anaheim-gazette 1900-12-20

SANTA FE WATER RATE CUT. Yet the Price Charged the Liberty People by that Company Forced Them Out of the Oil Field. The water board held a brief open session on Saturday afternoon. It transacted routine business of minor importance and then went into executive session. The innovation of the executive session was first devised for the purpose of keeping quiet the financial transactions of the company. Now the financial statements are made in open meeting, but a volume of business which should be public, is referred to the executive session. Mr. Crowther, reporting for the Ditch committee, said Supt. Woodward was getting along with the repairs to the upper ditch as well as circumstances would permit. But for a mishap at Yorba, where a break delayed operations, water would have been down on Friday. The break had been repaired, and water would probably be down the present week. The debris in the main ditch had been sluiced out to a great extent. Repairs to the side ditches were being made, and the irrigating system got in good condition again. Supt. Woodward's report was read by Secretary Blennerhassett, showing that repairs to the ditches, which were damaged by the rain-storm four weeks ago, especially the upper main canal, were being carried along as fast as conditions warranted. He recommended that more relief gates be placed in the Cajon ditch, for the purpose of adding to its safety and lessening the expense to the company during stormy weather. All storm and relief gates were reported to be in bad condition, excepting the screw gates, and he recommended that steps be taken to put them in serviceable condition. The following expenses were incurred during November: Regular employees $428 32 Cleaning Anaheim branch ditches $33 00 Cleaning flume 8 $6 00 Raising fill above flume 8 $30 00 Guarding the Bankman ditch $5 50 Cleaning Fullerton branch ditches $31 25 Night watch above flume 8 (at recent break) $14 00 Moss cleaning from flume 8 to Bailey ranch $40 20—157 95 Expenses incurred by the late storm: Repairing dam at head of Cajon ditch $15 00 Repairing overshoot (labor). $30 00 Cleaning portion Cajon ditch $331 41—376 41 Repairs $4 30 Raising gates $7 00 Repairing drops $6 00 Repairing gates in Anaheim ter decided to extend the time as requested. Mr. Chapman said he had been in consultation with Mr. Perry of the Santa Fe railway company, and that gentleman had advised that redwood be used to be made into a pipe for the ditch in Horseshoe Bend and beyond. This would preclude the possibility of its filling up with debris at each recurring rainstorm; it was cheap, and where the wood was not permitted to become dry, it lasted for many years. Mr. Pierotti said a new railroad would soon be building through the canyon, and he looked for great improvements to come to the ditch system thereby. The board here went into executive session. It was reported later that the rate charged the Santa Fe company for water for pumping purposes at the oil wells has been substantially reduced. In fact a cut from $1500 for eight months' service was cut to $1500 for the entire coming year. The Santa Fe company is said to have a rich thing out of the water which it purchases from the water company. It supplies water to all the oil companies on the hill, and it is said to have charged the Liberty company, which was recently drilling for oil further up the canyon, at the rate of $34 per day. At one time Liberty stock sold at 22 cents. A strike of oil was momentarily expected. Had oil been developed, doubtless the several other companies owning lands in the neighborhood would have begun drilling. The Liberty company collapsed on account of the exhorbitant price charged them by the Santa Fe company for their water. The water company agreed to furnish water to the Santa Fe company, according to the request of Mr. Perris and Mr. Loftus of the Graham and Loftus company, "to the end that an industry giving employment to hundreds of people, and being in itself calculated to be of great importance to the county." If that be so, the water company should investigate the charges made by the Santa Fe to other companies before authorizing a continuance of the contract. The development of oil by the Liberty company, in what was practically a new field, would have been of great importance to this section, but the heavy rate charged them by the Santa Fe company (itself a beneficiary of the water company) caused the abandonment of the enterprise. How does this tally with Mr. Perris' reply? SHERWOOD MAKES REPLY. More of His Criticisms Relative of the Water Board—Questions Asked Armor. EDITOR GAZETTE:—Your valuable paper came to hand this morning. It is with great joy that I learn that my poor article in your last week's issue has attracted attention abroad, and that I have been honored with a reply from the king-pin of the Associated Companies. In order to show Director Armor that his criticism has improved my "respectful manner" I hasten to reply. I can assure him that my conscience was greatly troubled over the problem of my attitude toward my "employers." The article was written many months ago, but so exasperatingly difficult was the debate in my mind as to whether I was an "employee" of the company that it only saw daylight in last week's issue of your paper. If I were the engineer, I should no doubt resign before making any criticisms. If I were not, they might take a letter of resignation as an impertinence. Sometimes when I would meet Mr. Crowther, and he would address me as Mr. Engineer, there seemed to be no doubt as to this matter. Then again when the Directors planned work like Fill 12 without consulting me, or bought Durkee ranches on the advice—presumably—of other engineers, I felt that I was an outsider. Thus the debate waxed back and forth in my mind, until one day when the negative had the better of the argument, I happened to go to Anaheim, and let go of the article that appeared in your paper. If I have been guilty of disrespect to the Directors or to Mr. Armor or to Mr. Durkee or any one else, I most humbly apologize; and in atonement will resign, or be kicked out without a murmur, or do anything that Bro. Armor thinks proper. As a matter of fact, Mr. Editor, I wrote my criticism as a stockholder, not as the engineer. I bought some shares of stock not long ago at $45. I always have felt sure that I