anaheim-gazette 1915-11-25

P. E. REFUSES TO SPEND MORE MONEY LOST $43,000 BY SANTA ANA AND SANTA ANA-HUNTINGTON BEACH LINES LAST YEAR AUTOMOBILES AND JITNEYS ARE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR FALLING OFF IN REVENUE For a long time past the Pacific Electric and the city trustees of Santa Ana have had their horns locked over certain concessions which the road wanted. For instance the road wanted permission to put in a curve at Fourth and Main streets, but the trustees hung fire and refused to grant the request. Finally they agreed to concede to the railroad's petition if the road would make certain improvements. They would grant the curve if the road would lay Trilby rails on Fourth street, pave a strip east of the Santa Fe tracks, remove poles from the business portion of the city, and designate cars that are destined to Santa Ana as "Santa Ana" and cars to Orange as "Orange-Santa Ana." But to these demands the railroad company refuses to accede, on the ground that business does not justify the outlay. In fact, President Shoup writes to the city attorney of Santa Ana to the effect that the company lost on its Santa Ana branch last year $28,000 and on the Santa Ana-Huntington Beach line $15,000 more, making at 200,000,000,000 board feet, of which 142,000,000,000 belong to the Dipterocarp family, of which the lauans are in the majority. Of this number 99 per cent of the timber belongs to the government and is under the administrative control of the Bureau of Forestry. The exhibit shows the entire administrative and investigative work of the bureau of forestry. In 1890 only about 400 species were known; now the botanical and wood collections made by bureau employees number about 26,000, of which 4,200 have been identified as woody plants and 2,200 as tree species, of which about 1200 are timber trees. On an area of only 120,000 square miles the Philippines have four or five times as many species as the entire United States. One of the exhibits along the administrative line is the system of communal forests, which the bureau has put into effect. Each municipality having government forest land in its vicinity may upon application have an area set aside for a communal forest. The size of the tract depends upon the number of the inhabitants and the stand of timber. In addition the Philippine forestry exhibit shows many products classified as minor forest products in the Philippine Island. These cover a wide range not cultivated but growing wild. The principal ones being nipa, ratan, gum copal or Manilla gum, mangrove bark for tanning, gutta percha, dye woods, wood and vegetable oils, bamboo for paper pulp, etc. BEANS FOR EUROPE A large European war order was placed in Los Angeles last week when F. E. Harris & company of that city supplied the New York representatives of England and France with 40,000 bags of California beans. As each bag contains 80 pounds of beans, the total amount necessary to fill the order aggregates 3,200,000 pounds. The great portion of the shipment will consist of pink beans, which are grown only in this state, and the balance will be made up of small and large white beans. The total value of the order is in the neighborhood of $175,000. Due to the destruction of the major part of the Michigan crop this season, the supply of beans in the United States maintains Costa county prevalent and considerable though apparent faction in the other children ease through riders just as tact with those November men of health, thus the diphtheria approved by you peected that owing diphtheria provide school carriers. HUBERMAN FOR PLAN Bond of J. S. Serra B At a meeting visors on Tuesday Max Hubermann structure of it was accepted him. His big bids were B$19,285.52; O$19,285.52; O$19,285.52; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; C.$17,913; The demands on the hospice were allowed. The purchase 35, from Freed for $600 was. The chairm of the contract to J. S. Hillem bridge across Serra. The bid of additional all House for $5. The petitionaries of Rand Placentia sch as recommend erintendent on The assessor in the Anah trict was ord. The petition for county rosa was denied. the business portion of the city, and designate cars that are destined to Santa Ana as "Santa Ana" and cars to Orange as "Orange-Santa Ana." But to these demands the railroad company refuses to accede, on the ground that business does not justify the outlay. In fact, President Shoup writes to the city attorney of Santa Ana to the effect that the company lost on its Santa Ana branch last year $28,000 and on the Santa Ana-Huntington Beach line $15,000 more, making a total loss of $43,000. "Our assistant chief engineer," writes Mr. Shoup, "in charge of maintenance and Way has made estimate of cost of reconstructing Fourth street tracts in Santa Ana between Baker street and the Southern Pacific, a distance of 8135 feet, using firder