anaheim-gazette 1912-03-21

CALIFORNIA ORANGES ON LONDON MARKET REGARDED AS ARISTOCRATS OF THE CITRUS TRADE Present Season's Offerings Are a Disappointment, Owing Probably to Shipments of Frosted Fruit from Interior—English Metropolis Best Foreign Market for Sun-Kissed Fruit, Such As Is Being Forwarded from Anaheim—Superior to Spain's Crop Gerald Sandilands, formerly a resident of London, where he was interested in the marketing of California oranges, hands us the following account of the fruit-crop situation in the English metropolis, taken from the London Daily Telegraph of date February 17, in which reference is made to Sun-Kissed oranges shipped from this section. As will be seen, California oranges are regarded as aristocrats of the orange market, far surpassing importations from Spain. However, this season's shipments have not been up to their usual standard of excellence, which is probably due to shipments of frosted fruit from the interior. London offers the best foreign market for fine California oranges, such as are shipped from Orange county, and the article herewith printed will be read with interest by growers generally. The Telegraph's article is headed, "Fruit Crops. Some Disappointments." It reads as follows: "Tastes and appetites change naturally according to the season of the year. The little touch of winter enjoyed a short time ago was all too brief to produce a permanent effect on the supply and demand for foodstuffs. Whilst the cold weather lasted, fruit was looked upon almost asicy, and thin-skinned. Needless to say, such samples are golden, not only in color, but in value also. Scarcity of first-rate specimens makes the few that are available all the more valuable. Some of this choice Denia fruit can be recommended with the fullest confidence, as it is in every way excellent. That this is so is proved by the price paid for it by trade experts, at the same time that common oranges are obtainable at a low figure. It is hardly correct to call them cheap, because inferior articles are not cheap, even as a gift. A case containing 420 oranges can be bought in the trade for as little as 6s (taking into consideration poor quality and bad condition). Yet the finest Denia oranges have been sold this week at Covent Garden at 3L per case of 420 large oranges. There, indeed, is contrast in value—a difference of 54s per case. That state of affairs provides an illustration of the difficulty attendant upon quoting fruitarian values without taking great care to discriminate between the different grades.' So must the public be patient with the retailer who asks a high price for a good article. Seldom are the choicest oranges very cheap, and there is no prospect of their being so at any time during the present season; the percentage of the good fruit available being too small. "Fruit crops are always more or less troublesome. Seldom is it that they yield as their owners would wish. This year California, with its beautiful climate, which provided famous "Sunkist" oranges, is a source of disappointment. Although the crop is abundant, there are very few of the handsome large oranges to which London consumers have become accustomed. Of late years people of good taste have made a point of securing a share of Californian seedless oranges, remarkable not only by reason of their fine appearance but fruit from a local interest and which inspired Goethe, Newmeyer." LETTER Dedication of Set (Correspondence) Berkeley, Mayful new University the bequest of and costing, $870,000; will later Day, Sat forty-fourth and tering of the denia by the stafter. A procession assembled by and the member march from thereto the new library ter, where at charter day, ad ed by Herbert librarian of the er of the Bosto for twelve years Congressional D.C. The Uni spends $600,000 of this congress tains two millions now come to greatest collector world. The then will go in mous Greek therethe library, whid ident Benj. Id Rowell, and a Doe family will in honor of ther building. The new library architectural monum white California in red mission as are shipped from Orange county, and the article herewith printed will be read with interest by growers generally. The Telegraph's article is headed, "Fruit Crops. Some Disappointments." It reads as follows: "Tastes and appetites change naturally according to the season of the year. The little touch of winter enjoyed a short time ago was all too brief to produce a permanent effect on the supply and demand for foodstuffs. Whilst the cold weather lasted fruit was looked upon almost as if it had been poisonous. People were afraid to touch the choice products of Covent Garden. Now, however, all that is changed. The mild climatic conditions are favorable to the consumption of fruit, and there are in London a goodly number of society folk whose presence is always beneficial to traders, and especially to those who deal in commodities of a high-class nature and costly in price. It is the habit of well-to-do folk to anticipate the work of nature. To them there is something especially attractive about early produce, and to be first in the field—or, rather, at the dinner table—with forced or imported luxuries, is looked upon as somewhat of a conquest. "So it comes to pass that the first appearance of any particular fruit or vegetable is somewhat of an event. Upon arrival at the market the dainty morsel is laid aside for some specially-favored dealer, who is quite prepared to pay whatever sum may be demanded, and in turn to pass on the treasure to a wealthy patron—probably a lady of fashion—for little or no profit, just to please the individual whose regular purchases throughout the London season will make a substantial addition to the profits of the retailer. "Already there are preparations and anticipations for that brilliant period which begins with the opening of the Royal Opera and ends with Goodwood. Fruit, choice vegetables, and flowers play a most important part at fashionable gatherings, and many balance sheets depend upon the success of the London season. From now onwards is a time of anxiety for all in any way connected with growing or distributing fruit, especially that cultivated in hothouses. Given a typical season, with a share of good weather, then all will go well. On the other hand, should some untoward event take place, or the climatic conditions be adverse, it will mean trouble; or even disaster, to a large section of the community. Now they yield as their owners would wish. This year California, with its beautiful climate, which provided famous "Sunkist" oranges, is a source of disappointment. Although the crop is abundant, there are very few of the handsome large oranges to which London consumers have become accustomed. Of late years people of good taste have made a point of securing a share of Californian seedless oranges, remarkable not only by reason of their fine appearance but also because of the entire absence of pipe, and the delicate aroma and delicious flavor of the fruit. The best Californian citrus fruit has been aptly described as 'the aristocrat of the orange world.' "In no other country is such care taken with cultivation as in America. Californian growers are always ready to adopt the most modern and scientific methods, and the American government takes a practical interest in the welfare of fruit farmers, knowing full well that much wealth is brought to the country through the agency of good fruit. Despite all the efforts of man, Nature has proved rather obstinate in California this year, and the oranges, like Peter Pan, have refused to grow up. Here in England there is absolutely no demand for small Californian oranges. Unless the fruit is fine and large the public will not pay any more for it than for the diminutive specimens from Spain; therefore, it is unprofitable to ship the fruit from the Pacific coast to this country. "Much disappointment is felt by reason of this scarcity of large Californian seedless oranges. The European manager of the California Fruit Growers' Association has used every possible endeavor to secure a share of the crop for London, but without success. What little there is of it is meeting exceedingly remunerative markets in New York and other parts of America, and there is not much inducement to send it further afield. Under the circumstances, best seedless oranges are scarce and dear, and likely to remain so. It is also remarkable that the quality of the fruit arriving here this season is exceptionally good, and even trade buyers, who have hitherto decried this class of fruit, now freely admit its merits. Having dangled the daltry morsel before the expectant public, cruel California now withdraws it just as they are about to bite. "Sicilian Bloods.—This heading has no reference to brigands and their world. The new library structural monumus white California in red mission low blu above of the university is adorned by lily with Corinthian through the grove of which weigh visitor proceeds umned and pane mounts a broach and reaches thery hall, a spaced with elaborations in Caen s long delivery delicately and with grille-work through the brook main reading over 200 feet in height. This ed to its full size and other read hours of every day. On the ground brary, at the reading rooms—odicals, current other to the Biscific coast history of the other thding is devoted small rooms whid members o work in quiet lots problems in hard seminar room This liberal rooms for research excellence any other America previously o Among other ding are the stack, floored ing steel book city of 300,000 maps and charts chives and prothe university; critical models; o rooms for through which its series of u many balance sheets depend upon the success of the London season. From now onwards is a time of anxiety for all in any way connected with growing or distributing fruit, especially that cultivated in hothouses. Given a typical season, with a share of good weather, then all will go well. On the other hand, should some untoward event take place, or the climatic conditions be adverse, it will mean trouble, or even disaster, to a large section of the community. Now is the period of anxiety. "Nothing is more conducive to the eating of oranges than a touch of warmth in the air. Once the chilly blast has disappeared, nearly everybody fancies a sweet, juicy orange. At the present time, however, the difficulty is to find that luxury. Spain, of course, is the principal source of supply, and should be sending a liberal quantity of good, sweet fruit which in the ordinary course of events would have sold at popular prices. Unfortunately, that sunny land has not lived up to her reputation. There are far too many inferior—one might say rubbishy—oranges in London. Cargoes from Spain are arriving in very unsound condition, and the quality of the fruit is poor all around. Notwithstanding the furious indignation of Spanish growers and shippers when this is pointed out, it is an indisputable fact, and well known in the trade. And it does not take long before the public are equally well informed. They may not know the exact details, but the general opinion, "oranges are poor this year," is freely expressed. "As usual, there are the notable exceptions. All Spanish oranges are not bad. A few lots are exceptionally good, the fruit being heavy, ju- ANAHEIM GAZETTE LETTER FROM BERKELEY Dedication of New Library Building Set for Monday (Correspondence of The Gazette) Berkeley, March 18.