anaheim-gazette 1913-02-27

DR. WEBBER WAS AMAZED AT VOLUME OF WATER SEES 450 INCHES RAISED AT PUMPING PLANT AT CROWTHER'S CORNER INCREDULOUS, THOUGHT FLOW WAS BEING PUMPED FROM A RESERVOIR Of particular interest to Dr. Webber of the citrus experiment station at Riverside during his visit here last week, was his trip to the big pumping plant of the water company at Crowther's corner. Here he saw a volume of 450 inches being pumped from three wells in one pit which is probably the largest volume raised by any plant for irrigation purposes in the world. The doctor was incredulous, and at first supposed the water was being raised from a reservoir beneath the plant. He asked many questions during his hour's ride about the valley, a number of them being in connection with the water situation. As is well known, he is looking for a site of 200 acres for the new Southern California citrus experiment station. His conditions for a site are that the same be in the frostless belt where underground water is abundant. When Dr. Webber, Prof. Wickson and their associates of the college of agriculture arrived here last week it had been planned by the board of it enters another reservoir, whence it flows into ditches to be used for irrigation in the upper sections of the company's territory. Both Dr. Webber and Prof. Wickson said it was a wonderful sight, and demonstrated the tremendous volume of water lying in the ground beneath them. A short run took the distinguished gentlemen through the Crowther and Chapman orchards and when the sun was descending low in the western sky, a start was made for Mrs. Langenberger's famous gardens and orange orchard in this city. Here Dr. Webber and Prof. Wickson were presented to that lady. They saw a wonderful collection of palms, and other plants, shrubs and flowers growing in the garden. One of the giant palms attracted Dr. Webber's interested attention. He said it was the first of its species that he had ever seen growing in California. A short trip was made into the Valencia and navel orange orchards near by. Here the trees were found to have altogether escaped frost damage. The doctor pronounced the trees to be the most beautiful he had ever seen in Southern California. Dr. Webber's train left the Southern Pacific depot at 5 o'clock for Santa Ana but it was nearly 6 before he and his escorting delegation reached the station. Here he was transferred to the automobile of Roy Bishop, county horticultural commissioner. They arrived at Santa Ana at 6:30. Prof. Wickson was driven to the Santa Fe train and took the 5:40 train north for Berkeley. Asked whether he would probably be named a member of the commission to select a site for the experiment station, he smiled and said: "Oh no, Oh no. I look for nothing of that sort." IDEAL SCIENCE STATEMENT THIS SECTION IS SLIGHT INJURY COLD WEARING TREES FROST AND VERY STOCKY (By George) One important leap from the visit and demonstration trail to the Anaheim section of the fuller development industry. While California had some unprecedented winter, it was to the freezes in Florida is true that in some cold was severe section escaped slight damage. A courageous feature no trees were killed foliage injured. The experts framed who were shown these groves were much good appearance of age. As one of them that the fact that as geraniums weed and flower, it would orable situation as and this coupled abundance of He asked many questions during his hour's ride about the valley, a number of them being in connection with the water situation. As is well known, he is looking for a site of 200 acres for the new Southern California citrus experiment station. His conditions for a site are that the same be in the frostless belt where underground water is abundant. When Dr. Webber, Prof. Wickson and their associates of the college of agriculture arrived here last week it had been planned by the board of trade to entertain them at luncheon. The limited time at their disposal rendered this mark of attention out of the question, as it was also deemed necessary that they be given a ride about the valley and shown the many orange orchards which have escaped altogether unhurt from the freeze which destroyed citrus groves in the upper valley last month. A ride about the valley had been mapped out including visits to the many nurseries where hundreds of thousands of budded trees and seedbed stock are being shipped to all portions of Southern California where local nurseries had been wiped out by the frost. Owing to the lateness of the train's arrival, and the fact that Dr. Webber and his associates would not be here more than two hours, all entertainment for the time being was sidetracked and the tour of the valley was omitted. When autos were taken at the Southern Pacific depot, following Dr. Webber's able address upon frost conditions, a sprint was made to the pumping plant at Crowther's corner, three miles away. It was deemed advisable to show