anaheim-gazette 1915-09-02

DESTROY CULLS, DEMAND OF WRITER TOURISTS BEING FED ON REJECTED FRUIT IN THE HOME OF THE ORANGE OUR OWN MARKET DESTROYED BECAUSE GOOD FRUIT IS CROWDED OUT There has been much discussion of late relative to the disposition of cull oranges, and growers and packers are still wrestling with the subject. At a meeting of the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Growers' association last fall it was suggested by several members that if no other plan could be devised the culls be destroyed in order to prevent them getting into the market where they crowd out the fruit on which the growers make a profit, and give visitors a wrong impression of California fruit. Taking this subject as a text a writer in a Los Angeles newspaper says: Why feed our visitors cull oranges, the poorest of our fruit? For at least 90 per cent of the oranges brought into Los Angeles consist of culls or at best of standard grades. Estimates place the consumption of oranges in Los Angeles and nearby markets this year at 1000 carloads—in round numbers 60,000,000 individual fruits, comprising the poorest buy and creates dissatisfied customers by the thousand, when the reverse is so much to be desired. It is frequently advanced that, from the producer's standpoint, at least the cost of hauling away the culls is done away with. Allowing a cullage of even 10 per cent, of the total fruit delivered from the orchard, and assuming a crop of a carload of oranges to the acre (far greater than the average) this saving would average less than $10 to the growerof a ten acre orchard—less than $1 per acre. It is questionable whether, in the case of the average bearing orchard this season, the cost of hauling away the cull fruit would amount to even 50 cents per acre. The saving to the grower is then a negligible quantity, requiring a microscope to find it. So far as the cull man is concerned, he seldom pays enough to even cover cost of harvesting and delivering at the packing house. The fruit would cost him more if he had to go into the orchard, allowed to pick it himself free of charge. Properly handled by the grower, good oranges could be sold in Los Angeles, through the regular retail trade at no higher price than is now being paid for much that is so palpably inferior. But, first of all, the cull orange must go—either to the by-product factory or to the dump pile. The orange grower now controls the packing houses through which his fruit is shipped and has but to say the word and the cull business would disappear overnight. Why does not the grower supply the local retail trade in and around Los Angeles with good oranges—and lemons—at a reasonable price? The producer would then receive from $250,000 to $300,000 for the fruit antiquity of man skull, while undoubted did not come from els at all. ESCONDIDO WILL CELEBRATE Noted California Of the A Ellen Beach Yankees popular California for the Escondido Thursday, September program of her mntions. The concert, will all the guests, is open at Grape Dewarance of Miss Will be a positive dition to this attr association has day continuous e ing selections by as well as vocal ac ic, and readings ling the day ten t cat grapes will b them ice cooled, pretty girls earl The two pound b be distributed to ticket plan, whic ter service than The guests will their arrival with buttons, 4000 of dered. Arrangements l service of free s ing trips over th ing country. Thi and a program something doing A new feature ment of a booth California fruit. Taking this subject as a text writer in a Los Angeles newspaper says: Why feed our visitors cull oranges, the poorest of our fruit? For at least 90 per cent of the oranges brought into Los Angeles consist of culls or at best of standard grades. Estimates place the consumption of oranges in Los Angeles and nearby markets this year at 1000 carloads—in round numbers 60,000,000 individual fruits, comprising the poorest we have to market. For these the grower does not receive enough to even cover the actual cost of harvesting and hauling to the packing-house, much less of growing. The consumer, the visitor within our gates, is disappointed, receiving an inferior article where he has been led to expect the best; carrying with him into all parts of the United States, into the far corners of the globe, an erroneous impression of our great California oranges, when he should depart singing their praises. And all of this could be so easily remedied. The grower could receive a reasonable price for his fruit; the consumer could receive good fruit for the poorest. Why not give him a chance. The early part of the season saw the auto truck scouring the entire southern citrus belt—for cull oranges to haul to Los Angeles and even to pack for shipment to San Francisco and similar nearby markets. During the main shipping