anaheim-gazette 1909-09-30

RINGING WORDS OF FLINT ACTION OF RAILROADS IN LEMON CASE DENOUNCED Inconceivable to Him that Sane Men Should Be Actuated by Grab-it-all Policy of Transcontinental Carriers — Federal Regulation Coming Soon Frank Flint graduated from a railroad law office into the United States Senate. A creature of the machine, part and parcel of its mechanism, it was an eye-opener to the people to see him lay aside his railroad cases and emerge, without sweating a hair, into the people's representative in the upper house of Congress. Other men aspired to the position, but Mr. Herrin selected Flint, and there was an end to it. The senator has been all along as a "take-order" man, so much so that, while personally a man of high character and ability, he does not enjoy the undivided support of his party in this state. For some time it has been said of Flint that, in common with other republicans of California, he is waiting a favorable opportunity to throw off the galling railroad yoke which now maintains a strangle hold upon the party in this state. Whether these stories have foundation in fact or not is uncertain, but Flint's support of a Federal line of steamers plying between the Panama canal and Pacific Coast ports, in opposition to Pacific mall, indicated that he had taken no orders in that instance. Of his sincerity there is no question among those who know him best. To be sure, his motives have been impugned and it was said that all this Federal steamship line talk was a bluff to deceive the people. In Los Angeles the other evening, at a meeting presided over by C. C. duty on lemons. In addition to these there are some forty or fifty other articles produced in the western states on which the rates of the Dingley bill were retained. “What the rates should be on a given article to adequately protect the American industry and American labor, is not a question easy of solution. Our foreign competitors have great combinations of capital, modern machinery, and as good business methods as we have. They also have much lower wages than in this country, and in some instances they have government aid. “Another problem that has to be met is that in many instances a rebate is made to the foreign manufacturer on goods which he exports. “Still another problem that confronts the legislator in fixing the tariff is the question as to what cost shall be adopted as the basis for the rate of duty. I have no doubt that the tariff could be reduced on many steel products, and that the United States steel company's plant at Gary, Ind., would be able to compete with the foreign manufacturer. “The rate on oranges has been sufficiently high under the Dingley bill to keep the foreign fruit out of our markets, and yet the average price of oranges to the consumer has been less. The rate on lemons, as you know, has not been sufficient to keep out the foreign fruit, and this increase in the rate, while it will give the California grower a higher average price, will also give the consumer a lower average price. “The view I have entertained and endeavored to the best of my ability to carry out, is to fix a rate so that the farmer and manufacturer under fair and ordinary conditions would be protected from foreign competition and the rate placed so high that the United States could not be used as a dumping ground by our foreign competitors and thus destroy our Ameri- of a Federal line of steamers plying between the Panama canal and Pacific Coast ports, in opposition to Pacific mail, indicated that he had taken no orders in that instance. Of his sincerity there is no question among those who know him best. To be sure, his motives have been impugned and it was said that all this Federal steamship line talk was a bluff to deceive the people. In Los Angeles the other evening, at a meeting presided over by C. C. Chapman, Senator Flint delivered himself of another philippic against the railroads in their recent raise of the lemon rate. The tariff raise of half a cent was due to Flint's efforts in Congress. His debate with Senator Root was one of the notable encounters of the session. Flint made good, the tariff raise was secured, and presto, the railroads grabbed it. The Los Angeles meeting was called in protest to this arbitrary action by the railroads. Flint was given an ovation on rising. He said the railroads had nullified the tariff, so far as lemons were concerned, and that it was inconceivable to him that sane men could be actuated by such sinister grab-it-all policy. Federal regulation was the remedy, he said, and the railroads would get it, "good and plenty." If Senator Flint means what he says, a light is breaking in the east in California politics. Rebellion stalk rampant in the party, through the state and nation, at the domination of the party by the interests, the monopolists, the railroads. This railroad-ridden party is heading straight for the ranks of political destruction. If Flint sees the situation as he should, if he be really in earnest in what he says—the time has come when promise of deliverance is at hand. In part he said: "I was greatly pleased with the statement made by the President a few days ago, that the present