anaheim-gazette 1913-07-24

NOTES OF FOREST SERVICE OF INTEREST RECEIPTS FROM CALIFORNIA DISTRICTS SHOW INCREASE DURING YEAR EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR DRAINAGE IN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY The financial report of the California district of the United States Forest Service for the last fiscal year shows that the gross receipts for the twelve months ended June 30, with refunds deducted, totaled $299,464.64. This sum is $46,887.98 greater than last year when the corresponding receipts were $252,576.66. The principal items of increase included timber sales, which brought in approximately $15,000 more than in 1911-12; timber settlements, which showed an increase of about $18,000; grazing, which was more than $4,000 ahead; special uses, which added over $6,000 to the surplus; and water power, which was over $5,000 above the previous fiscal year. Following is an itemized table of receipts for the two fiscal years: | Fiscal Year | Receipt Amount | | :--- | :--- | | 1912-13 | $117,736.62 | | 1911-12 | $102,663.81 | | Timber sales | $21,851.07 | | Settlement | 3,819.16 | | Trespass | 6,010.88 | | Grazing | 99,007.84 | | Special uses | 14,288.74 | | Grazing tres. | 774.85 | | Occup'y tres. | 35.74 | est service has been advised that Donald McKay of Los Angeles was fined $50 by Judge McDonald of Pasadena upon pleading guilty to the charge of leaving a camp-fire burning in the Arroyo Seco, contrary to the law. McKay explained that he was in a hurry to catch the stage and that he thought there was no danger of the flames spreading. The court took occasion to emphasize the seriousness of the offense, and declared the only way to secure strict enforcement of the law was apparently to fine heavily all violators. He pointed out that losses aggregating thousands, sometimes millions, of dollars often resulted from carelessness with fire in the woods, and said severe punishment was necessary in cases of this kind. Three other men charged with leaving fires burning will have a hearing before Judge McDonald. Their names are Allan Roberts, Elmer Anderson and Edward Skinner. All four men were arrested on complaint of the forest rangers. The Pasadena courts show a disposition to impose heavy fines on all offenders coming under the laws designed to prevent forest fires, and it is believed their action in this regard will have a tendency to reduce the danger of forest fires to a minimum. Developments in San Joaquin Telegraphic advices have just been received by District Forester DuBois that the permit to the Pacific Light & Power Corporation for extensive developments in the San Joaquin drainage has been signed by Secretary of Agriculture Houston. This project, when complete, will be one of the most noteworthy in the United States. The permit provides for a progressive development including the Big Creek basin reservoir with a capacity of 103,000 acre feet to be impounded by three dams: the construction of $6,000 to the surplus; and water power, which was over $5,000 above the previous fiscal year. Following is an itemized table of receipts for the two fiscal years: 1912-13 1911-12 Timber sales ... $117,736.62 $102,663.81 “ settlement 21,851.07 3,819.16 “ trespass .. 6,010.88 7,451.29 Grazing .. 99,007.84 94,990.34 Special uses .. 14,288.74 8,173.07 Grazing tres.. 774.85 970.20 Occup'y tres .. 35.74 ..... Fire trespass .. 257.62 350.07 Water power .. 39,501.55 34,158.72 Total .. $299,464.64 $252,576.66 The Forest Service in California is now earning about four-fifths of the amount required for its maintenance. The Forest Service has devised a decalogue for the use of farmers in the plains regions. These ten commandments are to be displayed as part of the exhibit which the forest service is preparing for an exposition to be held during October at Tulsa, Oklahoma, in connection with the eighth international dry farming congress. The commandments for owners of windbreaks are as follows: I. Place the windbreak at right angles to the direction of injurious prevailing winds. II. Devote from one-eighth to one-fifth of the farm to timber. Its protective value more than pays for the ground it occupies, to say nothing of the timber yield. III. Plant only species suited to windbreak use, to the region and to the locality. IV. Plant rapid growers for quick results; but under-plant with slower growing species, which are usually longer lived and more valuable. V. Supplement a deciduous windbreak with everygreens to afford protection in winter. VI. Separate trees by the spacing proper to the species used. The trees should be close enough to produce a dense windbreak and to yield good poles, but should not be so crowded as to produce spindling growth. VII. Make the windbreak thick from the bottom up, especially on the side toward the wind. This may be done by using species which branch near the ground, by planting outside rows of low-growing trees, by encouraging natural reproduction, and by under-planting. VIII. Cultivate the plantation thoroughly while it is young. IX. Do not allow excessive grazing where reproduction is desired. X. Do not thin your woodlet too heavily or take out the best trees for Telegraphic advices have just been received by District Forester DuBois that the permit to the Pacific Light & Power Corporation for extensive developments in the San Joaquin drainage has been signed by Secretary of Agriculture Houston. This project, when complete, will be one of the most noteworthy in the United States. The permit provides for a progressive development including the Big Creek basin reservoir with a capacity of 103,000 acre feet to be impounded by three dams; the construction of power-houses Nos. 1 to 4, operating under heads of 2,091, 1,951, 1,440, and 478; the construction of a reservoir of 25,000 acre feet capacity on the San Joaquin river, and three