anaheim-gazette 1906-05-17

THE SANTA ANA RIVER Control It for the Benefit of the Valley and County Roads. EDITOR GAZETTE:—There are ranchers south of Santa Ana who believe that the river when it becomes a wild, uncontrollable body of water, spreading itself out over the rich valley to Bolsa, covering thousands of acres, many with crops planted and growing, as well as pasture fields, a great means of enriching their lands, by depositing from one inch to one foot of what they call "slickens." There are others who have fields of alfalfa, and well prepared land for profitable crops who don't think the "slickens" an unmixed blessing, when they see their prepared fields a slush, and their alfalfa or beets dead and buried beneath the great fertilizer, with gullies washed here and there through their fields. Naturally they conclude that after all an uncontrollable river is not a profitable place for a ranch. There are others whose daily employment takes them over roads expensively made or repaired a year ago, now a menace to safety, and requiring large sums of money to be spent on them at once—for example the road from Fifth street (Santa Ana) to Newport school house will probably cost $1500 to put it in the condition that it was before the flood. Such things make tax payers think there should be something done, and that SOON. There is no doubt about the need of systematic and thorough winter irrigation—that can be controlled—for many thousands of acres in the valley. If so, why not have it? There is no and not a few widowers also, will to be helped to take care of their ren until the strain of unexampled versity can be bridged over and family fortunes in some measure be trieved. To meet this requirement the phanages throughout California were taxed to their fullest capacity. There are in the forty-four or ages of the state, in round number one thousand children who are free and fit to be placed in homes reared as own children, or to pull own weight by rendering some part of useful service suited to strength and years. The place these children in homes will room for a thousand refugee children to be cared for until their survive parents can get them again under own roofs. What better service can any way do California family perform than take one of these orphanage children into the home to be fitted for life? It is not, and should not be, so a question of what the child so into the family can do for the family what the family can do for the motive may well be that of offering for one's own prosperity all events, look well to the motive prompts the application for a If its basis be selfishness, don't but if the reader finds it in the to do a good deed from good mo what better thank-offering can make a kind providence than to good, working, self-respecting A can citizen? The orphanage may question and require the best of reference is obligatory upon such management do so. They can not give children all who may ask merely because ask. Let the reader who is sure motive, and able to furnish unioned references, apply to the or age nearest him and, if unsuccessful make known his desires to this once—for example the road from Fifth street (Santa Ana) to Newport school house will probably cost $1500 to put it in the condition that it was before the flood. Such things make tax payers think there should be something done, and that soon. There is no doubt about the need of systematic and thorough winter irrigation—that can be controlled—for many thousands of acres in the valley. If so, why not have it? There is no section of country in California that can use winter water more cheaply or to better advantage than that between Santa Ana and Bolsa on the north and Huntington Beach and Old Newport and beyond on the south. How? Confine the river within safe bounds and take the water out by flood gates the same as many other irrigating districts do. Let the lovers of flooded land and haters thereof, club together like good neighbors and friends equally interested in the improvement of their valley. Form an irrigation district. Confine the river so as to keep it within bounds against freshets, such as occurred in 1886 and 1901. Erect your flood gates and carry the water by receiving ditches, quietly where it can be distributed where needed, and each rancher connected with the irrigation district will know where and when. The river bed needs to be sufficient to carry the water when there is a flood, not a stream like this year, but a flood as in 1886 and 1891. Such floods are sure to come once in five or ten years. Such a river can be safe only within an enclosure a quarter of a mile wide, with two channels, each 60 feet wide and five feet deep, and located 100 feet from the outside of the channel. The west bank to be used as a road the full length of the river. This will leave a center between the channels one thousand feet wide as reserved space to carry the overflows when they come. The same 1000 feet will make a 117 acre ranch to every mile, and be better by odds for farming purposes than now. If the above will cost too much, let some one name a plan that will accomplish the same benefits, and secure the river within its bounds beyond a peradventure. What is needed is immediate action. Why should anyone hesitate to act now, who don't want the river to be located through his property? You good, working, self-respecting A can citizen? The orphanage may question c and require the best of reference is obligatory upon such management do so. They can not give children all who may ask merely because ask. Let the reader who is sure motive, and able to furnish unioned references, apply to the order nearest him and, if unsuccessful make known his desires to this that additional effort may be made supply the demand. STATE BOARD OF EXAMINER By A. J. Pillsbury, WASHINGTON LETTER [BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT] Washington, D.C., Ma The question is again up with appropriations committees of house and senate as to whether government should pay the travel expenses of the president. That a president should be the of the railroads or pay the exp of his trips out of his own p doesn't commend itself to thejority. It is maintained that a president accepts an invitation visit any city in the country for purpose, he is acting in the interest of all the people and his exp should not be imposed upon him. President Roosevelt has indi that he does not expect to many trips during the balance term. Up to this time he has one of the greatest travelers who ever occupied the white house. Kinley traveled extensively, Roosevelt has exceeded him by thousands of miles. If con should favor the plan of