anaheim-gazette 1918-11-28

Oil Field Notes By ELLWOOD J. MUNGER The month of November started off as a record breaker in the development of the Southern California oil fields. This fine initial start is being maintained and the close of the month will witness many new and startling developments in the petroleum industry of the Southland. Locations for ten new wells have already been made. The number of drilling wells the field now shows is 125. Seven hundred and twenty wells are producing and the daily average is now better than 75,000 barrels. A year ago we had 83 wells drilling, 683 were producing, and the daily output was only a little over 50,000 barrels. That the showing made by the initial well drilled by the Amalgamated Oil Company on its Huntington tract near Los Angeles has not fully condemned the property in the opinion of the management was voiced here a few days ago. It is understood that the company are taking under consideration the matter of going out further east and drilling another well. The possibilities of the Newport field becoming a great oil center are not looking very good at the present time. The Standard Oil Company's well on the Irvine tract is drilling at close to 3,400 feet. The formation shows only hard sand and not a sign of oil. The Liberty Petroleum Company's initial test well drilled to 2,100 feet, started off producing at the rate of 200 barrels a day. During the past week this production has fallen off of the well. This difficulty has been overcome by cementing and the condition of the hole is good for producing. Some time ago oil and water were thrown from a depth of 4,000 feet up over the crown block, and aside from this many other indications point to at least a 100-barrel well. Bastanchury No. 6, at the great depth of 4,381 feet, is showing only blue shale. This well if ever it goes on production, will also be a deep one. Chapman No. 1, destroyed by fire two weeks ago, has been rebuilt and will be drilling again in a few days. The rigging up work is well under way. The well was standing cemented at the time the fire destroyed the rig. The success of the cementing for bottom water will be known before the end of the week. On the old Graham-Loftus lease the Union Oil Company still continues to keep some development work going on. At present three wells are drilling. No. 49 is in the oil sand at 3,212. No. 51 is making slow progress on account of the hard conglomerate struck at 2,200. No. 52 is approaching the 1,600 mark with the drilling going slow here also on account of hard conglomerate. For the first time in a number of years the Union Oil Company is devoting the greater part of its attention in the Brea field to the Naranjal lease. Five wells are drilling on this property. No. 7 is drilling in shale at 3,255. No. 9 is also in the shale, making hole at 2,800 feet. No. 10 is drilling at 1,700 in a very hard sand. No. 11 is going rapidly in a shale formation, the depth being 1,425 feet. A string of tools in the hole at No. 12 at 1,390 feet is delaying progress noticeably. Stearns No. 55, the first well to be drilled on the pioneer property of the Union Oil in the Brea field has met with a row of hard luck. Pipe trouble new wells is devoting all attention to the deepening of old wells. The result than pleasing. Old wells en off down to 4 and 1 now making 75 and 100 drilled. The Diamond Oil busy getting started on on Rideout Heights. There has leased 400 acres and open up some new territory materially to the produce the Whittier field. The Fullerton Oil Company along nicely with its drilling has advanced to the tools are cutting good. That there is room for the famous Murphy leaseard Oil Company was recently when the company for three new wells. This haps the most remarkable state. The property has wells, many of these wells from one to three thousand day. The output of the proximately 30,000 barrel most half of the total production southern field. This produces a great quality Many of the wells are on a gas pressure of as high as 600 pounds. Ten strings running, taking care of it The new wells just located 55, 56, and 57. A named a new rig stands drilling will start there. The development opened Standard Oil Company includes 9 wells. No. 36 mented and is standing recently cemented at standing. No. 53 is drilled and is going good. Nos on pumping tests to de-conditions. At No. 56, hole has been made an The possibilities of the Newport field becoming a great oil center are not looking very good at the present time. The Standard Oil Company's well on