anaheim-gazette 1915-12-30

JUSTIFY PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF FORESTS U. S. FORESTER OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ISSUES HIS ANNUAL REPORT SAYS THE NATIONAL FORESTS CONSERVE TIMBER RESOURCES AND WATER POWER The annual report of the forester of the department of agriculture made public lately comments on the government ownership of water power sites and timber as exemplified by the national forest system. The financial burdens resting on private owners of uncut timber are held to have forced the manufacture of lumber without regard to market demands, and with consequent demoralization of the lumber industry and wasteful use of timber resources, while facts and figures regarding the water power situation are given to prove that more rapid development of water power in the west is mainly prevented by the lack of consumers, rather than by the absence of suitable legislation. Water power permits taken out for national forest projects, says the report, involve a total of 1,261,560 horsepower. Free permits cover 70,628 horsepower, and the plants actually constructed or operating June 30 had an output of 341,276 horsepower; the rentals paying $89,000 during the year. The report comments on the water-power situation as follows: "New legislation permitting the government to grant a more secure tenure for the lands used, through the issuance of 50 year leases, would, without doubt, make the financing of power developments on the public lands both easier and cheaper, and is very desirable; but the main obstacle to more rapid development than which is taking place is not lack of for by a deficiency appropriation of $349,243. An additional sum of about 196,000 was spent under the law which permits 10 per cent of the forest receipts to be employed in road development for the public benefit. The expenditures include the protection of resources which as yet can not be made to bring in cash returns, such as inaccessible timber, as well as those which yield great general benefits not, however, measurable in monetary values. In this connection the report mentions that timber free to settlers and others was worth more than $206,000 while that sold under the law at cost was worth $33,000 more than the government got for it. The revenue also foregone by allowing free use of certain grazinfil lands, is estimated to exceed $120,00. All this says the foreater, has never been entered on the credit side of the forest service ledger." APPROPRIATE $500 FOR THE ORANGE SHOW Supervisors Give Associated Chambers Assistance for Display The county auditor was directed by the supervisors Tuesday to draw a warrant for $500 on the advertising fund in favor of the associated chambers of commerce for advertising Orange county at the National Orange show. Demands on the hospital and highway funds were allowed as read. The clerk was directed to advertise for bids for the $66,000 issue of 5% bonds of Randolph school district, bids to be opened Jan. 5, 1916, at 11 a.m. The juvenile court committee was empowered to install a heating system in the detention home with the assistance of the purchasing agent. The hearing of the petition of Hiram A. Robbins, et al., to vacate a street in Bolsa road district was set for Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. The clerk was directed to advertise for additional lights for Tustin lighting district, bids to be opened Jan 5. The county auditor was directed to cancel tax sale No. 364. The map of tract No. 53, Thurman's add to Buena Park was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. The county auditor was directed to draw a warrant for $300 on the advertising fund for advertising Orange... "New legislation permitting the government to grant a more secure tenure for the lands used, through the issuance of 50 year leases, would, without doubt, make the financing of power developments on the public lands both easier and cheaper, and is very desirable; but the main obstacle to more rapid development than that which is taking place is not lack of a new law but lack of a broader market for power. It is at least doubtful if either an amended law or private ownership of the public power sites would result in any general or material increase in power development in the western states in the immediate future. With rare and minor exceptions, existing power developments in these states are far in excess of market demands. The forest service is being constantly importuned to extend periods of construction on power permits on the plea that there would be no market available for the power if the project were developed. The percapita use of water power in electrical development in the three Pacific and the eight mountain states is far in excess of that in any other section of the United States and more than five times the average for the United States as a whole. The development of the Pacific States is about 180 horsepower per thousand of population, and in the mountain states 120 horsepower, with a balanced average of 160 horsepower. New England, which is next in order, has less than 40 horsepower per thousand of population, and the whole United States about 30 horsepower." "The drop of thirty per cent in the demands for national forest stumpage" goes on to say, "as indicated by the falling off in new sales, is a significant index of the unstable market for lumber and the serious conditions now obtaining in the forest using industries." These conditions which are now the subject of a special study conducted by the department of