anaheim-gazette 1907-04-11

Powdery Mildew of the Vine California is peculiarly fortunate in its freedom from most of the serious fungous vine diseases which add so much to the expense and uncertainty of grape growing in most countries. Perenospora, black rot, and anthracnose are here quite unknown. Of the four most serious fungous diseases which attack the above-ground portions of the vine, these three are the most to be feared as they are not only capable, if neglected, of destroying the whole crop of a vineyard, but require the utmost vigilance and much troublesome treatment with winter washes and summer sprays to hold them in check. Their absence makes quite unnecessary the swabbing of the dormant vines with sulphate of iron and the spraying of the growing vines with Bordeaux mixture which are adopted here by some vineyardists who have learned the practice in Europe or the eastern states where it is necessary. On the other hand, the remaining serious fungous disease—oidium—exists in all parts of California. From one point of view this is the most serious disease of the four, as, if uncontrolled, it is capable of spreading more universally through the vineyards and of absolutely destroying the crops in nearly all. From another point of view, it is the least to be feared, as it is possible to control it completely, at least in most parts of California. By much simpler and less expensive methods than are needed for the others men-turing growing regions. The due our climate is undoubtedly of our immunity to peanthraenose, and black while oidium requires less than these diseases for its ment, it spreads more rapidly is more difficult to control atmosphere than in a dry climate. At the same time oidium more harm, even in California is usually suspected, and in regions and certain seas totally destroy the crop andish the crops of following This is due in all probabilily any change in the fungous seasons, as has been suggest to the neglect of regular suction by the grape growers, who come careless after years of active immunity due to more general treatment for the c. While most grape growers in California sulphur their vines way, many of them do not in completely controlling the and are often doubtful of the treatment. Where phur does not give immune because it has not been at the right way or at the right Many growers who do keeping their vines free from do so at the expense of sulphur and labor than a sary. On all Sides Prosperity Business throughout the States for the first three r 1907 is greater in volume than same period last year. Hes perations and mercantile ag if uncontrolled, it is capable of spreading more universally through the vineyards and of absolutely destroying the crops in nearly all. From another point of view, it is the least to be feared, as it is possible to control it completely, at least in most parts of California. by much simpler and less expensive methods than are needed for the others mentioned. With the exception of anthraenose, which is a native of Europe, all these diseases originated on the wild vines of the eastern and central parts of the United States. A bulletin recently issued by the agricultural experiment station at Berkeley says that perenospora and black rot are comparatively recent introductions into Europe. The former was observed for the first time in 1878, the latter not until 1885. The oidium was first noted in Europe about 1845, when an English gardener named Tucker found it in grapeeries at Margate, near the mouth of the Thames. It was discovered two years later in the hot-houses of Paris and Belgium. From this time it spread rapidly until by 1851 it had reached every grape-growing country of Europe. The amount of injury done by the disease was enormous and increased every year, reaching its maximum in France about 1854. In this year it reduced the crop of grapes in France over 75 per cent, in many districts totally destroying the crop. After 1854 the grape growers of France commenced to learn how to control the disease. The use of sulphur for this purpose, discovered and perfected between 1850 and 1853, soon became general, and by 1855 the crop of grapes had reached its normal volume in France. In California the oidium has never produced such wide-spread and serious injury as indicated above. This arises principally from the dryness and heat of the atmosphere during On all Sides Prosperity Business throughout the States for the first three m. 1907 is greater in volume than same period last year. Hess porations and mercantile agents merchants and manufacturers business brings them in close with fall parts of the country that the whole trend of business increased volume and factories in every line are meet the demands of the jobb "Overproduction" is a cry been forgotten in the face of where the demand from all part country is ahead of production prices maintain this year that almost every line and there of money in the hands of the meet the advances. "People don't care what they want the best and they ing to pay for it," said a man head of a great wholesale bus summing up the situation. England's First Direct The first direct tax that was in England was borne by the reign of Ethelred the Uni D. 991. It was called so that could be raised wherewith to peace from the Danes, who period were overrunning English tax defeated its own object much as it incited the Danes, knew that they would be bought any cost, to fresh depredation resulted in the receipt, as b 134,000 pounds of silver. The levying of the tax was over, open to great abuse, for no man was liable for more annual payment of twelvepence hide of land, wherever most known to exist it was deman the king's officers, and ability