the Irvine tract is drilling at close to 3,400 feet. The formation shows only hard sand and not a sign of oil. The Liberty Petroleum Company's initial test well drilled to 2,100 feet, started off producing at the rate of 200 barrels a day. During the past week this production has fallen off considerably and the well is showing water in dangerously-looking amounts. The cause of the falling off on production may be due to the stoppage of the perforations in the pipe. This idea was advanced in that the well can only be made to produce when the oil is heated. As 2,000 feet is a long way to run a steam line down into the ground the heating in order to pump the well is attended with a very high loss. Whether or not this well producing 9 gravity oil will be made a successful producer is a matter of serious thought. The Amalgamated Oil Company's No. 42 is fast developing into one of the deep wells now drilling in the Brea field. At a depth of 3,470 feet, this well is showing nothing more encouraging than blue shale. The well has been dubbed the "Blue Shale Well," and if oil is found it begins to look as though the depth will run close to the 4,000 mark. The management of the Brea Canyon Oil Company announces that the company is making preparations to redrill a number of the old producers. Work on No. 9, an old well, will be started in a few days. The work will require the construction of a new derrick, as the old one has stood long to the weather to stand the strain of drilling. Neighboring companies are meeting with such marked success in the redrilling of old wells that the Brea Canyon Company figured that the idea was well worth trying out. The regular development work of the Brea Canyon now includes three wells. No. 28 is redrilling at 2,420 and going very nicely. No. 31 has just landed a string of 20-inch pipe at 320 feet and drilling will proceed again. At No. 32 a new location, material is being put on the ground for the rig. On the Orange lease north of Brea the Columbia Oil Company is making a determined effort to get a well down at No. 7. At 2,620 a hard sand was encountered that is resisting the drill so stubbornly that only a little more than a foot a day can be made. No. 8 Five wells are drilling on this property. No. 7 is drilling in shale at 3,255. No. 9 is also in the shale, making hole at 2,800 feet. No. 10 is drilling at 1,700 in a very hard sand. No. 11 is going rapidly in a shale formation, the depth being 1,425 feet. A string of tools in the hole at No. 12 at 1,390 feet is delaying progress noticeably. Stearns No. 55, the first well to be drilled on the pioneer property of the Union Oil in the Brea field has met with a row of hard luck. Pipe trouble developed after the well had reached 3,160 feet, causing the loss of 400 feet of hole. Redrilling is now at 2,850. A foot a day is all that the standard tools are able to cut through on the Olinda Land Company's No. 21, the wild cat well located on the extreme eastern end of the Olinda field. At 2,100 feet a formation resembling the hardest conglomerate was struck, and progress on the eastern wild cat well is nothing better than a foot a day. No. 29, drilling in the proven area, has been cemented and is standing at 2,700 feet. The Petroleum Development Company (Santa Fe) has met with such great success in the redrilling of 20-year-old producers that the work is going ahead rapidly. No. 2, one of the oldest wells drilled in this field, has been pumping for the past 19 years and had dwindled to three barrels a day. The redrilling of this well pushed the hole from 850 to 1,400 feet deep. The well looks good for 75 barrels a day. No. 3, also drilling, is in conglomerate at 630 feet. No.29, the deepest well drilled by this company and the deepest well in the Olinda field, has developed water at 4,300 feet. A series of tests will be made to determine the location of the entrance of the water. No.86 is drilling by pipe at 1,230, and Nos.87 and 88 are rigged up. The West Coast Oil Company, operating one of the oldest fields in the southern part of the state, has three wells drilling, and is making some excellent progress in spite of the hard and broken formation found in this locality. No.62 is drilling at 2,282, the formation at this depth is blue shale. The 10-inch is going nicely. At No.69 the tools are making hole at 2,015, and the formation has changed from blue shale to hard sand. No.79 is making hole at 1,672, the formation is blue shale, and the pipe being carried is 10-inch. The production on the West Coast, considering the old