anaheim-gazette 1921-01-20

LIMA BEAN GROWERS TO HOLD MEETING Fate of County Organization to Be Decided The fate of the lima bean growers' associations of Orange county may be determined at a meeting of lima bean men of the county at the Santa Ana city hall at 2 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, January 22. The whole fabric of the association idea, its aims, purposes and strength, are to be laid before the growers of the county on that day. The meeting, without doubt, will be the most important meeting of the lima bean growers of the county during 1921. Its importance is augmented by the conditions facing the grower today. Whether the growers of this county are to pull together or separately is a question for them to decide, and it is declared that this meeting will result in placing the question squarely before the growers. The meeting has been called by the four directors of the California Lima Bean Growers' association who represent associations in this county. They are H. L. Wakeham, representing the Greenville association; C. E. Ward, Smeltzer; Edward Chaffee, Garden Grove, and William C. Jerome. San Joaquin. R. L. Churchill, manager of the California association, is to be one of the speakers. He will make a frank statement concerning market conditions and the outlook for the year. The question as to whether or not it element of strength in the Farm Bureau organization—its activities articulate directly back to each community. Those farm centers together constitute the County Farm Bureau which is governed by a board of directors made up of the presidents of the local farm centers. The state and national federations are simply enlargements on the same plan of organization. "Many Exchange members are already affiliated with the Farm Bureau but I believe that the citrus industry would be benefitted, as well as the individual, if there were a greater membership on the part of the citrus growers. "The Farm Bureau is not only of the greatest assistance in tying in the work of our state and federal institutions with the actual work of our organization and individual growers, but the influence which the national and state Farm Bureaus exert upon policy questions directly affects our citrus industry." Therefore, suggest that our Exchange members give this matter serious consideration, and I hope that a much larger membership will be developed in the Farm Bureau and that our own people will take an active part in the determination of its activities and the shaping of its policies. CALIFORNIA MINERAL PRODUCTION IN 1920 The statistical division of the State Mining Bureau, under the direction of Fletcher Hamilton, State Mineralogist estimates the mineral production of California for the year 1920. Bean Growers' association who represent associations in this county. They are H. L. Wakeham, representing the Greenville association; C. E. Ward, Smeltzer; Edward Chaffee, Garden Grove, and William C. Jerome. San Joaquin. R. L. Churchill, manager of the California association, is to be on one of the speakers. He will make a frank statement concerning market conditions and the outlook for the year. The question as to whether or not Orange county growers are going to return to the days when independents set the price they would pay for beans and growers had to take it or leave it," said a bean grower, "is right up to us." The importance of this meeting is enhanced by reason of the fact that at this time association members have a right to resign if they so desire. Instead of looking for resignation, the association leaders see the advisability of increasing memberships. They believe that the only way the industry can be made a success permanently is through proper co-operation of growers. POWELL LAUDS FARM BUREAU G. Harold Powell, General Manager of the California Fruit Exchange, has just issued a letter to the membership of the Exchange, suggesting the gigantic power behind the Farm Bureau organization throughout the nation. He, like many other leaders of co-operative associations sees the possibilities in store for the farmers of the nation through the Farm Bureau, and especially its influence upon the citrus industry. His letter is given herewith in full: "Gentlemen—It has come to my notice that the various County Farm Bureaus are at this time engaged in a membership campaign. I desire to urge upon Exchange members the importance of affiliation with the Farm Bureau and participation in the benefits which this organization confers upon an industry. "The Farm Advisor-Farm Bureau system, constituting the recognized medium through which the extension work of the United States Department of Agriculture and the various state Colleges of Agriculture is done, is today undoubtedly the greatest educational movement