anaheim-gazette 1921-05-05

DEMAND CHANGE IN HIGHWAY MATERIAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS USE OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE INSTEAD OF CEMENT CONCRETE Associated Chambers Asks California Representatives in Congress to Work for Freight Rate Revision—Increase in Freight Rates Wipes Out Profits—California Industries Face Ruin Unless Modification is Made in the Charges. A radical change in the material used in constructing paved highways in Orange county was recommended to the board of supervisors in reports submitted to the Associated Chambers of Commerce at its meeting in Fullerton Tuesday night by a special committee appointed at the meeting a month ago to investigate road building material. Asphaltic concrete instead of cement concrete was recommended. The committee was composed of J. P. Baumgartner, Santa Ana; Lew H. Wallace, Newport Beach, and C. L. Crumrine; La Habra, the members receiving the unanimous thanks of the assemblage for their excellent work. A minimum thickness of five inches was recommended, with the advice that "when in doubt make them thicker." The reports were adopted, on industries of California may be removed. The attendance at the meeting was the largest in the history of the associated chambers, the drawing card being the reply of County Engineer J. L. McBride to charges made in a report submitted by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce at last month's meeting. Two hundred and ten men were seated at the tables in the Fullerton club rooms, which were filled to capacity, with many others who desired to attend being denied admission because of lack of room. Following the dinner, which was served by the ladies of the Ebell, others were admitted to the hall, many being content to stand throughout the long evening of discussion. The address of welcome was by the Rev. J. T. Houser, of Fullerton, and the response was by Dr. J. D. Thomas, of Olive. An invitation from Orange for the May meeting of the chambers was accepted. E. E. Jahraus, of Laguna Beach, elected president at the annual meeting last month, asked the support of the delegates from the various communities in the year's work ahead, and anticipated a year of constructive activity. The annual report of J. C. Metzgar, secretary-treasurer, passed over to this meeting from the last session a month ago, was accepted and filed. STANDARD IN CONTROL AT GARDEN GROVE To Begin Drilling a Test Well Within Thirty Days COUNTY POULTRY Orange county is to an important part southern Californiaers of this section county organization Farm Bureau and similar departments San Bernardino and tles in working out lems and especially test which will be southern poultryme. Several represent of the poultry district county will meet today, at 2 p.m. Bureau office to drive organization. The purpose of be approximately a 1. To increase prove the quality of try products. 2. To encourage stock. 3. To encourage methods. 4. To assist poultral.of disease in t 5. To hold regular cuss all matters of men, to occasional from abroad, and possible ways the entrymen of Orange WHY THE EDITION In a recent letter Gazette, Mr. F. M ter county, Nebraska braska printer got an account of a w gether. The resu A minimum thickness of five inches was recommended, with the advice that "when in doubt make them thicker." The reports were adopted, on motion of Charles Eygabroad, of Anaheim, and the secretary was directed to send copies to the board of supervisors with recommendation of the county body that they be adopted. Declaring that increases in freight rates represent more than the average profits received during the past fifteen years when applied to high tonnage producing crops, such as citrus fruits, walnuts, vegetables, etc., and that if the increases were capitalized at 7 per cent it would be equivalent to a mortgage of $2000 to $3000 upon every acre of land, C. L. Crumrine, of La Habra, offered a resolution requesting senators and representatives from California to investigate the principles underlying the transportation act of 1920 to determine whether a modification of the law and its administration may be made. The resolution was adopted. "It is not possible to have the consumer absorb these increased freight rates because perishable commodities are sold daily at prices based on their condition and governed by the old law of supply and demand, the burden falling particularly on the agricultural industries of California," said Crumrine, in introducing the resolution. "The act to regulate commerce amended by the 1920 transportation act is the basis for the present freight rate structure and prescribes a rule of rate-making whereby the interstate commerce commission establishes the aggregate value of the properties of the carriers, and rates which will give fair return upon the valuations. Determination of the aggregate value of the railroads is arrived at by including all rail properties without limitation, disregarding the earning ability and the amount of tonnage they reasonably could expect to transport, thereby creating a large amount of fictitious capital. The 'lame ducks' could only receive a