anaheim-gazette 1920-01-08

LARGER AGREAGE OF BEETS WILL BE SOWN GROWERS IN COUNTY TO RECEIVE NEARLY $5,000,000 THE COMING SEASON More Beets and Fewer Beans will be Grown, it is Claimed—Good Rain Would have Beneficial Effect on Industry. Beet growers are breaking into the 1920 race with Old Man High Cost of Living with every prospect of gathering in more shekels from their industry than ever in the history of the growth of the ungainly beet in this county. The five sugar factories will have thrown into the laps of farmers and laborers between $4,500,000 and $5,000,000 when they have completed payments on beet deliveries for 1919. The past season was a decidedly off year, and with the prospects of great yield per acre and an even higher price for beets in 1920, the farmers have a roseate year before them. Cash payments by the factory on the 1919 crop today total $13 ton for 15 per cent beets. The crop will avail ORANGE CROP LESS THAN LAST SEASON The California 1919-20 crop of oranges is estimated by the Bureau of Markets as follows: Northern California, 182,000 boxes; Central California, 2,100,000 boxes; Los Angeles county, 6,575,000 boxes; Orange county, 2,625,000 boxes; Riverside county, 1,564,000 boxes; San Bernardino county, 4,148,000 boxes; San Diego county, 128,000 boxes; Ventura county, 194,000 boxes; the State, 17,516,000 boxes. This is less than previous records. This number of boxes will be equivalent to 37,900 cars on the present basis of loading, and represents the estimate as of December 1 for the total production of all varieties, including grapefruit, which will probably amount to 600 or 700 cars. Heavy winds Thanksgiving week blew some little fruit off the trees, and temperatures have been pretty low for oranges in some localities, but on the whole the damage is believed to have been slight. Shipments for the market year closing October 31 and a close estimate on the carry over of Valencias indicate the production of oranges for 1918-19 crop was approximately 18,-500,000 boxes. The lemon crop of 1918-19 exceeded early estimates and shipments now show the total production to have been approximately 3,767,000 boxes. New bearing acreage and older trees, with reasonably fair growing conditions throughout the year, now promise that California will be able to supply the people of the United States with ap- Kentucky ... Maryland ... Oregon ... North Dakota ... South Carolina ... Florida ... Montana ... Alabama ... Maine ... West Virginia ... Louisiana ... Arkansas ... Mississippi ... Idaho ... Utah ... New Hampshire ... Arizona ... Vermont ... Wyoming ... New Mexico ... Delaware ... Nevada WATER COMPANY ADOPTS Many Shares of Stock at the Last Meet Directors of the Am Water Company at Savings, on motion by McFaacky by Beazley, adopted the water rates to go into first, 1920: January and cents per hour per 100 inches; April 80 cents per inch; May and June $ per 100 inches; July, August $1.20 per hour per October $1.00 per hour; December cents per hour. $5,000,000 when they have completed payments on beet deliveries for 1919. The past season was a decidedly off year, and with the prospects of great yield per acre and an even higher price for beets in 1920, the farmers have a roseate year before them. Cash payments by the factory on the 1919 crop today total $13 ton for 15 per cent beets. The crop will average returns of $15 per ton, the larger percentage of the yield being over the 15 per cent base. Final payments have not been made yet. With the sugar price that prevailed last year and the prospects for a still higher price in 1920, and the price of beets based on the selling price of the refined product, farmers who have been growing beets the past year or two are again turning to the cultivation of the vegetables carrying saccharine. The situation is very attractive and in the opinion of many, more money is to be made in the growing of beets than in bean cultivation. Last year everything was against the beet growing industry, with the result that one of the plants of the Holly sugar company in this city did not turn a wheel in the grinding seson. It will be different this year. Fancy prices for beans the year before induced many beet growers to plant beans last season, cutting down the acreage to beets. Light rainfall had its effect also, not only cutting down the acreage but in materially reducing the yield per acre. Many acres of unirrigated lands planted to beets made no showing whatever. Contracts are being offered on the same basis as last year, and are being signed more or less readily. Some are holding off to know which way the wind is going to blow with reference to rain. A good rainfall at this time would add many in deciding whether they want to sign a beet contract for the year. A two-inch rainfall now would be a wonderful incentive to growers to attach their names to documents