season, when eastern markets were on the lowest basis in years, little or nothing was paid at the packing house door and much fruit obtained for the hauling away. A great stream of auto trucks was then to be seen at all hours of the day and night headed for Los Angeles. The orange grower complains of poor retreatment of its pips, but he is worse than neglecting one of the most important orange markets in the country. Given an eastern market capable of consuming 1000 or even 500 carloads of California oranges in the course of the year, and every shipper in California would be represented there. Every factor in the California citrus industry would be after its share of the business. The best of fruit would be offered and satisfied customers looked for and catered to. But Los Angeles lies next the orange orchard. No important factor in the California citrus industry today is making any efforts to place the market on a solid basis, satisfactory to con- FOREST FIRE REPORTS Reports of forest fires in all of the national forests in the country are now received at the U.S. forest service exhibit at the San Francisco exposition. Mr. Don Carlos Ellis, in charge of the exhibit, has just announced that arrangements have been completed whereby the district foresters throughout the United States will report to him promptly all forest fires occurring in their districts and the amount of damage they cause. As the reports are received they will be immediately posted on a map by means of different colored pins, white pins indicating fires below ¼ acre in extent, black for fires less than 10 acres, and red for fires over 10 acres. This arrangement means an extension of a similar exhibit confined to the national forests of California which was installed at the beginning of the fire season. This proved so popular that the larger plan, to include the entire country was adopted, with the special purpose of interesting visitors from other states. The new map is already installed. The reports which it gives are cumulative. They show that up to August 1, 1212 fires had been reported from the national forests of the six western districts, of which 716 were caught and extinguished before they had burned ¼ acre, 316 before 10 acres had been burned and only 180 which burned more than that acreage. HEAVY EXPORTS Exports of the products of American cull orange must go—either to the by-product factory or to the dump pile. The orange grower now controls the packing houses through which his fruit is shipped and has but to say the word and the cull business would disappear overnight. Why does not the grower supply the local retail trade in and around Los Angeles with good oranges—and lemons—at a reasonable price? The producer would then receive from $250,000 to $300,000 for the fruit consumed, instead of the $20,000 to $30,000 now paid him by the cull man. He could run his own well organized auto delivery truck service, always remembering that the same trucks would be available for hauling from the orchard to the packing house. The consumer would pay no more than he now pays for inferior fruit. TRAVELER'S GUIDE Attractive Bookstore United States Immediately full of its Northern United States nounces the issuing Shasta line, embracing Seattle to Los Guidebook of the States, Part D., Coast line, (Bull's prises 142 pages 33 reproduced pictures). This book same popular vogue guidebooks, and it covers present and geologic feats with interesting volume providing retary Lane, his especially hopeful traverses the Pacific and appreciates through it coming not only of the Pacific coast rivaled scenic pages of this book liberally interm maps and illustr finds interprete language, while whirls him alo- carloads of California oranges in the course of the year, and every shipper in California would be represented there. Every factor in the California citrus industry would be after its share of the business. The best of fruit would be offered and satisfied customers looked for and catered to. But Los Angeles lies next the orange orchard. No important factor in the California citrus industry today is making any efforts to place the market on a solid basis, satisfactory to consumer and producer alike. It has been virtually handed over to the peddler, who (mirabile dictu) has the greater part of his wares presented to him free of cost and has given the California orange many a black eye, through the medium of thousands of tourists. This also applies to practically every market on the Pacific Coast, although in lesser degree the farther we get from the point of production, in San Francisco the cull has been as much in evidence as the good fruit. The business of collecting cull and low grade fruit from the various packing houses throughout the citrus belt and hauling it away free of cost to the packer, and then