the doctor this great pumping plant as well as others in this neighborhood. On the way to the plant, Dr. Webber was tremendously overjoyed at the verdure seen everywhere about him. He noted the splendid condition of pepper, eucalyptus, palms and other trees, and when the citrus district was reached he said the green groves were the first of the kind he had seen in the week's travel throughout Southern California. It remained for the pumping plant, however, to engage his most earnest attention. He had never seen anything like it before in his life. When the electric current was turned on a cataract of 450 inches of water leaped from the well pit from the underground lake. He looked at it in wonderment for a moment, and turning to the gentlemen forming his escort, asked: "You are pumping this water from a reservoir, are you not?" "Not a bit of it, doctor," said Mr. Sloop, who stood next to him. "This and his escorting delegation reached the station. Here he was transferred to the automobile of Roy Bishop, county horticultural commissioner. They arrived at Santa Ana at 6:30. Prof. Wickson was driven to the Santa Fe train and took the 5:40 train north for Berkeley. Asked whether he would probably be named a member of the commission to select a site for the experiment station, he smiled and said: "Oh no, Oh no. I look for nothing of that sort." "The governor appoints the commission, does he not?" he was asked. He replied that that was his understanding of the provisions of the bill now before the legislature. "We hear down this way that the governor will probably appoint you on the commission. We think you ought to be a member of the commission." "Well," he replied as he boarded his train, "you will have to take that matter up with the governor." Prof. Wickson extended his thanks to the people of this city for their kindness to him. He said he had seen a magnificent country and hoped to be back here soon again. WATER COMMISSION UP FOR CONSIDERATION Tri-Counties Reforestation Committee Thinks Well of Proposed Measure The proposed water commission bill, prepared by the members of the State Conservation Commission, was the subject of a lengthy discussion at a meeting of the Tri-Counties Reforestation Committee at Riverside on Thursday. A report of the legislative committee was laid before assembled delegates with respect to the bill. The committee indorsed the measure as one deserving support as a whole, but suggested some changes. Chairman Francis Cuttle stated that the principal opposition to the bill, so far as known, came from Attorney Short of the Edison company, and Attorney Treadwell, representing Miller & Lux. Officers for the coming year were re-elected as follows: Chairman, Francis Cuttle; recording secretary, E. J. Yokam; corresponding secretary, Miss C. J. Jensen. The following will serve as members of the committee for another year: San Bernardino county—E. J. Yo- He had never seen anything like it before in his life. When the electric current was turned on a cataract of 450 inches of water leaped from the well pit from the underground lake. He looked at it in wonderment for a moment, and turning to the gentlemen forming his escort, asked: "You are pumping this water from a reservoir, are you not?" "Not a bit of it, doctor," said Mr. Sloop, who stood next to him. "This water is being pumped from three wells in that pit." "You don't mean to tell me this water is coming out of wells?" "That is precisely what we are doing, doctor." "Where does this water come from, the Santa Ana river?" "By no means," replied Mr. Sloop. "The Santa Ana river bed is dry ten months of the year. There is no water in the river bed at present, and there has been little in it during the past two years of drouth." "If another man established a pumping plant alongside of this and drains these wells of their flow, would not the company have cause of damage against them in the courts?" he asked. "No, it would not." "How do you explain that?" "Because there would be no diminution in this pit's supply. We are located over an underground stratum of water which is of an inexhaustable supply, and you might erect pumping plants all around this one and you would not reduce this flow to any appreciable extent." William Crowther, president of the Anaheim Union Water Company, who was in the party, told Dr. Webber he was looking at a volume of 450 inches of water being raised from the ground. This water flows into a reservoir and is thence pumped up the Placentia avenue pipe line a mile away, where far as known, came from Attorney Short of the Edison company, and Attorney Treadwell, representing Miller & Lux. Officers for the coming year were re-elected as follows: Chairman, Francis Cuttle; recording secretary, E. J. Yokam; corresponding secretary, Miss C. J. Jensen. The following will serve as members of the committee for another year: San Bernardino county—E. J. Yokam, chairman; George Robertson, H. H. Garstin, K. H. Field, A. G. Kendall, Seth