anaheim-gazette 1918-01-03

ORANGE COUNTY'S RESPONSE TO NATIONAL APPEAL Did Its Bit Toward Helping Feed the Country in 1917 With the nation at war, there went forth the call to produce more food-stuff and more oil, and Orange county responded to the fullest extent of its ability, says the Los Angeles Times. Loyalty was rewarded by splendid harvests and by a big increase in the value of the crops of the county, long renowned as a county of varied farming productiveness. The conditions brought about by the war were probably more noticeable in the increased acreage turned over to beans and in the widening activities in the oil fields than in any other more-than-a-million dollar products of the county. In the late spring the bean acreage of the county was increased probably 25 per cent. Some of the land that hitherto has grown barley or celery or sugar beets was turned to beans, and a large area of land that has been going to pasture was in barley and sugar beets for the first time. Without decreasing the acreage of those two important products, the county crowded its acreage of lima beans up to 40,000 and its acreage of blackeye beans up to 15,000. Beans brought big prices and calculations show that the bean growers of the county got fully $1,000,000 for beans alone. The war gardening spirit permeated into every corner of every city and community of the county. Hundreds of city lots that have had little attention grew potatoes and other vegetables and tomatoes this year. Back yards produced foodstuffs, the amount of which cannot be estimated. Hundreds of acres of land in this county are planted to young trees—of La Habra, Fullerton and Anaheim to Santa Ana; why the Santa Fe has shot a branch into the old fields north of Fullerton; why the Salt Lakt has sought a right of way along the frostless belt that includes Olive. Villa Park, El Modena and Lemon Heights. The war had a good deal to do with making 1917 the biggest potato producing year in the history of Orange county. All over the county, irrigated sections, as well as in the rich lowlands, potatoes were planted. The value of the crop was no less than $800,000 for the Irish and $250,000 for the sweet potatoes. There was more corn raised than in normal years, which, with barley and wheat, made this year's grain crop worth in this county no less than $1,-250,000. The hay crop, barley, alfalfa and oats brought in a tidy $1,500,000 to Orange county men. For years it has been the pride of Orange county that its soil and climatic conditions, varying from a well-drained belt along the foothills, where irrigation water is plentiful and where orchards in five, ten, and twenty acres and large tracts stand side by side for mile upon mile, to the rich peatlands and sediment lands near the ocean, with drainage ditches leading to the sea, produce a wide diversity of crops. Something of the unusual extent of the varied productiveness may be gained when one sees the income of the year from some of the products outlined as follows: Apricots ... $ 200,000 Apples ... 20,000 Avocados ... 7,000 Bees and honey ... 50,000 Berries ... 50,000 Butter ... 25,000 Colery ... 75,000 Flush ... 50,000 Miscellaneous fruits ... 300,000 Olives ... 50,000 among the industries that go with farming the city one of Heavy cabbage when cabbage was price. A VALUATION What is said to tree in the world standpoint is the alligator pear, new erdge revenue to a year. At one time Lloyds for $30,000 listed that a high about it to average wind or carelessness that this might health of the var two years ago the moved, causing insurance policy. trees in Southern large returns. but aled the Gantor which sell at from BRANDING Where once thou busy running ther rumps of thy growers are nowthe brand on their by electricity. twisted piece offin a bonfire. Thi small wire dieby electricity. This innovation necessity. The to protect itself market methods, spired L. Alberg vent a machine wof the fruit brance fruit. The war gardening spirit permeated into every corner of every city and community of the county. Hundreds of city lots that have had little attention grew potatoes and other vegetables and tomatoes this year. Back yards produced foodstuffs, the amount of which cannot be estimated. Hundreds of acres of land in this county are planted to young trees—walnuts, oranges and lemons principally. It has always been the practice of orchardists to utilize the space between the rows of trees for the growing of crops, such as beans, hay, cabbage, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes. As the tree roots begin to spread, this intercropping ceases. However this year growers made the greatest possible use of the space between rows, as well as of corners, edges and odds and ends of spaces on their ranches. By more frequent irrigations and by careful cultivation crops were grown without injury to the trees, between rows of trees that in ordinary years would have been thought too large for intercropping. No less than 1500 acres of land were made to produce war crops in that way. Since most of the land thus intercropped is irrigated, the