perhaps packing in cheap second-hand paper boxes, where they are not destined for the nearer market of Los Angeles, has grown to an industry of no mean importance, shutting out an increasing quantity of good fruit from such markets as it reaches. An analysis of the situation will show no sound reason, from the point of view of grower, packer, or consumer, why better fruit should not be placed on this market, except that everyone is selling or giving away frequently unreatable culls. Estimating a consumption in the vicinity of Los Angeles of 1000 carloads of oranges, the consumer will pay for this fruit during the year at least $500,000. Ninety per cent of his purchase will consist of inferior often unretable fruit—culls or standards. While little is paid for much of this fruit, it is far from cheap to The reports which it gives are cumulative. They show that up to August 1, 1212 fires had been reported from the national forests of the six western districts, of which 716 were caught and extinguished before they had burned ¼ acre, 316 before 10 acres had been burned and only 180 which burned more than that acreage. HEAVY EXPORTS Exports of the products of American farms and factories in July—valued at $267,978,990—were the greatest ever recorded in that month, the department of commerce announces. The nearest approach to the new record was made in July, 1913, when American shipments abroad reached $160,990,778. The trade balance for the month—the excess of exports over imports — was $124,879,370, compared with a balance of $21,928,008 in July, 1913. One year ago in July exports were less than imports by more than $5,000,000. ANCIENT HUMAN SKULL Of interest in connection with the Tertiary gold bearing river gravels of California is the story of the Calaveras skull. For a time this skull attracted much attention not only from people in California, but from scientific men the world over. It was reported to have been found in 1866, near the town of Angeles, at a depth of 130 feet, in Tertiary gravels underlying Tertiary lava. The finding of a human skull embedded in such deposits was for a time believed to indicate that man had been in existence in North America longer than had been supposed Strange to say, the skull is of a higher type than skulls, which, although known to antedate historic times, are known also to be much younger than the Tertiary. Although Prof. J. D. Whitney, then state geologist, accepted the skull as a bit of genuine scientific evidence, it is generally believed by students of the antiquity of man that the Calaveras skull, while undoubtedly old, probably did not come from the auriferous gravels at all. ESCONDIDO WILL CELEBRATE GRAPE DAY Noted California Singer Will be One Of the Attractions Ellen Beach Yaw (Lark Ellen) the popular California singer, will sing for the Escondido Grape Day throngs, Thursday, September 9th, rendering a program of her most charming selections. The concert, which will be free to all the guests, is to be given in the open at Grape Day park. The appearance of Miss Yaw at the festival will be a positive feature, but in addition to this attraction the grape day association has arranged for an all day continuous entertainment, including selections by the Escondido band, as well as vocal and instrumental music, and readings by local people. During the day ten tons of delicious muscat grapes will be distributed, half of them ice cooled, being handed out by pretty girls early in the afternoon. The two pound boxes of grapes will be distributed to the guests under the ticket plan, which will insure a better service than in former years. The guests will be decorated upon their arrival with handsome souvenir buttons, 4000 of which have been ordered. Arrangements have been made for a service of free automobile sight seeing trips over the valley and surrounding country. There will be a parade and a program of athletic sports—something doing every minute. A new feature will be the establishment of a booth for the old settlers of antiquity of man that the Calaveras skull, while undoubtedly old, probably did not come from the auriferous gravels at all. The book is for sale by the superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. for $1 a copy. CALIFORNIA GOLD OUTPUT FOR 1914 Largest Yield of the Yellow Metal in 32 Years The largest output of gold in California in 32 years was recorded in 1914 according to an announcement by the United States Geological Survey made public last week. The announcement states that the yield of mine gold in California last year was $20,653,496, being an increase of $264,338 over that of 1913, and with the exception of the year 1883, the largest output since 1864, fifty years ago. The value of the entire mine output of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc in California in 