anaheim-gazette 1911-11-09

MAKING NEW STATE MAP Federal and Lpcal Governments Co-operating in Work Steady progress is being made in the construction of the great topographical map of California by the United States geological survey and the state. This huge map will be when completed a work of which both the federal government and California may well be proud. It will be made up of a large number of sheets of uniform size, each representing a rectangular area called a quadrangle. Already 701 quadrangles have been surveyed, most of them in great detail, and an atlas sheet for each has been engraved and printed by the survey. These quadrangles include areas ranging from the vast flat reaches oof the Sacramento valley to the glacier laden peaks of the high sierras. Perhaps the most comprehensive and detailed topographic mapping in the world has been that of the broad Sacramento valley, comprising an area of more than 3,000,000 acres. This has already been completely surveyed by the topographers of the United States geological survey in co-operation with the state of California, the survey and the state each paying half the cost. This mapping has been done on a scale of 2 inches to 1 mile with a 5 foot contour interval, each map showing an area of 7 1/2 minutes square. The survey covers all land possible of irrigation between Red Bluff on the north and Suisun Bay and Stockton on south. Surveys of the same class are now being pushed southward under a similar co-operative agreement between quent cultivation with a good weed-cutter throughout the growing season will keep it down so that there is no appreciable harm to the crop. With vines and small crops, however, this must be supplemented by a considerable amount of hand-hoeing. Methods of Control.-Most annual and shallow-rooted weeds will die if cut off an inch or two below the surface of the soil. Many perennial and deep-rooted weeds will make a new growth from the underground portions. In most cases a second or third cutting below the surface will destroy these. A few will produce a new growth even after repeated cuttings. The morning glory will produce a new growth continually every year even if cut off below the surface every time it appears above. All plant growth originates in a bud. When a weed, therefore, is cut off below the surface, if all buds are removed and if the portions which remain in the ground are incapable of developing dormant or adventitious buds, the plant dies. Every portion of the underground system of the morning glory is capable of producing adventitious buds with great facility. Besides buds, new growth requires water and certain food materials of which starch is typical and is the principal. The water is obtained from the soil by the roots, and the deep-root system of the morning glory keeps it well supplied in this respect. The starch is obtained in the first place by the leaves from the air. The first growth of a bud, however, before mature leaves are produced, is at the expense of a reserve of starch laid up in the stems, or, where these are removed, of that laid up in the roots. The deeper and more voluminous stem provides greater the re- at the Davis Farm, after the ing glory had already made a gross growth, is evidently not too 4. The depth at which the knife should be run for the monomial work is another point yet determined. In the experiment the depth did not average more 3 inches. By running the knifeer—say 5 to 6 inches, it is pro that the time between cuttings be lengthened and the number cuttings diminished without any priority in the results. The cost is easily estimated from above data. From June November 1st is 153 days, whence presents 30 weed cuttings. acres treated required 2 hours 1 man one day for each weed so that the total work required days, which, at $3 per day for team, represents $90, or acre. Wherever the morning globe be exterminated in a piece of a cost not exceeding $10 per is undoubtedly economical, as would, in all such cases, pay lay the planting of a vineyard chard in infested land a year purpose. The cost is little than has to be expended even in an infested vineyard men keep the morning glory down entirely to prevent injury to it and without hope of extenuation. Other methods of treatment been suggested; but all whose promise of successful result on the same principle: The tion of continuous new growth haust the reserve matter of system and the removal growth before it has an opportunity to replenish these food reses. Penning chickens or hog infested spot has been reco United States geography co-operation with the state of California, the survey and the state each paying half the cost. This mapping has been done on a scale of 2 inches to 1 mile with a 5 foot contour interval, each map showing an area of 7 1-2 minutes square. The survey covers all land possible of irrigation between Red Bluff on the north and Suisun Bay and Stockton on south. Surveys of the same class are now being pushed southward