anaheim-gazette 1909-09-23

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION.....$1.50 Per Year Six Months.....$1.00 Three Months.....50 Cts The Gazette is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. Has the Largest Circulation THREE THINGS ESSENTIAL Before Orange county votes a million of dollars in bonds for good roads, three essential things should engage the attention of voters. First—The $18,000,000 state bond issue, which will be voted upon next year, for the construction of a system of highways throughout the state, should be settled, favorably or unfavorably to that issue. Second—The constitutional amendment, to be also voted upon next year, exempting railroads, street car lines, telegraph and telephone companies and all corporations, from taxation for support of this bond issue. Should be settled—and settled right. If it is right for the farmer, the laborer, the store keeper to have added burdens of taxation placed upon them by extending immunity to these gigantic corporations and monopolies, let us be shown why it should be so. Let it be made plain to us why the rich should be exempted, while the poor are ground down deeper and deeper into the depths of poverty,and increased taxes. Third—Let the people of the Third Supervisor district, who are numerically a third of the voting strength of the county paying approximately a road bonds is, it seems to us, disadvantageous and lacking in business sagacity. COUNTY TAX RATE One Twenty Outside and Ninety Inside Incorporations The Supervisors on Monday fixed the tax rate for Orange county at $1.20 outside and 90 cents inside cities, on each $100 of assessed valuation. The rate is made up as follows: State, .364. Current Expenses, .16. Salary, .07. County school, .20. Hospital, .28. Interest and Sinking Fund, .024. County Park, .002. County Roads, .30. Total outside, $1.20. Total inside, .90. Drainage District Tax Special tax on drainage districts is as follows: Talbert drainage district .230, Newbert protection district .12, Delhi district .20. Fullerton city tax $1.12. Special School Tax The special school tax is as follows: Anaheim 80 cents, Alamitos 06, Bay City 25, Buena Park 75, Bolsa 06, Centralia 25, Cypress 06, Delhi 25, Diamond 35, El Modena 38, El Toro 06, Fullerton 85, Fairview 06, Fountain Valley 06, Garden Grove 35,Huntington Beach 70, Harper 06, Laguna 10, La Habra 85, Loara 90, Laurel 10, Lowell Joint 38,Magnolia 55,Mountain View 38,新港 Beach 15,新 hope 50,新port 06,或angeethorpe 65，Olinda $1.15，Ocean View 60，Olive 38，Peralta 06，Placentia 65，Randolph 65，Santa Ana 90，San Joaquin 06，San Juan 06，Springdale 75，Savanna 25，Serra 06，唐津 10，唐瑚 06，西minster-Chico 06，Yorba 06。 burdens of taxation placed upon them by extending immunity to these gigantic corporations and monopolies, let us be shown why it should be so. Let it be made plain to us why the rich should be exempted, while the poor are ground down deeper and deeper into the depths of poverty, and increased taxes. Third—Let the people of the Third Supervisor district, who are numerically a third of the voting strength of the county, paying approximately a third of the taxes in the county—let these people be assured that a third of the bond money will be expended upon the roads of this district. We care not where they may be located—let their location be referred to the people of the district. Let the people rule. These two first propositions out of the way, and the third satisfactorily settled, and we shall favor the bond issue. Not till then. WHETHER OR NO Proponents of a good-roads bond issue continue the circulation of petitions for signatures asking the Supervisors for the appointment of a good-roads commission, to the end that an early vote upon bonds may be had. Mass meetings are programmed for various portions of the county, where the golden-throated songsters from the county seat will tell the people all about the beauty of saddling upon the county a bond issue, the last of which neither our children nor our children's children will ever see. Every man with an auto, every man, whose business is incorporated, so that his property will be immune from taxation for the payment of these bonds—is expected to whoop her up white for the bonds. We can point out several estimable citizens of Orange county who, if the constitutional amendment already referred to should carry next year, will be exempted from taxation for these bonds. Their business is incorporated, and if the amendment carries—and we fear it will—they will go scot free of all taxes for this bond issue. There may be method in these people's madness in insisting upon voting these bonds upon the eve of an $18,000,000 state bond issue, to be voted upon next year; but the common people—the men upon whose shoulders will be placed this burden—will pause and ask why they should REALTY CHANGING HANDS Three Notable Sales Reported During Week. A large deal in walnut grove acreage has just been closed by the Williams Bros.' Co., through their Anaheim office. The property is what is known as the Katella ranch, consisting of eighty acres set solidly to fourteen-year-old walnuts, with an excellent pumping plant. The property has been owned for some years by W. F. Botsford and M. J. Connell, Los Angeles capitalists, and the new purchasers are James P. O'Drien, M. Mitchell, Arthur D. Sage and John McGill, all of Chicago. The price was $65,000 cash. This grove is located about two miles