production per acre was high. With citrus fruits and walnuts bringing good prices—walnuts, the best price in the history of the industry—ranchers saw to it that there was no waste. Careful shipping of oranges and lemons through the splendid association that are scattered all over the wonderful fruit belt of Orange county has brought the Orange county brands into the best market prices in the East. It is estimated that no less than $7,000,000 came to the county of Orange from its oranges and lemons. This year more fully than ever demonstrated that the county is the natural home of the Valencia orange, which is ready to market in May and is shipped through the summer months and a slate as October, when other varieties of prunes are out of the market. The walnut crop, known as one of the most stable crops of the county, which produces 40 per cent of the walnuts grown in California, harvested to the tune of $1,600,000. This was a big year in the sugar industry in Orange county, which, with its five big factories has more sugar plants inside its boundaries than are to be found in any other county in the Apricots ... $200,000 Apples ... 20,000 Avocados ... 7,000 Bees and honey ... 50,000 Berries ... 50,000 Butter ... 25,000 Celery ... 75,000 Fish ... 50,000 Miscellaneous fruits ... 300,000 Olives ... 50,000 Peppers ... 250,000 Poultry and eggs ... 1,500,000 Tomatoes ... 150,000 Tomato seed ... 50,000 Winter vegetables ... 200,000 Forward steps have been taken in the development of the county's coastline. While Newport Beach as a city has let a $125,000 contract for the construction of a jetty for the purpose of making Newport Bay into a harbor, the county has opened up a road between Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, and a right of way is expected soon to bring a boulevard along the rugged, picturesque coast from Newport Bay to Laguna, nine miles of wonderful coves and rocky promontories. While the county in the last few years has built 150 miles of paved roads, and has paved roads touching every community in the county, in the last year a number of miles of additional pavement were constructed. Finding paved roads facilitate the moving of crops as well as furnishing a constant delight to motorists, the county has in view further construction along that line. Per capita there are more automobiles in Orange county than in any other county of the state. While the prosperity of the year has lavished itself upon the farmers, that prosperity has been noticeable in all of the communities throughout business and civic life. With energy and resourcefulness, Santa Ana, the county seat, center of rich horticultura land agricultural sections, determined to become a manufacturing center also. An industrial fund of $85,000, to be used in encouraging the location of factories in a businesslike way, was raised by voluntary subscriptions from the people of the city. While that fund has existed but a short time it has already brought results. The Mission Woolen Mills was quickly established, and it is now running full capacity on government contracts for the making of blankets. A crate making factory was gained when one sees the income of the year from some of the products outlined as follows: Apricots ... $200,000 Apples ... 20,000 Avocados ... 7,000 Bees and honey ... 50,000 Berries ... 50,000 Butter ... 25,000 Colery ... 75,000 Fish ... 50,000 Miscellaneous fruits ... 300,000 Olives ... 50,000 Peppers ... 250,000 Poultry and eggs ... 1,500,000 Tomatoes ... 150,000 Tomato seed ... 50,000 Winter vegetables ... 200, The walnut crop, known as one of the most stable crops of the county, which produces 40 per cent of the walnuts grown in California, harvested to the tune of $1,600,000. This was a big year in the sugar industry in Orange county, which, with its five big factories has more sugar plants inside its boundaries than are to be found in any other county in the nation. Through thorough cooperation of the farmers and the factories, the crops were harvested, the beets sliced and a record output of sugar produced. For the beets raised on 60,000 acres of land, the growers were paid over $3,000,000. The advent of a number of canneries in the last year made a substantial showing in the way of food canning. A big tomato plant at Placentia, a chile pepper, pimiento and bean canery at Santa Ana and a vegetable canery at Newport Beach added facilities for caring for crops contracted for them, grown upon several hudnred acres. That Orange county's rapidly increasing productiveness furnishes a tempting field for the transportation companies was evidenced through the activities of the Salt Lake, Santa Fe and Pacific Electric railroads during the last year. Every railroad wants to get a big share of the transcontinental freight that originates in Orange county. That is the reason why the Pacific Electric is building from La Habra to Fullerton, from Santa Ana through the Valencia center at Tustin into the vast bean fields of the Irvine ranch, and from the Tustin branch to connect with the big citrus packing houses at Orange; why the Salt Lake