said, will be in full operation. A meeting of the promoters of the enterprise will be held in New York this week, and final arrangements for the organization of a stock company completed. It is intended to incorporate under the laws of Illinois. Plumbing and Tanning. Bicycles and Bicycle supplies, plumbing and tining, pump repairing. All kinds of light machine work. Agent for Eclipse and Fairbanks wind wills, and Towers', the best wind mill made. Also agent for the Santa Ana Steam Laundry. I run a wagon that will call for and deliver your laundry twice a week. For Sale. Two large work horses; good condition; for sale cheap, with or without harness. Will sell them separately. Apply at Culton ranch, one half mile west of Garden Grove road. Money to Loan. In sums to suit. Apply to F. A. Backs, Jr., Secretary Building and Loan Association, AnaheimCal. 10-tf Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Dr. Jones, Santa Ana. New Arc Light Harris & Falkenstein have three new incandescent arc which replace the three arc lamps usually used in their store lights are the first of their stalled here, and give forth a volume of illumination. The stocked with new goods, we being received constantly, and are set off the goods to put Go and take a look at the new get acquainted with the general proprietors and inspect their premises. Red Hot From the Gun Was the ball that hit Gunman of Newark, Mich., in War. It caused horrible UPS no treatment cured for twent Then Bucklen's Arnica Sam him. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Bu Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptile Pile cure on earth. By Paul A. Drrge, druggist. Same Old Was Curious Old Lady—How come to this, poor man? Conviet-I was drove to it, Curious Old Lady—Were ally? Conviet—Yes, they brung van, as usual. Working Night and Day The busiest and mightiest that ever was made is Dr.K Life Pills. Every pill is a suple globule of health that changes into strength, listles energy, brain-fag into men They're wonderful in building health. Only 25c. per box. Mountain Pasture A limited number of horses pasture at Koster's ranch, Soyon. Rates reasonable.-Herman Koster, Placentia. BUSINESS IS GOOD. Unum & Company's Annual Review of Trade Conditions in Southern California. Forward movement commercially continues. General business is highly safe as well as prosperous, security always checking speculative trades. Business prosperity east of Rocky mountains during the past months has been unprecedented nation's history. The industries most extraordinary year. Long established branches have undergone construction increasing their capacity and new industries have enlisted capital. The increase of demand on and steel products has been the feature of the year, and the average prices closes 119.5 per cent lower than January 1st for pig iron, 22.3 per cent higher for products. Amption of cotton has been larger ever, with an average price ad- d of 29.5 per cent. Wave of prosperity rolled slowly hard, but during the past few years trade expansion in most lines been apparent in Southern Cali- lation, and the least sanguine business has felt the signs favorable for a year in 1900. Withstanding the fact that the two years have been dry years selection has made material progress. Not in grain-raising districts and given to bee culture, the drought proven a blessing in disguise, lead- ing the development of thousands of acres of water for irrigating purposes placing the farmer beyond bad ef-fect of future droughts and making doubly productive good seasons. Action in crop quantity in many in- ses served to make and hold top- prices. Available figures compiled as to value leading products of Southern Cali- lation for 1899 show in spite of unfavor- conditions an eloquent summing $31,500,000. Citrus fruits with a net gain of $1,500,000 offering, gold with an output of 6,000,000 and petroleum, more est, $3,250,000, head the list as with producers. Los Angeles bank clearances for 1899 engaged a net gain of $1,500,000 per month over preceding year. Retail merchants tell of an unusually large business year. Jobbers are encouraged expansion of territory. The mining industry has advanced out interruption and the oil indus- COMMERCIAL HOTEL UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT E. L. MALCOLM, - Proprietor Recently of the Terminal Tavern at Terminal Island. Newly furnished and renovated throughout. The table supplied with the best the market affords. Special accommodations for commercial travelers. Private parties served on short notice. YOU CAN SAVE TIME Trouble and Risk by Subscribing for PERIODICALS and PAPERS through my Agency Joseph Helmsen O. R. LUEDKE JEWELER and OPTICIAN O. R. LUEDKE JEWELER and OPTICIAN Watches, Clocks, Silver Novelties and Jewelry Optical Goods Latest styles and Lowest prices; you cannot do better elsewhere TRY US Center street Opposite Commercial Hotel Weather Report. General Summary—The temperation for the week has averaged six detes above the normal throughout the state, the Sacramento and San Joaquin keys having experienced unusually many days and nights for the season. It has fallen nearly every day in the central and northern portions, the prestation at San Francisco and in parts of the Sacramento valley being over three inches, while in Southern California and the San Joaquin valley the fall exceeded one inch. Rivers and creeks have been up to the water mark in the central and northern portions, but no serious damage has been reported except to bridges. Farm work has been practically sussed in the northern San Joaquin and the Sacramento valleys, and in pornions of the Coast and Bay sections, owning to excessive moisture, but plowing and seeding are progressing in the mouth, where the recent rains have been of inestimable benefit. Early sown grain is in better condition than for many years at this season, and prospects for good crops are excelent. Alfalfa and pasturage were benedited by rain and warm weather. Southern California oranges are maturing rapidly, and it is expected that the field will be entirely satisfactory. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Over one inch of rain fell during the week, followed by warm weather, both in better condition than for many years at this date, and prospects for good crops were never better. Plowing and seeding continue. Oranges are coloring rapidly, and the yield will be nequal to expectations. The crop is heavy. Eureka Summary—Continued rains have prevented plowing. Few potatoes main in the ground. Grass is growing rapidly, and is in better condition than ever before known in January. Stock thriving. Los Angeles Summary—Fine rains during the week were of immense benetial to vegetation and greatly improved farming prospects. Grain, feed and musture are growing finely. Balance of seeding will be rushed. Some decidu- A PICKPOCKET'S RUSE. The Trick by Which He Once Got a Woman's Purse. Jack Piggott, the noted pickpocket, used to tell a funny story about the difficulty he had in picking the pocket of a fashionably dressed woman who was looking in at the window of Shreve's jewelry store. It illustrates the hardships that the light fingered gentry are forced to endure in the pursuit of their profession and when first related was considered amusing not only by Piggott, but by the many to whom he confided his experience. It was a cold winter evening, and the lady on whose purse Piggott had designs stood looking at the holiday finery temptingly displayed. Piggott said that he tried all the arts known to his craft for the extraction of the wallet, but all in vain, until, as a last resort, he fished a toothpick from his pocket and, reaching around, tickled the lady's ear. Instinctively she raised her hand to brush away the invading insect or whatever it might be and in so doing let go of her pocketbook that she was carrying in the pocket of her coat. It was only an instant, but it was long enough for the expert pickpocket to get in his work, and when she put her hand back her money was gone, and in the crowd around her she could not identify the pale faced, fashionably dressed young man at her side as the person who had robbed her, and if she had accused him there would have been no proof against him, as the swag was at once passed to a pal who stood ready to receive it and run. Piggott was not even arrested for that crime, and the lady's ludicrous outcries furnished material for ninth long after.—San Francisco Bulletin. LAYING UP A COMPETENCE. Something That Practically Any Man Can Do Through Self Denial. "There are some men of genius," said Mr. Nippingly, "who accumulate great fortunes by great strokes, but by far the greater number of fortunes, An Amazed Woman. A woman who had an Arabic glass cup of fourteenth century and did not know its value took it to the British museum. After due consideration the expert, to her surprise, said that, though the museum did not want it, it might be worth $2,000. The woman shuddered, because she had been carrying in a crowded London omnibus a bit of glass worth so much money and it had miraculously escaped smashing. Finally, wanting money more than Arablan glass, she sent the object to an auctioneer's. Fancy her amazement when, starting at $2,500, the Arabic cup went by leaps and bounds and was finally knocked down for the nice sum of $6,500. Actually the Arabic cup was worth very much less, but it so happened that there were two rivals at the auction, who bid against each other—China, Glass and Lamps. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Meeting of the Anaheim Union Water Company will be held at the office of said company in the "Backs Building," City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 1900, At the hour of 10 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors, and transacting such other business as may come before said meeting. By order of the Board of Directors. W. H. BLENNERHASSETT, Secretary. Anaheim, Cal., January 8th, 1900. jy 11-1t MANUEL S. BAEZ ED. BUSTAMENTE BAEZ & BUSTAMENTE LAYING UP A COMPETENCE. Something That Practically Any Man Can Do Through Self Denial. “There are some men of genius,” said Mr. Nippingly, “who accumulate great fortunes by great strokes, but by far the greater number of fortunes, including those of moderate dimensions, and these form the great majority of all, are made by the very simple process of living within one’s income and investing the surplus with more or less wisdom, but always where it will be safe. “The older I grow the more amazed I am that more people don’t lay up a competence for themselves, as most anybody can do, by beginning early in life to live within their income and sticking to that course faithfully. Did I do this myself? No. Am I, however, having learned the wisdom of this course, now making a beginning? I am obliged to say ‘No.’ I am still spending all I get and laying by nothing. “There are some lessons that we all easily acquire, but never turn to our own advantage. One of these is of the benefits that arise from the exercise of self denial. We get from this at once the direct benefit of what we save, and self denial nourishes, strengthens and broadens the will and enables a man constantly to do and to earn more and more.” “There’s simply nothing like self denial. It is the key to every one of life’s treasures, and everybody has one of those golden keys in his possession, eager to help him and waiting only for him to bring it in use.”—New York Sun. Ladies Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to corns and bunions. It’s the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Cures swollen feet, blisters and callous spots. Allen’s Foot-Ease is a certain cure for in-growing nails, sweating, hot, aching feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package free by mail. Address, Allen S. Olmstead, Le Roy, N. Y. 2p