anaheim-gazette 1921-03-31

SO. CAL. EDISON CO HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING Gross Earnings Past Year Largest in Its History President John B. Miller presiding the annual meeting of stockholders of Southern California Edison Company was called to order at 12 o'clock March 18 in the Assembly Hall of the Company in the Edison building. A large number of the Company's local stockholders were present. The chief feature of the meeting was the presentation of the annual report which shows, the gross earnings to have been the largest in the Company's history, placing it as one of the largest in the country. The financial conditions and the activities of the Company during the past year are related in the report which says: "1920 Gross Earnings, including Federal Taxes, Insurance and Maintenance, but exclusive of depreciation $6,413,684.52. Net Earnings, $8,234,211.80. Interest and Amortization $3,162,416.42. Balance $5,071,795.-38. Provisions for Depreciation $2,000,000.00. Balance carried to surplus $3,071,795.38." Balance Sheet as certified by Price Waterhouse & Company shows capital assets of $109,433,725.65 and total assets of $122,051,600.87. Net increase in plant account amounted to $21,188.-077.06 which represents the years actual construction outlay or the purchase of property. Satisfactory progress was made in power development, construction work having been centered on a third 22,-000 horsepower hydro-electric unit at Big Creek No. 2 Plant, which was put into service in January 1921; on the Kern 3 water power plant of 40,000 horsepower capacity which will come into service in March or April, on the Big Creek No. 8 water power plant of 30,000 horsepower capacity which will be brought into service about July, 1921, and on the Shaver Lake and the Florence Lake storage Reservoirs. In continuance of its plan to have the people in the territory served, become partners of the company through the ownership of securities, stock has been sold direct to the people in Southern California with the result that it now has a total of over 10,000 stockholders, a large majority of whom are consumers of the Company, and over two thousand of whom are employees. Edison Company was one of the pioneers in widely distributing its stock amongst the people in the territory served and has sold over 150,000 shares in this way. The report shows total actual installed capacity of 176,600 H.P. in water power plants, and 135,200 horsepower in steam plants. The load connected to the Company's system now reaches the surprising figure of 722,-679 H.P., an increase of 78,000 H.P. over 1919. The diversified character of the connected load consisting of agricultural, industrial and residential consumers, and of the territory served from the mountains to the sea with intervening fertile valleys, creates demands on the generating stations by the several classes of consumers at different times of the year, and serve the total of 722,679 horsepower eous demand on geo-but 284,600 horsepower. Under the readiness development" there is "During the year electric energy in the State of California to the demand. His pany was able to take of existing consumer a considerable load. Unstances it was not new business, though the commercial deal take care of the city which flowed into offices. The numbers supplied with service. "During the warnia and San Joaquín participate to any abnormal increase what might be se prosperity which most of the Unit quently, this territory and will not suffer sequences of reaction. Population is raining cities and town territory; new land tensively brought up this means an increased power service for cultural uses; new siderable numbers territory and many ing in from others on account of the water power which able by present amments; building AUTO Repairing Is your car in need of any repairs If so bring it here—you will be pleased with the work we do. Chas. H. Mann GARAGE 210 S. Los Angeles St. Phone 43 Chas. H. Mann GARAGE 210 S. Los Angeles St. Phone 43 Special Value --Metal Bound Durable-- Vacation Grips Size 12x18 Equipped with lock and key Price only $2.90 Heying's Pharmacy "ON THE CORNER" Anaheim California "It Pleases Us To Please You" SWEET PEA Twenty-five hundred peas for seed purity in California as with 600 acres, admission of agriculture State university. Begun about 185 crop, the growing California became with the gradual and the development varieties, it was set in 1893 the Cupea was introduced with the development Spencer which set the grandiflora eye. "The old grand petaled type was nated and yielded of seed to the attention had to be crossing of the with the introduction type, which easily had to separate the separation the flower in respite len only about flowers set seed, duced to about 28 acre for this type. Five different pea grown today grandiflora, winter Spencer, wing or early flow peas, and the Cupea. Additional data sweet pea is common, number 1 the College of Agriculture. Anaheim Gazette for $1.50. ANAHEIM GAZETTE different times of the day and seasons of the year, and made it possible to serve the total connected load of 722,679 horsepower with a simultaneous demand on generating stations of but 284,600 horsepower. Under the reading of "Business Development" there is stated. "During the year 1920 the supply of electric energy in most portions of the State of California was not equal to the demand. However, your company was able to take care of the needs of existing consumers as well as connect a considerable amount of additional load. Under these circumstances it was not necessary to solicit new business, the principal work of the commercial departments being to take care of the demands for service which flowed into your company's offices. The number of consumers now supplied with service is 239,623." "During the war Southern California and San Joaquin Valley did not participate in any great extent in the abnormal increase in business and in what might be termed the artificial prosperity which existed throughout most of the United States; consequently, this territory has not suffered and will not suffer from the consequences of reaction existing elsewhere. Population is rapidly increasing in the cities and towns and intervening territory; new lands are being extensively brought under cultivation and this means an increase in demand for power service for irrigation and agricultural uses; new industries in considerable numbers are locating in our territory and many inquiries are coming in from others seeking locations, on account of the assured supply of water power which will be made available by present and future developments; building construction con- CAROB TREES TO LINE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS Seed Brought From the Nile Region to be Planted Here Carob trees, which are natives of the Nile Valley in Egypt, and which grow on the fringes of the great Sahara desert, are being brought here by M. J. Bentley, who is temporarily living at Orange. There are forty miles of highway on the 86,000-acre tract in the Gila valley, on the Gila river between Yuma and Maricopa in Arizona, that will need shade trees. Bentley upon investigation has decided that the tree, which bears the fruit commonly known as St. John's Bread" will