obligating their acreage to the factories. The price per ton for beets is based entirely on the selling price of the production of oranges for 1918-19 crop was approximately 18,500,000 boxes. The lemon crop of 1918-19 exceeded early estimates and shipments now show the total production to have been approximately 3,767,000 boxes. New bearing acreage and older trees, with reasonably fair growing conditions throughout the year, now promise that California will be able to supply the people of the United States with approximately $5,310,000 boxes of lemons. GREW FAT ON DATES Recently, says the Indio Date Palm, there was killed at the government station, a certain pig that had been running in the date gardens, picking up sundry and numerous immature dates that had been dropping to the ground. It was a harmless diversion the pig had, but the effect on the pig was wonderful to behold. The way that pig did thrive and grow was marvelous. When that pig arrived at the age of fifteen months when all good pigs must go to an accounting, he weighed 409 pounds. The meat thereof was the most delicious that any of the pork epicures of this community ever tasted. AMERICA'S MOTORS With California jumping from fifth to third place, and Illinois slipping back from third to fifth position, some remarkable changes in national automotive registrations for the year 1919 are shown in the first completed nation-wide census just compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. New York State continues to top the list, with Ohio maintaining its second position held last year. The total national registration of the automotive industry shows a gain of 970,465, or slightly less than that of the year before. There are 6,979,593 motor vehicles operating at the present time in the United States. At this time last year there were 6,009,138. That the gain shown by California for 1918-19 crop was approximately 18,500,000 boxes. The lemon crop of 1918-19 exceeded early estimates and shipments now show the total production to have been approximately 3,767,000 boxes. New bearing acreage and older trees, with reasonably fair growing conditions throughout the year, now promise that California will be able to supply the people of the United States with approximately $5,310,000 boxes of lemons. Reports of the superintendent read, and upon accepted and ordered filed. R. E. Thurston and W. of Yorba Linda came behind with regard to their pear near the Yorba reserve meet property owners or superintendent to make it. On motion the following stock were granted: 5 Anna H. Everhardy to A hardy, pledgee for Anna 5 shares from J. Wittn vided, 3 shares to J. V to R. Hein; 5 shares from be divided; 3 shares to A son; 1 share to J. C. Bliss F. W. Sheldon; 20 shares Knutson to be divided; Hunton; 12 to J. Knutson from Stern Realty to 12 time; 3 to W. J. Parson from B. E. Lybarger, pl. W. Parsons to E. E. Lybarger for Margaret B. O'Rourk from H. F. H. Schneider A. M. Wright; 5 shares and Geo. Kadelbach to Ma 11 shares from Alex. J. Ch to Mary E. Claser. Application for trans shares from Frank and Baum, mortgagees for Adeline Lippman to Corr refused; not properly enforced. On motion by Thamer Miller, the oil committee McFadden were given with regard to leasing them and company ground in... Some are holding off to know which way the wind is going to blow with reference to rain. A good rainfall at this time would add many in deciding whether they want to sign a beet contract for the year. A two-inch rainfall now would be a wonderful incentive to growers to attach their names to documents obligating their acreage to the factories. The price per ton for beets is based entirely on the selling price of the refined product by the plants. Payments so far have been on the basis of about 92 cents per pound for the little granulated crystals, and it is conceded that the average will be better than this. Under a 10 cent price, the grower will receive $13.33 per ton for 15 per cent beets, with the increase averaging close to one dollar a ton for each per cent of saccharine contents above the 15 base. At a price of 12 cents per pound for sugar, $16 per ton is the quotation for 15 per cent beets. It is generally believed that the factories will get about 12 cents this year. Planting is now in progress on some of the alkali lands, it having been fully demonstrated that early planting is necessary to the successful production of beets on this character of soil. General planting will be in February. "This is going to be a bonanza year for beet growers, the best in the history of the industry," declared a man prominently identified with the industry in this county. "There is every indication that sugar prices will be high, and with the higher quotations the farmers benefit, by reason of the character of the contract offered—beet prices based on the selling price of sugar." ANAHEIM GAZETTE Kentucky 89,906 Maryland 89,000 Oregon 86,899 North Dakota 82,886 South Carolina 70,956 Florida 67,000 Montana 61,297 Alabama 69,991 Maine 53,420 West Virginia 50,185 Louisiana 50,000 Arkansas 49,445 Mississippi 48,000 Idaho 41,770 Utah 35,130 New Hampshire 30,000 Arizona 28,712 Vermont 26,800 Wyoming 21,370 New Mexico 18,333 Delaware 16,150 Nevada 9,305 WATER COMPANY ADOPTS NEW RATES Many Shares of Stock Transferred at the Last Meeting. Directors of the Anaheim Union Water Company at Saturday's meeting, on motion by McFadden, seconded by Beazley, adopted the following new water rates to go into effect March first, 1920: January and February 40 cents per hour per 100 inches; March and April 80 cents per hour per 100 inches; May and June $1.00 per hour per 100 inches; July, August and September $1.20 per hour per 100 inches; October $1.00 per hour; November 80 cents per hour; December 40 cents per hour. IN THE OIL FIELD (From Brea Progress) The greatest year in the history of the oil industry in Southern California has come to a close. 1919 will be remembered as a year of great achievements in the production and development of petroleum, the opening of new fields, tremendous wildcat activity, and the application of new equipment and methods to the oil industry. Throughout the entire year there was an average of 125 wells drilling. More than a hundred wells were completed and put on production. During the year the average daily production increased from 76,000 to as high as 83,000 barrels. The new wells brought in ranged from 100 barerls to 5000. During the past year three new oil fields were added to the southern field. The bringing in of the Chapman gusher and the opening of the Richfield-Placentia field stands out as the master achievement of the year. Last March this great well came in, making 5000 barrels. Today the well is making more than 2000 barrels and has produced one and a half million barrels of oil for the Union Oil Company. This new field now has eight wells producing an aggregate of 5000 barrels daily. Some fifty wells are drilling. At 1740 feet the Amalgamated Oil Company had a twist off in the Breene well, leaving several joints of drill pipe in the hole. Washing over At 1-5 the menacing bottom water has been successfully shut off and the well is back on production, making 125 barrels. Kraemer 1-6 is drilling at 2435 feet. Lock No. 2 is standing cemented at 4000 feet. On the Kraemer No. 2 tract the Standard now has five wells drilling. Kraemer No. 2-3 is drilling at 1400 feet, 2-4 is testing for water at 2400 feet, 2-5 is drilling at 2725, 2-6 is making hole at 1836, and 2-7 is drilling at 1200 feet. From 100 to 200 feet was made in all wells drilling during the past week, a good record considering the hard formation found on the Kraemer property. Just at the point where the heavy charged oil sand should be showing up, the Union's Chapman No. 3 is drilling in an extremely hard oil sand, can be made. Like the big gusher well, a nice oil sand was struck at 3000 feet. As the drilling advanced this sand became harder and harder. It is believed that this hard sand is a cap under which the richest oil sand in the field will be struck, making Chapman No. 3 a world record gusher. Good time has been made on Chapman No. 5; the well is now standing cemented at 2900 feet. RAILROADS WILL RESUME THEIR CONSTRUCTION WORK Salt Lake May Now Build Its Road Through Anaheim. by Beazley, adopted the following new water rates to go into effect March first, 1920: January and February 40 cents per hour per 100 inches; March and April 80 cents per hour per 100 inches; May and June $1.00 per hour per 100 inches; July, August and September $1.20 per hour per 100 inches; October $1.00 per hour; November 80 cents per hour; December 40 cents per hour. Report of the finance committee was read and approved and warrants ordered drawn in payment of the various demands therein recommended. Reports of the superintendent and treasurer read, and upon motion accepted and ordered filed. R. E. Thurston and W. E. Walker of Yorba Linda came before the board with regard to their property lines near the Yorba reservoir, board to meet property owners on the ground, superintendent to make arrangements. On motion the following transfers of stock were granted: 5 shares from Anna H. Everhardy to Anna H. Everhardy, pledgee for Anna L. Pember; 5½ shares from J. Wittmer to be divided, 3 shares to J. Wittmer; 2½ to R. Hein; 5 shares from J. Mang to be divided; 3 shares to A. W. Williamson; 1 share to J. C. Bliss; 1 share to F. W. Sheldon; 20½ shares from J. Knutson to be divided; 8 to J. D. Hunton; 12½ to J. Knutson; 15 shares from Stern Realty to 12 H. H. Ballentine; 3 to W. J. Parsons; 2 shares from E. E. Lybarger, pledgee for E. W. Parsons to E. E. Lybarger, pledgee for Margaret B. O'Rourke; 10 shares from H. F. H. Schneider, pledgee for A. M. Wright; 5 shares from Lizzie and Geo. Kadelbach to Mary E. Claser; 11 shares from Alex J. Christlieb to 2½ to Mary E. Claser. Application for transfer of two shares from Frank and Josephine Baum, mortgagees for Charles and Adeline Lippman to Cora D. Mathers, refused; not properly endorsed. On motion by Thamer, seconded by Miller, the oil committee and Director McFadden were given power to act with regard to leasing the loading rack and company ground in Placentia. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Superintendent Wallop submitted At 1740 feet the Amalgamated Oil Company had a twist off in the Breene well, leaving several joints of drill pipe in the hole. Washing over the lost pipe is now making some progress. The Amalgamated's Potter No. 1 is drilling in hard sand at 3125 feet. The Clark Oil Company's Wetzel No. 1 has reached a depth of 3565 feet, and aside from showing quite a quantity of gas the well has had no encouragement for oil as yet. Some water is showing up, but it is believed that it is coming from a leak in the pipe. The Fullerton Oil Company's Travis No. 1 is now standing cemented after a third attempt to shut off bottom water. The grade for Travis No. 2 is completed. The Fullerton's Anaheim Union is drilling in sandy shale at 2200 feet. The Getty Oil Company on a twenty-acre tract recently leased from the Heffern Oil Company has a rig almost completed. It is understood that the Getty company is awaiting the outcome of the Heffern sand wash well before starting actual drilling. The General Petroleum is still trying to get the sand cleaned out of Thompson No. 1 and put the well in production condition. The tools were cut back into the hole and cleaning out is down to within two feet of the bottom. No. 2 is drilling in the conglomerate at 1715 feet. Thompson No. 3 is a new well and shows 552 feet in the conglomerate. Yorba 3-1 is drilling on iron at 2972. Stern No. 1 is making hole in the conglomerate at 1750, 90 feet of hole being made in a week's drilling. The Petroleum Development Company's Bradford Bros. No. 1 well is a finished project making 300 barrels of oil for the Union Oil Company. This new field now has eight wells producing an aggregate of 5000 barrels daily. Some fifty wells are drilling. Good time has been made on Chapman No. 5; the well is now standing cemented at 2900 feet. RAILROADS WILL RESUME THEIR CONSTRUCTION WORK Salt Lake May Now Build Its Road Through Anaheim. With the definite announcement from Washington that railroads are to be turned back to private-control on March 1, railroad officials in Southern California have commenced making plans for breaking up united railroads into the units that existed before the government, as a war measure, took charge of the roads. The phase of the return of the railroads to private control of greatest interest here will be the question of railroad building. When a stop was put to competitive railroad construction, plans for the Salt Lake to build through Anaheim to Santa Ana and plans of the Pacific Electric to build from Santa Ana through Tustin to the San Joaquin Fruit Company property and to Irvine were interrupted. Other railroad building projects were also stopped, one being the plan of the P.E.to build a freight line connection from Orange to the S.P.Tustin branch north of Orange. Just how soon after March 1 steps will be taken to carry out the projects that were halted cannot be determined now. In Santa Ana, the Soother Pacific freight and passenger depots will be re-opened to take care of Southern Pacific business. It is expected, too, that the Salt Lake will re-open offices here and will proceed to carry forward its project for building its line into Santa Ana. Most of the right of way had been secured by the Salt Lake condemnation proceedings were started for portions of rights of way, and actual construction in the vicinity of Whittier had been started by the Salt Lake when the government called a halt to all railroad development not necessitated by war needs. The Santa Fe will continue its business in its own denotation... SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Superintendent Wallop submitted the following report for the month: The Honorable Board of Directors of the Anaheim Union Water Co. Gentlemen: The following is my report for the month of December. Supt. and vanjeros ... $1273.00 Oil well salary ... 135.00 Repairs ... 125.00 Yard man ... 94.50 Work on well rig ... 310.50 Construction— Cement ditch flume No. 7 4627.55. Ditch on Bixby ranch ... 511.00 5138.55 Repairs, Orangethorpe avenue 1243.25 Repairs to pumping plants ... 776.10 U.S. Amack, gravel ... 20.00 Cleaning ... 303.25 Work on head gate ... 729.00 Total pay roll ... $10,148.15 Cement account— On hand Dec. 1, 1919 ... 679 sks. Received in December ... 2360 sks. Total ... 