rail, concrete base, asphalt paving. The estimated cost is $162,500 for the distance of 8135 feet. Cost of paving the 9-foot strip east of the Santa Fe track will be $8500. "As to the removal of poles our electrical engineer advises that the overhead structures between the streets named were reconstructed about a year ago; at that time attachments were made wherever possible to buildings and all unnecessary poles removed. He further advises that it would be impossible to remove any further poles and maintain the overhead." The paved highway and the automobile are undoubtedly responsible for the falling off in the receipts of the road. Thousands of autos are on the roads of Orange county daily, and people who make frequent trips nearly all travel in machines. This is true of other regions also, and not only have the electric lines but the steam roads suffered a loss of revenue in consequence. That the jitneys are largely responsible for the loss of passenger traffic on the Santa Ana Huntington Beach line is certain. One reason why the jitney service became popular was that passengers going from Santa Ana to Newport Bay points were up against a transfer and often a long wait at Huntington Beach. The jitneys no doubt lessened the passenger traffic on the Los Angeles-Santa Ana line to some extent, though probably that line was less affected than any other line that the P. E. has. Few people have used the jitneys from Santa Ana to Los Angeles. The jitneys have gotten a good deal of trade between Garden Grove and Santa Ana. F. E. Harris & company of that city supplied the New York representatives of England and France with 40,000 bags of California beans. As each bag contains 80 pounds of beans, the total amount necessary to fill the order aggregates 3,200,000 pounds. The great portion of the shipment will consist of pink beans, which are grown only in this state, and the balance will be made up of small and large white beans. The total value of the order is in the neighborhood of $175,000. Due to the destruction of the major part of the Michigan crop this season, the supply of beans in the United States has shrunk to insufficient proportions, with resultant high prices. The California crop was the only one normal in size, as the New York crop also suffered as a result of inclement weather this summer. The California growers will receive the most direct benefit from this war order, as they have been holding their stocks for higher prices ever since the crop was harvested. Further war orders should follow for California products, not only beans, but rice, dried fruit and other food commodities grown in this state. The total amount of all varieties of beans raised in California this year totaled 1,250,000 bags. Of this amount 700,000 bags were pink beans, 200,000 small whites and 150,000 large whites. Forty thousand bags will cut into the supply on hand considerably, and prices for pinks and small whites are expected to advance 15 to 25 cents a hundred weight as the result of this one order. SPUD PRICES TO BE HIGHER There is to be a big surprise in the Irish potato market and within the next few weeks, according to a well known dealer. The price of spuds is going to be boosted, according to his theory, faster than the price of gasoline, and only those who are fortunate enough to have a bank roll will be able to afford the humble tuber, which then will be nothing less than a luxury. Oregon and Idaho are the only outside sources of supply, and as both these states are holding their crop for higher prices it is almost an assured fact that the local market will respond by leaps and bounds in quotations. At the present time some of the wholesalers have a supply of potatoes on hand, and these are now supplying the retail trade. The Oregon and Idaho markets have not yet been drawn on. In fact the crop of these states is practically untouched, and is being held pending the time when the supply in California will have been exhausted. It is an open secret that the supply is practically exhausted in this state and it is equally as well known, too, that the only places from which the California trade may get their Irish potatoes is from one or the other of the two states mentioned. It is said by certain dealers that the price of spuds within the next two or three weeks will reach a higher figure than at any time within the bridge across Serra. The bid of additional allowance House for $25. The petitionaries of Rancho Placentia schoen as recommender enintendent office. The assessors in the Anahi trict was ordained. The petitioners for county road was denied. The map of en Grove was plotting of sage. The assessors ordered corrections. The repress at one world continued while The board had 10 a.m. DEPARTMENT The United agriculture by many growers its position wicked act to the tractor commerce of Santa Ana and kidney have been prepared department ures of