affecting American agriculture. Launched only ten years ago this coming March, there are today more than two thousand counties in some forty-three states The statistical division of the State Mining Bureau, under the direction of Fletcher Hamilton, State Mineralogist estimates the mineral production of California for the year 1920, just closed, at a total value of approximately $242,142,000. This is a conservative figure and includes all products, metallic and non-metallic, being in advance of the actual figures which will be available later after the complete returns are received from the various producers. This is an increase of approximately $45,600,000 over the 1918 total of $195,473,560, and is due to the greater quantity of petroleum coupled with the continuing advancement of crude oil prices. The greater petroleum yield is the result of bringing in new wells in the Elk Hills field in Kern County, and Huntington Beach in Orange County, both of which are showing high-gravity oil (averaging over 30 degrees Baume.). For several years previous to 1919, the average value per barrel at the well for crude oil as determined by the statistical returns was noted to practically coincide with the quotations during the same year for 23 degree gravity oil. In 1919, the average value for all grades worked out at a figure corresponding to the quotations for 28 degree oil, due to the fact that the increased output of that year was mainly from the Montebello field in Los Angeles County which yielded high-gravity oil. As the new-field production of 1920 is largely from high-gravity areas, for the purposes of this estimate an average value of $1.85 per barrel has been assumed, which is approximately the average of quotations for 28-27 degree oil in 1920. The final figures will no doubt show this valuation to be a conservative one. Slight increases for 1920 are indicated in the yield of silver, lead, zinc, magnesium and natural gas, the first named being due principally to the California Rand Silver Mine in San Bernardino County, near Randsburg. Notable decreases in value are shown by: Gold, approximately $3,-000,000; Copper, $2,000,000; Quicksilver $600,000. Small tonnages of chromite and manganese ores were part in the determination of its activities and the shaping of its policies. CALIFORNIA MINERAL PRODUCTION IN 1920 The statistical division of the State Mining Bureau, under the direction of Fletcher Hamilton, State Mineralogist estimates the mineral production of California for the year 1920, just closed, at a total value of approximately $242,142,000. This is a conservative figure and includes all products, metallic and non-metallic, being in advance of the actual figures which will be available later after the complete returns are received from the various producers. This is an increase of approximately $45,600,000 over the 1918 total of $195,473,560, and is due to the greater quantity of petroleum coupled with the continuing advancement of crude oil prices. The greater petroleum yield is the result of bringing in new wells in the Elk Hills field in Kern County, and Huntington Beach in Orange County, both of which are showing high-gravity oil (averaging over 30 degrees Baume.). For several years previous to 1919, the average value per barrel at the well for crude oil as determined by the statistical returns was noted to practically coincide with the quotations during the same year for 23 degree gravity oil. In 1919, the average value for all grades worked out at a figure corresponding to the quotations for 28 degree oil, due to the fact that the increased output of that year was mainly from the Montebello field in Los Angeles County which yielded high-gravity oil. As the new-field production of 1920 is largely from high-gravity areas, for the purposes of this estimate an average value of $1.85 per barrel has been assumed, which is approximately the average of quotations for 28-27 degree oil in 1920. The final figures will no doubt show this valuation to be a conservative one. Slight increases for 1920 are indicated in the yield of silver, lead, zinc, magnesium and natural gas, the first named being due principally to the California Rand Silver Mine in San Bernardino County, near Randsburg. Notable decreases in value are shown by: Gold, approximately $3,-000,000; Copper, $2,000,000; Quicksilver $600,000. Small tonnages of chromite and manganese ores were part in the determination of its activities and the shaping of its policies. Upon this tilt only a few knots not taken care spots in time Decay will readthe tree where hundred or so lifeless. A small cave than a man's thick quickly corrected hole is dug out wood all around Just as the dew first removes tiltthe tooth so helping in threw wood. The next step that creosote recognized