anaheim-gazette 1914-03-05

CALIFORNIA NUT CROP IN BAD REPUTE LAST YEAR'S SHIPMENTS FAILED TO GRADE AS HIGH AS IN FORMER YEARS PRICE FIXED BY ASSOCIATION ALSO CAUSED EASTERN BUYERS TO BE PEEVED The California Walnut Growers' Association is not to blame for the general cry from the wholesale grocers and commission men of the East against the quality of the crop and the prices asked. Never in the history of the industry has there been so determined a fight against the producers because of their alleged undergrading of nuts and holding prices up on realization of the serious defects of the crop. Naturally, the association, as the most extensive handlers of nuts, has come in for the bulk of the discredit. Harry E. Sloan, secretary of the Missouri-Kansas Wholesale Grocers' Association, writing for the association recently discussed the quality of the deliveries in 1913. "That the wholesale grocer, and likewise the consumer, paid an exorbitant price for inferior goods goes without saying, and it is true that those who handled California walnuts suffered considerable loss," he wrote. "Practically all receipts were inferior, discolored and below par in quality and it is generally claimed that the grading was worse than the quality and that fully 25 per cent of the No. 1, soft-shell should have been graded as No. 2." Sloan further suggested that turn to high protection. The primary registrations of the state show a plurality of 28,000 Republican voters. During December, 1912, under the old tariff, the importations of Sicilian lemons amounted to $97,000. Last December, under the new tariff, the importations jumped to $430,000. The increase in importations of lemons during the first three months under the new tariff was 234 per cent. There was a similar increase in imports of raisins, almonds, and other products competing with California. Notwithstanding these importations, there has been no decrease in the cost. The ultimate consumer pays as much as ever. If the California industries should go out of business, the foreign products no doubt would increase in price, and the ultimate consumer would be worse off than ever. Another danger that confronts California products is Oriental competition. Eggs from Shanghai are now being imported into San Francisco at a rate that threatens to put domestic products out of business. The eggs cost 8 cents a dozen at Shanghai, and can be sold at 12 cents a dozen at San Francisco. In this case the ultimate consumer is reaping the benefit pending the formation of a middleman's trust, which is now on foot. Within a few weeks it is expected that the price of Chinese eggs will be boosted to a point just below the domestic figure. But in the meantime the egg producers of the state, and the men who supply the poultrymen with fodder, are raising a howl against the pauper hens of China. They are face to face with a deadly competition, and the demanding that candidates for Congress shall be pledged to work for restoration of protection. JAPAN STAGGERS UNDER HUGE DEBT Effort to Keep in Armament Race Doubles Living Cost and Depresses Trade NUMEROUS BUT RAMP EFFICIENT $192,000 LOSS IN FORESTS DURING YEAR 1913 INCENDIARISM CAUSES FIRES IN CALIFORNIA OREGO During 1913 the forestals fought 4,522 twice as many as stated best year the forests. Notwithstanding this in the number of fires considers that the state forest service was able as that in the place cause the damage due to fire fighting were practically 50 per cent detected and extinguished over a quarter 25 per cent of both put out before they were Of last year's fires, eradicated more than the fires in 1912—were of less than 10 acres additional fires less than was done by each. In the damage amount The aggregate losses mated at nearly 59 per cent valued at about $822, age to young growth estimated at about total of about $192,000 cent of this loss, hot red on private lands where 16 per cent of origin. Practically all receipts were inferior, discolored and below par in quality and it is generally claimed that the grading was worse than the quality and that fully 25 per cent of the No.1, soft-shell should have been graded as No.2." Sloan further suggested that climatic conditions may have been bad, but that this did not have anything to do with the grading itself. He urged that the prices should have been much lower and that the action of the growers had caused so much trouble that it would be difficult to secure any advance contracts this year. It has been customary for eastern jobbers to place their orders for walnuts long before anybody can tell what the crop is going to be, on the quotation to be made by the association and confirmed by them, deliveries to follow subject to approval. When the harvesting, bleaching and packing is done, the nuts are shipped to the buyer c. o. d. and sight draft and bill of lading covering the amount of the invoice sent to a bank in the community to which the walnuts are going. It has been charged that the nuts are not to be delivered to the purchaser until after the draft has been paid and the bill of lading has been delivered to the railroad company officials; further that claims for shortage in weight or inferior quality after the purchase are not allowed, thus placing the purchaser up