did not get in before the treasury stock was sold out at $26.50. It would make anyone kick to lose a sure thing like that. I was "on," but did not get the tip. I have got to get value for that extra $18.50 per share somehow. Yes, Mr Armor is right: I am much displeased that the Associated Companies did not see fit to employ me at $1 per day to camp on the Durkee ranch. I felt that I could hold down the job a Mr. Cargill had been occupying the chair. Mr. Chapman came in later, and on taking his seat as presiding officer called for reports of committees. "Is there any report from the Ditch committee?" he asked. Mr. Crowther—The Ditch committee has already reported verbally, on the work of repairing the main ditch. "What report is there to be made about the Tuffree matter?" "That matter," replied the chairman of the Ditch committee, "had best go over to the executive session." Mrs. Tuffree some time ago threatened suit against the company, for the death of a horse which was drowned in the company's ditch running through her ranch. The board was at the time of opinion the horse was of not much account, and owing to a veterinary's operation had been unable to get out of the ditch once he got in. Since then the proceedings about the horse have been in executive session. Mr. Bradford reported that Supt. Woodward, who was not present, he being engaged upon the repairs of the ditch, had informed him that he had been in conference with Supervisor Potter relative to the size of an arch to be placed in the ditch at Parkers'. Woodward was of opinion that a four foot arch was necessary to carry down the water. The county had agreed to pay half the expense of the arch, the same being over a county road, but when Potter learned the arch was to be four feet he demurred. Three-foot arches were his limit—those a foot larger gave him cold feet. He maintained that inasmuch as the county was to pay half the expense, and the arch was to be on a county road, he should have something to say relative to its size. Mr. Cargill asked if the engineer had made an estimate relative to the size of the ditch. "Before we go before the Supervisors in a matter of this kind," he said, with a knowing nod, "we must have the engineer's estimate to show where we are at. The Supervisors will stand no guess work." Mr. Crowther thought a three-foot arch was large enough. The arch at the Chinese gardens further up the ditch was that size. He proceeded to write a resolution to that effect. Would Stop a Clock. Sam Mott, the well-known theatrical manager, was in town on Saturday, billing the town for the coon show which appears at the Opera house tonight. John Everharty was in town the same day, talking oil, and when he saw Mott approaching on the other side of the street a half block away, said to a crowd of bystanders: "Who's that fat little feller coming across the street there? I know him, I bet." Mott came walking alone, and when he reached a point opposite the place where the party was eyeing him, Everharty motioned him to come across the street. As Mott walked up to the curb Everharty extended his hand and said: "I ought to know you. Your face seems familiar." Mott replied: "Your face seems familiar to me. I know it as well as a clock." "It would stop a clock," said Mott. Then everybody laughed, and all hands walked down the street together. Not, however, before the two had renewed their acquaintance. Everharty used to run a hotel here, and Mott, while temporarily out of thetheatricals, ran a restaurant in Los Angeles. That's how they used to know one another. Each had stood the other off for a board bill. Shot His Hand Off. Miguel Parra, while hunting with a party of friends at Orangethorpe Sunday afternoon had the misfortune to lose his right hand by the accidental discharge of his gun while in the act of climbing over a fence. He held the gun in his left hand, when, as he was about to go over the fence, the weapon was discharged, striking the right hand in the palm and tearing it to shreds. He was brought into town, and Dr. Bickford amputated the hand above the wrist. Parra had been in the employ of Gus Hansen, and is well thought of by his associates. He is at the home of his sister, on Center street, near Dr. Bickford's, and is doing as well as circumstances will permit. Brotherhood. The order of the Fraternal Brotherhood at its last meeting elected the following employment to hundreds of people, and being in itself calculated to be of great importance to the county." If that be so, the water company should investigate the charges made by the Santa Fe to other companies before authorizing a continuance of the contract. The development of oil by the Liberty company, in what was practically a new field, would have been of great importance to this section, but the heavy rate charged them by the Santa Fe company (itself a beneficiary of the water company) caused the abandonment of the enterprise. How does this tally with Mr. Perris' statement last spring, that water was wanted to develop the oil industry? Yes, Mr Armor is right: I am much displeased that the Associated Companies did not see fit to employ me at $1 per day to camp on the Durkee ranch. I felt that I could hold down the job as well as the gentleman who was refused admission to the American Society of Civil Engineers when he applied some years ago (and not on account of his lack of experience either); and the other one, who was the fabricator of the Wright Irrigation District fake justly condemned by Mr. Armor. Mr. Armor no doubt had his reason for not wanting me up there. He is a mind-reader, and scented my lack of "respectful manner." But let us proceed to the "regular discussion." I would like to call your attention, Mr. Armor, to the fact that no one, that I know of, ever asked that "principal witness" (Mr. Fay) testify. No action was taken at any time on the statements in his annual address. Nor did he carry his information to the grave with him; no indeed. Certain persons are still on earth to whom Mr. Fay told more than has yet appeared in print. If Mr. Armor will put on his speeches and reread, he will find that I have not questioned the legality of the present method of election of Directors. Outlined a plan for nominating candidates, the voting power to be in hands of a proxy committee. The change would have to be brought about by public opinion, and by ignoring those "Scrippers" or proxy-chasers. It can be done at the next election as an object lesson to Mr. Armor, if the people are alive to their interests. "Is it any wonder, then, that board of directors do not even do as well they know how?" Mr. Armor solved the problem. Never having been a board of directors, this solution would never have occurred to me. They do not do as well as they know how, because they "do not know whether they will be re-elected," cause "they serve without pay," and are "afraid of engineers." Mirabilis Could anything be clearer? By anyone, Mr. Armor, some board will employ a competent person, who knows will be re-elected if he does "as well he knows how," will pay him a salary so that he may have time "post himself," and let in another flood of light on the situation. It is a pity that Mr. Armor broke his article before he explained how they checkmated Newberry. I do (no josh) understand the matter. Was rumored that Newberry had option on the Durkee ranch for $350 and wouldn't take it up. You be on the inside, cannot appreciate appalling ignorance. It is like being outside Mr. Cargill asked if the engineer had made an estimate relative to the size of the ditch. "Before we go before the Supervisors in a matter of this kind," he said, with a knowing nod, "we must have the engineer's estimate to show where we are at. The Supervisors will stand no guess work." Mr. Crowther thought a three-foot arch was large enough. The arch at the Chinese gardens further up the ditch was that size. He proceeded to write a resolution to that effect. "Crowther will have to take the responsibility of it, anyway," he said. Mr. Pierotti—That's what Sherwood says. Mr. Crowther (with some asperity)—Well, I shall certainly not consult Mr. Sherwood about the matter, in one form or another. Because I consider my judgment superior to his in such matters. The motion to make the arch three feet prevailed, and Supt. Woodward was instructed accordingly. Attorney Melrose reported that Mr. Weisel had entered complaint about the removal of gates in the ditch running through his property on Walnut street. Inasmuch as right of way through the property was secured on condition that the gates be not disturbed, the board voted to instruct the Superintendent not to remove them. John Everharty and E. A. Cole of Los Angeles appeared before the board asking an extension of the time in which they were limited to begin boring for oil on the Cota and Rivas tracts up the river. By the terms of their leases they were required to begin drilling not later than the first of January. They have been unable to do so, and asked for an extension of time to May 22nd. Two hundred dollars had been paid on the leases, and on May 22nd $400 falls due. The failure of the Liberty well, coupled with the rush to Bakersfield, which place has an oil boom on, are responsible for the failure to begin operations. The board after discussing the mat- Brotherhood. The order of the Fraternal Brotherhood at its last meeting elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing term: R. C. Mills, president; Miss Littlefield, vice-president; F. C. Rimpau, secretary; Mrs. W. M. Cooper, treasurer; Mrs. Joseph Backs, chaplain; Herman Stock, sergeant; W. M. Cooper, M. at A.; Fred Johnson, I. D. K.; Alfred Seale, O. D. K.; F. G. Athearn and J. S. Hatfield, trustees; G. S. Eddy and J. P. des Granges, finance; G. S. Eddy, physician; Mrs. G. E. Boyd, deputy supreme president; F. G. Athearn, reporter; Miss Nellie Weaver, pianist. The newly elected officers will be installed the first meeting in January. After installation the lodge will hold a reception. Officers Elected. Anaheim Council, F. A. A., elected the following officers on last Thursday evening for the ensuing year: Dr. G. S. Eddy, past president; J. A. Eymann, president; Mrs. M. Mickle, vice president; Frank S. Gates, secretary; J. Schumacher, treasurer; Dr. G. S. Eddy, medical examiner; Mrs. C. Bittner, guide; Mrs. E. Grimshaw, chaplain; Mrs. E. Seale, observer; Mrs. K. Backs, sentry; L. Miller, trustee; Miss L. Schumacher, pianist; Miss Fannie Seale, captain of team. After the election of officers the council proceeded to initiate candidates. Turkey Dinner Xmas. Take your family to the Commercial hotel to dinner. Have a good time and lots to eat. Grape Cuttings For sale. Order now. C. Otto Rust. dec13-1m WOOD MAKES REPLY. GAZETTE:—Your valuable time to hand this morning. It is joy that I learn that my life in your last week’s issue of attention abroad, and he been honored with a reply king-pin of the Associated Gazette. In order to show Director at his criticism has improved peaceful manner” I hasten to assure him that my con- sists greatly troubled over the my attitude toward my “em- cicle was written many months exasperatingly difficult was in my mind as to whether employee” of the company my saw daylight in last week’s our paper. If I were the en- should no doubt resign before my criticisms. If I were not, it take a letter of resignation fortinence. Sometimes when meet Mr. Crowther, and he address me as Mr. Engineer, need to be no doubt as to this Then again when the Directed work like Fill 12 without me, or bought Durkee on the advice—presumably—engineers, I felt that I was thus the debate waxed back in my mind, until one day negative had the better of life. I happened to go to Ana- let go of the article that ap- your paper. If I have been disrespect to the Directors or mor or to Mr. Durkee or any most humbly apologize; and sent will resign, or be kicked at murmur, or do anything Armor thinks proper. As a fact, Mr. Editor, I wrote my as stockholder, not as the I bought some shares of stock go at $45. I always have felt I did not get in before the stock was sold out at $26.50. make anyone kick to lose a like that. I was “on,” but got to the tip. I have got to get that extra $18.50 per share. Armor is right: I am much ad that the Associated Company see fit to employ me at $16 camp on the Durkee ranch. I could hold down the job as ciated Companies spending-$200,000 or so in building a submerged dam and other things up the river near the headworks? Did you ever read what J.D. Schuyler told your engineer when he was working the Wright District racket? Here it is: “The latter work is one fraught with more uncertainty as to cost and results than the building of reservoirs or the improvement of the ditches, and