return at the expense of the industries favorably located on profitably handled systems." "As long as this act and the present administrative methods exist, the annual report of J. C. Metzgar, secretary-treasurer, passed over to this meeting from the last session a month ago, was accepted and filed. STANDARD IN CONTROL AT GARDEN GROVE To Begin Drilling a Test Well Within Thirty Days Signalizing the start of intensive operations that will prove whether oil underlies the Garden Grove section, formal announcement is made that the Standard Oil company had purchased all the Garden Grove Petroleum company its entire holdings and would begin drilling within thirty days, using the derrick that the latter company had erected about forty rods west of the Pacific Electric depot at the Grove. Negotiations for the transfer of the Garden Grove Petroleum company's derrick and all its leases to the Standard Oil company had been in progress for some days. Now that the transaction has bee n definitely completed it is assured that the Standard company will thoroughly test the Garden Grove district, where it now controls between 1200 and 1500 acres of land under leases. Simultaneously with the announcement of the completion of the negotiations, it was stated that the Standard had ordered drilling machinery, to be installed at the derrick that had been turned over to it, and that the drill would start its downward search for "black gold" within thirty days. It was stated that the Garden Grove Petroleum company received a cash bonus of $10 an acre for its 700 acres, and that it would receive $1 an acre a month rental until oil is struck, when the original lessors will get one-sixth royalty. The completion of the transaction between the Garden Grove Petroleum company and the Standard marks the realization by the organizers of the former firm of a definite goal that had been set some months ago—to pave the way for a recognized oil company's entrance into the Garden Grove section in order that it might be definitely established whether oil was to be had there. The derrick taken over is situated on the property of Edward Chaffee, president of the Garden Grove Petroleum company that has now gone out of existence. Most of the 700 acres mination of the aggregate value of the railroads is arrived at by including all rail properties without limitation, disregarding the earning ability and the amount of tonnage they reasonably could expect to transport, thereby creating a large amount of fictitious capital. The 'lame ducks' could only receive a return at the expense of the industries favorably located on profitably handled systems. "As long as this act and the present administrative methods exist, the industries mentioned are materially hampered and even in serious danger of being wiped out, for what industry can stand this 'bleeding?' For example, California lemons have averaged about $1 a box under the cultural transportation and marketing costs and at certain seasons of the year have sold for less than actual picking, packing, transportation and selling costs. What is true of the citrus industry is true of other California industries." The resolution asks that the senators and representatives make the investigation to the end that the unreasonable and unjust burden which have been placed upon all of the in- ANAHEIM GAZETTE COUNTY POULTRYMEN ARE TO ORGANIZE Orange county is fast growing into an important poultry district of southern California. The egg producers of this section feel the need of a county organization as a part of the Farm Bureau and to co-operate with similar departments of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in working out their many problems and especially the egg laying contest which will be run at Pomona by southern poultrymen. Several representatives from each of the poultry districts of Orange county will meet Thursday, May 5th, (today, at 2 p.m., in the local Farm Bureau office to draw up plans for organization. The purpose of the department will be approximately as follows: 1. To increase the quantity and improve the quality of poultry and poultry products. 2. To encourage the use of better stock. 3. To encourage better feeding methods. 4. To assist poultrymen in the control of disease in their flocks. 5. To hold regular meetings to discuss all matters of interest to poultrymen, to occasionally engage speakers from abroad, and to promote in all possible ways the interests of the poultrymen of Orange county. WHY THE EDITOR LEFT TOWN In a recent letter to the Breeders' Gazette, Mr. F. M. Woods, of Lancaster county, Nebraska, told how a Nebraska printer got an auction sale and an account of a wedding mixed together. The resulting article, wrote FIGHTING COUNTY ORDINANCE Announcing that he would appeal to the supreme court of the state if necessary in contesting the county road ordinance fixing the maximum weight of truckloads at 23,400 pounds, Frank W. Richards, of Los Angeles, attorney for the Wilmington Consolidated Lumber company, filed notice of appeal to the superior court after two truck drivers for the company had been found guilty of driving overloaded trucks. Both drivers were arrested by