anaheim-gazette 1909-03-11

TO EXPLOIT RICH OIL LANDS LOCAL MEN INTERESTED IN SANTA BARBARA FIELD W. F. Laird, Formerly of This City, One of Original Purchasers of Several Hundred Acres Adjoining Union Oil Company—Active Development Work to Begin Immediately A notable acquisition of oil land in Santa Barbara county by local capitalists was made known to the commercial world this week when W. F. Laird, formerly of this city, formed one of a company of capitalists taking over a valuable tract of oil-bearing land adjoining the Union oil company. With Mr. Laird are E. G. Coffman, now of Los Angeles, formerly of Guadalajara, Mex., who was recently in this city; and other Southern California and up-state capitalists. Local moneyed men, whose names are not as yet made public as being connected with the new oil venture, are also interested and will make large investments. A recent issue of the Lompoc, Santa Barbara county, Record, gives the following account of the enterprise: Senator Broughton effected a most important sale of oil lands last week which we believe is destined to work greater and better results in developments along the San Carlos Anti-Cline than have yet been effected outside of the fourteen producing wells put down by the Union oil company. A company of capitalists from Southern and Northern California with H. N. Wayne and E. H. Childers of San Francisco and W. F. Laird and E. G. Coffman of Los Angeles as the principals, have purchased what is known as the Archie McDonald tract of one hundred and twenty acres, and taken over four hundred acres of the leasehold of oil rights held by W. W. Broughton in the Noyes tract. Both of these properties are pronounced by the best experts on oil developments as oil territory; and so firmly do the parties named believe these proper supply of railroads. IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THEAL DEVELOPMENT COUNTRY Increasing Number Used As Railroads of Country, Are Drawn Upon Heavy Demand—Stumpage Value That the humble railroad most important factor in the social development of the country great truth that is little by people outside of railroads The puffing engine that the rate of a mile or more over the country is a slur two steel rails that insure and safe road, and these turn depend on the old-fashioned cross-tie which holds place. Yankee invention has found a substitute which he the railroads to give up though experts say that surely come when the counests will no longer be called supply the demand for ties the present time it seems other material has been found has the resiliency of wood at the same time causes and tear on the rails, fast roadbed. The country's railroads last two or three years use 000 to 150,000,000 of sawed ties a year. The ideal tie white oak, which combines titles of durability, hardness and close grain. It is not excellent for ties, but is well in ship building, for generation, in cooperage, in the nature of carriages, for agricultural elements, interior finish and for furniture. On ac this wide use, the supply greatly reduced and some railroads have been forced almost prohibitive prices to substitute other and che A company of capitalists from Southern and Northern California with H. N. Wayne and E. H. Childers of San Francisco and W. F. Laird and E. G. Coffman of Los Angeles as the principals, have purchased what is known as the Archie McDonald tract of one hundred and twenty acres, and taken over four hundred acres of the leasehold of oil rights held by W. W. Broughton in the Noyes tract. Both of these properties are pronounced by the best experts on oil developments as oil territory; and so firmly do the parties named believe these properties first-class for such purposes that they closed the contracts for the purchase of the same and are making ready to commence effective work looking to the development of oil. Ex-State Mineralogist A. S. Cooper, one of the best oil experts in California, has made a careful examination of the McDonald property, located a site for a well and pronounces this tract first-class in all respects for the development of oil. The county surveyor has completed the work of establishing the corners of this tract, and thus all matters preliminary to commencing effective work are completed; and it is intended by the promoters of this new venture to have the drill at work within the next sixty days. The McDonald tract is practically proven territory, being by considerable, nearer to the group of thirteen producing wells put down by the Union oil company than any other property located on this Anti-cline, and adjoins the Union lands on the west and north. To the east is the property of the Lompoc oil development company on which oil was reached within a few rods of the boundary line of the McDonald tract. The Logan well to the north, put down by the Los Alamos development company, gives off oil of the highest gravity of any well in the Santa Maria and Lompoc fields being worth in excess of $2 per barrel, while oil of average gravity sells for $1 per barrel. To the east of this tract and like it, in the same relative position on the anti-cline with the group of thirteen producing wells put down within the past few years by the Union oil company, with holdings aggregating five hundred and eighty-five acres, the Purissima Hills oil company is putting down a well, which, at a depth of fourteen hundred feet, is giving off gas and quite a perceptable appearance of oil, apparently of high gravity, and it is expected this well will come in within the coming two months. MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago has just celebrated on "Founder's Day" the 72d birthday of D. L. Moody, when its trustees announced that the foundation of a new Men's Dormitory would be laid as soon as the frost was out of the ground. This is the first of a group of three new buildings in contemplation, to cost about $350,000, demanded by the growth of the institute since Mr. Moody's death in 1899. If anything, greater stimulus than formerly has been given to the preparation of students for foreign missionary work—over half of the last graduating class having devoted themselves to that work; but otherwise no changes have been found needful, either