anaheim-gazette 1909-01-21

TO COUNT NATION'S GAME BAG SPORTSMEN AID AUDUBON WORKERS TO CHECK MARKET HUNTERS Census of Dying Races of Game, Only Hope of Future Sport—State Laws May Help—Extinction of Birds a Menace [Correspondence of the Gazette] New York, Jan. 15.—To measure the contents of Uncle Sam's game bag during the new year is the object of a concerted effort in which sportsmen from every section of the country are joining the National association of Audubon Societies in this city. Detailed records of each day's shoot are to be secured from every true sportsman and required by law of every one else, it is proposed, in all states where the Audubon and sporting interests will urge the crying need of legislation to this effect. Unless the annual inroads upon the rapidly decreasing game of America are thus determined, the leaders of the new movement declared, shooting as a healthy recreation will soon be killed in almost every region of the continent. That the health, crops and woods, as well as the sport, of many extensive localities are today seriously menaced by the extinction of game birds will be demonstrated by the latest results of the scientific investigations of government authorities at Washington. Water fowl and shore birds will be shown in their natural capacity of destroying the anopheles mosquito as well as many other recognized distributors of deadly germs. Gulls and many other varieties of sea and inland water birds will be proven by ornithological experts to be wholesale destroyers of grasshoppers and a multitude of the insects which cause an annual crop and forest loss of nearly a billion dollars, or more than the entire national debt as recently announced, according to the most recent calculations of the government bureau of LOS ALAMITOS As the result of the recent storm with a recorded rainfall of 13-4 inches, all kinds of crops as well as the pastures are responding to warmth and moisture. The weather has been particularly favorable for sprouting beet seed and those plants early are getting exceptionally good stands. At the Los Alamitos sugar factory the secondary process still continues which will result in producing other million pounds of white sugar from the molasses residue from the beet run. H. J. Small has moved his family here from Oconto, Wisconsin, and being introduced to beet growers at Field Superintendent J. L. Elam, his assistant. All the beet ground on Montana land company ranch has been planted and several hundred acres seeded to beets. Much winter irrigation has been done on the Bixby land company ranch, 1700 acres of which will be beets this year. On the I. W. Hellman ranch led to F. H. Bixby, tenants are putting in 460 acres of new beet land. At Buena Park on the McComb and Allan ranches work is proceeding satisfactorily, considerable bee acreage already being up and growing vigorously. It has been found impossible load sugar beet pulp fast enough supply the orders for shipment to dairies, some as far away as Reeds lands, at the popular price of $1 per ton from factory silo. GARDEN GROVE The first county Y.M.C.A. building birds will be shown in their natural capacity of destroying the anopheles mosquito as well as many other recognized distributors of deadly germs. Gulls and many other varieties of sea and inland water birds will be proven by ornithological experts to be wholesale destroyers of grasshoppers and a multitude of the insects which cause an annual crop and forest loss of nearly a billion dollars, or more than the entire national debt as recently announced, according to the most recent calculations of the government bureau of entomology. The case of Salt Lake City, whose people have erected a monument to the gulls that saved all their crops from destruction by an insect plague will also be cited. In every one of the forty-four state legislatures which are beginning to convene for the new year special efforts to obtain legal provision for this game census are being planned among organized sportsmen and Audubon workers. Where a hunter's license law is already in force the addition of a law to enforce the recording of all game birds and animals shot will be urged. It is proposed, in order to protect the true sportsman and to detect market hunters, to punish failure to report the season's shoot by a forfeiture of license and false returns by proceeding against perjury. Special blank for the purpose are being prepared as an attachment to all hunters' license cards. When the purpose and necessity of this widespread checking up of the nation's game bag is realized by the people at large, the labor of compiling the records of the individual prowess of millions of hunters will be begun. In this gigantic task the officers of the national association of Audubon societies have been promised the hearty assistance of the director of the national conservation commission, a co-ordinate branch of which their organization has become by the special invitation of the authorities at Washington. This conservation movement they will forward as one of their principal activities for the new year, together with their regular work of education, bird care on reservations and legislative campaigning for general bird protection. RELIEF TO IRRIGATIONISTS Washington, Jan. 18.