anaheim-gazette 1907-11-07

CONDITION OF PUBLIC ROADS In Better Shape Now Than at Any Time Since Organization of Orange County Occasionally one hears the remark that a Los Angeles automobile club has placed a ban on Orange county "on account of its bad roads." In the next breath one is satiated with the glamors of a bond issue to pave county roads in order to let these out-of-town nabobs speed blithesomely over them, while the farmer with a load of hay must drive off the paved way in order to let the other fellow pass. "I believe in good roads," said a well-known Northsider in town the other day; "and while we have some poor stretches of roadway, yet thoroughfares are in better condition today than at any time since the organization of the county. These automobile fellows are talking through their hats. The supervisor of this road district gets $3000 annually, which must be used for grading, oiling, sprinkling, lumber for repair of bridges and so on. Fullerton gets as much and La Habra $500. "Now I say Mr. Linebarger has done remarkably well with our roads with this small sum at his disposal. Take a single instance in point: A new road was recently opened through the new tracts northeast of town. This road will cost $1000, and I doubt if the taxpayers using it pay in road taxes to exceed $300. There is thus $700 to be taken out of the remaining funds in the district. What is the result? Other portions of the district are short in their road money." There has been no diminution in ability of Japanese labor agents, Finnish laborers to the western north and the Californians are asking this limitless supply comes to report that many Japan have enlisted to pass from Mexico and vice versa three confines of the United States never reached their destination. California congressmen are to lay this situation before this winter, and request for legislation. It is fully expected their insistent demand will be met by the fact that the fleet will be in the Pacific at... this small sum at his disposal. Take a single instance in point: A new road was recently opened through the new tracts northeast of town. This road will cost $1000, and I doubt if the taxpayers using it pay in road taxes to exceed $300. There is thus $700 to be taken out of the remaining funds in the district. What is the result? Other portions of the district are short in their road money. "I am not saying this road should not be built: I believe it ought to be built. It accommodates a growing section of our county. But the remedy I would point out is here: Let the assessor increase values in this newly opened section, as well as in others where values are too light, and we shall have better results. A few years ago these lands could be bought at $10 per acre. You couldn't sell them at that figure. Now they are worth up in the hundreds. It shows how the county is growing. Five years ago you couldn't give this land away; now it is yielding fine returns in sweet potatoes and other products. "This land has not been raised in valuation by the assessor. It should at least be raised enough to pay for this new road. "A howl went up because the Olive mill wagon broke through the sandwash bridge. But this wagon crashes through a bridge every once in so often. It went through a bridge at Talbert last year. It is the heaviest wagon in the county and when loaded weighs many tons. That it should have gone through a portion of the sandwash bridge is nothing to get excited about. The break has been repaired and the road is in better condition than it was ever before. "Of course, something will have to be done with roads all over the county in a year or two. There is not money enough in the several road districts to do this work, and the only thing I see is bonds. The newspaper man fell in a faint. "I don't mean bonds for a sixteen-foot paved roadway," he continued when the reporter revived, "but for a macadamized road its entire width. And roads in this part of the county given a fair show. Let us pave roads for our own uses, not necessarily for those automobile fellows. Let's have a heart-to-heart talk with these Santa Philadelphia streets the town came twisted on the shaft and car was thrust against the curb off a portion of the rubber cover wheel and breaking one of the No injury was sustained by party, and the auto was taken garage for repairs. Map of California The first demand of the hour on his arrival in California, writing for information about state, preparatory to moving for a map which will enable him bearings. Similarly the white Californian can scarcely pick morning paper and read of the ties of the various sections of the without wishing to refer to a meet these many requirements furnish an authoritative reference California Promotion Commently published a physical-count map of California, and sinceance, there has been a very mand from all parts of the state from the outside, for the public Two hundred copies have been issued to the schools of San Francisco for use in the classrooms. Which is sold at ten cents a framed, and a dollar, net, twenty-two by twenty-nine in size and is in three