anaheim-gazette 1905-10-26

IF ANAHEIM IS BEST PLACE, IT OUGHT TO GET PRIZE —Gov. Pardee Letter from Chief Executive Replying to One Received from John Hanna of Miraflores—Referred to Prof. Wickson Gov. Pardee has written a letter from Sacramento, under date Sacramento, Oct. 17th, to John Hanna, Esq., of Miraflores, in answer to a communication written him by Mr. Hanna, pointing out the superiority of Anaheim's climate to that of Whittier. Mr. Hanna is a life-long friend of Gov. Pardee, and on the occasion of the latter's visit with the state commission Oct. 13th, met the governor and exchanged greetings. Mr. Hanna had been invited by the chamber of commerce to be one of the governor's party during the stay of the commission in this city, Fullerton and Placentia, but was unable to accompany Anaheim Union Water Company, the following members present ford, Hale, Kraemer, Sherwodermont and Zeyn. The minutes of the preceding of Oct. 7, were read and a The ditch committee presided following report: Anaheim, Cal., Oct. 25 To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the Anaheim Union Water Gentlemen:—We have examined main canal from the pumping division gate. We found superintendent had nearly all flume below the division gate removed to higher ground. We instructions to have the waste tween the head gate and finish schute plowed out and cleaned large schute above the upper house may stand for the winter in bad condition on account foundations being decayed; hardly be made upon it. They be a new cement one put in hesitate to recommend it as would be from $1,000 to $1,500. The overschute above Bixby used as a road has been scrubbed out. The trench left the east too much which we changed to a direct line of schute. Also the big Sand Gorge we ordered plowed so as to loosen sand and grass which is then washed out. We also ordered to be cut through the sand added at the lower end of the ditch. The overschute this side of Anaheim Union Water Company Mr. Hanna had been invited by the chamber of commerce to be one of the governor's party during the stay of the commission in this city, Fullerton and Placentia, but was unable to accompany the auto party along the lengthy route. He desired to lay before the governor his ideas of the superiority of our climate over that of Whittier, but being debarred the privilege of so doing, on account of the governor's brief visit, was prevailed upon to write the chief executive his views upon the matter. He pointed out the fact that Whittier, being situated upon the west side of the range of mountains skirting the upper valley, was too hot climatically, especially in the afternoon, for an experiment station to achieve the best results. Scarcity of water at Whittier was also pointed out as being against the success of the enterprise. Mr. Hanna has permitted us to make the following excerpt from the governor's letter: "Sacramento, Cal., Oct. 17, '05. Mr. John Hanna, Anaheim. DEAR SIR:— * * * All the state commission is interested in securing the best possible location for the pathological station and if Anaheim is the best place it ought to win the prize. "As you perhaps know, Prof. Wickson is the only member of the commission who can be considered an expert, and he is going back to make a more careful inspection and will report to the rest of us. Then we will try to do the right thing." * * * "Very respectfully yours, GEORGE C. PARDEE." On the occasion of the governor's arrival here, in company of President Wheeler, Prof. Wickson and Secretary Henderson, Mr. Neff handed the governor a paper sack full of grafted walnuts. This the governor carried with him throughout his trip, and as he boarded the train at Fullerton for Riverside at night, knowing he could get no walnuts at Riverside, the package was a part and parcel of the governor's party to that town. "The nuts are so good," said the governor as he sampled them, "that you don't seem to have any blight The overschute above Bixby used as a road has been scrubbed out. The trench left the east too much which we changed to a direct line to schute. Also the big Sand Gate we ordered plowed so as to lose sand and grass which is then washed out. We also ordered to be cut through the sand added at the lower end of the ditch. The overschute this side of by house we found all right, wasteway leading from it to be proper place and all right. We also ordered the ditch to gravel cuts on the west oak house to be covered with an arch a certain distance, marking a long bulkhead and a tree through the slope of the hill rubbish into the old ditch. Mr. Blackford was given power to raise the sides of the ditch the supervision of the superintendent Mr. Blackford to pay all costs. We secured a gallon bottle from the division gate to Berkeley. Some advancement is being made in the pumping plant. The engine cylinder has been to Los Angeles to be put in shape. It was found to be scratched on the inside and brass rings on the piston were scratched and had to be reg fitted. On the Richman ditch we further time. The damaged hay of Mr. Swain agreed