as Heavy asphaltthe course of thiebe covered entire new bark. From these treatment for wily applied,the surgeon reached times found to run running unor tree for six. NEW SO Six school county have just being finished. The new school Valley迪is now occupies New buildingforthe commonand Fullerton schools at Amea fine new schoolpleted at La H There are tthe county chatand will builddetermined upning operationboard from oninspected schooland Talbert,fitting ideas to Paularino schooloondon handschool board wutureband for buildtict. It will hnear tho sugar "The Farm Advisor-Farm Bureau system, constituting the recognized medium through which the extension work of the United States Department of Agriculture and the various state Colleges of Agriculture is done, is today undoubtedly the greatest educational movement affecting American agriculture. Launched only ten years ago this coming March, there are today more than two thousand counties in some forty-three states in which County Farm Bureaus have been organized and are at work on the problems confronting their farming interests, in sympathetic co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the State College of Agriculture as represented by the Farm Advisor, County Club leader, and Home Demonstration Agent. The membership in these Farm Bureaus is estimated to be approximately 1,500,000 farmers. In more than forty states the County Farm Bureaus have formed state federations which constitute among the most influential farmers' organizations in the various states, and a little more than a year ago thirty-three state federations met together in convention and organized the American Farm Bureau Federation, generally recognized by the press, by legislative bodies, by governmental agencies, and by organized business as the most influential farmers' organization in the history of this country. "The California plan of Farm Bureau organization resembles the Exchange system in many respects. It has for its unit the local farm center, an association of the most representative and progressive farmers of the community for mutual co-operation in the improvement of the agriculture of the district. The farm center each year adopts a program of work which is arrived at through communal self-analysis. Here lies perhaps the great- SAVING THE PARK OAKS Modern tree surgery is being used to prolong the lives of the age-old oaks at the County park. With saws, chisels, creosote, fire and other "weapons," the county is giving these giants of the forest new leases on existence that they may remain in their glory to give shade for picnics and outings twenty, thirty, fifty or possibly a hundred years from now. Beneath these trees, the pioneers of Orange county gathered for their May day and other picnics. May day is mentioned for the reason that upon that day more than upon any other All farm crops valued at $100 based on Decrease ducers, the Diture has estined with $16,035,111 156,526,000 the to 1918 inclusive. Texas maintains producer of crops a total of $722 half billion dollars Iowa retained 191,000. Illinois Iowa, continues with $459,179,000. California joins fourth place Carolina, with Carolina dropping $412,674,000. Pennsylvania seventh place the previous Kansas dropped eighth place dropped from place, with $3 moved up into eighth rank, while Missouri dropped into eleventh place Georgia dropped twelfth place, ANAHEIM GAZETTE INVESTORS SAVED FROM WORTHLESS PROMOTERS Good Work By State Corporation Commission During Year In the Third Blennial report commissioner of corporations E. C. Belows has drawn to the attention of Governor William D. Stephens, among other things, results secured by the department during the last two years in its efforts to prevent the securities of worthless promotions in other States being unloaded on California investors. It is estimated that in preventing certain oil stocks from being sold in this State hundreds of thousands of dollars have been saved to the people of California. These enormous savings have been made possible, so the Commissioner points out in his report, through the co-operation of the newspapers of California In fact, the Commissioner says that "the success of the Department is due to a considerable ex- to the aid extended to the commissioner by the various advertising clubs of the state and nation, and the co-operation of the newspapers and to the support of the Attorney-General and the District Attorneys of the several counties." Prior to the establishment of the Corporation Department the amount of commissions, brokerage and other costs connected with the sale of securities was limited only by the modesty of the promoter, a particularly negligible virtue. An investor making a tardy investigation frequently found that less than fifty cents out