under a similar co-operative agreement between the state and the geological survey. The present field season's plans include the mapping of the area near Stockton and farther south in the San Joaquin valley. The maps will be on the same scale and contour interval as those of the Sacramento, and the topographers expect to survey this season twelve 7 1-2 minute quadrangles and later to continue the work down to the hill country south of Bakersfield. When this work is completed it will afford for the great twin valley empire of California an exact geographic basis for engineering development of any class, irrigation, drainage, road or bridge construction; in fact, any work requiring accurate determination of levels. The possibilities lying in the reclamation of this extensive California valley are sufficiently stupendous to awaken the interest of the most ambitious engineer. The Sacramento river drains a vast mountain region, and carries water sufficient to irrigate an estimated area of 12 or 13 million acres—not only all of its own immensely fertile valley but likewise the agriculturally almost inexhaustible lands of the San Joaquin valley. The harnessing of Sacramento river is doubtless one of the great engineering problems of the country and millions of dollars have already been spent in largely futile attempts to control this rampant monster in time of flood, but there is no lack of engineers who believe the task a feasible one and point to the ample opportunities for storing in reservoirs in the mountains the enormous excess of water, most of which under present conditions not only flows uselessly to the sea but every few years carries destruction in its wake to the extent of millions of dollars. KILL THE MORNING GLORY Valuable Information Relating to Its Extermination The wild morning-glory is one of the most troublesome weeds in vineyard, orchard, and other cultivated but the principal. The water is obtained from the soil by the roots, and the deep-root system of the morning glory keeps it well supplied in this respect. The starch is obtained in the first place by the leaves from the air. The first growth of a bud, however, before mature leaves are produced, is at the expense of a reserve of starch laid up in the stems, or, where these are removed, of that laid up in the roots. The deeper and more voluminous root system the greater the reserve of food material available for new growth. It is for this reason that the morning glory is able to make a new, vigorous growth even after being cut off repeatedly below the surface. The first growth utilizes the starch in the uppermost portions of the roots, which are resupplied by the migration of starch in the lower portions. This migration is renewed with each cutting until the lower parts of the root system become exhausted of all available material and die. Finally, if the cuttings are sufficiently frequent and continued long enough, all remaining reserve starch is contained in the uppermost portions of the root system, and one or two more attempts at new growth followed by cuttings will exterminate the plant. This is not a new theory, but the failure of numerous attempts to terminate morning glory by means based on this theory has thrown doubt of its correctness in the minds of many. There are two causes for these failures. The first is that when the morning glory appears above the surface it produces normal green leaves very rapidly. These leaves commence the manufacture of starch immediately and quickly replenish the store of reserve material in the upper roots. The draft on the lower roots is thus stopped, and they remain well nourished and healthy. The only way to exhaust the roots, therefore, is to cut off the new growth before it appears above the surface. The second cause is that, owing to the voluminous root system of the morning glory, the amount of reserve starch is very large. New growth will continue so long as any available starch remains, and it takes a large number of renewals of growth and removals of material by cutting before the whole root system is exhausted. Roots well supplied with starch and capable of producing new shoots have been found at a depth of 14 ft. The main points to be observed are Other methods of treatment been suggested; but all who promise of successful results on the same principle: The tion of continuous new growth haust the reserve matter of system and the removal growth before it has an opportunity to replenish these food resources. Penning chickens or hog infested spot has been recorded but it is doubtful if this was successful unless a complete number of animals continuously on a small parceling the ground with black paper has also been suggested would undoubtedly be effected growth of the plants couped vented from reaching their sheets of paper presence of heavy winds be difficult, and in any case more expensive than efficient cutting. NEVADA MINING DISTRICT The United States geology has recently published 414 "Notes on