anaheim-gazette 1919-02-20

INSURE CITRUS CROPS AGAINST LOSS BY FROST Senator Lyman King Introduces Bill in Legislature The following bill, providing insurance against loss by frost, has been introduced in the Senate by Senator King, of Redlands, and is now in the hands of the agricultural committee: Section 1. Upon petition of not less than one hundred persons engaged in growing oranges, lemons or grapefruit on a commercial basis within any one supervisorial district in the State of California, the board of supervisors of the county or city and county embracing such supervisorial district may declare that such supervisorial district shall constitute a "frost insurance district." Sec. 2. Upon the formation of such frost insurance district the county assessor shall proceed to assess all citrus-bearing trees within such district and the land upon which such trees are planted for the purpose of providing a fund which shall be known as the "...district frost insurance fund." The tax rate thus established shall not exceed five cents on each one hundred dollars in any one year. Sec. 3. The fund so created shall not be used for any other purpose than that of paying actual losses by frost in such district and the cost of administering this act. Sec. 4. The taxes so levied shall be placed on the regular tax bill and be collected by the county tax collector at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same delinquency penalties as other taxes. Sec. 5. Any taxpayer desiring to benefit by this act shall file with the during the year for which such report is rendered. Sec. 11. A brief financial summary of the transactions of each of said districts showing total collections in each district, the amounts paid to each person insured therein and the balance remaining in each district fund shall be prepared annually by the county auditor and published once in a newspaper of general circulation published within the district, if there be a paper published therein, and if not in a paper of general circulation in the county. Sec. 12. In the event of a freeze of general proportions and wide-spread damage to the extent that the sum in the district insurance fund be insufficient to meet all claims made upon it, the losses sustained in said district by reason thereof shall be paid pro rata; provided, however, that the losses in any case shall be from damage to the crop and not to the trees. Sec. 14. The money in the fund of any such district may be deposited in interest paying banks within the district and interest accruing thereon shall be added to the fund under the appropriate laws of this state. Sec. 14. Any grower whose tax as assessed under the provisions of this act shall become delinquent and be unpaid at the time of the injury sustained by him shall have his taxes paid out of his award. Sec. 15. The business of each frost insurance district organized under this act shall be completed June thirtieth of each year. Sec. 16. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. SAVE PARENT TREES As a result of the skillful surgery of Sec. 4. The taxes so levied shall be placed on the regular tax bill and be collected by the county tax collector at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same delinquency penalties as other taxes. Sec. 5. Any taxpayer desiring to benefit by this act shall file with the inspector hereinafter provided for not more than thirty days after the alleged injury is suffered and before the crop is picked a demand for inspection which shall be substantially as follows: 1. am the owner (agent) of acres of bearing citrus orchard situated. I claim a per cent of loss of crop occurring between 19... You are hereby requested to inspect said crop in accordance with law for the purpose of fixing damages thereon. Sec. 6. The board of supervisors of the county, or city and county, shall appoint an official inspector to hold office at the pleasure of such board whose duty it shall be to investigate all claims arising from damage by frost and determine any damage suffered thereby. He shall receive as full compensation for his services the sum of five dollars per day and his actual travelling expenses for each day he is actually employed, which amounts shall be paid by the county treasurer upon order of the board of supervisors from the district frost insurance fund. Sec. 7. Within fifteen days after receiving notice in writing of any alleged damage suffered by reason of frost, it shall be the duty of the inspector to visit and examine the property claimed to be damaged and he shall determine and fix the loss suffered by frost, if any, which loss, if desired by the owner of the crop, shall not be determined until the fruit has passed through the device known as the "water separator" used for the separating of sound from frost-injured fruit. Sec. 8. The total losses to be paid under the provisions of this act shall not in any one case exceed one hundred dollars per acre. The amount of the award to a grower claiming injury to his crop shall be complete, provided the damage does not evseed one Sec. 15. The business of each frost insurance district organized under this act shall be completed June thirtieth of each year. Sec. 16. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. SAVE PARENT TREES As a result of the skillful surgery of Dr. J. H. Webber, director of the Riverside citrus experiment station, and his assistants, the lives of Riverside's two parent navel orange trees, last year despaired of, will in all probability be saved. It was last summer that the serious condition of these two famous trees began to be noticed. An examination was made of both trees, one standing in the court yard of the Mission Inn, the other at the head of Magnolia avenue, and it seemed doubtful if they would live a year. The plight of the parents of all Southern California's navel oranges was told to the city council by Tree Warden Wright. The council thereupon requested Dr. Webber and his staff to take charge of the ailing trees, and they consented to do so. A scientific test conducted by the staff of the experiment station disclosed that the trees were nearly girdled by dry rot caused by too deep planting. A delicate and a serious operation was deemed necessary if their lives were to be saved. This was performed, and by spring, Dr. Webber states, the trees will probably begin to take on the vitality and freshness of youth. The tree at the Mission Inn was in arched. This was done by planting young orange shoots closely about the base of the parent tree. They were than grafted onto the tree. Delicate bridge grafting was carried on in the case of the Magnolia avenue tree. The upper portion of the tree and the roots were found to be sound. The region between, however, was badly damaged from dry rot. In order to bridge this an orange twig was grafted into the roots, the other end being budded into an upper portion of the tree. "TheThese measures will probably prove successful," said Dr. Webber. "If they do not others will be tried." ALIENS RECOMMENDED TO BECOME CITIZENS Otherwise They May Be Invited to local field. The Amalgam rushing prepare started drilling in the Kraemer lies east of the pany's Travis oil experts to oil prospective oil. The Fullerton on the Travis hard conglomerate drilling is going teresting fact well is that the Company's Kraft actively with the occurrence depth of 1200 ft. The Standard to resume dev Emery lease, p famous Murphy, the Emery pre state's biggest been staked and ing pushed, in commence in a now amking rols a day. The Union chury No. 6 is drilling anywhere depth is near formation still At no time since well commence sands and indi ing of oil. A 4937 feet long feet, and until ed up again t delayed. Much interested in the Land Company Olinda field colors for the ing 2650 feet curring in th commencing to A producer her field south a c at least three well will also Dr. Stark, th e formation placed the stalk. Sec. 8. The total losses to be paid under the provisions of this act shall not in any one case exceed one hundred dollars per acre. The amount of the award to a grower claiming injury to his crop shall be complete, provided the damage does not evseen one hundred dollars and in no event shall a larger sum be paid than the actual market value of the loss. In the event any grower shall be dissatisfied with the award as made to him under the provisions of this section, a board of arbitration shall be appointed by the inspector upon notice from the dissatisfied grower. Such board shall be composed of three members, one member to be appointed by the inspector, one member to be appointed by the grower and the third member to be named by the other two. Their decision shall be final and not subject to review by any court; provided that if the award is upheld by the board of arbitration the appealing party shall pay the costs of the appeal to be assessed at...dollars for each member of such board. If not upheld such costs shall be paid from the district frost insurance fund. Sec. 9. Any losses assessed under the provisions of this act shall be paid by regular county warrants drawn by the board of supervisors on the county treasurer and be payable out of the district frost insurance fund in which the property damaged is situated. Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the inspectors to file a complete report not later than the thirtieth day of June of each year. Such report shall contain a complete statement of the transactions and activities of said inspectors. IN THE OIL FIELD E. J. Munger in Brea Progress. The Amalgamated Oil Company, drilling on the Ibbitson tract, has its No. 1 down 1425 feet, and the drilling is good enough to allow a couple of hundred feet of hole to be made in a week. The General Petroleum Corporation is about to commence drilling on its property adjoining the Standard's Kraemer. A new rig marks the location of the General Petroleum's first venture in the Kraemer field. West of Kraemer No. 2 the Standard has the Anaheim Union well drilling at 3180 feet, and at this depth the formation is shale with no indications of oil sand as yet. Lock No. 1 is also getting deep and not showing any oil sand as yet. The depth of the well is 3050. The Standard Oil Company's Kraemer No. 2 is now drilling at 2525, and every foot of hole reveals better and higher quality oil sand. This well is now looking exceedingly promising, and its completion will witness one of the biggest wells ever brought in the local field. The Amalgamated Oil Company is rushing preparations in order to get started drilling