anaheim-gazette 1919-08-07

JUNE'S EXPORTS LARGEST IN HISTORY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ASTONISHED WHEN TOTAL FIGURES ARE KNOWN Two Hundred Million Dollars Greater Than Highest Previous Record. —Year's Aggregate Three Times that of 1914. Figures on exports for June, showing a total of $200,000,000 in excess of the record month in the history of the country, have staggered government officials. While it was realized that exports were climbing by leaps and bounds, even the Department of Commerce experts, who tabulated the statistics, were not prepared for the tremendous showing indicated by the figures. The June exports totaled $918,000,000, as against $484,000,000 in June, 1918. The record month previously was in April of this year, when the total was more than $700,000,000. The June figures bring the total for the fiscal year, ending June 30, up to the huge sum of $7,225,000,000, as compared with $5,920,000,000 for from $29,000,000 in May to $13,000,000 in June, but increased rom $139,000,-000 for the fiscal year 1918 to $301,-000,000 for 1919. AFTER THE SQUIRRELS The days of a considerable number of squirrels in the section west of the Santa Ana river are numbered. G. W. Wardwell, deputy county horticultural commissioner in charge of rodent control, is mailing out notices to owners of property in the districts centering around Cypress and Stanton, calling upon them to take action in the matter of squirrel extermination. Wardwell has been operating in the southern and northern parts of the county and through meeting with cooperation with property owners large numbers of the rodents have been done away with. He is finding it necessary to mail notices in the present instance because of the fact that many ranchers in the section west of the river are non-residents. The property owners are widely scattered. In one instance a notice had to be sent to Georgia. Those receiving notices must begin to put out poisoned barley or other exterminator within fifteen days of receipt of notice, otherwise Wardwell will do the work and a lien will be put on the property by the county to pay the costs. NATIONAL FOREST RECEIPTS Better than four million dollars was collected on the National Forests of the West during the fiscal year just ended, according to the annual statement just issued by the U.S. Forest Service. the statistics, were not prepared for the tremendous showing indicated by the figures. The June exports totaled $218,000,000, as against $484,000,000 in June, 1918. The record month previously was in April of this year, when the total was more than $700,000,000. The June figures bring the total for the fiscal year, ending June 30, up to the huge sum of $7,225,000,000, as compared with $5,920,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. This is more than three times the exports for 1914, the last normal year. Exports since the signing of the armistice are estimated at about $5,000,000,000. The excess of exports over imports for the fiscal year 1919 was $4,129,000,000, against $3,000,000,000 the previous year and less than $500,000 in 1914. Imports for June were valued at $293,000,000, a falling off from the total of $329,000,000 recorded for May, but an increase over the $260,000,000 for June of the previous year. Total imports for the fiscal year just closed are placed at $3,096,000,000, as against $2,946,000,000 for 1918. The June export figures made a deep impression upon Secretary of Commerce Redfield when they reached his desk. He stated that the significance in the figures as respects the financing of these exports and the monumental task confronting the nation should be sufficient to bring the country to a realization of a crucial situation. "I am frankly shocked by these figures," said Secretary Redfield. "There might be a little tendency to exult over them, but the real significance is a deeper one and more of a serious nature." "The figures involve a tremendous responsibility and opportunity. Some of our bankers see what is necessary in the financing of these exports, but others have not yet waked up to it. When I saw these figures I wondered if we had the vision to grasp the situation. "The United States of America is ahead of its financial and commercial leaders. We are loaded with wealth. We have got gold, goods, credits, and equipment, everything the world wants. The world is starving for what we have. "I have the case of Poland before me now. Poland has 5000 miles of cept of notice, otherwise well will do the work and a lien will be put on the property by the county to pay the costs." NATIONAL FOREST RECEIPTS Better than four million dollars was collected on the National Forests of the West during the fiscal year just ended, according to the annual statement just issued by the U.S. Forest Service here. The sale of timber to