anaheim-gazette 1915-09-09

A.U.W. GOMPANY BOARD HOLDS SESSION ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANACTED AT REGULAR MEETING, SATURDAY, SEPT. 4 REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENT McFADDEN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE RECEIVED A regular meeting of the board of directors of the Anaheim Union Water company was held Saturday, Sept. 4, with the following members present: Directors Crowther, Wickott, Sherwood, Beazley and Dwyer. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Report of the finance committee was read and approved and warrants ordered drawn in payment of the various demands therein recommended. The report of the Secretary, Treasurer and Superintendent were each in turn received and filed. On motion duly seconded the question of a pipe line through Mr. G. Slefken's property was referred to the Ditch Committee with power to act. On motion duly seconded the president and secretary were authorized to sign the license for pipe line under the Santa Fe tracks near Yorba. A bid was received form the Southern California Fence company for fence for pumping plant at the Gomber tract, and on motion duly seconded same was referred to the superintendent with power to act. On motion duly seconded the com- Local Notes Clem Amberg has purchased a half interest in the barber shop on East Center street formerly conducted by him, and is now at work, there with his partner, Clifford Ulrich. Mr. Amberg has lost none of his delicacy of touch with the damask blade, and manipulates the shears and razor in a manner to make his customers forget their troubles. George Peterson, formerly owner, and until recently employed at the shop, contemplates opening a tonsorial establishment at Buena Park. Friends of the Bonnett family have started a subscription paper for the purpose of rebuilding their home which was destroyed by fire several days ago through the explosion of a gasoline stove, and in which Mrs. Bonnett was severely burned. The house and its contents were totally destroyed, and there was no insurance on either. The Bonnetts are now living in a tent which was loaned them by a neighbor. City Clerk Merritt calls attention to the law passed by the last legislature, making it necessary to register all births and deaths. He has appointed Fred Backs his registration deputy, and all births and deaths in this city may be registered either with Mr. Backs or at the city clerk's office. In outlaying precincts these registrations will be made by the county recorder and in incorporated cities by the clerks of municipalities. James H. Clark of Los Angeles, as- On motion duly seconded the president and secretary were authorized to sign the license for pipe line under the Santa Fe tracks near Yorba. A bid was received form the Southern California Fence company for fence for pumping plant at the Gomber tract, and on motion duly seconded same was referred to the superintendent with power to act. On motion duly seconded the communication from Stern & Goodman in regard to condition of the ditch near their property in Placentia was referred to the superintendent. On motion duly seconded the following transfers of stock were granted: 5 shares from Wm. Herper to Elizabeth Herper and 7 shares from Theo. Peter to Alvina Peter. Superintendent McFadden's report for the month of August is as follows: Regular employees ... $710.00 Oil well employees ... 75.00 Pumping water ... 240.00 Short on pay roll ... 19.50 Zanjero for Yorba Linda ... 69.75 CONSTRUCTION: Pipe line from P. P. No. 1 (66 sks cement) ... $1114.25 14in pipe line on Santa Ana St (83 sks cement) ... 250.15 Elliott 14in pipe line (6 sks cmt) ... 12.95 Total construction ... $612.45 REPAIRS: Gates and boxes, Anaheim ... 8.90 Gates for E. Karloff (6 sks cmt) ... 9.27 Gates, Fullerton and Placentia (23 sks cmt) ... 50.40 Raising ditch on Palm drive ... 18.90 Filling in ditch at Nenno's ... 20.50 Work at P. P. No. 3 ... 15.64 Work at P. P. No. 1 ... 12.00 Hepairs to waste line on West's pier (5 sks cmt) ... 11.50 Work for E. E. Bezley (12 sks cement) ... 23.03 Crossing on Richmond Ave. (2 sks cmt) ... 24.00 Hauling cement ... 22.00 Work for R. J. McFadden (8 sks cement) ... 13.01 General repair work ... 8.58 Total ... $273.73 CLEANING: Gravel pit ... 15.50 Annaheim ditches ... 36.00 Mullerton ... 14.50 Main canal, section 1 ... 32.00 Main canal, section 2 ... 482.60 Total ... $580.60 CEMENT ACCOUNT: On hand, Aug. 1, 1915, sks ... 265 Received in Aug... 920 Used on construction sks ... 1285 Used on repairs sks ... 155 Used on repairs sks ... 66 On hand Sept 1 ... 