I have placed it third in the list, as I have considered it of tertiary importance, and whether it is to be done by means of a submerged dam resting on bed-rock or by deep covered drains reaching down to an impervious stratum beneath the sands and gravel, it should probably be undertaken jointly in conjunction with the Orange and Santa Ana people, who own a joint interest in the river and all its waters, in order to avoid legal complications. It would be impossible to estimate the cost of a submerged dam without knowing more definitely the depth of bed-rock below the surface, and the area of the cross-section to be filled with a dam. As the amount of water which would be thrown to the surface by a submerged dam is in direct ratio to the area of the cross-section of the sand and gravel between the water surface and the bed-rock, the advocates of such a dam must meet one of two horns of the dilemma: If the cross-section is small enough to bring the cost of the dam within reasonable limits the volume of water to be developed is probably too small to justify the cost; and on the other hand, if the volume of the sub-flow is great, the cross-section must be great through which it passes, and hence the cost of the dam will be disproportionately large. Such a dam must be thoroughly and completely made, joined solidly to bed-rock all around, or it will prove less effective than a loose pile of stones thrown at random in the stream, which would at least compress the quicksand and render it measurably tight. Indeed such an embankment in a bed of quick-sand has frequently proven very effectual in increasing the surface flow. Let me make some approximate figures on the probable underflow of the river at Bed-rock Canyon. Assuming that at the Narrows, some 2,000 feet above the head of the Cajon Ditch, the average width of the submerged cross-section is 400 feet, the greatest depth to bed-rock 25 feet, and the mean depth 15 feet, the area of the section will be 6,000 square feet. From experiments made in a stream of similar grade, but with coarse gravel in its bed, through which the flow is obviously more rapid than in sand, I determined the flow at about seven feet per hour. As the voids in sand are but about three-tenths of the whole area, this velocity applied to our assumed cross-section would give less than 450 miners’ inches as the possible underflow of the stream.” He recommended that this work be undertaken in case any of that $600,000 wasiciated Companies spending-$200,000 or so in building a submerged dam and other things up the river near the headworks? Did you ever read what J.D. Schuyler told your engineer when he was working the Wright District racket? Here it is: “The latter work is one fraught with more uncertainty as to cost and results than the building of reservoirs or the improvement of the ditches, and I have placed it third in the list, as I have considered it of tertiary importance, and whether it is to be done by means of a submerged dam resting on bed-rock or by deep covered drains reaching down to an impervious stratum beneath the sands and gravel, it should probably be undertaken jointly in conjunction with the Orange and Santa Ana people, who own a joint interest in the river and all its waters, in order to avoid legal complications. It would be impossible to estimate the cost of a submerged dam without knowing more definitely the depth of bed-rock below the surface, and the area of the cross-section to be filled with a dam. As the amount of water which would be thrown to the surface by a submerged dam is in direct ratio to the area of the cross-section of the sand and gravel between the water surface and the bed-rock, the advocates of such a dam must meet one of two horns of the dilemma: If the cross-section is small enough to bring the cost of the dam within reasonable limits the volume of water to be developed is probably too small to justify the cost; and on the other hand, if the volume of the sub-flow is great, the cross-section must be great through which it passes, and hence the cost of the dam will be disproportionately large. Such a dam must be thoroughly and completely made, joined solidly to bed-rock all around, or it will prove less effective than a loose pile of stones thrown at random in the stream, which would at least compress the quicksand and render it measurably tight. Indeed such an embankment in a bed of quick-sand has frequently proven very effectual in increasing the surface flow. Let me make some approximate figures on the probable underflow of the river at Bed-rock Canyon. Assuming that at the Narrows, some 2,000 feet above the head of the Cajon Ditch, the average width of the submerged cross-section is 400 feet, the greatest depth to bed-rock 25 feet, and the mean depth 15 feet, the area of the section will be 6,000 square feet. From experiments made in a stream of similar grade, but with coarse gravel in its bed, through which the flow is obviously more rapid than in sand, I determined the flow at about seven feet per hour. As the voids in sand are but about three-tenths of the whole area, this velocity applied to our assumed cross-section would give less than 450 miners’ inches as the possible underflow of the stream.” Mr. Armor writes again. Reasons Advanced for Keeping Secret Many ofthe Matters Coming Before Water Board. EDITOR GAZETTE: I closed my article last week abruptly, because of its length, without completing the review of Mr. Sherwood’s criticism. The principal points omitted were the secret workings of the board of directors and the financial policy of the company. Lest it might be said that I purposely omitted them and because I more nearly agree with Mr. Sherwood on these points than on those already reviewed, I wish to trespass further on your space to consider them. There may be special reasons for unusual secretiveness onthe partofthe directorsofthe Anaheim Union Water Co. There seemsto be an element inthe communitywhich is hostilenot so muchtothe individual membersofthe boardastothecompanyitself.No matterwhoisontheboardorwhattheboarddoes.itneverwhollysatisfiesthiselementwhichismadeupofsoreheads,mischief-makersandnatural-bornkickers.Toavoida wrangleovereveryitemofbusinessandtopreventthebetrayalofthecompany’saffairstothe laws.ImightalsocallattentiontothefactthatthepresentburdenstheA.U.W.Coareargelydusetoowardnaturalconditions,supplementbyfaultyengineeringlongpriorthepresentadministration.TheCadichitdhassbeena