anaheim-gazette 1912-09-26

VAST SALES OF TIMBER FROM FORESTS 800,000,000 FEET IN SIERRA RESERVE SOLD LUMBER CO. AT COMPETITIVE BID SEVENTY MILES OF RAILWAY WILL BE BUILT TO OPEN UP AREA IN MOUNTAINS Chief Forester Graves is on his way to San Francisco to make final arrangements under which a California lumber company will purchase 800 million feet of timber on the Sierra National forest. The timber has already been awarded, after public advertisement, to the highest bidder, but under the terms of the advertisement the final signing of the contract will not take place until the company has been shown on the ground what timber the Government will reserve from cutting in order to preserve good forest conditions and provide for reproduction. The company will be allowed its full 800 million feet, but naturally it will not be allowed to cut clean. As a rule the Forest Service reserves something like one-third of the forest stand in applying forestry on Government holdings. A marking board made up of one man sent from Washington, one from the district office in San Francisco, and the local forest supervisor will carefully mark a sample area, to show how the restrictions on cutting will be applied. Representatives of the company will then go over this area, might be cut without reducing the permanent stock of the forests. The supply will be kept up through growth. By making long-term sales it will be possible greatly to increase the amount available for present needs of the timber consuming public, without endangering future supplies through overcutting. It will always remain true, however, that vastly the greater part of our timber sales will be to small purchasers, who are favored wherever possible. Monopoly is impossible as long as the door is kept open for such purchasers. Out of over 5,600 sales made in the fiscal year 1911, about 40 were for over $5,000 worth of timber to a single purchaser." LARGEST FERRY-BOAT IN WORLD Castings Made For Contra Costa Will Supercede Solano in Size The second of four mammoth castings for the ferry steamer Contra Costa, which is to be placed on the Senicia-Port Costa service alternating with the Solano, was recently turned out at the Sacramento shops of the Southern Pacific Company. The casting was a 12,000 pound cylinder, four of which are to be installed in this huge steamer. In order to make this casting a crew of men was kept busy for two months in preparing the mould. Only 20 minutes were necessary to make the casting. The Contra Costa will be the largest ferry-boat in the world, taking that title from the Solano by a few feet in both length and width. The newer boat, by being constructed with the engines in the center instead of on the sides, will have a greater car carrying capacity. The hull of this vessel is now being constructed in the Oakland shipyards of the Southern Pacific. All of the machinery is being built at Sacramento. A third of these cylinders might be cut without reducing the permanent stock of the forests. The supply will be kept up through growth. By making long-term sales it will be possible greatly to increase the amount available for present needs of the timber consuming public, without endangering future supplies through overcutting. It will always remain true, however, that vastly the greater part of our timber sales will be to small purchasers, who are favored wherever possible. Monopoly is impossible as long as the door is kept open for such purchasers. Out of over 5,600 sales made in the fiscal year 1911, about 40 were for over $5,000 worth of timber to a single purchaser." MUNICIPAL LEADER CONFERENCE AND TO DISCUSS SEWERS, PARKS BUILDINGS AMOUNT FOR CONSIDERATION The men who admire and cities of California this week in conferring university of California,vention of the League Municipalities. They in discussions of how sewers, parks, and provide how to promote economy in public affairs, of town healthier, safer and continually a benefit. The councilmen, chief superintendents of state California towns represent daily from 9 to 12 hours the city clerks confer on city access. There will be general every afternoon, and meeting meetings, with adjoining Clayton Herrington investigation of the Uptown service, on the facet; by Professor R notable recent engiments; and by Professor on pure food and the The company will be allowed its full 800 million feet, but naturally it will not be allowed to cut clean. As a rule the Forest Service reserves something like one-third of the forest stand in applying forestry on Government holdings. A marking board made up of one man sent from Washington, one from the district office in San Francisco, and the local forest supervisor will carefully mark a sample area, to show how the restrictions on cutting will be applied. Representatives of the company will then go over this area, after which Chief Forester Graves and his assistants will, it is expected, make final arrangements with the company in San Francisco, and the contract of sale will be signed. "The Forest Service," said Mr. Graves in speaking of this sale, "has received a number of inquiries whether in selling so much timber to a single purchaser the Government may not be opening the way to a monopolistic control of local lumber markets. Other correspondents are disturbed lest the sale prove a bad bargain for the Government through the rise in value of the timber in the 22 years during which the company will cut. "Such large and long-time sales of National Forest timber as that to the California company are a new development