some districts in Humboldt county by F. L. Ransome. The reconnaissance report on square miles, including Troughs, Rosebud, Star, Humboldt, Fitting, Chafé and Adelaide districts, are Butte and the Copperfield Cloud district. Mr. Ransomes the geology, mineralogy mining operations of the conclusion is that "the station of Humboldt county metallogenetic province chiefly by the prevalent ores of silver with widely scattered deposits and cinnabar. There are some deposits of gold-sand and nickel-cobalt ores. Ion probably began imminent intrusion of the T Jurassic sediments in time by a magma of geologic composition, con that which invaded the SierraN evada at the end continued into them known Tertiary depositsally gold-silver ores and but it is possible that other types are also T... KILL THE MORNING GLORY Valuable Information Relating to Its Extermination The wild morning-glory is one of the most troublesome weeds in vineyard, orchard, and other cultivated soils. It is a native of Europe, but is well distributed throughout California. It grows in nearly all soils, from light sand to heavy claay, and the better and deeper the soil the more difficult it is to eradicate. Wherever it grows abundantly, it has a most deleterious effect on crops. This is particularly true of any crop which requires clean cultivation. It may completely destroy young vines and trees, we learn from a circular just issued by the agricultural experiment station of the university of California, and will stunt and render unprofitable old vineyards or orchards. It is less harmful to annual crops which mature early, such as hay or grain, as it does not commence to grow vigorously until they are harvested. In alfalfa it does little or no harm, but remains alive ready to infest any susceptible crop which may be planted. In the worst cases, the growing of trees or hoed crops has sometimes to be bandoned, and, in any case where morning glory is prevalent, it necessitates an amount of extra cultivation variously estimated at from $5 to $10 per acre. The weed is a perennial with very strong, far-reaching roots. The smallest piece of root is capable of growing and originating a new plant. Ordinary cultivation has no apparent effect except to make it grow more vigorously. Very thorough and freewater, most of which under present conditions not only flows uselessly to the sea but every few years carries destruction in its wake to the extent of millions of dollars. Roots well supplied with starch and capable of producing new shoots have been found at a depth of 14 ft. The main points to be observed are: 1. The weed cutter must be of such a form that no part of ground is missed. The form used at Davis was a straight knife 4 inches wide and 4 feet 6 inches long. This was attached to a riding cultivator and drawn by two horses. It was attached perpendicularly to the direction taken by the cultivator! By overlapping about 6 inches on each passage through the piece, it was easy, with steady horses, to avoid missing any spot. On rough land this would be more difficult; where vines, trees or other crops are growing, impossible. 2. Every weed cutting should always take place before any shoots appear above the surface. The smallest growth of green leaves commences to renew the starch, and therefore diminishes the exhaustion of the starch supply of the roots, which is the object of the cutting. Any considerable growth of leaves replenishes the starch supply completely. 3. The weed cutting should continue until the coolness of late autumn prevents the growth of the weed. A growth in autumn would probably furnish the partially exhausted roots with sufficient food materials to preserve them during the winter and to promote a new growth the following spring. How early in the season it is necessary to commence thorough weed cutting was not determined by the experiment at Davis. June 1st, Jurassic sediments in time by a magma of geologic composition, confirm that which invaded the Sierra Nevada at the end continued into the known Tertiary depositally gold-silver ores and but it is possible that other types are also there. MILES OF SNOW Thirty-five miles off the summit of the da mountains costing $203,615 each year to protect from fires shown from a recent operating expense important part of the Slines. The average reached by the use of expenses for the years and 1910. On account of fire sheds the annual exert at $46,565. Renewals wear are placed at a $67,000. The repairs sheds cost an average $40,000 annually. The heavier this year one heavy storms of lasting and watching the 000 annually, and $ against the item of fire sheds. The tire thirty-five mile fire alarm system has an alarm box being ces a little more than from one end of the other. First class complete fire fight maintained at Blue and Summit, and a ANAHEIM GAZETTE Davis Farm, after the mornry had already made a vigorgrowth, is evidently not too late. The depth at which the weed should be run for the most eactual work