—The fact that irrigation works have generally proved to be more expensive than estimated, with the attendant increase in burden of annual payment required of entrymen under the act of July 17, 1902, has caused Senator McCumber ing vigorously. It has been found impossible load sugar beet pulp fast enough supply the orders for shipment dairies, some as far away as Reilands, at the popular price of $1 per ton from factory silo. GARDEN GROVE The first county Y.M.C.A. building west of the rockies is to be located at Garden Grove. The site is secured and one-half of the money subscribed. Assistant County Secretar Sloan, together with the Garden Grove Y.M.C.A. executive committee and the Garden Grove business men and others have been working this week on plans for a permanent Y.M.C.A. building with success. After closing a series of meetings held by the Y.M.C.A. Student Volunteer band with magnificent results it was decided by the executive committee and others to go ahead with this good work and by Thursday noon the committee had secured a location from R. J. Blee & Co. of a site, 812 135 feet fronting on Ocean avenue 330 feet east of the postoffice and the center of town. Subscription lists are in the hands of six of the members and the report comes in after a half day's canvas that one half of the money had been subscribed. The committee reports that the people are enthusiastic and by March 1st the building will be completed. James Fulsom will be the overseer of the building and the committee requests that the people be ready when the collectors come around for subscriptions and get in on the last half. About $200 has been subscribed by people not living in Garden Grove. Anyone wishing to send a subscription, large or small, to this good work can send it to the local treasurer R. Beardsley, Santa Ana, R.F.D., No. 2, or to the secretary, H. Kenah, Garden Grove. The building is to be commenced next week. Rev. E. L. Miller's subject at the Methodist church to young men on Sunday evening will be, "Quit Your Bad Habits." Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treatment by the agreeable, aromatic Ely's Cream Balm. It is received through the nostrils and cleanses and heals the whole surface over which it diffuses itself. Druggists sell the 50c. size. Test it and you are sure to continue the treatment till relieved. Announcement. RELIEF TO IRRIGATIONISTS Washington, Jan. 18.—The fact that irrigation works have generally proved to be more expensive than estimated, with the attendant increase in burden of annual payment required of entrymen under the act of July 17, 1902, has caused Senator McCumber of North Dakota to introduce a bill providing that such payments shall be made in twenty instead of ten annual installments. In North Dakota the installments required under the present law are as high as $4.60 per acre, so that an entryman with forty acres is obliged to pay about $200 annually, while as a rule, he does not obtain irrigation for more than half of his land. When the irrigation works were projected it was not supposed the charge would be so great, and it was expected the result would be to give ample water for all the land involved in the project. North and South Dakota, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Montana and Utah are all affected by the proposed legislation which is now before the senate committee on irrigation and reclamation of arid lands for consideration. Theo. Ford, grower of Ford's soft shell walnut trees, 2½ miles west of Orange, Anaheim road. Orange, Cal. Sunset phone 494. P.O. address, R. F. D. No. 2. jan21tf The Misses Gade will give a social dance at Odd Fellows' hall on Friday evening. Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treatment by the agreeable, aromatic Ely's Cream Balm. It is received through the nostrils and cleanses and heals the whole surface over which it diffuses itself. Druggists sell the 50c. size. Test it and you are sure to continue the treatment till relieved. Announcement. To accommodate those who are partial to the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for catarrhal troubles, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in liquid form, which will be known as Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or by mail. The liquid form embodies the medicinal properties of the solid preparation. I Heard a Soldier I heard a soldier sing some trifle Out in the sun-dried veldt alone; He lay and cleaned his grimy rifle Idly, behind a stone. "If after death, love, comes a waking, And in their camp so dark and still The men of dust hear bugles, breaking Their halt upon the hill— "To me the soft and silver pealing That then the last high trumpet pours Shall softer than the dawn come stealing For, with its call, comes yours." What grief of love had he to stifle, Basking so idly by his stone— That grimy soldier with his rifle, Out in the veldt alone? —Herbert French LUMBER, CEMENT, BRICK ARDEN PLASTER MILL WORK Beveled Well Curbing C. Genahl Lumber Company Chas. F. Grim, Manager ALAMITOS of the recent storm rainfall of 13-4 n.m. of crops as well as the responding to the misture. The weather regularly favorable for seed and those who are getting exceptionals. amitos sugar factory process still continues but in producing anounds of white sugar residue from the as moved his family to Wisconsin, and is to beet growers byudent J. L. Elam, as ground on Montana ranch has been plowhundred acres seeded irrigation has been Bixby land company of which will be in Hellman ranch leasby, tenants are puts of new beet land. It on the McComber work is proceed considerable beet being up and growund impossible to pulp fast enough to shipment to far away as Redular price of $1 per milo. N GROVE Y.M.C.A. building TRANSPORTATION IN ALASKA Most Urgent Need of Mining Industry of the North Improved transportation facilities are admittedly among the most urgent needs of the mining industry in Alaska. The field parties of the U.S. Geological Survey report that much progress was made during 1908 in the construction of roads and trails, but these can only supplement and cannot supplant railways. The inadequacy of the river transportation line in seasons of low water was strongly emphasized by the conditions that prevailed on the Yukon last summer. The advancement of several railways, among which were the railways to the Matanuska coal fields and to the inland copper fields from both Valdez and Katalla, which had been actively pushed during 1907, was