Traffic Officer H. S. Warner. One of the defendants is F. G. Mayse and the other is R. C. Hadley. The latter had, according to Warner, an overload of two tons. He was fined $40 by Justice of the Peace Cox. Mayes had an overload of one ton and was fined $20. Hadley was arrested on Newport boulevard and Mayse on a boulevard in the northern part of the county. It was necessary for the district attorney's office to make an amended complaint in the Mayes case, the first complaint having alleged that he was driving on La Habra boulevard, when as a matter of fact it was Whitaker boulevard. According to weight certificates produced by Traffic Officer Warner, Hadley's truck weighed 28,010 and Mayse's truck 26,250. Both were loaded with lumber. PROTEST LEASING SCHOOL LAND Holding that the trustees of the Huntington Beach union high school have no authority to lease the high school site to oil companies, W. L. McKenney, a taxpayer of the beach city, filed suit against the school district and its board of trustees to re-enter Huntsville. CALIOWA OIL CO. WHY THE EDITOR LEFT TOWN In a recent letter to the Breeders' Gazette, Mr. F. M. Woods, of Lancaster county, Nebraska, told how a Nebraska printer got an auction sale and an account of a wedding mixed together. The resulting article, wrote Mr. Woods, read like this: "Married at the home of the bride's township one mile north and two miles east of Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, highly respected residents of Thursday, Jan. 17, Miss Ethel Drinkwater by the Rev. 18 head of Shorthorns consisting of four bridesmaids dressed in pale blue and carrying calves by their sides. They had tulle veils * * * sired by the noted Kentucky jack Bombina 3d. Also forty-six head of hogs, including the groom's father from North Dakota, where he is engaged in missionary work, and is immuned by the double process. These shotes are thrifty, and all relatives of the bride and groom. They all gathered in the spacious dining room after the ceremony, and partook of 300 bushels of seed oats, 1,000 bushels of corn, 10 large stacks of millet and alfalfa. The bride is the youngest daughter of one trusty incubator, capacity 600 eggs, one Juno. Deere five-room cottage and a trip to Omaha, after which they will draw 6 per cent interest, from date. Free lunch at noon." PROTEST LEASING SCHOOL LAND Holding that the trustees of the Huntington Beach union high school have no authority to lease the high school site to oil companies, W. L. McKenney, a taxpayer of the beach city, filed suit against the school district and its board of trustees to restrain them from leasing the school site or any portion thereof. According to the complaint on file in the county clerk's office, the high school site comprises ten acres. McKenny asserts that a meeting of the trustees of the school district was held March 10 and that by a two-thirds vote they decided to lease a portion of the school site, then advertised for bids. McKenny further alleges that negotiations now are under way for the leasing of the school site to the Petroleum Midway company, Ltd., the lease to extend for a period of 99 years. The complaint recites that all of the ten acre tract is necessary for school purposes and that the attendance of the high school is steadily on the increase. McKenny holds that the trustees of the school have no power or authority to devote the school site to any other use and than the site on the market for lease and the newspaper notices published in this connection are illegal. SANITARY BREAD SHOP Hans Larsen, Proprietor Bread of Quality Cookies Cakes Pies Bread of Quality Cookies Cakes Pies We Take Orders 165 W. Center St. Phone 474 ANAHEIM, CAL. NZ PIANO "THINK OF MUSIC" INC. CALIOWA OIL COMPANY OF ANAHEIM Hunters Huntington Beach Field City is CLOSE to the THREE LARGEST PRODUCERS in he field. 100 feet from STANDARD'S BOLSA CHICA WELL No. 1. 100 feet from UNION'S COPELAND WELL. 100 feet from WESTERN UNION OIL CO.'S WELL. Any stock in any of these companies at $1.00 per share? NO! Now of any reason why we haven't as good a chance to strike a BIG PROof the above wells. OVER, if you want to get in where there is large production. The men Caliowa Oil Co., are all good business and oil men who will give you a L. DOCERS AND DIRECTORS: BURN, ERNEST BORCHERT, Int. Vice-President EN, of Pomona, Secy. & Treas. alter Hartman, F. J. Sedlacek, of Caliowa; Emil Sedlacek, of Covina. FIELD ADVISORY BOARD 9 Experienced Oil and Business men who are financially interested are going to do the drilling with the company's own ROTARY RIG. Your opportunity to get TRUE FACTS about an oil investment. Entering a limited amount of stock for sale. $.00 per Share Par Value Calliowa Oil Co., P. O. Box, 515, Anaheim, Cal. Enclosed find $........for........shares of Calliowa Oil Co. Stock, or send me the TRUE FACTS about an oil investment. Name ..... our opportunity to get TRUE FACTS about an oil investment. mering a limited amount of stock for sale. 1.00 per Share Par Value CALIOWA OIL CO. 15 (office 207 N. Los Angeles St.) ANAHEIM, CALF. and WRITE TODAY Calliowa Oil Co., P. O. 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