operating concerns netted approximately one and one-half million dollars; owners of sheep and cattle paid nearly one and three-fourths millions for permits to graze their stock under government supervision on the forests; while in the neighborhood of one hundred thousand dollars was received from the water power interests, and a like sum from leases for such miscellaneous purposes as summer home sites, apiaries, fur farms, summer resorts, etc. One-quarter of the total receipts—slightly better than one million dollars—is to be returned by the Federal Government to the States within which National Forests are located and will be made available for road and school purposes. California contributed $521,255.30 to the total, and the State should receive for apportionment to the various counties, some $140,000. CAMOUFLAGING TAX RATE We learn that our neighbors in Riverside county are appealing to the State Board of Equalization to double their county assessment, which is coupled with the promise on the part of the supervisors to cut the tax rate in two. That operation always suggests to us the individual who sought to lift himself over the fence by pulling on his own bootstraps. They offer fine argument that a low tax rate looks good, but the taxpayer very quickly finds out whether it merely looks good or is really good. Our friends in Riverside will be paying just as much real taxes if they double their assessment and halve the rate. However, its their rate and they must pay it, and perhaps they will observe that really it doesn't concern us over here in San Bernardino. Which is true. But we'll register a small wager that the contemplated move is not consummated, for if it were generally popular the The lease of Cities and a half years is chased and he has days in which to dispose of his stock probably with retire from business rest before deciding again locate. Just as soon as building will be ready already been new owners. A pair separating the basement store. New structured and the tree. The Masons were room on the second new building is on room will be made ments. The new session immediate floor over the juices and will immediately rooming house, we lieve the congestion regarding situations. The Smiths were liformia banks. S. ager of the Capital Sacramento for a decided to start and took an auto state looking for it listed a large number arrived in Full impressed with perous condition munity that they further. This family has $55,000 in the two and with the option will be important development of the "After traveling state several times we chose F community, not o standpoint but as home," said S. W glad that the deal we can get busy all ready and will Then as soon as cate-things will expect to have ready for business least." "The United States of America is ahead of its financial and commercial leaders. We are loaded with wealth. We have got gold, goods, credits, and equipment, everything the world wants. The world is starving for what we have. "I have the case of Poland before me now. Poland has 5000 miles of railroad and no cars or locomotives. Poland wants cars and locomotives from us, but some means must be provided by which they can be paid for. Whoever gets that business will keep it for all time because there cannot be a mixing of standards in railroad equipment. Have our manufacturers and bankers got the vision to handle the situation? "The world has had made in it an enormous commodity vacuum. We have used up in war vast quantities of commodities, and at the same time we stopped millions of men from producing. The world is literally starving not only for commodities, but for means to buy them because the destruction of wealth has destroyed credit. "In that position we have the commodities and the credits. Are we big enough for the job? "This country was never so wealthy as today. Here is the call of the world to America just as truly as when the Germans were forty miles from Paris." The Department of Commerce figures made public show that the removal of war-time restrictions caused a decided increase in the exports of gold, from less than $2,000,000 each in April and May, to $83,000,000 in June. Gold exports for the fiscal year amounted to $117,000,000 against $191,000,000 for 1918. Exports of silver fell off good, but the taxpayer very quickly finds out whether it merely looks good or is really good. Our friends in Riverside will be paying just as much real taxes if they double their assessment and halve the rate. However, its their rate and they must pay it, and perhaps they will observe that really it doesn't concern us over here in San Bernardino. Which is true. But we'll register a small wager that the contemplated move is not consummated, for if it were generally popular the Riverside assessor would have made the increase, without the suggestion of asking