anaheim-gazette 1903-08-20

The Weekly Gazette ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY. HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Proprietor THURSDAY...August 20, 1903 THE WATER MERGER An ESTEEMED subscriber at Placentia, who has read the Gazette for a period of twenty years or more, comes in to testify to his displeasure of our references to Mr. Sherwood, whom he characterizes as personally a man of high character, engaged in the laudable work of advancing the interests of the irrigator. Mr. Sherwood, he says, saved the water company $50,000 by defeating the proposed Yorba reservoir, and the main objection to him appears, so our friend firmly believes, to be based upon the fact that he is engaged in ferreting out mismanagement and wasteful expenditure of money on the part of the present board of directors. Mr. Sherwood's fudging on the upper ditch tunnels is attributed to an excusable error of judgment, which might befall any engineer, and the characterization of the gentleman's "minority" as a harem is impolitic and unwise and has called for unfavorable comment by the gentleman's friends throughout the district. His articles on the water merger, while they have been published in these columns, have been preceded by introductions seeking to cast discredit upon them, and wholly unwarranted in the premises. So our friend avers. We accord to every one privileges of freest discussion in these columns, and, so far as Mr. Sherwood is concerned, have published freely what he has had to say upon matters of current interest to our readers. We have never curtailed the space allotted him, nor has it ever been our intention of so doing. We deny to no one the right of the fullest and most complete discussion in these columns of all matters before the public. In accordance with that policy, we devote a brief reference to our friend's criticism of our position with reference to the gentleman named. With his character as a private citizen we have nothing to do. That he always "pays his bills," and that "no man ever lost a dollar by him," is neither forth—the fact that the work had not been according to plans and specifications, and with payment. The board graciously permitted the drawal of the first report and substitution of the Meanwhile the contractor appears, threatening recover, basing his claims upon the originalance of the company’s engineer. Anice state for stockholders, certainly. If our friend is capable this bit of inexcusable negligence or petency to an ‘error of judgment,” we are coming in the interest of the overburdened irrigation to be hoped we shall have no more of it. If Mr. Sherwood “saved the company $50,000” feating construction of the Yorba reservoir this show that at one time he, being then a director engineer of the company favored that outlay, long as another engineer was employed upon he fought the project tooth and nail. He voted securing an option upon the property, he voted the final as well as all other payments and he opposed all work upon its surveys and labor pertaining to its improvement as a natural voir site. When, however, he succeeded in ousting neer hitherto employed by the company and the job himself, what was his attitude toward this Let the records speak for themselves. Taking work where the former engineer laid it down, reporting in June, 1902, wrote as follows: “That the estimates of capacity [of the reservation], and a survey made to ascertain if there not be built ten feet higher.” Again, in July following he reported further as follows: “YOUR COMMITTEE SEES NO REASON A SAFE DAM CANNOT BE CONSTRUCTED THIS PLACE [THE POINT SELECTED FOR NEER KELLOGG] if a proper foundation is above-mentioned stratum of blue clay.” In this report of date July 5, 1902, he says average depth of 25 feet in the reservoir site by stratum of “tough bluish yellowish clay, 14 ft at points distant 400 and 800 feet inward from and at other places, he found a good tough clay saying “the borings would indicate that the clay IS CONTINUOUS AND UNBROKEN IN OF the reservoir site.” Perhaps it is true that this gentleman company $50,000,” in defeating construction but the record shows that his opposition to its evident to the employment of another engineer he himself succeeded to the position, he revised relative to the work, and wheeled about fraternity to one commending it and seizing its virtues. If he wanted to save irrigators $ In accordance with that policy, we devote a brief reference to our friend's criticism of our position with reference to the gentleman named. With his character as a private citizen we have nothing to do. That he always "pays his bills," and that "no man ever lost a dollar by him," is neither here nor there; all men should do so, and we certainly have no evidence to the contrary with reference to the water director here referred to. We have found him to be as our friend depicts him, but we reply we have nothing to do with his character as a private individual. We have not attacked that. The humorous introduction to Sherwood's article in our last issue was prompted, singly and alone, by the fact, as it appears to us, that his references to an important public question descended to the merest rot and hogwash. Let not our friend suppose that thereby we committed ourselves irrevocably to the proposed