anaheim-gazette 1906-05-24

VALUE OF WATER California is vitally interested in the subject of irrigation. Water is the life blood of the state's agricultural development. The value of products of irrigated land in California is more than double that of any other state, although the actual irrigated area is estimated to be less than that of the state of Colorado. In certain sections of California, notably the southern part of the state, water is more valuable than probably anywhere else in the world. For these reasons the people of the whole state are eager to take advantage of the National Reclamation act, and it is of interest to note that there is such thorough organization and unanimity of sentiment in California that they are enabled to avail themselves of its privileges. During the lifetime of the state a unique agricultural condition has prevailed in California. Much of the best agricultural land is held in huge ranches, some of them embracing in the neighborgood of 100,000 acres in single holdings. By far the larger number of these properties were originally Mexican grants, whose owners were, apparently, unwilling to subdivide for the benefit of intending settlers. This condition, if not remedied, would disqualify some of the most promising agricultural sections of California from taking advantage of the provisions of the reclamation act. As is generally known, the purpose of the govern- completed for demonstration remains for the intelligent dustrious settler to do his When it is known that in over two years the California motion committee has sent over 2,000,000 pieces of literature correspondence of over 225 letters; published hundreds of in the press and sent out through the farming district east, it is apparent how organ of this kind can assist the ment in selecting a desirable settlers. A project of great importance california is the reclamation of a mately 2,000,000 acres of land great Sacramento valley. The conditions are far less extreme those in the desert regions. His land is in huge holdings, being devoted to grain or grazing, but ever irrigation has been practical results have been remarkable. largest and most comprehensiveigation project which the government has under consideration. Water be conserved by means of several reservoirs, and distributed over valley, which is 220 miles long and 20 to 60 miles in breadth. His problems of irrigation, reclamation navigation and drainage are all connected, for, with the storage ters, the crests of the spring which have for years broken them on the lower reaches of the Sacr river and destroyed millions of worth of property will be con- A movement fostered by the Ri provement and Drainage associat California, is now under way prove the navigation of the Sacr river and reclaim 1,000,000 a swamp land. The work calls expenditure of $24,000,000. Two much land will be reclaimed as originally Mexican grants, whose owners were, apparently, unwilling to subdivide for the benefit of intending settlers. This condition, if not remedied, would disqualify some of the most promising agricultural sections of California from taking advantage of the provisions of the reclamation act. As is generally known, the purpose of the government in constructing great storage and diversion dams and in building canals, laterals and headgates under the reclamation act, is to provide homes for the homeseekers. Consequently the farm unit is limited to 160 acres and in some instances to less than that amount according to the character of the land. Although the government contemplates irrigation projects for the benefit of homesteaders, and endeavors, as far as possible, to undertake works with the view of bringing water to available government lands, in the event that individuals are willing to subdivide their lands and to sign a contract which will prevent land speculation, anticipating increased values through irrigation, irrigation works will be undertaken under the reclamation act even where the land is in private ownership. This is the case in the Salt River valley, Arizona, where a dam capable of impounding enough water to irrigate 200,000 acres of land will be constructed. The settlers in that section have gone ahead and have accomplished marvels. The development has exceeded the water supply, but they are willing to subdivide; the government is coming to their aid. The commercial organizations of California will make possible the work of the government under the reclamation act by effectually conducting the campaign for the subdivision of great tracts where irrigation works are under consideration. There are more commercial organizations in California than in any other state. They expend in their which have for years broken the river and destroyed millions of worth of property will be conceived. A movement fostered by the Rise movement and Drainage association California, is now under way to prove the navigation of the Sacramento river and reclaim 1,000,000 acres swamp land. The work calls on expenditure of $24,000,000. Too much land will be reclaimed as case of Zuyder Zee project in Bex at less than one-fourth the cost recommendation of a commission engineers consisting of Major Richardson, Major H. M. Chittie and T. G. Dabney, calls for a system of levees which shall confine river and cause it to scour and frequently, deepen its channel. The tension of the levees with connely kes in the overflowed lands will enable these lands to be reclaimed cost of this work will be borne