anaheim-gazette 1911-12-21

Thursday, December 21 WITH CHRISTMAS COM Good Cheer Let us help you make the occasion one long to be remembered. If you are not acquainted with the stock of goods carried, pay us a visit and you will find the most complete stock of WINES, LIQUORS and CORDIALS Imported as well as Domestic, all the leading brands of Whiskies, eastern and local Beers, to be found in Southern California. Prompt and courteous treatment. WINES, LIQUORS and CORDIAL Imported as well as Domestic, all the leading brands of Whiskies, eastern and local Beers, to be found in Southern California. Prompt and courteous treatment. A Merry Xmas and Happy New Year Orange County WINE COMPANY 123 W. Center St. :: Anaheim, J. W. WALLS, Manager Holiday Suggestion Gathered from a Brief Glance at Our Large of Seasonable Goods Fancy Crockery Carving Sets Leather Goods Cutlery Pocket Knives Dolls Toilet Cases Candies Nuts Raisins Fancy Crockery Carving Sets Leather Goods Cutlery Pocket Knives Glassware Safety Razors Dolls Toilet Cases Candies Nuts Raisins Fancy Grocer Cheeses Christmas Trees, Finest Candies and Decorations (Phone or Personally Order these Early, for they will not last long.) We have not entered even a little way into the many things we have stock this season, but you will get a general idea and we would add you call and see us all about it at once. Remember whatever comes H. A. DICKEL Store is always the best—a reputation that has been made through years of persistent effort in Orange county's oldest and largest store of the A1 grocery class. STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION Divide State into Seven Districts, Appoint Engineers. The State Highways Commission has completed the division of the purpose of carrying on the work of state into seven districts for constructing the system of State highways under the provisions of the $18,000,000 highway bond issue, and also to simplify the work by bringing it under the heads of the seven division engineers which the commission have named in accordance with the provisions of an act passed by the legislature. The division engineers named, who will receive from $200 to $250 per month, taking their positions on the first of January, are as follows: Francis J. Somner, Thomas A. Bedford, James B. Woodson, A. E. Loder, W. S. Caruthers, Walter C. Howe and Wm. L. Clark. In addition the commission announces the appointment of the chief office engineer and the chief draughtsman for the work of constructing the proposed system of state highways. George R. Winslow of Syracuse, N. Y., is the office engineer and F. B. Burgues of Los Angeles was named as chief draughtsman. The commission has selected headquarters for each division. The state has been divided as follows: Division No. 1, headquarters Willits—Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake counties. Division No. 2 headquarters, Redding—Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. Division No. 3, headquarters, Sacramento—Glenn, Butte, Plumas, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Yolo, Sacramento report, "that some of these railroad chaps running trains only work one-third or two-thirds of the time." One-seventh of the twenty five and a quarter millions of railroad ties that are in the Pacific System of the Southern Pacific railroad bed have to be taken up each year and replaced with absolutely new ones. These ties, before being placed in the roadbed, must be treated either by creasote or with a chemical preparation, known as the burnettizing treatment, before they can be used. These interesting facts are taken directly from a statistical report of the maintenance of way department of the Southern Pacific Company. They are positively accurate. Besides this, they are a few truths about railroad operation that are seldom given to the readers of the newspapers. There are a little more than twenty five and a quarter million ties on the Pacific System of the Southern Pacific. At the renewal rate of one-seventh each year, and an average of 2800 ties to the mile, more than 240 miles of Southern Pacific roadbed is rebuilt each twelve months. During the last ten years 20,098,490 ties in the roadbed of this road were taken up and replaced with new ones. Pine, fir, oak, cedar and redwood are the woods used by the Southern Pacific for its ties. With the single exception of the redwood, all are subject to the preservation process. The burnettizing process consists of forcing chlorid of zinc into the wood cells. A vacuum treatment is first applied. The ties are placed in a cylinder, steamed for the purpose of softening the wood cells, then the vacuum is applied to extract the sap The commission has selected headquarters for each division. The state has been divided as follows: Division No. 1, headquarters Wilits—Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Lake counties. Division No. 2 headquarters, Redding—Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. Division No. 3, headquarters, Sacramento—Glenn, Butte, Plumas, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, Nevada, Solano, San Joaquin, Amador, Eldorado, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Calaveras and Alpine. Division No. 4, headquarters, San Francisco—Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. Division No. 5, headquarters, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey, Santa Barbara. Division 6, headquarters, Fresno—Merced, Mariposa, Mona, Madera, Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Tulare and Kern. Division 7—Headquarters, Los Angeles—Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial. The members of the commission together with the State Highway Engineer are now out on the last trip of their investigation looking into the several sections of the state and making inquiries to ascertain what each district needs and what claims the several sections have for highway construction. It is unofficially announced that the trip will take the commissioners through the counties in the central portion of the state. They will go through Inyo county and return by way of San Joaquin county remaining out in the field about another week. REASONINGS BY SI HAWKINS Finds Many Things in the Papers and Census Reports to Marvel at. "Mother, what do you think of this?" said Si Hawkins as he glanced up from a close reading of the latest census report (one of the hundreds sent to him by his representative in congress) "According to these figures we