anaheim-gazette 1901-11-07

Anaheim VOLUME XXXII. G. S. EDDY, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Telephone, Main 75... OFFICE—Center street, opposite City Hall. 10 A.M. to 11 A.M. 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. 7 P.M. to 8 P.M., evenings. Residence—Corner Center and Palm streets. ANAHEIM CAL. DR. F. H. HOUCK DENTIST. OFFICE NEXT DOOR to P. O. (Federman Block, up stairs.) HOURS 9 to 6 ANAHEIM CAL. Jy15tf HERBERT JOHNSTON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office and Residence: Corner of Broadway and Los Angeles St. Telephone 656... Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., evenings. Dr. A. W. Bickford OFFICE OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE. Telephone Central. Residence near Christian Church. Telephone-101. ANAHEIM CAL. Boston Bakery FRESH BREAD, PIES AND CAKES. Ice Cream and Confectionery S. Kistler, Proprietor W. P. Turner, Pharmacist SUGAR BEETS... Application for Contracts to grow sugar beets for the American Beet Sugar Co., Chino Season of 1902, can be made at any time to the undersigned by mail or at his house every Saturday. Early Planting is recommended. Therefore select your land, apply, and get contract at once. Price to be paid, same as in 1901. Undersigned can find "Growers" for owners of beet land, or beet land for "Growers." For further information apply to or address, T. J. Jones, Near Anaheim SUBSCRIBE FOR THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE OLDEST PAPER IN ORANGE COUNTY Subscription $1.50 Per Year. Send For Sample Cop v Boston Bakery FRESH BREAD, PIES AND CAKES. Ice Cream and Confectionery S. Kistler, Proprietor W. P. Turner, Pharmacist DRUGS, MEDICINES, Perfumes and Toilet Articles. BEST 5-CENT CIGAR IN TOWN MEDICAL HALL, KOLL BLOCK. PUBLIC TELEPHONE OFFICE. FRITZ RUHMANN'S Germania Halle. BACKS' NEW BUILDING LOS ANGELES STREET Keeps on hand a Large and complete stock of liquors, wines and cigars. Cold beer always on draught GO TO THE Oak Barber Shop FOR A FIRST-CLASS SHAVE OR HAIR CUT. TWO DOORS WEST OF BANK. HUSMANN BROS. PALACE MEAT MARKET F. W. Fleischmann, PROPRIETOR Best Meats the Market Affords Always on Hand. Also keeps on hand Sausages, Bacon, Ham, Lard, Etc. Meats delivered to all parts of the city free of charge. Shop on East Center St. Roman Wisser Favorite Saloon. Finest of Wines, Liquors & Cigars Pool & Billiard Tables Sohndler's Building, Center St., Anaheim LOS ANGELES BEER ON DRAUGHT. J.M. Griffith Company A CORPORATION LUMBER DEALERS Near Railroad Depot, Anaheim, keep constantly on hand Doors, Blinds, Windows Mouldings, Posts, Shakes, Shingles, Lath, Hair Plaster of Paris. ANAHEIM GAZETTE OLDEST ESTABLISHED Newspaper In The County Prints More Local News Than Any Other Paper In The County ... JOB PRINTING Department Fitted With The Newest Faces In Types and Ornamets. Give US a Call The Weekly Gazette. Established 1870. SUBSCRIPTION, - $1.50 Per Year. Six months.....$1.00 Three months.....75 Payable invariably in advance. Transient advertising rates,$1 per inch per month. The GAZETTE is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Time of Arrival and Departure of Trains. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Trains on the Southern Pacific pass Anaheim as follows: To Los Angeles. Daily...7:52 am Dally...9:49 am Daily...4:22 pm Dally...6:06 pm Pass Loara Station: To Los Angeles. Daily...7:56 am Dally...9:45 am Daily...4:27 pm Dally...5:59 pm LOS ALAMITOS TRAINS. Leave Anaheim...Arrive Anaheim... 9:35 am 8:00 am 2:07 pm 11:37 am 5:50 pm 4:30 pm Daily except Sunday. TUSTIN BRANCH. Leave Anaheim Arrive Anaheim 11:37 a.m. 2:07 p.m. Daily except Sunday. Send your LACE CURTAINS to THE Santa Ana Steam Laundry Every facility for doing the best work. E. W. McCollum, Agent, Anaheim F. A. Yungbluth Merchant Tailor There is nothing more attractive than a well-made up-to-date TAILOR MADE SUIT. We are in position to make you one. Come in now and let us show you our line of the latest LONDON NOVELTIES Perfect Fit Guaranteed RUHMANN BLOCK ... ANAHEIM JOSEPH BACKS, Undertaker and Embalmer DEALER IN Furniture and Bedding Repairing Done jel Pool & Billiard Tables Sohndler's Building, Center St., Anaheim LOS ANGELES BEER ON DRAUGHT. J.M. Griffith Company A CORPORATION LUMBER DEALERS Near Railroad Depot, Anaheim, keep constantly on hand Doors, Blinds, Windows Mouldings, Posts, Shakes, Shingles, Lath, Hair Plaster of Paris. C. F. GRIM, Agent. F. BACKS, UNDERTAKER And Dealer in FURNITURE. Wall Paper, Cornices, Window Shades, Picture Frames, Upholstery Goods, Paints, Oils and Glass Sewing Machine Supplies, Etc. Dr. Los Angeles & Chartres Sta. Napoleon Hart. DEALER IN THE FINEST BRANDS OF... WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS CENTER STREET, ANAHEIM. Bottled goods of superior quality for family use WIELAND BEER. Give me a call. RICHARDMELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW And Notary Public. Special attention given to Probate Matters. —Center Street, Anaheim. Z. B. WEST WILL S. TIPTON West & Tipton Attorneys and.. Counselors at Law Loans and Abstracts Prompt attention given to your business. Office in Helmsen Block, Center Street ANAHEIM. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Trains on the Southern Pacific pass Anaheim as follows: To Los Angeles. Daily...7:52 am Dally...9:49 am Daily...4:22 pm Dally...6:06 pm Pass Loara Station: To Los Angeles. Daily...7:56 am Dally...9:45 am Daily...4:27 pm Dally...5:59 pm LOS ALAMITOS TRAINS. Leave Anaheim—Arrive Anaheim— 9:35 am 8:00 am 2:07 pm 11:37 am 5:50 pm 4:30 pm Daily except Sunday. TUSTIN BRANCH. Leave Anaheim Arrive Anaheim 11:37 a.m 2:07 p.m. Daily except Sunday. NEWPORT BEACH RAILWAY. Daily Schedule. Leave Anaheim Arrive Anaheim 9:49 a.m 7:52 a.m. 6:03 p.m 4:23 p.m. All trains connect at Santa Ana with Newport trains. Santa Fe Time Table Effective Nov. 4, 1901. Trains on the Santa Fe Route leave Anaheim for points named as follows: To Los Angeles—7:55 am 9:37 am 11:49 am 5:06 pm To San Diego—9:35 am 3:37 pm To Redlands—11:31 am 5:54 pm To San Jacinto, Perris, Temecula and Elsinore—11:31 am To Santa Ana—9:35 am 3:37 pm 5:54 pm To Pasadena and Azusa—7:55 am 9:57 am 11:49 am 5:06 pm To Escondido—3:37 pm To Fallbrook—9:35 am To Redondo—7:55 am 11:49 am To Chicago, Denver, Kansas City and all points East—5:06 pm 5:54 pm Trains marked with a * are daily except Sunday. All others daily. J. J. CLABAUGH, Agent. NEWS AND OPINIONS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE THE SUN CONTAINS BOTH Daily, by mail, $6 a year Daily and Sunday by mail, $8 a year Sunday Sun is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the world. Price 5c a copy. By mail, $2 a year. Address THE SUN, New York. JOSEPH BACKS, Undertaker and Embalmer DEALER IN Furniture and Bedding Repairing Done. Bicycles and Sporting Goods. A full stock of bicycle supplies. Bicycle repairing of all kinds promptly done. All work guaranteed. Also agent for the Santa Ana Steam Laundry. I run a laundry wagon that will call for and deliver your laundry twice a week. Laundry coming in late as 9 o'clock Thursday morning will be delivered to you Saturday at o'clock. E.W. McCOLLUM. Notice to Creditors. In the matter of the estate of Jacob Duschek deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE creditors of, and all persons having claims against, the above named decease to present them within four months after the date of this notice to the County Clerk of the County of Orange, State of California, at his office in the City of Santa Ana. Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of Orange. Dated this 27th day of September, 1901. H.W. Chynoweth, attorney for the estate. ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1901. IRVINE'S VALUABLE RIPARIAN WATER RIGHTS Plan Submitted to Valley Irrigators to Acquire Them—Use of Cajon Canal by Santa Ana Company. The Directors of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation company have issued to its stockholders a circular setting forth the desirability of acquiring Irvine's riparian rights up the river. Inasmuch as the Anaheim company is desired to co-operate in the acquisition of these valuable rights, the matters in the circular contained are of interest to our readers, and are accordingly presented to them for their consideration. We believe the acquiring of Irvine's rights a matter of great importance, not only to Santa Ana and Orange, but to us as well. The co-operation of the two water companies, for offensive and defensive action, is likewise, as we have already seen, a matter of the first importance to all. However, the proposition for the use of the Cajon canal by the Santa Ana company, conferring upon that corporation all its valuable power privileges and rights of way, is one entitled to matured thought upon the part of our local irrigators. The circular will be perused with interest. It begins by submitting a form of amendment to the by-laws whereby Irvine's rights may be acquired: (1). That the stockholders of our company were thoroughly committed to the policy of protecting, perfecting and developing our water supply from the Santa Ana river. (2). That the Board of Directors in carrying out this policy had steadily advanced by several important