tariff bill is the best that has been placed upon our statute books. This is in accord with my own views and comes at an opportune time, as there has been persistent effort made to discredit this bill by certain newspapers of this country. "We have heard much criticism of this bill by those who contend that the duties are too high, and a great effort is being made to create sentiment in this country in favor of a further revision of the tariff downward." The view I have entertained and endeavored to the best of my ability to carry out, is to fix a rate so that the farmer and manufacturer under fair and ordinary conditions would be protected from foreign competition and the rate placed so high that the United States could not be used as a dumping ground by our foreign competitors and thus destroy our American industries. "Legislation should be enacted that would regulate the great combinations of wealth within our country, rather than to reduce the tariff so as to destroy these industries, as the destruction of these industries would not only be of great injury to the people of this country, by depriving the American laborer of work, but finally result in an increased cost. "The question that we have to decide is how to reach these combinations. We made some advance during the last session of Congress by providing in this bill for a corporation tax, which requires certain publicity and statement of facts, and further provides for a tariff commission to investigate and ascertain the difference in cost of goods at home and abroad. But there is further legislation necessary, not only to regulate those engaged in production in this country, but there should be further legislation regulating the railroads of this country. This brings me to another matter that is of vital interest to the fruit growers of Southern California; that is, the increase in the freight rate on lemons. "Some of the officials of the great corporations seem to be laboring under the impression that by reason of the fact that there was a period of business depression during the Roosevelt administration that their cry of let us have peace and no more agitation or legislation is to be heeded and no further legislation along the lines of the regulation of these great corporations is to be enacted. "The action of the officials of the Transcontinental Freight Association a few days ago in raising the freight rate on lemons, shows a boldness and lack of knowledge of the temper of the American people that is almost inconceivable and I know of no action that could be taken by the railroads of the country that is so certain to force further legislation regulating railroads then this unwarranted and California grower a higher average price, will also give the consumer a lower average price. "The view I have entertained and endeavored to the best of my ability to carry out, is to fix a rate so that the farmer and manufacturer under fair and ordinary conditions would be protected from foreign competition and the rate placed so high that the United States could not be used as a dumping ground by our foreign competitors and thus destroy our American industries. "Legislation should be enacted that would regulate the great combinations of wealth within our country, rather than to reduce the tariff so as to destroy these industries, as the destruction of these industries would not only be of great injury to the people of this country, by depriving the American laborer of work, but finally result in an increased cost. "The question that we have to decide is how to reach these combinations. We made some advance during the last session of Congress by providing in this bill for a corporation tax, which requires certain publicity and statement of facts, and further provides for a tariff commission to investigate and ascertain the difference in cost of goods at home and abroad. But there is further legislation necessary, not only to regulate those engaged in production in this country, but there should be further legislation regulating the railroads of this country. This brings me to another matter that is of vital interest to the fruit growers of Southern California; that is, the increase in the freight rate on lemons. "Some of the officials of the great corporations seem to be laboring under the impression that by reason of the fact that there was a period of business depression during the Roosevelt administration that their cry of let us have peace and no more agitation or legislation is to be heeded and no further legislation along the lines of the regulation of these great corporations is to be enacted." If, in a populated people, which has 45 per cent arenture, then 45,000 ing upon the la clothing, profes mercial help, t o all the smaller riff, instead, tha age is reduced people instead make such dem instead of 55,000 plying them. ing product, a less productive life of the farm in wages amo 55.6 per cent bor on the fa 61.3 per cent w a rise of all ply upon town an real concern i nthe home markhe foreigner struction by an a neglected co artisan populati an and a foreign m b competition be met and ov This problem today. We may ly that calamit ed upon her The time