Marshall, George A. Atwood, A. B. Paddock, Kenneth McRae, M. M. Randall, N. Davenport, A. B. Miller. Riverside county—E. P. Clarke, chairman; E. A. Chase, W. G. Fraser, Francis Cuttle, George Frost, E. O. Rickard, E. W. Holmes, L. C. Waite, W. E. Pedley, J. F. Koster, W. H. Ellie, E. S. Moulton. Orange county—E. E. Keech, chairman; William McLaughlin, A. Pierotti, J. J. Dwyer, J. W. Newell, A. S. Bradford, Samuel Armour, F. Rohrs, H. C. Kellogg, M. Nisson, John Dunston and G. W. Sherwood. W. J. Montgomery left on Tuesday for San Juan where he is superintendent of the J. W. A. Off ranch of 160 acres. One hundred acres are in walnuts, many of the trees being 40 years old. Mr. Montgomery looks for a bumper walnut crop the coming season. He has been in Anaheim for two weeks past and was made the happy father of a beautiful baby girl on the 14th. The young lady has been named Valentine, and she and her mama will probably leave for San Juan the end of the week. Miss Alice Robinson, of the post-office force, was away from her post several days recently, being kept at home with an attack of la gripe. One result of the upper valley is of seedbed orange stock at prices raking $25 per thousand delivering 180,000 $14 per thousand. It is reported that seedbed stock purified at $25 was rescued for cleaning up a new town, are a delightful many applications and is making ex-ternal thousand bud variety which he out. Only 300 trees mained and the u wanted 2,000. Easter Sunday the March 23, and will Easter since 1856. the beginning of February 5, and date for the day since 1812. The ea day was on February 387 A.D. Top notch prices meats and cracked w IDEAL SITE FOR EXPERIMENT STATION THIS SECTION ESCAPED WITH SLIGHT INJURY FROM RECENT COLD WEATHER BEARING TREES UNHARMED BY FROST AND VERY LITTLE NURSERY STOCK AFFECTED (By George W. Sloop.) One important lesson to be learned from the visit and lectures of the demonstration train is the fact that the Anaheim section is available for the fuller development of the citrus industry. While California as a whole had some unprecedented cold weather this winter, it was not to be compared to the freezes in Florida, and while it is true that in some parts of the State the cold was severe, yet the Anaheim section escaped with comparatively slight damage. A particularly encouraging feature being the fact that no trees were killed and very little foliage injured. The experts from the university who were shown through some of our groves were much surprised at the good appearance of both fruit and foliage. As one of the party pointed out that the fact that such tender plants as geraniums were in full foliage and flower, it would indicate our favorable situation as to frost conditions and this coupled with the rich soils and abundance of never failing water FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEE Acting upon the suggestion of many friends, Wm. H. Chambers has consented to enter the contest for re-election as school trustee of Anaheim school district. Mr. Chambers has served as trustee for several years past with credit to himself and the district, and is now the efficient secretary of the school board, in which capacity he has served for three years past. He has given much time and attention to the schools and has demonstrated in many ways his fitness for the office. His many friends declare he is entitled to re-election and will give him energetic support at the polls, though as yet no other candidate has entered the field against him. Election occurs on Friday, April 4. Polls open at Central school house. WINTERSBURG MAN CHARGED WITH FELONY W. W. Luther Accused of Improper Conduct With Miss Cora Kelley W. W. Luther, of Wintersburg, was arrested on Thursday at Newport Beach and lodged in jail on a charge of criminal assault on the person of Cora Kelley, aged 14 years, his step-daughter. The girl is now at the County Detention Home at Santa Ana, where she was placed last week when taken from the Luther home on a charge of dependency. Investigation has been under way for weeks but not until a few days ago was the district attorney's office enabled to get the required evidence to warrant making a final move in the case. Luther was arrested two or three weeks ago on a charge of embezzle- couraging feature being the fact that no trees were killed and very little foliage injured. The experts from the university who were shown through some of our groves were much surprised at the good appearance of both fruit and foliage. As one of the party pointed out that the fact that such tender plants as geraniums were in full foliage and flower, it would indicate our favorable situation as to frost conditions and this coupled with the rich soils and abundance of never failing water supply, would make this one of the most important citrus growing sections of the State. This must indeed be encouraging to the orange growers here. While some