steps until they found themselves barred by the riparian rights of the Irvine company in about three miles of river frontage between our present intake and the "Narrows" or Ballestero tract, purchased by the companies for a new and more advantageous intake. (3). The only way to avoid this objection by which Mr. Irvine will secure some further advantage and right to compel the company to deliver more water or other than specified in the contract? In answer to this question, Mr. Keech, the company's attorney, was requested by the Board to examine the law and report his conclusions at the stockholders' meeting. This he did, frankly and fully answering the various questions of the stockholders and at our request has since embodied his conclusions in the following written opinion: SANTA ANA, CAL., Oct. 15, 1901. To the Board of Directors of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Co. GENTLEMEN:—I have prepared the proposed contract between the Anaheim Union Water company, Santa Ana Valley Irrigation company and Irvine company, and carefully examined the authorities in regard thereto with particular reference to the effect that such contract might have as a precedent or estoppel in the future, and am of the opinion: 1. That said contract cannot operate as a precedent or estoppel to give the Irvine company or any other person any right or advantage other than are expressly conferred therein. 2. That from the express language of said contract, its force as a precedent or an estoppel would operate, if at all, contrary to any claim by the Irvine company for water on the San Joaquin ranch other than such as is expressly given in the instrument, and in favor of the contention which this company has always made, that the right to one-half of the waters of the Santa Ana river flowing through this county are limited and belong exclusively to the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. 3. In brief, the contract with Irvine simply allows him to rob his 160 acres of land in the Flint & Bixby strip of the water which it has a right to as a part of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, and use that water upon his 160-acre walnut orchard in the Rancho San Joaquin, which has no right to the water. Both tracts belong to him, and if he chooses to rob one for the benefit of the other, it can make no difference to us. Yours truly, E. E. KEECH. DURKEEVILLE BUY WAS ALL RIGHTS Facts and Figures Presented Showing that Be a Valuable Asset of the Two Valley Water Companies MR. EDITOR:—Please allow me space to present to the same readers that other side of the above subject from that given by your correspondent, Wm Paxton, in your last issue. This correspondent, reasoning from the modest claim on behalf of the Durkee ranch in the annual report, concludes that "the land is of little value. Let us see about that. Interest paid on the purchase price is not considered for the same reason that it is not financed on other investments for the benefit of the stockholders. The report stated that for the year 1900 (the only complete year since the purchase) that ranch produced a surplus of $1,290,000 after meeting all expenses. These expenses, too, included the cost of the storage of winter water in the ranch for summer use down here, which Engineer Kellogg says added not less than 200 inches to the flow of the stream during the irrigating season. Aside from all water considerations such land cannot be purchased and where along the river for less than $1 per acre. At that price three-quarter of the $100,000 would be accounted for in the land alone. Having thus eliminated all valuation from the land by a few strokes of pen, this writer says "we must look at our increased water for our $100,000. Then he sets about in the next sequence to dry up the river, until it "about as low as it ever ran during dryer seasons," and winds up with this hackneyed expression: "Is it possible we have been buying our own water stored in Nature's reservoir?" If this gentleman will question some of these charter members of this company, he will find that there have been times when less than half of this season supply of water ran in our ditches, albeit... (1). That the stockholders of our company were thoroughly committed to the policy of protecting, perfecting and developing our water supply from the Santa Ana river. (2). That the Board of Directors in carrying out this policy had steadily advanced by several important steps until they found themselves barred by the riparian rights of the Irvine company in about three miles of river frontage between our present intake and the "Narrows" or