steel tower transmission lines to Los Angeles. The construction work will be divided into six different steps so that the capacities of the plants will increase gradually with the load on the system. The structures in the development are of the highest type of engineering design and construction; the dams are to be of cyclopean concrete; the conduits, which are entirely in tunnel, are to be concrete-lined except in solid granite. The power-houses are to be of the most modern steel and concrete constructure. Sale of Government Timber On July 9th the forester approved a contract for the sale of 28,300,000 board feet of saw timber from the Shasta National Forest to the La Moine Lumber & Trading Company of San Francisco. The sale area is located in Shasta county, California, on the watersheds of Clear and Slate creeks, troutaries of the Sacramento river, and contains the following amounts by species: Sugar pine ..... 7,300,000 Yellow pine ..... 6,000,000 Douglas fir ..... 13,100,000 White fir ..... 1,300,000 Incense cedar ..... 600,000 The stand as a whole is composed of mature timber. A great number of the larger trees are burned at the butts, showing the effects of forest fires in the past. The fire-damaged firs and incense cedar are attacked to a considerable extent by fungus diseases and rot, and the pines have some insect infestation. Provision is made in the contract for the felling of all diseased trees and of all snags which might prove a fire menace. The brush and debris resulting from the logging will be piled and burned. In marking trees for cutting, a sufficient number of seed trees and young seedlings will be left to provide for a future stand; and in logging operations young growth will be protected as much as possible. A logging road will periment station and grow of tropical agriculture to property suitable for kindly submit directly to Merritt, comptroller of taxa description of the properties terms of sale on or before The principal requirements follows: 1. General Location. Work is to be on tropical plants such as citrus nuts, olives, avocados, and warm location as nearly frost as possible and once able to the commercial these plants is needed. 2. Nearness to City. Should be located near city size, and where it is easy to railway, street car, telegraph service. It will desirable to have it nearby city to be connected with gas, electricity, if this is necessary. It is hoped that merits their specialties may be this station and school will not come to an island Accessibility to good schools modern city convenience associations and the important factors from faculty and students. 3. Amount of Land. That there will be required a tract of 200 acres must be fairly good for if certain parts of these suitable for cultivation age will be necessary. It will estimate at this time will be required in size and it is desirable if placed the station where suitable quality may later if found necessary. 4. Kind and Quality. The land as stated about good land suitable to or of oranges, lemons, avocados and olives and like. It warm and free from Unimproved land not grove is much to be paid the majority of cases leaves groves already on a价 valueless for the experienced planted. A small acreage lemon grove on the track particularly objectionable importance to have available dant water supply as for purposes no failure of wipe possible. As years go measurements if properly marked come immensely valuable and must be protected water. VIII. Cultivate the plantation thoroughly while it is young. IX. Do not allow excessive grazing where reproduction is desired. X. Do not thin your woodlet too heavily or take out the best trees for minor uses. Remember that a timber tract should be improved by use and that each clearing should leave it in better condition than before. Other exhibits will show the proper locations for windbreaks, suitable species for planting, and the direction of harmful prevailing winds in various regions. A plan has been evolved for emergency co-operative help between National Forests in case of serious fires. A schedule chart of the state, showing how many forest officers and men can be mustered at any given point on the forests on emergency calls and how long it will take them to reach any part of the adjoining forests, has been prepared and is kept on the desk of the district forester. Thus, when notice of a serious fire reaches the district office, the district forester can tell at a glance how many men can be delivered to the danger zone in a few hours. As United States troops are available for forest fire fighting only when life and property are seriously endangered, the district forester is endeavoring to organize an emergency fire fighting force which will guarantee that the resources of the forest service are exhausted before troops are called for. Left Camp Fire The San Francisco office of the forable extent by fungus diseases and rot, and the pines have some insect infestation. Provision is made in the contract for the felling of all diseased trees and of all snags which might prove a fire menace. The brush and debris resulting from the logging will be piled and burned. In marking trees for cutting, a sufficient number of seed trees and young seedlings will be left to provide for a future stand; and in logging operations young growth will be protected as much as possible. A logging road will be extended into the timber, and logging will be direct to this road or by means of chutes. The surface of the area is steep and cut up by gulches which makes logging rather difficult. The season extends from April 15 to December 1. In connection with the cutting of the government timber the company will also cut about 71,000,000 feet of its private timber adjoining and forming a part of the same natural logging unit. The contract covers a period of nine years, which allows