paying expenses, it is regarded as likely in the future presidents will keep touch with the people by various parts of the United S The happiest and most ho man who has been in Washi will make a 117 acre ranch to every mile, and be better by odds for farming purposes than now. If the above will cost too much, let some one name a plan that will accomplish the same benefits, and secure the river within its bounds beyond a peradventure. What is needed is immediate action. Why should anyone hesitate to act now, who don't want the river to be located through his property? You may be able to prevent it for a season, but if the state legislature is to be appealed to, it will certainly enact a law whereby a few individual prejudices can be set aside. So let us all join hands and work for the common good. Let a competent engineer determine the course of the bed. To the writer's mind it should be due south to the mesa or slough, thence west or south-west with the mesa for south and east banks—and a 60-foot wide bank, 5 feet high for north and west limit $\frac{1}{2}$ mile from mesa. Certainly the supervisors, being progressive men, will do all in their power to help you accomplish an improvement of so great importance. T. J. J. Take in the Children The following communication, which is self explanatory, has been received from the state board of examiners. We hope it will be carefully perused by our readers, and its suggestions acted upon with the liberal spirited Christianity so characteristic of our people: When the era of free feeding of San Francisco people shall end, and the concentration camps shall close, it is more than likely that many widows, The happiest and most honest man who has been in Washington for a long time is Gen. Horace T. Admiral Dewey was the last person to receive it and before that from army and navy heroes, the resolution of this character passed during the civil war, Commodore Vanderbilt was the first for presenting a ship to the new Henry M. Stanley also received honor as a reward for his excavations in Africa. Gen. Porter has the privilege of going on floor of either the house or while it is in session. It is not always the case that people around the white houses where the president is to be or where he is going. Last day, the President, accompanied Mrs. Roosevelt, quietly slipped widowers also, will need to take care of their child-strain of unexamplied ad-age bridged over and the was in some measure be rerequirement the orphanate, in round numbers, children who are both placed in homes to be children, or to pull their rendering some proper service suited to their years. The placing of in homes will make thousand refugee children until their surviving them again under their service can any well-to-family perform than to these orphanage children to be fitted for life? should not be, so much what the child so taken can do for the family as can do for the child. May well be that of a thank one's own prosperity. At well to the motive that application for a child. Selfishness, don't apply, never finds it in the heart need from good motives, thank-offering can one providence than to rear a self-respecting Ameriage may question closely the best of references. It upon such management to cannot give children to ask merely because they reader who is sure of his able to furnish unquest-ies, apply to the orphan-m and, if unsuccessful, this desires to this office, and drove down to the navy yard where the naval yacht Sylph was boarded for a cruise down the Potomac. No one around the executive mansion knew where the president was until hours afterward, when by that time the Sylph was several miles down the river. Before the boat started and while awaiting a supply of provisions, which had been delayed, the President and Mrs. Roosevelt strolled about the deck, chatted with the officers and men and made themselves comfortable. Sunday was quietly spent aboard the boat and early Monday morning found the President at his seat in the white house office, hard at work but thoroughly refreshed by his brief outing. The appointment divisions of the pension office has been abolished. This was made necessary because of the fact that no new clerks are needed to carry on the work. Even with the increasing number of applications for pensions, the present force of the office will be able to handle the business for some time to come. The pension list is decreasing at an alarming rate. If it continues to fall as rapidly as it did last month the entire roster will be wiped out in nineteen years. Commissioner Warner in talking about the matter with your correspondent, said that during the last thirty days 'taps' were sounded for more than three thousand veterans. This is the largest decrease in the number of pensioners in one month in Pitkin's Guaranteed for five painting barns, roofs, gallon and 1 gallon car Nearly forty years paint and thousands that there are no more material than those made One gallon of our feet two coats, on order rough wood work, less L. E Scree We carry a complete sizes, 2 ft 6 in.x6 ft 6 ft 10 in.; also spring We have something new show you an 'Enders' (just what you want.) the entire roster will be wiped out in nineteen years. Commissioner Warner in talking about the matter with your correspondent, said that during the last thirty days 'taps' were sounded for more than three thousand veterans. This is the largest decrease in the number of pensioners in one month in the history of the office, and leaves 671,000 yet on the roll. The commissioner was proud of the fact that the work in his department was pretty well up to date. Sixteenth street, running directly north from the white house, is to have its name changed to "Presidential Avenue." It is planned to make this broad street the greatest residential boulevard in America and in naming the street after the presidents, future memorials to them would likely be located on it. As it is now, at the foot of the avenue of Presidents, stands the imposing Washington monument. Andrew Jackson's statute follows immediately in front of the white house. Then Gen. Grant's memorial will be placed in Grant circle, and it is probable that the new statute to Lincoln will be located on this thoroughfare. Ohio might like to see McKinley so honored, Massachusetts her Adams, Indiana her Harrison, and New York might have something to say, some day, in that direction for her Cleveland and her Roosevelt. The whole south is planning for the great memorial to her Thomas Jefferson. No one can deny that such a street should not bear the appropriate name of "Presidential Avenue." 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