farmers have dropped to second place as employers of labor. "In 1910 there were 6,340,357 farms in the United States, valued with their improvements, at $34,681,507;000, and during the same year the farmers paid out in wages $645,612,066 That reads well, but in this report keen up and replaced with new ones. Pine, fir, oak, cedar and redwood are the woods used by the Southern Pacific for its ties. With the single exception of the redwood, all are subject to the preservation process. The burnettizing process consists of forcing chlorid of zinc into the wood cells. A vacuum treatment is first applied. The ties are placed in a cylinder, steamed for the purpose of softening the wood cells, then the vacuum is applied to extract the sap and water from the wood. After this the chlorid of zinc is applied. More than a half day is required for this process after which the ties are treated to a sun bath for several weeks. The creasing process is essentially similar to burnettizing except that dead oil of coal tar is used in place of zinc solution. There are four spikes in each tie and 2 tie plates. Bring your mathematical talents into play. The answer is 101,000,000 spikes and 50,900,000 tie plates in the Pacific System of the Southern Pacific. The tie plates weigh 6½ pounds each; the spike a half pound; making a total of 681,950,000 pounds of metal attached to these ties; not counting of course; the rails which weigh 90 pounds to the yard and the numerous tie rods. WEDDING ETIQUETTE A bride should either thank personally or write notes to all the people who send wedding presents. It is considered good taste nowadays to have brown or bay horse for the bride's carriage instead of gray ones. The custom of having groomsmen in equal numbers with the bridesmaids has been revived of late. If there are any pages the bride usually gives them presents, while the bridegroom presents each bridesmaid with a present and bouquet, and also gives a bouquet to the bride's mother. Bridesmaids pay for their own dresses unless the bride's mother offers to do so. This is not usual; however, and there is not the least necessity for her to do so. The bridegroom's mother is led down the church after the ceremony by the bride's father; or whoever gave her away. The bride's mother and the bridegroom's father follow. The bridegroom provides house and table linen as well as furniture. Years ago the linen was the bride's care; but all this is changed. In 1910 there were 6,340,357 farms in the United States, valued with their improvements, at $34,681,507,000, and during the same year the farmers paid out in wages $645,012,066. That reads well, but in this report from the Interstate Commerce Commission I find that in the same year the railroads of the United States paid for labor the enormous sum of $1,143,725,306, nearly double what the farmers paid for their labor in the same year. "My opinion has been, when railroad officials said that they were the greatest employers of labor, and that therefore, injury to the railroads was bound to effect business interests of the whole country, that they were talking for effect. But with these figures before me, proving beyond doubt that with an army of 1,699,420 employees and a payroll nearly twice that of all the farmers in the country, I am forced to alter my opinion considerable." "Land Sakes," exclaimed Mrs. Hawkins, bringing her mathematical talents quickly into play, "these railroad fellows get an average of nearly $700 a year; no wonder they can wear blue suits and brass buttons. Why, that is about three times as much as we pay our hired man, John, and he works thirteen hours every day of the year, except the Fourth of July and Circus Day. Maybe if the railroads made their men work like the farmers do, the farmers would not have to take second place as the greatest employers of labor." "Yes, and I see in the papers," said Si, as he bent closer to the cenesis, unless the bride's mother offers to do so. This is not usual, however, and there is not the least necessity for her to do so. The bridegroom's mother is led down the church after the ceremony by the bride's father, or whoever gave her away. The bride's mother and the bridegroom's father follow. The bridegroom provides house and table linen as well as furniture. Years ago the linen was the bride's care, but all this is changed. A bridegroom usually wears a very dark gray or black frock coat, light trousers, generally gray, a light or white tie, patent leather boots or shoes, and a silk hat. SHOOT THE JACKRABBIT BOISE (Idaho) Dec. 13.—The farmers of Jerome are making money out of one of their worst pests. When they were informed that eastern commission merchants were willing to pay 6 cents in real money for every jackrabbit shipped them, the news seemed too good to be true, as jackrabbit does not appeal to the Idaho palate. After payment had been received for the first shipment the entire population unearthed every available fire-arm and sought the jackrabbit in his lair. Five thousand rabbits were shipped to Pittsburgh this week. THE OVERWORKED PROMOTER The wife of an overworked promoter said at breakfast: "Will you post this letter for me, dear? It's to the purrier, countermanding my order for that $900 sable and ermine stole? You'll be sure to remember?" The tired eyes of the harassed, shabby promoter lit up with joy. He seized a skipping rope that lay with a heap of dolls and toys in a corner, and, going to his wife, he said: "Here, tie my right hand to my left foot so I won't forget." Xmas Cheer THE force at Rust's Winery is kept hustling these days filling orders received from Sant Claas for the shipment of Fine Wines and Brandies to points far and near. The supply and assortment is large and up to its usuel high standard. Fine Whiskies, Cordials, Bottled Beer, Vinegar, etc., always on hand. All orders promptly taken care of. Inspection invited. Rust's Winery Rust's Winery A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Miss C. Rayburn Milliner 111 East Center Street We are disposing of all Winter Millinery at Half Price and Less Our Prices Will Interest You. H. HOLLAND Plumbing and Sheet Metal Work H. HOLLAND Plumbing and Sheet Metal Work COMPLETE STOCK OF BATH TUBS ANT PLUMBING FIXTURES A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year LET ME DO YOUR Phone, Home 2161 PLUMBING All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. See me before letting your next contract. Both Phones 312 Hedwig St F. H. GARRISON