Ballestero tract, purchased by the companies for a new and more advantageous intake. (3). The only way to avoid this obstruction is to satisfy the Irvine company or some amicable agreement or to go into court, condemn rights and pay their full value. (4). Since litigation is slow, costly and uncertain, and especially since in condemning the riparian right of water for watering stock, the companies would have to pay practically the full value of several thousand acres of grazing lands, when by amicable agreement watering troughs could be maintained at very slight cost in money and small supply of water, it was conceded by the engineers, attorneys, directors and stockholders that the matter should be adjusted by a safe and equitable agreement between the water companies and Mr. Irvine, if practicable. (5). Looking to such an adjustment, the directors have carried on negotiations with Mr. Irvine during the last year, until they culminated in an offer from him to grant the necessary right of way, give up all his rights in the Santa Ana river by virtue of the three miles of frontage and three hundred acres of arable lands (upon which he has the right to divert and use the waters of the river for irrigation) and allow the companies to divert all the waters of the river along said frontage and to enter upon the bed and construct bleeding and drainage ditches and all works necessary to divert and drain all the waters of the river, both surface and sub-surface as well as percolating waters, provided the companies would maintain water troughs sufficient for the stock grazing on such riparian lands, and allow him, at his own risk and expense, to conduct and use the water of 160 acres of land which he owns in the Flint & Bixby tract, near Tustin, upon his 160-acre walnut orchard near his own residence on the San Joaquin ranch. The 160 acres in the Flint & Bixby tract to be water stocked by Mr. Irvine, as he has a right to do at any time, sixty shares of the stock being paid for by him at the regular market rate, $40 per share, and one hundred shares being given him in consideration of all his riparian rights in the Santa Ana river. It is also understood that one-half of the value of the one hundred shares shall be settled for by the Anaheim Union Water company, which is jointly interested with us in the development. Under these circumstances and in view of this offer by Mr. Irvine, two important questions have presented themselves to the stockholders and officers of this company, as follows: (1). Is the proposed transaction with this company has always made, that the right to one-half of the waters of the Santa Ana river flowing through this county are limited and belong exclusively to the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. 3. In brief, the contract with Irvine simply allows him to rob his 160 acres of land in the Flint & Bixby strip of water which it has a right to as a part of the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, and use that water upon his 160-acre walnut orchard in the Rancho San Joaquin, which has no right to the water. Both tracts belong to him, and if he chooses to rob one for the benefit of the other, it can make no difference to us. Yours truly, E. E. KEECH. In order that there should be no doubt upon this important point, we also instructed Mr. Keech to forward the proposed contract and papers showing the nature of the corporation and its water rights in the Santa Ana river to Judge A. W. Hutton of Los Angeles, for his written opinion in the matter, and in response have received the following: To Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Company, Orange, Cal. GENTLEMEN:—I have examined the draft of the proposed agreement, dated October _____, 1901, between the Irvine company of the first part, the Anaheim Union Water company of the second part, and the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation company of the third part; and the accompanying papers, which were sent to me through your attorney, Mr. E. E. Keech, for my opinion upon the question as to whether the Irvine company could at any time use this contract, if executed by you, as a basis of any claim to any portion of the waters of the Santa Ana river, beyond or outside of the terms of the contract, or as a recognition on your part of any claim by the Irvine company to any portion of or interest in such waters, other than the rights given by the contract. I have investigated and considered this question, and feel no hesitancy in saying: 1st. The agreement cannot be used as either a precedent or a basis of any claim by the Irvine company outside of or beyond the terms of the contract. 