anaheim-gazette 1916-06-01

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR...$1.50 SIX MONTHS ...$1.00 THREE MONTHS ...$ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice us second-class matter. A NEST OF BUSY-BODIES The latest move of that bunch of busy-bodies styling themselves the Orange County Taxpayers' League, is a demand for the resignation of T. B. Talbert, supervisor from the second district, and chairman of the county board. The fact that Mr. Talbert's official action had displeased the league was conveyed to him in a registered letter dated May 13, signed by the president and secretary of that body. It made no specific charges against Mr. Talbert, merely stating that members of the elague had been looking through the county records and had come to the conclusion that the interests of the taxpayers would be bettered by his withdrawal from the board. The letter generously accords him a reasonable time in which to retire, but does not state what steps will be taken in case he declines the polite invitation. Mr. Talbert has been on the board of supervisors for a number of years and has proven an invaluable member. He is a public spirited, enterprising and able man, and has stood for all the improvements that have been made in the county since he became a member. He helped construct the good roads system of the county, and has been impartial in his votes and in all his official acts. The voters join the Taxpayers' League in their reported movement for his recall. You bet we will. When it comes to county printing Supervisor Talbert is a holy terror. FIGHTING THE FACTS The democratic defense of the Wilson-Underwood tariff bill has begun. There has been silence on the democratic side for a long time as to the workings of that measure, and an attempt to divert the attention of the country to other issues. There was a fond hope on the part of the party in power that foreign affairs and other issues far from home would succeed in filling the American mind, and that, consequently, the present tariff law would be forgotten. But it is evident that this hope is fading in the light of facts, and that it has been determined to rally to its support. As is natural and proper, the first gun for the tariff is fired by Mr. Underwood, who has his name attached to the hyphenated title of the measure that is the combined work of a democratic congress and a democratic president. Mr. Underwood says: "The receipts at the custom houses for 1912 amounted to three hundred and eleven millions of dollars. In 1913, the last year of the Payne law, the customs receipts amounted to three hundred and nineteen millions, and in 1914, the first year of the present law, the receipts were two hundred and ninety-two millions. In other words, the falling off of receipts at the customs houses, comparing 1914, the first year of the present law, with 1912, was only nineteen millions, and comparing it with 1913, the last year of the Payne law, it was twenty-seven millions. You cannot dispute the facts." The trouble is that those are not interest in the industry as tural problems or marketing the fruOfficial figures house records show trade of the district for the first fourent calendar year placing this district with being New York, New Orleans. For ports in April w or 40 per cent ious month. Ma trade and the district is expect place on June 1.Notice that th San Francisco p won first place held recently un United Stat ion was received day. Teams fro forces throughout pated in the sh made by Office Arthur Suillivan, Proll and Edward of a possible 100 second with 760; St. Lolus fourth, 697; Denver six seventh, 605. THE CADDO O Great Petroleum Coat Natural gas h Shreveport, La., years, but oil war in 1904, when th was drilled in w Mr. Talbert has been on the board of supervisors for a number of years and has proven an invaluable member. He is a public spirited, enterprising and able man, and has stood for all the improvements that have been made in the county since he became a member. He helped construct the good roads system of the county, and has been impartial in his votes and in all his official acts. The voters of his own district who elected him are satisfied with his official actions, and he possesses the confidence of the people of the entire county. He has frequently been asked to accept better positions, and was solicited some months ago by the republicans to allow his name to be used as a candidate for congress, but has declined all overtures. The Taxpayers' League will have to make some definite charge against him, and prove it, before they can shake the confidence of the people of Orange county in him. Mr. Talbert declares he knows of no act of his that could justify such a request, and very properly declines to resign. It is now up to the league to give its reasons for the demand. SUPERVISOR TALBERT'S EXTRAVAGANCE Whether or not he has been extravagant in the expenditure of public moneys in directions wherein we are not personally concerned, this newspaper cannot answer authoritatively, but practically every publisher in the county will bear witness that Supervisor T. B. Talbert has cut the cost of the county's printing to a minimum, and made the work so cheap that it is hardly worth accepting. For instance, the price for legal publications has heretofore been 50 cents per square for the first insertion and 25 cents for each subsequent issue, but a few months ago the "extravagant board" brought forth its battleaxe and shaved this down to 25 and 15 cents, which cuts the printer's bill to such a low mark that there is no margin of profit in the work for him. Before the rate for legal advertising was cut to 50 cents per square for first insertion and 25 cents for subsequent insertion, the legal rate has for several years been 75 cents for first insertion and 50 cents for subsequent