cull beans which filthy, decompose. Under the fins in common we are adulterate whole or in posed, or put substance. Cause of department considerable which are wilt decomposed terated. The commerce of poses is prohibition interstate shi industrial puhr than as food treated by gass as to render as fod for maize. The departbeans intend are sent custor elevators sorted by handinate the bean in part filthy it has been process of moldy or mu but that it move all bea composed. Recommended mature pea o neey beans whie in accordi cal practice. was that passengers going from Santa Ana to Newport Bay points were up against a transfer and often a long wait at Huntington Beach. The jitneys no doubt lessened the passenger traffic on the Los Angeles-Santa Ana line to some extent, though probably that line was less affected than any other line that the P. E. has. Few people have used the jitneys from Santa Ana to Los Angeles. The jitneys have gotten a good deal of trade between Garden Grove and Santa Ana, and between Los Angeles county stations and Los Angeles. PHILIPPINE SHOW WINS FIRST PRIZE Forestry Exhibit Given Chief Prize—Idea of Island's Timber Resources Given The Phillipine Bureau of Forestry exhibit at the Panama Pacific International exposition was awarded the grand prize for the best forestry exhibit in the entire exposition. This is the highest honor, which the exposition officials can award. Moreover, because the officials considered the exhibit of such unusual excellence they further awarded to the bureau two other grand prizes, three medals of honor, four gold medals, six silver medals, seven bronze medals, and one honorable mention. It is expected that the exhibit will get still more awards. In the October issue of American Forestry is an interesting article on the Phillipine forestry exhibit by Arthur T. Fischer. This exhibit is the largest of its kind at the exposition, occupying 10,000 feet of space and displaying about 450 different species of wood in panels and samples. The main features are 10-foot panels of varying widths covering 260 feet of wall space and representing 131 species of wood; and manufacturers of different woods, such as furniture, floors and interior finish, for which there is an export market and which can be furnished in commercial quantities. About 40,000 square miles, or one third of the area of the Phillipine Islands, are covered with virgin forests, with a stand conservatively estimated WALNUT PRICES INCREASE With the state's record breaking crop of walnuts practically sold, directors of the California Walnut Growers' association authorized an advance of the price of No. 1's Friday from 13.60 to 14 cents a pound, and budded from 17 to 17½ cents. "The trade had not anticipated such a heavy demand for walnuts," said Manager Thorpe of the association, "nor had it expected the French crop to be delayed in reaching the market. Consequently there is a pronounced shortage of walnuts, even for the Thanksgiving trade, and advances to safeguard the Christmas supply had to be made." California's walnut crop this year totaled approximately 13,000 tons, which was 200 tons in excess of any previous crop. Because of the large crop the prices originally set were somewhat below the quotations of the previous year. DIPHTHERIA CARRIERS IN SPECIAL SCHOOL Since the enforcement of the state board of health's regulations for the control of diptheria, a large number of pupils in the public schools in various parts of the state have been excluded from attendance because they are diptheria carriers. In order that such children may not be deprived, even temporarily, of their education, a special school for diptheria carriers is ANAHEIM GAZETTE—THURSDAY, NOV. 25 being maintained at Rust, Contra Costa county. When diphtheria is prevalent among school children, a considerable proportion of them, although apparently well, carry the infection in their noses and throats, and other children may contract the disease through contact with such carriers just as readily as through contact with those who are sick. At the November meeting of the state board of health, this method of dealing with the diphtheria carrier problem was approved by the board, and it is expected that other communities undergoing diphtheria epidemics will also provide schools for pupils who may be carriers. HUBERMAN GETS CONTRACT FOR PLACENTIA-YORBA ROAD Bond of J. S. Hillel Who Will Build Serra Bridge Accepted by Supervisors At a meeting of the board of supervisors on Tuesday, Nov. 16, the bid of Max Huberman of Santa Ana for construction of the Placentia-Yorba road, was accepted, and contract awarded him. His bid was $16,458.70. Other bids were Brashear-Nurns company, $19,285.52; Oscar Ford, $19,206; Hart & Ducey, $19,379.60; Fred Hoffman, $17,913; C. H. Rippy, $23,522.88. Demands on the county of Orange on the hospital and highway funds were allowed as read. The