field and the number of wells producing, is keeping up bered 55, 56, and 57. The development opened Standard Oil Company which includes 9 wells. No.36 mented and is standing recently cemented at standing. No.53 is drilled and is going good. Nos.on pumping tests to de-conditions. At No.56,hole has been made and more than satisfactorily drilling at 1,900 feet. At Montebello the moving fast, so fast that difficult to keep up withing on. The twenty cating in this field are eager to get as big a possible. The Amalgamated Oil Durfee No.1 is now owing At this depth a shale wi that may perhaps overload The digging is good time has been made week. On the Scott property,the Columbia Oil Companythe Doby lease,is now At this depth a hard co encountered that is so that only a few feet made.At No.2the right well under way. At Montebello the way,Ltd.,has taken tothe development works This company has open way on more leases company,and next to thdrilled more wells formofnew territory thanthe companies combine At a depth of 1,412 ing has collapsed.The cement to 1,394 feet wwith.a 5-inch bit.Pruce cemented at 1,600 feet. The Petroleum Mid-compelled to shut down account of a shortagewell.No.2.onthedown One well ontheandNo.5ontheBalltheRed Star Petroleum The Petroleum Mid-ed Taylor No.1 afterdepth of 2,700 feet. 28 is redrilling at 2,420 and going very nicely. No. 31 has just landed a string of 20-inch pipe at 320 feet and drilling will proceed again. At No. 32 a new location, material is being put on the ground for the rig. On the Orange lease north of Brea the Columbia Oil Company is making a determined effort to get a well down at No. 7. At 2,620 a hard sand was encountered that is resisting the drill so stubbornly that only a little more than a foot a day can be made. No. 8 stands completed at 4,240, and is awaiting the arrival of tubing before the well can be producing. The well has been held up for the past two weeks and the latest advice from the east is to the effect that the car on which this casing was coming to the coast had been wrecked and another car was being forwarded. The second delay will hold the well back a week longer. Prior to its completion this well showed up good and as soon as it can be put on the beam a nice well is expected. Six years ago the Fullerton Oil Company spudded in on No. 10 and began drilling. The well is now being bailed down preparatory to going on production. This well represents six years' of the hardest kind of labor, grief, disappointment, fishing jobs that ran into months, the loss of valuable drilling tools and a total expenditure of more than $100,000. No. 12 will be the next well started drilling. This well is located near the famous No. 10 and doubtless will be confronted with the same formation troubles. The Union Oil Company commenced work on Bastanchury No. 5 three years ago. The well is now nearing completion at a depth of 4,738 feet. The tubing is being put in and the long looked for well will receive its initial testing out. A few weeks ago bottom water developed that delayed the completing and broken formation found in this locality. No. 62 is drilling at 2,282, the formation at this depth is blue shale. The 10-inch is going nicely. At No. 69 the tools are making hole at 2,015, and the formation has changed from blue shale to hard sand. No. 79 is making hole at 1,672, the formation is blue shale, and the pipe being carried is 10-inch. The production on the West Coast, considering the old field and the number of wells producing, is keeping up to a high standard. The daily output of this old property, many of the wells dating back 20 years, is better than 2,000 barrels daily. The Kraemer lease is now the center of a great development activity. Five oil companies now have extensive holdings, one ne wwell is rigged up ready to commence drilling, and three wells are drilling as fast as hole can be made with the rotary. The Fuller-holdings, one new well is rigged up on the Travis tract and work is going ahead at top speed on the construction work on a new and up-to-date camp. The Standard Oil Company is leading the development work at Kraemer with three wells drilling. Kraemer No. 2 is rotating at 540 feet. Lock No. 1 is making fast time. The present depth is 1,370 feet, and 500 feet a week is the drilling speed being maintained. The Anaheim Union Water No. 1 is with 300 feet of the depth of Kraemer No. 1, the field's first producer brought in at 2,750 feet. However at 2,300 feet A.U.W. is not showing anything particular encouraging. The wells now drilling