anaheim-gazette 1921-12-22

CITRUS CROP ESTIMATE FOR COMING YEAR Predicted That Output of Orchard® 11,000 Cars Greater Than Past Year Citrus fruit forecasts for California for the season that has just started indicate a return to the growers of something near $100,000,000. This figure is based on prices corresponding to those of the past season. Furthermore, the bulk of the increase this season will fall to growers in the southern part of the state. These figures, preliminary to an official forecast that will be given out early in January by officials of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, are based on surveys made within the month by investigators of various organizations. The survey indicates that there will be a total of about 71,000 carloads of citrus fruits grown in the state this year. If this proves a good forecast, it will be a large gain over the 60,147 carloads of 1921. Several well posted citrus men hold to the belief that there will be no material drop in returns per carload, owing to the fact that water shipments will save a material sum over rail transportation. Basing the returns on the estimate of these men, the growers of California will have coming to them approximately $98,610,480 as against last year's returns of $83,537,344, or a gain of about $15,073,136. E. G. Dezell, secretary of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, today stated that the exchange would not be able to give an accurate estimate on the coming crop until all reports are in on the loss by wind during the recent storm. He expressed the belief, however, that there will be a material gain over any former year. Dr. George P. Clements, head of the agricultural department of the state, ring wind and adverse weather, there will be a very large gain, especially in southern California, where extensive tracts of new groves will come in this year with their first crops. "In addition to the new acreage," said Dr. Clements, "there are now indications that the old groves will bear a bumper crop. In the southern part of the state in recent years the increase in acreage devoted to citrus fruit has been remarkable. For the most part these new groves are doing wonderfully well." Taking the figures of investigators, it is found that an increase of more than 5000 carloads of citrus fruits may be expected from the south part of the state alone, bringing the total for this section up to 58,000 carloads. Using this year's prices as a basis of computation, this would bring a return to southern growers of about $80,000,000. The first of this year's crop came from the Victorville district, and was sent east by water. It is said there is a probability that nearly all the shipments destined for point seast of Pittsburg will be carried in ships this year. Fruit growers are hastening plans for their own steamship line, so that the bulk of the water haulage may be done at a great saving. It was pointed out that if growers saved only one third of what they paid last year, almost entirely to the rail lines, they would be ahead something more than $12,000,000 on freight alone. THE GOLDEN COLORADO The preliminary work of the Colorado project to control the waters of that river for reclamation and power purposes, is progressing satisfactorily. A proposition of such gigantic magnitude cannot be disposed of within the compass of a few conventions. of the discussion. The enterprise character, and its rights, prize profit most jealous national and that will around riparian right safeguard its territory through flows. The use Colorado, whose power must be among those these preliminaries project must be the most important prise. Owing of interests it be no other real control of its tion and distribution necessary to invoive in any event, a ship would be direction the that which employs government. If the public on for the most complete project eventually to do or in the entire cost will be c菲iaries, as in velt project. Posterity, or bulk of benefi and cultivation could have been ed into materi means. This its greatest p electric power dately available of this element private interest results of tha enterprise growth, and it fore its full o E. G. Dezell, secretary of the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, today stated that the exchange would not be able to give an accurate estimate on the coming crop until all reports are in on the loss by wind during the recent storm. He expressed the belief, however, that there will be a material gain over any former year. Dr. George P. Clements, head of the agricultural department of the chamber of commerce, was emphatic in the statement that, bar- THE GOLDEN COLORADO The preliminary work of the Colorado project to control the waters of that river for reclamation and power purposes, is progressing satisfactorily. A proposition of such gigantic magnitude cannot be disposed of within the compass of a few conventions, however amicable the debate may be or however unanimous the sentiment A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL At the close of the marked by unusual press, in full record of the part played progress by our and friends, the de officers and em join in extending and friends, the d officers and em join in extending the SEASON'S MOST CO GREETINGS THE Southern Coun Anaheim, Califo BRANCHES: El Monte, Cal. weather, gain, escia, where moves will their first acreage," the now inwill bear northern part is the into citrus For the rare doing estigators, of more ruits may part of the in- for this is. Using of com- return to $80,000. rop came and was said there all the seast of ships this ing plans, so that he may be point-only one year, alness, they more than ADO the Colorado waters of and power factorly dic magni- of within inventions, of the discussion. The enterprise is interstate in its character, and each state will guard its rights, privileges and prospective profit most jealously. It is also international and nothing must be done that will arouse controversy over the riparian rights of Mexico which are safeguarded in the treaty ceding the territory through which the river flows. The use of the water of the Colorado, whether for irrigation or for power, must be equitably distributed among those entitled to it. When these preliminaries are settled the project must be financed, and that is the most important part of the enterprise. Owing to the great diversity of interests involved there seems to be no other resource than governmental control of the details of construction and distribution. It will be necessary to invoke congressional action in any event, and since private ownership would be subject to legislative direction the best method is clearly that which emanates from the federal government. If the public treasury is drawn upon for the money necessary to complete the project there will be no loss eventually to the nation as an investor in the enterprise; for the original cost will be collected from the beneficiaries, as in the case of the Roosevelt project. Posterity, of course, will reap the bulk of benefits from the reclamation and cultivation