in the Forest Service. Great bodies of mature but inaccessible timber can be put on the market only if sale contracts are let on terms which will justify a very heavy initial investment in transportation facilities. In entering into such contracts, however, special safeguards to protect the public against monopoly and to prevent an undue speculative profit to the purchaser are employed. "The National Forests contain, in all, the equivalent of nearly 600 billion feet of timber now of merchantable size, besides young growth for future harvest. Because of its remoteness from market and the wild, mountainous country, without transportation facilities, in which most of it lies, only a small percentage can now be sold on any terms. Most of it would cost more to get it out than it would bring. The sale of less than one-fifth of one per cent of our total supply to one company leaves plenty of room for competition by other companies. "The timber which has been sold to the California company lies well back in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will require the construction of 70 miles of standard-gauge railroad to open up the area. Since this road will also open up other National Forest timber and will be a common carrier, it creates another safeguard against monopoly. The company is given a mould. Only 20 minutes were necessary to make the casting. The Contra Costa will be the largest ferry-boat in the world, taking that title from the Solano by a few feet in both length and width. The newer boat, by being constructed with the engines in the center instead of on the sides, will have a greater car carrying capacity. The hull of this vessel is now being constructed in the Oakland shipyards of the Southern Pacific. All of the machinery is being built at Sacramento. A third of these cylinders will be cast in about 40 days. The hundreds of thousands of dollars damage done by the inundation of farming land because of the overflow of the Mississippi river has been recognized by the Atlantic Lines of the Southern Pacific Company and an appropriation has recently been made for the purpose of purchasing and distributing seeds and buds to the small farmers in that territory, thus enabling them to replant their crops and secure some returns from their lands. Many of these farmers had been practically ruined by the floods and the seed contributions have met with a hearty response and appreciation at the hands of the Louisiana farmers. MONEY FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Millions of Dollars Appropriated For Education of Youth of the State A circular letter issued from the office of State School Superintendent Hyatt brings information that $284,794.57 has been transferred from the general fund to support of high schools in the state and that $2,520,000 have been similarly transferred for support of elementary schools. From an accompanying tabulated statement the following figures relating to Orange county elementary schools are taken: For June 30, 1912, total number of teachers, 173; total average daily attendance of pupils, 5,552; apportionment, $250 per teacher, $43,392.50. Riverside has 165 teachers and an average daily attendance of pupils of 4,542, which is 1,010 less than the number attending school in Orange county. Los Angeles has 65,035 school children, being the largest number enrolled in any one county in the state, while San Francisco has 35,8888. The total number of teachers employed in the state is 1,080, and the total amount set apart for support of elementary schools is $2,520,000. From the tabulated statement relating to high schools, we take the following for Orange county on June 30, 1912: Average daily attendance, 1,013; apportionment, $7,109.61. The third annual county, and municipal will be held at the same day—Sept. Among the speakers may keep their people sick will be Dr. George professor of hygiene at Dr. Wilbur A. Sawyer state hygienic laboratory and Dr. Thornton president of the Californias Medical Milk Company seeking to bring it ablесc shall protect itself tuberculosis by refraining milk from tuberculosis no butter which made safe by pasteurization before churning. The young men who three-year course for practical farms at farm at Davis, resume day, September 23. minimum age. Students a grammar school coably, a year or two ime and at least a year ome on a farm, can profit men not so prepared. Two years the student mechanics, carpentry any, drawing, chess mathematics, hygiene culture, milk testing tice, and animal ind stock judging. During all receive instruction counting, civics,economy irrigation,and special training,either horticulture,viticulture farm crops.or if preindustry-milk production agement feeding,breary science.The has 780 acres of rich west of Sacramento,a geys,Holsteins.Short greed sheep,hogs,and ery well equipped foil and cheese,a modern sive poultry plant,dotories,a swimming p variety of orchards "The timber which has been sold to the California company lies well back in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will require the construction of 70 miles of standard-gauge railroad to open up the area. Since this road will also open up other National Forest timber and will be a common carrier, it creates another safeguard against monopoly. The company is given a cutting period of 22 years to remove the timber, besides an additional two years for the construction of logging and manufacturing facilities. The sale was publicly advertised for six months in order to give an opportunity for all who