insertion. This is the rate prevailing in many of the counties of the and nineteen millions, and in 1914, the first year of the present law, the receipts were two hundred and ninety-two millions. In other words, the falling off of receipts at the customs houses, comparing 1914, the first year of the present law, with 1912, was only nineteen millions, and comparing it with 1913, the last year of the Payne law, it was twenty-seven millions. You cannot dispute the facts." The trouble is that those are not the facts, and they cannot only be disputed, but easily and successfully controverted. If he could confine his figures to facts he would make a better appearance, even though his law does not appear so well. In common with other partisans of his bill, he persists in crediting to that measure during the first year of its operation the revenues derived from the republican law during July, August and September. He is speaking of the fiscal years of the government, which run from the 1st of July. Those are the periods for which official customs receipts are made up. The truth is that the democratic law became effective on the 4th of October, 1913, and thus was in operation but nine months of the fiscal year 1914. During the period from the 1st of July to the 3rd of October, of 1913, ninety-two millions of customs revenues were collected under the republican tariff law, which made a part of the two hundred and ninety-two millions mentioned by Mr. Underwood, or thirty per cent of the total. In addition to this, about twenty millions was realized from the republican rates on wool, woolen goods and sugar, which were carried over for a few months under the democratic law. This would leave just about one hundred and eighty millions to be credited to the democratic law during the first nine months of its existence, or a monthly average of twenty millions. This is to be compared with a monthly average under the republican law, for 1913, of twenty-six and one-half millions. So the facts are that there was an average loss by the democratic law of six and one-half millions monthly, or a yearly loss at the rate of seventy-eight millions. And these figures are conservative. Had the Wilson-Underwood law been in effect during the first three months of the fiscal year 1913, it would have netted not more than sixty millions for the treasury, instead of the ninety-two millions ac- and nineteen millions, and in 1914, the first year of the present law, the receipts were two hundred and ninety-two millions. In other words, the falling off of receipts at the customs houses, comparing 1914, the first year of the present law, with 1912, was only nineteen millions, and comparing it with 1913, the last year of the Payne law, it was twenty-seven millions. You cannot dispute the facts." The trouble is that those are not the facts, and they cannot only be disputed, but easily and successfully controverted. If he could confine his figures to facts he would make a better appearance, even though his law does not appear so well. In common with other partisans of his bill, he persists in crediting to that measure during the first year of its operation the revenues derived from the republican law during July, August and September. He is speaking of the fiscal years of the government, which run from the 1st of July. Those are the periods for which official customs receipts are made up. The truth is that the democratic law became effective on the 4th of October, 1913, and thus was in operation but nine months of the fiscal year 1914. During the period from the 1st of July to the 3rd of October, of 1913, ninety-two millions of customs revenues were collected under the republican tariff law, which made a part of the two hundred and ninety-two millions mentioned by Mr. Underwood, or thirty per cent of the total. In addition to this, about twenty millions was realized from the republican rates on wool, woolen goods and sugar, which were carried over for a few months under the democratic law. This would leave just about one hundred and eighty millions to be credited to the democratic law during the first nine months of its existence, or a monthly average of twenty millions. And these figures are conservative. Had the Wilson-Underwood law been in effect during the first three months of the fiscal year 1913, it would have netted not more than sixty millions for the treasury, instead of the ninety-two millions ac- and nineteen millions, and in 1914, the first year of the present law, the receipts were two hundred and ninety-two millions. In other words, the falling off of receipts at the customs houses, comparing 1914, the first year of the present law, with 1912, was only nineteen millions, and comparing it with 1913, the last year of the Payne law, it was twenty-seven millions. You cannot dispute the facts." The trouble is that those are not the facts, and they cannot only be disputed, but easily and successfully controverted. If he could confine his figures to facts he would make a better appearance, even though his law does not appear so well. In common with other partisans of his bill, he persists in crediting to that measure during the first year of its operation the revenues derived from the republican law during July, August and September. He is speaking of the fiscal years of the government, which run from the 1st of July. Those are the periods for which official customs receipts are made up. The truth is that the democratic law became effective on the 4th of October, 1913, and thus was in operation but nine months of the fiscal year 1914. During the period from the 1st of July to the 3rd of October, of 1913, ninety-two millions of customs revenues were collected under the republican tariff law which made a part of the two hundred and ninety-two millions mentioned by Mr. Underwood, or thirty per cent of