for action at Sacramento. However, the news does serve to uncover some unusual figures. We observe that Chairman T. H. Flaherty of the Board of Supervisors is concerned because the assessment of Orange county has been multiplied by three in a few years, while Riverside's has not grown materially, and it started us into the figures. In 1909, the absestment of Riverside county was $30,669,885. San Bernardino county was $45,379,872 and Orange county was $31,936,637. In 1918 the tenth assessment thereafter, Riverside county was credited with an assessment of $38,322,171. San Bernardino with $73,713,985 and Orange county with $81,678,936. That there should be such a disparity as that we can hardly believe. Riverside's assessment has increased less than thirty per cent, San Bernardino's has increased seventy per cent, and Orange county's figures are up 160 per cent. No small part of the latter is due to its wealth in its oil wells, although Orange county is marvelously rich in every way, and has more diversified interests and a greater variety of products than any southern, or for that matter, any county in the state. Without much doubt the Riverside figures ought to be lifted some, if they ANOTHER BANKING HOUSE OPENING AT FULLERTON Smith Family Investing Heavily in Our Sister City. The purchase of the Masonic building at the corner of Spadra and Amerige avenue will result in a bank with a capital of $50,000 opening within sixy days, which will be the latest addition to the financial institutions of Fullerton. Details of the purchase, which have been under consideration for the past ten days, have just been completed. The new owners, five Smiths, composed of father, three sons and a nephew, became owners of the building, the consideration being $35,000. The building is a two-story brick with a frontage of fifty feet on Spadra and 130 feet on Amerige avenue. The tenants at present are the Curtis Cash store, the Fullerton Department store and the Baldwin Junk store. The two latter will not be disturbed, the department store lease has some two and a half years yet to run, and the junk store has seven months. The lease of Curtis, which has two and a half years yet to run, was purchased and he has been given thirty days in which to vacate. Curtis will dispose of his stock as soon as possible, probably within two weeks, and retire from business and take a year's rest before deciding where he will again locate. Just as soon as Curtis vacates, the uniform, free from insect and fungous pests, rots, bruises, frost injury, sunburn or other defects. They must have a sugar content of not less than 17 per cent Balling scale all varieties except Emperor, Gross Colman and Cornichon, which must test at least 16 per cent. Sweet potatoes must be uniform free from pests, rots, other serious defects, uniform layers. Walnuts, uniform, free from insects, sunburn or other serious defects. The apple standardization act is a separate act. It provides that California Fancy grades shall be well grown, mature, one variety, hand picked, stems retained (except Gravensteins may be packed as California Fancy with stems removed), well colored, normally shaped, uniform in size. (A variation in size not to exceed three-eighths inch, measured through widest portion of cross section shall be allowed. No apples less than two and one-quarter inches when measured in like manner shall be allowed in "California Fancy" grade, except Lady and Winesap apples, when the smallest size shall be two inches). Well packed, free from pests and diseases, (three per cent of any one defect not to exceed ten per cent total defects shall be allowed), free from visible rot, dry rot, Baldwin spot, insect bites, bruises, frost marks, sunburn and other defects. "B" grade requirements the same excepting retained stems not required neither does the well-colored provision stand. Insect blites which have healed in the process of maturing and which do not cause serious deformity, and slightly misshapen apples shall be permitted and slightly frost-marked out shortly. This is said to be an impossibility, however, as the new car will not be out for another year, at least. GETTING RID OF SCRUBS The Farm Bureau would be rid of the scrub bull, and would have owners of cows in Orange county breed their cows to pure bred bulls. The latest project put under way by the Farm Bureau is a bull association. Concerning it and its value, the Farm Advisor has issued the following: "Bull associations, though few in number, wage eternal warfare on the scrub." The scrub bull has done much damage in this country. He is worse than worthless. He lowers the production of all future generations of the the department store lease has some two and a half years yet to run, and the junk store has seven months. The lease of Curtis, which has two and a half years yet to