anaheim-gazette 1921-11-17

ORANGE COUNTY'S RANK IN AGRICULTURE Stands Fifteenth Among Counties of United States in Value of Crops. A bulletin just issued by the agricultural department at Washington, naming the fifty leading counties of the United States in the value of farm crops and live stock produced, places Orange county fifteenth in the list. This is a remarkable showing considering that this county has an area of only 780 square miles, and is a mere dot on the map in comparison with a majority of the counties in the United States leading in the combined value of farm crops and live stock products in 1919. The live stock products include dairy products, chickens and eggs, honey and wax, and wool and mohair, but not domestic animals sold and slaughtered. There is some duplication, to be sure, when the value of crops and the value of live stock products are included in the same total, by reason of the fact that a large part of the live stock products are derived from the feeding of farm crops to farm live stock. This combined value, however, appears to offer the best available index of the counties' agricultural production. The 50 leading agricultural counties were distributed among the several states as follows: California, 13; New York, 7; Illinois, 5; Texas, 4; Pennsylvania, 4; South Carolina, 4; North Carolina, 3; Washington, 2; Wisconsin, 2; and 1 each for Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Minnesota and Mississippi. Los Angeles county ranked first Deputy Sheriff L. A. Wright, of Placentia. Manning is being detained in the county jail on a vagrancy charge and on the supposition that he knows something about the starting of the fire. According to Manning, he made his bed in a box car which was spotted along the platform of the packing plant. He said that two other men came in the car, complained of being cold, and then departed. He said that a few minutes later he heard a racket. He looked out and saw the glare of a light, but thought it came from a lantern. A moment later, Manning said, he realized that the plant was on fire. Upon making an investigation, he found that the entire building was enveloped in flames. Manning said that he had difficulty in saving himself, as the burning building was close to the box car in which he had been sleeping. TEXAS OIL COMPANY UNDER INVESTIGATION Orange County Stockholders Getting After the Promoters Investigation of the "inside workings" of the Old Colony United Oil company of Texas was begun Saturday by a group of Orange county stockholders of the company. Charges of questionable business transactions were made against B. H. Silver, E. W. Silver and Louis Smith, the company's trustees. The three live in Los Angeles. One hundred and seventy thousand dollars, it is alleged, has been collected for stock sold to investors in Los Angeles and vicinity at prices ranging from 50 cents to $2 per share. The doubting stockholders filed suit in the circuit court of the thirtieth district of Texas, asking: An order restraining the trustees MUST FILE PROTECTIONS WITH Otherwise Santa Ana Water Right in San Diego Residents of Orange would protest against quiring a water right creek that would instill water for a population more inhabitants, much with the water division department of public ing, San Francisco, well from November 8. The application for filed with the division and is for 40,000 acres. Charles H. Lee, chief adviser that "protain nature of injury suit to protestant fraternity; the basis of latter rights; protestant nature use of water, both used and land irrigation of water if other than the approximate location or place of use and/or version of the water." The project of the will involve, if successful diture of between $600,000 in the building of line from the diversifying distributing system in does not include the city would have to be acquired clearing. Application of the 500,000,000 gallons of first unit of consumption that would import gallons. The first dam ed at a point a short distance off the story hour the creek bed to the rebound hill on the Villa Range county park. The rights will embrace combined value, however, appears to offer the best available index of the counties' agricultural production. The 50 leading agricultural counties were distributed among the several states as follows: California, 13; New York, 7; Illinois, 5; Texas, 4; Pennsylvania, 4; South Carolina, 4; North Carolina, 3; Washington, 2; Wisconsin, 2; and 1 each for Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Minnesota and Mississippi. Los Angeles county ranked first among all counties in the United States in the combined value of crops and live products in 1919, the total value amounting to $71,579,899. The value of crops in this county was $61,846,479, which was greater than the combined value of crops and live stock in any other county. Oranges contributed slightly more than one-third of the combined value of crops and live stock products in this county. Other important items were lemons, walnuts and hay and forage. Fresno county ranked second among all counties, with a value of $5,110,101 