1914 was $25,-710,645. The mine production of silver in California, it was announced today, was 1,471,869 ounces at $813,-938. A total of seven silver mines were working in the state in 1914, which is more than in a number of years. A decrease for the year in the production of copper was observed. In 1914 the state mined 30,507,692 pounds, valued at $4,057,523, a decrease of 4,067,315 pounds in quantity and $1,301,604 from the total for 1913. The yield of lead in 1914 was 4,251,923 pounds valued at $165,825 an increase in quantity of 737,581 pounds and in value of $11,194. Most of the lead was derived from Inyo county, though some came from Shasta, Kern and Placer counties. The zinc production in 1914 was 394,471 pounds valued at $19,863. PICTURES INDISPENSIBLE FROM EDUCATIONAL VIEW Southern California Section at San Francisco Exposition a Magnificent Spectacle Southern California’s section in the California building at the Panama exposition is replete with magnificent transparencies depicting the beautiful scenes, the agricultural and horticultural industries, manufacturing plants, good roads, and municipal parks and gardens of the southern section of the state. From an artistic point of view this great series of transparencies lends material aid to the display. From an educational standpoint the pictures are indispensable because they teach a lesson which makes an indelible impression upon the mind. Every one of the participating seven counties is represented in the collection and no partiality has been shown to any. The pictures have done much to attract the attention of the tourist and the prospective investor towards he South. The gigantic aqueduct, which supplies Los Angeles county with water, is represented by a series of ten pictures showing the aqueduct from its source on Cotton creek and the high Sierras to the San Fernando reservoir. This, in itself, is a great lesson to municipal officials confronted with the task og transporting water from a distance to their cities. Another series of pictures show the good roads, with the over-shadowing eucalyptus trees, the snow capped mountains, green fields and citrus groves. Irrigation ditches, lakes, reservoirs and park scenes from East Lake and West Lake parks, homes. The guests will be decorated upon their arrival with handsome souvenir buttons, 4000 of which have been ordered. Arrangements have been made for a service of free automobile sight seeing trips over the valley and surrounding country. There will be a parade and a program of athletic sports—something doing every minute. A new feature will be the establishment of a booth for the old settlers of San Diego county, for which easy chairs and entertainment of various kinds will be provided. It is hoped that the request of the grape day association to the recently formed old settlers club of San Diego county to take charge of the old settlers department of the festival will be accepted. To make the festival bigger and better than ever is the slogan of the association. TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO PACIFIC COAST Attractive Book Published by the United States Government Immediately after the publication of its Northern Pacific Guidebook, the United States geologic survey announces the issue of a guide book covering the Shasta Route and Coast line, embracing the territory from Seattle to Los Angeles. Its title is Guidebook of the Western United States, Part D, The Shasta Route and Coast line, (Bulletin 614), and it comprises 142 pages, 19 topographic maps, 33 reproduced photographs and 15 text figures. This book is written in the same popular vein as the other survey guidebooks, and as the country which it covers presents many notable scenic and geologic features and is pregnant with interesting history and tradition, the volume promises to be one of the most successful of the series. Secretary Lane, himself a Californian, is especially hopeful that everyone who traverses the Pacific coast will utilize and appreciate this guidebook and through it come to a fuller understanding not only of the vast resources of the Pacific coast region but of its unrivaled scenic wonders. Turning the pages of this book, through which are liberally interspersed topographic maps and illustrations, the traveler finds interpreted for him in simple language, while the railroad train whirls him along, many things of in- THRESHING BEANS The first beans in Orange county were threshed Thursday when John Cook and Jerome Brothers started one machine on the black-eyes on their large leases on the San Joaquin ranch. As far as known, this is the first machine to be put to work on this season's Orange county crop. Other growers are starting cutting, and will start their machines within the next few weeks. Several representatives from Ventura have been here during