southwest of Anaheim. The property will be divided up into four twenty-acre tracts, and each of the new owners will build a handsome modern bungalow, and further improve the property. The same firm has sold for Walter Wuesthoff his twenty-acre orange and walnut grove in Placentia to L. H. Vogel, a recent arrival from Pittsburg, the consideration being $17,000. Mr. Vogel will further improve the property. This company also reports the sale of the twenty-acre improved place of C. E. Marston, about one-half mile south of Fullerton, to G. G. Tucker for $20,000. The property is set to walnuts, sweets and Valencias. TO FIX WALNUT PRICES Their business is incorporated, and if the amendment carries—and we fear it will—they will go scot free of all taxes for this bond issue. There may be method in these people's madness in insisting upon voting these bonds upon the eve of an $18,000,000 state bond issue, to be voted upon next year; but the common people—the men upon whose shoulders will be placed this burden—will pause and ask why they should be in such haste to saddle this debt upon the county. Let us be fair in this business of bonding the county. Let us defer the vote until after the state issue of $18,000,000 shall have been carried or defeated. Let us defeat this unholy enactment exempting the rich from taxation for these bonds, and begin in a spirit of fairness to all concerned. To attempt to ride roughshod over the people—that method will not win." The good-roads bonds are foredoomed to defeat. TALKING ABOUT BONDS The city of Anaheim will in the near future be called upon to vote bonds in the amount probably of $100,000 for sewers. These bonds should carry, for this growing city is in need of an adequate sewer system. In the near future, also, we will be called upon to vote bonds for additional school room for the constantly increasing number of school children. Next year the state, beside voting upon an issue of $18,000,000 for good roads, will be called upon to vote on an issue of $10,000,000 in bonds for San Francisco's water front. On top of all of this is an issue of $1,000,000 of bonds for good roads in Orange county. To call this election before the state vote on $18,000,000 of bonds. Their business is incorporated, and if the amendment carries—and we fear it will—they will go scot free of all taxes for this bond issue. There may be method in these people's madness in insisting upon voting these bonds upon the eve of an $18,000,000 state bond issue, to be voted upon next year; but the common people—the men upon whose shoulders will be placed this burden—will pause and ask why they should be in such haste to saddle this debt upon the county. Let us be fair in this business of bonding the county. Let us defer the vote until after the state issue of $18,000,000 shall have been carried or defeated. Let us defeat this unholy enactment exempting the rich from taxation for these bonds, and begin in a spirit of fairness to all concerned. To attempt to ride roughshod over the people—that method will not win." The good-roads bonds are foredoomed to defeat. TO FIX WALNUT PRICES Meeting of Growers to Be Held on Saturday in Los Angeles On Saturday, Sept. 25, the walnut associations will set the price of walnuts. A meeting is to be held in Los Angeles for that purpose. There is considerable speculation here as to what the price will be. Last year the price was twelve and a half cents, but owing to the independents the price had to be cut. This year the crop is short of last year. Reports of conditions in other countries are believed to indicate that the price set last year could be maintained this year. This year there is far less in the independent camp than there was last year. Last year this county was the center of the independents. Nineteenth of the independent shipments were made from Santa Ana. But during the last year the associations have been busy in Orange county. An association has been organized at Orange with 100 growers, and the Santa Ana association has a gain of 100 growers over last year. The San Juan Capistrano growers, producing about 1,000,000 pounds of walnuts, have formed an association, which while not a member of the general association, will keep the association prices and will work with it, so that it is no longer in the independents' ranks. CONSERVATION OF FISH NEEDED President Jordan of Stanford has uttered a word of timely warning with regard to the Pacific Coast fisheries and the importance of action by the United States Government for the conservation of this important source of food supply, says the Oakland Enquirer. While theoretically the fisheries are an open field for individuals, they have been practically monopolized by large corporations operating extensive plants and taking millions of fish annually for the canneries, so that American food fish are being exploited to supply foreign markets. So extensive has the business become that the corporations which are engaged in this great industry have become reckless, and in their desire to gain the immediate dollar, have disregarded the necessities of the future. Dr. David Starr Jordan says that the salmon fisheries of the Columbia river have dwindled from $5,000,000 to $800,000 a year because of the short-sighted and selfish policy of exploitation which is being pursued by the canneries in not permitting sufficient fish to get away for spawning purposes to replenish the supply. The word of