run, was purchased and he has been given thirty days in which to vacate. Curtis will dispose of his stock as soon as possible, probably within two weeks, and retire from business and take a year's rest before deciding where he will again locate. Just as soon as Curtis vacates, the building will be remodeled, plans having already been decided upon by the new owners. A partition will be put in separating the bank from the department store. New vaults will be constructed and the front remodeled. The Masons will occupy the front room on the second floor until their new building is completed, when this room will be made over into apartments. The new owners come into possession immediately of the second floor over the junk store at the rear and will immediately fit it up as a rooming house, which will serve to relieve the congested condition prevailing regarding sleeping accommodations. The Smiths were interested in California banks, S. W. Smith being manager of the Capital National Bank at Sacramento for several years. They decided to start a bank of their own and took an auto trip through the state looking for a location. They visited a large number of cities and finally arrived in Fullerton. They were so impressed with the resources and prosperous condition of this city and community that they decided not to look further. This family has already invested $55,000 in the two buildings in the city and with the opening of their bank will be important factors in the development of the city and community. "After traveling up and down the state several times looking for a location, we chose Fullerton as the best community, not only from a business standpoint but as a place to make our home," said S. W. Smith, "and I am glad that the deal is finally closed and we can get busy. I have the charter all ready and will file it immediately. Then as soon as Mr. Curtis can vacate things will move rapidly and I expect to have the bank open and ready for business in sixty days at least." FORD BUYING OUT PARTNERS Unusual interest will attach to the publication of the annual statement of the Ford Motor Car Company at the end of the fiscal year, July 31. The purchase of the minority stock by the Ford family removes all obstacles in the path of great expansion plans of which have been under consideration for several years, and Mr. Ford now has free rein, not only in the motor car end of his giant enterprises, but in the blast furnace project in the River Rouge district, also. Dodge Brothers, original stockholders in the Ford Company, bitterly opposed Ford's expansion policy, as well as his annual price reduction policy, and won their point in the matter of per cent total defects shall be allowed), free from visible rot, dry rot, Baldwin spot, insect bites, bruises, frost marks, sunburn and other defects. "B" grade requirements the same excepting retained stems not required neither does the well-colored provision stand. Insect bites which have healed in the process of maturing and which do not cause serious deformity, and slightly misshapen apples shall be permitted and slightly frost-marked or sunburned apples shall be allowed. "C" grade exemptions are that they need not be so well grown nor hand picked nor stems retained nor well colored nor uniform in size and pack nor free from bruises, frost marks dirt, etc. An exception will be made of bruises and other defects necessarily caused in packing. Stamps designating grade may be purchased from state commission of horticulture at one-half cent each. State inspectors are paid from fund accruing from sale of these stamps. When state stamps are not used the same grade requirements must be met and boxes stamped with proper grade in letters not less than one-half inch high. A variation of five apples more or less than the number stated shall be allowed. If variety is unknown to the packer the statement "variety unknown" must appear on the box. Apples which do not conform with the packing requirements may be sold in bulk to by-products factories or consigned to a packer for packing. SHOULD PAY DAMAGES TO THE HIGHWAYS District Attorney West Thinks Those Who Use Heavy Trucks Should be Taxed. On the principle that "he who dances must pay the fiddlers," District Attorney L. A. West is making investigations that may result in the county demanding a tax from individuals, firms and corporations who are operating trucks over the boulevards or Orange county and raking in shekels in a commercial enterprise. District Attorney West is inaugurating a move that may extend to all parts of the state, and one that probably my bring results through state legislation. Trucks and the loads they haul to 1919 STANDARDIZATION CHART A chart summarizing, or giving at a glance, the provisions of the 1519 standardization law has been prepared by the state commission of