of each dollar he had invested in an enterprise were actually working to earn the anticipated profit, and that GEYSERS ARE AT BEST THIS YEAR Activity of Old Faithful and the Rest New Wonder of Yellowstone National Park. TERRACES GORGEOUS IN COLOR Great Depth of Snow Last Winter Believed Responsible for Unusual Brilliance of Natural Phenomena—Dear Often Seen. Yellowstone National Park, Wyo—Interesting changes have developed this year in the natural wonders of Yellowstone National park. Led by Old Faithful geyser, which has shortened the intervals of his performance by almost a quarter of an hour, and is now playing every 64 minutes, the geysers and hot springs are on their best behavior, promising a season of unsurpassed beauty, as if mindful that the number of visitors is expected to exceed 100,000 for the first time in the history of the park. Unusual depth of snow during the winter, followed by a rainy spring, is believed to be responsible for the brilliance of the natural phenomena. Abundant moisture has been stored in the underground passages feeding the geysers and springs to enable them to excel their previous exhibitions. The Grand has become the park's most powerful geyser. It is playing once or twice each day, and for ten to thirty minutes affords a magnificent spectacle of a fountain of steaming water 200 feet in height, which is succeeded by five to twelve distinct eruptions. Upon this tree the surgeon finds only a few knots that have rotted. If not taken care of, these small black spots in time will become cavities. Decay will reach into the interior of the tree, where the wood made a hundred or so years ago is snort, lifeless. A small cavity, possibly no larger than a man's two fists, is easily and quickly corrected. With the chisel, the hole is dug out until there is healthy wood all around it and inside of it. Just as the dentist in filling a tooth first removes the decayed portions of the tooth, so Northcross and those helping in the work remove the rotted wood. The next step is disinfection. For that, creosote is used. Creosote is recognized as a preserver of wood. Heavy asphaltum paint is applied. In the course of time this small hole will be covered entirely by the layers of new bark. From these small knot holes, the treatment for which is simple and easily applied, the problem of the tree surgeon reaches so vast cavities, sometimes found to be several feet across and running up and down the trunk or tree for six, eight or ten feet. NEW SCHOOL HOUSES Six school buildings in Orange county have just been finished or are being finished. The new schoolhouse for the Fountain Valley district, built at Talbert, is now occupied. New buildings are being completed for the common schools at Anaheim and Fullerton and for the high schools at Anaheim and Fullerton. A fine new schoolhouse is being completed at La Habra. There are two school districts in the county that have sold their bonds and will build. They have not yet determined upon a date for beginning operations. Friday the school board from one of them, Paulario, inspected schoolhouses at Greenville and Talbert, for the purpose of getting ideas to be incorporated in the Paulario school. Paulario has $17,000 on hand for its building. The school board wants a two room structure band for buildinhetaelruL sg 1 The second district with money on hand for building is the Laurel district. It will build at Los Alamitos, near the sugar factory. The amount prior to the establishment of the Corporation Department the amount of commissions, brokerage and other costs connected with the sale of securities was limited only by the modesty of the promoter, a particularly negligible virtue. An investor making a tardy investigation frequently found that less than fifty cents out of each dollar he had invested in an enterprise were actually working to earn him the anticipated profit, and that the remainder was enabling smooth salesman to ride in the lap of luxury. The Corporation Department has put an end to such exorbitant commissions and overhead costs, thus facilitating the success of the company and speeding the day of dividends. Within the period covered by the report Commissioner Bellows has required the deposit in escrow of $207,802,920 aggregate par value of the shares he has authorized to be issued. Of this amount $7,165,634 aggregate par value, was subsequently released when it appeared that the company as a growing concern had established a value for its shares and that a prospective purchaser was unlikely to be defrauded. The escrow of shares has proven to be the most effective means of preventing promotors of enterprises from cashing in at the expense of companies before they had a chance to succeed. It is a fact which may be easily substantiated there have been