merger of the water companies; on the contrary, quite the reverse. We have never yet written a single line editorially endorsing that policy, and we do not favor the merger now, except on terms advantageous to local irrigators. That has been our position from the start. We have printed column after column of reports of the water board wherein the merger in its preliminary stages, was discussed; but this was in pursuance of our purpose of reporting truthfully what occurred and was occurring at the meetings of that body. For nearly a year past, during which time the merger has developed stage by stage until finally adopted at a meeting of the board held a fortnight ago, our reporter has been excluded from the meetings at the behest of Mr. Sherwood and his coadjutors in the "minority." Our friend says the board has no right to exclude our reporter; but, right or wrong, it has done so. There the matter rests, and thus is it passed up to the stockholders. Mr. Sherwood's forceful insight into the merits of the merger is gleaned in the following extract from his article referred to: The next heard of "Co-operation," now grown a lusty maiden, was in the vicinity of Scully's Point under the protecting care of Mr. Chapman, president A. U. W. Co., et al. Being of a coy and retiring disposition, she kept within the placid and shady retirement of the executive session, and of the manner and progression of her life none will willingly tell. The Ballestero tract and other lands at Scully's Point were purchased, also right of way through Scully's ranch, overtures made to tho unfeeling Irvine, and all preparations made for her debut before an expectant world. The limits to her domain were set at our headgate. Being of a timid disposition she feared the "Land of the White Elephant," as the regions below the headgate were characterized. But of a sudden one of her guardians, one Nisson, a being of supernatural powers of precaution, made a fearful discovery, none other than that water would run up hill and everything was off. Her next public appearance, at which the writer first made her acquaintance, was at the first meeting of the litigation committee of last year's board, where average depth of "tough bluish yellowish clay," 14 feet at points distant 400 and 800 feet inward from and at other places, he found a good tough clay IS CONTINUOUS AND UNBROKEN in of the reservoir site." Perhaps it is true that this gentleman company $50,000," in defeating construction out but the record shows that his opposition to its evident to the employment of another engineer he himself succeeded to the position, he revised relative to the work, and wheeled about fraternity of hostility to one commending it and seeing its virtues. If he wanted to save irrigators Kinglogg's administration, why did he not same policy during his own? Let our friend ask question. That the gentleman has friends who stand through thick and thin is admitted, but true the statement that he has also many very acts throughout the district, even in his own neighborhood. So far as the water merger is concerned, we acquainted with the details of the company friend takes exception to the meager account meeting three weeks ago, at which the merger for disapproval, our answer is that the blame Sherwood and his minority adherents in excerpter. We published the account of this furnished us by the company, and we owe thankful for that. As we say, we have never written a line favoring the merger of the two companies terms advantageous to our irrigators, or at information upon the point is so meager than little or nothing as to the details of the man has ever seen one line favoring the merger columns. Upon the broad principle of standing outside encroachments upon their local irrigators, we believe the two companies stand together, shoulder to shoulder, as they Newberry and Fuller cases. Upon all point policy, in the safeguarding of the river's flow protection of the rights of the valley irrigation the two companies should likewise stand fast each relying upon the assistance and co-operate. But when it comes to the details of a ship in the company's main canal, we prefer holders should settle that to suit themselves it is that there is great opposition to it, and it carry so long as the present feeling of it continues. The development of water pumps in Santa Ana company claims as its exclusive on which a valuation has been placed within by persons usually well informed, amounting as $200,000 is one of its principle defects, among stockholders. On the other hand, many stockholders merger, some of them the largest holders of such company. These gentlemen are usually accurate analysis of water affairs, and we have list deference to their exposition of the matter in at the same time we doubt if any considerable stock favors the merger, while a very active bristles with hostility against it. Four of these directorate favor the merger; three oppose it; of the four hangs in the balance, and may hills at any moment. What will the harvest progression of her life none will willingly tell. The Ballestero tract and other lands at Scully's Point were purchased, also right of way through Scully's ranch, overtures made to the unfeeling Irvine, and all preparations made for her debut before an expectant world. The limits to her