anaheim-gazette 1921-03-03

NOTES ABOUT THE OIL FIELDS Items of Interest Gleaned From Southern California’s Producing Fields and Progress Made. Reports in circulation here are to the effect that Colum C. Chapman, owner of the 40-acre lease on which the Ridge Oil Company is drilling their well No. 1 in Richfield has refused an offer of $500,000 cash for the royalty on that tract. The royalty share on the 40-acre tract in question is one-sixth of the oil produced. Certainly the refusal of an offer of half a million dollars in cash is indicative of an exceptional faith in the nature of the field in which the Ridge Oil Company is operating. Calum C. Chapman is a brother to Chas. C. Chapman, on whose land the Union Oil Company brought in the Chapman gusher, the discovery well in Richfield two years ago this coming March. The Los Angeles Investment building is a monument to the fortune Chas. C. Chapman netted from his Richfield oil land holdings, and unless all signs fail Colum C. Chapman will in the very near future have something of the same experience. Early Wednesday morning the Ridge well was down 2820 feet. Having passed through the lime formation that lies but 100 feet or so above the Richfield producing sands in most of the wells now producing, it is expected that before long the Ridge well will show something satisfying to the stockholders. Drilling on the Placentia-Pacific's About 15 years ago the Union Oil Company began development work on the Bastanchury ranch, drilled a number of wells, among them several deep test wells, but failed to develop much of a production. One well, Bastanchury No. 5 produced for a few hours at the rate of a thousand a day and looked like a big well but it sanded up and quit. The well could not be made to flow again and was abandoned. It seems that the Union has released its rights for further development work and retains only the producing wells. The Standard steps in with the intention of drilling a number of wells and trying its luck at developing a big production. It is understood that the Standard will begin development at once. The Bastanchury ranch is one of the garden spots of the Fullerton district, comprising something over 3000 acres, the greater of it being set to orange and lemon trees. The work of the Standard Oil Company in taking up the development work of the big ranch is being watched with interest in the consideration of the fact that the Union Oil Company is releasing the holdings. The Union tried hard for more than ten years to develop the Bastanchury property. Now the Standard will try it. in the very near future have something of the same experience. Early Wednesday morning the Ridge well was down 2820 feet. Having passed through the lime formation that lies but 100 feet or so above the Richfield producing sands in most of the wells now producing, it is expected that before long the Ridge well will show something satisfying to the stockholders. Drilling on the Placentia-Pacific's well is making splendid progress and the outlook continues looking good. At 2775 feet the formation is hard shale mixed with conglomerate and shows gas and oil colors in profusion. The Wonder Oil Company has drilled out the cement at Kraemer No. 1 and is getting ready to make a test on the water at 3297 feet. Previous to the cementing the well showed up very good and should not be far off production right now. With holdings to the extent of 120 acres, the Bolsa Chica Petroleum Corporation of California enters the already long list of Huntington Beach operators and preparations are under way to begin drilling as soon as material is on the ground. Rotary equipment will be used to reach the oil sands. The holdings of this company lie adjacent to the Mid-Central Oil Company's well which is standing cemented and will be drilled through within the next week. At the head of the corporation is C. A. Boege, Vive-President of the First National Bank at Anaheim; M. C. Goff is Secretary; George W. Spencer, for a number of years city engineer of Huntington Beach, is field manager and in charge of operations. The Standard Oil Company will increase its Huntington Beach production with three new wells this week. At Huntington A-4 preparations are being completed to bring in what looks like one of the biggest wells in the field. This well was drilled to 3120 feet. At Huntington A-6 the Standard will bring in this well at 2500 feet and indications are pointing to something good. Surf No. 1 is balling and getting ready to put on the beam at about 4000 feet. Indications are good for a fair producer. Bolsa No. 1 was redrilled and put on production again at 2550 feet but is not making much of a showing. The Talbert Oil Company a new concern backed by Santa Ana, Los Angeles The work of the Standard Oil Company in taking up the development work of the big ranch is being watched with interest in the consideration of the fact that the Union Oil Company is releasing the holdings. The Union tried hard for more than ten years to develop the Bastanchury property. Now the Standard will try it. The air compressor has been installed for the pumping of the Richfield-Yorba and a test to get a line on what the well will do will be made this week. Already considerable oil has been forced out of the hole and the management feels confident that this method of pumping the well will get some production. The Richfield oil district developing around the Richfield Consolidated Oil Company's big 66-acre lease is becoming one of the most active of the fields in the production center. The Midway Petroleum Company is now drilling on the north side of the Richfield