anaheim-gazette 1912-02-08

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS AT NEWPORT BEACH WILL MAKE EXHIBIT AT SAN BERNARDINO ORANGE SHOW Frosty Eye for Land and Products Show at Los Angeles, Which Asks $900 for Floor Space for County's Display—How Santa Ana Went In to the Hole—Backhaul Resolutions Make Good Reading—Orange Given February Banquet Meeting Orange county will have an exhibit at the National Orange Show to be held in San Bernardino, beginning on Feb. 19, and on Feb. 22 an excursion will go from this county to the show. This was the principal action taken at the meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce at Newport Beach last Wednesday night. The committee appointed to have charge of getting up a citrus fruit exhibit from this county, is composed of Charles Eygabroad, Anaheim, chairman; Augustus Stern, Fullerton, G.W. Minter, Santa Ana, Thomas Barry, Placentia, and E. M. Nealley, Tustin. J. A. Kemp of San Bernardino, who is in this county advertising the show, presented San Bernardino's invitation. He stated that the exhibition grounds comprise five acres and fully 100,000 people are expected to attend. He said that if the county so desires the San Bernardino committee will meet the fruit train at depot and see that the exhibit is properly installed, but the associated chambers of commerce seemed so much interested in the project that it was decided to handle the exhibit itself. Fruit for the exhibit will be solicited from all over the county. case has been reaffirmed by the interstate commerce commission at $1 per 100 pounds. "In the matter of abolishing the commerce court, under date of Dec. 31, 1911, the press states: A nation wide campaign by the shipping interests of the country for the abolishment of the court of commerce was announced here (San Bernardino) today by Geo. M. Coody, president of the interior counties freight bureau, which body, he stated, would lead the fight." A resolution was passed, directed to Mayor Alexander of Los Angeles, asking the authorities of Los Angeles to protect the interests of the towns on the Pacific Electric lines when Los Angeles comes to a settlement of a controversy now on in that city. That controversy concerns a proposal to restrict the travel of freight cars on certain streets in Los Angeles. It has been reported that the restrictions might be a detriment to the freight business of outside towns. The resolution was short and merely asked that in whatever action is taken, the interests of the outside cities and towns be kept in mind. A. I. Stewart of Fullerton and L. L. Shaw of Santa Ana were appointed by President Aldrich as a committee to draft resolutions of respect for the memory of Col. O. H. Coulter, who died recently. Col. Coulter, though a resident of Santa Ana, was the representative of Laguna Beach in the associated chambers of commerce. The banquets of the association have been held in various places of the county, according to alphabetical arrangement. It was stated that by this arrangement the next meeting should go to Orange. Orange representatives have not attended the associated chambers' meetings for se- "We have left $280 a ton would cost 000. The Los Angeles which Tom Gouw 200 tons left, will load at less than price. This will of the remainder members of the Southern buy up the rest Nietos crop rail loaded on the price." The executive association after tween the two session to decide course they would Nietos associates below the association decided to purify the Los Nietos price to be paid at noon adjournment two bodies will receive the report mittee, and the Nietos growers will demand 12% of the association. Fred A. Hazzardident of the Society, refusedation, other facts as here gnished by the direct. The result of decision to purify Los Nietos group He stated that the exhibition grounds comprise five acres and fully 100,000 people are expected to attend. He said that if the county so desires the San Bernardino committee will meet the fruit train at depot and see that the exhibit is properly installed, but the associated chambers of commerce seemed so much interested in the project that it was decided to handle the exhibit itself. Fruit for the exhibit will be solicited from all over the county. Those present at the meeting thought it would be a good idea to visit San Bernardino on Feb. 22 as an excursion from this county. It was predicted that 300 or 400 people would go. A representative of the land show to be held in Los Angeles was before the meeting, and presented the proposition, which was that Orange county pay $900 for space on the exhibition floor, and install and maintain the exhibit during the seventeen days of the show, Santa Ana representatives stated that last year the Santa Ana chamber of commerce had the floor space donated by the Pacific Electric, and still the cost of keeping up the exhibit was so great that the Santa Ana chamber of commerce lost $250. Believing that the expense of the affair would be too great for the associated chambers to handle, the proposition was frowned upon, but Stern of Fullerton was named as the chairman, he to select his associates, to see what could be done about financing an exhibit at the land show. A. A. Mills as head of the committee on freight rates, read the following report, which was filed: "Held a meeting as per arrangement on November 24, 1911, with Mr. Stubbs of the S. P. and Mr. Barnwell of the Santa Fe. The state railroad commission was represented by A. B. Roehl. After an informal discussion of the matter it was decided to proceed informally with the carriers. "The committee (Mr. Eygabroad chairman), on financing the proposition was notified at once of the change and requested to wait until further notice. To simplyfy matters, a request under date of Jan. 15, 1912, was forwarded to the state railroad commission asking permission to withdraw complaint of Oct. 28, 1911, without prejudice. Reply not yet received. "Since filing our complaint the San Pedro-Los Angeles case against the S. P. has been decided in favor of..." chairman), on financing the proposition was notified at once of the change and requested to wait until further notice. To simplyfy matters, a request under date of Jan. 15, 1912, was forwarded to the state railroad commission asking permission to withdraw complaint of Oct. 28, 1911, without prejudice. Reply not yet received. "Since filing our complaint the San Pedro-Los Angeles case against the S. P. has been decided in favor of the shippers and the carrier has asked the federal court for injunction which was temporarily granted, and excess rates are impounded, to be paid to shippers if case is decided favorably to them. "A case from Imperial county has been heard and taken under advisement. Both of these cases are similar to our own. "In the Imperial county case the railroad commission has initiated a further investigation than asked for into all freight rates between Los Angeles and Imperial county. It has also initiated a hearing against the Salt Lake road on all freight rates between San Pedro and Los Angeles. "These points are important in our case, as looking at it informally the state railroad commission doubted its authority to investigate all the rates to and from and in Orange county without having both commodities and points specified. "After the commission gives decision in the Imperial county case and in the San Pedro case in reference to the Salt Lake road we shall probable be able to proceed more intelligently. "In the interstate cases, the backhaul is before the United States supreme court, while the lemon rate separate territories. While the people in the adjacent areas have already shown their enthusiastic interest in the San Diego exposition, there is no doubt that the proportion of practical assistance they are willing to offer will be greatly stimulated by a man such as the commissioner. The experience Mr. Fox has enjoyed in the service of the federal government, and his prestige as a man of affairs, will enable him to appeal to public bodies in a far more impressive way than that of the usual representative of a world's fair. THE WALNUT SITUATION Associations Buy Los Nietos Crop at 12 Cents Hurriedly called together from all sections of the walnut district, the Walnut Growers' Association of Southern California on Wednesday of last week faced the alternative of seeing the price of their product broken, or of buying up the balance of the crop of the Los Nietos walnut growers association, and perhaps one or two other organizations affiliated in the parent body. A split in the association may be the result. The walnut men rallied in the committee and directors' room of the chamber of commerce in Los Angeles in two different sections, and there were held simultaneously two vigorous and hotly debated sessions. "The situation, in a nutshell, is this," said one of the growers. "The price of 14 cents a pound was fixed by the Southern California association basing estimates on a crop of 8000 tons. Well, we have a crop of 10,000 tons, and so far 80 per cent of the crop has been sold at 14 cents per pound." ANAHEIM GAZETTE "We have left 2000 tons, which at $280 a ton would be valued at $500,000. The Los Nietos association, of which Tom Gouch is president, has 200 tons left, which it wants to unload at less than the association price. This will demoralize the price of the remainder of the crop, and the members of the 16 other associations in the Southern California body will buy up the remainder of the Los Nietos crop rather than see it unloaded on the market to break the price." The executive committee of the association after a bitter wrangle between the two factions, went into session to determine upon what course they would adopt if the Los Nietos association insisted on selling below the association price. It was decided to purchase the 200 tons of the Los Nietos growers, but the price to be paid was not fixed, when at noon adjournment was taken. The two bodies will get together to receive the report of the executive committee, and the ultimatum of the Los Nietos growers. It is likely that they will demand 12 cents a pound from the association. Fred A. Hazzard of Whittier, president of the Southern California association, refused to discuss the situation, other than to admit that the facts as here given, which were furnished by the independents, were correct. The result of the meeting was a decision to purchase the crop of the Los Nietos growers at 12 cents. COALS OF ALASKA Mineral Resources of Peninsula show Great Wealth Like a great curved dagger, 120 miles in thickness at the hilt and trending south and west for a districter place in Alaska. Some drilling for oil has been done on the peninsula, but it has not shown either the presence or the absence of a commercially valuable pool. It appears, however, that the geologic data at hand warrant the continuation of the search. So far as known geologic conditions like those on Unga Island, where successful gold mining has been carried on for many years, may be found in other parts of the province, so that there seems to be a field here that warrants the attention of the lode prospector. Except for the absence of timber, the conditions in Alaska Peninsula are more favorable for mining than in many other parts of the territory. The open season is longer and the winter is less severe than in the interior or in Seward Peninsula. Numerous good harbors are open to navigation throughout the year. The luxuriant growth of grass in the peninsula, except in the high mountains, favors the use of horses, and the many streams and lakes render much of the region readily accessible to small boats. The report contains a large-scale map of the peninsula. A copy may be obtained free on application to the Director of the Geological Survey at Washington, D.C. THE TARIFF ON SUGAR How It Affects the Sugar Trust and the Beet Grower Editor Gazette.—The reading public is aware of the crusade instituted by a handful of refiners of foreign raw sugar in New York to have the tariff removed from that commodity. They only ask that the tariff on raws be taken off. They don't want the tariff on refined sugar touched. Their motive is obvious. By taking the director of the United States geological survey, in his annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911, states that the geological survey reports required under that law must "involve something more than perunctory action and must consist of a showing of facts rather than an expression of opinion. The law places upon the geological survey the determination of the fundamental question whether the control of a specific tract of land pertains to the promotion or protection of navigability, and stipulatse that a favorable report to the secretary of agriculture must precede the purchase of the tract considered. "The solution of complex scientific problems is required in order to establish actual and substantial relationship between control of headwater tracts and the navigation of the streams, and while the responsibility for this determination had not been sought by the geological survey, this new application of scientific investigation to an administrative problem has been accepted by the survey as directly in line with its geologic and hydrographic work. "It was at once recognized that as the determinative agent, whose favorable report must precede any action by the national forest reservation commission., the geological survey would be exposed to criticism alike by those favoring a 'broad interpretation' of both natural and statutory law and by those who had opposed the enactment of the Weeks law as embodying a subterfuge." Prior to July 1, 1911, the survey favorably reported on 92,995 acres, and between July 1, 1911, and January 1, 1912, on 883,685 acres additional—a total of 976,680 acres. These areas are available for possible purchase within the discretion of the national forest reservation commiss- COALS OF ALASKA Mineral Resources of Peninsula show Great Wealth Like a great curved dagger, 120 miles in thickness at the hilt and trending south and west for a distance of nearly 600 miles, the Alaska Peninsula presents one of the most striking of land formations. Beyond it stretches the chain of the Aleutian Islands a thousand miles farther. The coast line of the peninsula is ragged and irregular, with innumerable indentations and bold cliffs and headlands. "The Geology and Mineral Resources of Parts of Alaska Peninsula" is the title of a report by Wallace W. Atwood, recently issued by the United States Geological Survey. During the Russian occupation of Alaska many facts concerning the geology of the peninsula were collected, but the study by Dall and Becker, of the geological survey, of the coal and gold deposits of Unga Island and of some of the coal beds of the mainland in 1895 represents the first attempt at systematic investigation of the mineral resources. Martin, in 1903 and 1904, made the first examination of the petroleum seepages. Meanwhile other investigators had contributed to the knowledge of the general geology. The prosecution of the survey's general plan of investigating the coal resources of Alaska led to Mr. Atwood's work, which included the three most important local coal fields, the Chignik, Herendeen Bay, and Unga. Incidentally he collected considerable information in regard to the general geology and mineral resources of the entire peninsula. Mapping was done in some detail in the surveyed coal fields and the results are set forth with considerable confidence as to their accuracy. Far less definite information was obtained as to the areal and stratigraphic geology and minear deposits of the rest of the peninsula. If funds are available, more detailed investigations of the geology and mineral deposits will be undertaken when the mining advancement seems to demand them. As early as 1854 attempts were made to mine coal on Cook Inlet. Coal claims were staked THE TARIFF ON SUGAR How It Affects the Sugar Trust and the Beet Grower Editor Gazette.