1064 Charge the property owners on Santa Ana street, and city of Anaheim their proportion of cost of pipe line as per agreement, Ed. Karloff the cost of his gates, E. E. Bezley $23.03 and 12 sks cement, Elliott his proportion of cost of pipe line as agreed. R. J. McFadden $12.01 and 8 sks cement. The finance committee reported auditing the following bills, for which the law passed by the last legislature, making it necessary to register all births and deaths. He has appointed Fred Backs his registration deputy, and all births and deaths in this city may be registered either with Mr. Backs or at the city clerk's office. In outlaying precincts these registrations will be made by the county recorder and in incorporated cities by the clerks of municipalities. James H. Clark of Los Angeles, assistant engineer of the maintenance and way department of the Southern Pacific Company, was in town on Tuesday in consultation with J. W. Duckworth, Henry Adams and J. S. Howard in reference to river protection. Mr. Clark's company will probably donate 50 piles for the work and a similar donation will probably be made by the Santa Fe company. On Tuesday, September 14, the Orange County Veterans association will hold its annual meeting at Garden Grove. The business session will be in the morning; in the afternoon the program will be devoted to camp fire proceedings. Veterans of the wars and their families and ladies of the auxiliary organizations, are invited to attend. The entertainment committee will serve beans and coffee. Mrs. Joseph Peake of Topeka, Kan., who is visiting her cousin, Mrs. E. C. Shriver, was the guest of honor at an entertainment given by that lady Friday afternoon. Five Hundred was indulged in by the ladles, Mrs. R. J. McFadden winning first prize and Miss Ethel Hayes the second. An "Old Time" concert was given by the Methodist ladies at the home of Mrs. H. Calkins on Lincoln avenue Friday evening. The costumes worn were representative of past days, some of them being unique. The Queen Esther society served refreshments on the lawn. While out gathering eucalyptus buds Monday afternoon, F. J. Scherrmann put his 210 pounds on a small limb, outside of having to come home in a blanket he was none the worse for his fall of about 30 feet. Walter Deakin, who successfully underwent an operation two weeks ago for appendicitis, is reported as doing nicely He is able to sit up in all of the fine press the feeling tensions continue to also agree that largely due to the activity created by the admit that long on the part of the people, attended by caution in buy sale and retail me effect in depleted disc, which are not replenished. According to the matter of the Farmer national Bank of Loane factor adding the general business but it is also add the stimulation of would not have ex revival in genera are now undergoed should not be lost if the war should should not correct our governmental be plunged deeper than we have been four years? When dates, we will be o serious problems, ably curtail many produce financial It is a melancholy manding the most tension that any projoining is accident traceable to any government. Business nation was sandbag tariff laws.The of the country harbor by the Saemen's alized nation on for the prosperity Our national governed late years for other nations.The isolation has produced nation, has stifled prevented business lengthened the broage of the Clayto The finance committee reported auditing the following bills, for which warrants were issued: OIL GEN 8-1 cash in Treas. Def. 2826.97 Bal 7678.42 Same in Secretary 388.83 Water sales, Anaheim 7773.51 Gravel 35.00 Sheridan, Leo J 4.87 Rents, Oil Wells 4.00 Parrett, W B 7.18 Wallop, Wm. T 50.00 Yorde, E 4.85 Karlof, Ed 10.00 General expense 1.02 Interest, July 2.19 Transfers 1.60 Oil royalties 3759.85 Balances $936.88 $15,964.37 War, Pd., & Retd. 1432.02 4,419.23 Available cash Deficit $495.16 Bal. $11,545.14 Expenditures Oil Gen C.R.Farrar $7.48 L.A Trust & Sav Dnk 14.10 H.A.Dickel 5.77 Wm.Wallop,salary $25.00 Wm.Wallop,expense 8.57 Pac.Tel & Tel Co,Anaheim 6.17 Same,Fullerton 19.24 Home Tel Co 3.70 Edison Co 1056.68 Gibbs,Lumber Co 9.04 Byron Jackson Co 81.56 Gibbs,Lumber Co 8.12 Anaheim T&T Co 46.95 Petroleum Co 50.23 Clever & Gulisk 17.11 E.D.Currler 9.95 Tribune 2.50 A.Knutson 1.50 Snow Mfg.Co 59.43 Fairbanks Morse Co 15.14 L.A.Rubber Co 240.64 B.D McAlvay 6.60 Brown & Dauger 1.75 Stern & Goodman 1.90 Cox & Burkhard 3.50 W.L Kreuscher 14.54 Cardiner & Bandy 36.71 F Trendle 2.70 O Schumacher 1.75 Dean Hardware Co .33 Ormes Stassforth Co 10.22 Cal.Portland Cement Co 575.00 H.Kuchel 38.40 Stand Oil Co 42.70 G.W.Sherwood 27.30 J.J.Dwyer 6.00 W.H.Wlekett 2.00 Pay roll,regular 75.00 