is sending a thirty mile road from Whittler down through the citrus belt The California Packing Corporation opened a big canery for handling refugee beans, chile peppers and plimientos, and has contracted to can the product of 1400 acres for the next three years. Prosperity was such that property owners of the city voluntarily added several miles of paved streets to a city that was already know nas a city of good streets an das a good road center. A handsome three story building, a steady growth in population, many new residences, new ornamental street lights and the development of a splendid community spirit marked the year 1917 in Santa Ana. Anaheim, the Mother Colony of Orange county, developed in 1917 as never before in its history. This change is especially noticeable along the main streets of the city, where new building and new store fronts have given the city a business appearance that its thrift and prosperity deserve. With five citrus packing houses, this place has sent out 800 cars of oranges in the last year, valued at $750,000. Judging by the way the fruit is set on the trees, this section will have one of the best orange crops in Southern California in 1918. A beef and provision company, a marmalade plant, a big sugar mill, a walnut house, a sug factory, planing mills and a brewery are Fruit branded shipped as far as ing, and ashes been 45 days later in claimed that injure the keeper. Two of these chines were used at Redlands and they gave attention, the only reature being that right sort. The use German ink been unable to the war began. The Exchange place a brand up it has to sell in a pernicious hall. In recent years ing small quantity and large quantity They have been wrappers from placing them u boxes containing that way culls v etful have been ing from 40 to The Exchange ing its brand fruit it will doous methods of SCHOOL A Under the settlement of sc Friday by Counent R. P. Mitch schools will rea amount is great ANAHEIM GAZETTE among the industries of importance that go with farming interests to make the city one of unusual stability. Heavy cabbage shipments were made when cabbage was at the highest price. A VALUABLE TREE What is said to be the most valuable tree in the world from a productive standpoint is the Gantor avocado, or alligator pear, near Whittier. Its average revenue to the owner is $3000 a year. At one time it was insured in Lloyds for $30,000 but the company insisted that a high lattice fence be built about it to avert any damage from wind or carelessness, and it was feared that this might interfere with the health of the valuable producer and two years ago the lattice work was removed, causing a cancellation of the insurance policy. Other alligator pear trees in Southern California produce large returns, but none so far has rivaled the Gantor tree, the fruits of which sell at from 50 cents to $1 each. BRANDING ORANGES Where once the cattle barons were busy running the branding irons over the rumps of their steers the citrus growers are now engaged in slapping the brand on their oranges and lemons by electricity. The cowboys used a twisted piece of iron and heated it in a bonfire. The citrus men use a small wire die heated automatically by electricity. This innovation has developed from necessity. The citrus industry had to protect itself against unscrupulous market methods, and their needs inspired L. Alberg, an Alaskan to invent a machine which burns the name of the fruit brand upon the skin of the fruit. received by any of the other Orange county cities. Most of the money coming to Santa Ana is for high school purposes. This branch of the city's educational system receives $46,874.72. The grammar schools will receive the balance amounting to $30,186.21. Of this sum $810 is for library purposes and $3,496.55 for kindergarten purposes. Part of the $30,186.61 was derived from a special tax on the district, the amount being $10,489.66. The city receives no money for building purposes. The total amount of money going to the schools of the county through this apportionment is $299,061.05. Of this the high schools receive $158,562. The remainder goes to the grammar schools and is divided among the various departments as follows: For regular school purposes, $125,936.61; library, $3,475; kindergarten, $9,895.71. Only two districts receive money for building. Orange and Yorba Linda. The former receives $865.04 and the latter $223.31 for that purpose. Of the $125,939.61 going to the grammar schools, $66,002 comes from the regular county taxes, and the remainder, $59,937.61 comes from a special tax on the various school districts. Fullerton follows Santa Ana in the amount of money received, her share being $59,224.14. Of this amount $49,325.99 is for high school purposes. Orange comes next, receiving $36,411.2N, the Orange high school portion being $23,871.93. Of the money going to the grammar schools, $865.04 is for building purposes. Anaheim is next in line, her share being $32,725.56, of which $21,347.84 is for high school work. Huntington Peach then follows, receiving $22,816.97, the High school