of l era of prosper her industries Long after th e she mainta growth of her lent to added same time she agricultural m product. This served herself ny of her trac or her popula upon our statute books. This is in accord with my own views and comes at an opportune time, as there has been persistent effort made to discredit this bill by certain newspapers of this country. "We have heard much criticism of this bill by those who contend that the duties are too high, and a great effort is being made to create sentiment in this country in favor of a further revision of the tariff downward. The influences that are at work to create this sentiment are the representatives of foreign governments, manufacturers and producers in foreign countries, the importers of foreign merchandise in this country, those who believe free trade would reduce the price to the ultimate consumer, and those who favor the reduction of the tariff on articles manufactured by great combinations, upon the theory that there is no competition in the sale of the goods manufactured or produced by these combinations, and that they have made excessive profit by reason of the protective tariff. "The question as to whether the protective tariff policy shall be continued as the future policy of this country, will be determined by the result of the present tariff law and the legislation of the Congress in remedying evils that now exist by reason of these great combinations of capital. "A great deal of local discussion has centered on one item in this bill, that which interests you in this locality so much, the increase in the rate on lemons. But the bill also provides for an increase in the rate of grapes, figs, hops, and changes the classification of olives and olive oil so as to result in a practical increase in the duty on these articles, which are just as important as the increased "The action of the officials of the Transcontinental Freight Association a few days ago in raising the freight rate on lemons, shows a boldness and lack of knowledge of the temper of the American people that is almost inconceivable and I know of no action that could be taken by the railroads of the country that is so certain to force further legislation regulating railroads, than this unwarranted and unjustifiable act of these railroad officials. "The Congress of the United States after full hearing, decided that to adequately protect an industry of this country, the rate of 1½ cents per pound should be placed upon lemons. The railroad officials, without any investigation, arbitrarily raised the freight rate on this commodity, so that it nullifies the act of Congress. "The question is a farther reaching one than a mere increase in a freight rate, and their action will convince any fair-minded man that the arbitrary power of raising and lowering rates—deciding whether an industry should be permitted to exist or not—should not be left to a body of traffic officials, and I shall favor the enactment of a law that will not permit the raising or lowering of a freight rate by railroad officials without the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission. "No severer blow could be struck the protective tariff policy than this action of the railroad officials. Nothing could have been done that would give those opposed to this policy a better argument than that the benefit to be derived from this increase of tariff should go to the railroads and not to the producers, and that instead of having large acreage of the regulation of these great corporations is to be enacted. "The action of the officials of the Transcontinental Freight Association a few days ago in raising the freight rate on lemons, shows a boldness and lack of knowledge of the temper of the American people that is almost inconceivable and I know of no action that could be taken by the railroads of the country that is so certain to force further legislation regulating railroads, than this unwarranted and unjustifiable act of these railroad officials." Mr. X. was the B. P. O. able the other ing to his w curred at th en ing. The pr fered a silk could stand w during his m kissed any w "And, would not a one s wife said, "Well," he but I knew silk hat." ANAHEIM GAZETTE planted to lemons, the industry is to be discouraged by this action. "I desire to assure you, my friends, that, if I have been active and rendered any service in the matter of increasing the duty on lemons, I will be just as active in assisting you to compel the railroads to restore the freight rate on lemons to $1 per hundred pounds. "I am glad to learn that this contest is not to stop with merely protesting against the increase in the freight rate on lemons, but that your organization is to take the necessary steps, not only to have the rate on lemons restored, but to have the rate on oranges reduced to $1 per hundred pounds, and also have the icing charges reduced. "I can assure you, my friends, that I will cooperate with the officials of your association in having a hearing of this matter and aid you in every way possible, not only before the Interstate Commerce Commission, but in the enactment of any legislation that may be considered necessary to bring