horticulture. From it we give: All fruits, except oranges, must be mature but not overripe, well colored for variety and locality, virtually uniform in quality, free from rots, bruises, and sunburn, and must be uniform as to size. In addition they must approximate the same numerical count in each layer. Oranges must be free from insect and fungous pests, virtually free from frost injury or other serious defect. Sugar content (soluble solids) eight parts to one of acid and 25 per cent yellow or orange color before picking; substantially colored (75 per cent color) before picking if test is less than eight to one. Almonds must be virtually uniform in quality, free from insect and fungous pests, and free from other serious defects. Berries must be mature but not overripe, virtually uniform in quality, free from insect and fungous pests, free from rots, sunburn or other serious defects, uniform as to size. Onions must be uniform in quality, virtually free from insect and fungous pests, rots, other defects, and same numerical count in each layer. Grapes not overripe, well colored, Those whose stock was acquired are John F. and Horace E. Dodge, each 1000 shares, for which they received $12,500,000 on an original investment of $10,000, besides benefitting to the extent of approximately $10,000,000 in previous dividends; J. W. Anderson, 1000 shares, $12,500,000; H. H. Rackham, 999 shares, $12,487,500; David Gray, Philip H. Gray, Paul R. Gray and Alice Gray Kales, each 525 shares, for which each will be paid $6,262,500; Mrs. A. P. Hauss, 20 shares, $250,000; James R. Couzens, Mayor of Detroit, remains a stockholder, retaining 2180 shares, which are now valued at $29.250,000, which, incidentally, originally cost him $1,500. Some surprise was expressed over the fact that Mr. Couzens did not dispose of his holdings, but it is known that although he held a difference of opinion with Mr. Ford on certain matters when he retired from the company, in the main, he has approved of the Ford policy. It is hinted that the company may be able to bring out a car cheaper than the amount named in Mr. Ford's Los Angeles interview, which was placed at approximately $250, but this insinuation cannot be verified. Prospective buyers are anxious to learn something definite under the impression that the new car will be brought District Attorney West is inaugurating a move that may extend to all parts of the state, and one that probably my bring results through state legislation. Trucks and the loads they haul today were not in mind or even thought of when the Orange county good roads were put down. The big trucks with their heavy loads are rapidly breaking down the light pavements. The individuals and firms who are profiting by the providing of good roads by Orange county for their operation are paying nothing toward repairing and maintaining the good roads, further than the state license fee, which the owners of pleasure automobiles have to do also. Just which way would be the best to make the matter a little more equitable, is a point that West has not yet determined for himself. Whether the truck operators should be made to pay a franchise tax, or whether a special tax should be levied on them in the way of county licenses, are the plans under consideration. The county motorcops are now engaged in gathering data that will determine the number of trucks in the county that are being operated strictly on commercial lines—that is where the owners are rendering a service and charging for it. PREPARING FOR CAR DEMANDS Alarmed at the shrinkage of the average carload, with the consequent waste of transportation facilities, officials of the United States Railroad Ad- VICTORY OIL MOTORS SIZES 12 TO 75 H.P. OPERATE ON LOW GRADE FUELS The Bosch High Tension Magneto Insures Starting and Operation. Let us tell you of its Low Cost and demonstrate its Economy in Operation Made and used in California for 5 years Catalogue on Request MITH BOOTH USHER CO ESTABLISHED 1893 THE PUMP AND ENGINE HOUSE OF THE PACIFIC COAST LOS ANGELES GOOD NEWS OUR President’s prolonged visit to the United States in our National Capital has returned to Congress its normal functions, and eventually will place ur manifold and varied business interests OUR President’s prolonged visit to the United States in our National Capital has returned to Congress its normal functions, and eventually will place ur manifold and varied business interests on a peace basis. OUR VOLUME OF BUSINESS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE WAS GREATER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER MONTH DURING THE SEVENTEEN YEARS THAT WE HAVE OPERATED IN FULLERTON—AN INCREASE OF 367% OVER JUNE 1918. ALTHOUGH ALL OUR MANUFACTURERS ARE FAR BEHIND ORDERS, WE CAN MAKE IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES ON BALE TIES, BABY BEET