share being $16,541.99. This completes the apportionment throughout the high school districts. A FLOCK OF SHEEP ON THE FARM Sheep production in the United States has decreased about 20 per cent during the past 15 years. We have been annually importing (up to the present embargo) over one half the wool consumed in this country. The mutton trade on the principal markets has also doubled during the past 10 years. In view of these facts and the present threatened shortage of food and clothing materials, sheep raising should be especially encouraged, writes R. F. Miller, of the College of Agriculture of the state university. In the west we are prone to think of sheep as being primarily adapted to the range and herded in large bands. They are, however, equally well adapted to valley farms. On the British Isles, an area of about four-fifths that of California, 30 million head of sheep are grown, and most of these on the arable farms. In California there are only about two million head of sheep, which are largely run on the ranges. These figures would indicate that sheep husbandry should be receiving far more attention from the farmers of the state than it does at the present time. Furthermore, the available ranges are fully stocked and we have to turn to the farms to increase our mutton and wool supply. A campaign for the improvement of sheep husbandry has been started in other states with "A Flock of Sheep for Every Farm" as a slogan. This might be well adopted for our own state as there are few states in the Union better adapted to sheep husbandry than California. The average farmer would miss the feed consumed by a flock of sheep and the returns from wool and mutton come at a time when a cash income can be turned to good advantage in carrying on other farming operations. Fresh factory by electricity. The cowboys used a twisted piece of iron and heated it in a bonfire. The citrus men use a small wire die heated automatically by electricity. This innovation has developed from necessity. The citrus industry had to protect itself against unscrupulous market methods, and their needs inspired L. Alberg, an Alaskan to invent a machine which burns the name of the fruit brand upon the skin of the fruit. The California Fruit Growers' Exchange has bought an option on the patent right for the exclusive use of this device in connecting with the packing and marketing of citrus fruits in the United States. and also in regard to saliments to Canada, England and Australia. There are a few technical points to be taken into consideration before the Exchange will close up its option, but there seems to be good reason for thinking that the citrus industry will eventually avail itself of the benefit of the electric brander. There are only one or two little mechanical features yet to be perfected, and when they are added to the machine it will probably be taken over by the Exchange. In case the citrus industry secures the patent right to use the machine exclusively it would doubtless place from two to five machines in each cooperative packing house in California, during the next two years, in order to place its famous Sunkist brand upon every orange, lemon and grapefruit offered to the public. The brander is a device consisting of dies fastened at the outside ends of the spokes of a huge wheel. The spokes are capable of telescoping themselves in order to adjust the pressure upon each fruit that passes beneath them on a carrier. The wheels, and each die descends upon a fruit. The die is covered with indelible ink, and as it is pressed against the fruit the indelible ink is left in the imprint. The heat from the die melts the natural wax in the skin of the fruit and the wax forms the base for the imprint. In that way any break in the skin might be made by the die is filled up by the wax. Fruit branded in this way has been shipped as far as Honolulu without ice, and abs been offered to the trade 45 days later in perfect condition. It is claimed that the brander does not injure the keeping quality of the fruit. Two of these electric branding machines were used in packing houses Orange comes next, receiving $36,411.28, the Orange high school portion being $23,871.93. Of the money going to the grammar schools, $865.04 is for building purposes. Anahim is next in line, her share being $12,725.56, of which $21,347.84 is for high school work. Huntington Peach then follows, receiving $22,816.97, the High school share being $16,541.59. This completes the apportionment throughout the high school districts. The money is divided throughout the various grammar school districts as follows: Lowell Joint, $8,823.03; Placeatin-Richfield, $8,485.81; Tustin, $6,149.95; Brea, $4,688.73; Garden Grove, $3,281.72; La Habra, $3,282.87; Olinda, $3,103.03; El Modena, $2,579.21; Buena Park, $2,405.19; Harper Fairview, $1,990.11; Newport Beach, $1,860.01; Yorba Linda, $1,869.94; Delhi $1,260; San Juan, $1,220; Olive, $1,113.51; Katella, $1,100.02; Laguna, $1,038.56; Magnolia, $1,045.50; Orangethpe, $1,028.05; Loaar, $1020; Bay City, $999.29; Westminster-Chico, $960; El Toro, $923; Ocean