anaheim-gazette 1907-01-10

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 SUBSCRIPTION - - 1.50 Per Year HENRY KUCHEL, EDITOR Six months... $1.00 Three months... 50cts Payable invariably in advance. Transient advertising $1 per inch per month The GAZETTE is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. RICH MINES AT OUR DOORS The success of John Friend in the Inyo mining district serves to create renewed interest in the gold and copper fields lying along the line between the states of California and Nevada. Mr. Friend returned to this city a fortnight since, after having disposed of fourteen gold and copper claims to Senator Clark and associates for $50,000 cash and stock valued at $250,000. He will erect a commodious dwelling on East Broadway on property which he purchased of Louis Fletcher. The latter, being himself a miner, with the tender heart of a miner within him, said to Friend a year ago, when he had no money with which to pay for it, that he might move upon the lot and pay for it when he found his mine. Friend was then upon the eve of departure for the mines. Fletcher was pursuaded he would one day strike it rich. He did so. He returned to provide for his wife and children comfortably and AN ARRANT DEMAGOON Mr. Sherwood changes momentarily from his thrilling performance to the flying trapeze to the more secular feat of balancing himself up slack wire. In his latest screen gives an itemized account of his record upon the Yorba reside Like the pirouting dancer poised her tiny toe, this gifted gentleman blithely along the swaying winding pole in hand, while with eye the stockholders look on in ment and concern. Mr. Shropshire over the wire all right never the semblance of a fall too adroit a performer for that there is nothing—absolutely now about that part of his record deals with his approval of their voice. The informed irrigator lock with amusement, knowing all the while, and impressed with that a single false step on the man on the slack wire willcipitate him down to political with other demagogues who have fested the country since people turned their attention to irrritating their land. There is little in Mu wood's latest performances than attention. The one fact which at the reader is that once this now reviling the reservoir as a holy thing, a few short years ago garded it with such favor that marvel at his change of attitude. Of course his dismissal as enforcer of the company has nothing to do this ludicrous reversal; certain Only it looks, like a stockholder this week, "bloody queer." There is one prismatic flash gentleman's latest performance it might be well partially to here. He says: "By the construction of the re a year ago, when he had no money with which to pay for it, that he might move upon the lot and pay for it when he found his mine. Friend was then upon the eve of departure for the mines. Fletcher was pursuaded he would one day strike it rich. He did so. He returned to provide for his wife and children more comfortably, and has gone back to the mine, where extensive development work is now in progress. Mr. Fletcher has been interested in Arizona mines for a number of years, and has never doubted that he would some day turn the trick, as so many others have done before him, and will doubtless continue to do until this vast territory will startle the world with the richness of its mineral deposits. It may appear slow in arriving, but the day will undoubtedly come when a fabalously rich mining camp, or a series of them, will be opened up in this region to increase the riches of the world. These gold and copper mines are, so to speak, at our very doors. The camps at Searchlight and other Nevada districts, are only an overnight's ride from Los Angeles, and during the past year have contributed largely to the expansion of the business interests of that city. It is a duty of our wealthy men to assist all legitimate mining enterprises in this region. Fortunes of untold millions are there, buried in the recesses of mountain and desert, but indubitably there just the same. They but await the pick of the prospector to yield up their treasures. More than a hundred millions of treasure has been mined in these neighboring fields during the past year, and moneyed men have been attracted thither from all quarters of the globe. Of course his dismissal as enforcer of the company has nothing to do this ludicrous reversal; certain Only it looks, like a stockholder this week, "bloody queer." There is one prismatic flash gentleman's latest performance it might be well partially to here. He says: "By the construction of the river and the large ditch to Anahei stockholders of the north side are fronted with a danger they do not size. The scheme is yet in its infancy but it will work out something lows: The extensive introduction pumping plants has made it possible nearly every one in Anahei water from them and very many sold off all their water stock even few shares. This enables them all the water they want during the son without the expense of can water stock. Were the reserve success, every rancher in Anahei could sell down to a single shovel stock and get both winter and spring water, for having the reservoir should have to operate it, and water can be run nowhere but the heim." This sounds to us very like the nation of a person utterly bereft reason. We make haste to inform that the "ranchers in Anahei no such favors of the water company. The history of the country gives this arrant demagogue that to so state. These "ranchers" never—perhaps he does not—the early 80's, when they were seceded to come to the rescue old Cajon water company, while defaulted its interest payment was terror-stricken at impure closure. The subject is distracted by these "ranchers" now; they care to refer to these troublous times of the past—troublous times of Cajon people. But history recounts fact that these "ranchers" abide the Cajon company, assumed it and saved the orchards water that ditch from the hands of the land. By that one act alone the north were placed under a debt of every gratitude to these "ranchers." Of these north-siders have not ten, even if Mr. Sherwood never of it. Moreover they stand ready as ever to extend the hand to their neighbors, and that no favor in return, much less their ervoir in order to obtain water." in the recesses of mountain and desert, but indubitably there just the same. They but await the pick of the prospector to yield up their treasures. More than a hundred millions of treasure has been mined in these neighboring fields during the past year, and moneyed men have been attracted thither from all quarters of the globe. Senator Clark still further enriched himself by purchasing many of these claims. It is time our local people awoke to the fortunes awaiting them in this newly opened mining region. Governor-elect Gillett has, since entering upon his campaign for governor, not only found life strenuous, but harrassing and deeply saddened. While making his campaign his wife and his son were under the surgeon’s knife, and since his election he has laid his aged father away in his grave. He has not proclaimed his heartaches; but the thoughtful do not need to be told of them, and he will be greeted at Sacramento by that touch of sympathy that makes all men kin. Therefore, festivities are to be laid aside and Governor Gillett will enter upon the duties of his high office without the blare of trumpets or with anything other than the hearty, if undemonstrative, goodwill of the people of his state. and saved the orchards water that ditch from the hands of the land. By that one act alone the north were placed under a debt of every gratitude to these “ranchers.” Of these north-siders have not ten, even if Mr. Sherwood never of it. Moreover they stand ready as ever to extend the hand to their neighbors, and then no favor in return, much less the ervoir in order to obtain water cost. The statement is just abridiculous as many others this made. It is false and absurd up face of it. There are in Anaheim and w 2000 shares of water stock, entitled to two directors upon the board. Stock has been sold the past few because private pumping plants ed a supply of water for irril which the company failed miserable provide. No pumping plant was ed in the district until the co had failed to supply water to holders at critical times during summer in the southwestern part of the district. Had the reservoir constructed, so that water could been delivered to irrigators in t save their crops, these pumping had not been necessary and would have been built. A quarter million of dollars would thus been saved to these “ranchers.” Sherwood balks at an expenditure $27,000 for a reservoir which will ply more water during the irri season than all these pumping combined, and at far less cost. “Think this over, Mr. Stock (continues Mr. Sherwood) and mysterious things will become p This may be the extreme view matter; but the tendency is to RENT DEMAGOGUE Good changes momentarily stirring performances upon the peeze to the more spectaculair balancing himself upon the In his latest screed he realized account of his devi- upon the Yorba reservoir. Outting dancer poised upon this gifted gentleman trips the swaying wire, bal- on hand, while with eager shoulders look on in amazement. Mr. Sherwood the wire all right, with remblance of a fall—he is a performer for that. But ling—absolutely nothing—part of his record which his approval of the reser-formed irrigator looks on present, knowing all about it and impressed with the fact that false step on the part of the slack wire will pre- down to political death demagogues who have in- country since people first attention to irrigating There is little in Mr. Sherwood's performances that needs The one fact which stares him is that once this man, the reservoir as an un- few short years ago, re- with such favor that they change of attitude. This dismissal as engineer may has nothing to do with its reversal; certainly not, like a stockholder said bloody queer." The prismatic flash in this latest performance which well partially to dissect eyes: Construction of the reservoir were ditch to Anaheim the water, reduce their holdings of stock, and make us pay the freight." These statements are the most preposterously false and villainous ever uttered by this picturesque person. The utterance is demagogic and libelous upon the fair name of a people in every way superior to this grotesque slack-wire performer. When he comes back to the physical features of the reservoir he resumes his former side-splitting identity. He stands again revealed in his familiar role. He is again on the flying trapeze. He avows the following: "After a time a committee consisting of Mr. Zeyn and myself were authorized to have borings made. * * * The committee made about 20 borings and pits, the study of which reveals the condition of the dam-site quita perfectly. The important features are as follows: There is a stratum of course, clean sand and gravel as shown by the borings, from 12 to 15 feet thick, a few feet in elevation below the floor of the reservoir. This same stratum is now exposed in the ends of the puddle trench, 50 or 60 feet north of the borings, and I have followed it beyond the dam, as at present located, around in the side canyon to the east." Yet when Mr. Sherwood returned from his borings, in July, 1902, being then in the employ of the water company as engineer, his report upon the reservoir was quite different from what it is now. Listen—to what he said at that time!: "In general, we find that at an average depth of twenty-five feet below the surface, on the proposed dam line, there is a stratum of tough bluish yellow clay, about fourteen feet in thickness, underlaid with fine sand, which we did not penetrate more than two feet." And again: "Borings made in the bottom of the reservoir 400 and 800 feet north of the dam line, and at other places, would indicate that this stratum of clay is continuous and unbroken in this part of the reservoir site." Finnan Smoky DIC Perfect G Anal SOUVENIR POST les St, High School St. Boniface Catho ANAHEIM, CAL. New M The announce the opening of the Center Street, and