to pay for at the per ton or $36 for the lot. We saw Mr. Elliott about to way for the Young ditch agreed to give us a right-of-way his land for a ditch with this tion that he is to have a cross less than sixteen feet wide and more gates situated so his life be irrigated, he to sign a with attorney and the said di at right angles across the plea. On the Yorba gate we ask ther time. THE DITCH COMM On motion the ditch comm given power to repair the up schute. Attorney Melrose and Director reported on the matter of that city of Anaheim to the e slightly more than half amount is for hoeing weeds ditches. On motion of Hale, second Bradford, the ditch committee structured to look up what ditches been cleaned and also to Wheeler, Prof. Wickson and Secretary Henderson, Mr. Neff handed the governor a paper sack full of grafted walnuts. This the governor carried with him throughout his trip, and as he boarded the train at Fullerton for Riverside at night, knowing he could get no walnuts at Riverside, the package was a part and parcel of the governor's party to that town. "These nuts are so good," said the governor as he sampled them, "that you don't seem to have any blight here. You need no pathological station for these nuts." "Here are some affected with the blight," replied Mr. Neff as he handed the governor samples of blackened specimens taken from the same orchard. "It is a very necessary thing that this walnut blight be attended to," observed the governor, as he passed the bag containing the nuts to Mr. Wheeler and Prof. Wickson. Each of the gentlemen pronounced the walnuts of exceptional fine flavor, large and fine, and Secretary Henderson said they were the finest nuts he ever saw. He had just come down with the governor's party from Whittier, where lives Mr. Montgomery, who is said in that town to know more about walnuts than any man in captivity, but who had a bad attack of buck ague when so far removed from the primeval tall grass. At Fullerton one of the party asked the governor if he was going to get a sample of Whittier currants to take north with him. He replied that he thought he should have a hard job to find them. Minutes of the Water Board. Anaheim, Cal., Oct. 21, 1905—Regular meeting of the board of directors of Attorney Melrose and Director reported on the matter of the city of Anaheim to the city that in future we will outlaw the cleaning of our ditches. On motion of Hale, second Dermont, the ditch committee instructed to look up whatditch been cleaned and also to the city that in future we will outlaw the cleaning of our ditches. On motion of Hale, second Dermont, the president and were instructed to draw a wad $1,600 in favor of the Fireal Bank of Anaheim in pay the land bought of Montgo Porter. On motion of Hale, second Dermont, the chairman of committee was instructed to Mrs. Tuffree that this command nothing whatever to do within line referred to in her comm. O. des Granges appeared by board complaining that the east of the des Grange ranchged up and needs attention. Porter reported that he in the past two days put an it at the entrance to said pipe that he felt satisfied that it no further trouble. Mr. des Granges remarked was no use talking that the failure and when not clogged only carry 75 inches at its fity. Superintendent Porter that the pipe line is a success opinion and that he has run through it. Moved by Hale that the committee take up the matter on Continued on Page ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1905 SHERWOOD AGAIN AMUCK, MOST AMOOSIN' CUSS Prances Into the Ring Again for a Season of Ground and Lofty Tumbling. If the Anaheim Union Water Company held an election for directors once a month instead of annually, Mr. Sherwood of Fullerton would probably furnish us with a continuous performance that doubtless would keep the populace in roars of laughter, if not uproarious applause, from one year's end to t'other. He could probably act as his principal barker, and would harangue the crowd to the following effect: "Here ye are, ladies and gents, the great moral show, the spectacular leap for life. Never see nothing like it. Step up and vote to continue me in office and see the free show. Get your money's worth. You'll have to hurry, hurry, hurry! Gather ar-r-round!" Mr. Sherwood has trotted himself out a bit early this year. He has not finished gathering his walnuts, but he plant at this point offered $50 per acre which the district used to buy. The committee commenced to look for other Haynes tract, Mr. Sherwooding the remark that he could secure all the land for $25 per acre which would our purpose as well as the piece. Mr. Sherwood was ahead and secure it which did. It was found that J. H had the exclusive right to property which, however, wood refused to believe and gestion the committee was Angeles but found it impossible anything except through her who offered forty acres acre. And upon the suggest Sherwood it was referred by committee to see if Haynes give a right-of-way for a di south across his land towith of the Anaheim canal. Why we wanted a right