2nd. It cannot be used against you on any principle of estoppel beyond its terms, nor as a recognition by you of any right of the Irvine company to any interest in the waters of the river greater or different from those conceded in the contract. Though perhaps unnecessary, I may add that, in my opinion, the Irvine company, by purchasing from you the rights conceded to it by the contract, is and will be as to other questions or interests, more prejudicially affected by the contract than is your company. Respectfully, Oct. 22nd, 1901. A. W. HUTTON. The opinions of these two legal advisers of the company seem to settle this first question beyond any doubt, and to assure all that there is no danger of a precedent in the proposed contract. We therefore pass to the next question. Is the proposed contract with the Irvine company advantageous? What do we get, and what do we give? We get: 1. The remaining link in a right of way for extending our intake to the Ballestero tract, by which, according to careful measurement of our engineers this season, we will secure at least 150 inches more of water from having thus eliminated all valves from the land by a few strokes of oil pen, this writer says "we must look at our increased water for our $100,000. Then he sets about in the next section to dry up the river, until it "about as low as it ever ran during dryer seasons," and winds up with it hackneyed expression: "Is it possible we have been buying our own water stored in Nature's reservoir?" If this gentleman will question some of this charter members of this company, he will find that there have been times when less than half of this season supply of water ran in our ditches, and that with a much smaller acreage irrigate, runs have been over six days apart. Then he may explain what law, principle or precedent he did in water in the river became "our own water," so that it seems to him be a waste of money to buy out other part-owners of the stream. The easter settlers in the prairie States pasturethe entire range about their homes till it was gradually withdrawn from them by the occupancy of others,and each was restricted to his own premises.So the first-comers in this valley usethe entire flow of the river until their owners of other lands called for their pro rata,when it became necessarybuy them out,or to surrender their water to which their lands were entailed.Durkee's title to a share of their water in the river was as perfect as complete as that of any riparian owner on their stream.In buying that title did not buy "our own water"—so-called because we had previously used ittimes—any more than a man would bring his own horse when he purchased animal that he had previously driven.The right to use Durkee's share of their water at all times for ourselves;thus opportunity to store winter water;the increase of our summer supply;andthe ownership of a large tract of riparian land in the best catchment basementofthe stream for our present protectionandfor future development,-that advantages fully justifiedthe purchaseofthe Durkee ranch,even if it werecontinual expensetothecompanylike their ditches.But whereproperty can be so managed astono further burden thanthe original investment,它is so much better for itsstockholders.In further justificationofthis purchase,我们 would like mutely contrasttheDurkee ranchwiththeNewberry ranchwhichhas abone-fourthofthe areaandvalue,manyless riparianrights,nopropriationoradverseuseofwaterfromtheriverpoorer prospectsfordevelopmentisheldat$150,000;buttimeandspendforbld.Sufficeitto say that,intlightofthe troubleandexpenseranchisnowcausingus.itwouldbebeenmoneyinourpocketstobethoughtNewberryoutseveralyearsago,当hewaswillingtotake$000forshisranch,tosaynothingalltheuncertaintyofthe outcome. In a similar manner to his treatmentoftheDurkee purchasethe NewcorrespondentdiscussestheIrvinedeal;thatis,hebellittleseveryadvantagethecompaniesareseekingacquirefromIrvineandmagneteveryconcessionproposedtobegiven A Minister's Mistake. A city minister was recently handed a notice to be read from his pulpit. Accompanying it was a clipping from a newspaper bearing upon the matter: The clergyman started to read the extract and found that it began: "Take Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure." This was hardly what he had expected, and after a moment's hesitation, he turned it over, and found on the other side the matter intended for the reading. Money to Loan. In sums to suit. Apply to F. A. Backs, Jr., Secretary Building and Loan Association, Anaheim, Cal. 10-1f Drying preparations simply develop dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions, which adhere to the membrane and decompose, causing a far more serious trouble than the ordinary form of catarrh. 