the total. In addition to this, about twenty millions was realized from the republican rates on wool, woolen goods and sugar which were carried over for a few months under the democratic law. This would leave just about one hundred and eighty millions to be credited to the democratic law during the first nine months of its existence, or a monthly average of twenty millions. And these figures are conservative. Had the Wilson-Underwood law been in effect during the first three months of the fiscal year 1913, it would have netted not more than sixty millions for the treasury, instead of the ninety-two millions ac- and nineteen millions, and in 1914, the first year of the present law，the receipts were two hundred和ninety-twomillions.Inotherwords,thefallingoffofreceiptsatthecustomshouses.comparing1914,thefirstyearofthepresentlaw.with1912.wasonlynineteenmillions,andcomparingitwith1913,thelastyearofthePaynelaw.itwastwenty-sevenmillions.Youcannotdisputethefacts." The trouble is that those are not the facts，and they cannot only be disputed，but easily and successfully controverted.Ifhecouldconfinehisfigurestofrecordshtathecustomshouses.comparing1914,thefirstyearofthepresentlaw.with1912.wasonlynineteenmillions,andcomparingitwith1913,thelastyearofthePaynelaw.itwastwenty-sevenmillions.Youcannotdisputethefacts." The trouble is that those are notthe facts，andtheycannotonlybedisputed，但easilyandsuccessfullycontroverted.lifethefirstyearofthepresentlaw.thereceiptsweretwohundredandninety-twomillions.Inotherwords,thefallingoffofreceiptsatthecustomshouses.comparing1914,thefirstyearofthepresentlaw.with1912.wasonlynineteenmillions,andcomparingitwith1913,thelastyearofthePaynelaw.itwastwenty-sevenmillions.Youcannotdisputethefacts." brought forth its battleaxe and shaved this down to 25 and 15 cents, which cuts the printer's bill to such a low mark that there is no margin of profit in the work for him. Before the rate for legal advertising was cut to 50 cents per square for first insertion and 25 cents for subsequent insertion, the legal rate has for several years been 75 cents for first insertion and 50 cents for subsequent insertion. This is the rate prevailing in many of the counties of the state, and in some instances the rate is higher. In Orange county the rate as at present established is less than one-third these figures. That seems to us to be "extravagance" with a vengeance. While the supervisors were slashing the cost of legal publications the axe was also used with disastrous effect on the prices of job printing for the various departments of the county government. Under the prices prevailing at present there is absolutely no profit in the work and we know of several jobs for the county that have been turned out at a loss to the printer. This is a species of extravagance that does not meet with the approval of the printers of the county. Formerly the board fixed a fair price for job printing, giving the printer a reasonable profit, but under the present order of things it is necessary to bid on all work, and the bidder must sacrifice practically all his profit if he secures the work. If the Taxpayers' League expects to convict Mr. Talbert on a charge of extravagance, it would not be wise to exhibit the printers' bills to prove the contention. We know of our own knowledge that Supervisor Talbert has shaved down the cost of printing to figures much lower than those prevailing in other counties of Southern California, and if he shall persist in this work, we shall So the facts are that there was an average loss by the democratic law of six and one-half millions monthly, or a yearly loss at the rate of seventy-eight millions. And these figures are conservative. Had the Wilson-Underwood law been in effect during the first three months of the fiscal year 1913, it would have netted not more than sixty millions for the treasury, instead of the ninety-two millions actually collected by the republican rates. That is the difference in the financial workings of the two tariff laws, the present law and its republican predecessor. Mr. Underwood must try again. His first defense will not hold water. The truth of the matter is as stated. And, to quote the words of Mr. Underwood himself, "You cannot dispute the facts." THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT The Eleventh congressional district has a larger citrus development than any other one congressional district in the country. This district has the important duty ahead of it this year of selecting a congressman. It is highly important that he be a man who emphatically believes that California citrus fruits are deserving of a protective tariff, that will truly protect them against the fruits produced by the cheap labor of Europe. The attitude of the present administration toward California lemons is well known. It is apparent that if the Eleventh district persists in electing a representative who does not represent a sentiment favorable to oranges and lemons, the government at Washington will not take very seriously, the pleas of California producers for consideration, when the tariff schedules are being made. It is as important that the growers of citrus fruits take SALT AS FERTILIZER AND TURNIPS ONLY Determine the common salt may be for potash are cently received agriculture. Conclude the rate of 425 pounds per 175 pounds per unit. The two salts same results were though neither the yield. Turnpotash requirement Where common complete fertilizer in crop yields conclusion is res potash salts may common salt for especially. It increased yields of potash salts on fact that potential nutritive ele GOLDEN FUTURE FOR NEW FRUIT INDUSTRY AVOCADO EXPECTED TO OUTCLASS ORANGE AND LEMON WITHIN A FEW YEARS REMARKABLE PROFITS REPORTED FROM SINGLE TREES BY VARIOUS GROWERS The avocado industry in California is in its infancy; properly speaking