wished to compete for the contract to make bids, as is done in all large National Forest sales. "No business organization would undertake the heavy investment necessary in such cases unless the handling of a large body of timber and a sufficient period in which to remove it under practicable logging conditions are assured. The great difficulty in making such long-term sales is to establish a price which will be fair to both sides. No one can foresee future conditions well enough to know what stumape will be worth 10, 15, or 20 years hence. "Consequently the terms of sale provide for the readjustment of stumpage prices every five years. The basis for fixing the prices will be, in each case, the prices of manufactured lumber in the markets where the timber is sold during the preceding two years. "For several years the Forest Service has been selling in the neighborhood of a million dollars worth of National Forest stumpage per year, but this combined with what is cut for free use is only about one-eighth of what..." EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY IS DISCUSSED MUNICIPAL LEADERS IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT BERKELEY TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS SEWERS, PARKS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS AMONG TOPICS UP FOR CONSIDERATION The men who administer the towns and cities of California are spending this week in conference at the University of California, at the annual convention of the League of California Municipalities. They are participating in discussions of how to build streets, sewers, parks, and public buildings, of how to promote economy and efficiency in public affairs, of how to make a town healthier, safer, more beautiful, and continually a better place to live. The councilmen, city engineers, and superintendents of streets from the 215 California towns represented will meet daily from 9 to 12, while at the same hours the city clerks and auditors will confer on city accounting methods. There will be general assemblies every afternoon, and a series of evening meetings, with addresses by Judge Clayton Herrington, of the bureau of investigation of the United States customs service, on the white slave traffic; by Professor Robert Sibley, on notable recent engineering achievements; and by Professor M. E. Jaffa, on pure food and the public health. JOHNSON KING OF MOUND Speed Burner of American League Has It on 'Em All "Although there have been many arguments as to who is the best pitcher in baseball, in my opinion Walter Johnson of the Washington club is the king of pitchers, past or present." So said Hal Chase. "Of course," he added, "I did not see any of the great pitchers of the past, but I can't imagine how any pitcher could have any more, or even as much, speed as Johnson. At the pace the 'big' Swede is going it would not surprise me if he knocked all the pitching records to smithereens. He has the club backing him up now. They are making runs for him, and that is when he will show. I have hit against Johnson and most of the great pitchers, and there isn't any who comes close to him for speed. How they do rush by that plate. It's an old saying in baseball, 'When you can't see 'em you can't hit 'em.' That is the case with batters who face Johnson. "They can talk about Richard De Marquis, Matty, Wood, Walsh and Gregg, who are all great pitchers, but they are not in Johnson's class. His success as a pitcher is due to his great speed. The ball is on top of the batter before he knows it. If we could use bats that are bigger there would be some chance to hit a fast ball. That ball has a wonderful hop on it. It rushes up to the home depot inviting you to take a nice healthy swing at it. Then it hops, and you look around at the catcher and laugh. It's just as easy for him to pitch a ball game as it is to sit in the rocker and smoke a pipe. It's a wide statement to make, but I consider Johnson the best pitcher of all time, although he has not the records as yet which some of the other hurlers have. But, as I have said before, I look for him to equal it this year in spite of the fact that he is go- WATER SUPPLY SHORT Santa Ana Needs Another Well to Supply Increasing Demand With its capacity taxed to the full to meet the summer demands and service connections being made at the rate of from 30 to 40 each month, the municipal water system at Santa Ana is facing a shortage in the supply for next summer, unless something is done to increase the supply before that time. One additional well would probably tide the city over for a year or two. A bond issue of from $50,000 to $75,000 will be required to give the additional facilities needed to equip the system for meeting the demands that are to come in future years, and whether the call for the bond election will come up at once or a year or 18 months from now, depends on developments. There is need of more wells and additional equipment at the water plant, and to put in the machinery needed now would cost upwards of $25,000. In the opinion of Water Superintendent Reid, much of the machinery needed can be purchased of the water department of Los Angeles when the Owens River water is available for that city, which would probably be within a year or 18 months. 