Dr. Jordan, who is probably the most eminent living authority on the subject of fish and fisheries, ought to focus the attention of the government of the United States on this woeful waste, and result in the extension of the Roosevelt conservation policy to the preservation of the food fish of the country, as one of our important natural resources to which future generations must look for an important element in the food supply. MILD REPROOF Santa Ana Blade DOMINGO BASTANCHURA: A Glimpse of Early Sheep Raising in Southern California. Since the earliest days of American occupation, California has proved a lodestone for the adventurous sons of this remarkable race. Here they could find in fullest measure that liberty they prized so highly. Here they could lead, practically the year round, that open-air life they loved so well. Descendants of a pastoral people, and having in their early life been taught the tending of flocks and herds, what more natural than that most of the Basques who came to this state during the days when sheep raising was a leading industry, should engage in this pursuit, for they had learned it well in their section of the Pyrenees. It was in 1859 young Domingo Bastanchury left his ancestral home near Aldudes, in French Basqueland, and sailed from Bordeaux to seek his fortune in California. He was born in March, 1838, the son of Gracian and Marie Bastanchury, and was one of a family of ten sons and daughters. Many of the Basques can trace their ancestry back into the dim ages of the past. But in this respect the Bastanchurys were remarkable even among a people with whom ancient lineage is the rule rather than the exception. For generation upon generation the Bastanchury family had resided upon the estate at Aldudes, engaged in farming and stock raising. Young Bastanchury rounded Cape Horn on a sailing vessel, and first set foot upon the soil of the new world at San Francisco. He had no friends or influences in California, but possessed that which was even better, self-reliance, enterprise, industry, and rugged health and strength. He speedily secured a position on a large cattle ranch near San Francisco, and for several years was engaged in this occupation. During this period he traveled practi- Bastanchury became a land owner. In that year he purchased 2,000 acres from the Stern Rancho Co. which had acquired a vast tract of land in that region by buying up old Spanish grants.—Ex. LIST OF PRIZES For Floral Parade at the Carnival of Products. Class A—High School (Floats) First prize...$35 and orange banner Sec. prize...$25 and purple banner Third prize...$20 and red banner Fourth prize...$15 and blue banner Class B—Grammar School (Float) First prize...$35 and orange banner Sec. prize...$25 and purple banner Third prize...$20 and red banner Fourth prize...$15 and blue banner Class C—Fraternal Organization and Clubs (Floats) First prize...$35 and orangebanner Sec. prize...$25 and purplebanner Third prize...$15 and redbanner Fourth prize...$10 and bluebanner Class D—Sunday Schools, Y.M.C. A. and Church Organizations (Floats) First prize...$35 and orangebanner Sec. prize...$25 and purplebanner Third prize...$15 and redbanner Fourth prize...$10 and bluebanner Class E—Two-horse vehicles. First prize...$25 and orangebanner Sec. prize...$15 and purplebanner Third prize...$5 and redbanner Fourth prize...bluebanner Class G—Automobiles. First prize...$35 and orangebanner Sec. prize...$25 and purplebanner Third prize...$20 and redbanner Fourth prize...$15 and bluebanner MILD REPROOF Santa Ana Blade As might have been expected the Anaheim Gazette is trying to stir up strife in the matter of the proposed good-roads bonds, and is using its old and familiar methods to that end. The cry raised by the Gazette that Santa Ana is going to try or is trying to "hog it all" is not only uncalled for and unwarranted, but is downright foolishness. Everybody in Orange county who is at all familiar with the situation knows that the business men of Santa Ana are disposed to work in harmony with the citizens of all other parts and portions of the county in the effort to secure good roads. That is all there is to it and it is altogether likely that even the Anaheim Gazette knows this to be true despite its protestations to the contrary. Alfred Shettler cashed three checks one a forgery and two that did not belong to him at Santa Ana some days ago, and disappeared. He made good his disappearance. Shettler it would seem added a federal offense to the state offense of forgery. Two of the checks were obtained by him by opening letters given him for mailing. Shettler was employed at the sugar factory. About ten days ago he bought some goods at a store and presented the proprietor with a check for $37 signed by the Case, Hinze Co. Shettler disappeared, and a few days later it developed that he had robbed a letter given him by a man named Howard at the factory to mail. The checks were made payable to bearer, and were sent by Howard to parties in another city. An Irishman was sitting in a depot smoking, when a woman came, and, sitting down beside him, remarked: "Sir, if you were a gentleman you would not smoke here," "Mum" he said, 'if ye wuz a lady ye'd sit farther away.' Pretty soon the woman burst out again. "If you were my husband I'd give you poison." Young Bastanchury rounded Cape Horn on a sailing vessel, and first set foot upon the soil of the new world at San Francisco. He had