it can hardly be said to have reached sufficient importance to be classed as an industry. Enthusiasts lead us to believe that the future avocado acreage in this state will be greater than that of citrus fruits, reminding us that the fruit has real food value, not being (to use our own words) a mere confection such as the orange and lemon, says the Citrograph. Whatever the future importance of the industry may be, the fact now is that the propagation of trees and the production of fruit from these trees is absorbing the attention of an increasingly large number of persons. The rather sudden interest in avocado planting can be accounted for by the abundant fruiting of many large seedling trees in Southern California and by the high prices received for the fruit in the local markets. Many orchards ranging in size from a fraction of an acre to five, ten and even twenty acres, have been planted, and comparatively few sections of California which are not subject at certain seasons of the year to rathier violent winds. Scores of avocado trees are now planted out in situations where they would undoubtedly thrive were it not for the damage done by the wind to the broad leaves and brittle branches. The original trees of the Taft, Rhoad, Ganter, Challenge, and Royal varieties, have all been protected from wind by immense lath shelters in some case 30 feet high, which also serve as supports to keep the branches from breaking down under the great weight of fruit. Young trees of most varieties require staking during the first two or three years in the orchard to keep them from growing crooked under the force of the wind. So far as soil is concerned the avocado is no more particular than the citrus tree. There must be good drainage and considerable depth to the soil for the best development of the tree. In California the avocado tree is propagated almost exclusively by budding. Cuttings may be and have been rooted to some extent, but this method is not used commercially. Nurserymen prefer the seeds of the thin-skinned Mexican type of avocado for the production of seedlings on account of their greater hardiness. Because of the scarcity of seed, however, many thousand trees have been budded on seedlings of the hard-shelled Guatemalan type of fruit. The seeds of this type, being larger, produce seedlings of budding size, somewhat sooner than those of the thin-skinned Mexican type, but the former are tender and succumb much more readily than frost than seedlings of the later. Whether there is any appreciable effect of the different stocks upon the hardness of the resulting THE CADDO OIL AND GAS FIELD Great Petroleum Field of the Gulf Coastal Field Natural gas has been known near Shreveport, La., for more than 25 years, but oil was discovered here only in 1904, when the first successful well was drilled in what is now known as the Caddo oil and gas field. This field is chiefly in Caddor Parish, in the northwest corner of Louisiana, but extend westward a short distance into Marion and Harrison counties, Tex. In 1906 the production of the field was only 3,358 barrels, which is less than the reported initial daily production of some of the more recent wells. From this time the output increased until 1913, when the maximum yearly production of 9,628,177 barrels was made. Including the production of 1914, the Caddo field has yielded over 38,000,000 barrels of oil and a large but unknown amount of gas. Although this field may have reached its maximum production, it will not be exhausted for many years. The result of an investigation by Geologist George C. Matson, recently published by the United States Geological Survey as Bulletin 619, shows that in this field oil and gas are found in three different formations and that oil has been found sporadically in a fourth. All the productive beds are in the Upper Cretaceous series. The shallow Nacatoch sand is a widespread gas-bearing sand and yields heavy oil in the northeastern part of the field; the Woodbine, the deepest productice sand, furnishes the high-grade oil of the Caddo field and in many places contains sufficient gas to cause strong flows when the wells are first drilled. The structure of the field, as shown by contour maps in the survey report, consists of anticlines and synclines extending in a northeasterly direction and crossed approximately at right angles by a northwesterly fold. The axes of the folds as outlined on the two key beds do not agree in a position, a condition which is explained by the way in which the beds were folded. In this field the rocks appear to be saturated, so that no extensive dry sands are encountered, and the distribution of the oil and gas is in accordance with the geologic structure. Oil is present in some of the shallow synclines as well as in the anticlines. What then, are some of the factors which limit the healthy growth of the avocado tree in California? As already stated the extremely dry heat and sunshine of the valleys bordering the desert have so far proved fatal cause of the scarcity of seed, however, many thousand trees have been budded on seedlings of the hard-shelled Guatemalan type of fruit. The seeds of this type, being larger, produce seedlings of budding size, somewhat sooner than those of the thin-skinned Mexican type, but the former are tender and succumb much more readily to frost than seedlings of the later. Whether there is any appreciable effect of the different stocks upon the hardiness of the resulting tree has not been demonstrated. The supply of seed of the thin-skinned Mexican type should be amply sufficient in a year or two since individual trees of this type growing in California have been known to produce in one season 5,000 fruits of the size of an egg. Avocado seeds are planted whenever obtainable either in pots, in seed beds, or in the open ground. The method of propagation