is another point not determined. In the experiment, both did not average more than 5 to 6 inches, it is probable the time between cuttings could gathered and the number of the weeds diminished without any infesion in the results. The cost is easily estimated from above data. From June 1st to November 1st is 153 days, which reresents 30 weed cuttings. The 10 treated required 2 horses and one day for each weed cutting, at the total work required 30 which, at $3 per day for man team, represents $90, or $9 per wherever the morning glory can terminated in a piece of land for not exceeding $10 per acre, it adoubtedly economical, and it in all such cases, pay to dethe planting of a vineyard or ordinal in infested land a year for this rose. The cost is little more has to be expended every year on infested vineyard merely to the morning glory down sufficiency to prevent injury to the vines without hope of extermination. Other methods of treatment have a suggested; but all which give rise of successful results depend the same principle: The promoof continuous new growth to exstist the reserve matter of the root system and the removal of this wash before it has an opportunity replenish these food reserves. Cleaning chickens or hogs on an established spot has been recommended, station of a fire these stations are notified through the alarm system. A fire train is also maintained at Cicco, within the sheds, and although Cisco is not an alarm station the engine from that point is usually the first at the scene of a blaze, notification being sent by telephone from the lookout station on Red mountain, this lookout station commanding the entire westerly view of the 35 miles of sheds. The lookout station is equipped with a powerful spy-glass and a charteted map of the sheds and at the first sign of fire the lookout is able to direct the Cisco station to the immemediate location. During the four years mentioned above fires within the snowsheds have cost the Southern Pacific company $186,262.17. The officials estimate that it would cost more than two and a quarter million dollars to replace these sheds, should they be destroyed by fire at any time. THE CIGARETTE BOY State Supt. of Public Instruction Hyatt has just issued a bulletin to the teachers and school officers of the state under the title of "The Cigarette Boy." It undertakes to give some fresh Californian material to aid the schools in teaching the effects of narcotics, as required by law. This bulletin is the first of a series of quarterly publications authorized by the last legislature at the request of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. "The Cigarette Boy" is reasonable and moderate in tone. It offers such arguments as a father who smokes would be likely to use in persuading his son to abstain. It contains a letter from the state superintendent to the boys of California, urging them NEVADA MINING DISTRICTS The United States geological survey has recently published as bulletin 414 "Notes on some mining districts in Humboldt county, Nevada," by F. L. Ransome. The bulletin is a reconnaissance report on some 7000 square miles, including the Seven Broughs, Rosebud, Star, Unionville, Humboldt, Fitting, Chafey, Kennedy, and Adelaide districts, also the Red Butte and the Copperid or White Cloud district. Mr. Ransome discusses the geology, mineralogy, and mining operations of the region. His conclusion is that "the southern portion of Humboldt county is part of a metallogenetic province characterized chiefly by the prevalence of antimonial ores of silver with numerous and widely scattered deposits of stibnite and cinnabar. There are in addition some deposits of gold-silver, copper, and nickel-cobalt ores. Ore deposition probably began immediately after the intrusion of the Triassic and Jurassic sediments in late Mesozoic time by a magma of generally granodioritic composition, comparable with that which invaded the rocks of the Sierra N evada at the same period, and continued into the tertiary. The known Tertiary deposits are essentially gold-silver ores and copper ores, but it is possible that some of the other types are also Tertiary." MILES OF SNOWSHEDS Names of Men Who Cannot Read May Be Stricken from Roll That the committee which has in charge the fight against allowing saloons to go into the fifth supervisor district proposes to bring an action in court to compel a large number of voters of the fifth district to show cause why their names should not be removed from the great register became known a day or two ago. The members of the committee believe a goodly proportion of the Spanish and Mexican voters of the district are illegally registered in that they cannot read the constitution of the state. Whether or not he committee will take the proposed action before the election of Nov. 25 remains to be seen. When the matter was first brought to the attention of the committee it was not known that the women would be allowed to vote. It was then thought well