View, $900; Villa Park, 0889. The following school districts receive $600 each: Alamitos, Bolsa, Centralia, Fountain Valley, Laurel, San Joaquin and Yorba. Cypress receives $588.50; Springdale, $551.76; Newhope $540; and Peralta, $443.78. Each of the following schools receives $300 each: Commonwealth, Diamond, Newport, Paularino, Savanna Serra, Silverado and Trabuco. These apportionments are for the school year ending June 30, 1918. The next apportionment will be made in February and the last in May. The elementary schools will receive $16 per pupil in the next two apportionments. The present apportionment and the one previous were made by taking the number of teachers together with the average daily attendance as the basis for the division of the money. CANYON ROAD CLOSED The Santa Ana canyon road to Corona, Riverside, San Bernardino and points beyond will be closed to traffic for a period of five months, says the Auto Club of Southern California. The contractor will start work at the Riverside county line and work to Sulphur Slide leaving about four miles between that point and the end of the paving in the canyon. The board of supervisors recently called for hikes on the remainder of sheep husbandry has been started in other states with "A Flock of Sheep for Every Farm" as a slogan. This might be well adopted for our own state as there are few states in the Union better adapted to sheep husbandry than California. The average farmer would not miss the feed consumed by a flock of sheep and the returns from wool and mutton come at a time when a cash income can be turned to good advantage in carrying on other farming operations. Furthermore, the farmer who keeps a flock of sheep contributes to increasing both the much needed wool and the meat supply. Sheep may be kept very economically, as they graze over the fields most of the year and when feeding becomes necessary hay is the chief diet. They yield two crops per year, wool and mutton, and are useful in keeping down weeds in fence corners along roadsides, irrigation ditches, in orchards, or on summer fallow. A flack of sheep may be started with little capital. It is commonly estimated that the wool clip pays in a large measure for the cost of keeping the ewe. Average farm sheep shear about eight pounds of wool annually, which has usually sold for about 25 cents a pound. Before war, early spring lambs were selling for about $5 each. Even though the wool would not pay entirely for the keep of the ewe, the profit on the lambs would still leave a good margin. Under farm conditions twins are commonly raised and the increase in lambs should be over 100 per cent while the investment in such a flock would hardly be above $8 per ewe on a pre war basis. At the present time wool is bringing over fifty cents a pound, and lambs have been contracted for at $7.50 to $8.50 a head. A good way to start is to buy well built black faced ewes carrying considerable Merino blood and mate these with a pure bred mutton type of ram, or it may be possible to buy ewes already bred. Grade ewes properly mated will produce very satisfac- The Santa Ana canyon road to Corona, Riverside, San Bernardino and points beyond will be closed to traffic for a period of five months, says the Auto Club of Southern California. The contractor will start work at the Riverside county line and work to Sulphur Slide leaving about four miles between that point and the end of the paving in the canyon. The board of supervisors recently called for bids on the remainder of the paving but had to reject the bids because of lack of money to carry on the work. It is also deemed inadvisable to attempt to pave the fill at Sulphur Slide until the loose earth has had ample time in which to settle. Traffic to Corona, Riverside and the other cities in that direction will be routed mostly by way of Brea canyon and Pomona. The cities will be accessible by way of Carbon canyon, which is a dirt road, but in fair condition. The Auto Club of Southern California will keep close tab on road conditions and anyone wanting information on them can secure it at any time at the information bureau at Santa Ana or other cities. Job Denni was in town from his Los Alamitos ranch on Saturday. Mr. Denni is laying 2600 feet of cement pipe on his ranch for irrigation purposes. He has already a mile of cement pipe in use, and the addition will give him first class facilities for conducting water over the property. He looks for a plenty of rain this season, despite the fact that none has yet fallen, and bases his conclusion upon the theory that while in years of drought we have had killing frosts up to New Year's, this year the weather has been unusually warm. DON'T WAIT FOR THERAIN GET READY NOW Extremely Low Prices on Rain Coats, Mackinaws and Sweaters Men's Rain Coats - $4.00 to $10.00 Mackinaw Coats, made by the celebrated Oregon Mills, the best made, the best styles, the best colorings. 