710.00 Pay roll,labor 1796.03 While out gathering eucalyptus buds Monday afternoon, F.J.Schermann put his 210 pounds on a small limb, outside of having to come home in a blanket he was none the worse for his fall of about 30 feet. Walter Deakin, who successfully underwent an operation two weeks ago for appendicitis, is reported as doing nicely He is able to sit up in bed and it is confidently expected that he will soon be entirely recovered. The managers of the Fisher hall gave another one of their enjoyable dances Monday evening. About 50 couple were on the floor and all report a fine time The next dance will be given Wednesday evening, Sept. 22. Harold Lovering left Tuesday evening for a three weeks' visit to his brother in Montana Mr.Lovering will spend some time at the fair on his return trip. R.L.Willits of Corona, one of the Yorba wreck victims, who has been at the sanitarium since the accident, was discharged Wednesday and left for his home. An inheritance tax of $60.74 has been assessed against the estate of Carrie J.Coulter, who died at her home near Fullerton some months ago. H.W.Braden was observed studying the new styles in bathing suits at Huntington Beach Monday. Joe Collings, manager of the Wells Fargo express company is taking a 10-day vacation at the beaches. The Loara public schools will open on Monday next, the 13th. Land is the found Products of the grown thereon or coupled with labor elements of prosperity of all wealth.The one of the leading mining nations of are grown and mills nearly every section main but neither would avail her at not have the means ANAHEIM GAZETTE Thursday, Sept. 9 There is a Marked Absence of vibration in the car, notwithstanding the unusual power of the motor There is no "choking" at low speed in high gear, and at full speed there is scarcely a tremor from the motor. This exceptional smoothness evidences the fine engineering skill that has been employed in manufacturing and assembling the entire power plant. The wheelbase is 110 inches The price of the car complete is $785 f.o.b. Detroit DODGE BROS., Detroit P.J. Weisel & Co. Agts. Anaheim, Cal. BUSINESS CONDITIONS IMPROVING All of the financial reviews express the feeling that business condi- them from the point of production to the point of consumption or export. Owing to the size of the country, to afford this transportation our vast system of railways has been constructed. BUSINESS CONDITIONS IMPROVING All of the financial reviews express the feeling that business conditions continue to improve. All of them also agree that the improvement is largely due to the commercial activity created by the war. All of them admit that long enforced economy on the part of the great masses of the people, attended, as was expected, by caution in buying by both wholesale and retail merchants, has had its effect in depleted stocks of merchandise, which are now being cautiously replenished. This replenishment according to the monthly financial letter of the Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles, is a welcome factor adding to the volume of the general business of the country, but it is also admitted that but for the stimulation of the war trade we would not have experienced the same revival in general business that we are now undergoing. These facts should not be lost sight of, because, if the war should terminate, and we should not correct serious errors in our governmental policy, will we not be plunged deeper into depression than we have been during the past four years? When the war terminates, we will be confronted by many serious problems, which will probably curtail many of our activities and produce financial distress. It is a melancholy fact, and one demanding the most serious consideration, that any prosperity we are enjoying is accidental. None of it is traceable to any act of our national government. Business throughout the nation was sandbagged by the present tariff laws. The shipping interests of the country have been ham-strung by the Seamen's act. Every other civilized nation on the globe legislates for the prosperity of its own people. Our national government has legislated of late years for the prosperity of other nations. The moral uplift in legislation has produced business stagnation, has stiffled business activity, prevented business expansion, and lengthened the broad lines. The passage of the Clayton Act, in which the them from the point of production to the point of consumption or export. Owing to the size of the country, to afford this transportation our vast system of railways has been constructed. The railroads are the greatest employers of labor in the nation. It is stated