—The reading public is aware of the crusade instituted by a handful of refiners of foreign raw sugar in New York to have the tariff removed from that commodity. They only ask that the tariff on raws be taken off. They don't want the tariff on refined sugar touched. Their motive is obvious. By taking off the tariff on raw sugar there would be just the amount of the tariff taken out of the government revenues and added to the pockets of the refiners. Taking off the tariff on refined sugars would enable foreign refiners to dump their sugar into this country in open competition with the New York refiners and probably put them out of business. J. R. Arbuckle of Arbuckle Bros., sugar refiners but also members of the coffee trust, is very indignant regarding the "wicked tax" on raw sugar, which he says makes that commodity cost the consumer two cents more than it would if the tariff was removed. He can make some believe his subterfuge but the American people are not all fools. He is singularly silent as to the cost of coffee to the consumer. The price of coffee has increased to the consumer more than 100 per cent since 1908. In December, 1908, No. 7 Rio coffee, the kind generally consumed in this country, sold at 6 1-2 cents a pound, wholesale. On November 6, 1911, the same grade of coffee sold at wholesale in the New York market at 15 3-4 cents a pound. The excuse is a short crop, but the simple fact is that the international coffee trust is in league with the Brazilian government whereby the exports of coffee which are controlled by the Brazilian government are held up and this enables the trust to control the price. It is asserted that the coffee trust has cleaned up $30,000,000 by this advance in the price of coffee. There is no coffee raised in the United States—75 per cent of the total world's supply coming from Brazil—and coffee is admitted free of duty in the United States. There being no tariff on coffee, this raise of 125 per cent in coffee—thus increasing the cost of living for each family—cannot be charged to the "infamous" Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. Prior to July 1, 1911, the survey favorably reported on 92,995 acres and between July 1, 1911, and January 1, 1912, on 883,685 acres additional—a total of 976,680 acres. These areas are available for possible purchase within the discretion of the national forest reservation commission, inasmuch as the geology survey has shown a distinct relation between the areas on which reports have been made and the navigability of the streams which drain these areas. Additional areas are under investigation at the present time. HER VIEW The Brother—She's got lovable eyes, kissable lips, a huggable shape and holdable hands. His Sister—Yes, and she's got removable hair, adjustable hips, colorable brows and a transferable complexion. A STARTLING MESSAGE A traveling salesman in a strange town was handed a message from his wife, which read as follows: "Twins arrived tonight. More by mail." Boston Bakery and Confectionery STEPHEN KISTLER, Proprietor Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pies daily. Christopher's Chocolates and Bonbons always fresh, on hand. E. Center st., opposite City Hall Anaheim Bakery Peter Syre, prop. Fresh Bread Cakes and Pies Confectionery, Etc. Wedding Cakes a Special Los Angeles and Cress St. Finest of Wines, Liquor and Cigars, at Roman Wisser's Favorite - Saloo results are set forth with considerable confidence as to their accuracy. Far less definite information was obtained as to the area and stratigraphic geology and minearl deposits of the rest of the peninsula. If funds are available, more detailed investigations of the geology and mineral deposits will be undertaken when the mining advancement seems to demand them. As early as 1854 attempts were made to mine coal on Cook Inlet. Coal claims were staked on Unga Island in the early seventies, and 10 years later some systematic mining at this and other localities in southwestern Alaska was begun. The rapid development of the more accessible coal fields of California, Washington, and Vancouver Island, which began about 1870, supplied the west coast market, and from that time until very recently little attention has been given to Alaska coal. Mining to supply local demand has, however, continued in the peninsula to the present day. The coal of Alaska Peninsula is not of as high grade as that of the Bering River and Matanuska fields, but the fields are more accessible. The fields described in the survey report are all near good harbors, a location that will give them an advantage over the higher grade coals of other Alaska fields. Moreover, their close proximity to the great circle route from Puget Sound to Yokohama will certainly eventually accrue to their benefit, though it must be confessed that their immediate use for trans-Pacific shipment does not seem practicable. On the other hand unless petroleum is found, they furnish the only local source of fuel for Alaska Peninsula, which is without timber. There is no coffee raised in the United States—75 per cent of the total world's supply coming from Brazil—and coffee is admitted free of duty in the United States. There being no tariff on coffee, this raise of 125 per cent in coffee—thus increasing the cost of living for each family—cannot be charged to the "infamous" PayneA-ldrich tariff bill. Mr. Arbuckle, who is a coffee-trust magnate as well as refiner of raw sugar, in delivering a tirade against the "robber tariff" on raw sugar to New York newspapers the other day, could have given the people who desire sugar with their coffee some interesting information as to the whys and wherefores of the enormous increase in the cost of coffee to the consumer, many times greater in fact, than the increase in the cost of sugar. But he and his brother refiners, who are consumed with "Anxiety" regarding the cost of sugar to the consumer by reason of the "wicked tax" on raw sugar, are as voiceless as the lips of the unreplying dead on the subject of the increase of 125 per cent in the cost of coffee on which no "tariff tax" is levied. Their consistency, singularly enough, fails to consist—Bay City Tribune. 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