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Allen's Foot-Makes tight or new shoes feel easy to certain cure for sweating, calloused tired, aching feet. Try it today. Sold druggists and shoe stores. By mail for in stamps. Trial package free Adrian S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Gazette. BER 7, 1901. REEVILLE BUY WAS ALL RIGHT And Figures Presented Showing It A Valuable Asset of the Two Valley Water Companies EDITOR:—Please allow me space ent to the same readers the side of the above subject from en by your correspondent, Wm. in your last issue. Correspondent, reasoning from most claim on behalf of the Durh in the annual report, contat "the land is of little value." See about that. Interest paid purchase price is not considered same reason that it is not figother investments for the benthe stockholders. The report that for the year 1900 (the only year since the purchase) the produced a surplus of $1,290.34 getting all expenses. These expoo, included the cost of the of winter water in the ranch mer use down here, which EnKellogg says added not less 10 inches to the flow of the during the irrigating season. From all water considerations, and cannot be purchased anylong the river for less than $50. At that price three-quarters 100,000 would be accounted for and alone. Thus eliminated all value the land by a few strokes of the writer says "we must look to reased water for our $100,000." He sets about in the next sendry up the river, until it is as low as it ever ran during the seasons," and winds up with the feed expression: "Is it possible he been buying our own水 in Nature's reservoir?" If the man will question some of the members of this company, he had that there have been times less than half of this season's of water ran in our ditches, and ability that an agreement with Anaheim will fail; the only question was which should be negotiated first. Even on that point there is no disagreement on the board, as may be seen from the circular letter sent out with the ballots. The gentleman is certainly mistaken in quoting the engineer as telling us that the right of way "is in the river bed and of no value to Mr. Irvine whatever." The right of way adjoins the Santa Fe along the north boundary of the ranch; and is wanted to take the water out of the river bed. Its value to Mr. Irvine is not much simply as so much land; but, as a right of way to take all the water out of the river and dry up his three miles frontage, it is worth the entire value of his riparian right. Don't forget for a moment that the riparian rights and this piece of right of way are inseparable, whether the deal is negotiated or the right of way is condemned in the court. He is also mistaken in learning "from our attorneys that this riparian right, like the right of way, is of no value to Mr. Irvine, he having no land to use it on." There are about three hundred acres of land that would be directly injured by the removal of the water from that portion of the river, besides the indirect injury to thousands of acres of grazing land. The circular letter, which was prepared by our attorney, says on this point that "in condemning the riparian right of water for watering stock, the companies would have to pay practically the full value of several thousand acres of grazing lands, when by amicable agreement watering troughs could be maintained at very slight cost in money and small supply of water." That is to say, the watering troughs can be substituted for the stream only by agreements, because Irvine would thus get the rest of the value of his riparian rights in water on his orchard; but if the rights were condemned in court, then the companies would be compelled to pay in money "practically the full value of several thousand acres of grazing lands." In ACTIVITY AT LOS ALAMITOS. Upward of 50,000 tons of Beets Harvested—Cattle to Be Fed at Factory Stockyards. [From Our Regular Correspondent] LOS ALAMITOS, Nov. 2, 1901. The recent rainfall here of about 11 inches had the effect of settling the dust, but did not interfere seriously with the work of harvesting beets now in the field. Teams were laid off but two days, and now delivery is proceeding at full blast. Every available pair of horses is brought into use in plowing out the remaining acreage of beets, and thus the injury, if any, resulting from the rainfall will be reduced to a minimum. This is almost a duplicate of the 1897 experience, and the harvest is advanced to about the same stage as