that 66 per cent of the earnings of the railroad of America goes to labor. When the railroads prosper they employ more people than they do when they are not prospering. For some time past it has been popular to denounce and abuse all railroads. There undoubtedly has been some crooked railroad management in this country. For the sins of the offending roads all railroads have been made to suffer. They have been denounced by the press until public sentiment is against them. They have been harassed by public officials, hampered by unfriendly legislation, bedevilled by commissions made up of men selected because they knew nothing of railroading, until all of the roads have been crippled, some driven into bankruptcy, and others to the verge thereof. As a result, they were unable to make extensions, unable to add new equipment, or properly keep up their betterments. Refraining from doing these things, they have in self defense discharged thousands of employees. An idle man's purchasing power soon vanishes. Unemployment of railroad men in large numbers affects every other line of business. The retailer suffers and employs less help. The wholesaler suffers and weeds out his undesirable employees. Unemployment becomes chronic and all business shrivels up under its baleful influence. When the buying power of a large number of people of any community is curtailed, all manufacturers are immediately affected. This condition was upon us when the tariff laws of 1913 went into effect. These laws added to the depression already prevalent. The causes which produced the depression before the war began must be removed before the United States can enjoy its full measure of prosperity. Improvement in general conditions will be noted in this letter, but bear in mind they result entirely from the artificial stimulation continues. King Cotton in the South is having as stormy a time as the kings of Europe. Congestion in the cotton trade affects all of the business activities of the South. Financi-conditions alone are on a firm basis throughout the country. Banks are strong in funds, and interest rates are low. Returns to bank stockholders are necessarily diminished. Locally, the influx of tourists has been unprecedented. They have left an immense amount of money here, which has been very acceptable. The tourist and excursion business will be good during the balance of the year. Supplementing the proceeds from oranges, the money derived from the tourist trade has done us a great deal of good. Our next great money getters are beets, beans and walnuts. Harvesting of sugar beets is now well under way. That of beans will shortly follow, then will come the walnuts. In another month the Valencia oranges, now being marketed at unusually good prices, will have gone forward. The total moneys coming into Southern California from these crops viz: tourists, oranges, sugar beets, beans and walnuts, cannot help stim- ent tariff laws. The shipping interests of the country have been ham-strung by the Seamen's act. Every other civilized nation on the globe legislates for the prosperity of its own people. Our national government has legislated of late years for the prosperity of other nations. The moral uplift in legislation has produced business stagnation, has stifled business activity, prevented business expansion, and lengthened the bread lines. The passage of the Clayton Act, in which the most vicious class of legislation in favor of union labor was incorporated, is an example of the present mental attitude of our national legislators toward business. It has been the boast of America that all men are free and equal, that they are entitled to equal protection under the law. The Clayton Act nullifies this doctrine. The Seamen's bill is further class legislation, seeking to put labor out of the reach of competition, removing it from the effect of supply and demand. Can any sane men expect capital to seek new channels of investment which a congress constituted as the present one is exists? The performance of the industrial commission, under the leadership of Chairman Walsh the attitude of various other governmental commissions, have all had a deterrent effect upon business, and have created pessimists out of optimists in the business world. Land is the foundation of all wealth. Products of the soil, that which is grown thereon or mined therefrom, coupled with labor, are the original elements of prosperity, the sources of all wealth. The United States is one of the leading agricultural and mining nations of the world. Crops are grown and minerals produced in nearly every section of her vast domain, but neither crops nor minerals would avail her