for crops and live stock products, and stood third in the value of crops alone, with $51,861,252. Grapes made up a little more than one-half the combined value of crops and live stock products, with peaches, and hay and forage following in order. Aroostook county, Me., stood third in the combined value of crops and live stock products, with $54,376,256, and was second in value of crops, with $52,541,205. Petatoes comprised about four-fifths of the combined value in this county, while hay and forage was the next item in importance as regards value. San Joaquin county ranked fourth, with a combined value of $41,191,240 for crops and live stock products, and also stood fourth in the value of crops, with $37,966,866. Potatoes, grapes, barley, and hay and forage were the leading items from the standpoint of value. Lancaster county, Pa., was fifth in rank, with $40,776,212 representing the value of crops and live stock products. Tobacco, corn, hay and forage, and wheat were the most important items in the order named. Yakima county, Wash., stood sixth in value of crop and live stock products, with $34,741,710. Apples, and hay and forage were the leading items as regards value. Other counties, with their rank according to the combined value of crops and live stock products in 1919, transactions were made against B. H. Silver, E. W. Silver and Louis Smith, the company's trustees. The three live in Los Angeles. One hundred and seventy thousand dollars, it is alleged, has been collected for stock sold to investors in Los Angeles and vicinity at prices ranging from 50 cents to $2 per share. The doubting stockholders filed suit in the circuit court of the thirtieth district of Texas, asking: An order restraining the trustees from destroying or correcting the company's books before an accounting and cancellation of stock owned by the three. Appointment of a receiver for the company. Attorney J. A. Buck, of Santa Ana, is preparing to leave soon for Wichita Falls, Texas, where the company's holdings are located, for a minute scrutiny of conditions there. The law firm of West and Buck, of which he is a member, has been retained by the stockholders and a meeting was held in their offices. The company was organized October 7, 1919, according to the suit on file. It was capitalized at 2,000,000 shares of stock at a par value of $1. B. H. Silver, it is alleged, represented that he owned leases on 2032 acres in the Texas field. In return for these leases he secured 1,500,000 shares of capital stock. At the time the stock was delivered to him, it is alleged, the land—excepting forty acres—was worth not more than $1000. The speculative value of the forty acres was $20,000. Silver did not own the leases, it is charged, and they have been paid for since the date of the original transaction—with company funds. COW TESTING RECORD The Orange county cow-testing association, although one of the youngest organizations competing with forty other similar associations, led the entire western district for the month of August in cow-testing records, according to a report issued by the Orange county farm bureau, under which the cow-testing department is conducted. Eight western states are joined in an effort to induce dairymen and ranchers to raise or purchase improved dairy stock. Cow-testing associations have been organized in practically every county in the eight states,and reports are sent direct to Salt Lake City, where they are tabulated and would have to be acquired by clearing. Application of the first unit of constrain that would impose gallons. The first damed at a point a short distance to the creek bed to the rear end hill on the Villa Range county park. The rights will embrace all Provision is made for other dams up the creek comes necessary. The tion does not contemplate of the water supply of individuals which novation water from the contemplated impaired flood waters and flow that is now going winter seasons. At the time the pro- announced over a year tives of the Serrano V which supplies some o- in irrigation at Villa John T. Carpenter W supplying irrigators at clared that the water oppose the application neys. Head and Rutan as advising them to t court decisions give companies title to all w down the Santiago cost attributed under agreed decisions to the Irvine COURT RULES ON LOAD Supervisors Have Not Place Limitations Highway The superior court o no county will be called by the legality of an ord- passed by the supervise county which reduced loads for automobile to Bernardino roads. The nance was passed in C erside counties. The district attorney nardino county gave me on a demurrer to a de down by Justice G. R. H justice court at Ontario trained the Draymen's Southern California im- against the county arb- ofthe weight limits. PLACENTIA PACKING HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE Tramp Arrested on Suspicion of Having Caused the Blaze Fire of unknown origin, starting about 6 o'clock Friday evening, completely destroyed the old packing plant of the Randolph Marketing company, situated in the east end, of the town of Placentia. The