by the Standard are coming westward and will soon set this boundary of the Kraemer field. Five oil companies are at work developing the oil resources of the Whittier field and all are meeting with very satisfactory results. The Central Oil Company along with the drilling of two new wells is devoting a good deal of attention to the deepening and redilling of old wells. The results are more than pleasing. Old wells that have fallen off down to 4 and 10 barrels are now making 75 and 100 after being drilled. The Diamond Oil Company is busy getting started on its first well on Rideout Heights. This company has leased 400 acres and will no doubt open up some new territory and add materially to the productive area of the Whittier field. The Fullerton Oil Company is getting along nicely with its No. 4. The drilling has advanced to 1,605 feet and the tools are cutting good. That there is room for more wells on the famous Murphy lease of the Standard Oil Company was learned here recently when the company set stakes for three new wells. This lease is perhaps the most remarkable one in the state. The property has 40 producing wells, many of these wells are making from one to three thousand barrels a day. The output of the lease is approximately 30,000 barrels daily, almost half of the total production of the southern field. This property is also producing a great quantity of gas. Many of the wells are operated under a gas pressure of as high as 500 and 600 pounds. Ten strings of tools are running, taking care of the new work. The new wells just located are numbered 55, 56, and 57. At the last one named a new rig stands completed and drilling will start there in a few days. The development operations of the Standard Oil Company at Whittler includes 9 wells. No. 36 has been cemented and is standing at 3,220. No. 41 recently cemented at 3,276 is also standing. No. 53 is drilling at 2,534 and is going good. Nos. 54 and 55 are on pumping tests to determine water conditions. At No. 56, 3,890 feet of hole has been made and progress is ing at 3,825; No. 21 at 2,770; No. 22 at 2,730; No. 23 at 3,187; No. 25 at 2,245; No. 26 at 1,661; No. 19 is being tested for water at 1,990. Work on new locations includes the rigging up at No. 28 and grading at 29,30 and 31. On the Temple lease adjoining No. 9 is rigging up for drilling, and will start soon. At La Merced the Union Oil Company's Montebello holdings, work has started on the six new wells located last week. No. 14, one of the new ones, is building rig and rapidly nearing completion. No. 7 is drilling in shale and shell at 2,365. No. 8 is standing temporarily after being drilled to 2,000 feet. No. 9 is cleaning out cement and testing for water at 2,585. No. 10 is drilling in the oil sand at 2,660 and looking good. At a depth of 4,250 feet the Meyer well, south of Whitfer, is drilling in brown shale and as yet is showing no signs of oil. CROSSING THE ATLANTIC NOW THREE DAYS' TRIP Remarkable Achievement of British Shipbuilders Since War Began Upon the highest authority Universal Service learns that the "mystery ships," of which hitherto only hints have been allowed to filter out of the censor's office, represent the British naval architects' most notable contribution to the war's wonders. It is no longer a secret that only three of these marvel ships have been constructed so far, but they have already accomplished many amazing achievements. Your correspondent is informed the most famous feat was recorded when Foreign Minister Balfour was rushed across the Atlantic in three days. That was at the time the Siberian situation was so acute it made the presence of bered 55, 56, and 57. At the last one named a new rig stands completed and drilling will start there in a few days. The development operations of the Standard Oil Company at Whittler includes 9 wells. No. 36 has been cemented and is standing at 3,220. No. 41 recently cemented at 3,276 is also standing. No. 53 is drilling at 2,534 and is going good. Nos. 54 and 55 are on pumping tests to determine water conditions. At No. 56, 3,890 feet of hole has been made and progress is more than satisfactory. No. 57 is drilling at 1,900 feet. No. 58 stands cemented at 2,535. At No. 59 a bad fishing job developed two weeks ago that is still stubbornly resisting all the tricks of the well driller's art. No. 60 is a new well recently located and now marked with a grade. At Montebello the oil industry is moving fast, so fast that it is rather difficult to keep up with all that is going on. The twenty companies operating