once was regarded as ability again. Thus were many ever richest landowners reduced to This tax was abolished by the Confessor, but revived by I., and formed part of the ree the crown till suppressed by A. D. 1136. sulphur for this purpose, discovered and perfected between 1850 and 1853, soon became general, and by 1855 the crop of grapes had reached its normal volume in France. In California the oidium has never produced such wide-spread and serious injury as indicated above. This arises principally from the dryness and heat of the atmosphere during the summer in most of our grape- Consumption is less deadly than it used to be. Certain relief and usually complete recovery will result from the following treatment: Hope, rest, fresh air, and—Scott's Emulsion. ALL DRUGGISTS; 50c. AND $1.00. Going to Move We are going to move our stock to the new store Center and Claudina street, where our building is now course of erection. We will commence now to sell all crockery and ware at 10 per cent. Discount from Regular Price A. NAGEL ROOSEVELT RESCUES FORESTS Feast of Plunder Spread for Speculators by Congress in Last Session—People Robbed By GUY E. MITCHELL, Secretary National Irrigation Association. The session of congress just adjourned seems to have outdone itself in enacting inimical legislation or in refusing to enact needed legislation along forestry and irrigation lines. It stands forth as a shining example of the greatest legislative body of the greatest nation on earth—a Two Billion Dollar Congress—going into all sorts of expenditures upon a gigantic scale—note, for instance, increasing the salaries of its own members from $5000 to $7500 a year—and yet either ignorantly or criminally—call it ignorantly—failing to protect the fast disappearing natural resources of the nation over whose destinies it presides. If the people do not rise up and call it cursed, it will be only because of the magnitude of the results of its misdemeanors. The president had a clear-cut, well defined plan of the things which it was absolutely necessary that congress should do to protect and conserve the internal resources, the national assets which still remain. He sent several special messages to congress with strong recommendations covering these points, backed up by facts and documentary evidence, carefully collected and prepared by the officials of his administration. Every such effort made by the their vines free from oidium in the expense of far more and labor than are necestial for the first three months of water in volume than for the good last year. Heads of cormand mercantile agencies and manufacturers, whose brings them in close touch parts of the country, declare whole trend of business is to reased volume and activity. Is in every line are unable to demands of the jobbing trade. Production" is a cry that has written in the face of conditions demand from all parts of the ahead of production. Better contain this year than last in every line and there is plenty on the hands of the people to advances. Don't care what things cost. The best and they are willfor it," said a man at the great wholesale business, in up the situation. And's First Direct Tax. Direct tax that was imposed was borne by the people in of Ethelred the Unready, A. It was called so that money raised wherewith to purchase in the Danes, who at that time overrunning England, but defeated its own object, inasincited the Danes, who well they would be bought off at to fresh depredations, which in the receipt, as bribes, of bonds of silver. ing of the tax was, moreto great abuse, for, although as liable for more than one payment of twelvepence per and, wherever money was exist it was demanded by officers, and ability to pay regarded as ability to pay us were many even of the Downers reduced to poverty. Was abolished by Edward Sor, but revived by William med part of the revenue of still suppressed by Stephen, defined plan of the things which it was absolutely necessary that congress should do to protect and conserve the internal resources, the national assets which still remain. He sent several special messages to congress with strong recommendations covering these points, backed up by facts and documentary evidence, carefully collected and prepared by the officials of his administration. Every such effort made by the executive was absolutely and completely disregarded and ignored by congress. One was a special message urging the necessity for the control of the western public lands which are underlain by coal deposits, to the end that they should not become private monopolies. Surely this, in view of the terrible coal famines which have resulted from the eastern monopoly of this necessity, was a subject of sufficiently vital importance to warrant prompt consideration by congress. In an effort to co-operate with the legislative branch, the president temporarily withdrew large tracts of public coal lands in the west, but congress adjourned without action and the lands will undoubtedly have to be restored to entry and thus relinquished to private greed to the great detriment of the people. Can anyone come forward with a sufficient excuse for such wanton negligence? Another special message recommended that the control of the vast areas of the western grazing lands, whence come the nation's supply of beef and mutton, be vested in the government, with suitable provision for the issuance of grazing permits for the protection of both large and small stockmen and to prevent the overgrazing and destruction of the range. Congress took no notice of this. Still another special message to congress dealt with the necessity for the entire revision of the public land-acquiring laws, calling attention