no disastrous failures involving repudiations of bonds authorized by the Corporation Department. It is a significant fact, brought out in the report, that the managers of most of the important bond houses in the State met during the past year and voluntarily contributed a substantial sum of money to employ special counsel to aid in the defense of an action which had been instituted for the purpose of attacking the constitutionality of the Corporate Securities Act. AUTO SHOW IN APRIL The second annual Orange county automobile show under the auspices of the Orange County Automobile Trades association will be held in Santa Ana in April instead of the latter part of February; if a recommendation of the Automobile, Truck and other depth of snow during the winter, followed by a rainy spring, is believed to be responsible for the brilliance of the natural phenomena. Abundant moisture has been stored in the underground passages feeding the geysers and springs to enable them to excel their previous exhibitions. The Grand has become the park's most powerful geyser. It is playing once or twice each day, and for ten to thirty minutes affords a magnificent spectacle of a fountain of steaming water 200 feet in height, which is succeeded by five to twelve distinct eruptions. Giant and Glantess have been giving great exhibitions. Constant has discontinued operations, its activity apparently transferred to the Whirligig, directly across the footpath. Terrace Gorgeous in Coler. Mud Bollar has changed its tactics and is discharging water that is almost clear. Scores of small geysers are constantly in action and of course Old Faithful, which attains a height of 125 to 170 feet, is observed hourly by persons from all parts of the world, as in previous years. At Mammoth Hot Springs, the headquarters of the park administration, the terraces are a marvel of gorgeous coloring, where the hot water ripples over the unique formations. With the single exception of Minerva Terrace, which is less splendid than in past years, all of the terraces are performing with great volume. Cleopatra apparently is trying to make up for Minerva's deficiency by starting a new channel where the coloring changes daily. Jupiter, for many years the finest of all the terraces, has lost its leadership, being surpassed by the prosically named Pulpit Terrace, which is sending more water than ever from its sapphire pool over a series of beautifully curved basins, fretted and colored like some old Gothic carving, until more than 200 feet below a conduit is reached, which takes the warm waters from all the springs into the open-air bathing pool. Deer Appear Occasionally. Hymen Terrace is attracting great attention because of the abundance and exquisite shape of the algae, or microcopic plants, which give the terraces their color. Nowhere else in the park are to be found such graceful formations, floating in the water like estrich plumes of delicate green. Angel Terrace has developed a rich pink coloring, much like a birthday cake, a resemblance enhanced by the trees, which the growing terrace reached out and killed, and which now stick out through the crust like white candles. Occasionally a deer can be seen and photographed, nibbling the salty encrustations from the trees. Orange Spring Terrace, has grown to a great mound 15 feet high. CALIFORNIA RANKS HIGH All farm crops of the country were valued at $10,465,015,000 last year, based on December 1 prices to producers, the Department of Agriculture has estimated. That compares with $16,035,111,000 in 1919 and $10,-156,526,000 the five-year average, 1914 to 1918 inclusive. Texas maintained its place as producer of crops of greatest value, with a total of $727,400,000, which was a half billion dollars less than in 1919. Iowa retained second rank with $459,-191,000. Illinois only slightly behind Iowa, continued its place as third, with $459,179,000. California jumped from tenth into fourth place, held in 1919 by North Carolina, with $457,760,000. North Carolina dropped into sixth place with $412,674,000. Pennsylvania went forward into seventh place from sixteenth rank the previous year, with $397,617,000. Kansas dropped from fifth rank into eighth place with $378,436,000. Ohio dropped from eighth rank into ninth place, with $369,869,000. Wisconsin moved up into tenth place from eighteenth rank, with $360,270,000. Missouri dropped from ninth rank into eleventh place, with $343,012,000. Georgia dropped from sixth rank to twelfth place, with $323,290,000. AUTO SHOW IN APRIL The second annual Orange county automobile show under the auspices of the Orange County Automobile Trades association will be held in Santa Ana in April instead of the latter part of February; if a recommendation of the Automobile Truck and Tractor Dealers