—The beautiful new University Library, built by the bequest of Charles Franklin Doe, and costing, including equipment, $870,000; will be dedicated on Charter Day, Saturday, March 23—the forty-fourth anniversary of the chartering of the University of California by the state. A procession in which the alumni assembled by classes, the students, and the members of the faculty will march from the monumental steps of the new library to the Greek theater, where at 10 o'clock the annual charter day, address will be delivered by Herbert Putnam, the former librarian of the Minneapolis and later of the Boston public library, and for twelve years past librarian of the Congressional library in Washington, D.C. The United States government spends $600,000 per annum in support of this congressional library. It contains two million volumes, and has now come to be one of the three greatest collections of books in the world. The Charter day audience then will go in a body from the famous Greek theater to the steps of the library, where Dr. Putnam, President Benj. Ide Wheeler, Librarian Rowell, and a representative of the Doe family will deliver the addresses in honor of the dedication of the building. The new library is a superb architectural monument. It is built of white California granite and roofed in red mission tile. It stands on a Bacon hall, the gift of Henry Douglas Bacon, long used as the university library and transformed into a museum, laboratory, and lecture-room building for geology, mineralogy, etc. HOW WOMAN SAVES THE COUNTRY One of the speakers at the banquet of the Ladies' Tailors and Dress Makers' Association Wednesday night put the purchase of new dresses by the ladies in a new and most important light. “If the women of the United States should refuse to purchase new clothing for six months,” the speaker declared, “there would be the greatest panic the country has ever known.” And the speaker was right. Think of the mills that would shut down, the manufacturers that would go bankrupt, the workingmen that necessarily would be without the means of subsistence, the wholesale and retail merchants that would have to go out of business, if the women of the country should do this awful thing. Think likewise of the collateral interests that would suffer in common with those already mentioned — the banks and trust companies, the owners of real estate, the railroads, almost everything, in fact, in the way of business in the whole country. The more one thinks of the awful possibilities of the discontinuance of feminine purchases for a period of six months, the greater must be his admiration for the patriotic persistence of the sex in resolutely pursuing the course necessary to avert such tremendous disasters. And woman's credit is all the greater because she has been performing the important function of keeping the finances of the country staple by continually purchasing new dresses... The Charter day audience then will go in a body from the famous Greek theater to the steps of the library, where Dr. Putnam, President Benj. Ide Wheeler, Librarian Rowell, and a representative of the Doe family will deliver the addresses in honor of the dedication of the building. The new library is a superb architectural monument. It is built of white California granite and roofed in red mission tile. It stands on a low blu above the botanical gardens of the university. Its north facade is adorned by lofty engaged columns, with Corinthian capitals. Passing on through the great bronze doors, each of which weighs a ton and a half, the visitor proceeds along a corridor columned and panelled in white marble, mounts a broad marble staircase, and reaches the catalogue and delivery hall, a spacious apartment adorned with elaborately modelled decorations in Caen stone work and with a long delivery desk of Istrian marble delicately and beautifully carved, with grille-work in bronze. Passing through the bronze doors, one enters the main reading room, a great hall over 200 feet in length and 40 feet in height. This reading room is filled to its full capacity, with student and other readers, through many hours of every college day. On the ground floor of the new library, at the north, are two large reading rooms—one devoted to periodicals, current and bound, and the other to the Bancroft library of Pacific coast history. The ground floor of the other three sides of the building is devoted to seminar rooms—small rooms where graduate students and members of the faculty may work in quiet, with special collections of books needed for particular problems in hand assembled on the seminar room shelves about them. This liberal provision of seminar rooms for research work marks special excellence in the building over any other American university library previously constructed. Among other features of the building are the five-story steel bookstack, floored in glass, and containing steel book shelves with a capacity of 300,000 volumes; a room for