anaheim-gazette 1906-03-01

SEASONING TELEGRAPH POLES Economy in Use of Product Which Maintains 800,000 Miles of Lines. [CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GAZETTE.] Washington, D.C. Feb. 20. With the life of telephone and telegraph poles at its present limit, the 800,000 miles of existing lines, requiring 32,000,000 poles, must be renewed approximately four times before trees suitable to take their place can grow. A pole lasts in service about twelve years, on the average, but is made from a tree about 60 years old. In other words, to maintain a continuous supply five times as many trees must be growing in the forest as there are poles in use. The severity of this drain upon forest resources by the telephone and telegraph companies is obvious enough. Just as in the case of railroad ties, the question of pole supply has thrust itself into prominence. To lengthen the life of poles, and in this way to moderate demand and conserve future supplies, has become an important matter, affecting the public as well as private interests. Since 1902 the Forest service has been making a thorough study of the preservative treatment of poles and of the value of the seasoning in doubtless merely the widest cracks started when the stick initially broke off instead of being clear through. Just how much thorough testing will add to the life of poles not be told until the actual tests made in service. The pole which the tests are being made been set in a line where the havior can be compared with unseasoned poles, and will be watched. Upon a large number the seasoned poles a test was made to show the value of preservative treatments, which pected to throw additional life to the subject of durability. CHILDREN If You Have Any Alling On Will Interest You. "We see so many little boys and about town who are weak, thin and hollow-cheeked," said Mr. Mullinix, our well known druggist seems a shame to allow them to so for they will grow up into sickly and nervous men and without the vitality to work or life. "If," continued Mr. Mullinix fathers and mothers of such children would believe what we say of Vi would see a great difference in the pearance of the younger generation this city. You know Vinol is patent medicine, and is just the growing children need. It will for them good, healthy flesh, bone, hard muscle, and rich red." "True, Vinol is a cod liver oil aration, but it does not contain Since 1902 the Forest service has been making a thorough study of the preservative treatment of poles and of the value of the seasoning in relation to treatment. In this work its first object has been, as in its studies of cross-ties and construction timbers, to make the timber last as long as possible, so as to check the annual demand for renewal and thus lessen as far as possible the drain upon the forest. Co-operating with telephone and telegraph companies, railroads, lumber companies, and individuals, it has urged forward a series of experiments covering all phases of the problem, from the question of the best season for cutting, through subsequent stages of handling, to the final setting of the pole. Some of the most important results obtained deal with the seasoning process. Seasoning was studied in the first place to determine the rate at which poles become air dry, that is, lose as much moisture as they will part with through evaporation in the open air. The time of cutting was also carefully considered. Experiment proved that poles cut in winter dry more regularly than those cut at other seasons, and also show a greater loss in moisture at the end of six months' seasoning. The advantages of winter cutting are, therefore, even drying, with a minimum liability to check, and light weight—an obvious advantage for shipment by freight. Spring or summer cutting secures a more rapid loss of moisture at first, owing to the temperature, but only for three or four months. At the end of from six to eight months spring and summer cut poles are found to have dried only three-quarters as much as winter-cut poles. Spring and summer cutting however would Destructive Bugs If the power of the mosquito not been proven to us beyond doubt, we would be inclined to guard the estimate of $700,000,000 loss to our farming industry caused by insects, which had made by the department of agriculture as too startling to be true. Such an immense sum being worth the saving, the departs has in its employ a large staff who are studying the life history of pernicious insects to find where they are vulnerable. Work has been going on for years and much progress has been made. The cotton worm formerly levied an annual tax of 000,000 on the cotton crop, controlled by sprays; it has proven that the ravages of the sian fly which sometimes have caused the wheat acreage in percent and in Indiana 60 percent besides greatly impairing the remaining acreage, considerably checked by plow wheat at seasons when the fly so rapacious; the coddling must be controlled by arsenical spray $20,000,000 worth of apples said a result. The orange and len and light weight—an obvious advantage for shipment by freight. Spring or summer cutting secures a more rapid loss of moisture at first, owing to the temperature, but only for three or four months. At the end of from six to eight months spring and summer cut poles are found to have dried only three-quarters