Consolidated and on the south side also, while plans are being pushed for the development of two or three wells on the west line. Bordering the Consolidated's property on the north side, the Union is bringing in a well and is planning for another derrick in the furtherance of its development there. On the east the Amalgamated is said to have secured a lease extending along the entire length of the Richfield Consolidated's boundary. The success which has attended the independent company's development of its lease has made it the center of interest to the big companies and the subsequent leasing and development of surrounding properties. Well No. 2, the Richfield Consolidated's big gusher which came in six or seven weeks ago, and which has established that company's lease as one of the most valuable in the entire district, is proving up by its heavy production. AT YORBA LINDA One of the most unusual sights at Yorba Linda is that of watching men cut down the branches of Austin Marshard's eight-year-old lemon trees, as if they were of even lesser value than so much kindling wood and cast them to one side. This big grove is to be planted to avocadoes. This entire section is now bent upon making some parts of present groves over into the greater it being set to orange and lemon trees. The shipments go forward. Huff said, "We have a favorable attitude of the matter of reduction charges." Lomons can with perfect satisfaction, Huff points that from Los Angeles points from $129 per hundred square feet present railroads per hundred square feet. The vast sea that will result citrus growers person in Orangeization of the concentration of citrus concentrating plantment of Newspapers. "At a consignment will be shipped this year in one citrus fruits ing that he per hundred square feet this entire saving of more orange county's." "Is not this this point to we done immediately creased activity." Another pro Orange county over the reductions was L. Orange County "The new wagon to citrus growers said. "It will meet competition and it will have cur efforts to shipment by river." "There are pumps from the Pacific ports that will tent against water, one of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching of reaching At Huntington A-6 the Standard will bring in this well at 2500 feet and indications are pointing to something good. Surf No. 1 is balling and getting ready to put on the beam at about 4000 feet. Indications are good for a fair producer. Bolsa No. 1 was redrilled and put on production again at 2550 feet but is not making much of a showing. The Talbert Oil Company a new concern backed by Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Whittier and Arcadia capital is the latest to enter the Beach district. The company has secured seven leases in the Huntington field. The properties aggregate 40 acres and are located between the Standard Oil Company's Bolsa Chica and Surf holdings. It is the intention of this new company to start development work at once on the Gores property, a lease adjoining the Vista Del Mar property. T. B. Talbert, chairman of the board of Supervisors of Orange county, is president of the Company. W. H. Taylor, part owner of the Red Star Petroleum Company, manager of the Argonaut Oil Company, and mayor of Arcadia, is vice-president and manager of the company. Tarver Montgomery a Los Angeles attorney, W. E. Edwards and Lloyd Moultrie are on the board of directors. The new company is to have the personal attention of Mr. Talbert who will put in new and up-to-date equipment and the development work will be pushed with all speed. The Standard Oil Company has just closed a deal for the leasing of 200 acres of the Bastanchury ranch at Fullerton. Much of the property adjoins the Standard's famous Murphy-Coyote property and with this view the property is considered very valuable. AT YORBA LINDA One of the most unusual sights at Yorba Linda is that of watching men cut down the branches of Austin Marshard's eight-year-old lemon trees, as if they were of even lesser value than so much kindling wood and cast them to one side. This big grove is to be planted to avocadoes. This entire section is now bent upon making some parts of present groves over into avocado orchards and many young trees have been planted lately. The Clifberg grove is now being planted to avocados. The Wheeler grove has been changing to avocados, or a large portion of it has and E. E. Knight is also growing avocadoes. The discouraging outlook over the lemon market has influenced various growers to adopt some measure of relief, especially in view of the fact that there will probably be little or no protection offered in the forthcoming tariff revision of Congress. President, Krause of the Fullerton Board of Trade told delegates to the meeting of the associated Chamber of Commerce at Anaheim, in emphatic terms that it would cost Orange county fully $700,000 to repair all the county roads as they should be repaired, to keep up with the excessive damage created by heavy trucks and their loads. He incidentally made reference to the manner in which certain road gangs of road workers appeared on the job about 9:30 a.m. and quitting early in the afternoon to consume the remainder of the "time" going back to the starting point. And the taxpayers have to pay the cost of this method of computing a day's work, he said which is manifestly unfair... "The new way to citrus grows said. "It will meet competition and it will have cur efforts to shipment by rail." "There are ports from the Pacific ports that will tent against water, one of reaching of centers." "The California has arranged carloads