then. The delivery thus far is 54,000 tons; the sugar content was 17 per cent and above the whole season through, and purity considerably above 80. A crew of railroad surveyors are making this place headquarters at the present time. A large herd of cattle will be fed at the cattle stockyards this winter, and experiments are being made in the use of refuse molasses, with the best results. It has been considered for some time to be an exceptionally good feed for swine, producing as good pork as though grain-fed, but Fuller & Martin are the first to attempt its use in fattening cattle. The method is to add it to the feed of pulp after it is put into the troughs. The outcome will be watched with a great deal of interest, as it is a very cheap and nutritious feed. Judge Ord's new store is receiving a heavy patronage. Miss Ella Paine, teacher in the public schools here, leaves for Los Angeles at the end of this week, having been elected teacher there. George A. Mohrenstecher of the Bixby Land Co. is planning to spend a well-earned vacation in Long Beach thus eliminated all value land by a few strokes of the writer says "we must look to increased water for our $100,000." sets about in the next sendry up the river, until it is low as it ever ran during the seasons," and winds up with the expedited expression: "Is it possible been buying our own water in Nature's reservoir?" If the man will question some of the members of this company, he had that there have been times less than half of this season's of water ran in our ditches, and with a much smaller acreage to the runs have been over sixty start. Then he may explain by new, principle or precedent all water in the river became "our water," so that it seems to him to state of money to buy out other owners of the stream. The early days in the prairie States pastured a range about their homes ungradually withdrawn from their occupancy of others, and was restricted to his own premises. First-comers in this valley used a flow of the river until the other lands called for their use, when it became necessary to them out, or to surrender the land which their lands were entiDurkee's title to a share of the river was as perfect and as that of any riparian owner in stream. In buying that title we buy "our own water"—so called we had previously used it at many more than a man would buy on horse when he purchased an animal that he had previously driven. Right to use Durkee's share of the all times for ourselves; the utility to store winter water for increase of our summer supply, and ownership of a large tract of riparian in the best catchment basin in stream for our present protection for future development—these pages fully justified the purchase Durkee ranch, even if it were a small expense to the companies, their ditches. But where the pay what bearing the reference to the $4,000 being worth twice that amount in gold has on the subject, is not clear, unless it be to magnify our side of the deal. If, however, the value of one side is doubled—in our minds—the value of the other side should in all fairness be doubled too, and that would make the exchange relatively the same. As to the insufficiency of one share of stock to the acre, our correspondent has no greater grievance than Mr. Irvine; he wanted three hundred shares so that he would have enough water for his one hundred and sixty acres. He was obliged to come down to what the directors thought was a reasonable compensation for his rights; and their judgment has been approved by disinterested, well-informed people outside the company and by many of our own stockholders. The answer to Irvine and this correspondent is that the improvements, for which this right of way is necessary, will increase the water supply very materially and make each share of stock come nearer watering the acre of land that it covers. Having answered the objections urged we will leave the matter to the stockholders, trusting that each will post himself on the real merits of the deal and vote his convictions free from prejudice and for the good of the entire valley. Respectfully, S. ARMOR, in Orange News. Stop the Blight It is a sad thing to see fine fruit trees spoiled by the blight. You can always tell them from the rest. They never do well afterwards but stay small and sickly. It is worse to see a blight It is a sad thing to see fine fruit trees spoiled by the blight. You can always tell them from the rest. They never do well afterwards but stay small and sickly. It is worse to see a blight strike children. Good health is the natural right of children. 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