in the kind or method of instruction given in the English Bible, gospel music and personal evangelism in these years. It is still the policy of the institute also to give this instruction absolutely free to Christian men and women without respect to nationality or denominational affiliations. The active management is vested in a board of trustees of which Henry P. Crowell, an influential business man of Chicago, is president, and A. P. Fitt, Mr. Moody's son-in-law, secretary. Dr. Gray, the well-known bible expositor, is dean. Wide reaching plans are in progress for the twenty-fifth anniversary in 1911. Potato Dip at Mullinix's. HY OF RAILROAD TIES ANT FACTOR IN MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY Long Number Used Annually by Roads of Country, and Forests Drawn Upon Heavily to Meet Stumpage Values Increase The humble railroad tie is a important factor in the materiel development of the country is a truth that is little understood outside of railroad circles. Fitting engine that speeds at one mile or more a minute the country is a slave to the railways that insure a smooth road, and these rails in tend on the old-fashioned wood-tie which holds them in invention has not as yet substitute which has induced roads to give up wood, al-exports say that the day will come when the country's for no longer be called upon to demand for ties. Up to present time it seems that no material has been found which resiliency of wood and which same time causes less wear on the rails, fastenings and country's railroads during the last three years use 110,000,000,000 of sawed and hewn ear. The ideal tie timber is rock, which combines the qual-urability, hardness, strength of grain. It is not only exterior ties, but is widely used building, for general construc-cooperage, in the manufact-uriages, for agricultural im-terior finish of houses, furniture. On account of use, the supply has been reduced and some of the have been forced to pay prohibitive prices for ties, or cut other and cheaper wood PROGRESS OF IRRIGATION Land Values Increasing as Result of Application of Water One day this week 5000 persons gathered at the big dam built by the federal government eight miles above Boise, Idaho, to celebrate the opening of the reclamation works that are to furnish water to 200,000 acres in Ada and Canyon counties. Idaho is now a state well advanced in irrigation, and not alone by reason of national aid and encouragement. In supplying water to sagebrush lands Idaho has been energetically at work on its own account, beginning with the national cession of a million acres of arid land for homesteaders in 1894. This grant was followed by the cession to the state of 2,000,000 acres more of lands that have heretofore been practically worthless. Idaho's most active state board is that charged with duties in connection with irrigation, and it has also become the most important of boards in a financial sense. In the last four years the land board revenues in Idaho have increased to nearly $3,500,000 and the net earnings to $1,000,000. The irrigation operations of Idaho are not only self-supporting, but have become largely profitable. In theory, all the irrigation projects undertaken by the United States are expected eventually to repay their cost, forming a revolving fund to extend the work. With good management this result will be sure. Idaho is showing that it turns out better than the estimates. LANDS FOR HOMESTEADS New Ruling for Settlers In the Arid West A bill doubling the amount of land that may be taken up as a homestead in non-irrigable portions of several of the western states has been reported from conference in the House by Chairman Mondell of the public lands committee. It is expected that the passage of this bill will mean the settlement of vast tracts of land es- LANDS FOR HOMESTEADS New Ruling for Settlers In the Arid West A bill doubling the amount of land that may be taken up as a homestead in non-irrigable portions of several of the western states has been reported from conference in the House by Chairman Mondell of the public lands committee. It is expected that the passage of this bill will mean the settlement of vast tracts of land especially in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah, which are not now attractive to the settler. A great increase in population in these states is expected as one of the results of this legislation. The bill fixes the homestead limit upon the class of lands described at 320 acres and provides definite requirements for cultivation. The lands subject to such entry must be designated by the government as non-irrigable and non-timbered. So far as Utah is concerned it is provided that two million acres may be taken up in this way, and that in cases where the land has no water fit for drinking, the settler need not live upon it. It is said that thousands of acres of this class of land will be at once taken up. Settlers upon all of this land will engage in what is known as "dry farming." "This move should promote the settlement of many thousand acres of land in the arid states," said Chairman Mondell. "In these places the settler now does not feel that 160 acres are enough to support his family. The increase is made as an especial inducement to settlers." 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It may make the women but it is possible that there a few married men who might been of more use to the world bachelors. One day, however, one of these color tax bills may become a law; larger things have happened. There is plenty of historical pretext for such a course, even though contrary to the American spirit freedom. In Sparta it was re-read as a disgrace to be unmarried only married men were added to athletic sports in which men participated. Athens and Rome the laws put married men at a disadvantage. Once had a law excluding sinners from its upper legislature. The reign of King William III., of England, bachelors were compelled to tax, and Pitt provided that a must be paid on the servants of colors, and that single men pay a larger proportion of the income. Korea, a bachelor is compelled dear skirts until he is married, is treated as a child. 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