about the solution of this problem. For I feel that the protective tariff system cannot be maintained and we will be placed in an indefensible position, if we permit one penny of the money raised by this tariff to go to the railroad corporations of this country. "The question that confronts us in this case is whether or not a combination of railroads can nullify the act of Congress and destroy a great industry that the Congress of the United States has by legislation endeavored to foster and protect. "When this contest is ended, I feel confident, my friends, that you will be as satisfied with my work in connection with the reduction of this freight rate as you apparently feel for labors of my colleagues and myself in endeavoring to have a fair, adequate and just tariff placed upon the products of our state." DAIRY COWS CONDEMNED Herd at University Found to Be Afflicted With Tuberculosis By the condemnation of eleven animals from its herd, the University of California has just given an example of the methods which it is necessary to follow if a community is to have a clean and safe milk supply, a subject to the spread of information concerning which the University has devoted great efforts during recent years. The entire University herd, kept at the dairy barn in Strawberry canyon, at the eastern side of the University campus, was tested on March 25th by the tuberculin test, and was reported free from tuberculosis. Three weeks ago a cow in the herd, which up to that time had been an animal of fine appearance, and of every outward indication of perfect health, began very rapidly to fall off in weight. Suspicion being aroused, the entire herd was at once retested, and it was found that eleven animals in the herd had tuberculosis. These eleven animals, including every cow concerning whose condition there was the very slightest suspicion, were at once condemned and ordered slaughtered. The University has taken every possible precaution to safeguard the health of the herd and to place everything at the dairy barn in the most sanitary condition possible. It is supposed that the cow which first sickened is the cause of all this trouble. She was bought a year ago and subjected to two separate tuberculin tests, to which she gave no reaction. It is supposed that this animal had chronic tuberculosis at the time that she was purchased, but that at the time she was purchased the progress of the disease had been entirely arrested so that she would not respond to the test. The one animal, however, has, in the space of REVOLT AGAINST FARM If, in a population of 100,000,000 people, which we shall have shortly, 45 per cent are engaged in agriculture, then 45,000,000 people are calling upon the labor of 55,000,000 for clothing, professional service, commercial help, tools and furniture and all the smaller comforts and luxuries. If, instead, the agricultural percentage is reduced to 30, only 30,000,000 people instead of 45,000,000 people make such demands, while 70,000,000 instead of 55,000,000 compete in supplying them. A stationery or declining product, a soil becoming annually less productive, a revolt against the life of the farm and a consequent rise in wages amounting, since 1895, to 55.6 per cent for ordinary day labor on the farm without board and 61.3 per cent with board, compel such a rise of all prices as bears ruinously upon town and country alike. Our real concern is not so much to save the home market from the inroads of the foreigner as to keep it from destruction by an enlarged city life and a neglected country life, a crowded artisan population clamoring for food and a foreign demand for the product of their wages limited to fields where the competition of all the world must be met and overcome. This problem besets Great Britain today. We must not seek voluntarily that calamity which has been forced upon her by physical conditions. The time of her greatness was the era of prosperous agriculture, with other industries proportioned to it duly. Long after that balance was disturbed she maintained herself because the growth of her colonies was equivalent to added farms in England. At the same time she improved her domestic agricultural methods and doubled her product. This she protected and preserved herself until the growing tyranny of her trade unions made much of her population too costly for the markets of the world. Their limits It is supposed that the cow which first sickened is the cause of all this trouble. She was bought a year ago and subjected to two separate tuberculin tests, to which she gave no reaction. It is supposed that this animal had chronic tuberculosis at the time that she was purchased, but that at the time she was purchased the progress of the disease had been entirely arrested so that she would not respond to the test. The one animal, however, has, in the space of a few months, been responsible for the spread of the disease to the other animals it was found necessary to condemn. By this heroic measure the University has entirely protected the question of the sanitary quality of its milk supply. Milk from a tubercular cow is not dangerous to the public until the disease has advanced so far that