costlyaffair,bothconstructionandmaintenance. Dockhouses themselves thought theystockholdeasso slowandthecapacityofthediskessosmallthatnoadvantagecanbefatetoflargersupplyofwinterwas evidentlya mistakeinengineeringTheprospectsforsawwinterincreaseitsopportunitiesfortheoffeofwater.Thelaststormdamagedtheditchestotheextentbetween$2000and$3000,andcriterioestimate. Inthefaceofallthose difficultiesanymantomakeafightuponthecompanyseemstomealmostcriminalWhatgoodcanbeaccomplishedbydoing?Changethedirectors?Theyhavebeenrepeatedlychangedstillthedifficultiesremainbedtherearenoobettermeninthecommunityforthatpurposethanthosehaveservedontheboardfromtimetime,menwhohavegiven theirabilitytothecompanywithoutadequateward.No man capableofmanagingthevastinterestsat stakewouldsuchpositionexceptasm Mr. Armor is right: I am much afraid that the Associated Company will see fit to employ me at $16 per camp on the Durkee ranch. I could hold down the job as the gentleman who was refused to the American Society of Engineers when he applied some (and not on account of his lack ofience either); and the other who was the fabricator of the Irrigation District fake so undemned by Mr. Armor. Mr.Armor no doubt had his reasons wanting me up there. He is a under and scented my lack of useful manner." He recommended that this work be undertaken in case any of that $600,000 was left to blow in after carrying out his other suggestions. Is it true that you have hypnotized our directors into agreeing to build a canal large enough to carry your water also down to the section house or thereabouts, through that difficult formation around Horse-shoe Bend, complicated by the presence of the railroad, without giving us anything for right-of-way? Don't you know that, while our present canal could be cemented without great expense, to build a canal of double the capacity in that difficult location would be a very costly piece of business, with nothing in it for us? Don't you know that it would shut the water off from us poor cabbage growers for six months, while you could get yours (and ours) in the usual manner? We seem to differ radically as to the duties of boards of directors. I had thought that they were elected to ascertain and carry out the wishes of their stockholders. You seem to think, by your acts and statements, that they somehow acquire the whole outfit in fee simple, to do with it as they please. How can we loyally support your policy when we do not know what it is, or even if you have any? The "court may not enter a director's mind," but if the stockholders do their duty and attend the next annual meeting with their proxies in their own pockets we may be able to turn a few of them inside out, or even read a few chapters from that interesting serial, The Minutes of the Secret Order of the Associated Companies. We hope, Mr. Armor, that you will find time to "elucidate" the "number of other points" in the near future. I will guarantee that any paper up this way will crowd out ads. to print your "elucidations." We would like to know what makes you think you got 1000 inches with the Durkee ranch. We invite your attention to the rumor that Newberry got enough out of the Durkee deal to fight you up above under the nom de plume of Fuller. You may be all right, Mr. Armor; but make a clean breast of it from the first voyage of discovery to where we got the money to pay our share of the $100,000, and let us judge of the matter for ourselves. We want you to keep us informed so that we can give you our loyal support, and not fall a prey wicked rumor-mongers. Don't forget to explain the Newberry checkmate with a diagram, and tell us all about the submerged dam, etc. But if you think that you are going to lead us around blindfolded much longer, there is a possibility of your head of the Cajon Ditch, the average width of the submerged cross-section is 400 feet, the greatest depth to bed-rock 25 feet, and the mean depth 15 feet, the area of the section will be 6,000 square feet. From experiments made in a stream of similar grade, but with coarse gravel in its bed, through which the flow is obviously more rapid than in sand, I determined the flow at about seven feet per hour. As the voids in sand are about three-tenths of the whole area, this velocity applied to our assumed cross-section would give less than 450 miners' inches as the possible underflow of the stream." He recommended that this work be undertaken in case any of that $600,000 was left to blow in after carrying out his other suggestions. Is it true that you have hypnotized our directors into agreeing to build a canal large enough to carry your water also down to the section house or thereabouts, through that difficult formation around Horse-shoe Bend, complicated by the presence of the railroad, without giving us anything for right-of-way? Don't you know that, while our present canal could be cemented without great expense, to build a canal of double the capacity in that difficult location would be a very costly piece of business, with nothing in it for us? Don't you know that it would shut the water off from us poor cabbage growers for six months, while you could get yours (and ours) in the usual manner? We seem to differ radically as to the duties of boards of directors. I had thought that they were elected to ascertain and carry out the wishes of their stockholders. You seem to think, by your acts and statements, that they somehow acquire the whole outfit in fee simple, to do with it as they please. How can we loyally support your policy when we do not know what it is, or even if you have any? The "court may not enter a director's mind," but if the stockholders do their duty and attend the next annual meeting with their proxies in their own pockets we may be able to turn a few of them inside out, or even read a few chapters from that interesting serial, The Minutes of the Secret Order of the Associated Companies. We hope, Mr. Armor, that you will find time to "elucidate" the "number of other points" in the near future. I will guarantee that any paper up this way will crowd out ads. to print your "elucidations." We would like to know what makes you think you got 1000 inches with the Durkee ranch. We invite your attention to the rumor that Newberry got enough out of the Durkee deal to fight you up above under the nom de plume