the past week, and after conferences with Orange county growers have signified their willingness to cooperate with local growers in forming an inter-county association for marketing their product, and maintaining prices. With sentiment among growers of the two counties almost unanimous in favor of this proposed association, it will, no doubt, become a reality within a very short time. VEGETABLE ASSOCIATION Vegetable growers living in the northern part of Orange county including Fullerton, La Habra, Buena Park, Placentia, Anaheim, and their environs, are advocating the organization of a vegetable association including growers from all these cities. A Montana resident recently informed a friend in Southern California that she had to pay 35 cents a pound for Southern California tomatoes, which had been shipped before they were ripe. The growers do not get anything near this price for their produce, and in an effort to cut out the jobbers profits, and increase their own prices, the growers are advocating the association. IMPRIAL VALLEY DATE TREES, LIMA BEAN FIELDS, OATS AND THE GREAT SUGAR FACTORY AT OXNARD, FOSTER NATURAL PARK AND MISCELLANEOUS SCENES SHOW THE LIFE AND INDUSTRIES OF IMPERIAL AND VENTURA CITIES. Orange county is represented by Hewes park, scenes taken at the San Juan Capistrano mission, walnut groves and oil fields. Riverside is represented by transparencies showing Magnolia drive, hotels and a number of irrigation scenes. San Bernardine county is showing pictures of summer and pleasure resorts, Little Bear lake and the San Bernardino mountains as well as a number of orange and snow scenes. The Mission Valley of San Diego and the diary herds of that county are shown in magnificent transparencies while the city of Pasadena is represented by a transparent hexagon containing sixty scenes of the Ideal city. The remainder of the series is made up of a number of miscellaneous pictures showing the various cacti, the old missions, date and fan palms, the various woods, the beaches and orange and snow scenes taken in the vicinity of Redlands, Pomona and Riverside. A series of pictures showing the beauty spots of the Catalina Islands and two beautiful scenes depicting sunset and moonlight on the Pacific completes Soutifern California's most beautiful and impressive feature. With proper management a vegetable association including those towns could do for prices what the walnut and orange associations have done for their growers during the past few years, and hence the idea is expected to meet with univesral approval. traverses the Pacific coast will utilize and appreciate this guidebook and through it come to a fuller understanding not only of the vast resources of the Pacific coast region but of its unrivaled scenic wonders. Turning the pages of this book, through which are liberally interspersed topographic maps and illustrations, the traveler finds interpreted for him in simple language, while the railroad train whirls him along, many things of interest that would otherwise be inexplicable. To travel through our great west in company with a geologist gifted with the power of expression and explanation is a rare privilege. The pages of the geological survey's guidebooks offer an even more unusual privilege, for the information they contain is the product of many minds and comprises a vast amount of geologic, botanical and general information, given in a simple and interesting way. The guidebook maps show clearly the topographic features along the route, which include glacial extinct volcanoes whose origin and early history are told in the accompanying pictures. Bold cliffs that tower a thousand feet above the train may have been formed by the outpourings of these ancient volcanoes, which though blazing with fire millions of years ago are now capped with everlasting snow and ice. The broad valleys which here and there stretch before the traveler's eye and which are covered with thriving orchards and fields of grain may have been in times past arms of the sea. One of the interesting side trips described in the guidebook is that to Lassen Peak. In one illustration in the guidebook this rejuvenated volcano is photographed in active eruption, and another view shows a party of visitors standing on the brink of the yawning, smoking crater recently formed. It is not difficult to believe that the survey guidebooks will double the in- With proper management a vegetable association including those towns could do for prices what the walnut and orange associations have done for their growers during the past few years, and hence the idea is expected to meet with universal approval. California Wine Co. Finest Brands of Wines and Liquors Always In Stock. We Can Suit Your Palate Give us a trial; be convinced. We Appreciate Your Business 128 West Center St. Anaheim, Cal. BOTH