domain were set at our headgate. Being of a timid disposition she feared the "Land of the White Elephant," as the regions below the headgate were characterized. But of a sudden one of her guardians, one Nisson, a being of supernatural powers of precaution, made a fearful discovery, none other than that water would run up hill and everything was off. Her next public appearance, at which the writer first made her acquaintance, was at the first meeting of the litigation committee of last year's board, where I found that a reception was being held in her honor. Although she appeared to me a withered and miserly old hag, not at all resembling the description I had received of her from various sources, I valiantly dissembled, and made an offer to get into her good graces. But she was too greedy, and, like a small shopkeeper, wanted to dicker, and did. But she gave me the dickens, too, and before I knew it her chief guardian, whose slightest whim she obeys, threw her on the table in a rage, covered her up with a few shreds of parliamentary rules, and there she has remained until the present. Now more withered and grasping than ever, she is exposing her alleged charms with a fair show of success. It seems that she has lost her fear of the "white elephant" and wants to ride him and tame him now. She also has visions of falling waters and a left-hand packed with sheckles, acquired with nothing more substantial than hints of promises. If this reference to the voluptuous maid of the gentleman's imagination does not savor of the seraglio, we are content to pass the buck and ante. But let not our friend for a moment suppose that reflection was thereby intended upon even the gentleman's lowliest supporter. If Mr. Sherwood's friends can accept his two reports upon the upper-ditch tunnels—the first favoring their acceptance and recommending final payment, the second withdrawing the first, because of defects in their construction—as an excusable error of judgment, we are content, but we must protest against the possible recurrence of any such incident in the future. Here were three tunnels, costing the company $2000, which he, acting as engineer, reporting in writing, designated as having been completed according to plans and specifications, and recommending final payment. Then, at a subsequent meeting, when other members of the board had found such serious defects in the work that they refused to pay for it, he asks to withdraw his report, and substitute another, setting A subscriber drops us a line to say he dissatisfies our reference to the Jeffries-Corbett engraving whether as not being sufficiently pro-Jeff as warranted by the outcome he does not say. But prove of it ourselves, and the same shall not occur—until we read in the big city dailies account next mill, occupying space, as it undoubtedly excludes all other affairs of state. Yet paragraph of a dozen lines or so offend the priety of our correspondent, what shall be column after column—nay, page after page of the city dailies to the scrap; to posturizing printing half-tone photographs of their mugs of their training quarters, of the plug-uglies them, and the thousand and one other phases of pionship battle” ad infinitum, ad nauseam. One of these papers a day or two before the call us how much of the available space is the legitimate news of the day, and how much affair that engages so much of the public attends the morning of the contest, and for several days after, the same rule holds good; the papers coming but references to the occurrence which banish all other things from the mind’s eye. But look at the readers of the paper that told the rules of propriety the most flagrantly—loin in the railway carriages, on the ferry-boats, in all of the hotels—which is the paper that is the erly sought by the public? Ah, there's then does the public insist upon, nay demand occasions? Is it that paper which throws to greatest amount of stuff concerning the pu infinite variety, or the one, on the other he treats of them obscurely upon an insider starred as to freakishness of page, unhonor sung? Look at the crowds a bit closer and you can tell us. The big city papers offend because the publication it. An occasional paragraph in the rural wilt not count in the battle. the work had not been done acceded specifications, and withholding graciously permitted the withreport and substitution of the latter.ractor appears, threatening suit toclaims upon the original acceptance's engineer. Anice state of affairsstainly. If our friend is content toinexcusable negligence or incom-merior of judgment," we are content, butthe overburdened irrigator it is will have no more of it. "saved the company $50,000 by de- of the Yorba reservoir the recordsme he, being then a director and thecompany favored that outlay. True, soengineer was employed upon the workmet tooth and nail. He voted againstupon the property, he voted againstas all other payments upon it,all work upon its surveys and otherimprovement as a natural reserhe succeeded in ousting the engi-nyed by the company and annexedit was his attitude toward this project?break for themselves. Taking up theinner engineer laid it down, Sherwood1902, wrote as follows concerning it:rates of capacity [of the reservoir] bevery made to ascertain if the dam can't higher." following he reported