be most adaptable to the desert conditions in the Gila valley. The Gila valley project, which includes a dam 1810 feet long from bank to bank of the Gila river and the irrigating of 86,000 acres, is the project of one man, Frank Gillisple, oil magnate of Oklahoma. This is said to be the largest individually financed and owned project ever undertaken. The dam is rapidly nearing completion and the improvement of the 86,000 acres has already been started. It is for the shade trees to line the forty miles of beautiful highways planned in the project that Bentley is making this visit to Orange county. He is seeking seed from which to grow his own trees of the beautiful bread fruit and expects to find it in Orange county, although his quest has not as yet been successful. In event that he is not successful in finding the seed-in this county, Bentley states that he will endeavor to find it in Egypt. Several large specimens of the trees grow in the cities and towns and intervening territory; new lands are being extensively brought under cultivation and this means an increase in demand for power service for irrigation and agricultural uses; new industries in considerable numbers are locating in our territory and many inquiries are coming in from others seeking locations, on account of the assured supply of water power which will be made available by present and future developments; building construction continues to be remarkably heavy in all centers of population in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley, and this indicates a steady demand for power service in connection with the manufacture of materials, an active demand for labor and assured housing facilities for the steady flow of population into the territory served by your company." In speaking of future hydro-electric development, the report says: "Your company's application for a preliminary permit to develop energy from the waters of the Colorado has been accepted by the Federal Power Commission. Under present conditions there is only 4,000,000 horsepower of water power capable of the commercial development in California; 1,000,000 horsepower is already developed, and the remaining 3,000,000 will be exhausted by the normal increase in the state within fifteen years unless the railroads electrify, in which case it will be exhausted inside of ten years; the Colorado River under your company's filings, will produce 2,500,-900 horsepower. This development will insure absolute flood control, will make it possible to irrigate an additional 3,250,000 acres and will make 300 miles of river navigable. The area which may be served with power includes three-quarters of the State of California, and the entire States of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, one-fifth of Idaho and Wyoming. The ultimate result of this development will be an increase in community wealth in an amount equal to the total valuation of California in 1920. SWEET PEAS FOR SEED Twenty-five hundred acres of sweet peas for seed purposes are now grown in California as contrasted in 1900 with 600 acres, according to the division of agricultural education of the State university. Begun about 1885 as a commercial crop, the growing of sweet peas in California became widely recognized with the gradual increase of plantings forty miles of beautiful highway planned in the project that Bentley is making this visit to Orange county. He is seeking seed from which to grow his own trees of the beautiful bread fruit and expects to find it in Orange county, although his quest has not as yet been successful. In event that he is not successful in finding the seed in this county, Bentley states that he he will endeavor to find it in Egypt. Several large specimens of the trees grow in the vicinity of Orange. A number of these are male trees, which do not bear fruit, while there are a number of female trees that bear well. From observation of these trees and from a study and natural habitat of this tree as well as the high nutritive value of their fruit Bentley decided that they would make the most advantageous shade trees on the huge ranch. Conditions in the Gila valley are much the same as in the natural home of the tree, the Nile valley in Egypt, according to Bentley, who gives this as another reason for his choice of the Carob for a shade tree. The fact that the tree is an evergreen that thrives under desert conditions is another factor in its favor. A number of trees of this species have been raised by the forestry department of the county and Bentley is planning to seek the assistance of the county in securing him seed. Westminster folk were highly elated Saturday when it became known that at a depth of 330 feet a considerable showing of gas and slight indications of oil had been found in the well being drilled by the Westminster Oil Company. So far as known this marks the first known instance in the Westminster section where such showings have been encountered. The rig for the well, which is known as No. 1 was completed last week at a cost of about $50,000. Drilling began last Tuesday evening, when the first night crew went on duty. By morning the drill had gone down about 330 feet with a marked indication of gas and with some showing of oil. The drill is now working in rock. Several hundred feet each of 16-inch and 6-inch casing are on the ground. A crew of fifteen men is working in three shifts of five men each. FARM WANTED—Wanted to hear from owner of farm or good land for sale for fall delivery. L. JONES Box 551 Olney. Ill. SWEET PEAS FOR SEED Twenty-five hundred acres of sweet peas for seed purposes are now grown in California as contrasted in 1900 with 600 acres, according to the division of agricultural education of the State university. Begun about 1885 as a commercial crop, the growing of sweet peas in California became widely recognized with the gradual increase of plantings and the development of new types and varieties, it was stated. In 1893 the Cupid or dwarf sweet pea was introduced, followed in 1904 with the development of the Countless Spencer which soon largely replaced the grandiflora type. "The old grandiflora or straight petaled type was largely self-pollinated and yielded about 1100 pounds of seed to the acre. No particular attention had to be given to prevent the crossing of the different colors, but with the introduction of the Spencer type, which easily crosses, growers had to separate the colors. As a result of the separation and the nature of the flower in respect to escape of pollen only about 75 per cent of the flowers set seed, and the yield was reduced to about 250 pounds of seed per acre for this type," it was declared. Five different types of the sweet pea grown today include the summer grandiflora, winter grandiflora, summer Spencer, winter orchid flowering or early flowering Spencer sweet peas, and the Cupid or dwarf sweet pea. Additional data of interest on the sweet pea is contained in a recent circular, number 113, released today at the College of Agriculture of the State university. Anaheim Gazette, fifty-two weeks for $1.50. Johnston-Wickett Clinic Clinic Building, Anaheim Dr. H. A. Johnston General Surgery DR. W. H. Wickett General Surgery Dr. J. A. 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