against a hard proposition. The cry of "trust" has gone up and many of the wholesalers actually believe that the organization of walnut growers is a trust. The officers of this organization flatly deny this allegation and declare that their association does not combine to restrain trade or otherwise follow a trust policy. C. Thorpe, secretary and manager of the association, left several weeks ago to pacify the eastern buyers, while Assistant Secretary H. C. Sharp is holding down the fort at home. "Much of the blame for the poor walnuts sent east rests with the independent dealers who did not grade out as carefully as in other years," he declared. "This last year the association graded more No.2 nuts than in any year of the industry owing to the fact that the whole crop ran to small sizes. The minimum on the size of No.1 never varies, is done with automatic graders which are efficient and accurate. "As for the quality of association deliveries we set a standard of 87 per cent that would crack good, edible meats. This was fractionally lower than usual, but inspection of many cars proved the nuts to crack at better than 90 per cent. The discoloration of the skin and the darkening of the meats was due to the elements. Our association did more during the season just past to make the quality right than ever before, knowing the serious handicaps of the crop. A third of the entire harvest handled through the associations, writing for the association recently discussed the quality of the deliveries in 1913. "That the wholesale grocer, and likewise the consumer, paid an exorbitant price for inferior goods goes without saying, and it is true that those who handled California walnuts suffered considerable loss," he wrote. "Practically all receipts were inferior, discolored and below par in quality and it is generally claimed that the grading was worse than the quality and that fully 25 per cent of the No.1, soft-shell should have been graded as No.2." Sloan further suggested that climatic conditions may have been bad, but that this did not have anything to do with the grading itself. He urged that the prices should have been much lower and that the action of the growers had caused so much trouble that it would be difficult to secure any advance contracts this year. It has been customary for eastern jobbers to place their orders for walnuts long before anybody can tell what the crop is going to be, on the quotation to be made by the association and confirmed by them, deliveries to follow subject to approval. When the harvesting, bleaching and packing is done, the nuts are shipped to the buyer c. o. d. and sight draft and bill of lading covering the amount of the invoice sent to a bank in the community to which the walnuts are going. It has been charged that the nuts are not to be delivered to the purchaser until after the draft has been paid and the bill of lading has been delivered to the railroad company officials; further that claims for shortage in weight or inferior quality after the purchase are not allowed, thus placing the purchaser up against a hard proposition. The cry of "trust" has gone up and many of the wholesalers actually believe that the organization of walnut growers is a trust. The officers of this organization flatly deny this allegation and declare that their association does not combine to restrain trade or otherwise follow a trust policy. C. Thorpe, secretary and manager of the association, left several weeks ago to pacify the eastern buyers, while Assistant Secretary H. C. Sharp is holding down the fort at home. "Much of the blame for the poor walnuts sent east rests with the independent dealers who did not grade out as carefully as in other years," he declared. "This last year the association graded more No.2 nuts than in any year of the industry owing to the fact that the whole crop ran to small sizes. The minimum on the size of No.1 never varies, is done with automatic graders which are efficient and accurate. "As for the quality of association deliveries we set a standard of 87 per cent that would crack good, edible meats. This was fractionally lower than usual, but inspection of many cars proved the nuts to crack at better than 90 per cent. The discoloration of the skin and the darkening of the meats was due to the elements. Our association did more during this season just past to make the quality right than ever before, knowing the serious handicaps of the crop. A third of the entire harvest handled through the associations, writing for the association recently discussed the quality of the deliveries in 1913. "That the wholesale grocer, and likewise the consumer, paid an exorbitant price for inferior goods goes without saying, and it is true that those who handled California walnuts suffered considerable loss," he wrote. "Practically all receipts were inferior, discolored and below par in quality and it is generally claimed that the grading was worse than the quality and that fully 25 per cent of the No.1, soft-shell should have been graded as No.2." Sloan further suggested that climatic conditions may have been bad, but that this did not have anything to do with the grading itself. He urged that the prices should have been much lower and that the action of the growers had caused so much trouble that it would be difficult to secure any advance contracts this year. It has been customary for eastern jobbers to place their orders for walnuts long before anybody can tell what the crop is going to be, on the quotation to be made by the association and confirmed by them, deliveries to follow subject to approval. When the harvesting, bleaching and packing is done, the nuts are shipped to the buyer c. o. d. and sight draft and bill of lading covering the amount of the invoice sent to a bank in the community to which the walnuts are going. It has been charged that the nuts are not to be delivered to the purchaser until after the draft has been paid andthe bill of lading has been delivered tothe railroad company officials; further that claims for shortage in weight or inferior quality afterthe purchase are not allowed, thus placingthe purchaser up againsta hard proposition. The cry of "trust" has gone up and manyofthe wholesalers actually believe thatthe organizationofwalnutgrowersis a trust. The officers ofthisorganizationflatlydenythisallegationanddeclarethattheirassociationdoesnotcombinetorestraintradeorotherwisefollowastrustpolicy.C.ThorpesecretaryandmanageroftheassociationleftseveralweeksagotocapiytheeasternbuyerswhilesAssistantSecretaryH.C.Sharpisholdingdownthefortathome. "Muchoftheblameforsoewalnutssenteastrestswiththeindependentdealerswho didnotgradeoutascarefullyasinasotheryearss,"hedeclared.“ThislastyeartheassociationgradmedmoreNo.2nutsthaninanyyearoftheindustryowingtothefactthatthewholecropranstoSMizes.TheminimumonthesizeOfNo.Inevervaries.isdonewithautomaticgraderswhichareefficientandaccurate. "Asforthequalityofassociationdeliverieswesetastandardof87percentthatwouldcrackgood.ediblemeatsThiswasfractionallylowerthus usualbutinspectionofmanycarsprovedthenutstocrackatbetterthan90percent.Thediscolorationoftheskinandthedarkeningofthemeatswasduetotheelements.Ourassociationdidmoreduringtheseasonjustpasttomakethequalityrightthaneverbefore,knowingtheserioushandicapsofthecrop.Athirdoftheentireharvesthandledthroughtheassociations, writingfortheassociationrecentlydiscussedthequalityofdeliveriesin1913.“Thatthewholesalegrocer,andlikewise,theconsumerpaidanexorbitantpriceforinferiorgoodsgoeswithoutsaying,anditisgenerallyclaimedthatthegradingwasworsethanthequalityandthatfully25percentoftheNo.1soft-shellshouldhavebeengradedasNo.2.”Sloan further suggested that climatic conditions may have been bad, but that this did not have anything to do withthe grading itself.He urged thatthepricesshouldhavebeenmuchlowerthanthatofJapanesemethodsbutnotyetdisbursed,andthatinJapanasurplusisnotautomaticallyappliedtoaspecificpurpose.asinreductionof debt,biscarriedforwardfromyeartoyear,andappearsasincome,thesituationdoesnotappearquitesofavorable.SolongasJapaninsistsonclassifying loansasrevenueandcarries,theborowedmoneythroughbudgetafterbudgetunderthenameof“surplus,”the exactfinancialconditionofthe nation cannotbeinferredfromthefacevalueofannualaccounts,andtheconvicion Now,whenitisborneindimethattaisconsiderableproportionofthissurplusrepresentsmoneyalreadyearmarkedford certainpurposesbutnotyetdisbursed,andthatinJapanasurplusisnotautomaticallyappliedtoaspecificpurpose.asinreductionof debt,biscarriedforwardfromyeartoyear,andappearsasincome,thesituationdoesnotappearquitesofavorable.SolongasJapaninsistsonclassifying loansasrevenueandcarries,theborowedmoneythroughbudgetafterbudgetunderthenameof“surplus,”the exactfinancialconditionofthe nation cannotbeinferredfromthefacevalueofannualaccounts,andtheconvicion Theaggregatelossmatedat nearly59percentatabout$824agetoyounggrowthtimetimatedatabout$1020centofthisloss,halfredonprivatelandswhere16percentoffound proportionsetbysomeenginesinthenwoodlessthanin1912.Plainly,Mr.Graveslicieawakeningtoarrestersandcarewwoods. Lookingforthererecreaseinnumberoftomainsfindthreemaincauses. Firstofall,theutricstormswhichstateCaliforniaadryseasonandsettoulesyablyabout700firebylightninginCaliforniesteadentionsofthenationalforestsofcauses,andweremil1,571lightning-setstatesreporting. Inthesecondpli fireswhichstarteddolfforwhich644wereaderment'sfire-fightreachedtheforestagainst424whichareasin1912.Hottingofsuchfirestoservicebattledwithsamefor1912and Theotherincreasedwasincendiariaism,boundedtothreeCaliforniaandOregoningamarkeddecimalcediaryfires，1283133inCalifornia,andwheretwobrothershaveset72inoneandotherincendiariaisseverely dealtwithArkansasforests,sumedthatthe355thegeneralheadknown." WerelargeCalifornia-the-largelyattributablastoas“light-burningadvancestheargumentshouldbeburnedpreventetheaccumulationofnicious theory,beststandingtimberavalue.itrobsthefitytoretainmoistenspreventssince such fireseedingsbeforetheygeta start. In1912lightningthananyotheragencybyrailroads,cau "As for the quality of association deliveries we set a standard of 87 per cent that would crack good, edible meats. This was fractionally lower than usual, but inspection of many cars proved the nuts to crack at better than 90 per cent. The discoloration of the skin and the darkening of the meats was due to the elements. Our association did more during the season just past to make the quality right than ever before, knowing the serious handicaps of the crop. A third of the entire harvest handled through the