used by most nurserymen is as follows: Plant the seed in pots or seed bed in December, January, or whenever obtainable, transplant to the open ground as soon as the seedlings are six to eight inches high, and bud whenever the bark is slipping. If budding is performed in October or November, the buds remain dormant until early spring. The nursery trees are transplanted, by balling, most successfully when about one year old, the month of March being largely preferred. For some reason, not yet known nurserymen have been unable to propagate by budding any large percentage of trees or at least three varieties, each of which, however, bears fruits of desirable size, shape and quality. The original trees of two of these varieties, the Dickey and the Murrietta, are growing in Los Angeles and are healthy, vigorous, and productive. Buds placed in seedlings start to grow, but after a few weeks almost invariably cease their growth and either die, stock and all, or struggle along in a weak, sickly condition season after season. With some varieties the supply of good budwood is limited and the nursery prices for the trees of such varieties are relatively high, the Challenge being a good example of such a variety. One nurseryman budding into the same stock used for other varieties, and using the best Challenge buds he could find not only from the old tree but also from young trees, could get not over a 20 per cent stand. One reason why SALT AS A FERTILIZER Fertilizer experiments with beets and turnips on a variety of soils to determine the extent to which common salt may be used as a substitute for potash are noted in a report recently received by the department of agriculture. Common salt was used at the rate of 425 pounds per acre and a 37 per cent potash salt at the rate of 175 pounds per acre. The two salts gave practically the same results with sugar beets, although neither materially increased the yield. Turnips showed a smaller potash requirements than sugar beets. Where common salt was used in a complete fertilizer mixture, increases in crop yields were obtained. The conclusion is reached that 37 per cent potash salts may often be replaced by common salt for fodder roots, beets especially. It is also concluded that increased yields produced by additions of potash salts are not due solely to the fact that potassium is an essential nutritive element. The geographical limits of successful avocado culture will be, no one can definitively state at present. It is generally believed, however, that some varieties of avocado can be grown profitably wherever the orange, lemon and pomelo thrive. What, then, are some of the factors which limit the healthy growth of the avocado tree in California? As already stated the extremely dry heat and sunshine of the valleys bordering the desert have so far proved fatal, although it may be possible in the future to develop a type of tree whose foliage will successfully withstand such conditions. The amount of frost which an avocado tree will endure depends, first, upon the kind of tree, those bearing thin-skinned fruits ordinarily being harder than those bearing the larger hard-shelled fruit; second, the condition of the tree, dormant trees being able to stand much more cold than trees in a growing state; third, the weather conditions following a freeze; and fourth, the duration and extent of the low temperature. Some avocado trees in California have not been seriously injured by temperatures as low as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, although the fruit and blossoms were killed; other trees have been injured by 3 degrees or 4 degrees of frost, while the strictly tropical varieties will not withstand even cold, frostless nights, the leaves and tender branches turning brown and dying back under such conditions. Varieties which bloom late enough in the spring to escape heavy frosts should be preferred for commercial planting. The avocado fruit itself when fairly matured is not injured by low temperatures which seriously injure the leaves and branches. Imature fruits drop to the ground when the stems are frozen. Another factor to be taken into consideration is the wind. There are along in a weak, sickly condition season after season. With some varieties the supply of good budwood is limited and the nursery prices for the trees of such varieties are relatively high, the Challenge being a good example of such a variety. One nurseryman budding into the same stock used for other varieties, and using the best Challenge buds he could find not only from the old tree but also from young trees, could get not over a 20 per cent stand. One reason why the variety known as the Harmon has been so largely planted is that good buds are plentiful, they united readily to the stock, and grow rapidly into symmetrical orchard trees. The present price of seeds is about 4 or 5 cents each, of buds 2 to 10 cents each, and of budded field-grown trees, $2 to $5, depending upon the variety. The heavy production of many of the large seedling trees in Southern California is remarkable. The account of the Ganter tree at Whittier, from which was sold in one year $1,500 worth of fruit and $1,700 worth of budwood, seems to be authentic. During the past season the Challenge tree at Hollywood produced 1,540 fruits, for which the owner received $756.36. In this connection the record of the Chappelow tree at Monrovia is interesting; the tree was planted in 1893 and began bearing in 1898. Since 1902 it has produced 3,293 fruits. SAFETY FIRST for your insurance policy in case of fire. A safety deposit box in our vaults will give ample protection. You hold the key if you rent a safe deposit box in our vaults. The Anaheim National bank. Have your mower put in first class shape, ground so it will cut. W. H. Houts. 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