loss is estimated at $10,000. The plant was a frame building. It was relinquished by the Randolph Marketing company about two years ago and leased to A. Arena, of Los Angeles. It was used as a store house for wholesale produce for several months. The Fullerton fire department assisted the volunteer fire department of Placentia in fighting the flames, but all efforts to save the building proved futile. According to firemen, the whole building was a mass of flames when the alarm was sent in. D. J. Manning, an itinerant, was arrested soon after the fire started by EIGHT WESTERN STATES ARE JOINED IN AN EFFORT TO INDUCE DAIRYMEN AND RANCHERS TO RAISE OR PURCHASE IMPROVED Dairy Stock. Cow-testing associations have been organized in practically every county in the eight states, and reports are sent direct to Salt Lake City, where they are tabulated and compared. Local farm bureau officials are highly elated over the splendid showing made in competition with well known dairy districts, and to be ranking association in August, leads Orange county farm bureau directors to believe that this county will soon attain a remarkable record in butterfat production and quality of dairy stock contributing to this production. The August records of the Orange county cow-testing association show that 573 cows had been tested, and of this number 147 cows produced an average of 45 pounds of butterfat, and that the average for the 573 cows was 29.5 pounds of butterfat. WELL, SHE DID An enterprising Jap student at one of America's inland colleges, who landed here with practically no English in his vocabulary, secured a job on a farm during the vacation season. He assimilated the language readily enough and soon had a workable command of words—enough to get by; but the feminine nouns properly applicable to the various domestic animals came near proving a German Marue. One morning he came running in very great haste to the master of the house, gasping as he ran: "Please," honorable Boas, come quickly—hen-pig, she have pups!" MUST FILE PROTEST WITHIN SIXTY DAYS Otherwise Santa Ana Will Acquire Water Right in Santiago Creek Residents of Orange county who would protest against Santa Ana acquiring a water right in Santiago creek that would insure a supply of water for a population of 50,000 or more inhabitants, must file protests with the water division of the state department of public work, Call building, San Francisco, within sixty days from November 8. The application for the rights was filed with the division July 31, 1920, and is for 40,00 acre feet. Charles H. Lee, chief of the division, advises that "protests should contain nature of injury which would result to protestant from such appropriation; the basis of protestant's water rights; protestant's past and future use of water, both as to amount used and land irrigated, or use made of water if other than for irrigation; the approximate location of such land or place of use and of the point of diversion of the water." The project of the city is one that will involve, if successful, the expenditure of between $600,000 and $700,000 in the building of dam and main line from the diversion point to the distributing system in Santa Ana. It does not include the cost of land that would have to be acquired or the cost of clearing. Application of the city covers 13,000,000,000 gallons of water, with the first unit of construction being a dam that would impound 4,500,000,000 gallons. The first dam is to be located at a point a short distance west of the two story house located near the creek bed to the north of the second hill on the Villa Park road to Orange county park. The reservoir and rights will embrace about 450 acres. was arrested recently with three other truck drivers on charges of violating the San Bernardino ordinance. The other drivers pleaded guilty before Justice Holbrook, but the draymen's association announced that it would fight McNeeley's case to test the legality of the local ordinance. EXTENDING WATER CONSERVATION WORKS The Water Conservation association has twenty men and two teams at work on the debris cone at the mouth of the Santa Ana river, extending its works for the conservation of water. All work is being done in a most workmanlike and substantial manner. The dam is being built of boulders, laid out on contour clear across the debris cone. The work is being done in accordance with a complete plan, which, when finished, will make possible the distribution of water over several thousand acres of rock and boulder area. A new bunk house has been built in which is also a reading room 14x20 for the men. This enables the association to get a better class of men than is possible where good accommodations are not provided. Anyone interested in the conservation of water will be well repaid by making a trip of inspection. AFTER CHEAPER LABOR A writer in the "Annalit" remarks that "we may look forward to increased offers by our own manufacturers of goods made in their own factories in foreign countries, especially the orient, at prices with which the American workman cannot possibly compete." This is true, and