further in writMITTEE SEES NO REASON WHYCANNOT BE CONSTRUCTED ATTHE POINT SELECTED BY ENGIif a proper foundation is made inred stratum of blue clay." date July 5, 1902, he says that at anfeet in the reservoir site he found abluish yellowish clay, 14 feet thick,"800 and 800 feet inward from the dam,the found a good tough dry bottomwould indicate that the stratum ofJOUS AND UNBROKEN in this point" ue that this gentleman "saved themin defeating construction of this worknews that his opposition to it ran coin-ment of another engineer. Whenled to the position, he revised his opin-work, and wheeled about from a posi-one commending it and setting forthwanted to save irrigators $50,000 dur-istration why did he not favor the Judge Shanley has returned froma five months' visit to his old homein Pittsburg and other points East,more rotund of person, if possible,more florid of feature, and witha he rtier laugh and firmer handshake than ever before. He spentthe most of his time in the bigPennsylvania town, but made anincursion into Canada, visited friendsin St. Paul, rode in an automobileand went yachting on the lakes.What the judge cannot say aboutPittsburg is not worth noting. Ithas the tallest buildings, the mostmoney, the most enlightened people,the best baseball club in the country,and if all that Shanley says of itis true the town must be pretty nearas good a place to live in as Anaheim—all except the climate. Ourfellow-townsman returns home moreimpressed with this portion of thegolden state than ever before. Hefinds here the best climate in theworld, and says emphatically that a man had best be content herewitha modest pittance than to be makingslathers of money in the abominableclimate of the East. The judge wasfor years one of Pittsburg's leadingmerchants, and several years ago came to California in search of ahome, away from the tempests ofthe Alleghaneys. After looking allover Southern California, he selectedAnaheim as the most inviting spot.He has still a comfortable wadofthe long green, and we are pleasedto say that no blandishments of thefickle goddess could possibly tempthim to permanently remain awayfrom his chosen home here in SouthernCalifornia. Anaheim delightsto honor the judge, and extends tohim a cordial welcome home. Ho, there, Herman Fesenfeld, upin Hoquiam! We have found yourmagazine, which a friend borrowedand forgot to return, and shall inour next issue publish extracts fromit concerning your most excellentcountry. Glad to hear you are do- CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT Correction of Some of the Misstatementsin Opposition to Joint Action. EDITOR GAZETTE;—It is not our wishto interfere with any discussion of theirown affairs by the stock-holders oftheA. U. W. Co.; but when such discussionmisstates facts pertaining to the peopleon the east side of the river and impugns our motives, then it becomesour duty to interfere in selfdefence.G. W. Sherwood seems to be afflictedwith a diarrhoea of words accompaniedby a costiveness of ideas. For twoyears or more he has been fillingthe papers west of the river with misrepresentation and insinuations againstthe S. A. V. I. Co. until his followershave come to believe that the peopleon this side are equipped with hoofs andhorns and forked tails. Some twenty-three years ago theAnaheim Water company began a suitagainst the people on this side to prevent their using half the water of theriver. On advice of the SupremeCourt stipulations were entered into todivide the water equally. This hasbeen done without much friction andwithout any joint attempt to increasethe supply until the first dry seasonsome four or five years ago. At thattime the boards of directors of the twocompanies, independent of and unbeknown to each other, commencedinvestigations looking toward the developmentof more water. The questionarising as to whether each side wouldbe entitled to all the water it developed.The attorneys advised to the contrary and recommended that an agreementbe entered into to share and sharealike, which was done without specifyingparticulars. That is the true historyof the cause and beginning ofthe joint action, and Sherwood falsifiesthe record when he says the S. A. V. I.Co. interfered with their separatedevelopment, thereby forcingthe agreementof 1899. When the two boards began to considermethods of development, Mr.Kellogg brought forward the plan oftaking out the water at Scully pointand bringing it all down in one ditchon the north side to a point oppositeour intake where it would be dividedAfter full investigation and discussionthe two boards unanimously agreedupon the general plan. Foreseeing DEMOCRATS WILL FILIBUSTER Will Not Swerve President, Who Has Virtually Pledged His Word for Cuban Reciprocity. "At the coming session of the congress the joint resolution to affirm the Cuban treaty will open up a general tariff debate." Senator Gorman, leader of the Democratic party in Congress, in these words, has served early notice upon the administration as to what it may expect if the president persists in his present determination to call an extra session in November for the passage of the enabling clause to the Cuban treaty. Many Republican leaders, some of whom have been advocates of Cuban reciprocity heretofore, seriously doubt the wisdom of bringing this question into congress