beg to infi they will open with a finely s HANDSC Pattern Hats, Children's in a first-class millinery ests A cordial invitation is ex our stock and prices. the orchards watered by from the hands of the sheriff. act alone the north-siders under a debt of everlasting these "ranchers." Many n-siders have not forgotMr. Sherwood never heard reover they stand today to extend the helping neighbors, and they ask return, much less this rester to obtain water free of statement is just about as many others this man has false and absurd upon the in Anaheim and vicinity of water stock, entitling us ors upon the board. True, in sold the past few years, the pumping plants affordof water for irrigation company failed miserably to pumping plant was erecttrict until the company to supply water to stockcritical times during the the southwestern parts of Had the reservoir been so that water could have led to irrigators in time to ups, these pumping plants necessary and would not built. A quarter of a dollars would thus have to these "ranchers." Yet alks at an expenditure of reservoir which will supper during the irrigating all these pumping plants and at far less cost. is over, Mr. Stockholder (r. Sherwood) and some ings will become plainer. in the extreme view of the tendency is to get the wood, (continues the spectre) that you are such a monumental liar you would look the other way at sight of a truthful water proxy walking down the road. “If you were a menace to the company in 1902, when for good and sufficient reasons you favored building the reservoir, how much greater menace are you today, when, swinging upon the flying trapeze, you condem it?” Here Mr. Sherwood and the spectre walk off the stage arm in arm. Mr. Sherwood says in his artless Japanese way that the editor of this paper was “kicked out of the meetings” of the water board—how many times he does not reveal. The statement is true, in a figurative sense. We were excluded by resolution, because we were making it too hot for Sherwood in his attempt to hamper and destroy the irrigating interests in this vicinity. Yet we were offered stock by a dozen irrigators, to the end that we might be present at board meetings. We declined. Mr. Sherwood and his jelly-fish associates smelled too strong for us. But if we were kicked out of these meetings, how about Mr. Sherwood being kicked out of his position as engineer of the company? How about his being kicked out of the office of county surveyor twice, or at least prevented from getting within gunshot of that office by the votes of the intelligent people of the county? How about his being kicked out of the office of president of the water company? We don’t doubt Mr. Sherwood still stands up at his meals. “Whalebone” buggies are sold exclusively by Wm. F. Lutz Co., Santa Ana. There seems to be complication in the filling of the vacancy in the board of education caused by the nation of W. R. Carpenter. The people of Anaheim petitioned board of supervisors to appeal Walker from that district, matter of fact they already principal of their schools, Cordorf, on the board of education Prof. Brunton of Fullerton in the place. The school law requires one of the appointive members to the board of education in all where there are high schools certificate of the high school is said that none of the presidents of the board hold such course this appointee must such qualification. According to tion 4056 of the Political Counies of this character can only on petition signed by thirty electors. It might be well one in Orange to circulate a Always Reliable Closing-Out prices in all readywear departments for men, women and children. Allinery at cost and below. Wait for Further Advertisements FISHER & FALKENSTEIN ANAHEIM, CAL. Where Quality Counts nnan Haddie, Smoked Salmon and Herring AT DICKEL'S Perfect Control Heater for Good Service Anaheim Views VENIR POSTCARDS—Center St, Los Anget, High School, Grammar and Primary School. Boniface Catholic and Presbyterian churches. Jos. Helmsen New Millinery Store The Misses Hill the opening of their new millinery store in the Federman building, street, and beg to inform their friends and the purchasing public that open with a finely selected stock of HANDSOME MILLINERY the opening of their new millinery store in the Federman building, street, and beg to inform their friends and the purchasing public that open with a finely selected stock of HANDSOME MILLINERY From the Orange Post. seems to be complications over of the vacancy in the county education caused by the resignW. R. Carpenter. Some of of Anaheim petitioned the supervisors to appoint Prof. from that district, when as a fact they already have the of their schools, C. O. Walne board of education. Also inton of Fullerton is seeking The school law requires at of the appointive members of of education in all counties are high schools to hold a of the high school grade. It it none of the present memboard hold such certificate; this appointee must have ification. According to Secof the Political Code, vacancharacter can only be filled signed by thirty qualified It might be well for some range to circulate a petition for the appointment of one of our high school teachers so as to give the fourth supervisor district a representation on the board. FOR SALE A high-grade Rig, mare 5 years in March, sired by Wilkes; weighs 1100; dark bay; and can furnish pedigree. Also a high-grade Runabout, rubber tire, as good as new; and single harness. This mare is kind and gentle, afraid of nothing, and city broke. Will sell entire rig for $450; or would consider trade for one good work horse and double harness. J. H. GRACE, 2t Anaheim, Box 93, R.F.D. No. 2. Buick automobiles won first prize in the runabout class, costing $1250 and under, and first prize in the touring car class, costing $1000 and under, at the Riverside hill climb on Thanksgiving day. The Buick is "good anywhere, but best on hills." They are sold by Wm. F. Lutz Co., Santa Ana. Japanese are not excluded from our salesroom: they may buy one of those fine buggies of ours any old time. Wm. F. Lutz Co., Santa Ana.