anaheim-gazette 1917-05-17

The laws of California place but few restrictions around the issuance of bonds by the subdivisions of the state, says the Journal of the Tax Payer's association of California. The purposes for which bonds may be issued are many, and the forms of the issues that may be made are, in most cases, limitless. In this connection the Journal comments on the large number of "baby bond issue" outstanding, especially in connection with school district improvements. "The amounts of some issues are so small," it says, "that it is almost inconceivable that the total could not have been raised by a tax levy extended for three years at the most." For illustration, some of these "baby" issues in school districts in San Diego and Los Angeles counties are shown. In the former case, six issues, each bearing 6 per cent interest, are set forth. They are in amounts from $1000 to $1750 and run from five to ten years. In Los Angeles county, one district has a $423 issue outstanding at 6 per cent for nine years. There is another issue of $450 at 6 per cent for 13 years. Still another district has issued $600 in 5 per cent bonds to run six years; another, $1500 for 20 years at 5 per cent represented either by the executive or delegates. "A number of the governors, among them Gov. Chas. S. Witman of New York and Gov. Walter E. Edge of New Jersey, embodied their endorsements in special messages to their legislatures, emphasizing the importance to the nation of the proposed tax congress. As a result, many of the state legislatures have by resolution already supplemented the action of the governors. "The purpose of the congress is twofold: first, to work out some plan of segregating state and federal revenues that will be mutually satisfactory and beneficial to the states and to the national government; and, second, to harmonize existing tax laws of the different states themselves." In his article Commissioner Dickson quotes from letters written by numerous governors, endorsing the conference. Among those quoted are: Governors W. E. Lindsey, New Mexico; H. C. Stuart, Virginia; James Withycombe, Oregon; J. J. Cornwell, West Virginia; Charles Henderson, Alabama; Sidney J. Catts, Florida; Richard I. Manning, South Carolina and Jesse M. Cox of Ohio. "All the governors realize," says Mr. Dickson "that uniform tax laws are imperatively needed. Yet there is no way that uniformity can be secured except through such a congress of the states as has been proposed." PROGRAM FOR FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION An emergency appropriation of $25,000,000 to be made available immediately for the use of the secretary of Agriculture to meet the extraordinary needs of agriculture; an urgent call to all farmers to increase production and to housewives to avoid all food waste; the mobilization of over 2,000,000 unimplemented between the ages of San Diego and Los Angeles counties are shown. In the former case, six issues, each bearing 6 per cent interest, are set forth. They are in amounts from $1000 to $1750 and run from five to ten years. In Los Angeles county, one district has a $423 issue outstanding at 6 per cent for nine years. There is another issue of $450 at 6 per cent for 13 years. Still another district has issued $600 in 5 per cent bonds to run six years; another, $1500 for 20 years at 5 per cent; another, $1500 for 15 years at 6 per cent, and so on. If bonds must be issued, the association holds, short term serials are best; but there is little justification in any ordinary case, for voting bonds for amounts so small that they could be absorbed into the tax rate extending over two or three years, thus saving the interest as well as the cost of bond proceedings. HIGH COST OF DUPLICATION While unmerous California cities, large and small, have turned over to county officials the assessment and collection of city taxes, there are yet 168 cities in 40 counties, which are duplicating their local assessing and collecting through city officials. Last year, according to their own reports, it cost 129 of these cities the sum of $285,587.76 in tax payers' money to exercise this doubtful privilege. Assessing cost $167,180.07 and tax collecting cost $118,407.69. Thirty nine cities made no report, and it cannot, therefore, be stated how much their expenditures would swell the grand total. The Tax Payers' association of California has compiled, county by county and city by city, the cost of this duplication as reported to the state controller and also has supplemented in response to a questionnaire. These reports not having been checked by its staff, the association expressly states that it cannot vouch for