in an extra session. The Democrats, evidently, are building hopes upon creating political capital for the campaign next year out of the long controversy, which, apparently, would accompany further consideration of the Cuban question. Reports continue to come from Republican members, especially in the West, displaying a distinct change of opinion on this question. So marked have these indications of deflection against the treaty become that it is hardly possible for the enabling act to be passed by both houses before the regular session of congress would begin in December. Judged from these promises, therefore, it appears to many Republicans that there would be a month's harangue for nothing except that the opportunity would be presented for just what the Democrats wish, a general running debate on the tariff, which it is their purpose to use as a method of filibustering throughout the next regular session. Senator Gorman has given the essence of this purpose in his statement quoted above. Even if the Cuban treaty should be ratified with its enabling legislation, many Republicans doubt the expediency of opening the avenue to the Democrats for which now they evidently are yearning. The president has begun to hear this side of the question, as it is entertained by some leaders of the party in both branches of congress. While he has not yet given any indication of a change of policy in regard to the calling of the extra session, it is known that influential Republicans are urging him, and us a line to say he disapproves of When the two boards began to consider methods of development, Mr. Kellogg brought forward the plan of taking out the water at Scull point and bringing it all down in one ditch on the north side to a point opposite our intake where it would be divided. After full investigation and discussion, the two boards unanimously agreed upon the general plan. Foreseeing the need of the Ballestero tract the two companies bought that and the Scull right of way, with further intention of jointly acquiring the Irvine right of way and water right and of becoming equal partners in the upper end of the Cajon ditch. With out mentioning the purchase of the Durkee ranch, which was not a part of the plan of development, the foregoing is a true history of the joint action or the two companies up to the advent of Sberwood. Now in the face of such history that gentleman has the fraternity to say: "The fact that they refused, after inducing us to jointly purchase the Ballestero tract and the Scull right of way, to consider the original proposition (to build jointly from the division-gate up) separately, as they were invited to do last year, is an evidence of bad faith that should teach us to be careful in the future." "They (the S. A. V. I. Co.) did not induce 'us' (the A. U. W. Co.) to jointly purchase the Ballestero tract and the Scull right of way"; but the A. U. W. Co.'s board, duly authorized to act for that company, unanimously advocated that purchase without any inducement. Then again, "the original proposition" was not "to build jointly from our (A. U. W. Co.) headgate up;" but it was to build jointly from a point opposite the intake of the S. A. V. I. Co. up through the Caion canal to the Scull point. That "proposition" is the only one agreed by our company; hence we cannot truthfully be charged with "bad faith" when we insist on "the original proposition" being carried out. The "bad faith" is on the part of the A. U. W. Co.'s minority's trying to omit the Cajon part of that "original proposition" and to force us to join them in carrying out the remainder. Taking up the historical account with the advent of Sherwood, that gentleman made an unwarranted attack upon his own company in particular and the two companies in general. In no single instance, that we now recall, has his accusation been made good or his contrary opinion been justified. He assailed the purchase of the Durkee ranch, plainly intimating that there was crooked work connected therewith; but Durkee made him eat his words and he himself (not a vote of the stockholders) refused $5000 more for the property than his company gave. In order to condemn Kellogg's plan for joint development he got Eaton to recommend an impossible proposition at an expense of $1500 to his own company. In short, he has been a false alarm from the beginning to end; but never proved this estimate Sherwood is not satisfied. The gentleman seen water is like a rope; end down it will pull it. An equal grade each ditch for some division-gate with sufficient water farther down turning water to Mrs. same time turning a lift S. A. V. I. Co., as de Bradford, is not new; practicable, even if they gates and one of them two miles. If the better method, as he his original objection on account of the Bix does not amount to much. The persistent claim water power is the worst aberration that ever supposed to have as unreasonable and fervent child crying for the minority leader said our right of way, whiche factor with water in its power should be increased." Account of reasoning, the cost way for the canal from which Sherwood has said would be absolutely prudent nothing of the riparian would have to be purer. Analyses FRESH H CON Wedding Cakes a Sp Fine Wines, Cigars THE Los Angeles BeeANAHEIM Senator Gorman has given the