colors. Railroad lines are shown and their lines are drawn. But the mostinent features of the maps tables, showing the chief counties of all the important rural, agricultural and mineral products. This enables a man who interested in a few particular to learn just in what district staples have been most largely most successfully cultivated, tables also give a comprehensive of the varied resources presents. Up to date estimates of popu counties, county seats and cities and towns are also included part of the statistics and are adjuncts to the other informative conjunction with the California annual, which sells for ten cent comprehensive idea of California claims to preeminence may be The Annual contains articles tory, topography, climate, soil ion, horticulture, agriculture ture. live stock, mining, forest ufacture commerce, finance, ed The newspaper man fell in a faint. "I don't mean bonds for a sixteen-foot paved roadway," he continued when the reporter revived, "but for a macadamized road its entire width. And roads in this part of the county given a fair show. Let us pave roads for our own uses, not necessarily for those automobile fellows. Let's have a heart-to-heart talk with these Santa Ana men you've been jumping on. I don't think they're half as bad as you try to make them out to be. Let us drop this paved-roads agitation for a year, or say two years, until the legislature can amend the present 16-foot law and make it the width of the road. Then let us take this thing up again and push it. We can carry it, for something has got to be done. There is not money enough in the road funds to do the work properly now, and we will have to raise more money some how." "Mr. Linebarger has done and is doing good work. Give him credit for what he is doing. He is giving us the best roads we ever had." Japs to be Excluded California is preparing to insist upon complete exclusion for Japanese at the coming session of congress. This information leaked out in Washington this week when it was stated that Secretary Straus took up the Japanese question at the last cabinet meeting and explained that the Japanese were slipping into the United States via Canada and Mexico, despite the new immigration law. Word has reached Washington that counties, county seats and cities and towns are also involved part of the statistics and are adjuncts to the other information conjunction with the California manual, which sells for ten cents comprehensive idea of claims to preeminence may be The Annual contains articles tory, topography, climate, soil tion, horticulture, agriculture ture. live stock, mining, forest ufacture, commerce, finance, e city, suburban and outdoor life resorts, weather bureau record page of statistics. Col. Finley's Map Santa Ana Bulletin. The esteemed Anaheim Gazette continues to use as an argument road bonds the little map made Finley. The Gazette's point this line would be very well taken for the fact, which the Gazette that the map has not, and not expected to have, any more the probable location of the ro would an edict from the late of Korea. County Seat Fight Imperial, Nov. 1.—At a con of citizens of Imperial last night was decided that the election by El Centro was declared county seat was illegal and enjoin the county officials will gun. Imperial citizens en detectives who declare tha frauds in the election have been earthed. Fraudulent votes brought from Los Angeles attorneys are employed. been no diminution in the Japanese labor agents to furthers to the western railroads, Californians are asking where excess supply comes from. It is that many Japanese who need to pass from Canada to and vice versa through the United States have issued their destinations. A congressmen are expected in this situation before congress arr, and request for further action. It is fully expected that urgent demand will be aug- the fact that the battleship is in the Pacific at the time. Auto Accident Spake while driving in his town with a party of ladies afternoon sustained an accident machine which brought it. As he was reducing the rounding a corner, the to a standstill, and when he so start it again the crank passing automobilist lent his arm an endeavor to start the which however refused to place selected for its detention gentleman brought word in Smith of the Weisel & Sandridge, and Mr. Smith repaired the scene. He brought the car and later returned and the disabled car. While the corner at Center and Via streets the towline be- led on the shaft and the rear must against the curb, tearing off of the rubber covering the breaking one of the springs. Was sustained by either the auto was taken to the repairs. Map of California Demand of the homeseeker rival in California, or when... Map of California demand of the homeeeker festival in California, or when information about the laboratory to moving west, is which will enable him to get his pass. Similarly the wideawake can scarcely pick up his paper and read of the activivarious sections of the state, being to refer to a map. To many requirements, and to authoritative reference, The Promotion Committee re-issued a