agriculture in cooperation with the federal trade commission and the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, are related primarily to the carrying of enormous quantities of raw material, exploitable only during a long period of time, in private ownership. This load of uncut timber, with its far-reaching financial burdens, hamper or prevents the private operator from adapting his business to the changed conditions of his market and to its competitive factors of more or less recent development. Hence a tendency toward a lumber output governed not by the requirements of the country but by the financial necessities of the owners of stumpage with its resultant market demoralization and wasteful use of timber resources. Had the national forests never been created, the conditions of trade depression and wasteful exploitation, detrimental alike to the interests of the horsepower, and the plants actually constructed or operating June 30 had an output of 341,276 horsepower; the rentals paying $89,000 during the year. The report comments on the water-power situation as follows: "New legislation permitting the government to grant a more secure tenure for the lands used, through the issuance of 50 year leases, would, without doubt, make the financing of power developments on the public lands both easier and cheaper, and is very desirable; but the main obstacle to more rapid development than that which is taking place is not lack of a new law but lack of a broader market for power. It is at least doubtful if either an amended law or private ownership of the public power sites would result in any general or material increase in power development in the western states in the immediate future. With rare and minor exceptions, existing power developments in these states are far in excess of market demands. The forest service is being constantly importuned to extend periods of construction on power permits on the plea that there would be no market available for the power if the project were developed. The percapita use of water power in electrical development in the three Pacific and the eight mountain states is far in excess of that in any other section of the United States and more than five times the average for the United States as a whole. The development of the Pacific States is about 180 horsepower per thousand of population, and in the mountain states 120 horsepower, with a balanced average of 160 horsepower. New England, which is next in order, has less than 40 horsepower per thousand of population, and the whole United States about 30 horsepower." The hearing of the petition of Hiram A. Robbins, et al., to vacate a street in Bolsa road district was set for Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. The clerk was directed to advertise for additional lights for Tustin lighting district, bids to be opened Jan 5. The county auditor was directed to cancel tax sale No. 364. The map of tract No. 53, Thurman's add to Buena Park was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. The county auditor was directed to draw a warrant for $300 on the advertising fund for advertising Orange county at the Santa Ana chamber of commerce. The county auditor was directed to transfer $637.50 from the general road fund to the Garden Grove road district fund. The application of John H. Pope to lay a drain pipe across the county road one-half mile east of Talbert was granted. It was ordered that Orange county take part in the 1916 Exposition at San Diego and stand its share with the seven southern counties of the expenses of the exposition. The board accepted First St., Main St., Newport Ave., and Irvine boulevard roads as completed by Hart & Dncey, contractors. The board confirmed the appointment of Charles T. Leeds as harbor engineer at a salary of $200 per month for four months, 10 working days per month. The application of the Standard Oil company to excavate in public highways, as requested, was granted. The Anaheim protection district committee was given permission to use the lumber in the old bridge at Olive, to protect the county roads from overflow of the Santa Ana River. The chairman appointed Fred W. Struck as commissioner for the San Diego fair of 1916. The assessor was permitted to complete his maps of the Santa Ana river channel from the Santa Fe bridge near Olive to the boundary of the Newbert protection district. WATER-POWER RECONNAISSANCE IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA For several years the United States geological survey has been making a study of the water supply of parts of Alaska. At first this work was confined to Seward Peninsula, later it was extended to the Yukon-Tanana region, and Water Supply paper 372 just issued, describes the water resources of the region tributary to Copper river, Prince William Sound, and lower Suisitna. Stream measurements made during only one season can not, of course, be relied upon for estimating average flows, but the survey engineers, besides making measurements of the flow of some of the streams obtained much information on the topography of the drainage basins, reservoirs, and power sites. The data thus obtained, when combined with the weather bureau's records of prehistoric engineering gathering for next year's survey of quarries, mills, and eral products including development Although large commercial sales fell off, due to the depressed condition of the lumber market, says the report, the number of sales to settlers, farmers, and small dealers at cost rates nearly doubled in number, while more than 40,000 free