their accuracy or completeness. It regards them, however, as representing, in most instances, the minimum cost. In a statement it says: "Nearly all of this cost should be saved by turning city assessing and tax collecting over to county officers. Moreover, a better and more uniform assessment would be obtained, and the convenience of the tax payer promoted to a surprising degree." As reported, the duplication cost to cities in Orange county came to a to- PROGRAM FOR FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION An emergency appropriation of $25,000,000 to be made available immediately for the use of the secretary of Agriculture to meet the extraordinary needs of agriculture; an urgent call to all farmers to increase production and to housewives to avoid all food waste; the mobilization of over 2,000,000 unemployed boys between the ages of 15 and 19 years for service on the farms and in the production of food supplies and munitions; the enlistment of men unfitted for military service as an officially recognized force for the production of necessities; a complete survey of the food supply; national systematic publicity of food prices; effective control of agencies for the manufacture and handling of foods, and price fixing, if necessary—these are among the leading recommendations of 62 officials representing state agricultural colleges and commissions of 32 states, from New York to the Rocky Mountains, who met at the request of the secretary of agriculture to confer with representatives of the department of agriculture in St. Louis, April 10 and 11. The conference, after dealing with the general problems of financing agriculture and organizing the federal and state agencies for effective cooperation, made a special appeal to the patriotism of farmers an recommended a definite program particularly looking to the increase of cereal and leguminous food and meat and animal products. Home owners and their children were urged to produce as much food as possible in back yards and vacant lots and to can or preserve all surplus. HOW SUBMARINE NET WORKS A submarine net is made of wire rope, about as thick as a lead pencil, and the meshes are of great size, about 10 or 15 feet square. The net has floats on top that keep bobbing up and down like the float of a fish line and on the bottom are weights that keep the whole thing in a perpendicular position. The submarine cannot submerge to very great depths on account of the pressure—200 feet being about the limit. It sails innocently along, therefore, until it pushes its nose into these meshes. The net now trails along on both sides if the submarine—its progress revealing the LEAVING George Law Attribit Labor to Increase Plan Following careful Mexicans in the country gar beet grower and sheriff of this county conclusion that there were a year after removal of several Mexicans and Hindu laborers; acreage of beets had that a large number moved out of the coast. Several weeks ago started to the effect Mexicans were leaving Mexico to army to be officered fact that many ran Southern California trouble in getting by Mexicans from an higher wages elsewhere to the rumor. Inquiry has developed it was not known that going across the gone to other fields. George Law was tractor in railroad He has been grown Delhi for several employed Mexican law "I have talked to cans," said Law, "that there are as this part of the coast last year. The comes from two fields these is that a year number of crew Hindus at work fields, and these may elsewhere. Another acreage has been in Southern California withdraw a large lot you cannot increase materially without more reference in the lace Mexicans seem to return to Mexico." Nearly all of this cost should be saved by turning city assessing and tax collecting over to county officers. Moreover, a better and more uniform assessment would be obtained, and the convenience of the tax payer promoted to a surprising degree. As reported, the duplication cost to cities in Orange county came to a total of $1,879.94 and is set forth, city by city, as follows: Anaheim, assessing $135.70; collecting none; total $135.70. Huntington Beach, assessing $552.55; collecting $1,019.24; total $1,571.79. Newport, assessing $88.45; collecting none; total $88.45. Orange, assessing $84.00; collecting none; total $84.00. STATE GOVERNORS INDORSE TAX CONGRESS According to State Tax Commissioner, Edward A. Dickson in an article written by him for the Tax Payers' association of California, nearly all of the states in the Union have endorsed California's proposal for a national tax commission. Mr. Dickson says that owing to war conditions the time for calling the congress