anaheim-gazette 1906-07-26

PROFITS FROM FOREST RESERVES Ten Per Cent of Gross Receipts Allotted to Counties by Law to Offset Loss in Taxes. Within the last two years the area set aside for forest reserve purposes has increased from less than 50,000,000 to more than 100,000,000 acres. Such a change caused great consternation among those who were not familiar with the objects to be attained by forest reserves. All the enemies of the national forest policy made ammunition of it, and many of its more timid friends began to fear that the movement was going too far. Most of the arguments of doubters, however, could easily be refuted. There were two objections that could not be disposed of so readily—first, that this vast area, as large as all the New England and Middle States, with Maryland and Virginia thrown in, took away from opportunity for agricultural settlement and home building many tracts of land scattered here and there along creeks and valleys within the forest reserves. The Forester felt the propriety of this criticism keenly and studied carefully the boundaries of each reserve to eliminate as much agriculture land as possible. Finding that many small tracts remained submitted to the secretary of agriculture is destined to make up no loss of taxation. The 10 per cent control counties is safeguarded under a provision that it must tirely for the maintenance and public roads. These latures are allowed to do penditure. Another statement that the contributions to reserve receipts must not be greater than 40 per taxes received from other governors of all and territories in which serves are situated has formed by letter correspondence from the present state from the present forest reserve proceeds fiscal year. These letters: "* * The payment of centum thus provided by the secretary of the will determine the exact share of (name of state) this determination the ports from the records service will show you receipts from the forests your state during the first closed and the approximate amount which receive under the terms quoted.* * "It is with very great I am able to notify you beginning of the direct course the forest reserves to which they lie.* * * from the reserves are crease rapidly, so that bution, although it may reached an important f..." tunity for agricultural settlement and home building many tracts of land scattered here and there along creeks and valleys within the forest reserves. The Forester felt the propriety of this criticism keenly and studied carefully the boundaries of each reserve to eliminate as much agriculture land as possible. Finding that many small tracts remained he submitted to the secretary of agriculture the Agriculture Settlement bill, which the latter recommended to congress and which finally received the president's signature June 11, 1906. Although under this law all land actually usable for home building will be brought within the reach of the people, there was another strong objection to the reserves, namely, that many counties in which reserves lie have much, in some instances more than half, of their area withdraw from the possibility of private ownership and taxation. The Forest Service was not unmindful of the unfairness of this condition and submitted a bill to grant 10 per cent of the total receipts from forest reserves to the counties in which they are situated. This proposed law was finally incorporated in the forest reserve provisions of the agricultural appropriation act of June 30, 1906. The clause read as follows: "That ten per centum of all money received from each forest reserve during any fiscal year, including the year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, shall be paid at the end thereof by the secretary of the treasury to the state or territory in which said reserve is situated, to be expended as the state or territorial legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which the forest reserves are situated: Provided, That when any forest reserve is in more than one state or territory or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds of said reserve shall be pro- It is with very great I am able to notify you ginning of the direct co the forest reserves to which they lie. * * from the reserves are crease rapidly, so that bution, although it may reached an important fin timately pay a very proportion of the exp counties which are fortu to have forest reserves boundaries." The sum which each ritory will receive this below: States. Arizona. Caiifornia. Colorado. Idaho. Kansas. Montana. Nevada. Nebraska. New Mexico. Oklahoma. Oregon. South Dakota. Utah. Washington. Wyoming. Alaska. Total. Alaska, being neither territory, is not entitled of the law to share bution. Why Boys Leave Prof. L. H. Bailey, dipl college of agriculture aiversity, has been trying why boys leave the fau sult of his investigation in a recent issue of a m Professor Bailey add to students at Corne born in the country, whether he had been farm; where; whether following some other b forming; and why. expended as the state or territorial legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which the forest reserves are situated: Provided, That when any forest reserve is in more than one state or territory or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds of said reserve shall be proportional to its area therein: And provided further, That there shall not be paid to any state or territory for any county an amount equal to more than forty percent of the total income of such county from all other sources." The proceeds from forest reserves in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1004, were $58,436.19. During the next fiscal year the receipts were $73,276.15. The transfer of the forest reserves to the forest service was made February 1 of that year, and during the five months remaining the forest service was busy reorganizing the plans for forest reserve administration. The result is notable. During the year ended June 30 last the receipts were $767,219.96, which was more than a tenfold increase over the previous year. The full measure of the importance of this 10 per cent provision can not, however, be taken from the figures of this year. The receipts from the reserves will probably increase with great strides for years to come, and the contribution to the counties Professor Bailey added to students at Corner born in the country, whether he had been farm; where; whether following some other farming; and why. Of from students who are farm, Professor Bailey the reasons under four the question of finance [2] the question of ph [3] social and intellectual miscellaneous handicap. Sixty-two students saying does not pay, two there is too much had seventeen said the hour long. Twenty-six in lack of social advantage teen gave as a reason the portunity for advance where. Twenty-four bent for something else reported that the parent was against farming. Farming had little except other that the farmer humanity, a fourth that has no political advantage complained that the age with uncultivated pea that the work is too mor fifteen expected to far "after making money in Notice of filing report of Commissioners appointed to widen Broadway street, from the West line of Los Angeles street to the East line of Lemon street. Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners appointed by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, State of California, to assess the benefits and damages, and to have general supervision of the proposed work of widening Broadway street in said City, from the West line of Los Angeles street to the East line of Lemon street, having made their assessment of benefits and damages, have made and filed in the office of the undersigned their written report, together with a plat of the assessment district. All persons interested are hereby notified and required to show cause, if any they have, on or before Wednesday, August 22d, 1906, why said report should not be confirmed by the said Board of Trustees. All objections must be in writing and filed with the Clerk of said Board of Trustees. Each person signing an objection will attach thereto his or her postoffice address. Dated at office of City Clerk, July 14th, 1906. [SEAL] EDWARD B. MERRITT. City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. jy19t3 Proposals for Fire Hose, and Hose Cart or Wagon. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned, Clerk of the City of Anaheim, at his office in the City Hall, Anaheim, up to Thursday, August 9th, 1906, at 8 o'clock p.m. for 500 feet of 2½ inch fire hose, and for one hose cart or hose wagon. Bidders must submit with their bid samples of the hose they propose to furnish and photographs or cuts of the hose cart or wagon they propose to furnish. A certified check for $50 00 must accompany each bid, to be forfeited if the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract in accordance with his bid. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. EDWARD B. MERRITT. jy19t2 City Clerk. State of California, County of Orange. We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we are partners transacting business in this State, at the town of Los Alamitos, county of Orange under the firm name and style of Lawrence Agricultural Company; that the names in full of all the members of such partnership are H. C. Lawrence, A. Philbrick, K. V. Bennis, and Will R McAlep, and that the places of our respective residences are set opposite to our respective names hereto subscribed. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, this twenty-third day of April, 1906. H. C. Lawrence, Los Alamitos, Cal. K. V. Bennis Boys Leave the Farm. F. L. H. Bailey, director of the office of agriculture at Cornell university, has been trying to ascertain boys leave the farm. The refusal of his investigations is printed recent issue of a magazine. Professor Bailey addressed letters students at Cornell who were in the country, asking each other he had been reared on a farm where; whether he intended giving some other business than farming and why. Of 155 replies State of California, County of Orange. We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we are partners transacting business in this State, at the town of Los Alamitos, county of Orange under the firm name and style of Lawrence Agricultural Company; that the names in full of all the members of such partnership are H. C. Lawrence, A. Philbrick, K. V. Bennis, and Will R. McAllep, and that the places of our respective residences are set opposite to our respective names hereto subscribed. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, this twenty-third day of April, 1906. H. C. Lawrence, Los Alamitos, Cal. K. V. Bennis, A. Philbrick, Will R. McAllep, Administrator's Sale Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order of the Superior Court of the county of Orange, State of California, made on the 13th day of July, 1906, in the matter of the estate of Louis Berella, deceased, the undersigned, administrator of the estate of said deceased, will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder, for cash, gold coin of the United States, on Saturday, July 21st, 1906, at 2 o'clock p.m., at Hanns's Stable. Los Angeles street, Anaheim, the following personal property: Two horses, one buggy and harness, one road wagon, one harrow, one stirring plow, one gang plow, one set double harness, one hay knife, one fork and shovels, one mower, and rake, household goods. GEORGE S. SMITH. Administrator of the estate of Louis Berella, deceased. Dated July 14, 1906. Eggs for Hatching Buff Orpington, Barred Plymouth Rock, White Leghorns and White Rock eggs for sale from imported birds at "Calla" Poultry Ranch, Fast Broadway, Anaheim. Also cock-erels and pullets for sale. Highest price paid for market poultry. THOS. S. ARMSTRONG, Proprietor ness." Perhaps the fundamental error in all these discussions lies in the assumption that the unwillingness of farm-bred boys to remain on the farm is not one of the natural phenomena of American life. Nobody is astonished if a lawyer's son refuses to become a lawyer, or if a doctor's son prefers some other profession, or if a minister's son finds no attraction in theology. Comparatively few business men have ever succeeded in bringing up their sons to carry on the business. It is this spirit which distinguishes American life from the caste life of India. In an earlier period probably a larger percentage of farm-bred boys remained on the farm, there were fewer other occupations to turn to. Their disgustion was no less but has been trying to ascertain boys leave the farm. The reof his investigations is printed recent issue of a magazine. Professor Bailey addressed letters students at Cornell who were in the country, asking each other he had been reared on a where; whether he intended having some other business than and why. Of 155 replies students who are leaving the Professor Bailey groupes all seasons under four heads; [1] question of financial rewards, the question of physical labor, social and intellectual ideals, [4] illaneous handicaps. Twoy-two students said that farmdoes not pay, twenty-six said is too much hard work and eighten said the hours were too Twenty-six instanced the of social advantages and fourgave as a reason the better opnity for advancement else- . Twenty-four had a natural for something else and six rethat the parental influence against farming. One said that long had little excitement, anthat the farmer cannot serve unity, a fourth that a farmer to political advantages. Three claimed that the association is uncultivated people, eleven the work is too monotonous and expected to farm some day making money in other busi- no attraction in theology. Comparatively few business men have ever succeeded in bringing up their sons to carry on the business. It is this spirit which distinguishes American life from the caste life of India. In an earlier period probably a larger percentage of farm-bred boys remained on the farm, there were fewer other occupations to turn to. Their dissatisfaction was no less, but their opportunities were limited. If leaving the farm is now more common it is because there are fewer obstructions to the circulation of the population. But while farmers' boys leave the farm other people's boys seem to get back to the farm somehow. The last census returns showed that the number of farms had increased from 1,449,073 in 1850 to 5,739,657 in 1900. The increase in number of farms was to the increase in population as 4 to 3.3. While there was one farm in 1850 for every 16 persons of population, there was in 1900 for every 13.3 persons. The improved acreage had increased in fifty years from 113,032,-044 to 414,793,191, and the total value of farms had advanced from $3,967,343,580 to $20,514,001,838. In spite of the aversion of农ers' boys toward farming, the industry itself was never in higher favor. If farmers' boys will not farm there seem to be other boys who will, and thus the balance is maintained in one way or another. Low Round Trip Rates To the East Denver, Colo., July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. 15... 55 00 Order of Elks. Return limit Sept. 30. Milwaukee, Wis., August 7, 8 9... 74 50 Order of Eagles. Return limit October 31. Minneapolis, Minn., August 7, 8, 9... 70 00 Grand Army of the Republic. Return limit Oct. 31. New Orleans, La., October 9, 10... 67 50 Knights of Pythias. Return limit Nov. 15. Also June 6 and 7, July 2 and 3. August 6, 7, 8 and 9, September 8 and 10. 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