physical-commercial California, and since its issuance has been a very large deal all parts of the state and outside, for the publication. Copies have been furnished schools of San Francisco the classrooms. The map, sold at ten cents a copy undated a dollar, net, framed, is by twenty-nine inches in three colors. All the trees are shown and the coun-crowned. But the most proctures of the map are thewing the chief producing all the important horticultural and mineral producibles a man who may be on a few particular products not in what districts these have been most largely andressfully cultivated, and the give a comprehensive idea related resources California The estimates of population of county seats and principal towns are also included as statistics and are valuable other information. The with the California An-s sells for ten cents, a most active idea of California's reeminence may be gained. It contains articles on histrory, climate, soil, irrigation, agriculture, viticulock, mining, forestry. man-merce, finance, education. eleven million dollars to New York was concerned, he informed her no such amount had been shipped out of town, and that the plan of issuing clearing-house certificates was put in operation by western banks to save their stock of gold from being unduly drawn upon and sent out of the state, or boarded, and thus removed from circulation. He pointed out that a depositor was being paid money at another window, and that there was enough money on hand to satisfy every need. At the First National and American Savings bank business proceeded smoothly, and there was no excitement. Vice President Hartung of the First National, President Thomas of the German-American and Cashier Phelps of the American Savings bank state their respective institutions are in strong financial condition, with plenty of money for everybody. Gov. Gillett was in conference with leading San Francisco bankers this week, and authorizes the following statement: "The governor states he had met with the clearinghouse board, the president of the State Bankers' association and representatives of some of the savings banks of San Francisco and discussed fully with them the financial conditions existing in the country today, and particularly in California. "That it was the unanimous opinion of all that it was necessary in order to protect the financial, commercial and industrial interests of the state that legal holidays should be declared from day to day for a short time longer, until matters in the East reached a normal condition. "Large balances are due the West from the East, which the bankers there are willing to liquidate with clearinghouse receipts, because of the scarcity of money; but with large sums arriving from Europe and from other sources, this condition will soon be removed, and the balances due California will be paid in coin, which will relieve the stringency of the money market here and restore normal conditions once more. "The state was never in a more prosperous condition than at present, and there is no cause for alarm. If our people will only have a little patience the unusual and unexpected conditions ex- County Seat Fight Nov. 1. At a conference of Imperial last night, it was declared the new law was illegal and a suit to county officials will be beneficial citizens employed who declare that large the election have been unfeudulent voters were from Los Angeles. Arizona are employed. "UP TO THE MARK" is what the town wants when it comes to the food question. It's of highest importance that you have confidence in THE MEAT YOU BUY The town over will verify our claim for "best of meats." There isn't a claim for superiority made by us that isn't substantiated. Get your roasts, steaks and stews here and you'll always be satisfied. CITY MARKET, Chris Gelderman, Prop. Odd Fellows' Bldg. Center St. Sunset 201 NOTICE TO Gas Consumers Please withhold all gas contracts until you are called upon by an agent of the HOME GAS COMPANY who will explain particulars. 60¢ Skogee, Oklahoma and return November 13 and 14, 1907 Amount of Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress. Return December 10, 1907, Stopover Going and Coming. Santa Fe agent in California will give you complete information and the tickets. You can travel on the famous California Limited, and at the Grand Canyon en route. JNO. J. BYRNE, A. P. T. M., A., T. & S. F. RY. CO., Los Angeles. A LAZY MAN'S LAND Success Showing the Success of Intensified Cultivation in Various Parts of State A man desires to go into farm-land small scale who has but little He cannot make the outlay at it. Such a man need not be deform entering upon the business California, for there are numerous farms where men here have success much smaller tracts than acres, and with a very scant indeed. In the Sacramento Samuel Cleek and his wife have living from a one-acre patch of since 1877. When Cleek went all the country was given over to farming of wheat. Cleek had meatal, He obtained an acre in a field of a big wheat field, near a plotted townsite. He built a cabin of one room and put up a well, then started to raise