cannot be fixed as yet and that it will be arranged in accordance with the pleasure of President Wilson. Continuing Mr. Dickson writes: "The responses from the governors have been most cordial. Without exception they have expressed hearty approval of the proposal of California's legislature, several of them signifying their intention to be present in person at the congress, and all of them giving assurance that their states will float on top that keep bobbing up and down like the float of a fish line and on the bottom are weights that keep the whole thing in a perpendicular position. The submarine cannot submerge to very great depths on account of the pressure—200 feet being about the limit. It sails innocently along, therefore, until it pushes its nose into these meshes. The net now trails along on both sides if the submarine—its progress revealing the fact that something below is supplying the motive power. Perhaps the net suddenly stops; that means that the hidden submarine has stopped, its navigators having made the horrible discovery that they are trapped—or perhaps the net has become twisted in the propeller. Under these conditions the wise submarine rises to the surface. It surrenders, becomes the property of the enemy and its crew made prisoners. If it does not take such action one of two things will happen. The enemy will wait upon the surface until the submarine comes up, or if it starts moving, the enemy will follow until the inevitable uprising. Eut perhaps the surface commander gets impatient; in such a case he can let a bomb down into the water, which will explode when it touches the roof of the submarine. MEETING CALIFORNIA AVOCADO ASSOCIATION The fourth semi-annual meeting of the California Avocado association is to be held in the Auditorium of Normal Hill center, corner Fifth and Grand avenue, Los Angeles, May 18 and 19. The opening session will convene at 2 p.m., May 18. All members and growers of the avocado or other interested parties are urged to be present. A large and Anaheim Gazette interesting meeting is expected. The exhibit of fruits and trees to be held in connection with the meeting is expected to be the most extensive exhibit of avocados ever held. The following are among the interesting speakers scheduled for addresses: Victor Hirtzler, Maitre de Cuisine, Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco; E. D. Vosgur yand L. B. Scott, United States department of agriculture; Prof. I. J. Condit and Prof. M. E. Jaffa, college of agriculture, Berkeley; Messrs. Spinks, Marvin, Taft, Adams, Fesler, Wagner, Sharpless, and Mrs. Stewart, avocado growers in California. A special discussion on the susceptibility of avocados to frost injury is to be lead by Messrs. F. O. Popenoe, H. J. Webber and T. U. Barber. The avocado industry is very rapidly growing in importance and bids fair to rival the orange industry in importance in the state. The mere statement that the food value of the avocado is greater than that of any other fruit grown is certain to inspire our interest in it. Ordinary varieties contain as high as 25 to 29 per cent fat, and it is an easily digested fruit. One fruit of ordinary size is said to furnish enough food for a meal. The avocado should be grown in every home yard and propagated extensively in commercial orchards. MEXICANS ARE NOT LEAVING THIS COUNTRY George Law Attributes Shortage of Labor to Increased Acreage Planted Following careful inquiry among Mexicans in the county, Geo. Law, sugar beet grower and former undersheriff of this county, has come to the conclusion that there are just as many Mexican laborers in the county as there were a year ago, but that their own best interests. If they have not what you want they will get it for you at as low or lower price than you can get it anywhere else. They deserve to be given an opportunity to do so anyhow; but if they do ont deserve it you will be doing yourself a bigger favor than you will be doing them to deal face to face with men you know and that can be held responsible for their promises and performances. Try this for a rule of trading hereafter. CALIFORNIA'S CROPS GREATEST IN HISTORY Orange County Coming to Front as Tomato Grower Pacific coast fruit growers will do their share in providing for the nation's food supply, and there should be plenty of cars to handle this year's crop. This is the cheering message sent out by J. W McClymonds, vice president and general manager of the Pacific Fruit Express, and one of the best posted men in the west on horticultural conditions. Mr. McClymonds has just made a survey of the situation with the view of securing all the equipment necessary to meet the needs of the