association was set aside as culls or seconds. That the purchasers could not have lost large sums stands to reason with the repeat orders for the second, third and fourth cars that came from the same jobbers. The statement that the association will not allow for shortage in weight or inferior quality on delivery is absurd and all orders are filled and carry instruction to the railroad company to permit inspection of the nuts without surrender of the bill of lading. "The walnut growers last season went through a real ordeal and as a consequence they are planning many things which will help raise the standard of the pack, and, if possible, improve the quality of the nuts. Unless we are fair, we realize that the foreign walnuts will, with the reduced tariff, take the place of those raised here and we certainly are not going to kill the goose that lays the golden egg." According to Mr. Sharp, Manager Thorpe is having excellent success in smoothing over the existing conditions of process and orders for this year are not falling far behind those of previous seasons. Instead of handling through brokers and commission men of California, the association will sell direct to eastern wholesalers. VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN Republicans in California are organizing for a vigorous campaign on the tariff issue, with a view to electing a Republican delegation to the House in November. California was a great beneficiary of the Payne-Aldrich tariff, and its citrus fruit industry developed remarkably, notwithstanding the long haul to the Atlantic seaboard. But under the new tariff the competition of foreign fruits is severely felt, and there has been a corresponding revulsion of feeling in California in favor of a re-Now, when it is borne in mind that a considerable proportion of this surplus represents money already earmarked for certain purposes but not yet disbursed, and that in Japan a surplus is not automatically applied to a specific purpose, as in reduction of debt, but is carried forward from year to year, and appears as income, the situation does not appear quite so favorable. So long as Japan insists on classifying loans as revenue and carries the borrowed money through budget after budget under the name of "surplus," the exact financial condition of the nation cannot be inferred from the face value of the annual accounts, and the conviction reached must be one adverse to a sound financial position. Japan keeps her surplus obtained from loans, not in Japan, but in the form of specie reserve in London. She has to draw on this constantly to square her adverse balance of trade, and is obliged to raise loans every year to maintain the specie reserve. Last year, though the government avowed a no-loan policy, the nation nevertheless contracted loans to the extent of 85,000,000 yen. The loans were obtained in the name of the cities of Tokyo and Kyoto and were supposedly for municipal purposes, but the money was not brought to Japan; it went to maintain the nation's gold reserve in London. This year, under the name of French National Debentures, Sterling Railway Bills and Oriental Development Debentures, the sum of 118,000,000 yen was raised, and placed to the credit of the specie reserve abroad. Thus each year entails further loans with no corresponding redemption, which certainly cannot go on forever. A serious feature of the situation is the constant outflow of gold. Up to the time of the war with Russia the adverse trade on balance stood at about 30,000,000 a year on an average, but after the war it arose to 70,000,000 yen, and this year it will probably see 100,000,000 yen, according to an official estimate. Now, how is Japan to meet this annual outflow? Her present inflow of gold through channels other than foreign trade amounts to 102,000,-000 yen. On the other hand, Japan has to pay to foreign countries about 296,000,000 yen annually. Thus it will be seen that Japan has to pay about 194,000,-000 every year to foreign countries more than she receives. Largely attributable as the "light-burning advances the argue should be burned" prevent the accuracy. The forest service is noorious theory, but standing timber and value, it robs the facility to retain moisture prevents the representatives since such fire seedings before they get a start. In 1912 lightning than any other agency by railroads, cartries, in the order never, the fires cause numbered the next more than three times—railroads, campes—remained the sole considerable decree set by railroads and according to forests carefulness on these public. Last year, as in all others in numbers being natural bed such a long dry season by Arkansas district 4, which daa, and Southern a large proportion ported no fires ated its record of 15 on its one small severe fire occurrence district 4, which daa, and Southern a large proportion ported no fires ated its record of 15 on its one small severe fire occurrence district 4, which daa, and Southern a large proportion ported no fires ated its record of 15 on its one small severe fire occurrence district 4, which daa, and Southern a large proportion ported no fires ated its record of 15 on its one small severe fire occurrence district 4 NUMEROUS FIRES BUT RANGERS EFFICIENT $192,000 LOSS IN