anything if she did not have the means of transporting munity is curtailed, all manufacturers are immediately affected. This condition was upon us when the tariff laws of 1913 went into effect. These laws added to the depression already prevalent. The causes which produced the depression before the war began must be removed before the United States can enjoy its full measure of prosperity. Improvement in general conditions will be noted in this letter, but bear in mind they result entirely from the artificial stimulation of the war, and not because our economic problems are on a sound basis. We rely on the good sense of the American people to remedy the evils we are now laboring under. Wide spread adversity, empty dinner palls, long continued unemployment, dividends suspended, are great factors in moulding public opinion. The pendulum will finally swing in favor of, instead of against business interests. Then labor will prosper, and the buying power of the masses will be restored. Considerable revival in the iron and steel industry is reported. The production of pig iron has largely increased. War orders, demands for South American trade, and long-delayed demands for railroad equipment, are having a beneficial effect on the iron and steel industry. Just as depression in any leading industry leads to depression in other industries, so prosperity in one leading industry stimulates activity in many other lines. Steel and iron have been looked upon as setting the pact, either upwards or downwards, for many other lines of business. Take away the war orders for steel and iron, and those industries would immediately lapse into the same despondent conditions which prevailed in the business for several years past, prior to the war. Depression in the lumber interests of the Pacific coast still tourist trade has done us a great deal of good. Our next great money getters are beets, beans and walnuts. Harvesting of sugar beets is now well under way. That of beans will shortly follow, then will come the walnuts. In another month the Valencia oranges, now being marketed at unusually good prices, will have gone forward. The total moneys coming into Southern California from these crops viz: tourists, oranges, sugar beets, beans and walnuts cannot help stimulating every line of local industry. Few people realize the importance and magnitude of the oil industry to California. It has long been one of her greatest revenue producers. The discovery and universal use of oil has enabled a vast number of industries to be established on this coast, which could not have existed and used any other fuel. The industry annually distributes millions of dollars to laborers, manufacturers and merchants. The money paid for oil remains here instead of going to Australia and British Columbia, as it formerly did for coal. The oil industry has been a boon to the transportation companies, to merchants, manufacturers and agriculturists. It is even a great factor in making good roads. Cement could not be manufactured in California at present prices without the rise of oil for fuel. At present the oil industry, as a result of general conditions is suffering from overproduction, lack of demand and low prices. The oil operators have waited a long time for the clouds to roll by. Indications are that production must be voluntarily curtailed if better prices are to be realized. Sales are somewhat more active than in the past, but without any appreciable increase in price. In fact, announcement of a further cut in the price of low gravity fuel oil has recently been announced. We paved your streets and our work has proven satisfactory L. A. Paving Co. E. R. WERDIN President and General Manager 2900 Santa Fe Avenue LOS ANGELES, CAL. 2900 Santa Fe Avenue LOS ANGELES, CAL. Asphalt, Brick and Granite Block Paving Specialists The harvesting of America's great crops is progressing favorably. The yield is unprecedented. The demand is as light as the demand is abundant. A shortage of shipping facilities has hampered the marketing of our crops. The warehousing of crops will be practiced on a scale never before heard of. This requires repeated handling of the products stored, and costs money for storage and insurance, all of which will cut into the farmer's profits. If he sells now, the buyer calculates all of these contingencies in fixing the price of the article purchased. While America must feed the world, she will not realize for her food products the same price she did in 1914, but we must not be discouraged thereby. Another must be planted and matured. When this insane war is over, shipping facilities will be ample to move our crops. Another thing which