east by the State of California, the government, and the land owner's improvement of the Sacramento and the reclamation of the swam is of course in no way connected with the irrigation project for the Sacramento valley under the reclamation. The government's part in the river provement will be carried on by war department while the irrigation project comes, of course, under the department of the interior. But in projects the commercial organizers are lending great aid to the move. The whole State of California behind the river improvement pro- and without the united sentiment was brought out at a meeting of sentatives of all commercial bodies the state, the united work would have been undertaken. The United States senate and committee on irrigation recentlypleted an extensive trip through west. The journey was made for purpose of visiting locations where irrigation works have been begun or planned under the reclamation action incidentally of gathering first-hand information relative to irrigation in eral. The journey was a distrenuous one and the members of visiting committees put in long earnest hours (at their own exp). Though the visit was not official, will result, as it was an educational campaign on irrigation, not on the members of the senate and The commercial organizations of California will make possible the work of the government under the reclamation act by effectually conducting the campaign for the subdivision of great tracts where irrigation works are under consideration. There are more commercial organizations in California than in any other state. They expend in their regular routine work all the way from $1000 to $30,000 a year each. Those who support them obtain no direct benefits, but share results with the rest of the community. The organizations invite confidence and command respect. They have nothing to buy and nothing to sell. They crystallize public sentiment. Primarily their function is to advertise and induce immigration. The larger part of this work is performed through the California Promotion committee of San Francisco. In this immigration work the commercial bodies can be of the greatest assistance to the government which desires a progressive class of agriculturists to take up land under the reclamation projects. If the settlers succeed, and everyone conversant with conditions in the areas to be reclaimed is convinced that most of them will succeed, they will be enabled to return to the government the sum expended on the project in their territory as contemplated in the reclamation act. In the great Truckee-Carson project recently completed the government has finished the work (or at least enough is Orange Shipments Citrus fruits will this year bring Southern California $20,000,000. It is due to the shipments running ahead of estimates made earlier to the fact that prices, good through the season, have been far better was anticipated during the latteration of the season. During the last few days that change has obtained $1275 for a single carload of lemons, and several cars have brought almost as much Mœanwhile fanciful oranges have so high as $960 a carload during these few days, and standard stock, show for demonstration), and it is known that in a little years the California Pro-committee has sent out over pieces of literature; had a violence of over 225,000LET-shaded hundreds of articles and sent out lecturers the farming districts of the apparent how organizations can assist the govern-recting a desirable class of of great importance to Cal-lege reclamation of approxi-10,000 acres of land in theamento valley. The climate are far less extreme than desert regions. Here the huge holdings, being mainly grain or grazing, but wher-on has been practiced the been remarkable. It is the most comprehensive irri-rot which the government consideration. Water will be means of seven huge and distributed over the run is 220 miles long and from mes in breadth. Here the irrigation, reclamation, and drainage are all closely cor- with the storage of waests of the spring floods for years broken the levees breaches of the Sacramento destroyed millions of dollars property will be controlled. Fostered by the River Im-land Drainage association of is now under way to im-igration of the Sacramento reclaim 1,000,000 acres of The work calls for an amount of $24,000,000. Twice as will be reclaimed as in the considerable decay, has brought more than $700 a car, these quotations being for fruit on the cars in California. It is believed that the shipments for the season will run to 27,000 carloads, against nearly 30,000 carloads last season. This implies the marketing this year of 10,000,000 boxes of citrus fruit, and there is every reason to expect that the average returns for packed boxes on board the cars at place of production will average $2 a box, making $20,000,000 for the crop. There have been years like the last one, when there was a greater produc-tion of citrus fruit than this year, but in all the history of the industry there has never been a season when the prices were so satisfactory throughout the year. Destructive Fires in San Francisco No city in the United States has been visited by a greater number of disastrous fires than has San Francisco. Of late years it has not had any great fires, outside of the terrible conflagra-tion that recently devastated the city, but in the early days the business district was destroyed time and time again. There were so many of them and so widespread