on its Dominguez lease in the Kraemer field. This property lies east of the Fullerton Oil Company's Travis tract, and is regarded by oil experts to be an excellent piece of prospective oil land. The Fullerton Oil Company, drilling on the Travis tract, ran into some very JOIN THE LEAGUE OF THE NATION HELP YOURSELF More than 150 years ago Benjamin Franklin wrote: "Keep your shop and it will keep you." The stamp of greatness is on Franklin's philosophy because it was not alone of his time; it holds for all time. Our ways have changed a bit in the economic life of this republic which the great Franklin helped to build. Nevertheless Franklin's homely saying is as true today and as easy to comply with as it was the day he uttered it. The United States government provides the way. War Savings and Thrift Stamps, conceived as a war measure and now backed by the government as a permanent policy, give every man, woman and child in America the chance to keep shop. Each person is allowed to put $1000 a year into the business— The Amalgamated Oil Company is rushing preparations in order to get started drilling on its Dominguez lease in the Kraemer field. This property lies east of the Fullerton Oil Company's Travis tract, and is regarded by oil experts to be an excellent piece of prospective oil land. The Fullerton Oil Company, drilling on the Travis tract, ran into some very hard conglomerate at 1450, and the drilling is going a little slow. An interesting fact in connection with this well is that the log of the Standard Oil Company's Kraemer No. 2, tallies exactly with the Fullerton well, even to the occurrence of a little gas at a depth of 1200 feet. The Standard Oil Company is about to resume development of the old Emery lease, property adjoining the famous Murphy oil lands. At one time the Emery produced some of the state's biggest wells. Well No. 35 has been staked and the rig building is being pushed, in order that drilling can commence in a few days. This lease is now amking approximately 6000 barrels a day. The Union Oil Company's Bastanchury No. 6 is now the deepest well drilling anywhere in California. The depth is nearing 5000 feet, and the formation still shows only blue shale. At no time since the drilling of this well commenced has it shown any oil sands and indication of gas or a coloring of oil. A string of 4½-inch casing 4937 feet long has just parted at 2300 feet, and until teh pipe can be connected up again the drilling will be held delayed. Much interest is now being manifested in the drilling of the Olinda Land Company's far east well in the Olinda field. This well is showing oil colors for the first time, the depth being 2650 feet. The oil showing is occurring in the shale and the well is commencing to look very encouraging. A producer here will extend the Olinda field south a couple of miles and east at least three miles. Success on this well will also add to the reputation of Dr. Stark, the geologist, who studied the formation of the locality, and placed the stake for the well. The Brea Canyon Oil Company is continuing the drilling of its No. 28, and the formation at 2725 shows as fine during the past week. No. 60 has completed rigging up and made 300 feet. No. 61 is a new location, marked with a rig, as is also No. 62. No. 63 is a new location, being graded for rig site. A string of rods 4000 feet in length have been put in the Union Oil Company's Bastanchury No. 5, and the well is now on the pump. This well was drilled to a depth of 4738 feet, at that point bottom water developed that seemed to hinder the well from producing. At 4600 a bridge was put in and after several attempts to shut off the deep water the feat was accomplished by putting the cement in big sheet iron capsules and depositing at the place desired. A recent exhaustive test shows the water shut off, and it will be only a matter of a few days when this famous old well will be producing. At one time the well flowed at the rate of 400 daily and gave much promise of being a good light oil producer. REDFIELD SUGGESTS MORE WAR "Judging from the remarks of Secretary Redfield, made before the Council of Foreign Relations recently, the United States and its army may yet be in for a high old time, and those who did not get fighting enough may eventually find it in Germany or Russia, or while acting as nurse to what Redfield terms the 'barely born' (probably because not clothed with boundaries) small nations of Europe. The secretary who was a pacifist before the election of 1916, now meets the criticism relative to keeping our troops in Russia by saying: 'We must remember that the possible problems of force are not wholly gone. Germany seems in chaos.' Russia we know is so." Nevertheless Franklin's homely saying is as true today and as easy to comply with as it was the day he uttered it. The United States government provides the way. War Savings and Thrift Stamps, conceived as a war measure and now backed by the government as a permanent policy, give every man, woman and child in America the chance to keep shop. Each person is allowed to put $1000 a year into the business—the business of American government. The business guarantees 4 per cent per annum compounded quarterly. It is the biggest business in the world. One can invest as low as 25 