GOVERNMENT FORESTS DURING THE YEAR 1913 INCENDIARISM CAUSED MANY OF FIRES IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON During 1913 the forces on the national forests fought 4,520 fires, or nearly twice as many as started in 1912—the best year the forests have ever had. Notwithstanding the great increase in the number of fires, Forester Graves considers that the showing made by the forest service was quite as favorable as that in the preceding year, because the damage done and the costs of fire fighting were no greater proportionately than in 1912. In both years practically 50 per cent of all fires were detected and extinguished before they burned over a quarter of an acre, and 25 per cent of both years' fires were put out before they covered 10 acres. Of last year's fires, 3,278—or considerably more than the whole number of fires in 1912—were confined to areas of less than 10 acres, and in 1,080 additional fires less than $100 damage was done by each. In only 25 fires did the damage amount to $1,000. The aggregate loss in timber is estimated at nearly 59 million board feet, valued at about $82,000, and the damage to young growth and forage is estimated at about $110,000, making a total of about $192,000. About 18 percent of this loss, however, was incurred on private lands within the forests where 16 per cent of the fires had their origin. of September when the fire season on the national forests ordinarily is about at an end. At that time there was less damage than had been recorded, and only 2,260 fires as against 2,470 in 1912, with about 60,000 acres burned as compared with 230,000 in 1912 and 780,000 in 1911. At the end of the month, however, the electric storms in California and one or two outbreaks of incendiarism changed the whole situation; but even in the face of these difficulties the fire-fighting force, with its plans and experience from preceding years, was able to cope with the situation. In California, in particular, it was as if a military leader, represented by the district forester at San Francisco, was holding, with a comparatively small number of men or a mere skirmish force, a line of defence extending 750 miles in a north and south direction. This force received, as if from an attack by the heavy artillery of an opposing army, the electric storms (generally unaccompanied by rain) which played havoc all along the Sierra and the Coast Range. That the California force was able to cope with the situation was, according to Mr. Graves, an evidence of the efficiency of the men and the organization. WEIGHT OF WATER DURING LAST STORM Weather Man Figures That More Than Five Billion Tons Fell When the sun began to shine again sufficiently after the recent storm to warrant a prediction of fair weather, Ford A. Carpenter, chief of the local weather bureau, took a look at his rain gauge and began to figure. The following is the result: He found that the storm practically was confined to a circular area about 300 miles in diameter. The rain gauge showed that there had been an approximate fall of seven inches, and, remembering that an inch of water upon an acre of land is equivalent approximate... Of last year's fires, 3,278—or considerably more than the whole number of fires in 1912—were confined to areas of less than 10 acres, and in 1,080 additional fires less than $100 damage was done by each. In only 25 fires did the damage amount to $1,000. The aggregate loss in timber is estimated at nearly 59 million board feet, valued at about $82,000, and the damage to young growth and forage is estimated at about $110,000, making a total of about $192,000. About 18 per cent of this loss, however, was incurred on private lands within the forests where 16 per cent of the fires had their origin. One encouraging feature is that the total number of fires set by railroad locomotives was scarcely more than in the preceding year, and represented only 12 per cent of all fires as against nearly 19 per cent in 1912; also, the proportion set by sawmills and other engines in the woods was considerably less than in 1912. This indicates very plainly, Mr. Graves says, that the public is awakening to the need of spark arresters and care with engines in the woods. Looking for the reason of the increase in number of fires the forester finds three main causes: First of all, the unprecedented electric storms which swept the whole state of California at the end of a long dry season and set, almost simultaneously, about 700 fires. The 804 fires set by lightning in California formed nearly 50 per cent of the 1,628 fires on the national forests of that state from all causes, and were more than half of the 1,571 lightning-set fires in all the 21 states reporting. In the second place, there were 757 fires which started outside the forests, of which 644 were stopped by the government's fire-fighters before they reached the forest boundaries, as against 424 which started on outside areas in 1912. However, the proportion of such fires to all those which the service battled with was about the same for 1912 and 1913. The other increased cause of fires was incendiarism, but this increase was confined to three states—Arkansas, California and Oregon; all others showing a marked decrease. Of the 452 incendiary