to the frauds which are constantly being practiced under the timber and stone law, the desert land law and the commutation clause of the homestead law under which millions of acres of the best agricultural lands and millions of acres of the finest timber lands in the world have been fraudulently acquired the Colorado river delta as of being irredeemably lost government irrigation dam upon which about a million been spent. Owing to the speculators manipulation irrigation corporation, with the great Colorado river flimsy wooden construction gates and works, the river broke over its accustomed began the flooding of the sink, a vast ancient sea, level. The Southern Pacific attempted the repair of that was making such indifference and such vast interests wized, including the destroy government dam at Laguna president, in the middle of asked congress to approve million dollars. A portion to used to reimburse the Specific company for work paid it after the last break, in the closure of the same. It was to be used for strength and such other work as necessary to protect the river overflow during the coming son. A failure to maintain would eventually result in destruction of the Laguna—a 90,000 acre proposition—the whole Imperial valley. Passed the bill, but its re-sung in the house. Apparent to recognize their desperation there was strong opposition certain interests in the Imperson who thought they forsaw government reclamation project developed there, forcing them divide their large land also invalidating a larger desert land entries, many or of doubtful title. Another suggestion which might well have heeded, by anything for protecting property, was that the power of western streams placed under some sort of government control. Russo out of the Sierra Nevada are many strong rivers great power, all of which canmitted electrically for long routes without change. Still another special message to congress dealt with the necessity for the entire revision of the public land-acquiring laws, calling attention to the frauds which are constantly being practiced under the timber and stone law, the desert land law and the commutation clause of the homestead law under which millions of acres of the best agricultural lands and millions of acres of the finest timber lands in the world have been fraudulently acquired by land and lumber monopolies and hundreds of millions of dollars lost to the nation. Congress took no notice of this. Already the forest service is administering over 100,000,000 acres of timber lands and is beginning to sell matured timber in such a manner as to improve rather than destroy the forests, and the income from this amounted this year to about a million dollars. The friends of national forestry have assumed that this income should go into a forest fund to be used in further administering this great national asset—protecting it from fire and preventing depredations, and possibly, when the fund should have become sufficiently large, to acquire additional forest lands for the protection of watersheds which furnish water for irrigation and power. Congress, however, in its great economy in such matters, enacted a provision depriving the forest service of its earnings and requiring them to be paid into the general treasury, to be reappropriated some day, in some part, if congress in its wisdom sees fit. Through the failure of congress to act on another message from the White House, the great body of rich lands of of doubtful title. Another suggestion which might well have heeded, but anything for protecting the property, was that the power of western streams placed under some sort of government control. Russia out of the Sierra Nevada are many strong rivers with great power, all of which can bemitted electrically for long. With one or two exceptions contained in these streams filed upon by three or four corporations which will thus be it. Under the law all that is to acquire a power right would dollars is the filing of a school boy might prepare great asset of the people is given not only this, but the right power can be held irrevocably grantee, even though he may but a small fraction of it. Most flagrant schemes relate power rights on the Tuolumne in California, which a company now endeavoring to acquire and thus be in a position to rent government power for the pumping water for the irrigation of the San Joaquin valley. A stranger looking at the congress is exercising over the property yet remaining, no good reason conclude that the body was in truth degenerates and grafters. It difficult to dispel the illusion. As a crowning measure of forest legislation, the senate in the agricultural appropriation house of course provision prohibiting the Just Received The Latest Styles in Spring & Summer Suits White and Fancy Vests, Nobby Neckties and Negligee Shirts. Yungbluth & Kroeger 127 Center St. Phones Home 1044 Main 294 The Way to the East Via New Orleans and the Sunset Route Through the historic South, via San Francisco and the OGDEN ROUTE Over the Sierra Nevada Mountains— Across Great Salt Lake. Via PORTLAND and the SHASTA ROUTE—up the Sacramento ey and over the beautiful Siskiyou mountains. Tourist excursions every day from Los Angeles, via the various es without change to principal eastern cities. Inquire of K. PICKERING, Agent, Southern Pacific, Anaheim, Cal. Colorado river delta are in danger of irredeemably lost and also the current irrigation dam at Laguna, which about a million dollars has spent. Owing to the tampering, regulators manipulating a private corporation, with the flow of great Colorado river, and their wooden construction of head-and-works, the river last year over its accustomed bounds and the flooding of