vegetation poultry. He had great faith nature development of the countryside as time went by he planted and fruits in many varieties. Cultivated his one acre to its extent on the intensified and seed plan. Every foot on the farm was utilized, as will be seen following inventory of what the contains: Cottage and porches, feet; barn and corral, including houses, 75 by 75 feet; two tall towers, 16 by 16 feet each; 46 by 94 feet; blackberries, 16 feet; strawberries, 60 by 90 bushes nursery, 90 by 98 feet (in there are usually 400 budded oranges); a row of dewberries along fence, 100 by 2 feet; 4 apricot trees, trees, 2 peach trees, 6 fig trees, trees, 7 eucalyptus trees, 30 owner of the place failed in the requisites which could have made the place a success. The new owner has started with a good place, and has made a living and laid by a good sum each year on the same place where the other man ran into debt. An instance of this occurred recently in one of the foothill valleys. A man purchased forty acres of land lying partly on the hill and partly on bottom. A stream ran through the bottom land, and on the hill were two fine springs. He built a house of nine rooms at the foot of the hill, piped and plumbed, with water from one of the springs. The outbuildings were good and substantial, and the place was put in good order, the improvements alone costing $2500. But the owner, while a good man as men generally run, wanted to live without working very hard, and he put his bottom land in five acres of alfalfa and sixteen acres of rye grass for pasture. His hill land was left in timber with the exception of about one acre in orchard and vineyard of table grapes. He kept two cows, a few chickens and turkeys, half a dozen Angora goats, and sat down to wait for a living income to grow. It did not grow to any appreciable extent, and debt began to accumulate. The place changed hands, the new owner paying $3500 cash for it. He expended $1000 more in changing conditions, and put $500 in cows and chickens, making the place stand him $5000. He then had ten good grade cows, valued at forty dollars each, one hundred young laying hens, ten turkey hens and two gobblers, four horses, ten hogs. He increased his alfalfa patch to eight acres and put thirteen acres into berries, fruits, and vegetables. This took in the twenty-one acres of bottom land. On the nineteen acres of hill land he increased his orchard to five acres and his vineyard to five acres. His house grounds, with the stable, corrals, and poultry yards, covered three acres more leaving six acres on the hill sur- contains: Cottage and porches, feet; barn and corral, includkken houses, 75 by 75 feet; two towers, 16 by 16 feet each; 46 by 94 feet; blackberries, 16 feet; strawberries, 60 by 90 rus nursery, 90 by 98 feet (in there are usually 400 budded orces); a row of dewberries along side, 100 by 2 feet; 4 apricot trees, trees, 2 peach trees, 6 fig trees, trees, 7 eucalyptus trees, 30 roses, 20 assorted geraniums, on trees, seven years old; a lime from which were sold within one dozen limes, 4 bearing breadtees, 8 bearing orange trees, 5 manatee trees, 6 beds of violets feet each, patch bamboo, bed prune trees. 6 cypress trees, of bees, 4 huge grapevines, 1 seed bed, besides honeyand many rare shrubs. On this Cleek and his wife lived and some money. It is remembered that land worth $1000 an acre is being used and gives good interest on amount of money, it will be seen all acreages can be utilized to advantage if properly cared for. It must be remembered that depends upon the man than the ground. California is not a man's country. The instances of results enumerated above would be been possible had not the man intelligently, persistently, and best advantage all the time. There frequent instances in Callihere a man has been fortunate to acquire a piece of ground improvements at a cost which a bargain because the original young laying hens, ten turkey hens and two gobblers, four horses, ten hogs. He increased his alfalfa patch to eight acres and put thirteen acres into berries, fruits, and vegetables. This took in the twenty-one acres of bottom land. On the nineteen acres of hill land he increased his orchard to five acres and his vineyard to five acres. His house grounds, with the stable, corrals, and poultry yards, covered three acres more, leaving six acres on the hill surrounding the spring in timber, from which he got all his firewood. The forty-acre place which ran one man into debt, brought the new owner, who worked with his brains and hands over $3000 a year, and it was not an exceptional year either. The Boston Nomenclature Robert Edeson of "Classmates" remarked that a spade isn't always a spade in Boston, and illustrated it with this: It was a quick-lunch restaurant. "Coffee an' sinkers," said the stranger to the waiter. "Beg pardon, sir," said the latter, but I fail to grasp the intricacies of your nomenclature." "You know what coffee is?" "Yes, sir." "Well, sinkers are doughnuts." The waiter smiled frostily. "Beg pardon, sir," he said, "but in this establishment we always allude to them as submarines."