run pumped water to Anaheim except Mr. Sherwood co-stand, since the Anaheim ready have or can get all the plants they want without Mr. Sherwood. The board consider this right-of-way but made the request and indied by Mr. Gardiner. Now Mr. Hole had already us that Montgomery had as his principal barker, and would harangue the crowd to the following effect: "Here ye are, ladies and gents, the great moral show, the spectacular leap for life. Never see nothing like it. Step up and vote to continue me in office and see the free show. Get your money's worth. You'll have to hurry, hurry, hurry! Gather ar-r-round!" Mr. Sherwood has trotted himself out a bit early this year. He has not finished gathering his walnuts, but he imagines he has discovered a mare's nest. The annual election is away off in January, yet the tom-toms and cymbals of the preposterous person fill the air and set the dogs to barking. In a paper some days ago he gave us the grand entree of the elephants and blood-sweating bovalopus. He was himself leading the band in the golden chariot, tossing out to the assembled thousands brilliant and scentillating maresnests of quaint and costly manufacture. The directors of the company ask space to reply as follows: In a late issue we note an article by Mr. Sherwood. We feel ashamed to answer such an article, it being far beneath us to notice such villianous lies as the author is capable of expressing. As far as being directors is concerned we care not what he has said, or what he may say, but such a mean and cowardly attack upon two employees of the water company without any foundation on facts whatever calls for an explanation by the directors so that the stockholders may know the truth about the land deal referred to by one Sherwood. The idea to establish a pumping plant at or near Crowther's southeast corner to furnish water to Orange-thorpe and Brookhurst to help out during the hot months was thought advisable by the pumping plant committee consisting of Sherwood and Bradford, and the report was made recommending that this particular piece of land be secured, it being the most available and located close to a good cement ditch which made it very desirable. The matter was not mentioned to anyone but was kept quiet with the committee until it was brought to the attention of the board at a meeting when no one was present but the directors and secretary, (Mr. Porter being absent). At the suggestion of Mr. Sherwood a committee was appointed to negotiate for the purchase of this piece of land some thirty years ago. Why we wanted a right run pumped water to Anahi except Mr. Sherwood could stand, since the Anaheim ready have or can get all the plants they want without Mr. Sherwood. The board consider this right-of-way out but made the request and invited by Mr. Gardiner. Now Mr. Hole had already us that Montgomery had attracted for the land long thought of buying and as well his land to be far more deserved by Haynes tract we offered acre for forty acres of it, the same price which we had to pay for the less desired offered from the Haynes offer was made to Mr. Hole had in the meantime become with Montgomery in the 195 acres, and it was therefore, the water company owns the property without whatever except what may delusive brain of this woman reading financier Sherwood. Several parties have offered the water company one third lars for the land and permit any to reserve all water and put in pumping plants. A Mr. Porter did not buy in gomery until after we had buy the land at $50 per acre ing one-fourth cash for the under a contract prohibit from selling any part of it less than $40 per acre, and to be turned over direct company as fast as sold to claim, the land company then give a clear deed to it was sold. It seems foolish and chil that these men would be able to have bought 195 acres of the sole purpose of selling company 40 acres at a proacre leaving the balance o' after paying their hard work with taxes and expenses. A. S. H. H. S KR A. M. J. P. Take a Day Mr. Busy Man, leave you day, let the shop take care by Melrose and Director Zeyn on the matter of the taxes of Anaheim to the effect that more than half the total for hoeing weeds along the section of Hale, seconded by the ditch committee was in to look up what ditches have been used and also to notify the future we will ourselves doing of our ditches. Section of Hale, seconded by McCormick the president and secretary instructed to draw a warrant for him in favor of the First Nation of Anaheim in payment for bought of Montgomery and Section of Hale, seconded by McCormick the chairman of the ditch line was instructed to inform Free that this company has whatever to do with the pipe铺 to in her communication. Granges appeared before the complaining that the pipe line des Grange ranch has clogged needs attention. Superin-ter reported that he had withdrawn two days put an iron screen grance to said pipe line and felt satisfied that it will give her trouble. Granges remarked that it is talking that the pipe line is sand when not clogged up will be 75 inches