should stimulate the farming world is the fact that America may not always be immune from crop failures. Something may happen to a large crop which would render the yield less abundant than during the present year; but should the next crop be as abundant as this one, food both the prospectors and the geologists went to Los River and discovered a vein of lode tin. This lode on the Lost river has since been extensively mined. Some of the Alaska tin ore has been reduced at Seattle, within the last two years. The total tin production for the period 1902-1914 amounted to 526 tons of metallic tin, valued at $80,000. The Alaskan tin ores have heretofore been shipped for reduction to Swansea (Wales) and Singapore. POTATO BLIGHT It appears that there is quite a noticeable falling off in the quantity of potatoes grown in this state, the comparative smallness of the crop with other and recent years giving the idea to dealers and consumers that the humble tuber is becoming less popular as a product that offers opportunities for its grower to realize or to make money in producing. The decline of yield of potatoes to one-fifth that of five years ago in most of the potato growing sections of California, is both startling and alarming. The cause is well known. done us a great deal next great money get beans and walnuts. Sugar beets is now well out of beans will short come the walnuts. With the Valencia or marketed at unusual will have gone for moneys coming into India from these crops ranges, sugar beets, nuts, cannot help stimulate of local industry. Realize the importance of the oil industry to has long been one of revenue producers. The universal use of oil has number of industries on this coast, which existed and used any industry annually tons of dollars to lauriers and merchants. For oil remains here to Australia and as it formerly old oil industry has been transportation commands, manufacturers. It is even a great good roads. Cement manufactured in California prices without the oil. At present the oil result of general coning from overproduced and low prices. We have waited a long leads to roll by. Indies production must be filled if better prices exist. In view of the interest in an adequate tin supply for the United States and the discussion of the smelting of Bolylian ore on the Atlantic seaboard and possible on Puget Sound, the publication by the government of a special bulletin on tin mining in Alaska is opportune. It is noteworthy, too, that specimens of stream tin were collected by the survey geologists in Alaska in 1900, before this metal was known to occur in the territory. Soon after that time prospecting for stream tin became active and two years later a commercial production of tin ore was made. The survey was also closely identified with the finding of lode deposits of tin. In 1903 two prospectors brought to survey geologists in Alaska some specimens of float from Lost River which they thought might be tin ore. All the specimens but one were worthless. From this one the geologists obtained tin by smelting it in a tea cup in their cookstove, after which potatoes grown in this state, the comparative smallness of the crop with other and recent years giving the idea to dealers and consumers that the humble tuber is becoming less popular as a product that offers opportunities for its grower to realize or to make money in producing. The decline of yield of potatoes to one-fifth that of five years ago in most of the potato growing sections of California, is both startling and alarming. The cause is well known by the few. It is fungus attack. Methods to destroy these fungi are known. Disease free seed is scarce seed, known to be sound, brings from two to five times that which has not been inspected. Education regarding these handicaps to successful potato production is a vital need to potato growers. This has led to the following schedule of potato meetings in September, which are announced by State Commissioner of Horticulture A. J. Cook: Bakersfield, Kern county, September 14; El Monte, Los Angeles county, September 16; Perris, Riverside county, September 17; Salinas, Monterey county, September 20; Stockton, San Joaquin county (meeting the West Coast Potato Association) Thursday, September 23. Robert McGee of Santa Ana, 25 years of age, was caught in a tiderip in the surf at Newport Beach Monday and carried out to sea in the presence of 500 bathers who were unable to rescue him. McGee could not swim. He was a son of D. C. McGee a Santa Ana grover. Start a bank account in the Anaheim National Bank and add to it, and you will never be broke. M. E. Parks left Friday for a visit to friends in Arkansas.