anaheim-gazette 1916-01-13

LARGEST WALNUT CROP EVER GROWN ASSOCIATION GIVES FIGURES OF THE HEAVY CROP HARVEST-ED THE PAST YEAR ORDERS FOR FORTY THOUSAND BAGS OF THE 1916 CROP ALREADY RECEIVED The California Walnut Growers association issued a circular to the trade under date of December 27, on the 1915 and present walnut association, 1915 and present walnut situation, which read, in part, as follows: Extent of 1915 crop: California in 1915 turned out the largest crop of walnuts ever produced. All early estimates were overrun. While it is impossible to obtain before the first of February an absolutely accurate figure on the total tonnage, it can now be said with certainty that the crop developed between 14,250 tons and 14,750 tons. In 1914 the production was less than 9,000 tons. The shipments of the California Walnut Growers' association this season were 82 per cent heavier than in 1914. Present available stock: Present stocks on the coast are away lighter at this time than they have been at the same time for the last five years. The association's holdings amount to six carats of Diamond No. 1s and as in some districts the rendering in meat is small. I should state in this respect that the 1915 crops have turned deceptive. While fine in outside appearance and fairly uniform in size the meat in general is not fully developed and in many instances the percentage of shrivelled and bad nuts is as high as 20 per cent and even more. This is thought to be due to the prolonged dry season in late summer and autumn, as when I sampled them in July they were very promising." It is interesting to note that the importations of walnuts in the shell have been many times lighter during the months of October, November and December this year than for many previous seasons past. Also the spot stocks of our big competitor, France, are about exhausted. All indications would point to a serious scarcity of walnuts for the spring trade. Shelled walnuts: With a constantly increasing annual production of California walnuts and the necessity of more careful grading methods, off-grade and cull walnuts are coming to us in increasing quantities. The total output of our Los Angeles cracking plant since the 10th of October has been entirely sold without accumulating stocks except a few of the dark grade. This simply indicates the extent to which this end of the business is being developed and it can be realized that a number of markets are using tremendous quantities of this by-product. We regret to state that we have not secured anywhere near the general distribution of our line of shelled meats that we have on the unshelled goods, and can hardly account for this condition, as almost every market starting in on the shelled line with us soon comes back with survey's estimate of tion of crude petroleum they expect to show put. THE TRUTH ABOUT Senator William Michigan who has recently, owns a new Rapids through which express political opinion countering the restricial amenity. Paying attention to war tax in his na Smith has the following services to offer: When the war tax disguise under which deficiency tax contends was up for final passage of Representativesgressman Joseph Wnaw, closing the delicat minority, gaveponents of this unious legislation a vHe told them some defy refutation. But war tax passed right though there had bof merit in it—beck blacksnake whip wthe heads of a macility. "It is not due to ta said Fordney speak cratic opponents,"of the treasury of today is chaotic. Itiff law. If you were the republican tar came into power,ylected more moneyof the United States management would be said with certainty that the crop developed between 14,250 tons and 14,750 tons. In 1914 the production was less than 9,000 tons. The shipments of the California Walnut Growers' association this season were 82 per cent heavier than in 1914. Present available stock: Present stocks on the coast are away lighter at this time than they have been at the same time for the last five years. The association's holdings amount to six cars of Diamond brand No. 1s, and a car and a half of Diamond brand No. 2s, 24 bags of budded and eight cars of near grades. Practically all of this stock is what we call gleanings, gleanings being the nuts which stick in the tops of the trees after the regular harvest is over, and the growers usually give the pickers half the gleanings for picking them or else pay from 4c to 5c a pound to get them down. They come off after the regular pickings and are not available for bleaching and packing until early in December. All of the neargrade stock referred to above are gleanings and of course the different lots vary considerably in cracking quality. We are quoting these neargrades all the way from 8c to 13 c here, depending upon the crack. Our estimate of the coast holdings in other than Association hands is eight carloads, practically all No. 1s, the quality of which we know nothing. It will be noted from the above that the total estimated stock in California is 23½ cars, or less than 2 per cent of the total crop. In the last two weeks we have sold eight cars and if this demand holds it can be seen that the coast will be entirely cleaned out before the first of February. Probable trend of spot market: Unquestionably the comparatively low prices on California nuts this year encouraged a much heavier than usual consumption. We