of lettuce here on March trial shipment warranted there." Orange county 600 cars of lemons for season, accord Palmer, manage Fruit exchange crop of the number will largely upon Palmer expect for that reason of cars will range county. Of the total county the ass approximately and 1100 cars. A number of the 1920-1921 ships out and there follow. Valencia has before the first fruit now on to be small, the three more between this end the major port... LEMON GROWERS REJOICE OVER LOWERING FREIGHT Industry Will Be Put On Its Feet Through Shipment By Water Lemon growers of Orange county are jubilant following the announcement in Los Angeles that the freight rate by water on lemons, Los Angeles, to New York had been reduced from $1.05 to 70 cents per hundred weight. D. Eyman Huff, manager of the Hewes Realty Company, El Modena declared that the reduction would give the lemon industry the biggest impetus that has ever been known. “This new rate on lemons by water will rehabilitate the industry,” he said. “It will put it on its feet, looking straight ahead. “Orange county is getting to be a big lemon producing center, as the best lemons in the country are now grown right here. Putting the lemon industry on its feet was largely a matter of rates. “Lemons have been bringing a fair price in the east but transportation rates were so high that the benefits of these prices have in the past been far more absorbed by exceedingly high freight rates.” Huff voiced the utmost confidence that a cut in the water rate would most assuredly cause the railroads to reduce their rates in proportion. “Shipments by water will certainly go forward heavily from now on.” Huff said. “and this will certainly have a favorable bearing upon the attitude of the railroads towards the matter of reducing their transportation charges.” Lemons can be shipped by water with perfect safety without refrigeration. Huff pointed out. Therefore, he picked will give time for the fruit to develop to larger proportions. It is believed that the small fruit is the result of growers depending too much on the early rains, with the result that they failed to give their goves sufficient water. The fruit turned in color earlier than usual and indications at this time point to earlier ripening than in past years. This is also attributed to lack in proper irrigation. The estimate on the citrus crop of Southern California is, in round figures 58,920 cars, divided 49,350 for oranges and 9570 for lemons. The total for the state is about 64,890 cars. Central California is credited with 5370 cars of oranges and 220 of lemons. Northern California will have a crop of about 375 cars of oranges and no lemons. The figures quoted cover crops controlled by the association and by those of independents. It is estimated that in the state the exchanges control about seventy-five per cent of the oranges and from ten to fifteen per cent of the lemons. The estimate for Southern California is about thirty-per-cent increase over actual shipments last year. The lemon estimate as to shipment, of course is subject to large possibilities of variations, owing to market conditions. It is believed if the tariff is increased and the rail freight rates reduced the output will be about as given. If these two changes are not made the shipment will be materially reduced. GET RID OF THE FOUR HOUR DAY AT WASHINGTON In getting the government back to a business basis, one of the first steps that should be taken is to require a day's work for a day's pay of every government employee... Oil Comvelopment is being considered. Union Oil holdings, more than austanchury and will try to develop consolidated lease is active of center. Company is inside the Richfield line will be made tenderable oil hole and indent that well will develop consolidated lease is active of center. Company is inside the Richfield line will be made tenderable oil hole and indent that well will develop consolidated lease is active of center. Company is inside the Richfield line will be made tenderable oil hole and indent that well will develop consolidated lease is active of center. 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There are government employees who are overworked and underpaid, but this does not apply to thousands of departmental employees at Washington, who are now engineering a movement for the perpetuation of certain abuses entirely inconsistent with businesses like conduct of the government. The government ought to pay its employees enough to justify them in working to earn their pay in the same way that people work who pay the taxes out of which official salaries are disbursed. Then it ought to expect the same service from employees that is exacted in private business, at this time when the taxpayers of the country are bending under burdens which threaten to break the back of productive enterprise. In the establishment of working conditions the government ought to be a model employer but not a mere easy mark. Under the present system the hours for employees in the Washington departments are seven and a half and from this a half hour goes for lunch at noon, and most of the departments have a system of rest periods during the remaining working hours, aggregating a half hour additional. This reduces the work hours to six and a half. In many offices it takes fifteen minutes to get down to work after an hour of assembling and fifteen minutes to get ready to quit and get out of the building. Every national holiday is celebrated by cessation of work; if the holiday comes on Sunday, Monday is taken. The custom grew up under the present administration of dismissing the departments a half day in advance of the holiday, but a protest was made when this was undertaken last Christmas, and President Wilson issued instructions for bidding this innovation. During the three summer months Saturday half holidays are given. During the past few years there have been many special holidays. FRED KOESEL, Vice-President LOUIS DENNI, Vice-President C.F.GRIM LOUIS DENNI "The new water rate is a great boon to citrus growers of California," he said. "It will place us in position to meet competition of foreign lemons, and it will have a great influence on our efforts to secure reduced rates for shipment by rail. "There are points to water shipment from the Pacific to Atlantic seaboard ports that will militate to same extent against general shipment by water, one of these points is the reaching of the main distributing centers. "The California Truit Exchange" has arranged for a shipment of seven carloads of lemons on a ship leaving here on March 5. The success of our trial shipment a few weeks ago has warranted the shipment proposed." Orange county will ship around 11,600 cars of oranges and 1200 cars of lemons for the 1920-1921 citrus season, according to estimates of L.D. Palmer, manager of the Orange County Fruit exchange. That is the estimated crop of the county. Whether that number will be shipped will depend largely upon market conditions. Mr. Palmer expects a good market and for that reason, believes that number of cars will go forward from Orange county. Of the total shipment from Orange county the associations will handle approximately 3900 cars of oranges and 1100 cars of lemons. A number of carloads of navels of the 1920-1921 season have been shipped out and there are many more to follow. Valencia harvesting will not start before the first or middle of May. The fruit now on the trees has a tendency to be small, but it is expected that the three months of growing weather between this date and the time when the major portion of the crop will be cessation of work; if the holiday comes on Sunday, Monday is taken. The custom grew up under the present administration of dismissing the departments a half day in advance of the holiday, but a protest was made when this was undertaken last Christmas, and President Wilson issued instructions forbidding this innovation. During the three summer months Saturday half holidays are given. During the past few years there have been many special holidays. Thirty days leave with pay is given each permanent employee, and thirty days additional sick leave, with pay. Methods of administering sick leave differ in different departments, but in some of them the system is simply made the means of getting another month's vacation with pay. In addition to all this there are many offices in Washington in which many employees spend "working" hours in reading magazines and newspapers, gossiping and otherwise loafing on the job. This condition continues despite the protests of members of Congress and others. If half of the employees in the Washington departments were discharged and the other half required to wark as hard and as long as the average American taxpayer, the government's work at the capital would be better done and what is even more important, the "graft" spirit which methods as this inculcate, would be eliminated from many quarters where it has been running strong. A generalization of this kind of course should be modified by the statement that many government employees at Washington render conscientious service. More than anyone else such employees are interested in reform of the present system, which puts a premium on laziness and ineffi- not resent attacks on not helping to perministration could do more or more popular keep out of the dewashington, not gradall the promptnessacker and loafer, andoyes remaining toed for their salaries,loafers and slackersnot be confined to Washington, but extended to every bureau office in the United States where there is room for suspicion that similar conditions prevail. It will require little less than an earthquake to shake the barnacles loose, but such a shake-up is absolutely necessary. The people of this country have grown weary of that sort of officialism which expends its energies not in trying to render better service to the public, but in establishing laws and practices making it certain that the people are going to be imposed upon by payroll parasites who regard labor of any kind as a curse to be as little endured as possible. FOR SALE—Small tractor with 4 ft double disc. Just the thing for 10 acres or less. See the Schumacher Garage, Placentia. R. H. Skiles Anaheim, R. F. D. 3 Anaheim Gazette, fifty-two weeks for $1.50. CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE Golden State National Bank ANAHEIM, CALIF. At The Close of Business, February 21, 1921 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts ... $743,105.34 S. Bonds ... 76,100.00 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank ... 3,000.00 Redemption Fund ... 450.00 Banking House ... 54,868.01 Cash and Sight Exchange ... 98,283.11 TOTAL ... $975,806.46 Loans and Discounts $743,105.34 S. Bonds 76,100.00 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 3,000.00 Redemption Fund 450.00 Banking House 54,868.01 Cash and Sight Exchange 98,283.11 TOTAL $975,806.46 LIABILITIES Capital and Surplus $100,000.00 Individued Profits 12,503.27 Circulation 9,000.00 EPOSITS 854,303.19 TOTAL $975,806.46 OFFICERS ADOLPH THOMAS, President FRED KOESEL, Vice-President E. E. SMITH, Cashier LOUIS DENNI, Vice-President E. M. EVERETT, Ass't. 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