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. California towns represented will meet daily from 9 to 12, while at the same hours the city clerks and auditors will confer on city accounting methods. There will be general assemblies every afternoon, and a series of evening meetings, with addresses by Judge Clayton Herrington, of the bureau of investigation of the United States customs service, on the white slave traffic; by Professor Robert Sibley, on notable recent engineering achievements; and by Professor M. E. Jaffa, on pure food and the public health. The third annual conference of state, county, and municipal health officers will be held at the university during the same days—September 23 to 28. Among the speakers on how towns may keep their people from becoming sick will be Dr. George F. Reinhardt, professor of hygiene in the university, Dr. Wilbur A. Sawyer, director of the state hygienic laboratory at the university, and Dr. Thomas C. McCleave, president of the California Association of Medical Milk Commission, which is seeking to bring it about that the public shall protect itself from contracting tuberculosis by refraining from drinking milk from tubercular cows and by eating no butter which has not been made safe by pasteurizing of the cream before churning. The young men who are taking the three-year course for the training of practical farmers, at the university farm at Davis, resumed work on Monday, September 23. Sixteen is the minimum age. Students who have had a grammar school course, or, preferably, a year or two in the high school, and at least a year of practical work on a farm, can profit more than young men not so prepared. During the first two years the students study farm mechanics, carpentry, forgework, botany, drawing, chemistry, English, mathematics, hygiene, history, horticulture, milk testing, creamery practice, and animal industry, including stock judging. During the third year all receive instructions in farm accounting, civics, economics, farm machinery, irrigation, and surveying, and special training, either on the side of horticulture, viticulture, soils, and farm crops, or, if preferred, in animal industry—milk production, stock management, feeding, breeding and veterinary science. The university farm has 780 acres of rich land, 13 miles west of Sacramento, a fine herd of Jersey, Holsteins. Shorthorns, etc., pedigreed sheep, hogs, and horses, a creamery well equipped for making butter and cheese, a modern dairy, an extensive poultry plant, dormitories, laboratories, a swimming pool, and a wide variety of orchards vineyards and ball has a wonderful hop on it. It rushes up to the home depot inviting you to take a nice healthy swing at it. Then it hops, and you look around at the catcher and laugh. It's just as easy for him to pitch a ball game as it is to sit in the rocker and smoke a pipe. It's a wide statement to make, but I consider Johnson the best pitcher of all time, although he has not the records as yet which some of the other hurlers have. But, as I have said before, I look for him to equal it this year in spite of the fact that he is going to have some rough going. “What has made Johnson better than ever is the fact that he has mastered a curve ball, and a slow one. It's hard to call the turn on him, and if you do when he is using the fast ball it makes no difference. Baseball fans throughout the United States have been watching Johnson for a long time, but they passed him up when he did not have a good club to work with him. Now there is a good nine in Washington, and he is going to hang up a great record. “There is a great deal in the dope that Johnson has something on a club before he starts. What is more, he can be worked against any ball club. Some pitchers are only effective against certain clubs, but not Johnson. I do not think there will be another pitcher produced who has the speed that the Washington hurler has. I think most of the players in the American league will tell you the same thing.” MERELY BANDITS That many of the so-called Mexican revolutionists are merely organized bands of marauders is being evidenced by their actions along the border. Their latest offense is crossing the Texas line and robbing ranches. They seem to forget that they are affronting a very powerful nation by doing this and that it will go very hard with them if they are caught. The Mexican revolution has degenerated from anything like a conflict for liberty and national advancement to a more excuse for not going to work, and carrying on bandit-like procedure whenever possible. First Wife—What is your husband's average income, Mrs. Smith? Second Wife—Oh, about midnight. ANAHEIM Cigar Factory ARNOLD & SON, Props. West Center St., Anaheim, Manufacturers of The Anaheim Eagle and Rosebud Cigars. 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The "Farmers' Short Courses," for from two to seven weeks, planned for practical farmers and their wives or daughters, are to be in progress at the university farm from September 23 to November 2. CANAL TO OPEN IN 1913 Official Statement Is Based on Latest Estimate of Engineers Washington, Sept. 17.—The Panama canal is to be opened to traffic in the fall of 1913. This statement was made officially at the navy department today with an announcement that the Atlantic fleet would be assembled at Colon this winter before the water is turned in. The navy's estimate is based on the latest report from the army engineers. The assemblage of warships will be one of the largest seen in American waters in recent years. The entire length of the canal from deep water in the Atlantic to deep water in the Pacific is about fifty miles. Its length from shore line to shore line is forty miles. The estimated cost of the canal is $375,000,000. 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