the great Salton vast ancient sea, below ocean. The Southern Pacific company used the repair of the break, but taking such indifferent progress with vast interests were jeopardizing the destruction of the current dam at Laguna, that the extent, in the middle of the session, congress to appropriate two dollars. A portion of this was to reimburse the Southern Pany for work performed by the last break, in perfecting cure of the same. The balance be used for strengthening levees on other work as might be needed to protect the river from further damage during the coming flood seafailure to maintain this closure eventually result in the entire nation of the Laguna dam project 100 acre proposition, as well as able Imperial valley. The senate bill, but its requiem was in the house. Apparently falling intoize their desperate position, was strong opposition from interests in the Imperial valley bought they forsaw that a government reclamation project would be made there, forcing them to subdue their large holdings, and validating a large number of land entries, many of which are useful title. Other suggestion which congress well have heeded, had it cared for protecting the nation's way, was that the vast water of western streams should be under some sort of adequate control. Rushing down the Sierra Nevada mountains any strong rivers developing lower, all of which can be trans-electrically for long distances. from reserving any additional forest lands. These forest reservations amounted, on March 1st, to 130,000,000 acres, all of them having been created by executive order. Trust congress for never having done anything to prevent timber spoilage. Western senators and representatives have chafed not a little at these reservations of the public forest lands and the elimination from speculative acquirement of the best portion of America's timbered region. CEDAR FOR LEAD PENCILS The lead pencil is one of the most common articles in everyday use, and nearly 320,000,000 pencils are manufactured in this country every year. To manufacture these millions of pencils there are required 110,000 tons, or 7,300,000 cubic feet, of wood, so that each day in the year 300 tons, or 20,000 cubic feet, of wood are used for pencils. Since practically all the wood is red cedar, and since the pencil industry is steadily growing, the supply of red cedar is greatly depleted; yet no substitute has been found for it. Leaving out of consideration the imported pencils, the average educated American over 10 years of age uses six pencils of home manufacture each year. Ten years ago he used less than five. Red cedar has a soft, straight grain, and when grown under best conditions is very free from defects. Because of its peculiar qualities no equally good substitute has been found, and it is doubtful if any other wood-using industry is so dependent upon a single species as the pencil industry is dependent upon red cedar. In fact, red cedar suitable for pencil manufacture is the only wood the price of which is quoted by the pound. tiful title. other suggestion which congress well have heeded, had it cared for protecting the nation's way, was that the vast water of western streams should be under some sort of adequate control. Rushing down the Sierra Nevada mountains by strong rivers developing power, all of which can be trans- electrically for long distances. One or two exceptions the power and in these streams has been taken by three or four giant corns which will thus monopolize the law all that is necessary are a power right worth a mill- lars is the filing of a paper which boy might prepare, and this set of the people is given away. Only this, but the right to this can be held irrevocably by the even though he may utilize full fraction of it. One of the grant schemes relates to the rights on the Tuolumne river California, which a corporation is favoring to acquire for nothing be in a position to resell to the present power for the purpose of water for the irrigation of Joaquin valley. A longer looking at the care which is exercising over the people's yet remaining, might with reason conclude that the majority body was in truth composed of states and grafters. It would be no dispel the illusion. Downing measure of infamy in legislation, the senate inserted agricultural appropriation bill, one of course concurring, a prohibiting the executive Because of its peculiar qualities no equally good substitute has been found, and it is doubtful if any other wood–using industry is so dependent upon a single species as the pencil industry is dependent upon red cedar. In fact, red cedar suitable for pencil manufacture is the only wood the price of which is quoted by the pound. Strange as it may seem, no steps have been heretofore been taken to provide for a future supply of red cedar. This has been largely due to a lack of information on the rate of growth and the habits of the tree, and to the widespread belief that second-growth red cedar never reaches merchantable size. In accordance with its policy toward the conservation and economic use of commercial woods, the Forest Service has made a careful study of red cedar and has come to the conclusion that it can profitably be grown in regions of its development. Several changes are recommended in present forest management in order to secure the desired growth. In the southern forest the cedar will have to be given a better chance instead of being considered, as now, a negligible quantity in its younger stages, and many of the forest-grown trees which are now cut for fence posts can profitably be left to attain their full development and thus become available for pencil wood. 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