of Fuller. You may be all right, Mr. Armor; but make a clean breast of it from the first voyage of discovery to where we got the money to pay our share of the $100,000, and let us judge of the matter for ourselves. We want you to keep us informed so that we can give you our loyal support, and not fall a prey wicked rumor-mongers. Don't forget to explain the Newberry checkmate with a diagram, and tell us all about the submerged dam, etc. But if you think that you are going to lead us around blindfolded much longer, there is a possibility of your head of the Cajon Ditch, the average width of the submerged cross-section is 400 feet, the greatest depth to bed-rock 25 feet, and the mean depth 15 feet, the area of the section will be 6,000 square feet. From experiments made in a stream of similar grade, but with coarse gravel in its bed, through which the flow is obviously more rapid than in sand, I determined the flow at about seven feet per hour. As the voids in sand are about three-tenths of the whole area, this velocity applied to our assumed cross-section would give less than 450 miners' inches as the possible underflow of the stream." He recommended that this work be undertaken in case any of that $600,000 was left to blow in after carrying out his other suggestions. Is it true that you have hypnotized our directors into agreeing to build a canal large enough to carry your water also down to the section house or thereabouts, through that difficult formation around Horse-shoe Bend, complicated by the presence of the railroad, without giving us anything for right-of-way? Don't you know that, while our present canal could be cemented without great expense, to build a canal of double the capacity in that difficult location would be a very costly piece of business, with nothing in it for us? Don't you know that it would shut the water off from us poor cabbage growers for six months, while you could get yours (and ours) in the usual manner? We seem to differ radically as to the duties of boards of directors. I had thought that they were elected to ascertain and carry out the wishes of their stockholders. You seem to think, by your acts and statements, that they somehow acquire the whole outfit in fee simple, to do with it as they please. How can we loyally support your policy when we do not know what it is, or even if you have any? The "court may not enter a director's mind," but if the stockholders do their duty and attend the next annual meeting with their proxies in their own pockets we may be able to turn a few of them inside out, or even read a few chapters from that interesting serial, The Minutes of the Secret Order of the Associated Companies. We hope, Mr. Armor, that you will find time to "elucidate" the "number of other points" in the near future. I will guarantee that any paper up this way will crowd out ads. to print your "elucidations." We would like to know what makes you think you got 1000 inches with the Durkee ranch. We invite your attention to the rumor that Newberry got enough out of the Durkee deal to fight you up above under the nom de plume of Fuller. You may be all right, Mr. Armor; but make a clean breast of it from the first voyage of discovery to where we got the money to pay our share of the $100,000, and let us judge of the matter for ourselves. We want you to keep us informed so that we can give you our loyal support, and not fall a prey wicked rumor-mongers. Don't forget to explain the Newberry checkmate with a diagram, and tell us all about the submerged dam, etc. But if you think that you are going to lead us around blindfolded much longer, there is a possibility of your head of the Cajon Ditch, the average width of the submerged cross-section is 400 feet, the greatest depth to bed-rock 25 feet, and the mean depth 15 feet, the area of the section will be 6,000 square feet. From experiments made in a stream of similar grade, but with coarse gravel in its bed, through which the flow is obviously more rapid than in sand, I determined the flow at about seven feet per hour. As the voids in sand are about three-tenths of the whole area, this velocity applied to our assumed cross-section would give less than 450 miners' inches as the possible underflow of the stream." He recommended that this work be undertaken in case any of that $600,000 was left to blow in after carrying out his other suggestions. Is it true that you have hypnotized our directors into agreeing to build a canal large enough to carry your water also down to the section house or thereabouts, through that difficult formation around Horse-shoe Bend, complicated by the presence of the railroad, without giving us anything for right-of-way? Don't you know that, while our present canal could be cemented without great expense, to build a canal of double the capacity in that difficult location would be a very costly piece of business, with nothing in it for us? Don't you know that it would shut the water off from us poor cabbage growers for six months, while you could get yours (and ours) in the usual manner? We seem to differ radically as to the duties of boards of directors. I had thought that they were elected to ascertain and carry out the wishes of their stockholders. You seem to think, by your acts and statements, that they somehow acquire the whole outfit in fee simple, to do with it as they please. How can we loyally support your policy when we do not know what it is, or even if you have any? The "court may not enter a director's mind," but if the stockholders do their duty and attend the next annual meeting with their proxies in their own pockets we may be able to turn a few of them inside out, or even read a few chapters from that interesting serial, The Minutes of the Secret Order ofthe Associated Companies. 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Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.Landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.L landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.L landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.L landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.L landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhis-family.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.L landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhisFamily.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.L landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhisFamily.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.L landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhisFamily.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase,the familywill remainfortwideys. Wm.Schumacher and Eddiehave returned from a week'sshooting near therunning.L landing.were scarce,bbut they bagged12Aug.Baum has disposed.of his newRuhmann block.on Los Angeles with a pairfriends.J.B.Rea departed on Tuesday,Berkeley,tom spend-the-holidayhisFamily.Hewill be absentafterweeks.Inchase competent person, who knows he were-elected if he does "as well as how," will pay him a good so that he may have time to himself," and let in another light on the situation. A pity that Mr. Armor broke off article before he explained how checkmated Newberry. I don't think understand the matter. It omitted that Newberry had an account of the Durkee ranch for $35,000 couldn't take it up. You, being inside, cannot appreciate our long ignorance. It is like being outside of a circus tent trying to through a crack. Then you gothes of water? That is some intention. Now be a good boy and the whole business from start to especially how you checkmatederry. If you will do this you doubt find us all whooping it up Durkee and his ranch like McKinney on the night of November $150,000 of debt is all right, Mr. We voted it, and have someone to show for it; not much, perhaps you intimate, but something is not discourage us from wanting on the next $150,000. You conceive hope, that it would be a good figure out how we are going to before buying the rest of the count between here and Arizona. At the present time the two companies are in an advantageous position, the struggle is not yet over. To face may be hazardous, but to re-is sure defeat and capitulation." Smoke, Armor, we did not know as bad as that! Why didn't you go before? We learned the other that you had begun on South Riverside. (Did you skip Fuller?) I sense that you will annex Riverside By the time you absorb the Bear Bay system the National Irrigation station will have some reservoirs that you can hitch onto by a tunnel through the mountains. Then we make the rest of the sandwash into district. All hail to the Napoleon irrigation! What is this we hear about the Asso- You may be all right, Mr. Armor; but make a clean breast of it from the first voyage of discovery to where we got the money to pay our share of the $100,000, and let us judge of the matter for ourselves. We want you to keep us informed so that we can give you our loyal support, and not fall a prey to wicked rumor-mongers. Don't forget to explain the Newberry checkmate with a diagram, and tell us all about the submerged dam, etc. But if you think that you are going to lead us around blindfolded much longer, there is a possibility of your being mistaken. G. W. SHERWOOD. Local Dots. The Fullerton postoffice has been raised into the Presidential class. Special Christmas services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. Special music. The postoffice at McPherson has been discontinued. Mail will go to El Modena. Patrons of the office will be served by rural free delivery. The Presbyterian Sunday school will give its Christmas entertainment in the Turners' hall, Dec. 26th. An admission fee of 10 cents will be charged to meet expenses. New Year's Eve. The Farmers' club has invitations out for a ball at the Del Campo New Year's eve. Company E has invitations out for a ball at the Opera-house the same evening. Dr. J. S. Gardiner and family depart today for Los Angeles to reside. The Doctor has lived in Anaheim with his family for 31 years, coming here in 1869 from Tennessee. Their many friends will regret to note their departure. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Rimpau will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday. A family reunion will take place and a joyous time is looked forward to. Mr. and Mrs. Vinson have moved to Anaheim from Santa Ana, and have taken up their residence here. Our company seeks publicity for all its completed work, keeping back in committee only such unfinished business as would be disturbed by premature announcement. That much of secrecy is absolutely necessary for the successful management of the company; if the directors cannot be trusted that far out of sight, then the stockholders have elected the wrong men to manage their business. Mr. Sherwood's criticism of the financial policy of his company looks both ways, backward and forward. The backward look is to find fault with the failure to report the condition of the company's finances with some sort of regularity and intelligibility, so that the stockholders may see and understand what is being done with the money collected from them. The criticism, if necessary, is reasonable. The stockholders should be informed, at least once a month, of the amount of cash on hand at the last report as a starting point, of all the receipts from the various sources during the month, of all the disbursements during the same period, and of the amount of cash in the hands of the secretary and treasurer at the time of making the report, the receipts plus the cash on hand at the beginning of the report equalling the disbursements plus the cash on hand at the end of the report. The monthly report of our secretary, referred to in the foregoing, is such a report. The forward look of the criticism is to blame the board for not creating a sinking fund to meet the company's obligations. This, it seems to me, is not only unnecessary, but a hardship on the stockholders to tie up money for any great length of time. In governmental affairs, where taxes are levied but once a year, provision must be made in the levy for a sinking fund to meet all the obligations that will mature during the year; but in a company, meeting its obligations by assessments, the money can be collected as needed. It would, however, be a wise and merciful provision to arrange the time of the payments of the various obligations so that the burdens would be distributed throughout the year; and then, as Mr. Sherwood suggests, let the stockholders know in advance what is coming. Now, having gone over the principal points in Mr. Sherwood's article and shown that, while we do not differ very materially on the advisability of taking the stockholders into the confidence of the board, there is a