attention has frequently been called to the fact. We are encouraging American capital to go POISON ON CELERY The fact that it has been shown that arsenic and copperas have been used by Jap vegetable growers on celery makes it necessary that this vegetable should be thoroughly washed and scrubbed before being placed on the table. It is believed that much of the epidemic of stomach trouble reported from various sections of the county of late is due to use of these poisons upon this vegetable. Arsenic and copperas are used in a preparation made for spraying celery to prevent blight. The poison in no way effects the vegetable, but attaches to the leaves and stock. Dipping in water is not sufficient to remove the poison. A brush should be used in the washing process. It is reported there have been cases of poisoning in Los Angeles that were traced directly to arsenic and copperas in celery. SUPERVISORS' PROCEEDINGS A resolution was passed requiring the superintendent of highways to furnish a bond in the sum of $5000, with surety or sureties, to be approved by the chairman of the board of supervisors, for the faithful performance of his duties. It was ordered that a community branch of the county free library be established at La Habra and that Mrs. Frederick B. Drake, be appointed custodian. Plans, specifications and profiles as presented by ythe superintendent of highways, with his recommendations, for the improvement of Garden Grove avenue, section one, second road district, were adopted by the board. Notice for bids for doing said work to be given by publication in-the Garden Grove News. Bids to be received up to 11 a.m. November 29th, 1921, at the would have to be acquired or the cost of clearing. Application of the city covers 13,000,000,000 gallons of water, with the first unit of construction being a dam that would impound 4,500,000,000 gallons. The first dam is to be located at a point a short distance west of the two story house located near the creek bed to the north of the second hill on the Villa Park road to Orange county park. The reservoir and rights will embrace about 450 acres. Provision is made for construction of other dams up the creek, when it becomes necessary. The city's application does not contemplate interruption of the water supply of companies and individuals which now secure irrigation water from the creek. The city contemplated the impounding of winter flood waters and conserving the flow that is now going to waste in the winter seasons. At the time the project was announced over a year ago, representatives of the Serrano Water company, which supplies some of the water used in irrigation at Villa Park, and the John T. Carpenter Water company, supplying irrigators at El Modena, declared that the water companies would oppose the application. Their attorneys, Head and Rutan, were reported as advising them to the effect that court decisions give the two water companies title to all water that comes down the Santiago canyon not distributed under agreement by court decisions to the Irvine company. COURT RULES ON LOAD LIMIT LAW Supervisors Have Not the Right to Place Limitations on State Highways The superior court of San Bernardino county will be called upon to decide the legality of an ordinance recently passed by the supervisors of that county which reduced the limit of loads for automobile trucks on San Bernardino roads. This same ordinance was passed in Orange and Riverside counties. The district attorney of San Bernardino county gave notice of appeal on a demurrer to a decision handed down by Justice G. R. Holbrook, of the justice court at Ontario, which sustained the Draymen's association of Southern California in its court fight against the county arbitrary reduction of the weight limits. A writer in the "Annalit" remarks that "we may look forward to increased offers by our own manufacturers of goods made in their own factories in foreign countries, especially the orient, at prices with which the American workman cannot possibly compete." This is true, and attention has frequently been called to the fact. We are encouraging American capital to go abroad for investment when it does not find adequate opportunity at home. We try to encourage American capital to develop oil wells in Mexico, build railways in South America, and open mines in Bolivia. We like to have American capital develop the foreign industries upon which we depend for part of our necessary supplies. We profit rather than lose by the use of American capital in the production of coffee, for example. But it would be a misfortune if American capital should be invested in the erection of factories in China in order to produce goods for sale in the United States to the destruction of American industry. Yet this is the tendency, and it can be forestalled only by the imposition of import duties which shall equal the difference in cost of production. If, for instance, a factory could produce a commodity here at a cost of $100 but by transferring its factory to China could produce the same commodity and lay it down in American markets at a cost of $75, there