3039 sks. Used on main ditch ... 973 sks. Orangethorpe avenue ... 269 sks. Sold to stockholders ... 258 sks. Pumping plant repairs ... 75 sks. On hand Dec. 31st, 1919 ... 1464 sks. 3039 sks. The Petroleum Development Company's Bradford Bros. No. 1 well is a finished project, making 300 barrels of clean oil. This well was completed at 3475 feet, and before going on the beam oil came up in the hole 2500 feet. Bradford Bros. No. 1 is the eighth well completed in the new field, and the Petroleum Development Company is the sixth company to get a producing well in the new field. The Petroleum Development Company's Bradford No. 1 is drilling at 2200, No. 2 at 1500, and Bradford Community No. 1 is standing cemented at 3500 feet. The Petroleum Midway commenced drilling on Yarnell No. 8 a few days ago, and now has five wells drilling Yarnell No. 2 is making hole at 3225 in sandy shale. No. 4 is drilling in the conglomerate at 1700. Yarnell No. 5 is down 1300 feet, No. 6 is a thousand feet deep. At No. 7 the rig is up and locations are made on 9 and 10. Six weeks of drilling has put the Richfield-Yorba down 1675 feet. At the present depth the formation is shale and boulders with occasional oil showings that are quite encouraging. On the original Kraemer property at Yorba Linda the Standard Oil Coma new well. Kraemer 1-4 is bailing to test a water shut off at 2130 feet. The Santa Fe will continue its business, of course, in its own depot, in which, under federal control, the local steam railroad businesses were consolidated. It was learned that railroad officials in Los Angeles are already making plans for re-organization, each road for its own business. Many of the railroad men whose work was disarranged by the consolidations will return to their former positions. Many others have entered into employment along other lines and will not return to railroad work. It is expected that local employees in freight and passenger work so far as practical will be in their old positions. The railroads are expecting to enter into competition for business. Santa Ana, Pomona and a number of other places in Southern California have had actual consolidation of freight as well as passenger businesses. In Los Angeles the freight businesses, while all conducted under federal orders and arrangements, were never actually consolidated in one yard. It is believed now that the railroads will endeavor to maintain a consolidated city ticket office in Los Angeles, where tickets for any of the roads may be obtained. No such consolidated licket office is likely in the smaller cities of Southern California. STATEMENT OF THE ANAHEIM NATIONAL BANK Anaheim, Calif., as of December 31, 1919. RESOURCES Loans $398,914.84 Overdrafts 150.33 United States Bonds 161,400.00 Other Bonds 64,000.00 Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures 25,190.00 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer 2,500.00 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 1,700.00 Other Resources 7,140.84 Cash and Due from Banks 92,232.45 TOTAL $753,228.46 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $50,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 12,003.25 Circulation 50,000.00 Bills Payable with Federal Reserve Bank 20,000.00 DEPOSITS 621,225.21 TOTAL $753,228.46 COMPARATIVE DEPOSITS LIABILITIES Capital Stock ... $ 50,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits ... 12,003.25 Circulation ... 50,000.00 Bills Payable with Federal Reserve Bank ... 20,000.00 DEPOSITS ... 621,225.21 TOTAL ... $753,228.46 COMPARATIVE DEPOSITS March 4, 1919 ... $383,571.25 June 30, 1919 ... $430,188.25 September 12, 1919 ... $484,308.58 November 12, 1919 ... $602,803.11 December 31, 1919 ... $621,225.21 Good Used Cars The fact that we sell more used cars than any other dealer in the county demonstrates that we give good value for money received. Our cars are PRICED RIGHT. COMPARE them with other dealer’s prices! 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In good running condition and has fair rubber. A bargain at $500 1916 Chevrolet Baby Grand Touring. This is a good car and has lots of power. Priced at $600 1914 Studebaker 6 Touring. This car runs fine and is worth $100 more than we ask for it $400 1913 Cadillac 5-passenger Touring. Has fine rubber and runs like a new car. Real good looking car. This is a real buy for anyone wanting a first class car for only $450 1913 Studebaker Four Touring. This car is ridiculously cheap at our price, and is worth much more, only $175 1919 Chevrolet Delivery car. This is just like new. Will give splendid service $700 1912 Buick Four Touring. Has been thoroughly overhauled. Price $250 Six 1914 to 1918 Ford Tourings and Roadsters, in good, overhauled condition, priced right. WICKERSHEIM IMPLEMENT CO. FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA SUBSCRIBE FOR ANAHEIM GAZETTE