essence of this purpose in his statement quoted above. Even if the Cuban treaty should be ratified with its enabling legislation, many Republicans doubt the expediency of opening the avenue to the Democrats for which now they evidently are yearning. The president has begun to hear this side of the question, as it is entertained by some leaders of the party in both branches of congress. While he has not yet given any indication of a change of policy in regard to the calling of the extra session, it is known that influential Republicans are urging him, and will continue to urge, that no extra session be called. WILL NOT SWERVE ROOSEVELT. There is little hope of swerving the president from his determination to call the extra session. He has virtually given his word to the Cuban government officials that he will seek the enabling legislation at an extra session, and has committed himself too far to make possible reconsideration. Even realizing the situation in which the administration finds itself, some of the Republicans opposed to the treaty provisions are determined that they will show the president the chance which will be given the Democrats in the senate to open up the tariff debate and continue it interminably. In the house this situation can be handled through the form of the organization, and the power of the rules committee and the majority. In the senate, there being no cloture, the Democrats can carry on the fight as long as their physical endurance maintains. With the sentiment quoted from Senator Gorman the lines are already drawn. Gorman was selected as the minority leader and his expressions are a virtual defy to the dominant party. Plaque of Grasshoppers RED LODGE, Mont., Aug. 17.—Grasshoppers are so thick in this section that they are plastered each day on the locomotives of the trains and the wheels are so slippery that when the engines stop it is difficult to start them again. The pests settle in clouds on the rails and cover the wheels with a thick coating of their carcasses. They have eaten the range as bare as a board and come in swarms which obscure the sun. In no single instance, that we now recall, has his accusation been made good or his contrary opinion been justified. He assailed the purchase of the Durkee ranch, plainly intimating that there was crooked work connected therewith; but Durkee made him eat his words and he himself (not a vote of the stockholders) refused $5000 more for the property than his company gave. In order to condemn Kellogg's plan for joint development he got Eaton to recommend an impossible proposition at an expense of $1500 to his own company. In short, he has been a false alarm from the beginning to the end; but nevertheless he has prevented the companies from making any progress in co-operative development during the past three years. Let us examine some of his quibbles. Mr Sherwood assumes as a foundation for all his arguments that the S.A.V.I.Co has no right in the river that he is bound to respect; hence when our company insists on a square deal he tries to make it appear that we are seeking to rob the A.U.W.Co. He says that our "by-laws limit the levying of assessments on the stock by the board of directors to 50 cents per share in any one year;" but he didn't tell his readers that the S.A.V.I.Co levied two assessments of 65 cents each during the past year without reaching its limit. That is our business anyway. He deliberately misstates facts when he says of himself and Kellogg: "Our instructions were to ascertain, not what the canal had cost the A.U.W.Co, but what it would cost at the present time to duplicate our improvements." Not only were no such instructions given, but they were forbidden to make any estimates of values. All the litigation committee wanted these gentlemen to do was to ascertain, and report their quantities to be considered by itself in making up the estimate of values. That unauthorized estimate faced the improvements at what it would cost to duplicate them at the present time, and valued the land in one right of way at $5664, or at the rate of $283.20 per acre for ten-dollar land. The Litigation committee finally accepted the estimate of these gentlemen on the improvements and rated the land in the right of way at $100 per acre. Both boards have agreed. The persistent claim water power is the worst aberration that ever supposed to have seen as unreasonable and fictional child crying for the minority leader said our right of way, while factor with the water of the power, should be increased." Accordance of reasoning, the cost way for the canal from which Sherwood has said would be absolutely paid nothing of the riparian would have to be purchased because water out of this powers have troubles own without paying for right of way; besides land is raised to a new price, the value is now pondingly increased. That not one of our direct motors die due to our share of the water for the sake of power; in the water that we power is a mere inclination power is a service of this longs therewith. We est in the right of way price; we put in half-larging and extending Scully's point; we pay toward the diverting point and the division our intake; we meet bof caring for that third miles of joint ditch and water to the gate for where does she llen ce her service of our share after division? The could get the same share by drop ping its level, or the S.A.V.I.Co its ditch no grade therewith with the drop and cover but neither side can irrigation end the deep out of the same water within the province of termine how it will utter water; and no just made by one company of the service of this other company who has been made. 