at its full capac- perintendent Porter stated pipe line is a success in his land that he has run 300 inches at. By Hale that the ditch com- make up the matter of that pipe Continued on Page 8 piece of land be secured, it being the most available and located close to a good cement ditch which made it very desirable. The matter was not mentioned to anyone but was kept quiet with the committee until it was brought to the attention of the board at a meeting when no one was present but the directors and secretary, (Mr. Porter being absent). At the suggestion of Mr. Sherwood a committee was appointed to negotiate for the purchase of this piece of land, some thirty or forty acres. The committee appointed consisted of directors McDermont and Bradford, who examined the land as soon as the board adjourned. It was supposed to be owned by Stern Bros. The committee on the same night went to see Mr. Porter, he being close by, it was thought best to get him to buy it, as an outsider might possibly get it cheaper than the water company could. Mr. Porter saw Stern and was informed that the piece adjoining Crowther’s was already sold to P. Jacobson at sixty dollars per acre. Somehow when Stern attempted to give title he found a mistake had been made and he did not own the land but that it still belonged to the land company. Mr. McDermont was requested to see W. J. Hole in regard to it, which he did, and was informed by Mr. Hole that the land company had sometime previously contracted 195 acres to T. Montgomery at $25 per acre and that the land so contracted included the piece we wanted to get. Mr. Hole at that time distinctly stated that he would not have considered an offer of $25 per acre for that piece alone. The board at that time would have paid $50 per acre for thirty acres at this point. T. Montgomery hearing that the company wanted a site for a pumping Mr. Busy Man, leave your day, let the shop take care let the mill go as it may stand in the furrow—and into the depths of the sole woods. Call back, ah, or forgotten years; collect any old friends, the old thoughts, the mistakes you faults you had, the wrong suffered, the opportunities vain things you sought, they might have done better words you might have spoken not, the frowns that shout smiles, the curses that have been blessings, the tears not have been shed, the need never have been made. Commune with yourself your present, your future your weaknesses your fears your hopes your thus let Conscience and your Better Self beat you the prayer! "God be merciful to me—Tom Watson's Magazine" Not the least enjoyable Stowe’s Ten Nights in A Hole is the programme of class furnished by their Symphonia tra, under the direction of mond Hadley. At opera day, Oct. 30. OBER 26, 1905 NUMBER 1 BOND ELECTION POSTPONED; ERROR IN ADVERTISING Conrad Again Applies For Wholesale Liquor License—Gets a Turn Down—Marshal Gets a Roast. The city trustees at their meeting on Tuesday evening resolved to begin anew the matter of calling for an election to vote $69,000 public improvement bonds, a number of errors having been made by the Plain Dealer in publishing the election call. These errors were such as to make illegal the call, which also nullifies the bond preliminary steps looking to the election. An ordinance was introduced repealing the election ordinance, and a new start will be made as soon as the matter is disposed of. The bond election is thus deferred until after the New Year. Trustees Fletcher, Schwenckert and Berdrow were present; Rust and Darling absent. Fletcher in the chair. Eight bids for furnishing the city we wanted a right-of-way to pumped water to Anaheim no one Mr. Sherwood could underline since the Anaheim people alone or can get all the pumping they want without the help of herwood. The board did not order this right-of-way of any value due the request and it was granted Mr. Gardiner. Mr. Hole had already proved to Montgomery had already conferred the land long before we were of buying and as we consider it to be far more desirable than Barnes tract we offered $40 per forty acres of it, which was the price which we would have pay for the less desirable piece from the Haynes tract. This was made to Mr. Porter who the meantime become a partner Montgomery in the purchase of acres, and it was accepted, and here, the water company now owns property without any graft except what may exist in the brain of this wonderful mind financier Sherwood. Real parties have offered to give over company one thousand dollars the land and permit the compreserve all water and right to pumping plants. And further, Peter did not buy in with Montgomery until after we had refused to take land at $50 per acre, they have-fourth cash for the 195 acres on contract prohibiting them selling any part of the land for $40 per acre, and the amount turned over direct to the land by as fast as sold to satisfy its the land company agreeing to have a clear deed to each piece as sold. Terms foolish and childish to think these men would be silly enough he bought 195 acres of land for the purpose of