greatly retarded by the unfavorable financial conditions; but in gratifying contrast to the slow headway made by these enterprises was the rapid progress made by a railway being built up Copper river from Cordova. This line was completed to Childs Glacier in September. In connection with this road steamers are to be run from Abercrombie Rapids, so that during the coming year it will be possible to avoid the long overland journey from the coast to reach the Chitina copper belt. As the railways in Alaska are of much public interest at present, the following table of mileage, compiled from the best available data, has beer prepared for the Geological Survey annual report on the mining industry in A laska: Mileage and terminals of Alaska railways, December 4, 1908. Seward Peninsula: Seward Peninsula Ry., Nome to Shelton, 80 miles; Paystreak to Branch S. P. Ry, 6.5 miles; Council City and Solomon River R. R., Council to Penelope creek 32.5 miles; Wild Goose Ry., Council to Ophir Creek, 5 miles. Fairbanks: Tanana Valley R. R., Fairbanks and Chenna to Chatanika, Y.M.C.A. building sites is to be located. The site is secured by the money subscribed County Secretary with the Garden executive committee grove business men been working this year on a permanent Y.M. with success. After of meetings held by Cent Volunteer band results it was decisive committee and lead with this good Thursday noon the secured a location Co. of a site, 81x on Ocean avenue, the postoffice and shop. Subscription bands of six of the report comes in canvas that one had been subscribable reports that the plastic and by March will be completed. Will be the overseer of the committee people be ready when he around for sub- on the last half. been subscribed by in Garden Grove, send a subscript to this good work local treasurer R.ana, R.F.D., No. 2, H. Kenah, Garden ing is to be com- er's subject at the to young men on will be, "Quit Your quickly yields to treatable, aromatic Ely's received through the and heals the whole suffuses itself. Drug- Test it and you the treatment till re-ement. from the best available data has been prepared for the Geological Survey annual report on the mining industry in A laska: Mileage and terminals of Alaska railways, December 4, 1908. Seward Peninsula: Seward Peninsula Ry., Nome to Shelton, 80 miles; Paystreak to Branch S. P. Ry, 6.5 miles; Council City and Solomon River R. R., Council to Penelope creek 32.5 miles; Wild Goose Ry., Council to Ophir Creek, 5 miles. Fairbanks: Tanana Valley R. R., Fairbanks and Chena to Chatanika, 46 miles. Kenai Peninsula: Alaska Central R. R., Seward to near head of Turnagain Arm, 53 miles. Copper River: Copper River R.R., Cordova to Childs Glacier (Sept. 17) 47 miles. (Probably 11 miles have been built since September 17. Same railroad at Katalla, where there has also been some work done by a rival company, has built between 3 and 4 miles. At Valdez a few miles of track of the Alaska Home Ry. were laid in 1907.) White Pass: White Pass and Yukon R. R., Skagway to White Pass, 20.4 miles. (Terminal at White Horse, Yukon territory.) Yakutat Bay: Yakutat Southern Ry., Yakutat to Situk River, nine miles. Portions of the Council City and Solomon River and of the Alaska Central are out of repair and not in use. COPPER PRODUCTION IN 1908 Statement by U. S. Geological Survey Shows Distinct Increase To the copper industry of the United States the year 1908 was a period of gradual recovery from the severe depression suffered in the last part of 1907. Many producers who had greatly curtailed or even suspended production in that year began again to increase output practically at the opening of 1908, and in spite of the low price of the metal nearly all the important producers of 1907 were in operation throughout most of 1908, and a few new companies began production during the year. The rate of production has been steadily increased and is now greater than at any other time in the history of the industry. The production of copper in 1908 has been ascertained by L. C. Graton of the United States geological survey, through personal interviews and telegraphic communication during the last days of the year. Except one small company all producers of blister and Lake copper have furnished their and a few new companies began production during the year. The rate of production has been steadily increased and is now greater than at any other time in the history of the industry. The production of copper in 1908 has been ascertained by L. C. Graton of the United States geological survey, through personal interviews and telegraphic communication during the last days of the year. Except one small company all producers of blister and Lake copper have furnished their latest exact figures, most of them for eleven months, together with estimates of their production for the remainder of the year. If these estimates are realized the production of blister and Lake copper in 1908 from ores mined in the United States will be greater by about 50,000,000 pounds, or between 5 and 6 per cent, than that in 1907, which was 868,996;491 pounds. It is impossible at this time to publish reliable figures showing state production, but concerning the three great copper-producing states it may be said that Arizona and Montana show large gains and Michigan shows little change from 1907. The production of total refined new copper by works in this country can not yet be given, but probably it will hardly equal the output of 1907, which was 1,032,516,247 pounds. The prospect is bright at present for a still larger copper production in the year 1909, but it is evident that the principal producers will more than in recent years, gage their operations by the consumption of the metal, which can not at this time be safely forecast. Stocks of refined copper are still undoubtedly very large. 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