PHONES THE Peerless Saloon JOHN CASSOU, Prep. Fine Wines and Liquors ANAHEIM BEER ON DRAUGHT C. & D. BELMONT BAR We are always here The Seal of Public Approval Fine Wines and Liquors ANAHEIM BEER ON DRAUGHT C. & D. BELMONT BAR We are always here to serve you with the best of Wines, Liquors, Beer and Cigars 115 N.Los Angeles St. ANAHEIM Favorite Saloon L. Wisser, Mgr. Choicest of Wines Liquors and Cigars SCHLITZ BEER On Draught Exchange Bar WM. STARK, Prop. Choicest of Wines Liquors and Cigars Anaheim Union Brewing Beer on Draught Courteous Treatment 120 W. Center St. ANAHEIM ANAHEIM AERIE, No. 947, F. C. E. Meets every Wednesday at 8 p.m., at Eagle Hall on Lemon street. Visitors always welcome. EARL DUTTON, W. P. Frank H. Fox, Secretary. The Seal of Public Approval Has been placed on all our Wines and Liquors and Bottled Beers Fisher Wine Co. 119 North Los Angeles Street. Free City Delivery. Home 182. S 198 Germania Halle A SPLENDID LUNCH EVENY DAY. BEST BRANDS OF WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS FOR THOSE DESIRED THEM. COLD BEER ALWAYS ON TAP. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED, WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF KENTUCKY DEW WHISKEY. Famous San Diego Beer J. D. Heitshusen Eagle Bar HESSEL & HESSEL, Props. The Best in Wet Goods 117 E. Center St. ANAHEIM SANTA FE TIME TABLE Effective May 12, 1915 NORTH BOUND Leave Anaheim Arrive Los Angeles 6:05 A.M. 7:15 A.M. 7:35 A.M. 9:35 A.M. 11:58 A.M. 3:57 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 5:40 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 9:04 P.M. SOUTH BOUND Lv. Los Angeles Ar. Anaheim DIRECTORY OF LODGES XX X ANAHEIM LODGE, 207, F. A. M. Regular meetings, third Monday in each month. M. W. MARTENET, W. M. Wm. H. Chambers, Secretary. XXX ODD FELLOWS LODGE—Meets every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. in Odd Fellows Hall. N. G., CONRAD MAUERHAN. C. W. Hedges, Secretary. SANTA FE TIME TABLE Effective May 12, 1915 NORTH BOUND Leave Anaheim Arrive Los Angeles 6:05 A.M. 7:15 A.M. 7:35 A.M. 9:35 A.M. 11:58 A.M. 3:57 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 5:40 P.M. 6:30 P.M. 9:04 P.M. SOUTH BOUND Lv. Los Angeles Ar. Anaheim 11:59 P.M. 1:08 A.M. 7:00 A.M. 7:50 A.M. 8:10 A.M. 9:06 A.M. 1:15 P.M. 2:02 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 3:42 P.M. 5:25 P.M. 6:14 P.M. SOUTHERN PACIFIC—Going South Leave Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 8:55 a.m. 8:10 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:44 p.m. 1:55 p.m. 8:35 p.m. 4:50 p.m. Lv. Los Angeles Arrive Anaheim 8:55 a.m. 10:02 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:57 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:12 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 6:30 p.m. LOIS REBEGAHS, No. 268—Meet first and third evenings of each month at I. O. O. F. hall. MARIE MAUERHAN, N. G. Cornellia R. Gatgs, Reg. Sec. A man giving the name of G. T. Trowbridge was arrested a few days ago for his eccentric manner. He was found in a kneeling position on one of the downtown streets and acted as one afflicted with some sort of monomania. He was placed in a cell at the city jail and while there kept singing continuously. He has been removed to the county jail and will doubtless be examined as to his sanity. Expert Piano Tuning by F. W. Schmidt, 222 East Center street. Sunset 202, Home 64. DIRECTORY OF LODGES XX X ANAHEIM LODGE, 207, F. A. M.—Regular meetings, third Monday in each month. M. W. MARTENET, W. M. Wm. H. Chambers, Secretary. XX X ODD FELLOWS LODGE—Meets every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. in Odd Follows Hall. N. G., CONRAD MAUERHAN. C. W. Hedges, Secretary. XX X ROYAL NEIGHBORS, ROSEWOOD CAMP—meet 2nd and 4th Monday afternoons, at 2:30 p.m., at Odd Follows Hall. MRS. CARRIE HUELSTER, Oracle. Mrs. Eva H. Boyd, Recorder. XX X WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT, ANAHEIM CIRCLE—Meet 4th Tuesday afternoon, at 129 South Olive. MRS. M. E. COONS, Guardian Neighbor. Mrs. Eva H. Boyd, Clerk. XX X ANAHEIM LODGE, NO. 105, Knights of Pythlas—Meets every Wednesday night. Everybody welcome. PYTHIAN SISTERS—Meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. MODERN WOODMEN—Meets second and fourth Monday of each month. C. A. SMITHBURN, V. Counsel. H. W. Comstock, Secretary. ANAHEIM CAMP, NO. 432, W. O. W.—Meets every first and third Thursdays at I. O. O. F. Hall. W. B. PARRETT, Counsel Commander. Jos. M. Backs, Jr., Clerk. BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICAN YOEMAN—Meets every 1st and 3rd Monday evenings, at I. O. O. F. hall. J. S. ROCKWELL, Foreman. Elmer Imus, Secretary. CHISPA CHAPTER, O. E. S.-Meets second and fourth Monday evening, at Masonic Temple, at 8 p.m. MRS. DAISY MIANN, Worthy Matron. Mrs. Eva H. Boyd, Secy.