purchase of lots 1 and 2, tract 35, from Fred Cline and Nellie Cline for $600 was consummated. The chairman was directed to sign the contract and approve the bonds of J. S. Hillel for construction of the bridge across San Juan creek near Serra. The bid of C. M. Jordan for making additional alterations in the Court House for $52.50 was accepted. The petition for change of boundaries of Randolph school district and Placentia school district was granted, as recommended by the county superintendent of schools. The assessment of A. A. Mills, et al., in the Anaheim-Fullerton road district was ordered corrected. The petition of David Hewes, et al., for county road in Orange road district was denied. NOTICE State of California. County of Orange-ss. Office of the Tax Collector; Notice is hereby given that the taxes on all personal property secured by real property, and one-half of the taxes on all real property, become due and payable on the third Monday in October, and will be delinquent on the first Monday in December next thereafter, at six o'clock P.M., and that unless paid prior thereto, fifteen per cent will be added to the amount thereof and that if paid one-half be not paid before the last Monday in April next, at six o'clock P.M., an additional five per cent will be added thereto. That the remaining one-half of the taxes on all real property will be payable on and after the first Monday in January next, and will be delinquent the last Monday in April next thereafter, at six o'clock P.M., and that unless paid prior thereto, five per cent will be added to the amount thereof. That all taxes may be paid at the time the first installment is due and payable. Payment to be made at the Tax Collector's office in the County Court House, during regular office hours. J. C. LAMB, Tax Collector of Orange County, October 22, 1915 NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS OR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids or proposals will be received by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, at the office of the Clerk of said City or Anaheim, up to 8 o'clock P.M., or the 5th day of December, 1915, for constructing pipe sewers in the City of Anaheim, approximately as follows: 310 feet of 10-inch vitrified salt-glazed sewer pipe including special 3575 feet of 8-inch vitrified salt-glazed sewer pipe including special 3756 feet of 6-inch vitrified salt-glazed sewer pipe including specials. 114 to 10 by 4 inch vitrified salt-glazed "Y" Branches. 104 to 8 by 4 inch vitrified salt-glazed "Y" Branches. 132 to 6 by 4 inch vitrified salt-glazed "Y" Branches. 1 to 6 by 6 inch vitrified salt-glazed "Y" Branch. 1 to 6 by 4 inch vitrified salt-glazed "T" Branch. 24 Manholes complete. 6 Flush-tanks complete. 11000 feet of completed sewer. Bids will be received as follows: 1. For standard, Vitrified Salt-Glazed Sewer pipe and Specials F. O. B. cars at Anaheim, California, bidders to state the price per unit foot for each sized pipe also the price for each special. 2. For furnishing all material, exclusive of pipe, and doing all the work, including excavating, trenching, unloading, and mauling pipe and specials, pipe-laying, backtining, construction of manholes and trunk-tunnels complete. 3. For everything complete, including excavating, trenching, backwashing, pipe laying, manholes and flush tanks, construction and furnishing all materials. DEPARTMENT'S POSITION AS TO DRY BEANS The United States department of agriculture has been requested by many growers and shippers to define its position with respect to the application of the federal food and drugs act to the transportation in interstate commerce of dry pea or navy, medium, and kidney beans. These requests have been prompted by the action of the department in recommending seizures of cull beans in sacks and of beans which were wholly or in part filth, decomposed, or putrid. Under the food and drugs act, beans, in common with other articles of food, are adulterated if they consist in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid animal or vegetable substance. Cull beans, in the opinion of the department, usually contain considerable percentages of beans which are wholly or in part filthy or decomposed, and are therefore adulterated. The shipment in interstate commerce of such beans for food purposes is prohibited by the act. No objection is entertained, however, to the interstate shipment of cull beans for industrial purposes or for use other than as food for man if they are first treated by grinding or otherwise so as to render them unavailable for use as fod for man. The department is informed that beans intended for use as food for man are sent customarily by the growers to elevators where the beans are sorted by hand picking so as to eliminate the beans which are wholly or in part filth, decomposed, or putrid. It has been represented that in the process of hand picking nearly all moldy or musty beans are removed, but that it is not practicable to remove all beans which are slightly decomposed. The department has not recommended the seizure of dry and mature pea or navy, medium, or kidney beans which have been hand picked in accordance with good commercial practice. DEWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. Anaheim, Cal., Nov. 16th, 1915. 