growers. The Pacific Fruit Express company has 12,800 of its own cars, and is rushing the construction of 2700 additional cars which will be available shortly. In addition to this number, the P. F. E. people are leasing 2500 Armour cars to meet the emergency. McClymonds estimates that the California orange crop will be ten percent more than last year, and the melon crop in the Imperial Valley will run from 25 to 30 per cent heavier. Turlock melons will be about the same as last season. Deciduous fruit will be about the same as last season, but California Orange county as a tomato growing section is coming rapidly to the front. It has been known for many years that tomatoes grew successfully in Orange county, which takes pride in the diversity of its crops, but it is only recently that the outlook for the tomato industry reached the basis where it might be classed as of a permanent nature. Hitherto, the growers have depended largely upon shipments to out side markets as a means of disposing of their crops. Now, however, growers are finding a market for their prolific crops closer home. The Placentia Canning company is making a specialty of tomatoes, and a cannery that will open in Santa Ana soon will handle quantities of tomatoes. E. L Pearce of Huntington Beach declares that the mesa around that place is admirably fitted to growing tomatoes. He started canning tomatoes on a small scale. His first year's output of 1000 tins was increased to 2000 last year. This year his pack will be increased to four carloads, and next year that output may be more than doubled. He has secured a warehouse at Huntington Beach. At Talbert there has been established a farm that makes a business of growing tomato seed. Tomato seed growing has been carried on successfully at Tustin. WHAT TOWNS NEED D. A. E. Turner, well known lecturer and community builder, spoke to the merchants of Redlands at their regular luncheon and diagnosed the sickness of some towns. "If I were to contract for the rebuilding of some communities I would first increase the size of the cemetery," he said. "Each town has three kinds of men that should be put away, the man who thinks his town is the best in the world and could not be improved on, Under these war revenge of the Unified from a was learned means coined for the finer how to how to ing the ww. Followiing ey that ww law: New war War tax on Excess prince Internal th Distilled Rectified Ferment Wines Soft drink Cigars Cigarette Tobacco Snuff Cigarettes Freight Express Passenger Pipe line Seats and Electric tic power vice . Telegraph message Advertis Insurance Automobiles Musical Motion P Jewelry Sporting Pleasure Perfume LEAVING THIS COUNTRY George Law Attributes Shortage of Labor to Increased Acreage Planted Following careful inquiry among Mexicans in the county, Geo. Law, sugar beet grower and former under-sheriff of this county, has come to the conclusion that there are just as many Mexican laborers in the county as there were a year ago, but that the removal of several hundred Korean and Hindu laborers and the increased acreage of beets has made it appear that a large number of Mexicans have moved out of the country. Several weeks ago a rumor was started to the effect that hundreds of Mexicans were leaving their jobs and going to Mexico to join a mythical army to be officered by Germans. The fact that many ranchers throughout Southern California were having trouble in getting help and in keeping Mexicans from answering the lure of higher wages elsewhere, lent credence to the rumor. Inquiry has developed the fact that it was not known that Mexicans were going across the border. Some had gone to other fields. George Law was for years a contractor in railroad building in Mexico. He has been growing sugar beets at Delhi for several years and has employed Mexican labor. "I have talked to a number of Mexicans," said Law, "and I am satisfied that there are as many Mexicans in this part of the country as there were last year. The apparent shortage comes from two factors. The first of these is that a year ago there were a number of crews of Koreans and Hindus at work in our sugar beet fields, and these men are now working elsewhere. Another factor is that the acreage has been greatly increased in Southern California. You cannot withdraw a large body of workers and you cannot increase the acreage materially without making a decided difference in the labor situation. Our Mexicans seem to have no desire to return to Mexico." ORANGE COUNTY CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION The Orange County Building Industries association, which was organized some five months ago, reports that its work