hardly believe that the trade generally have anticipated their early spring requirements and we are thus expecting an exremely strong condition to develop shortly after the turn of the year after inventories are taken and replenishment of jobbers stocks becomes advisable. Foreign conditions: On account of the European war it has been particularly difficult for us to secure accurate information promptly on foreign crop conditions this season. However, our earlier predictions have been entirely borne out by the facts. First arrivals of French walnuts showed This simply includes the extent to which this end of the business is being developed and it can be realized that a number of markets are using tremendous quantities of this by-product. We regret to state that we have not secured anywhere near the general distribution of our line of shelled meats that we have on the unshelled goods, and can hardly account for this condition, as almost every market starting in on the shelled line with us soon comes back with repeat orders in increasing quantities. Package walnuts: We have sold over three million packages of Diamond brand walnuts this season. This line has generally given satisfaction, although we must state that in some certain sections the packages have not moved as they should. We are now carrying on a scientific investigation in several markets in package goods were sold, which we hope will result in a more thorough perfection of this line for 1916. We are now taking future orders for package walnuts, 1916 crop, at the same prices as those of last season, $9 per case f. o. b. coast. We are confident that at least five million packages will be marketed next season. Future bookings: Our brokers have now been authorized to solicit subject to approval of price orders on bulk goods, 1916 crop. We have already secured future orders for approximately forty thousand bags for 1916 crop delivery, and hope to complete our bookings by the first of April. Unless we experience a very late frost or an unusually hot spell in August or September, the 1916 crop is almost certain to exceed the present season's record by at least two thousand tons, as the bearing acreage is constantly increasing. Thus with normal climatic conditions which will result in an increased porduction, it can be expected that a comparatively low price will again be announced by us next summer. THE SUGAR OUTPUT The following figures show the growth of the sugar industry of California during the past fifteen years: Tons sugar Year—Produced 1900 ... 25,451 1901 ... 62,723 1902 ... 71,120 1903 ... 60,608 The truth of the country is in the political economy from pillar to position in quest of which to cover the economic insanity prophecy—and will evidence—that the whelmingly common government on busin Foreign conditions: On account of the European war it has been particularly difficult for us to secure accurate information promptly on foreign crop conditions this season. However, our earlier predictions have been entirely borne out by the facts. First arrivals of French walnuts showed generally of very poor quality and we have learned that the importers have again taken a considerable loss on these shipments. The best grades of Italian walnuts seem to have given satisfaction generally, but of course the limited quantity available has cut little ice in the general situation. On of our most accurate sources of foreign information has been closed to us owing to our agent joining the colors. However, one of our salaried agents in France, who has been with us three years, in giving us a report under date of December 3, after covering the embargo situation, which seems to have been on and off again several times, states: "Nearly all of this year's walnut crop (in the shell) is now either sold for interior consumption, for the army principally, or for shipment to America. Since my last cables some 500 tons more have been or are in course of shipment to the United States, but of this quantity a large proportion are in Marseilles awaiting steamer opportunity. It is thus unlikely that any considerable tonnage will arrive in America in time for the Christmas trade. Prices are maintained on a parity of those I last quoted you. I estimate that not more than from 500 to 600 bags of 100 pounds remain for sale at the present time. Of small lots for cracking there are still sufficient stocks available, although my estimates on this year's crop—1,500 tons—may prove to be slightly overstated, THE SUGAR OUTPUT The following figures show the growth of the sugar industry of California during the past fifteen years: Tons sugar Produced Year— 1900 25,451 1901 62,723 1902 71,120 1903 60,608 1904 51,540 1905 65,000 1906 92,000 1907 73,020 1908 89,890 1909 127,000 1910 137,272 1911 164,300 1912 158,904 1913 171,203 1914 169,004 1915 173,500 Only 125,000 acres of ground was planted to beets last year but it is said there are 1,500,000 acres of good beet land in the state which will eventually be developed if adverse legislation does not kill the industry. Investigations to determine the cause of soaring gasoline prices probably will be conducted simultaneously by two government agencies. Federal trade commission investigations already are at work and department of justice officials are considering undertaking an inquiry. The trade commission seeks to ascertain the truth