should be imposed an import tax equal to the difference. This the importer could pay and still be on an equality with the American factory. If such an import tax be not levied, there would be injustice to the American manufacturer, who pays taxes to support the local, state and national governments and their public improvements. Without the imposition of an import tax in a case such as that mentioned, the manufacturer who sent his money to China to be utilized in production there, would realize a $25 profit on a $75 transaction without ever having to meet the competition of the American producer. The injustice would be done not only to the owner of the American factory but all the employees who would draw wages from the operation of his plant. No man is so great a believer in advertising that he advertises his own faults. PLANS, specifications and profiles, as presented by ythe superintendent of highways, with his recommendations, for the improvement of Garden Grove avenue, section one, second road district, were adopted by the board. Notice for bids for doing said work to be given by publication in -the Garden Grove News. Bids to be received up to 11 a.m. November 29th, 1921, at the office of the county clerk. Map of tract No. 116 was accepted as the offiql plotting of said tract. Map of tract No. 188 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. Map of tract No. 206 was accepted as the official plotting of said tract. It was ordered that College street, in tract No. 149, in the town of La Habra, be accepted as improved by the owners of the sub-division. J. B. Lockwood was granted a vacation of two weeks on full pay. It was ordered that the boundaries of the precincts of Orange county be changed, new precincts created, and established precincts consolidated. TOO FULL FOR UTTERANCE "When Parson Goodleigh tried to start his flivver he choked the engine off three times in succession." "Ha! Did he make any remarks appropriate to the occasion?" "No, he didn't, but he didn't have exactly the same kind of expression on his face he wears when he says, 'Let us pray.'"—Birmingham Age-Herald. An "efficient angler" places the accent on the "fish." CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church on Christ, Scientist, corner of Philadelphia and Chartres streets. Sunday service at 11 a.m. and at 7:45 in the evening. Also Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. A meeting Wednesday at 7:45 p.m., at which testimonials of healing are given. Free reading room in the First National Bank building, rooms 304 and 305; open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Sundays and legal holidays, where the Bible and authorized Christian Science literature may be read, borrowed or purchased if desired. The public is cordially welcome. loads for automobile trucks on San Bernardino roads. This same ordinance was passed in Orange and Riverside counties. The district attorney of San Bernardino county gave notice of appeal on a demurrer to a decision handed down by Justice G. R. Holbrook, of the justice court at Ontario, which sustained the Draymen's association of Southern California in its court fight against the county arbitrary reduction of the weight limits. Justice Holbrook sustained the demurrer of attorneys for a truck driver named McNeeley, an employee of F. W. Granger, Los Angeles truck owner and member of the draymen's association, who was arrested on a state road in San Bernardino county for alleged violation of the county load weight limitation ordinance. Justice Holbrook declared that the county supervisors acted within their rights in regulating the weight of truck loads and in reducing the limits prescribed by state law, but ruled that they were powerless to regulate weights passing over state roads. The district attorney immediately gave notice of appeal to the superior court of the county and the arguments will be heard in the near future. The action of the county attorney makes a test case of the hearing and the decision of the higher court will establish the legality of the counordinance. County ordinances defining the limit of loads which automobile trucks may transport over their roads have been passed by the supervisors of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and other southern California counties have agreed to pass the same ty ordinance. There have been several convictions in Orange county on charges of excessive loading. The driver McNeeley All This Week At Los Angeles and Broadway American Legion GOOD TIMES CELEBRATION Greater SHEESLEY Shows Trained Wild Animals Thanksgiving Pumpkin and Mince PIES and a selected line of cakes for the national holiday TURKEYS ROASTED FOR YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER Our usual high-grade lines of bread—the best in the market We deliver to all parts of the city. SANITARY BREAD SHOP 165 West Center St. NEW ANAHEIM BAKERY 136 N. Los Angeles St. HANS LARSEN, Proprietor Bake-Rite Bakers Have You Guessed On the weight of the Big Cake? See it in our window and then make a guess. 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