no friends or influences in California, but possessed that which was even better, self-reliance, enterprise, industry, and rugged health and strength. He speedily secured a position on a large cattle ranch near San Francisco, and for several years was engaged in this occupation. During this period he traveled practically all over California, and Lower California as well, on horseback, driving great herds of cattle from place to place. While journeying on horseback between San Francisco and San Diego along the route of El Camino Real, his attention was frequently attracted to a section of country now comprised within Orange county, and the opportunities it offered for sheep raising. Filled with this idea he forsook the cattle business and went into sheep raising for himself. Here it does not seem amiss to mention that while American owners prefer to be called wool growers, the French owners call themselves bergers, the Mexicans borgeros, and the Basque owners term themselves artainas, of all of which, however, shepherd is the equivalent. From the day he first engaged in the sheep business Mr. Bastanchury's activities were confined within a radius of twenty miles of the present home ranch, on which he recently died, and which is situated about four miles northeast of Fullerton, Orange county. In fact, he resided on this ranch forty-five years, but for the first twenty-four years of this period was merely a reiter. Those were great days in the sheep industry throughout that portion of California, and Mr. Bastanchury was the leader of it. For years he raised more sheep than anyone else in the entire region, often having on hand more than 20,000 head. There was no market for wool or mutton in Los Angeles in those days, hence it was all shipped to San Francisco. Did space permit, it would be most appropriate to here tell of those good old sheep-raising days, when the Indian shearers came to a ranch, often 100 strong, with their tents and wagons and women and music. The Indians made the best shearers, being crafty hand workers and possessed of the communal instinct, liking to work, play and loaf in company. And under the social stimulus they turned out an astonishing number of well clipped muttons. And then the great doings at the An Irishman was sitting in a depot smoking, when a woman came, and, sitting down beside him, remarked: "Sir, if you were a gentleman you would not smoke here," "Mum" he said, "if ye wuz a lady ye'd sit farther away." Pretty soon the woman burst out again. "If you were my husband I'd give you poison." "Well, mum," returned the Irishman, as he puffed away at his pipe, "if you wuz me wife I'd take it." Very Red Tape. A burglar entering a house by a ladder in a small Prussian town fell and broke his leg when making off with his booty. An inquiry into the accident revealed that, contrary to the bylaws of the town, the house owner's ladder was not provided with strong iron spikes at its base. The house owner was therefore ordered to pay all the hospital costs and further to give the burglar a substantial sum.—London Standard. Broad Minded. "So your husband is in the pageant, Mrs. Jones. I didn't know he belonged to the Church of England." "No, mum, he don't. But there, he's very broad minded, and he don't mind being an ancient bishop in the cause of charity."—Punch. An Opportunity For Him. Mose Foreace (ardently)—Tell me, Miss Angie, may I contribute to yo'r future happiness? Miss Angie—Well, Mr. Foreace, as I accepted Abe Gingerbread just ebenin' dere is weddin' presents to be thought ob. to be shuah.—Judge. The only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he give himself for a principle.—Lowell. appropriate to here tell of those good old sheep-raising days, when the Indian shearers came to a ranch, often 100 strong, with their tents and wagons and women and music. The Indians made the best shearers, being crafty hand workers and possessed of the communal instinct, liking to work, play and loaf in company. And under the social stimulus they turned out an astonishing number of well clipped muttons. And then the great doings at the end of the shearing, when the work was done and the play began. Always a shearing balle, sometimes a flesta, lasting two or three days, was held, with dancing, drinking, feasting, riding at rings, and clinking the shearing wage over cock fights and monte. But one who cares to read of it all, described in a manner of which this writer is incapable, can do so in "Ramona." In this connection it is of interest to note that the same band of Indian sheep shearers told of in "Ramona" is the one that sheared the Bastanchury flocks for many years. Those who knew Domingo Bastanchury best say that it was on an occasion like a sheep shearing with 100 Indians on his place that he was happiest and at the height of his glory, for he was both a masterful man, and dearly loved a scene of activity, but then, too, when the work was done, he loved just as well to see those around him enjoying themselves at play. With the increased population that came with the later years, land became more valuable, and Mr. Bastanchury being unable to rent more pasturage gradually lessened his sheep holdings, but he never abandoned the business, and today there are several thousand sheep raised there annually, not to mention the fattening of a thousand hogs a year and hundreds of beef cattle. 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