of charges that gasoline prices have risen sharply at points where the bigger concerns have no opposition and that prices are normal at competitive points. Its investigation will turn, too, to the supply of crude petroleum to determine whether there is an actual shortage, which has been offered as a cause for price increases. The investigators are awaiting publication within a few days of the geological KETTNEY The movement congress is evident out any encouragement member from At least the San him as renewing he will not run. "Under no circumstances for congress against which Congressman Washington the c Jefferson Davis, ment made by returned here. "I said to him "You understand me candidacy vided you do not tion. If you do would not under go into the primai "Feel at perfect he replied, "I am again." Davis added, in reporter: "I believe Will and that a dem be returned. But go if Kettner w doesn't want it me to go, of cou make the race." ANAHEIM GAZETTE—THURSDAY, JAN. 13 THE TRUTH ABOUT WAR TAXES Senator William Alden Smith, of Michigan who has been in California recently, owns a newspaper in Grand Rapids through which he is able to express political opinions without encountering the restrictions of senatorial amenity. Paying attention to the democratic war tax in his newspaper, Senator Smith has the following pointed observations to offer: When the war taxes—which is the disguise under which the democratic deficiency tax continues to travel—was up for final passage in the House of Representatives last week, Congressman Joseph W. Fordney of Saginaw, closing the debate for the republican minority, gave democratic proponents of this unnecessary, outrageous legislation a very bad half hour. He told them some plain truths which defy refutation. But, of course, the war tax passed right along—just as though there had been some residum of merit in it—because the caucus blacksnake whip was cracking over the heads of a machine-driven majority. "It is not due to the war in Europe," said Fordney speaking to his democratic opponents, "that the condition of the treasury of the United States today is chaotic. It is due to your tariff law. If you were to have extended the republican tariff law when you came into power, you would have collected more money than the Treasury of the United States under judicious management would have used during survey's estimate of the 1915 production of crude petroleum, by which they expect to show an increased output. RANCH COMPANY WINS FROM STEWART Court Decides That Young Man Was Not Employed by San Pasqual Company In the suit between John Stewart and the San Pasqual Ranch company the superior court rendered a decision Friday in favor of the company. The San Pasqual Ranch company of which J. E. Gowen and J. D. Thomas of Santa Ana and A. Pierotti and William Berkenstock of Placentia are directors, formerly employed A. I. Stewart as manager. Stewart, through illness, became incapacitated nearly a year ago. His family remained living on the ranch. In November Stewart assigned his stock to his son, John, who was then barely 21. An assessment of $550 was against the stock. Young Stewart put in a claim for $750, alleged to be due for services on the ranch. He asked the court to enjoin the sale of the stock and to order the directors to pay his assessment out of the $750 due him. The directors declared that Stewart was never employed by the company. Judge Thomas holds that the defendant proved its contention. Attorneys H. C. Head of Santa Ana' and T. L. McFadden of Placentia appeared for the defendants. ORANGE COUNTY'S RANK IN NUMBER OF AUTOS Stands Seventh Among Counties of State, According to Late Figures According to the registration of January 1, Orange stands seventh among the counties of the state in the number of automobiles owned within its boundaries. Following are the fig- "It is not due to the war in Europe," said Fordney speaking to his democratic opponents, "that the condition of the treasury of the United States today is chaotic. It is due to your tariff law. If you were to have extended the republican tariff law when you came into power, you would have collected more money than the Treasury of the United States under judicious management would have used during this administration. Notwithstanding the fact that we have had war in Europe all these months since the third of August, 1914, the revenues of this government based upon the ad valorem rates in the Payne tariff law would have yielded to this country sufficient revenues to pay the running expenses of this government." This indictment is absolutely and completely borne out by the facts. For the last ten months of this present calendar year the foreign imports—notwithstanding the war in Europe—exceeded the imports for the same period under the Payne tariff law in 1913 by $56,000,000. But the customs receipts were $77,000,000 less! Nor is this all. The secretary of the treasury is either trying to fool himself or fool the country about the degree of poverty which the federal cash box suffers. He has changed the method of computing balances by claiming as part of the daily net balance the money that is in the treasury to redeem outstanding warrants! This sophistry is pretty nearly parallel to the lunacy of a man who tries to live off the interest of his debts. "If there were a national bank," said Fordney to his