of a vast acreage that could have been utilized and converted into material wealth by no other means. This generation will derive its greatest profit from the hydroelectric power which will be immediately available, and it is for control of this element of the project that private interests are striving. The results of the reclamation phase of the enterprise will be of slower growth, and it will be many years before its full development will be ac- ion of what this gigantic enterprise will induce in its final results. It will lay the foundation for a new nation within its confines of a vast arid region that for nearly a century has lain waste for lack of water with which to develop its limitless possibilities of soil and climate. What these possibilities are is apparent in the development of the Imperial valley from the course of wealth which lies in the Colorado river. Here nature had provided everything necessary for the comfort and well-being of man, except water. The genius and energy of man supplied the deficiency, and wealth was the immediate return. So it will be in every similar region of the southwest upon which the waters of this great river are poured. Moreover, the project now under way will give a free and wide outlet to the congested population of many cities. It will provide a new and profitable resource for thousands, perhaps millions of human being who otherwise would struggle hopelessly in the fierce competition of the old marts of commerce and industry. It will furnish new investments for capital and there investments will in turn produce new wealth. There will be a surety of prosperity in places where only the wild things dwelt, and it will flow out from these places upon the nation to guarantee the national welfare and to strengthen the safeguards already erected against the unforeseen perils of the future. Within the scope of this scheme of conservation and reclamation are imperial possibilities, and the empire will be the southwest through which flows the golden waters of the Rio Colorado. The swelling often may be taken out of the head by reducing the income. Then there is the man—and he's often a woman—who is so soft-hearted Y CHRISTMAS TO ALL Pose of the year by unusual progfull recognition played in that by our patrons als, the directors, and employees tending to you ALMOND GROWERS WANT A TARIFF California almond growers have telegraphed members of the senate finance committee framing the permanent tariff bill, calling their attention to a report by Prof. Jaffa, of the University of California on the comparative values of foreign and Cali- ALMOND GROWERS WANT A TARIFF California almond growers have telegraphed members of the senate finance committee framing the permanent tariff bill, calling their attention to a report by Prof. Jaffa, of the University of California on the comparative values of foreign and California grown almonds. This was the answer of the state's almond farmers through their exchange to unsupported charges of Walter C. Hughes, of the National Confectioners' association, that the American grown almond was inferior. Hughes appeared before the finance committee in Washington representing one of the most powerful groups in a combination of manufacturers, importers and speculators, who are fighting the claims of the California almond growers for tariff schedule on almonds adequate to save the industry in this country from gradual disintegration by the flood of cheap peasant grown almonds from southern Europe. The present activities of the combination seeking to defeat the California farmer in struggle to save his orchards was predicted months ago by T. C. Tucker, manager of the California Almond Growers' exchange, after investigations in Chicago and New York. "It is important to note," said Tucker, "that eastern candy manufacturers opposing the just tariff pleas of our farmers are themselves asking an increased tariff protection on items in which they are interested. 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Red before the finance Washington represent- most powerful groups of manufacturers, speculators, who are arms of the California for tariff schedule on to save the industry from gradual disinte- good of cheap peasant from southern Europe.ivities of the combi-defeat the Califor-struggle to save his predicted months ago manager of the Call-growers' exchange, af-f in Chicago and New at to note," said otern candy manufactur-the just tariff pleas themselves asking of protection on items interested. In every exposing and exposingments of California's enemies with facts, figures and disinterested scientific evidence such as Prof. Jaffa reports." WIND GENERATED ELECTRICITY California is rich in hydro-electric possibilities and development is proceed rapidly along that line. Many have often inquired why we could not develop the great power in Pacific trade winds. It has been felt that in interior valleys this would not be possible, but many of the coast counties are still asking. Many scientists have done some experimenting with electric generating units driven by the wind and many devices have been tried. The early experiments all took the same trend, the power of the wind being transmitted to a generator placed directly under the tower. This again was connected to the wind wheel through a long vertical shaft and bevel gears. Other plants, too, were made on which a belt was placed on the rim of the wind wheel and around a generator pulley. With these, a 14 foot wheel and a four inch pulley served to make the necessary reduction in speed. The long belt did not stand up under adverse weather conditions, so this, too, was a failure. Under favorable wind conditions a single windmill often has capacity enough to light the home, barn and other buildings and will pump the water, operate the vacuum cleaner, electric iron, separator, washing machine and other time saving household helps. Rejoice not unduly in the day of triumph that you may sorrow not unduly in the day of defeat. CHILDREN'S PLAYGROCND AT CHARLEROI How Junior Red Cross is Assisting the Youngsters of Far Away Belgium How the school children of America are shedding light in the darkened lives of children in war-wrecked nations of Europe is strikingly set forth in a report just received here covering the opening at Charleroi, Belgium, of a playground built by the Junior American Red Cross. With this institution open, a veritable fairyland to the youngsters of the martyred city, Christmas this year will mean more than ever before as there could hardly be devised for them a Yuletide gift of more sustained benefit for health and happiness. And in addition to the intrinsic value of the playground to the children for whom it has been established there is strengthened still further the bond of amity and understanding between the old world and the new that has been woven by the work of the Junior Red Cross. MEN WE LIKE The man we like We wil ladmit Is one who reads And thinks a bit Who doesn't think So much of looks But knows the folks Who live in books. A small performance is better than a large promise.