for the removal of the government timber at the rate of about 3,000,000 feet per year. Unsatisfactory corporation finance was rebuked by the State Railroad Commission recently in two decisions. One declared illegal the $365,000 of bonds issued by the Economy Gas Company of Los Angeles. Another ordered the return to the stockholders of the Central California Gas Company of $15,000. The commission recently ordered the Los Angeles company to apply for the necessary permission to legalize the outstanding bond issue of $930,000. Investigation showed that $295,000 had been issued before the present law became effective. Of the balance $270,000 was allowed and the remainder declared null and void. DR. HUNT WRITES ON EXPERIMENT STATION GIVES IN DETAIL WHAT IS DESIRED FOR PROPOSED FARM SITES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO COMMISSION NOT LATER THAN AUG. 1 In answer to a letter written by a member of the Covina Commercial Club to Dean Thomas Hunt of the university, the dean has given a very comprehensive statement as to the qualifications necessary in relation to the new experiment station. The letter follows: Berkeley, Cal., June 23, 1913. Mr. F. J. Williams, Covina Commercial Club, Covina, Calif. My Dear Sir: Your letter of June 16 addressed to the regents of the University of California has been referred to me for answer. If you find on reading the following description of the experiment station and graduate school of tropical agriculture that you have property suitable for the purpose, kindly submit directly to Mr. Ralph P. Merritt, comptroller of the university, a description of the property, price and terms of sale on or before August 1st. The principal requirements are as follows: 1. General Location. In general the work is to be on tropical and sub-tropical plants such as citrus fruits, walnuts, olives, avocados, and the like. A farm location as nearly free from periment station and graduate school of tropical agriculture that you have property suitable for the purpose, kindly submit directly to Mr. Ralph P. Merritt, comptroller of the university, a description of the property, price and terms of sale on or before August 1st. The principal requirements are as follows: 1. General Location. In general the work is to be on tropical and sub-tropical plants such as citrus fruits, walnuts, olives, avocados, and the like. A warm location as nearly free from frost as possible and one which is suitable to the commercial cultivation of these plants is needed. 2. Nearness to City. The station should be located near a city of some size, and where it is easily accessible to railway, street car, telephone, and telegraph service. It would be very desirable to have it near enough to the city to be connected with city water, gas, electricity, if this is possible. It is hoped that men eminent in their specialties may be attracted to this station and school and such men will not come to an isolated station. Accessibility to good schools, churches, modern city conveniences, good home associations and the like are highly important factors from the standpoint of faculty and students. 3. Amount of Land. It is estimated that there will be required immediately a tract of 200 acres, all of which must be fairly good to first class land. If certain parts of the land are not suitable for cultivation a larger acreage will be necessary. It is impossible to estimate at this time how much land will be required in size and importance and it is desirable, if possible, to locate the station where more land of suitable quality may later be obtained if found necessary. 4. Kind and quality of land desired. The land as stated above should be good land suitable to the cultivation of oranges, lemons, avocados, walnuts, olives and the like. It should be as warm and free from frost as possible. Unimproved land not planted in a grove is much to be preferred, as in the majority of cases lemon or orange groves already on a place would be valueless for the experiments contemplated. A small acreage of orange or lemon grove on the tract would not be particularly objectionable. It is of importance to have available an abundant water supply as for experimental purposes no failure of water should be possible. As years go by the experiments, if properly managed, will become immensely valuable to the state and must be protected with plenty of water. While there is talk of holding a big rabbit drive, it is not thought such measure would have much effect, as the jacks will soon drift back into the alfalfa fields of the irrigated sections. As soon as the grain is ripened enough to begin harvesting the destruction of the pests will be over for the season, so far as the grain farms are concerned, because rabbits do not like dry feed. Apparently the main hope of checking the invaders lies in the success of inoculation with disease germs, made by State Veterinarian W. H. Lytle, who injected several subjects with bacilli of the "snuffles," or "rabbit distemper," and turned them loose to infect the great army. If the jacks are not checked the aggregate loss in eastern Oregon will be enormous. Authorities say that only the abolition of the coyote bounty will avail in wiping out jacks in that region. They have increased by millions of late years. The northern species, which has taken possession of eastern Oregon, breeds only twice a year, with four to six in the litter, but the young attain full size in two months and immediately begin reproduction, so that when they get started they multiply in geometrical progression under favorable conditions such as are brought about by irrigation, agriculture and the diminution of serpents, birds and beasts of prey. FIRE LOSSES IN NATIONAL FOREST Hopes Entertained For Smaller Losses During the Coming Summer As the summer progresses without heavy fire losses on the national forests, the