to take action against those alleged to be registered illegally. Now that the women are going to vote, and the question of saloons is as good as decided against saloons, the committee may conclude to bring the action as a public duty, believing that since they have the information that they should take action as citizens to purge the rolls. There were about 175 names attached to the petition asking for the election in the fifth district. A large number of the petitioners were Spanish or Mexican voters, nearly all of them being California born. A member of the committee has stated his information is to the effect that one-third of the petitioners cannot read the constitution. PURIFYING GREAT REGISTER Names of Men Who Cannot Read May Be Stricken from Roll That the committee which has in charge the fight against allowing saloons to go into the fifth supervisor district proposes to bring an action in court to compel a large number of voters of the fifth district to show cause why their names should not be removed from the great register became known a day or two ago. The members of the committee believe a goodly proportion of the Spanish and Mexican voters of the district are illegally registered in that they cannot read the constitution of the state. Whether or not he committee will take the proposed action before the election of Nov. 25 remains to be seen. When the matter was first brought to the attention of the committee it was not known that the women would be allowed to vote. It was then thought well to take action against those alleged to be registered illegally. Now that the women are going to vote, and the question of saloons is as good as decided against saloons, the committee may conclude to bring the action as a public duty, believing that since they have the information that they should take action as citizens to purge the rolls. There were about 175 names attached to the petition asking for the election in the fifth district. A large number of the petitioners were Spanish or Mexican voters, nearly all of them being California born. A member of the committee has stated his information is to the effect that one-third of the petitioners cannot read the constitution. of Oak and Lemon streets Phones—Home 1253; Pacific 424 ANAHEIM W. E. Cooper A. Shriner THE NATIONAL MARKET No. 107 W. Center St. COOPER & SHRINER, Proprietors The Best of Beef, Mutton and Pork, Sausage, Ham, Bacon and Lard. The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. FOR SALE One hundred shares of Great Pacific Securities Company, capital stock at $13.50 a share. The Great Pacific Security Co. is organizing the Great Republic Life Insurance Co., and is selling this stock on the market for $20.00 a share. G. B. S., Care of Gazette Office BULBS For Fall Planting. We have a choice lot of Tulips, Hyacinths, Narissus, Anemones, Ranuncules, Freesia Gladiolus, Montbretias and Calla Lily. ROSES For Fall Planting. Special price, ou selection, $1.50 per dozen. Orange Co. Ornamental Nursery T. D. ROBERTSON, Prop. Phone, Sunset 185R, Fullerton, Cal. LUMBER We sell you Better Lumber at Lower Prices than any yard in Southern California. We belong to no trust. Have our own R. R. track direct into our yard. Our lumber is Kiln Dried and therefore weighs less and is of better quality. Mail or bring in your estimate. CLARK BROS. LOS ANGELES Bwy. 2275 2144 E. 7th St. F. 1136 in an indebtedness of each county of the state for the year 1911. The grand total value of all property in the state is placed at $2,599,916,690. The funded debt of all counties is placed at $27,059,655; the floating indebtedness with estimated interest, Jurassic sediments in late Mesozoic time by a magma of generally granodioritic composition, comparable with that which invaded the rocks of the SierraN evada at the same period, and continued into the tertiary. The known Tertiary deposits are essentially gold-silver ores and copper ores, but it is possible that some of the other types are also Tertiary." MILES OF SNOWSHEDS Thirty-five miles of snowsheds over the summit of the Sierra Nevada mountains costing an average of $203,615 each year to maintain and to protect from fires, is the record shown from a recent compilation of the operating expenses of this important part of the Southern Pacific lines. The average of $203,625 was reached by the use of the operating expenses for the years 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910. On account of fires in the snow sheds the annual expense is placed at $46,565. Renewals on account of wear are placed at a little more than $67,000. The repairs to the snow-sheds cost an average of more than $40,000 annually. They will be much heavier this year on account of the heavy storms of last winter. Patrolling and watching the sheds cost $25,000 annually, and $24,000 is set against the item of fire trains. The Southern Pacific maintains one of the most complete fire organizations in existence for the protection of these sheds. Throughout the entire thirty-five miles the Gamewell fire alarm system has been installed, an alarm box being placed at distances a little more than a mile apart from one end of the sheds to the other. First class fire stations with complete fire fighting apparatus are maintained at Blue Canyon, Truckee and Summit, and at the first intim- PROPERTY IN THE STATE Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 7.