in this field are all busy and eager to get as big a production as possible. The Amalgamated Oil Company's Durfee No. 1 is now drilling at 3,130. At this depth a shale was encountered that may perhaps overlay an oil sand. The digging is good and some fast time has been made during the past week. On the Scott property at Montebello the Columbia Oil Company's No. 1, on the Doby lease, is now drilling at 2,100. At this depth a hard conglomerate was encountered that is so tough and hard that only a few feet a day can be made. At No. 2 the rigging up work is well under way. At Montebello the Petroleum Midway, Ltd., has taken second place in the development work of the field. This company has operations under way on more leases than any other company, and next to the Standard has drilled more wells for the testing out of new territory than all the rest of the companies combined. At a depth of 1,412 feet the 8¼ casing has collapsed. The drilling out of cement to 1,394 feet was accomplished with a 5-inch bit. Prugh No. 3 stands cemented at 1,600 feet in the 8¼. The Petroleum Midway has been compelled to shut down three wells on account of a shortage of men. One well, No. 2, on the Pluma-Briana, is down. One well on the Walters lease and No. 5 on the Baldwin property of the Red Star Petroleum Company. The Petroleum Midway has suspended Taylor No. 1 after drilling to a depth of 2,700 feet. The Howard & naval architects' most notable contribution to the war's wonders. It is no longer a secret that only three of these marvel ships have been constructed so far, but they have already accomplished many amazing achievements. Your correspondent is informed the most famous feat was recorded when Foreign Minister Balfour was rushed across the Atlantic in three days. That was at the time the Siberian situation was so acute it made the presence of the British foreign minister in Washington imperative. The almost unbelievable speed of the ship is credited with having saved a precarious situation. Another "mystery ship" enabled a party of British officers some months ago to reach Vancouver in eight days from London via Halifax. The officers were urgently needed to join the Allied Siberian expedition. On another occasion the British admiralty was warned that a German raider had eluded the blockade and was pirating on the high seas. Immediately two "mystery ships" were rushed out in quest of the raider. The result was that in less than 24 hours the raider was rounded up and sunk. Later another German sea marauder eluded the British, but was caught in seventeen hours by these giant sea hounds of marvelous speed and power. Many other achievements of almost incredible value are related of these strange craft. It is stated on excellent authority that these three "mystery ships" are considerably larger than destroyers and speedier. They have smaller coal room, carry less ammunition and a smaller amount of food and supplies. This is believed to account for their remarkable speed in reaching distant ports. Their engine room is larger than that of the destroyers, enabling them to develop such terrific power. It is asserted the ships have attained 54 knots an hour in special tests and more than 1,000 knots a day, in all sorts of weather, in Atlantic waters. Their only armament consists of one huge gun turret on each end, containing 15-inch guns, able to sink anything afloat, while their speed enables them to overhaul any craft. They are also equipped with bombing hydroplanes, which appear suddenly "from nowhere," and with a direct hit can cripple the most powerful superdreadnaught, which the terrific gunfire of the vessel can then sink. Might be used for the making of U-boats. In the meantime, so great a scarcity of material had arisen that it became necessary to disarm a number of the battleships and take the metal. In this manner, at the beginning of 1916, 23 battleships had been disarmed, as well as one newly-built cruiser. At the beginning of this year, Captain Persius stated, the German navy consisted only of dreadnoughts and battleships of the Helgland, Kaiser and Markgraf types and some few battle cruisers. All the ships which Von Tirpitz had constructed from 1897 to 1906, at a cost of innumerable millions, had been destroyed and the U-boats that has been constructed had proved unable to fight against British warships. In 1917, he states 83 submarines were constructed, while 66 were destroyed. In April, 1917, Germany had 126 submarines and in October, 146. In February, 1918, she had 136, and in June of the same