difference in our understanding of the laws controlling corporations, I would suggest that appeal be taken to anyone familiar with our company seeks publicity for all its completed work, keeping back in committee only such unfinished business as would be disturbed by premature announcement. That much of secrecy is absolutely necessary for the successful management of the company; if the directors cannot be trusted that far out of sight, then the stockholders have elected the wrong men to manage their business. Mr. Sherwood's criticism of the financial policy of his company looks both ways, backward and forward. The backward look is to find fault with the failure to report the condition of the company's finances with some sort of regularity and intelligibility, so that the stockholders may see and understand what is being done with the money collected from them. The criticism, if necessary, is reasonable. The stockholders should be informed, at least once a month, of the amount of cash on hand at the last report as a starting point, of all the receipts from the various sources during the month, of all the disbursements during the same period, and of the amount of cash in the hands of the secretary and treasurer at the time of making the report, the receipts plus the cash on hand at the beginning of the report equalling the disbursements plus the cash on hand at the end of the report. The monthly report of our secretary, referred to in the foregoing, is such a report. The forward look of the criticism is to blame the board for not creating a sinking fund to meet the company's obligations. This, it seems to me, is not only unnecessary, but a hardship on the stockholders to tie up money for any great length of time. In governmental affairs, where taxes are levied but once a year, provision must be made in the levy for a sinking fund to meet all the obligations that will mature during the year; but in a company, meeting its obligations by assessments, the money can be collected as needed. It would, however, be a wise and merciful provision to arrange the time ofthe paymentsofthevariousobligationssothattheburdenswouldbedistributedthroughouttheyear;andthen.asMr.Sherwoodsuggests，letthestockholdersknowinadvancewhatiscoming. 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discount last week other than those already offered.Main houses generally generate discounts after holidays when prices are not in want of goods.Wishes to all enjoyment or Christmas! MERRMAN & CO. Still continue their per cent Discount Sale ing, Ladies' and Misses' Jackets, Woolen Blankets, Ladies' and Woolen Underwear and Dress Goods only. Due during the month of Dec, 1900. CASH only. All goods are marked in plain figures. DERMAN & CO. ANAHEIM, CAL. ATTENTION TO DETAILS Living up a fortune, carriage as in butte. Our vehicles of every description are as near perfection as can be secured, because the minutest details are carefully scrutinized before anything is offered for sale. Hence: Satisfaction; hence: large sales; hence: moderate prices. Come in and look around in our large carriage repository'... MAX JACOBSON Harness, Carriages, Buggies, Etc. 214-216 East Fourt Street, SANTA ANA : CALIFORNIA IGLEHEART'S The New Cake Flour IGLEHEART'S The New Cake Flour Swan's Down Prepared Cake Flour. Makes Delicious Angel Food and Other Cakes. You cannot fail to make good cakes with this flour. Not a self-rising flour, but good all the year round. Endorsed by best Teachers of Cookery. Package contains flour for 12 cakes. Sold by the best grocers everywhere. IGLEHEART BROS., EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. H. A. DICKEL, Distributor. IMPERIAL CONSOLIDATED OIL COMPANY OF LOS ANGELES. INVESTORS ABSOLUTELY PROTECTED AGAINST LOSS. OUR Stock furnishes the best investment offered today. Why? Because every dollar invested is used in development work. Because we own over 2000 acres of first-class oil land. Because we have four producing wells, and Well No. 5 will be completed within 60 days. Because an investment in our stock is made absolutely safe by gilt edge collateral security which is placed in escrow to the credit of the stockholder covering every dollar that he invests. This does not lessen your opportunity to gain a fortune, but makes your investment with us absolutely safe. Every chance to win, no possibility of loss. Just what you are looking for. Send for map and descriptive matter. Why not investigate today? Imperial Consolidated Oil Co., 319 Laughlin Building, Tel. Green 1074. Los Angeles, Cal. MERCHANT TAILOR A large stock of FALL and WINTER SUITINGS on hand to select from. My prices are the lowest. My goods are the newest, and a perfect fit is guaranteed to all. Call once and you will come again. FRITZ YUNGBLUTH MERCHANT TAILOR, RUHMANN BLOCK, ANAHEIM. Company E Notes. The military boys feel elated over the result of the silhouette target shoot on Monday at El Modena. Considering that the shoot was the first attempt of a new company at skirmish firing, the record made was certainly good. It is to be regretted that the occupations of so many made it impossible for them to be present, for apart from the benefit derived from the practice, the percentage of points made is figured on a basis of 80 per cent of the company, unless more are present when figures are based on actual number of men firing. The following is a synopsis of results: Company L, with 37 men: Hits, 132; average per man, 3.59; points, 495; per cent for 37 men, 13.38. Company E, with 22 men: Hits, 96; average per man, 4.37; points, 336; per cent for 22 men, 15.26. While Company E carried off the honors for best average per man and greatest percentage of points for number of men firing, Company L, by reason of parading nearer 80 per cent of company, will be given the higher score. The volley shots of Company E were executed remarkably well, all firing together as one man, and the flying dust 500 yards away showed the range to have been accurate. There will be no further drills or parades during the month of December, but with the beginning of January the company will expect to put in time and effort toward perfecting the organization in roll and drill, and will strive to get into such shape that no one need blush for E and Anaheim at Santa Cruz in June. For Sale. Lady's second-hand wheel in good condition for sale at a bargain. Enquire at this office. Dec20