timber permits were issued—an increase of 549. The steady increase of this use, indicates the importance of the national forests to the communities in which they lie and the stability of the local demand for their products. The report discusses in detail the work of the forest service during the fiscal year ended June 30 last, showing a general increase in all forest activities except commercial lumber sales. It predicts, however, a larger revenue from all sources for the fiscal year 1916, the general improvement in business conditions throughout the country having already felt in the national forests, as shown by an increase during the first three months of almost $119,000 over the earnings of the same period last year. During the fiscal year, the total revenues were $2,481,469.35, an increase of $43,759.14 over 1914. Of the $5,662,094.13 provided by the regular appropriation for the forest service, says the report, $5,281,000 was expended for protection, utilization, and improvements, the cost of protection being increased by an extraordinarily severe fire season which necessitated emergency expenditures that were partly provided and Water Supply paper 372 just issued, describes the water resources of the region tributary to Copper river, Prince William Sound, and the lower Susitna. Stream measurements made during only one season can not, of course, be relied upon for estimating average flows, but the survey engineers, besides making measurements of the flow of some of the streams, obtained much information on the topography of the drainage basins, reservoirs, and power sites. The data thus obtained, when combined with the weather bureau's records of precipitation, will serve as a general guide to the engineer who, however, will at once realize that these facts must be supplemented by careful and thorough surveys and measurements before he can plan in detail any water power project. The paper will at least show that the water powers available throughout the year are not so abundant in the south central part of Alaska as has sometimes been assumed. The general province discussed in the report contains valuable mineral deposits. In its eastern part lies the Bering river coal field, with its high-grade fuels, and also the Katalla oil field. In the Copper River basin and in the west there are valuable deposits of gold and copper, and in the Willow creek district of the Kenai peninsula, which is also in the province, there are deposits of gold. Close at hand is the Matanuska coal field. Take it all in all, this is one of the richest mineral districts in Alaska, and it contains also arable lands. Moreover, it embraces the Copper river and Susitna valleys, two of the most important gateways into inland Alaska. Appended to the main report is a reprint of an article by J. C. Hoyt on the water powers of southeastern Alaska, so that water supply paper 372 contains all available information on the water powers along the Pacific coast of Alaska as far west as Cook Inlet. LOCKED UP POTASH About 2 miles northeast of Superior, Wyo., are the Leucite hills, which are made up largely of igneous rocks in the form of volcanic necks, sheets intruded into the stratified rocks, and ANAHEIM GAZETTE—THURSDAY, DEC. 30 SUPT. MITCHELL DISTRIBUTES MONEY FIRST INSTALLMENT OF COUNTY SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATED TO DISTRICTS ANAHEIM IS SECOND ONLY TO SANTA ANA IN AMOUNT RECEIVED From money collected in first installment taxes, County School Superintendent R. P. Mitchell last week apportioned $259,066.62 to the school districts of the county. Of this total $119,400.57 went to the common school districts and $139,666.05 to the high school districts. The apportionment was made on average daily attendance. The high school districts receive money as follows: Anaheim ... $18,891.77 Fullerton ... $39,862.59 Huntington Beach ... $17,885.78 Orange ... $22,055.94 Santa Ana ... $40,969.97 Of the common school funds $6,752.91 went to kindergarten of the four districts that have kindergartens, as follows: Anaheim, $611.73; Fullerton, $424.75; Orange, $1790.43; Santa Ana, $3926. The apportionment to the common school district is made into three funds, county library and special, the latter being money raised by special levy as required by each district that petitioned for a special levy. The common school apportionment follows: County Library Special Alamitos ... $550 $50 $ Anaheim ... $5,220 180 3,670.37 Bay City ... 275 25 161.75 Bolsa ... 550 50 ... Buena Park ... 550 50 1,360.91 Centralla ... 550 50 ... Commonwealth ... 275 25 ... Cypress ... 275 25 164.85 You should know what is going into your HOUSE before you invest a red cent. Those splendid plan books afford us an opportunity to show you without trouble or expense. Bring your wife over and look this plan book thru, we have a nice cosy office ready for your use. Phone them In, Pac. 201—Home 2664 and hear us smile GIBBS LUMBER Broadway & Vine Sts., Anaheim lar area in the United States. It has also been an important producer of quicksilver, and is notable for its yield of cement, crushed rock and other building material. The report contains 208 pages and the price is 50c. The chapter on Del Norto, Humboldt and Mondocino counties covers the three northernmost coast counties. There are important mineral resources in this area, most of them as yet undeveloped owing to lack of transportation facilities. The completion of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad to Eureka, and the line now reported under construction from Grant's