tubercular germs are present in the milk. By the condemning of the cows at the very beginning of the presence of the disease, danger has been forestalled. THE GUNNISON TUNNEL Magnitude of Irrigation Project in State of Colorado The great Gunnison tunnel, the first project undertaken by the United States Government Reclamation Service, work on which has been progressing steadily for four and one-half years, is now completed. President Taft on Thursday visited the Uncompangre Valley and personally opened the gates of the tunnel, turning the flow of the Gunnison river into the magnificently constructed bore, main and distributing canals of this enormous project, which will irrigate 150,000 acres of choicest land now semi-arid. The Gunnison tunnel is located in Montrose county, in the Uncompangre valley, in Colorado. The two gangs of men, boring the tunnel met at 5:45 p.m., July 6, 1909, at a point 10,812 feet from the intake of the Gunnison river. The tunnel is 30,600 feet (six miles) long, 11x13 feet inside measurement, and lined throughout with cement. The main canal is 30 feet wide at the bottom, 83 feet wide at the top, and the average depth of water is 10 feet. The capacity is 1300 feet of water per second. The cost of the tunnel and distributing canals when completed will be... UNBECOMING HEADGEAR Mr. X. was a prominent member of the B. P. O. E. At the breakfast table the other morning he was relating to his wife an incident that occurred at the lodge the previous evening. The president of the order offered a silk hat to the brother who could stand up and truthfully say that during his married life he had never kissed any woman but his own wife. "And, would you believe it, Mary?—not a one stood up." "George," his wife said, "why didn't you stand up?" "Well," he replied, "I was going to, but I knew I looked like hell in a silk hat." Implements and harness of every description. Wm. F. Lutz Co., Santa Ana. The tunnel is 30,600 feet (six miles) long, 11x13 feet inside measurement, and lined throughout with cement. The main canal is 30 feet wide at the bottom, 83 feet wide at the top, and the average depth of water is 10 feet. The capacity is 1300 feet of water per second. The cost of the tunnel and distributing canals when completed will be over $5,000,000, and perpetual water rights will be sold to actual settlers at approximately $35 per acre. Being based upon the actual cost of the tunnel. Ten years time will be allowed for payment, without interest. The lands to be irrigated are suitable for fruit growing and the raising of all kinds of farm crops. The water, after it leaves the tunnel, will have 372 feet fall, which can be used to generate electric power sufficient to light every town and every farmhouse in the Uncompangre Valley and provide power for all kinds of commercial and industrial purposes. The lands under this project will provide homes for all time to come for a population of at least 25,000 American citizens. Already there are three modern, enterprising and progressive towns, viz., Montrose, Olate and Delta, located in the valley, and with the development of this vast area other towns will undoubtedly come into existence to meet the requirements of a rapidly-growing population. For Sale: The celebrated Davis, Page and Henney vehicles. Sixty styles to choose from. Wickersheim Implement Co. Watches well repaired at Dietrich's. REAL PROPERTY. First Parcel.-The west one-half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 16, Township 4 South, Range 10 West, S. B. B., & M., Orange County, California; estimated to contain five acres; described also as the west half of Le 10 of Helen & Lynch Subdivision of the west half of said Section 16; Reserving therefrom the portion now occupied by the extension of Broadway Street in the City of Anaheim; also reserving the west 20 feet for road purposes. Second Parcel.-The southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 16, Township 4 South, Range 10 West, S. B. B., & M., Orange County, California; estimated to contain ten acres; reserved therefrom the strip of road 20 feet wide on the southeast side and south side for road purposes; being Lot 22 of the Helen & Lynch Subdivision of the southeast half of said Section 16, as shown on a map recorded in Book 3, page 76 of Maps, Records said County of Los Angeles. Third Parcel.-All that certain lot, piece, parcel of land situate in the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows: Lot Twenty (9) of the Orange Grove Place, as per map recorded in Book 3, page 76 of Maps, Records said County of Los Angeles. Fourth Parcel.-Lots numbered Five (5) and Six (6) in Block numbered Thirteen (18). Woodward Addition to the City of Fresno County of Fresno State of California. PERSONAL PROPERTY. Five Shares Stock Anaheim Union Water Co. Ten Shares Stock West Anaheim Water Co. 1100 Shares Stock John Kern Oil and Development Co. Note of Rudolph Megar Note of Nelson E. Murphy and wife One Buggy One Set Harness Total ... $148 Terms and Conditions of Sale.-Cash; per cent. of the purchase money to be paid at the time of sale. and the balance on concession of sale. 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