uncomfortable adversaries, "within the limits of the United States today that would adopt the manner of bookkeeping such as has been adopted in the treasury of the United States, the bank examiner, under the direction of the secretary of the treasury, would have every man connected with that bank in jail within twenty four hours." The truth of the matter is that the country is in the hands of unsound political economists who are driven from pillar to post in sheer desperation in quest of expedients through which to cover the tracts of their own economic insanity. We venture the prophecy—and with considerable confidence—that the country will overwhelmingly command a return to government on business principles when the country gets its opportunity to ORANGE COUNTY'S RANK IN NUMBER OF AUTOS Stands Seventh Among Counties of State, According to Late Figures According to the registration of January 1, Orange stands seventh among the counties of the state in the number of automobiles owned within its boundaries. Following are the figures for the six leading counties. Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,585 San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,370 Alameda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,373 San Diego ..... 4,880 Fresno ..... 4,880 Santa Clara ..... 4,441 Orange ..... 4,380 San Bernardino, the largest county territorially in the United States, registers 3,548 autos, while Riverside, our neighbor on the east, owns 2447. There are 135,506 motor cars in the state, an increase of 17,190 over last year. Figuring at one thousand dollars per car this indicates that Californians spent $17,190,000 for new automobiles during 1915. TREAT NEW STATE SAME AS OLD (C. C. Chapman, Secretary Western States Water Power Conference) "An impasse" says Secretary Lane, results from conflict between state ownership of the water and government ownership of the land unless both state and government abandon their respective rights and consider "what is wise." This is about the kind of a compromise a married man has with his wife—she has her own way. He announces that the government will not permit the Western states to acquire any more public lands than have been given to them for schools, colleges and reclamation, asserting that all states have been treated alike in that respect. So far as we have heard, none of the Western states have expected the government to give them any more of the public domain. What they object to is having over half their area permanently withheld by the government by new regulations to which the older states were not subjected. Except the eleven far western states, all the sovereign commonwealth of the union have been developed under a public land policy which for more than a hundred years permitted resources to NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Assessment No. 1 Pacific Mausoleum Company, a corporation, organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, with its principal place of business and office in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California. Notice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors, held on the 5th day of June, 1915, an assessment of five (5c) cents per share, or five percent on each dollar, was levied upon the subscribed capital stock of this corporation, payable immediately in United States gold coin, to the Secretary of said Company, at its office in the Masonic Temple Building, City of Anaheim, State of California. Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the first day of February, 1916, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before, will be sold on Friday the 18th day of February, 1916, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with the costs of advertising and expenses of sale. By order of the Board of Directors. L. F. POMEROY, ``` The truth of the matter is that the country is in the hands of unsound political economists who are driven from pillar to post in sheer desperation in quest of expedients through which to cover the tracts of their own economic insanity. We venture the prophecy—and with considerable confidence—that the country will overwhelmingly command a return to government on business principles when the country gets its opportunity to speak next November. KETTNER SAYS NO The movement to draft Kettner for congress is evidently proceeding without any encouragement from the present member from the eleventh district. At least the San Diego Union quotes him as renewing his declaration that he will not run. The Union says: "Under no circumstances will I run for congress again," is the assertion which Congressman Kettner made in Washington the other day to Attorney Jefferson Davis, according to a statement made by Davis, who has just returned here. "I said to him," Davis continued, "You understand that I have announced my candidacy to succeed you provided you do not want the nomination. If you do want to go back, I would not under any circumstances go into the primaries." "Feel at perfect liberty to go ahead," he replied, "I am not going to run again." Davis added, in a talk with a Union reporter: "I believe Wilson will be re-elected and that a democratic congress will be returned. But I shouldn't want to go if Kettner wanted the place. If he doesn't want it and my party wanted me to go, of course I should want to make the race." So far as we have heard, none of the Western states have expected the government to give them any more of the public domain. What they object to is having over half their area permanently withheld by the government by new regulations to which the older states were not subjected. Except the eleven far western states, all the sovereign commonwealth of the union have been developed under a public land policy which for more than a hundred years permitted resources to be developed by private capital and enterprise and became subject to state taxation and state control. Secretary Lane's promise that the eleven western states have had an equal chance with the older states is based simply on the arbitrary technicality that land grants have been made to all the states on the same basis. This is misleading, as the real facts are that after the older states have had taxation and control of their entire area, new rules have been adopted, the theory and effect of which is to withhold the larger part of the area of the new states from the same kind of development, taxation and state control that has built up the old states. The conservation question will not be settled until such time as opportunity to develop the resources of the new states is made equal with opportunities that have been enjoyed within the old states. It is to be regretted that Secretary Lane, a western man, has become so inoculated with Pinchotism that all he can see in fundamental states rights is a leopholde for corporate thievery. RECKLESS AUTOISTS Five hundred and twenty-five vehicle drivers on the Pacific Coast did their best to break into a railroad crossing accident in the two years ended June 30, 1915, despite the fact that gates were down and warning bells ringing. This is shown in a report of the Southern Pacific company which recevals that during the period mentioned five hundred and twenty-five crossing gates were broken by drivers who risked life and limb for speed and carelessness. The gamble taken by the drivers is obvious. To be broken the gates had to be down and the gates are down only when trains are approaching. The railroad company spends over $100,000 annually to operate and maintain crossing gates but feels that the active cooperation of motorists and other vehicle drivers is imperative if crossing accidents are to be minimized. Recently the Southern Pacific had observations taken at various crossings throughout the state to observe how careful drivers were in approaching the tracks. Of 17,021 motor vehicles observed, 11,836 drivers or 69½ per cent looked neither way before crossing the tracks 2.7 per cent looked one way only and but 27.8 per cent looked in both directions. The almost incredible number of 3301 or 19.3 per cent of the total number of drivers observed ran over the crossings at a reckless rate of speed. But 35 drivers stopped their machines This Celebrated Feature Film is to be shown at the Mason Theatre of ANAHEIM on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1916 from 2 to 10 p.m. hourly Tickets of admission furnished without cost by P. J. WEISEL & CO. Local Dealers for DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS Sunset 20 and 362 Home 1053 City Meat Market Schneider Bros., Props. DEALERS IN FRESH AND SMOKED MEATS Butter, Cheese, Sauer Kraut, and Pickles Oysters in Bulk Patronize Home Industry— We sell Anaheim Beef & Provision Company's meats. Willard Time to Wake Up We sell Anaheim Beef & Provision Company's meats. Willard Storage Battery Time to Wake Up If you haven't yet learned the value of expert storage battery service, you're about two miles behind the procession. Come in and catch up with the crowd. ANAHEIM IGNITION DEPOT 40 South Los Angeles St. Phone 430-W Free Inspection of Any Battery at Any Time. before crossing the tracks to see that no trains were approaching. FERTILIZER SITUATION The secretary of agriculture recently made the following statement regarding the fertilizer situation: American farmers are confronted by a serious situation in reference to fertilizer materials. As a result of the embargo placed by the German government on the exportation of potash, the supply of this substance has been cut off. Under normal conditions sulphuric acid, which is required for making superphosphates, is sold for $5 or $6 a ton. The increased demand for it since the breaking out of the European war has caused the price to rise to about $25 a ton. It is impossible, therefore, for farmers to secure superphosphates at prices which they have been accustomed to pay. The nitrogen supply is not materially less than usual. In 1913, when conditions were normal, about $125,280,000 worth of commercial fertilizers was used in the United States. Of this amount, the farmers paid $48,830,000 for nitrogenous substances, $56,000,000 for phosphates, and $20,450,000 for potash salts. Practically all the potash salts were imported from Germany, and the entire quantity of nitrate of soda came from Chile. Ammonium sulphate to the value of $3,720,000 was received from abroad, mainly from England. The remainder of the fertilizer materials was derived from domestic sources. Gilhart Arbisco, the young man who was sent up to Whittier for committing thirty burglaries in the county escaped from that institution one day last week. Orange county officers are looking for him. Expert plano tuning, F. W. Schmidt.