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Thus we should have a Russian army fighting under the American flag. Such a development would be fortunate in many ways. Aside from the military value of those recruits, their action would be a sort of revelation of the new Russia. It would be a proof of the essential soundness of Russian ideals, a promise of the Russia that will arise when the fools, crooks and lunatics have been swept aside. It would, too, be a pledge of future understanding and cooperation between It has been started in "A Flock of Sheep" with a slogan. This adopted for our own few states in the United States to sheep husbandry. The average miss the feed content of sheep and the milk and mutton come at a cash income can be advantage in carrying operations. Fur farmer who keeps a contributes to increase needed wool and kept very economize over the fields and when feeding hay is the chief two crops per year, and are useful in fields in fence corners, irrigation ditches, in summer fallow. A flock started with little estimated that the large measure for the ewe. Average about eight pounds which has usually incents a pound. Below spring lambs were $5 each. Even would not pay entire the ewe, the profit still leave a good farm conditions twins and the increase over 100 per cent, present in such a flock above $8 per ewe on at the present time over fifty cents a have been contracted $8.50 a head. Start is to buy well ewes carrying cone blood, and mate the bred mutton type may be possible to buy. Grade ewes produce very satisfac- It is sometimes possible to buy old, broken mouthed ewes very reasonably from rangelem, such ewes might not be able to withstand another winter on the range, but by special care on the farm could well raise another lamb. After weaning the lambs in June or July, the old ewes are usually fattened on alfalfa pasture and sold to the butcher and the ewe lambs are kept on the farm for foundation stock. From 25 to 40 ewes make a satisfactory flock and one ram would be sufficient to breed these. This would also make a unit large enough to warrant proper care and building necessary fences. It is not advisable to begin with only three or four ewes, as they are often a nuisance about the place by getting into the garden or cultivated fields. RUSSIANS WOULD FIGHT UNDER OUR FLAG Those who condemn the whole Russian people for the treachery and stupidity of the Bolsheviks are not only ignoring the Ukrainians. Cossacks and other groups who, in various parts of the former empire are fighting manfully for true and honorable democracy. They are ignoring the Russian army in France. The world has almost forgotten the military force sent by the Czar two or three years ago to fight side by side with his allies on the western front. They are still there. Their numbers are probably not great, as armies are reckoned nowadays, but there are enough of them to make themselves felt in a big battle, and they are seasoned veterans. This army has repudiated the authority of the "Red" conspirators who presume to rule in Petrograd. It has therefore found itself adrift, with no official allegiance, an army without a country to fight for. In this situation the officers are said to have taken the remarkable step of offering their services to Gen. Pershing. If this is true, there is no appar- Russian army fighting under the American flag. Such a development would be fortunate in many ways. Aside from the military value of those recruits, their action would be a sort of revelation of the new Russia. It would be a proof of the essential soundness of Russian ideals, a promise of the Russia that will arise when the fools, crooks and lunatics have been swept aside. It would, too, be a pledge of future understanding and cooperation between two great republics. PASSING OF THE LIVERY STABLE Buggles are not often seen now in the big cities, but in the rural districts a great many buggles still are sold, it being suspected that for general courting purposes they are vastly superior to anything in the vehicle line yet invented. But certainly the livery stable must by this time find business dull. Thus passes a great institution where the wits were wont to gather and discuss horses, men, politics and crops, but especially horses. In many a small town the livery stable office was really public opinion. The traveling men who came to engage a rig were always willing to discuss the affairs of the outside world; the farmers who left their horses to be fed while in town were as likely as not to loaf about the barn while their wives did the shopping, there to discuss crops and the weather, and of course no young man could hire a narrow seated rig without revealing, either by his actions or his speech, the progress of his affairs of the heart. Service flags fluttering on automobiles, showing that the owner has some one in Uncle Sam's service, is the latest patriotic stunt. Numerous windows in residences and business houses of Anaheim are displaying the flag, some of them having more than one star. GREETINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR To the people of Anaheim and its vicinity, to all its readers and to all its friends, the Gazette extends greetings, wishing them happiness and prosperity during the year 1918.