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Los Angeles and Cypress S Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars THE PEERLESS A. FUHRBERG, Proprietor Los Angeles Beer on Tap ANAHEIM California proved this estimate and still Mr. Sherwood is not satisfied. The gentleman seems to think that water is like a rope; if you drop one end down it will pull all the rest after it. An equal grade can be given to each ditch for some distance below the division-gate with sufficient fall to prevent the water's backing up into the well and the division is bound to be fair no matter what is done with the water farther down. The method of turning water to Mrs. Bixby and at the same time turning a like amount to the S. A. V. I. Co., as described by Mr. Bradford, is not new. It is perfectly practicable, even if there are different gates and one of them is as far up as two miles. If the gentleman has a better method, as he intimates, then his original objection to the joint work on account of the Bixby complication does not amount to much. The persistent claim to half of the water power is the worst piece of mental aberration that ever afflicted a person supposed to have sense. It is just as unreasonable and futile as the proverbial child crying for the moon. But the minority leader says, "the value of our right of way, which is an equal factor with the water in the production of the power, should be correspondingly increased." According to that kind of reasoning, the cost of the right of way for the canal from Rincon down, which Sherwood has set his heart on, would absolutely prohibitive, to say nothing of the riparian rights which would have to be purchased in order to Not the Convict Dist.-Atty. Head received a dispatch at Santa Ana on Friday morning from Constable Tom Williams at Talbert stating he had arrested a man there whom he believed to be Howard, one of the escaped convicts from Folsom, who was seen in Los Angeles a day or two ago. He answers the description of the outlaw, and the district attorney instructed the constable to bring him into the county jail. Williams placed the man under arrest and he was brought into the county jail, but it was discovered he was not the convict and he was liberated. Planting Celery With the exception of about two hundred and fifty acres the celery crop of the peatlands has already been planted and is making a very satisfactory start for an excellent yield. The total area devoted to the vegetable this year is in excess of two thousand acres, almost the same as for last season As before, both the golden self-blanching and the white plume varieties are being used, with the former far in the majority. While it is too early to make any prediction of the crop, everything is favorable thus far for a good season, both as regards prices and yield. A Student of Natural History. Flory—Oh Tommy! Didn't mamma tell you not to take any of those preserves because father likes them so East ONE FARE ROUND TRIP Aug. 18 and 19 August 25 and 26 STOP OVERS, 30 DAY LIMIT Choice of Routes You can go one way and return another Southern Pacific FOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN FRANCISCO LEAVE REDONDO SANTA ROSA—Wednesdays, 7 a.m. STATE OF CAL—Sundays, 7 a.m. LEAVE PORT LOS ANGELES SANTA ROSA—Wednesdays, 11 a.m. STATE OF CAL—Sundays, 11 a.m. Arrive at San Francisco, Thursdays and Mondays, 1 p.m. For SAN FRANCISCO, calling at Ventura, Santa Barbara, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Cayucos, San Slimeon, Monterey and Sant Cruz. LEAVE SAN PEDRO BONITA—6:30 p.m.; Aug. 19, 27. Sept. 4, 12. Coos Bay—0:3 p.m.; Aug. 15, 23, 31. Sept. 8. For SAN DIEGO. Leave PORT LOS ANGELES SANTA ROSA—Mondays, 4 p.m. STATE OF CAL—Fridays, 4 p.m. Leave REDONDO SANTA ROSA—Mondays, 8 p.m. STATE OF CAL—Fridays, 8 p.m. Steamers connect at San Francisco with Company's steamers for ports in British Columbia, Puget Sound, South-Eastern Alaska, None, Humboldt Bay and Mexico. For further information obtain folder. Right is reserved to change steamers or sailing dates. W. PARRIS, Genl. Agt., 328 South Spring St. Los Angeles. San Francisco o Ticket office. 4 New Montgomery street. C.D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent, 10 Market st., San Francisco. RICHARD MELROSE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW And Notary Public. Special attention given to Probate Matters. Center Street, Anaheim. In the Superior Court Of the State of California, in and for the county of Orange. In the matter of the Estate of Francisca A. de Ripman, deceased. Order to show cause why order of sale of real estate should not be made. It is ordered by the court that all persons interested in the estate of said deceased appear before the said Superior Court on Friday, the 20th day of September, 1908, at 10 o'clock a.m. of said day at the Court Room of Superior Court in the Court House in aid county of Orange, State of California, should cause why an order should not be granted