year 113, according to Captain Persius figures. Only a small percentage of these submarines were actively operating at any given time. Captain Persius declares. In January, 1917, for instance, when conditions were favorable for submarine work, only 12 per cent were active, while 30 per cent were in harbor, 38 per cent under repairs and 20 per cent "incapacitated." In the last months, he reveals it was very difficult to get men for submarine work, as experienced seamen looked upon the submarine warfare as political stupidity. U.S.SHIPPING BOARD CONTINUES IN OPERATION Work of Recruiting For Crews on Merchant Ships Being Rushed One recruiting service that will not go out of business with the coming of peace is that of the United States Shipping Board. It will not only keep on doing business, but will increase its scope of activities, according to word received at shipping board headquarters at San Francisco from Chairman Edward N. Hurley. Orders have been sent to the board's recruiting agents in California and for peace or firemen are: "We shall for our peace goods to all Hurley in his headquarter recruiting ships, one o'clock at San Francisco men for flag on men." “This service apprentices to increase service of tide time, until men between inclusive, fearful." “We want lean personal marine with after world." California six weeks' will fit them ships will fit 250 drug stained by the shipping board. SUPERVISION Judge W.W. Justice The moment cities of forfeiture or vehicle law board of sundance vow by the city. Assessments rolls of 1937 as the same range counters. The county directed to county geography for C.E.M.Huntington. Supervisory a leave off ten days later. The change the contract J.G.Don roads at V.I.C. The county The Petroleum Midway has been compelled to shut down three wells on account of a shortage of men. One well, No. 2, on the Pluma-Briana, is down. One well on the Walters lease and No. 5 on the Baldwin property of the Red Star Petroleum Company. The Petroleum Midway has suspended Taylor No. 1 after drilling to a depth of 2,700 feet. The Howard & Smith well has been suspended at 2,375 feet. Baldwin No. 2 is standing idle at 2,798 feet. Sanchez No. 1 is standing temporarily suspended at 451 feet awaiting near-by developments. The Petroleum Midway's Tri-City well drilled to 3,923 feet a few weeks ago has been standing for some time. A test made a few weeks ago found water at a depth of 196 feet. This well does not look very promising as an oil well and will be undoubtedly abandoned. Germain No. 1-A is drilling at 2,697 in open hole. The Oswald-Stevens well met with a fishing job at 2,797 and is tied up. Baldwin No. 4 is drilling in open hole at 2,400 feet. No. 7 is making hole in the open at 2,051. In spite of all the misfortunes and tremendous expense the Petroleum Midway has met with in the Montebello field this company has built up a nice production. Darlington No. 1 is pumping 250 barrels. Prugh No. 2 is flowing over 500 barrels. Mullholland No. 1 is making 100 barrels a day. Baldwin No. 1 is flowing better than 300 a day. Baldwin No. 3 is the big well of the corporation. This well is flowing close to 800 barrels a day. At Baldwin the Standard Oil Company is keeping development work moving with eight strings of tools running. Two wells, No. 11 and No. 24, are on pumping tests. No. 18 is drill- THE GERMAN NAVY Captain Persius, the German naval critic, publishes in the Berlin Tageblatt an article containing revelations regarding the German fleet. He says the hope that the German fleet would be able in a second Skagerrak battle to beat the British fleet rested upon the bluff and lies of the naval authorities. In August, 1914, Germany had about one million tonnage in warships, the writer points out, while Great Britain had more than double that. In the Skagerrak battle, he declares, the German fleet was saved from destruction partly by good leadership and partly by favorable weather conditions. As it was, the losses of the German fleet were enormous and on June 1, Captain Persius says, it was clear that the Skagerrak battle must be the only general naval engagement of the war. Von Tirpitz Obstinate On all sides, continues the writer, Admiral von Tirpitz was advised to construct only submarines, but he remained obstinate. 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In this for peace crews on merchant ships. Firemen are urgently needed. "We shall want thousands of men for our peace fleets, to carry American goods to all parts of the world," said Hurley in his telegram to sea training SANTA FE TIME TABLE (Corrected to Date) NORTHBOUND Lv. Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 6:19 A.M. 7:15 A.M. 10:10 A.M. 11:00 A.M. SANTA FE TIME TABLE (Corrected to Date) NORTHBOUND Lv. Anaheim Ar. Los Angeles 6:19 A.M. 7:15 A.M. 10:10 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 11:58 A.M. 12:50 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 4:50 P.M. 5:43 P.M. 6:30 P.M. SOUTHBOUND Lv. Los Angeles Ar. Anaheim 8:00 A.M. 8:52 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:50 A.M. 2:05 P.M. 2:52 P.M. 6:00 P.M. 6:42 P.M. 11:59 P.M. 1:03 A.M. Notice to Taxpayers Notice is hereby given that the city taxes on all personal property secured by real property, and on all real property in the City of Anaheim, will be due and payable on the first Monday in October, 1918, and will be delinquent on the last Monday in November, next thereafter, at 6 o'clock P.M. Unless said taxes are paid prior to the last Monday in November, 1918, at 6 o'clock P.M., 10 per cent will be added to the amount thereof. Said taxes are payable to the undersigned at his office in the City Hall, in said City of Anaheim, between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 M., and between the hours of 1 P.M. and 5 P.M. Marshal and ex-officio Tax Collector of the City of Anaheim. granted a leave of absence from the state for sixty days beginning November 20, 1918. The application of Olinda Bus Line for a permit to operate passenger automobile service between Anaheim and Brea was set for hearing on December 4, 1918, at 1:30 P.M. The clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for the concessions at the county park, said bids to be opened December 4, 1918, at 10 A.M. A resolution was adopted endorsing the candidacy of Judge W. H. Thomas for appointment as justice of the appellate court. FUTURE UNCERTAIN The county auditor was ordered and directed to draw a warrant on the county general fund for $350 in favor of C. E. Lavering, treasurer of the Huntington Beach fall fair. Supervisor Jasper Leck was granted a leave of absence from the state for ten days beginning November 20, 1918. The chairman was authorized to sign the contract and approve the bonds of J. G. Donovan for improvement of roads at Yorba Linda. The county auditor was ordered and directed to draw warrants on the third district road fund and the county general fund to meet the second payment on the purchase of $100,000 Fourth Liberty Loan bonds. The county auditor was ordered to draw warrants for election officers, rental for polling places, and fees for delivering election returns in accordance with certified list presented by the county clerk. Demands on the county of Orange were allowed as read. The county surveyor was ordered and directed to establish the grade of Pacific avenue, Arch Beach. Jesse L. Elliott was appointed constable of Santa Ana township for the unexpired term. C. E. Robinson was appointed as constable of Buena Park township for the unexpired term. Col. Ed Fletcher of San Diego, was endorsed as a candidate for appointment on the state highway commission. The salary of the motor cycle officers was fixed at $175 per month from December 1, 1918, said officers to furnish machines and equipment and maintain the same. H. A. Buhrmann was appointed as constable of Yorba township for the unexpired term. L. A. West, district attorney, was "It is not known what the future holds for the local and district boards," says Adjutant General Borree in a communication to the two local boards, received recently. "Therefore you should hold your office force until further advice, for it may be that a semi-permanent office will be created." In the same letter the boards are instructed to complete all work on hand and to go ahead with the classification and examination of the 18-year-old registrants. General Borree also expresses the appreciation of the governor and his assistants for the excellent manner in which the work of the boards has been conducted. He says: "Soon, through the demands of peace, many of you will be leaving the service in behalf of which you have so faithfully and loyally labored. Permit me to thank each and all of you for that service. I wish you the same measure of success in your future personal affairs as was brought about in the selective service administration by your efforts of the past." Tobacco, with a large acreage, has yielded per acre materially above the average, and a total production of 7,000,000 pounds above that of last year, which was the largest crop on record.