is meeting with success and al cars which will be available shortly. In addioitn to this number, the P. F. E. people are leasing 2500 Armour cars to meet the emergency. McClymonds estimates that the California orange crop will be ten per cent more than last year, and the melon crop in the Imperial Valley will run from 25 to 30 per cent heavier. Turlock melons will be about the same as last season. Deciduous fruit will be about the same as last season, but California grapes will be much heavier. Twenty seven thousand cars of citrus fruits have been handled so far with the indications pointing to all carriers loading about 50,000 cars. The P. F. E. is getting ready to handle the canteloupe crop of the Imperial Valley which will start about May 25th. The acreage has been increased from 4000 to 13,000. The P. F. E. expect to handle 6000 cars. The Turlock canteloupes will follow. The deciduous fruit movement will mingle with the Southern California canteloupe crop. The green fruit crop will probably call for 15,000 cars. On top of this vast business, which spells millions of dollars or revenue for California, it is anticipated that from 15,000 to 20,000 carloads of deciduous fruits will be picked, packed and shipped back East while fresh. Dried and canned fruits have not fig- WHAT TOWNS NEED D. A. E. Turner, well known lecturer and community builder, spoke to the merchants of Redlands at their regular luncheon and diagnosed the sickness of some towns. "If I were to contract for the rebuilding of some communities I would first increase the size of the cemetery," he said. "Each town has three kinds of men that should be put away, the man who thinks his town is the best in the world and could not be improved on, the man who thinks it is the worst in the world, and the man who does not give a darn about it. "In my opinion there are four fundamentals to the life of a town—health, morals, education and business. The shops should be kept clean, and the food pure. Garbage should be disposed of in a sanitary manner. The merchant must make his store attractive, and must be able to show that his goods, quality for quality are cheaper than those of the mail order man. "But the big thing of any town is the people. You can find in each town that is not progressing, a lack of pull. Why, some men are so ornery that if you put three down side by side, give one a lemon, another water and the third sugar, they would die of thirst before they would get together and make lemonade." ORANGE COUNTY CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION The Orange County Building Industries association, which was organized some five months ago, reports that its work is meeting with success and that many of the abuses in the contracting field were detrimental, not only to the contractor, but also to the owner, have been eliminated. The association is composed of about forty of the most prominent general and subcontractors of Orange county, and was organized to assure the operation of just and fair business operations between those of all lines interested in the upbuilding of the community, to strengthen the bond between the owner and contractor, and to convince the owner that he will, without exception, always receive a square deal from members of teh association. The headquarters of the organization are at 115½ West Fourth street, Santa Ana. The association desires to cooperate with other similar organizations and to keep abreast of the times in all lines. C. W. Houghtaling is the secretary and Clyde W. Walker, president. DEAL AT HOME Don't expect the impossible of your town and its merchants. Be sure first, before you complain of the goods and prices of home merchants, that you haven't had a hand in making it impracticable for our merchants to handle the kind of goods you want at the prices you can pay. Merchants are not mind readers nor are they blind to NEW TAX BILL Under the administration's proposed added taxation contained in the war revenue bill, the per capita tax of the United States will be increased from approximately $17 to $33, it was learned when the house ways and means committee introduced the bill for the final legislative discussion as to how to raise the money for financing the war. Following is a synopsis of the money that will be raised under the new law: Income Tax New war tax ... $532,700,000 War tax of 1916 on incomes 108,000,000 Excess profits tax ... 200,000,000 Internal revenue taxes: Distilled spirits ... 100,000,000 Rectified spirits ... 7,500,000 Fermented liquors ... 37,000,000 Wines ... 6,000,000 Soft drinks, syrups, etc. ... 20,000,000 Cigars ... 11,000,000 Cigarettes ... 25,000,000 Tobacco ... 