craft of the organization is accepted by the association at its general meeting to be held in Santa Ana Friday evening of next week. The craft held a dinner meeting at Whittier and following a presentation of a report by the show committee, decided to make the recommendation. The committee was under instruction from the association to hold the event the last week in February or the first in March. The committee reported that consultation of rain records disclosed that ninety per cent of the rainfall in this section for the past thirty years had been precipitated in the months of January, February and March. As a result, the committee recommended that the date be deferred. A general outline of the plan of Long Beach dealers for establishing a used car market in that city was presented by Chairman Robert Atkinson and Secretary Walter Biddick. While a number of the dealers held that the method of operation to be employed there was a good one, they thought it best to await results of the Long Beach venture before attempting it in Orange county. The plan at the beach city is to organize a used car exchange, where all second-hand machines of dealer organization members would be assembled and offered for sale, under a guarantee as to their condition. ANGEL TERRACE HAS DEVELOPED A RICH PINK COLORING, MUCH LIKE A BIRTHDAY CAKE, A RESEMBLANCE ENHANCED BY THE TREES, WHICH THE GROWING TERRACE REACHED OUT AND Killed, AND WHICH NOW STICK OUT THROUGH THE CRUST LIKE WHITE CANDLES. Occasionally a dear can be seen and photographed, nibbling the salty encrustations from the trees. ORANGE Spring Terrace, which has grown to a great mound 15 feet high, has a tiny assistant, an "off-spring," to quote the pun of a visitor, which bubbles merrily at the original level of the parent spring, affording a comprehensive view of how the terraces have been built. Mineral springs in the park, including the apollinaris and iron springs, which are eagerly sought by visitors desiring to drink the waters, are producing great quantities. ALLIGATORS GETTING SCARCE. NEW ORLEANS, LA.-Because every one seems to want to make a suitcase of him, the alligator is becoming comparatively scarce in Louisiana and protective measures are being formed by the conservation commission. Statistics compiled by port authorities here show that practically all of the alligator skins exported from the United States go through this port. One concern alone is exporting an average of 10,000 hides each month throughout the year. MOUSE Likes Farmer. New Glasgow, Can.-A farmer here has a tame moose on his hands which he is feeding at the expense of the provincial government. A cow moose lame and ill; limped into his barnyard some weeks ago and, after being fed and befriended, became so attached to the farmer that when turned out at the order of the game warden it refused to take to the woods and returned to the farm. A new home in Lafontaine park will likely be found for the animal. NOTICE On and after February 5, the Meat Markets of Orange County will close at 7 o'clock, p.m., on Saturdays. STROUP'S MEATS ARE HARD TO BEAT You make no mistake when buying at STROUP'S - MARKET "The House of Service." ARE HARD TO BEAT You make no mistake when buying at STROUP'S - MARKET "The House of Service." KNEIP'S MARKET AND GROCERY 118 W. Chartres. Phone 306. EVER READY for BARGAINS Remember there is only one Kneip's Market in Anaheim, that is 118 West Chartres What Good Meat Means and There's a World of Difference —Satisfying, highly nutritious, abundant nourishment, tasty and wholesome—to find out how good meat can be you should be one of the customers of Schneider's Cash Market 131 WEST CENTER ST. PHONE 20. FOR SAL 8.84 acres set to eight-year-old Valencia oranges. Located in an absolutely frostless section, on the boulevard. This property has had wonderful care and the trees are uniform and clean, no scale, no spider, no gum disease. Has FOR SAL 8.84 acres set to eight-year-old Valencia oranges. Located in an absolutely frostless section, on the boulevard. This property has had wonderful care and the trees are uniform and clean, no scale, no spider, no gum disease. Has an abundance of water available and the place is under an ideal irrigation system. The minimum crop estimate set for this year is over three thousand pack boxes. For appointment to see this grove, phone or call on O. A. MULLINIX Mullinix Drug Store :: Anaheim, Calif. USED CAR BARGAINS 1919 Oakland Six, run only 11800 miles - $900.00 1917 Paige 7-passenger, new tires all around - 850.00 1920 Stephens Salient Six. Perfect. Five tires - 2200.00 Two Ford Speedsters, first-class - $400.00 to 475.00 Ford cars at rock bottom prices. "Service That Satisfies" Wickersheim Implement Co. FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA