anaheim-gazette 1918-12-12

MIGHTY HARVEST FOR THE CITRUS GROWER TWO HUNDRED CARDS OF FRUIT BEING SHIPPED EAST FOR THE HOLIDAY TRADE THIS YEAR'S CROP EXPECTED TO BRING GROWERS FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS Southern California citrus growers began their $50,000,000 harvest of oranges and lemons during the week just closed by picking and packing 200 carloads of early fruit for the holiday trade. These four trainloads of superfine citrus products will bring the ranchers perhaps $250,000 of Christmas money. About 150 carloads of this holiday fruit will be shipped from Tulare county districts. The other 50 cars will go from southern county points. If a good yield, with the prospect of excellent prices, is any indication of prosperity, Southern California is on the eve of a great business revival. The Southland has hanging in its citrus groves at present the biggest crop of oranges and lemons since 1915—a crop which may break all records for sales totals. Field agents and market experts are now making their estimates on the basis of 45,000 cars of citrus fruits for the state, but this, it is admitted, is conservatively figured. from ten to twenty carloads will be shipped before Christmas by the Pomona Valley associations. The Pasadena Orange Growers' Association has begun gathering navels for the holiday trade, and some picking is going on in other sections. The Claremont district will probably contribute several carloads to the holiday pack, adn around Redlands it is possible that in the neighborhood of twenty cars will be harvested within the next two weeks. The commission merchants will be especially active during the days between now and Christmas, because holiday prices are always exceptionally good, and fruit which is even of questionable quality "gets by," although quality seems to be an absolute essential to good marketing at any other time of year. After the holidays fruit gathering will be carried on vigorously in all districts. Lemons will be picked and pocked at San Dimas, Whittler and elsewhere as rapidly as they ripen, and the railroad administration will find itself called upon to hustle in order to provide sufficient refrigerator cars to take the Southland's golden wonder crop to the door of the ultimate consumer. The citrus harvest means hundreds of thousands of dollars expended for labor. The Women's Land Army will find abundant outlet for energy in the orange and lemon packing-houses. Thousands of men can obtain employment as pickers. MORE TRUCK COMPANIES APPLY FOR PERMITS Supervisors Will Hear Petition of Two Lines Next Tuesday The hearing on the application of THE TOURNAMENT An added significance of Rose Tournament at Perris Year's day by reason of the gorgeous floral page combined with an impressively celebration, in which all California will participate. It led the Victory Tournament. In the morning will be parade of flowers, on a glitter than ever dreamed of in the afternoon comes a fist for the army and navy of the country. The Great champions of the East, we best team on the Pacific which team is the best known until December 2nd final game in an elimination now being staged, will be. The brilliant Rose Tournament in the evening will bring climax festivities of the city of society's big events of ducted along democratic Pasadena's guests on Tour will be welcome at the celebration. Southern California congratulations in the morning floral floats, and indicate the civic division will be time than at any of the tournaments. Before the war-ended val was planned as a speciment for the army and while its scope has been larged with the ending of soldiers and sailors still oared guests. This will be the third Rose Tournament. Origin as a community affair, If a good yield, with the prospect of excellent prices, is any indication of prosperity, Southern California is on the eve of a great business revival. The Southland has hanging in its citrus groves at present the biggest crop of oranges and lemons since 1915—a crop which may break all records for sales totals. Field agents and market experts are now making their estimates on the basis of 45,000 cars of citrus fruits for the state, but this, it is admitted, is conservatively figured. The prediction is that there will be 18,000 carloads of navels, 15,000 carloads of Valencias, 2,000 carloads of miscellaneous oranges and 10,000 carloads of lemons. The navel crop is about 66 per cent of normal production and the Valencia crop from 90 to 100 per cent of normal, figuring the crop from acreage that is just coming into bearing. The lemon crop is the biggest in the history of lemon growing, due to new acreage and heavy setting. Nor is this all there is to say. Should copious rains visit this section during December and January, one may safely add 20 per cent to the estimated tonnage of the citrus crop, because abundant rains greatly increase the size of the oranges and lemons, causing small fruit to grow quicker and mature larger than is the case where showers are infrequent. It would not be surprising if the present citrus crop should bring the growers a gross return of $55,000,000. This depends, however, upon the total tonnage and the steadiness of the market. There is good reason for believing that the market is going to take care of itself this year. People from one end of the country to the other have money, and to a great extent they are using fresh fruits as substitutes for the heavier articles of diet. Some idea of the market which awaits the citrus crop at present can be gained from the fact that the California Fruit Growers' Exchange a few days ago received an average of $4.45 per box for eleven carloads of navel oranges. If the crop, including the high-priced and record-breaking production of lemons, should average $2.50 per box throughout the season, it would amount to $1.55 per car, which would bring in $50,000,000 at the present low-tonnage estimate. From $5 to $12 per box for lemons is not an impossible return, especially in certain seasons, and the gigantic lemon yield may be expected to greatly support the box average of the orange sales. Porterville and Lindsay, the orange centers of Tulare county, were first of thousands of dollars expended for labor. The Women's Land Army will find abundant outlet for energy in the orange and lemon packing-houses. Thousands of men can obtain employment as pickers. MORE TRUCK COMPANIES APPLY FOR PERMITS Supervisors Will Hear Petition of Two Lines Next Tuesday The hearing on the application of Pacific Highway Express, Inc., for a permit to operate a freight transportation motor truck line between Los Angeles and Santa Ana, was set by the supervisors for December 17, 1918, at 10 A.M. The hearing on the application of Highway Transportation Company for a permit to operate an express and freight transportation line between Los Angeles and Santa Ana was continued to December 17, 1918, at 10 A.M. The county auditor was directed to cancel warrant No. 6475, allowed August 6, 1918, for $3.00 in favor of Santa Ana Steam Laundry Company, the same being a duplicate. The district attorney was requested to furnish a written opinion as to the legality of the payment of premiums by the county on bonds of township officials. Supervisor Struck was authorized to sell the Krough Pump No. 2 at the county park. The deed from the Union Oil Company for right of way known as the Sievers road, was accepted, and same declared a county road, subject to acceptance of an additional twenty foot strip adjacent to the above, by the city of Brea. A deed from the Union Oil Company for a right of way for a portion of the Brea-Olinda road was accepted, and declared a county road. No bids having been received for concessions at the county park, the chairman appointed Supervisor Struck as a committee to employ a custodian of the county park at a salary not to exceed $75 per month, said custodian to take charge on January 1, 1919. The application of Olinda Bus Line for permit to operate passenger automobile service between Anaheim and Brea, was granted. A fumingating license was ordered issued to Modern Fumigating Company, and spraying licenses to Jesse C. Mitchell and W. F. Heiden, on recommendation of the horticultural commissioner. Warrant No. 9691 allowed November priced and record-breaking production of lemons, should average $2.50 per box throughout the season, it would amount to $1.55 per car, which would bring in $50,000,000 at the present low-tonnage estimate. From $5 to $12 per box for lemons is not an impossible return, especially in certain seasons, and the gigantic lemon yield may be expected to greatly support the box average of the orange sales. Porterville and Lindsay, the orange centers of Tulare county, were first again this year to get their navel crop into the market. These districts always begin picking from six to eight weeks earlier than the districts south of the Tehachepi. Porterville and Lindsay oranges were rumbling along on their way to Philadelphia and Boston before November 15 this year, and they reached at least a dozen big eastern cities for the Thanksgiving trade. The growers of Tulare county will get at least $150,000 for the oranges they ship before Christmas. Southern California citrus districts are beginning to gather in the golden fruit a little earlier this season than heretofore. As a rule the December pick in Los Angeles county is less than twenty-five carloads, but this month the packing associations are planning to start at least fifty carloads toward market. They are able to do this because the navels appear to be ripening earlier than usual, especially in the foothill districts. The fruit is of good size, excellent color and splendid quality. Up near the foothills along the Pomona Valley some of the earliest orange picking has been started. R. L. Knox, general manager of the San Antonio Fruit Exchange at Pomona, stated a few days ago that navels which conformed to the government sweet and sour test would be gathered in scattering groves around Pomona this week and next. It is possible that exceed $75 per month, said custodian to take charge on January 1, 1919. The application of Ollinda Bus Line for permit to operate passenger automobile service between Anaheim and Brea, was granted. A fumingating license was ordered issued to Modern Fumigating Company, and spraying licenses to Jesse C. Mitchell and W. F. Heiden, on recommendation of the horticultural commissioner. Warrant No. 9691 allowed November 19, 1918, for $11.45 in favor of the Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co., was ordered can-Tax sales Nos. 207 and 1017 of the year 1917, and No. 1552 of the year 1915, were ordered cancelled, the same being erroneous sales. A deed for right of way from Valencia avenue easterly 2½ miles to Yorba Linda was accepted, and was declared to be a county road. The assessment on certain lots in Corona Del Mar assessed to Hellman Savings Bank in Vol. 10, pages 129 and 130, and assessment on lot 150x250 ft. in Sec. 12-5-10 assessed to Frank Baum in Vol. 1, page 30, 1918 taxes, were ordered cancelled, the same being erroneous assessments. The purchasing agent was authorized to advertise the Fairbanks-Morse road engine and old county ambulance for sale, said sale to be held at the south door of the court house on December 17, 1918, at 11 A.M. Justine Whitney, county recorder, was given a leave of absence from the state for 30 days commencing December 14, 1918. The clerk was directed to advertise for sale certain property deeded to the county of Orange by Ellias Hadley and Ruth Hadley, his wife, on June 29, 1915, said property being no longer needed by the county, said sale to be made at public auction on December 17, 1918, at 11 A.M., at the south door of the court house. THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES An added significance is given the Rose Tournament at Pasadena New Year's day by reason of the fact that the gorgeous floral pageant is to be combined with an impressive peace celebration, in which all Southern California will participate. It is to be called the Victory Tournament of Roses. In the morning will be the colorful parade of flowers, on a grander scale than ever dreamed of in the past. In the afternoon comes a football game for the army and navy championship of the country. The Great Lakes team, champions of the East, will meet the best team on the Pacific coast. Just which team is the best will not be known until December 21, when the final game in an elimination series now being staged, will be played. The brilliant Rose Tournament ball in the evening will bring to a grand climax festivities of the day. It is one of society's big events of the year, conducted along democratic lines, and all Pasadena's guests on Tournament day will be welcome at the evening celebration. Southern California communities are welcoming the opportunity to be represented in the morning parade by floral floats, and indications are that the civic division will be longer this time than at any of the preceding tournaments. Before the war ended the rose festival was planned as a special entertainment for the army and navy, and while its scope has been greatly enlarged with the ending of the war, our soldiers and sailors still will be honored guests. This will be the thirteenth annual Rose Tournament. Originally started as a community affair, the event has international fame and is the Mexicans, from among whom the majority of the deaths came. The reports from all parts of the county show that the epidemic is not yet near an end, there being more cases among white people in some localities than since the epidemic started. Following is the death report: Santa Ana, 33; adjacent territory, 87; Orange, 4; adjacent territory, 16; Fulledon and vicinity, 14; Newport Beach, 2; Anaheim and Yorba, 28; Huntington Beach and Alamitos, 14; Stanton, 1; Brea, 1; total, 200. There is no one central point in the county at which an accurate death report can be obtained for the county. Eventually the reports all get to the office of the State Board of Health in San Francisco. There are at least ten offices in Orange county that are authorized to receive death reports. Every death that occurs inside the city limits of Santa Ana must be reported to the city clerk's office. Deaths around and south of Santa Ana, not including Orange and Newport Beach townships, are recorded at the office of the county recorder. City clerk at Orange, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Stanton, Anaheim, Fullerton and Brea receive reports, some of them from their city areas only, while others include a lot of outside territory. Huntington Beach receives Huntington Beach and Los Alamitos township reports, while Anaheim's city clerk gets the reports for Anaheim and Yorba township. Fullerton has a large area outside the city. Orange gets Orange township, but most of the deaths at the county hospital are recorded with the county recorder. Each city clerk is "supposed" to make a copy of each death report that is filed with him and send that copy to the office of the county recorder. In the effort to reduce infant mortality the German authorities have undertaken three schemes—maternity grants, increased work in welfare centers for women and children, and special provision of suitable food for expectant or nursing mothers and for young children. STATE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS The California State Civil Service Commission announces the following examinations to be held in the near future. Requests for further information and for application blanks should be made at an early date. Engineer, state corporation department, $3,000 a year. Examiner, state corporation department, $1,800 to $3,000 a year. Director, bureau of child hygiene, state board of health, $3,000 a year. Auditor (senior and junior), $1,200 to $2,400 a year and expenses. Chief clerk (men and women), $1-200 to $2,100 a year. Druggist, $1,260 a year with maintenance. Senior and junior bookkeeper, $900 to $2,100 a year. Stenographer and typist (men and women), $900 to $1,800 a year. General clerk (men and women), $600 to $1,200 a year. Messenger (boys and girls), $300 to $750 a year. Electrician and electrical foreman, prevailing wage. Belt railroad positions: a day Locomotive Eng. (promotional)...$6.15 Switchman...5.60 Locomotive fireman...4.75 Section hand...3.60 Application blanks and further information regarding the examinations listed above may be secured from the market. It's a demand, and no supply is great. ORANGE It is said O'RANGE will not be on Pimento peppers at the big ranch son at Schriffington Beach. The Von Schriffington beach now enjoys the largest acclimatization United States per business as anything. There is being enormous cross acres of rich thousand acres to and 200 product that is 50 acres off. The Pimentel seven tons tractored for by house, which same. The I/O 000 acres, these The 200 acres 1½ tons to this ton. The fifth brought $50 a year. This is one farming property county can be market. It's a demand, and no supply is great. BAR America's will wait upon national relations. the civic division will be longer this time than at any of the preceding tournaments. Before the war-ended the rose festival was planned as a special entertainment for the army and navy, and while its scope has been greatly enlarged with the ending of the war, our soldiers and sailors still will be honored guests. This will be the thirteenth annual Rose Tournament. Originally started as a community affair, the event has become internationally famous, and is a Southern California institution in which every community from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border has an intimate interest. Through it the world at large has come to know that in this favored land flowers bloom outdoors in mid-winter. INFLUENZA FATALITIES Two hundred people in Orange county have died of influenza or pneumonia following influenza, during the last two months, according to figures compiled Saturday. Reports show that the first two weeks of the epidemic brought the heaviest death reports, a better understanding of the disease, no doubt, causing later cases to be less severe. Currnet reports indicate the epidemic has about run itself out among Huntington Beach receives Huntington Beach and Los Alamitos township reports, while Anaheim’s city clerk gets the reports for Anaheim and Yorba township. Fullerton has a large area outside the city. Orange gets Orange township, but most of the deaths at the county hospital are recorded with the county recorder. Each city clerk is "supposed" to make a copy of each death report that is filed with him and send that copy to the office of the county recorder. The word "supposed" covers the situation, for the instruction is not mandatory and only a few of the city reports for the last six weeks have reached the county recorder's office. The reports for the county as given herewith have been secured from the city clerks and the county recorder. DECREASED BIRTH RATE A decrease in Germany's live births from 1,839,000 in 1913 to 1,103,000 in 1916—a falling off of 40 per cent—is revealed by figures compiled from German sources by the British local government board and published in the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. During the same period the decrease in the number of live births in England and Wales was 10.9 per cent. SOME BEAN GROWERS WORRY OVER PRICES Bean growers are very much incensed over present prices of their product, due in large measure to the sudden ending of the war, says the Los Angeles Examiner. The government's action in curtailing food supplies for the near as well as distant future comes in for criticism in some quarters, although the government was not always a heavy buyer of all kinds of beans. Bean growers were banking on getting as high as 12 cents a pound for their crops. The fact of the matter is that now they cannot realize more than 6 cents for some varieties. Many have large supplies still on hand, despite the fact that they could have disposed of the crops in advance at handsome profits. However, many wanted more than the contractors were willing to pay. Others disposed of their crops at profitable figures. Growers claim they have been treated unfairly. They say they were encouraged to increase their acreage in beans with hte understanding that the government would take a certain supply that would insure the prices far in advance of the present ones. Many growers say they were assured prices would be paid around 10 cents or more a pound. At present there is no demand for most kinds. The question of price does not enter into the problem. Some growers with large supplies of beans on hand became panicky and dumped consignments at a very low figure, so low, in fact, they are not And there is a disposition on the part of the Christmas shopper to buy useful articles. Nothing is more useful than shoes, and we have a stock for your selection that is complete. SHOES FOR MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN Of the best makes and latest styles. A pair of Slippers is a most acceptable Christmas present. We can suit you in either FELT OR LEATHER SLIPPERS Dont delay in making your purchases but come in and make your selections now. JOE LAUTENBACH Cor. Lemon and Center ANAHEIM Many growers say they were assured prices would be paid around 10 cents or more a pound. At present there is no demand for most kinds. The question of price does not enter into the problem. Some growers with large supplies of beans on hand became panicky and dumped consignments at a very low figure, so low, in fact, they are not making the price public. The acreage was a record-breaker. Los Angeles county, for example, this season had nearly 77,000 acres in beans, which are pretty nearly all harvested at this time. Of this acreage, the San Fernando Valley had a fair slice. Late estimates show a yield of 35,000,000 pounds for this district. The yield averaged ten to twelve sacks to the acre, or 350,000 sacks for the section. Where Henderson or bush beans are selling for $11 to $12 a sack, there is no market for teparys. Growing beans call for some capital. W. J. Petit, of Van Nuys, had 1,000 acres. For sacks he paid out $5,000 and for threshing $10,000. Such items as these call for spot cash—the grower can wait for his money after he gets his crop into the warehouse—and then take chances on the market. Just now there is no market. Two years ago white beans climbed from $5 a sack to $15. The crop was short and stocks were held by a few operators who plunged and won. A. G. Martin said the market might brighten up if the government would lift the ban on prices and profits. "You can't get a broker or speculator to invest with the restrictions of 7 per cent profit, when the risks are as great as now. Despite the claims made by some bean growers, I personally know the government made no promises of prices to stabilize the market. It's a question of supply and demand, and at war-time prices, the supply is greater than the demand." ORANGE COUNTY PEPPERS It is said Orange county leads the world in the production of chili and Pimento peppers. And this statement will not be doubted when one visits the big ranch of I. M. Von Schriltz and son, at Schriltz station, on the Huntington Beach P. E. line. The Von Schriltz ranch is one of the big propositions of the county, and just now enjoys the distinction of having the largest acreage of any ranch in the United States set to peppers. The pepper business is about as remunerative as anything, when the expense of cultivation is taken into consideration. There is being harvested this year an enormous crop of peppers from 1,200 acres of rich land on this ranch. One thousand acres was planted to Pimentos, and 200 acres to chilies. Another product that deserves special mention is 50 acres of Refugee beans. The Pimento peppers will run about seven tons to the acre, and were contracted for by a Los Angeles packing house, which paid $32 a ton for the same. The Pimento peppers from 1,000 acres, therefore, brought $224,000. The 200 acres of Chill peppers yielded 1½ tons to the acre, and sold for $300 a ton. The fifty acres of Refugee beans brought $50 an acre. This is only one of the many big farming propositions of which Orange county can boast. BAKER'S REPORT America's military needs and policy will wait upon determination of international relations by the Paris conference work, General Pershing pointed out he had to rely on the French for tanks and airplanes and much artillery. OFFICIAL FIGURES Governor William D. Stephens was elected governor for the new term beginning in January by a majority of 136,358 votes over Theodore Bell of Napa, Cal., his leading opponent, according to official figures made public by Frank C. Jordan, secretary of state. U. S. Webb, re-elected attorney general, received the highest vote of any candidate, 480,981. Friend W. Richardson, state treasurer, was second; Frank C. Jordan, secretary of state, third; W. S. Kingsbury, surveyor general, fourth, and John S. Chambers, state controller, fifth among the highest. The vote for governor was: Stephens, 387,547; Roser, 29,003; Bell, 251,187; Rolph, 20,605. The vote for associate justices of the state supreme court was: Lennon, 317,725; Lorigan, 275,650; Wilbur, 401,680. For state superintendent of public instruction: Hyatt, 254,709; Wood, 295,949. In the three congressional districts where there were contests the results were as follows: Seventh—Barbour, republican, 83,-476; Hawson, democrat, 30,745. Eighth—Hayes, republican, 27,641; Hersman, democrat, 31,167. Ninth—Flowers, republican, 31,689; Randall, prohibition-democrat, 38,782. The state legislature, according to the official vote, will have the following party representation: Senate members: Republicans, 30; democrats, 9; independent, 1. Assembly members: Republicans, 66; democrats, 14. 1½ tons to the acre, and sold for $300 a ton. The fifty acres of Refugee beans brought $50 an acre. This is only one of the many big farming propositions of which Orange county can boast. BAKER'S REPORT America's military needs and policy will wait upon determination of international relations by the Paris conference. Secretary of War Baker's annual report, held this course necessary, though he advised that the year's experience had strengthened his view that the draft was "a swift, effective and accurate means of securing the military strength necessary for the conduct of a great war." Baker advocated special schools to supplement West Point and pointed to the country's need for special training in aircraft, chemical warfare, statistics and reports. Attached to Baker's report was a report of General Pershing in which he declared the deeds of American officers and men were "immortal." 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