PULLERS, BEAN CUTTERS, BEAN THRESHERS, IRON AGE POTATO PLANTERS, DISC HARROWS, SPRING TOOTH HARROWS, FORKNER LIGHT DRAFT CULTIVATORS, PLOWS AND DRAG HARROWS AND MOLINE UNIVERSAL TRACTORS. FULL LINE OF TRACTOR AS WELL AS HORSE TOOLS. BUY NOW, AND THUS AVOID THE RUSH LATER. WE CAN ALSO MAKE IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES ON USED AUTOMOBILES, AND ARE STOCKING NEW AND USED FORDS AS FAST AS WE CAN GET HOLD OF THEM. WE EXPECT TO DELIVER 400 NEW FORD PLEASURE CARS, SPEEDSTERS AND TRUCKS AND 250 USED FORDS AND AUTOMOBILES THIS COMING FORD YEAR, BEGINNING AUGUST 1ST. PLACE YOUR ORDERS TODAY, AND GET A DELIVERY WHEN YOUR TURN ARRIVES. BUY TODAY WICKERSHEIM Implement Co. FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA SEVENTEEN YEARS IN BUSINESS AND HERE TO STAY ministration have launched a campaign to offset the danger of a car shortage in the West. General Manager J. H. Dyer of the Southern Pacific/Western Pacific lines, explained the situation as follows: “Shippers are relaxing their efforts to preserve the advantages of the full carload, believing apparently that we have a surplus of cars, and that the restoration of peace makes heavy carloading unnecessary. This is an erroneous and dangerous impression. “The demands of peace will equal if not exceed the necessities of war. Much material, stored during the past year or two, is now being absorbed by markets as fast as it can be moved. value of the property of the producing mines having been set by the tax commission at $483,184,526, a sum which happens to coincide very nearly to the gross State assessment, three years ago, on all property. This year there has been a gross raise of about $7,000,000 in the mine assessment on producing properties. Ray Consolidated has been raised $3,000,000; Copper Queen, $5,000,-000, and United Verde, $1,000,000, whereas Inspiration has been dropped $3,000,000 and the Old Dominion a large sum. These changes were based mainly upon period production figures. That prosperity is ahead for the Arizona copper mines is indicated.” West is making may result in the tax from individcorporations who are over the boulevards and raking in shekels enterprise. West is inaugurat- day extend to all and one that prob- results through state loads they haul to and even thought the county good roads one big trucks with are rapidly breaking elements. and firms who are providing of good county for their oper- something toward re- maining the good in the state license of pleasure auto- also. would be the best to a little more equi- at West has not yet himself. Whether the should be made to pay whether a special need on them in the cases, are the plans. horcops are now en- data that will de- der of trucks in the being operated strict- lines—that is where dering a service and ARIZONA'S MINES Again, under this year's valuation, the mines of Arizona will pay more than half the State's taxes, the explained situation as follows: "Shippers are relaxing their efforts to preserve the advantages of the full carload, believing apparently that we have a surplus of cars, and that the restoration of peace makes heavy car- loading unnecessary. This is an erroneous and dangerous impression. "The demands of peace will equal if not exceed the necessities of war. Much material, stored during the past year or two, is now being absorbed by markets as fast as it can be moved. We are moving 500,000 tons of barley out of the State. The fruit crop is one of the heaviest in history. We are confronted with the prospects of an exceptionally heavy movement of all commodities this fall. If the wine grapes are to be moved east, that will mean approximately 28,000 cars additional. "New equipment has not been available during the war. If shippers are to realize the full use of the cars that we have, they must continue to load ten per cent in excess of the marked capacity of cars wherever possible. Our figures show that in June over 2000 cars were wasted due to the fact that there was a falling off in loading of over two tons per car on our lines. This means that shippers were depriving themselves of the use of those 2000 cars. "I earnestly appeal to all shippers to resume at once the full carload which will enable us to move the war crops, for our peace products will exceed those of the past few years, and the world will need them just as badly." The Japanese have killed 361 Korean demonstrators in favor of self-determination of peoples in 41 days. It is a good deal safer to talk about freedom and self-determination in a presidential message than it is in a good deal of the territory dominated by some o fthe powers it is claimed have joined in a covenant to emancipate mankind. The New York Times says the Re- publicans have forgotten what happened in 1916. And the New York Times has forgotten what happened in 1918.