30,000,000 Snuff ... 2,000,000 Cigarette papers, etc. ... 200,000 Transportation Taxes Freight ... 77,500,000 Express ... 15,000,000 Passenger ... 75,000,000 Pipe lines ... 4,000,000 Seats and berths ... 750,000 Other Taxes Electric light, gas, domestic power and phone service ... 30,000,000 Telegraph and telephone messages ... 7,500,000 Advertising ... 7,500,000 Insurance ... 5,500,000 Automobiles ... 68,500,000 Musical instruments, etc. ... 7,500,000 Motion picture films ... 7,500,000 Jewelry ... 7,500,000 Sporting goods ... 2,500,000 Pleasure boats ... 500,599 Perfumes and cosmetics ... 4,759,999 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NOTES Large bean plantings are being made at Beaumont. Coachella Valley farmers will ship over 7oo carloads of onions. Imperial Valley, it is stated, will need 1o,ooo laborers for the cotton and milo crops. J. E. Ross of Alamorio recently lost 1oo hives of bees by fire. A ton of honey was also burned. Within the week is is expected that the first shipment of cantaloupes will be made from Brawley. The Riverside Press states that 1O,-OOO apricot trees have been planted in the Hemet valley this year. Water companies supplying water to Beaumont have announced a low rate for water used in garden growing. The Covina district of Los Angeles county has 4Ooo acres in bearing oranges and 1Ooo acres in young trees. Manufacturers of cyanide announce that a plentiful supply will be available to growers in this section by the firts of June. Apple growers of the Yucaipa Valley of San Bernardino county expect to harvest 1Oo,ooo boxes of apples this season. The manufacture of grape sugar and syrup will take a large part of the grapes usually sold to the wineries. Beet sugar companies announce an increase in prices for sugar beets, to be regulated by net prices received for sugar. Captain Webster of Anacapa Island is in Ventura to secure a crew of sheep shearers for his big flocks on the island. Covina orange growers are very seriously considering the economy of heating their orchards with cheap gas instead of oil. Anaheim expects to begin shipping Valencias within the month. The navel season is entirely over and the packing houses are closed. Known lecturer, spoke to the its at their reggnosed the slick. "If I were to building of some first increase the he said. "Each of men that the man who the best in the pe improved on, it is the worst in who does not are four fune of a town— ation and busihold be kept clean, carbage should be manner. The his store attractle to show that or quality are of the mail order of any town is hind in each town g, a lack of pull. so ornery that if side by side, give water and the should die of thirst get together and fic power and phone service ... 30,000,000 Telegraph and telephone messages ... 7,000,000 Advertising ... 7,500,000 Insurance ... 5,000,000 Automobiles ... 68,000,000 Musical instruments, etc. ... 7,000,000 Motion picture films ... 7,000,000 Jewelry ... 7,500,000 Sporting goods ... 2,000,000 Pleasure boats ... 500,000 Perfumes and cosmetics ... 4,750,000 Proprietary medicines ... 8,500,000 Chewing gum ... 1,000,000 Admission entertainments ... 6,000,000 Club dues ... 1,500,000 Stamp taxes ... 33,000,000 War estate tax ... 6,000,000 (It is estimated that when this tax is in full operation these increased rates will yield $138,500,000) War customs duties ... 200,000,000 Virgin islands products ... 20,000 First class mail increases ... 70,000,000 2nd class mail increases. 19,000,000 Total revenue to be raised by direct taxes during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1917 ... 3,300,000,000 Or a per capita tax of $33. Farmers in the San Jacinto district are rapidly signing up for sugar beets. It is hoped to secure 10,000 acres to insure the establishment of a factory. Captain Webster of Anacapa Island is in Ventura to secure a crew of sheep shearers for his big flocks on the island. Covina orange growers are very seriously considering the economy of heating their orchards with cheap gas instead of oil. Anaheim expects to begin shipping Valenclas within the month. The naval season is entirely over and the packing houses are closed. The first carload of freight from Fallbrook over the rebuilt line of the Santa Fe was a carload of lemons from the Fallbrook Citrus association. Fullerton reports the walnut crop in the very best of condition, there being practically no signs of blight and the fruit setting uniformly over the trees. Directors of the farm bureau of Riverside county held a formal meeting at Riverside May 5, when W. B. Parker the newly appointed farm adviser was present. 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