to the administrator of said estate to sell so much of the real estate of said deceased as may be necessary. The persistent claim to half of the water power is the worst piece of mental aberration that ever afflicted a person supposed to have sense. It is just as unreasonable and futile as the proverbial child crying for the moon. But the minority leader says, "the value of our right of way, which is an equal factor with the water in the production of the power, should be correspondingly increased." According to that kind of reasoning, the cost of the right of way for the canal from Rincon down, which Sherwood has set his heart on, would be absolutely prohibitive, to say nothing of the riparian rights which would have to be purchased in order to take the water out of the river! Water powers have troubles enough of their own without paying fabulous prices for right of way; besides when ten dollar land is raised to a one-hundred-dollar price, the value is more than "correspondingly increased." It is certain that not one of our directors would vote at incur the expense necessary to bring our share of the water around that way for the sake of power; it is the increase in the water that we are after, the power is a mere incident. The water power is a service of the water and belongs therewith. We buy a half interest in the right of way at a reasonable price; we put in half the cost of enlarging and extending the ditch to Scully's point; we pay an equal share toward the diverting works at the point and the division gate opposite our intake; we meet half the expense of caring for that three and one half miles of joint ditch and delivering the water to the gate for division; then where does it llen come in on any of the service in our share of the water after division? The A. U. W. Co. could get the same power out of its share by dropping its water to the same level, or the S. A. V. I. Co. could keep its ditch no grade thereby dispensing with the drop and covering more land; but neither side can have both the high irrigation and the drop to create power out of the same water. It is wholly within the province of each side to determine how it will utilize its share of the water; and no just claim can be made by one company upon any part of the service of the water belonging to the other company after the division has been made. It would seem as if the few points touched upon had been made so plain that "wayfaring men, though foolish shall not err therein." Other points passed for the present, are equally simple and plain for those who really wish to ascertain the truth and to deal justly with their fellowmen. Respectfully, SAMUEL ARMOR. A Student of Natural History. Flory—Oh, Tommy! Didn't mamma tell you not to take any of those preserves because father likes them so well for his breakfast? Tommy—I didn't take any. I only wanted to find out whether the fly was still alive that I dropped in yesterday. —Brooklyn Life. Accepted. The Editor—Yes, we found an opening for your sonnets. The Poet—That's good. The Editor—Yep. Some vandal broke a pane in our sanctum, and it just fits. —San Francisco Examiner. Exculpated. "President Roosevelt never carries an umbrella." "Then he's the only man in the country that I don't suspect of taking the last three I've lost." —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Making Light of It. Scribbler—Would you call yourself a poet or simply a versifier? Scrawler—Well, when the editor lights his pipe with my stuff it's a case of verse afire. —Philadelphia Record. Cupid's Cupidity. "Love laughs at locksmiths," said the boorish bachelor, "but he seems to have the greatest respect for goldmills, jewelers and diamond dealers." —Baltimore Herald. Similar Ways of the Extremes. "He's either very rich or very poor." "How do you know?" He always makes people wait a long time for their money." —Chicago Post. Different Views. "Spring has come!" cried the iceman fubillantly. "Nay," sighed the coalman, "winter has gone." —Newark News. According to the report of the State Board of Trade just filed the California grain crop, now almost completely harvested, will aggregate materially less than an average, and while on the whole the hay crop is short the amount realized to the growers by reason of the better prices will be greater than an average. Though falling short of the big crop of 1902, the fruit output will compare favorably with other years, and because of its excellent quality will command larger prices. Grape, hop and beet crops promise well. Camp III Bledsoe, U. C. V. of Santa Ana has chosen the following delegates for the annual reunion of the Confederate veterans of the Pacific Coast to be held in Los Angeles September 25 and 26: R. B. Guthrie and Col. J. A. Booyy of Santa Ana, and S. W. Culpepper of Riverside. Santa Ana Steam Laundry Agency I run a laundry wagon that will call for and deliver your laundry twice a week. Laundry coming in as late as 9 o'clock Thursday morning will be delivered to you Saturday at 5 o'clock. E. W. McCollum. Go to E. W. McCollum for bicycles bicycle supplies and bicycle repairing. Our repair shop is in charge of one of the best bicycle men on the coast. Try us on repairs. Sporting goods of all kinds, baseball goods, lawn tennis goods, footballs, boxing-gloves and ping-pong, the latest fad.