may have thought the cold spell a detriment, it has, as was pointed out to us, served to establish this section as a safe zone in which we can safely continue the planting of groves and push the development of the industry. The fact that these visitors were so well impressed with local conditions lead us to hope that they will eventually establish the new citrus experiment station here. We have without doubt the best location for experimental work with citrus trees in the State. Good soil, plenty of water and no danger of losing year's of work from the cold. In one section of the State the results of five years' work has been lost through the recent cold snap. Such a risk would not obtain here. Never in the history of the industry in this place has the frost killed trees from two years up. Even the majority of nursery stock came through in good shape and today Anaheim holds practically the supply of nursery stock in Southern California, both in seedbed stock and budded trees. All these favorable conditions will no doubt be an important factor with the university authorities when deciding on the location of the experimental station. We have the ideal location. They can make no mistake in locating here. SEED BED STOCK DOUBLES IN VALUE Price Raises From $14 per Thousand to $30—Many Sales Made One result of the recent freeze in the upper valley is the raise in price of seedbed orange stock which is now quoted at $30 per thousand, with most of the local nurseries cleaned out. W. W. Weaver has sold 250,000 seedbed stock at prices ranging from $20 to Price Raises From $14 per Thousand to $30—Many Sales Made One result of the recent freeze in the upper valley is the raise in price of seedbed orange stock which is now quoted at $30 per thousand, with most of the local nurseries cleaned out. W. W. Weaver has sold 250,000 seedbed stock at prices ranging from $20 to $25 per thousand. Frank Walters is delivering 180,000 seedbed stock at $14 per thousand. Nurserymen have been flocking to this locality for several weeks past from Whittier, Pomona, Riverside and other points in the upper valley in search of nursery stock and local nurserymen have been doing a thriving business. It is reported that a bunch of 20,000 seedbed stock purchased some time ago at $25 was resold at $30, a speculator cleaning up a neat sum in the deal. It is believed the price will go higher before the end of the month. Robert McKee, whose nurseries southeast of town, are a delight to the eye, has had many applications for budded stock and is making extensive sales. He had application some days ago for several thousand budded trees of one variety which he had nearly closed out. Only 300 trees of this variety remained and the up-valley orchardist wanted 2,000. Easter Sunday this year comes on March 23, and will be the earliest Easter since 1856. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, fell this year on February 5, and this is an earlier date for the day than has occurred since 1812. The earliest Ash Wednesday was on February 3, in the year 387 A.D. Top notch prices paid for walnut meats and cracked walnuts at Jensen's. When the story had been told the district attorney, the first step was to get the girl away from the Luther home, and this was effected by causing her to be taken into custody on a charge of dependency and removing her to the Detention Home, where after she had been assured that nothing but good was intended, she told the story in detail, charging Luther with being the father of her child. A warrant was issued and given into the hands of Deputy Sheriff Law, but on his arrival at the Luther home the officer found the bird had flown, and not until Thursday was his whereabouts discovered, and as soon as word reached the sheriff’s office that Luther and his wife were at Newport Beach, Deputy Sheriff Law and Constable Heard went down in an automobile and made the arrest. Luther was arraigned and his preliminary examination set for March 5th, and he was remanded to the custody of the sheriff under bond of $7,-500 for his appearance in court on that date. Plans for the new county hospital have been accepted. It is to be located on the county poor farm, three miles south of this city. The structure will be two stories, of reinforced concrete, 48x92 feet and will have a basement and roof garden. The cost will be $26,000, Mrs. Styles—Your friend’s wife evidently was not around when they were giving out good looks. Mr. Styles—No, my dear. She was at the other place, where they were giving out money. Thursday, February 27 The First National Bank OF ANAHEIM United States Depository for the Postal Savings System Capital, $50,000. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $52,000 Resources over $700,000.00 Officers: JOHN HARTUNG, Pres. FRANK SHANLEY FRANK SHANLEY, V. P. A. S. BRADFORD A. S. BRADFORD, V. P. EDGAR J. HARTUNG, SAMUEL KRAEMER EDGAR J. 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