and destructive that the inhabitants were almost driven to believe in superstition. But each time the people showed wonderful enterprise and the burned districts were replaced by stronger and more substantial buildings. San Francisco was visited by six particularly disastrous fires which wrought great destruction to property. They were: December 24, 1849—Property valued at $1,000,000 destroyed by flames, which were only checked by the use of gun powder in the blowing up of buildings in the path of the fire. May 4, 1850—Three business blocks destroyed by flames and loss estimated about $4,000,000. Gun powder had to be used by the fireman. for years broken the levees breaches of the Sacramento destroyed millions of dollars property will be controlled. Fostered by the River Imn and Drainage association of is now under way to immigration of the Sacramento claim 1,000,000 acres of The work calls for an of $24,000,000. Twice as will be reclaimed as in the Her Zee project in Holland one-fourth the cost. The union of a commission of assisting Major H. B. Major H. M. Chittendenoney, calls for a uniformees which shall confine the use it to scour and, consecen its channel. The exe levees with connecting overflowed lands will end to be reclaimed. The work will be borne equally of California, the federal land and the land owners. The of the Sacramento river formation of the swamp land no way connected with project for the Sacrmender the reclamation act. Cent's part in the river imn will be carried on by the cent while the irrigation of course, under the deme interior. But in both commercial organizations great aid to the movement. State of California is better improvement project, the united sentiment which out at a meeting of repre- all commercial bodies of united work would never undertaken. States senate and house irrigation recently comprehensive trip through the journey was made for the siting locations where iris have been begun or are the reclamation act, and gathering first-hand initiative to irrigation in genurney was a distinctly and the members ef the dittees put in long and (at their own expense.) it was not official, much it was an educational irrigation, not only for the senate and house buildings. San Francisco was visited by six particularly disastrous fires which wrought great destruction to property. They were: December 24, 1849—Property valued at $1,000,000 destroyed by flames, which were only checked by the use of gun powder in the blowing up of buildings in the path of the fire. May 4, 1850—Three business blocks destroyed by flames and loss estimated about $4,000,000. Gun powder had to be used by the fireman. June 1, 1850—Another terrible fire, which caused a damage amounting to $5,000,000. September 27, 1850—About $1,000,000 worth of property destroyed by the flames. May 4, 1851—About 200 business blocks and hundreds of residences destroyed by the flames. Loss estimated at about $12,000,000. June 22, 1851—Something like ten square blocks were destroyed by fire. OCEAN LINER DELAYED Barnacles Impeded Her Progress Across the Atlantic. This was the excuse recently given by the officers of a big ocean liner which reached her destination three days overdue. The power was there, but her progress was retarded by the barnacles which had gathered on the bottom and sides of this great vessel. In referring to the matter our local druggist, O. A. Mullinix, remarked, "This instance has a parallel case in the field of medicine. It is old-fashioned cod liver oil, which contains medicinal properties capable of splendid work as a body-building, strength-creating medicine, yet on account of the system-clogging, greasy oil which it contains, its medicinal powers are impeded and its value lost. Yet we know the power is there, and it has remained for two great French chemists to find a way to separate these medicinal, health-producing elements from the oil and give us Vinol. Vinol actually contains all the medicinal curative and strength-creating properties of cod liver oil, but contains not a drop of oil to upset the stomach and retard its work. In other words, the barnacles have been removed from this famous medicine for us. We ask every run-down, nervous, debilitated, aged or weak person in Anaheim, and every person suffering from stubborn colds, hanging-on coughs, bronchitis, or incipient consumption to try Vinol on our guarantee to return money if it fails." O. A. Mullinix, druggist. Reduced rates to Los Angeles and return account La Fiesta.—Account La Fiesta to be held at Los Angeles May 21 to 26, the Southern Pacific will sell round-trip tickets Anaheim to Los Angeles and return on May 19 to 26, allowing return any time between the above dates and May 28 at $1.05. For further information call on agent S.P.R.R. J. M. Pickering, agent. SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER If you want to laugh and grow fat, don't fail to see this funniest of comedies, "She Stoops to Conquer." It is one continuous laugh throughout the play. Beautiful costumes have been secured for the production. Mr. Holme and Miss Winslow who are directing the play are working hard to make it the best production ever staged in Anaheim. The production is an expensive one and the class of '06 has spared no cost to make it as perfect as possible. The Santa Ana orchestra will give selections during the program and also play for the social dance to be given immediately after the play. 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