as much as winter-cut poles. Spring and summer cutting, however, would result in saving in freight and increased durability if the poles are to be shipped and used within three or four months after cutting. The second point to be determined was the degree of shrinkage in circumference during air seasoning. This was found to be very slight, averaging but little over 0.5 per cent at the butt and 0.6 per cent at the top. The rapid shrinkage of wood does not begin until the percentage of moisture is reduced lower than is possible in the case of telephone and telegraph poles in out-of-door seasoning. The effect of soaking in water upon the rate of seasoning was the third of the problems dealt with. The experiments substantiate the common opinion that poles soaked from two to four weeks subsequently season at a materially increased rate. Finally, it was found that checking in the course of seasoning is not serious when the poles have been carefully cut. Rapid-grown timber, however, when so carelessly cut as to leave jagged ends, was found to split badly at the butt and top. This Caff Issued to Republicans A call has been issued for the fifth biennial convention of the California State League of Republican clubs, to be held in Santa Cruz, Monday and Tuesday, May 14 and 15. Basis of representation will be one delegate-at-large and one delegate for each twenty-five members upon the rolls (and the president, secretary and treasurer ex-officio) of each club affiliating with the league. All the officers and members of the executive committee of the California State league, and past presidents of the league, are accredited delegates to the convention. Alternates may be chosen for each elected delegate, and they may be accorded seats in the convention with their respective delegations. It is requested that all clubs that hitherto have accredited delegates to former league conventions and clubs organized during the presidential campaign of 1904 shall be represented. Credentials of delegates signed by the president and secretary of each club should be forwarded to the league headquarters, Palace hotel, San Francisco, Cal., on or before May 1, 1906, so that certificate for reduced rates of transportation may be promptly forwarded. The convention will elect officers to serve for two years; elect delegates and alternates to the next National League convention; hear and act upon reports, and transact such other business as properly may come before the convention. It is proposed that this convention shall take the preliminary steps which shall lead to a thorough organization of the party in every city, town and hamlet of the state. Well-known orators will address the convention and special rates will be provided by the railroads. Money In Cefery James Kane is leasing 120 acres from W. T. Newland at Smeltzer. About one-half of this acreage was planted to beets last year and the gross proceeds totaled $7500. From sixty acres celery has been harvested, and while there are in the neighborhood of 1000 boxes yet to go out, the returns that have come in make it certain that the yield will approximate $11,000, making the gross yearly income from the land $18,000. The cost per acre of raising, marketing and delivering the crop is close to $50. Mr. Newland receives $50 an acre rental. Allowing $100 the acre tare, discounts the total gross production $12,000. Leaving a net of $6500 for the leaser, Mr. Lane. The owner, Mr. Newland, receives $6000 rent for the piece, and at the going price of the land, that money would represent the profit on an investment of $54,000, with the leaser assuming all the responsibilities. Assuming the owner worked the land himself, the profit would be doubled under average conditions, making it mean 22 2-9 per cent interest on the amount invested. Double the price of the land and you still have better than 10 per cent. The 120 acres that is leased from Mr. Newland by James Kane is a part of 360 acres, all yielding a return amounting to 20 per cent, that were purchased eight years ago by the present owner at the rate of $18.75 per acre. There is good solid business assurance back of the belief, in the opinion of the Huntington Beach News, that within five years this land will be held at from $800 to $1000 an acre. Record breaking exports of American agricultural machinery will be made to Russia this season. Three Record breaking exports of American agricultural machinery will be made to Russia this season. Three complete shiploads are to be made to Black Sea ports within the next few weeks and consignments will be made in other vessels to the same part of the world which will bring up the total cargoes to more than 40,000 tons, representing a value of fully $2,500,000. One of the leading men identified with the export trade in an interview, speaking of these exports, says: "The foreign business in agricultural machinery is rapidly growing, particularly with Russia where American manufactures of this description show an increasing popularity, mainly owing to the fact that the machinery suits local conditions and its extreme lightness, which permits of better transportation than European make. In fact, wherever they are introduced American agricultural machinery quickly supercede anything turned out by foreign competitors. 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