forest service is having higher hopes for small fire damage during 1913. Not only has the fire loss on national forests to date been gratifyingly small, but conditions everywhere except in the southwest, according to the officials of the forest service, are more than ordinarily favorable. They point out, however, that the situation may change almost over night, and that a comparatively short period of general dry weather and high winds may bring disaster. The appropriations for fire fighting are not yet large enough to insure immunity from heavy losses. A system of telegraphic reports from the field keep the chief forester at Washington informed as to conditions on the 163 forests under federal supervision. During the past week general DEMAND AND popularity article, especially if you enough to have been thorough BAKER because figures provisional which sells near the same price P.J.WEANAHEIM groves already on a place would be valueless for the experiments contemplated. A small acreage of orange or lemon grove on the tract would not be particularly objectionable. It is of importance to have available an abundant water supply as for experimental purposes no failure of water should be possible. As years go by the experiments, if properly managed, will become immensely valuable to the state and must be protected with plenty of water. Cost of land. Land for the station must be offered at reasonable or low value. No land of exorbitant or high value will be purchased. Prices quoted must cover the cost of land and water rights. No land in litigation or uncertain title will be considered. I am, with kind regards, Very truly yours, THOMAS F. HUNT. Supervisor Hinshaw, speaking to a gathering of east side citizens, told them that the boulevard between Long Beach and Bay City, connecting with the Orange county boulevard to Santa Ana would be completed in 60 days. The supervisors are also getting bids for boulevarding Anaheim road, between Wilmington and Long Beach, and also for one and one-eighth miles on the same thoroughfare, west of Temple avenue. "Your husband is willing to allow you the custody of the automobile, the poodle, and the rubber plant, with liberal alimony, while he takes the children and the graphophone." "Stop the divorce," sobbed the wife. "I'll never get another husband like that." MISSION APARTMENTS Corner West Chartres and Lemon Sts. New and Cosy A system of telegraphic reports from the field keep the chief forester at Washington informed as to conditions on the 163 forests under federal supervision. During the past week general rains in the far western states, with the exception of Arizona and New Mexico, have reduced the present fire danger to a minimum. But in the latter two states the weather is reported as very dry, with occasional electrical storms that bring chances for fires set by lightning. Four fires are burning on the Coconino forest in Arizona, and during the past week there have been 58 fires all told in the two southwestern states. The acreage burned is reported as 2,000 acres, as against only 20 acres reported burned on national forests in all the other western states. Thus far this season there have been 30,798 acres burned over on the national forests, or only sixteen-thousandths of one per cent of the acreage which the forests include. Boy—Mr. Quinn, can I get off this afternoon? My grandfather is dead. Mr. Quinn—I don't see how, with your small salary, you can afford to go to see so many ball games. Boy—That's right. I can't, either. I ought to have more salary. By sentencing a tango dancer to six months in prison, Germany shows its intention to take the tang out of tango. Buy your underwear at Erickson & Nowotny's and keep cool. Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of an order of the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, made on the 27th day of June, 1913, in the matter of the estate of Charles Schindler, deceased, the undersigned, the administrator of the said estate, will sell at private sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, and subject to confirmation by the Superior Court, on or after Saturday the 26th day of July, 1913, all the right, title, interest and estate of the said Charles Schindler, deceased, at the time of his death, and all the right, title and interest that the said estate has, by operation of law or otherwise, acquired other than or in addition to that of the said Charles Schindler, at the time of his death in and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Anaheim, Orange County, State of California, and bounded and described as follows: to-wit: the southerly 2½ feet of Original Town Lot 36, of Anaheim, as shown on a map of Anaheim, recorded in Book 4 of Deeds at pages 629 and 630; records of Los Angeles County, California; Sald sale will be made on or after Saturday, July 26th, 1913, and bids or offers will be received by Herman A. Schindler, the administrator, at the office of F. C. Spencer, room 4, Odd Fellows' building, Anaheim, California. Terms and conditions of the sale are, cash, in lawful money of the United States, 10 per cent of the purchase price to accompany the bid, and the balance to be paid on confirmation of the sale by the Superior Court and delivery of the deed. HERMAN A. SCHINDLER, Administrator of Estate of Charles Schindler, Deceased. Studebaker city is again demonstrated right here in Orange County. State registration figures for six months of this year show that WEISEAKER cars outsell all other cars sell-over $700. Following are the exact figures of registrations from Orange County: STUDEBAKER - - - 88 Wearest competitor - - 36 and " " - - 25 rd " " - - 23 and popularity conclusively show the superiority of any sale, especially if that article has been on the market long have been thoroughly tested out. 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