fires, 128 were in Arkansas, 133 in California, and 143 in Oregon—where two brothers were known to have set 72 in one forest alone. These and other incendiaries were, of course, severely dealt with by the law. On the Arkansas forests, too, it has been assumed that the 351 fires classed under the general heading of "origin unknown," were largely incendiary. In California the incendiary fires are largely attributable to what is known as the "light-burning theory" which advances the argument that forests should be burned over frequently to prevent the accumulation of debris. The forest service considers this a pernicious theory, because it scars the standing timber and thus reduces its value, it robs the forest soil of its ability to retain moisture, and effectually prevents the reproduction of the forests since such fires destroy all tree seedlings before they have a chance to get a start. In 1912 lightning caused more fires than any other agency; followed closely by railroads, campers, and incendiaries That More Than Five Billion Tons Fell When the sun began to shine again sufficiently after the recent storm to warrant a prediction of fair weather, Ford A. Carpenter, chief of the local weather bureau, took a look at his rain gauge and began to figure. The following is the result: He found that the storm practically was confined to a circular area about 300 miles in diameter. The rain gauge showed that there had been an approximate fall of seven inches, and, remembering that an inch of water upon an acre of land is equivalent approximately to 603 barrels of 45 gallons each, or 113¼ tons, he found that 190,955-388,190 barrels of water had fallen in the storm. This amount, he also figured, weighed approximately 5,125,818-280 tons. In speaking about the vast amount of good that has ben brought to Southern California as the result of the rain, Forecaster Carpenter said: "The ground has been so filled with water, especially in the higher levels, that there will be no trouble in getting pure water for many months to come. The snows in the mountains have been exceptionally heavy, and as the thaws come they will furnish additional moisture for the soil." "Considerable damage was done by the recent storm, we all will admit, but I believe that the benefits that have resulted have so offset the damage that the storm might be termed a blessing. If this storm had to come in a flood or not at all, I should say take it in a flood, by all means." "The cause of the flooded conditions was the rapidity with which the rain fell. The record was one inch in 22 minutes. Succa a fall has not been recorded here in years. It came so fast that the soil which was already drenched by a previous rain, was unable to absorb it." "Of the great amount of water that fell it must not be imagined that the whole remained in the earth. A great portion flowed back into the sea, because there was not adequate facilities for storing it. But the fact that the soil refused to absorb it shows that the underground supplies are filled to the brim and there will be water to spare for many months to come." "The time is coming, I believe, when there will be means here to store all rainfall in adequate water sheds. Water is precious and we should conserve all we can." "While the damage of the recent storm was estimated from three to five million dollars, I believe that the benefits that will result will be many more millions." WILL PROTECT THE WATERSHED Much Money Being Spent on Fire-Breaks in Santa Ana Mountains Thousands of dollars are to be spent in building a system of trails and firebreaks in the Santa Ana Mountains, which are in the Trabuco division of Cleveland National Forest. WILL PROTECT THE WATERSHED Much Money Being Spent on Fire-Breaks in Santa Ana Mountains Thousands of dollars are to be spent in building a system of trails and fire-breaks in the Santa Ana Mountains, which are in the Trabuco division of the Cleveland National Forest. L. A. Barrett of San Francisco, assistant forester of California and Nevada, and C. W. Wynne of San Diego, supervisor of the Cleveland National Forest, and Forest Ranger J. B. Stphenson of El Toro are perfecting arrangements for carrying out the project for better fire protection in the watershed. Some trail building and telephone line work is now being done under Ranger Stephenson's direction. Between now and July 1 about $1,000 is to be spent, and a much larger sum will be used from the appropriation of the next fiscal year. The Santa Ana watershed is of great importance to this county, and the forest officials expect to provide it with a protective system equal to that given any of the mountain ranges in Southern California. From those mountains, which are covered with a dense growth of brush, the Santiago, Trabuco and San Juan creeks in Orange county draw their water. The San Mateo creek in San Diego county is one of the important streams arising in the Trabuco division. The east side of the range sends water down toward the Elsinore country. In the last two years the forest people have built a telephone line from El Toro over the top of Santiago Peak to Temescal, and during the dry months a lookout is maintained at the top of the mountain. 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