Pass, Oregon, to Crescent City, will result in increased development of all industries in this district. It is also one of the most important lumbering sections of the state. The report is of 60 pages, and the price is 25c. The chapter on the San Joaquin valley district covers the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus. While this is one of the most important agricultural sections of California, it also has large and valuable mineral resources, including the Kern county and Coalinga oil fields, and the famous Raymond granite quarries. The report covers 220 pages, the price of which is 50c. The chapter on Shasta, Sslklyou and Home Phone, 2104. Residence Arden House Inez Elliotte Lady Chauffeur TRIPS ANYWHERE Anaheim, California FOR LEASE Five hundred acres of bottom land Bench Land in San Luis Rey Valley Finest soil—Good for potatoes, corn and other grain. FRIENDLY & FYBUSH 925 I. N. Van Nuys Bldg. Los Angeles St. M. C. Paschal Local Agent for Santa Ana Steam Laundry Prompt Auto Delivery Res. Phone 242-J Leave bundles at Miss Poolroom, 115 S. Los Angeles St. J.C.Osher,D.D.S.,M. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT ORAL SURGERY—GLASSES FITTED Suite 1, Central Bldg. Anna Phone Sunset 337 Office Phones: Home 753-1 E Sunset 341-J. Res. 125 E. Broadway, Cor. Clan Phones: Pac. 341-M; Home 753-2 J. W. TRUXAW, M. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Hours 11-12; 2-4; 7-8 German American Bank Bulk Cor. Center and Los Angeles S Annalm Alcalm MINING REPORTS ISSUED The state mining bureau, under the direction of Fletcher Hamilton, state mineralogist, is preparing a new general report on all of the mineral resources of California. Instead of delaying publication until the entire area of the state has been covered, the reports are being issued as advance chapters, by groups of adjacent counties, as soon as completed by the field men. Competent geologists and mining engineers are engaged in the field gathering data, and it is expected in the next few months to complete this survey of the whole state. All mines, quarries, mineral springs, cement mills, and other plants handling mineral products are listed and described, including location, equipment, extent of development, geological conditions. GOLD DREDGING IN CALIFORNIA The great valley of California spreads out to the north and south in low undulations and plains as far as the eye can see. The great gold-dredging fields of California lie along the belt of country where the Sierra slope merges into the valley plain, but none of these fields is crossed by the Overland Route. One productive district is near Folsom, on American river. This district produced gold to the value of $2,498,603 in 1913. The Marysville district, on the Yuba river, produced $2,420,455 in 1913 and the Oroville district on the Feather river, $1,918,050. The gold is obtained by powerful electrically driven dredges huge floating scows some of them 150 feet long, provided with great buckets, linked together in an endless chain, for scooping up the gravel and with complete machinery for screening and washing the gravel and recovering the bold. Once floated in a pond, the dredges are made to dig their way through fields, or anything in their way, filling in behind them with washed gravel. The gold was brought down from the slopes of the Sierra Nevada and deposited in recent geologic time by the rivers near which the dredges are working. Of late years the hard boulders left by the dredging machines have been crushed and utilized as broken rock for road building. Some effort has been made also to restore the dredged ground to arable condition. Where this has been successfully accomplished in the Sacramento region vineyards and olive groves occupy areas from which gold and road material have been mined. WOMEN'S WOES Anaheim Women are Finding Relief At Last It does seem that women have more than a fair share of the aches and pains that afflict humanity; they must keep up, must attend to duties in spite of constantly aching backs, or handicapped. Drs. Johnston, Beek Clark and Davis PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Offices at Anaheim Sanitarium Hours 1-4 and 7-8 p.m. Phone Pacific 200 Phone Home J. W. TRUXAW, M. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Hours 11-12; 2-4; 7-8 German American Bank Bulk Cor. Center and Los Angeles St. Anaheim, Cal. Drs. Johnston, Beek Clark and Davis PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Offices at Anaheim Sanitarium Hours 1-4 and 7-8 p.m. Phone Pacific 200 Phone Home J. JANSS, M.D. Physician & Surgeon 523 W. Center St., Anaheim Office Hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. Both Phones H. P. Hendricks, M. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special Attention to Surgery Obstetrics Office: Odd Fellows Bldg., Anaheim Hours 11-12; 2-5; 7-8 Sundays by Appointment Phone Pacific 441 F. C. SPENCER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public Nagel Block, East Center Street Anaheim, Cal. Calkins&Son HAY AND GRAIN Our Prices Are Right PHONE SUNSET 387 Opposite S. P. Depot, West Anaheim Calkins & Son HAY AND GRAIN Our Prices Are Right PHONE SUNSET 387 Opposite S. P. Depot, West Anah WOMEN'S WOES Anaheim Women are Finding Relief At Last It does seem that women have more than a fair share of the aches and pains that afflict humanity; they must keep up, must attend to duties in spite of constantly aching backs, or headaches, dizzy spells, bearing-down pals; they must stoop over, when to stoop means torture. They must walk and bend and work with racking palms and many aches from kidney lilies. Keeping the kidneys well has spared thousands of women much misery. Read of a remedy for kidnneys only that is endorsed by people you know. Mrs. John Broderick, R. F. D. 2, Anaheim, says, "I was bothered for years by kidney trouble. I had terrible pains in the small of my back, which often changed to a constant, dull ache through my kidneys. I became weak and run down and was unable to rest well. Doan's Kidney Pills gave me more relief than any other medicine I had ever taken. They went to the seat of the trouble and I now feel a great deal better." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Broderick had. Foster-Millburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. The beet sugar production of California in 1915 was 195,000 tons, as compared with 169,000 tons in 1914. This is the industry the democratic free traders started to put completely out of business, but they saw their mistake and now they have decided to back up on the matter of free sugar, they were mistaken in every other industry that needs protection, and they will be retired from the active management of the nation's affairs just as soon as the people can arrange the details. LOST—Bunch of Keys! Finder please return to P. H. Krick and receive reward. More towns kick the buckets want of public spiritedness than thing else. When a man in a home or a business location into a town and finds everything full of hope and enthusiasm over prospects of the place, and all easily at work to build it up, he so comes embud with the same and, as a result, he drives down streets and goes to work. When, however, he goes into a town where ever expresses doubt and apprehension the future prosperity of the moping about and indulging in making complaints, he naturally feels it is no place for him and he shakes the dust from his feet, he pulls out with all possible for some other place. Consequently try to build up your town, instigate criticism at every whisper... DEC. 30 Phone, 2104. Residence Arden House nez Elliott Lady Chauffeur TRIPS ANYWHERE Anahelm, California FOR LEASE hundred acres of bottom land 1st land in San Luis Rey Valley— soil—Good for potatoes, beans and other grain. FRIENDLY & FYBUSH Van Nuys Bldg. Los Angeles. C. C. Paschall Local Agent for Santa Ana Team Laundry empt Auto Delivery Res. Phone 242-J bundles at Mission Room, 115 S. Los AnSt. Osher, D.D.S., M.D. MUSICIAN AND SURGEON AR, NOSE AND THROAT— AL SURGERY—GLASSES FITTED Central Bldg. Anaheim Phone Sunset 337 Phones: Home 753-1 Bell Sunset 341-J. E. Broadway, Cor. Claudina Pac. 341-M; Home 753-2 Bells TRUXAW, M. D. MUSICIAN AND SURGEON Houra 11-12; 2-4; 7-8 American Bank Building Center and Los Angeles St. Citrus Growers and Others—Attention! $3.20 PER TON F.O.B. Corona (sacked) A MINERAL FERTILIZER Containing the largest percentage of iron sulphides, free from arsenic, carrying 108 pounds of commercial sulphuric acid to 100 pounds of iron sulphides; a large percentage of gypsum, scientifically mixed by nature. Why add a few pounds of available plant food per acre, at from $30 to $60 a ton, when you have from forty to sixty thousand pounds per square foot per acre of unavailable plant food in your soil? And nothing will make it available and attack the undecomposed material but Acid. We are now shipping daily to some of the largest growers in Southern California, who, upon investigation, find that we have the largest percentage of sulphuric per ton to be found anywhere. It has no equal for gum disease or yellow mottle. A. FOLSOM, G. A. 170 S. Main St., Pomona, Cal. or G. H. Hadley, Corona Cal. Electric Power Is The Cheap Power Because: Cost of installation is less; labor for operating is saved; less floor space is required; friction and wear and tear are reduced to a minimum; repair bills are obviated; injury to building by vibration is eliminated; there is no loss in the shafting and pulls; no energy lost in getting started; always ready; always reliable; service is always perfect. Southern California Edison Co. Electric Power Is The Cheap Power Because: Cost of installation is less; labor for operating is saved; less floor space is required; friction and wear and tear are reduced to a minimum; repair bills are obviated; injury to building by vibration is eliminated; there is no loss in the shafting and pulleys; no energy lost in getting started; always ready; always reliable; service is always perfect. Southern California Edison Co. There is nothing so refreshing as a glass of Anaheim Beer “Once Tried, Never Denied” Delivered to all parts of the city Home 1264——Phones:——Pacific 30 UNION BREWING CO. PALACE MARKET Best the market affords fresh meats, hams, etc. WM. SCHUMACHER, Prop. CLEAN UP! —LET THE— Anaheim Laundry Company: do your laundry work and it will be done right and at RIGHT prices. South Lemon St. Both Phones BELKINS&SON HAY AND GRAIN Your Prices Are Right PHONE SUNSET 387 Le S. P. Depot, West Anaheim H.A. SEATON 403 Hibernian Building. Cor. 4th and Spring Streets. Los Angeles In-Grown Nails permanently cured. Bunlons Corns and all doubles scientifically treated. Established 1897 CLEAN UP! —LET THE— Anaheim Laundry Company: do your laundry work and it will be done right and at RIGHT prices. South Lemon St. Both Phones Hay, Grain, Wood Coal, Seeds and Poultry Supplies Halley & McClellan 290 N. Los Angeles St. Pac 317 Home 294 Good Place to Buy— G-O-O-D L-U-M-B-E-R C. GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY Anaheim, Cal. GAZETTE OFFICE For All Kinds of Job Work that Pleases