selling to the water by 40 acres at a profit of $15 per saving the balance on their hands paying their hard cash down taxes and expenses. A. S. Bradford. H. H. Hale. S Kraemer. A. McDermont. J. P. Zeyn. Take a Day Off Busy Man, leave your task some at the shop take care of itself, will go so it may let the plow call, which also nullifies the bond preliminary steps looking to the election. An ordinance was introduced repealing the election ordinance, and a new start will be made as soon as the matter is disposed of. The bond election is thus deferred until after the New Year. Trustees Fletcher, Schwenckert and Berdrow were present; Rust and Darling absent. Fletcher in the chair. Eight bids for furnishing the city with twenty carloads of crude oil, of not less than 16 gravity, were received as follows: Central Oil Co.—40 cents per bbl., f. o. b. Los Nietos. Union Oil Co.—18 to 20 gravity, 37½ cents, f. o. b. Norwalk. Brown & Dauser—65 cents per bbl., delivered in tanks at city power house. Standard Oil Co.—16 to 20 gravity, 40 cents f. o b. Los Angeles; 69 cents in tanks in Anaheim. Associated Oil Co.—39 cents f. o b. Whittier. Second bid, 43 cents f. o b. Los Angeles. C. E. Lapp—54.9 cents f. o. b. Anaheim. Anaheim Gas Co.—40 cents f. o. b. Los Nietos; 51 cents f. o. b. Anaheim. Bid of C. E. Lapp accepted. Bids for constructing cement sidewalk and curb on Clementina street opened as follows: C. Schindler—Curb, 25 cents: sidewalk, 9. Gardner—Curb, 26½; sidewalk, 10; alley crossings, 11. Bid awarded to Schindler. An application from F. Conrad for a wholesale saloon license, the deadfall to be maintained in the room adjoining the chamber of commerce, called out a discussion in which it was charged that Conrad is at present conducting a blind pig and that Marshal Steadman has been derelect in his duty in neglecting to place Conrad under arrest for so doing. Schwenckert said the town had about enough liquor houses, and he opposed the granting of any more licenses. Berdrow—We only have one wholesale liquor house in town. Schwenckert—Don't you think that's enough? This board has information that Conrad is selling liquor without a license where he is; do you suppose he would obey the laws with a license any more than he does now without one? This man was arrested and fined $100 not long ago for running a blind pig. Fletcher—If Conrad is selling liquor without a license it is the business of the Marshal to place him under arrest Take a Day Off Busy Man, leave your task some at the shop take care of itself, mill go as it may, let the plow in the furrow—and take yourself the depths of the solemn, shadowy Call back, ah, call back the ten years; collect around you the fends, the old thoughts, the old tons, the mistakes you made, the you had, the wrongs you did or did, the opportunities wasted; the things you sought, the work you have done better, the kind you might have spoken and did the frowns that should have been the curses that might have lessings, the tears that should have been shed, the wounds that never have been made. Amune with yourself—your past, present, your future—your crimes weaknesses, your doubts, your hopes, your despair; and At Conscience and the Angels of Better Self beat your soul into layer! I be merciful to me, a sinner!" Watson's Magazine. The least enjoyable feature of his Ten Nights in a Bar Room Co. programme of classical music, used by their Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Prof. RayHadley. At opera house Monct. 30. Schwenckert—Don't you think that's enough? This board has information that Conrad is selling liquor without a license where he is; do you suppose he would obey the laws with a license any more than he does now without one? This man was arrested and fined $100 not long ago for running a blind pig. Fletcher—If Conrad is selling liquor without a license it is the business of the Marshal to place him under arrest for so doing. Both the wholesale and retail liquor licenses formerly held by Conrad had been revoked by the board on account of his fraudulent act, and he doubted if Conrad would observe the city ordinances in his proposed new joint. He referred to the fact that it was the Marshal's business to see to it that Conrad's blind pig is attended to. N. Hart gave his views as to the one quality of a $10 wholesale license and a $50 retail license. He said the wholesalers were retailing liquor right along, and evading paying the retail license. He favored a plan to place all liquor license at a uniform rate of $50 per month. Manufacturers of wine, he said, procure a wholesaler's license to dispose of wines and brandies, and they sell beer, whiskey, gin, rum and other liquors, at wholesale and retail. This was an injustice to the retailers who respect the liquor ordinance. To grant Conrad a license to do this sort of thing at $10 per month, while to tax him (Hart) $50 was unfair. Schwenckert moved that the application be denied. No second. A. Fuhrberg said that Conrad is now engaged in the business of selling liquor and has been for over a year, Continued on Page 8