—State Comptroller Nye has issued a statement showing the value of property in an indebtedness of each county of the state for the year 1911. The grand total value of all property in the state is placed at $2,599,916,690. The funded debt of all counties is placed at $27,059,655; the floating indebtedness with estimated interest, $1,276,186, and the total county indebtedness at $28,335,841. STATE OFFICIALS HERE Members of State Board of Equalization Visit Fullerton Oil Fields in Search of Information Three members of the state board of equalization visited Orange county on Thursday. Jeff Meillaine, J. Mitchell and Edward Rolkin and Assessor James Sleeper went to the Fullerton oil fields to look over the situation to satisfy themselves as to the situation in regard to whether or not the state received as much as it should from corporation and franchise taxes. The visitors expressed themselves as surprised at the extent of the operations in progress and the area over which oil development is being carried on. The day returns and brings us the pretty round of irritating concerns and duties. Help us to play the man, help us to perform them with laughter and kind faces; let cheerfulness abound with industry. Give us to go blithely on our business all this day, bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonored, and grant us the gift of sleep. Amen. Stevenson. Thursday, November 9 SATISFACTORY RETURNS Is that what you want? Then sell by the pound to the Benchley Fruit Company And receive your money at once, not 90 days later. WE give BIG CASH returns, not promises. Benchley Fruit Co, Fullerton, Cal. Both Phones. FOUR ROUTES EAST SUNSET Double Daily Service to New Orleans and East through the Sunny South. EL PASO “GOLDEN STATE LIMITED,” the train de luxe, exclusively first class. The “CALIFORNIAN” for both first and second class travel. The line of low altitudes. OGDEN Through the beautiful Sierra Nevadas, across the Great Salt Lake. SUNSET Double Daily Service to New Orleans and East through the Sunny South. EL PASO "GOLDEN STATE LIMITED," the train de luxe, exclusively first class. The "CALIFORNIAN" for both first and second class travel. The line of low altitudes. OGDEN Through the beautiful Sierra Nevadas, and across the Great Salt Lake. The route of the SAN FRANCISCO "OVERLAND LIMITED." SHASTA Via Mt. Shasta and the great NORTH-WEST, unequalled for scenic grandeur. SOUTHERN PACIFIC J. M. PICKERING, Anaheim Agent. Both Phones. L. B. VALLA, Commerc'l Agt. Santa Ana, Cal. TULARE COUNTY LANDS For Sale or Exchange Tulare, Tulare County, California, the home of the dairy, the alfalfa, hog, fruit, and raisin grape. Five crops of alfalfa raised per year without irrigation. We have lands to suit purchasers of any size tracts on any terms, and we sell to please homesekers. We make a specialty of exchanges. Tulare lands for city property, also country. We have choice lands well located for exchange. Do you want to take advantage of the great opportunity to get hold of a good tract of land? Write us for particulars. Iden & Gwyn Tulare, California F. C. SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public Odd Fellows' Block, - - Center Street Germania Halle A splendid Lunch every day. Best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars for those desiring them. Cold Beer always on tap. Your patronage solicited. We make a specialty of Kentucky Dew Whiskey. J. D. Heitshusen OLIVER HILL City Livery Stables Fashionable Outfits at Reasonable Rates. H. V. Weisel Roger C. Dutton WEISEL & DUTTON Attorneys and Counselors at Law SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN PROBATE MATTERS German Language Spoken Notary Public 2d Floor Mullinix bldg Pacific Phone 1106 Anabeim, Calif Iden & Gwyn Tulare, California F. C. SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public Odd Fellow's Block, - Center Street Anaheim, Cal. The Best Cuts of MEAT Can be had here any time. We don't reserve them for a favored few and compel the others to take what is left. First come is first served in this market. We believe in giving everybody a square deal. Also in selling the very best meat we can get hold of at the prices possible. Try us with an order. CITY MARKET F. W. FLEISCHMANN, Prop. Odd Fellow's Bldg., Center street Phone: Pacific 201 Anaheim Bakery Peter Syre, prop. Fresh Bread Cakes and Pies Confectionery, Etc. Wedding Cakes a Specialty Los Angeles and Cypress Sts. City Livery Stables Fashionable Outfits at Reasonable Rates. H. V. Weisel Roger C. 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