11-18-3t have decreased in importance until their annual output is now small, yet under the more favorable conditions of transportation soon to be realized it is possible that placer mining may again be profitably carried on. THE WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT, ALASKA The sequence of events so often observed in the history of gold mining camps has been repeated in the Willow Creek district, Alaska. The earliest prospectors, in 1897, were primarily interested in the search for placer gold and having found it were too busily engaged in mining to trace the stream gold to the veins from which it originally came. It was nearly ten years later that the first of the valuable quartz veins that now yield most of the gold mined in the district was discovered. Since 1906, however, quartz mining has progressed steadily and has rested upon a substantial basis. In 1913 the production of the district for the first time exceeded $100,000, but in 1914 it was almost treble that amount. Three mills are in operation, and more will soon be installed. With the increase in the depth of mining the veins show no diminution in the amount or tenor of the gold. A study of the geologic conditions in this general area leads to the conclusion that veins similar to those now worked may be found beyond the borders of the present mining district, and prospects already being developed confirm this conclusion. The district lies near the route of the government railroad from Seward to Fannibanks, and the cheaper transportation should greatly stimulate its development. There is thus every indication that the Willow Creek district will steadily increase in importance as a gold mining camp and that it will have a long period of productiveness. Since the district's establishment as a gold quartz mining camp the gold placers which originally were regarded as the only valuable gold deposits to elevators where the beans are sorted by hand picking so as to eliminate the beans which are wholly or in part filthy, decomposed, or putrid. It has been represented that in the process of hand picking nearly all moldy or musty beans are removed, but that it is not practicable to remove all beans which are slightly decomposed. The department has not recommended the seizure of dry and mature pea or navy, medium, or kidney beans which have been hand picked in accordance with good commercial practice. REFORESTATION, CONSERVATION Francis Cuttle, addressing the Southern California Arborcultural society in Redlands on Reforestation and Conservation, presented some facts and figures which were little less than appalling to the tree lovers who heard him with keenest interest. The United States, he said, now has only six acres of forested area per capita and is using 260 feet, board measure, per annum, while Canada, with 66 forested acres per capita, is using only 200 feet; Germany, where scientific forestry is practiced, uses 37 France 34 Great Britain 14. The United States is cutting 3½ times as much lumber annually as it is producing. With only 25 per cent left standing in forest, only 320 feet, board measure, is used out of every 1000 that is cut. The lumber is cut into even lengths and width regardless of waste. From 1870 down to 1909, 50,000,000 acres were burned over annually, a loss of $50,000,000, and 50 lives each year. At the present time, with 20,000,000 in national forests, the loss in 1914 was only $400,000. Scientific forestry is practiced on 80 per cent of publically owned lands, and only on one per cent of private holdings. With 95 per cent of the coal owned by private interests, minerals largely the same, a billion cubic feet of natural gas, sufficient to light every city in the United States having over 100,000 population, going to waste daily, and water power, the last of the natural resources, being fast monopolized, he urged that public interest must awaken and demand that the state embark on the policy of conservation of forests and other natural resources. The Children's Hour" Protect the children from the draughts. Keep the damp and chill away with a good oil heater. Inexpensive to operate — easily carried from room to room. Smokeless and odorless. Dealers everywhere. For best results use Pearl Oil Standard Oil Company (California) Anaheim Perfection Oil Heater YOU WILL LIKE "San Diego" THE QUALITY BEER ALLTHAT THE NAME IMPLIES THE BEST OF THE BILL OF FARE Is that which produces the greatest satisfaction. 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