maps and charts; a room for archives and printed publications of the university; a room for mathematical models; offices and storage rooms for the university press, through which the university prints its series of university publications worldwide. The more one thinks of the awful possibilities of the discontinuance of feminine purchases for a period of six months, the greater must be his admiration for the patriotic persistence of the sex in resolutely pursuing the course necessary to avert such tremendous disasters. And woman's credit is all the greater because she has been performing the important function of keeping the finances of the country staple by continually purchasing new dresses without a word of cheer or recognition from the stupid masculine sex. Some members of the purblind ma's tribe have even gone so far at times as to protest against their wives' purchases of divers new dresses as unnecessary. But woman has, on the whole, continued her panic-prevention measures with angelic persistence. That woman should have hit upon this method of saving the country and kept at it in the face of manifold discouragements, says the Chicago Inter-Ocean, is only another very striking evidence of the depth and accuracy of the feminine intuition. What would the world be without it? It may be suggested that the discontinuance of dress purchasing for six months would not prove so calamitous as the speaker declared because such a procedure on the part of the fair sex would mean that the end of the world had come and all business would have to be dispensed with anyway. But we repel the ungallant intimation. We give the sex full credit for its patriotic service in the cause of national prosperity. And we hereby declare that we never expect henceforth to see the ladies of another man's family making large purchases of new dresses without being deeply grateful to them for their brave, unselfish course. GUY AND RUTH PINCHED Couple from West Country Placed In Jail for Boisterous Conduct Guy Pollard, aged 19, and Miss Laura Holt, 25, employed on a ranch at Stanton, were arrested by Officer Sackett shortly before midnight on Friday night on East Center St. and placed in jail. They were charged with drunkenness and boisterous conduct. The couple came in to attend a dance, and were put out of the hall. Pollard was engaged in an altercation as Sackett came up. The officer placed the couple under arrest and took them to the clerk for The OAKLAND All kinds of Auto Supplies Repair Work. Anaheim :: California BUILT OF QUALITY is the popularity of our lime, cement plaster, brick, sand and other materials with experienced builders. 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Address Among other features of the building are the five-story steel bookstack, floored in glass, and containing steel book shelves with a capacity of 300,000 volumes; a room for maps and charts; a room for the archives and printed publications of the university; a room for mathematical models; offices and storage rooms for the university press, through which the university prints its series of university publications in zoology, botany, physiology, anthropology, archaeology, economics, modern languages, classical philology, etc., and a large room for library school purposes. This room will first be put into use for library training courses to be offered in the six-weeks summer session which begins June 24. In the basement of this building, also, is the university's seismological laboratory, where stands the apparatus which records all the earthquake tremors, sometimes coming from distances of many thousands of miles. This situation was selected because of the great solidity of the building. As it stands, the new library is only six-tenths the size of the building as it is planned eventually to be. Some $70,000 of Mr. Doe's bequest has been put aside to accumulate at compound interest. When these funds have accumulated sufficiently, it is planned to build three more stories over the entire rear portion of the building, and to increase the steel book-stack from five stories to nine stories in height and from a storage capacity of 300,000 to a capacity of a million volumes. Within a very few years the present book-storage capacity will be exhausted, just as the library was crowded out from Guy Pollard, aged 19, and Miss Laura Holt, 25, employed on a ranch at Stanton, were arrested by Officer Sackett shortly before midnight on Friday night on East Center St. and placed in jail. They were charged with drunkenness and boisterous conduct. The couple came in to attend a dance, and were put out of the hall. Pollard was engaged in an altercation as Sackett came up. The officer placed the couple under arrest and took them to the city jail. At 1 o'clock on Saturday morning Miss Holt was bailed out by a gentleman from Stanton, who paid $5 to secure the lady's release. Pollard remained in jail all night. A 41 Colt's revolver and a pair of brass knuckles were taken from him. Judge Howard imposed a fine of $10 and twenty days in the city jail. The young man's father paid the fine, and the jail sentence was suspended during good behavior. Guy said he would be good, and was permitted to go. His revolver and brass knuckles were retained by the city officials. Louis Denni was in from Los Alamitos on Thursday attending a meeting of directors of the German-American Bank. Anaheim Druggist Deserves Praise O. A. 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