cents. The wonderful thing about it is that the investor helps his country as well as himself. More than 150 years ago Benjamin Franklin wrote: "Keep your shop and it will keep you." The stamp of greatness is on Franklin's philosophy because it was not alone of his time; it holds for all time. Our ways have changed a bit in the economic life of this republic which the great Franklin helped to build. No longer may every man be his own shopkeeper. Most of us help keep some other fellow's shop and a certain element among the assistant shopkeepers have become restless because they have no shop themselves and call themselves I. W. W., Bolsheviks, and other names. Redfield, 'and perhaps it is not wrong to infer that they would argue we have nothing to do with the internal forces of what is to be the new Germany. We have been fighting, however, the battle of freedom against autocracy; are we supposed therefore to have no concern in the battle of freedom against possible anarchy?' He then admishes us to 'consider also that the newly born nations which have been created amid the storm of war are but barely born. Their exact boundaries are in some cases yet undefined, their organization for from complete.' If by all these hints and suggestions Brother Redfield is presenting a program for America and American troops in Europe, then this country is in for an era of trouble and tax-raising, the end of which no man can see, which was certainly not nominated in the bond when our boys were hustled unequipped to meet the Hun, and who fought him for his hellishness and to uphold our rights on the seas. As for the 14 principles, not one out of a thousand soldiers ever read them and that one didn't know what they meant. It might be well for Mr. Redfield to be called upon for an explanation as to whether he has inside information on what it is proposed to do with our troops in Europe, in view of his utterances, and of the fact that the state department refuses to inform the senate of proposed plans. WAR'S COST One hundred and seventy-nine billion dollars represent the total cost of the war to both sides up to January 31, according to official figures obtained at Washington. Of this amount, the en- The Brea Canyon Oil Company is continuing the drilling of its No. 28, and the formation at 2725 shows as fine a looking oil sand as ever occurred anywhere in the local field. Plenty of gas and lots of oil makes the well look like a thousand barrels as it nears completion. No. 31 began showing gas and oil at 1400 feet, and at 1450 the showing continues the same. No. 32, a new well, is grading for a rig site, and will be ready for the rig-builders in a few days. No. 9, an old producer, will go on the redrilling and cleaning out for the purpose of improving the production. On the Murphy lease the Standard Oil Company has fifteen wells under way. These fifteen wells are in all stages of development, from the grade to 600 feet deep. No. 47 is drilling in the oil sand at 4200, and is looking fine. No. 52 shows 3500 feet of hole, and No. 53 is drilling at 4590. No. 54 met with pipe trouble at 1520, and is sidetracking. Nos. 43, 51 and 56 are standing cemented. No. 55 is drilling at 2900. No. 57 shows 3500 feet of hole and drilling. No. 58 is drilling at 2500. No. 59 shows 1700 feet of hole drilled "It is the duty of every American citizen to seek out his friends and acquaintances of foreign birth and prevail upon them, if they wish to remain here, to become citizens." As for the first declaration, there are a good many people who believe Germany is kicking up a disturbance merely in order to befog issues before the peace conference, and that she will settle down to business whenever she sees fit and this may explain Redfield's guarded use of the word 'seems.' There is another healthy portion of the American people who believe that Russia should be permitted to work out her own salvation, or, at least, that it is not up to the United States to restore order in Russia. A good many loyal Americans who have been refused passports to Europe since the president assured us the war was over, must have wondered when they reflected that the authors of Russia's woe, Lenine and Trotsky, were freely accorded passports to Russia, although no secrecy had been observed by them as to the nature of their errand. As for the future of bolshevism, we are apt to have plenty to consider along that line right here at home, without going out of our way to meet it, and democratic coddling of the I.W.W., and similar organizations is largely responsible for the situation fast developing here. Voices are raised indeed to say we have nothing to do with Russia," la- WAR'S COST One hundred and seventy-nine billion dollars represent the total cost of the war to both sides up to January 31, according to official figures obtained at Washington. Of this amount, the entire and the United States expended $119,581,000,000, while the Germanic allies spent $59,500,000,000. The United States was third in the list of the associated powers, expending $18,481,000,000 and lending $7,500,-000,000. Great Britain's financial outlay was the largest, standing at $37,100,000,000; France was second with $27,000,000,-000 and Japan last with $1,000,000,000. 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