anaheim-gazette 1923-12-27

Anaheim Gazette ESTABLISHED 1870 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY Henry Kuchel, Editor and Proprietor SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR ... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ... $1.00 THREE MONTHS ... $ .50 Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter WILL SPEND $5,000,000 ON STATE HIGHWAYS The state highway commission within the next few months will place contracts aggregating $5,000,000 for widening and thickening existing state highways, according to a statement made by R. M. Morton, state highway engineer. At the same time Morton announced that plans and specifications for the reconstruction now are prepared. On some of the contemplated work bids already have been called for, it was stated. Pointing out that this vast expenditure will be in addition to contemplated new work to be paid for from state highway bond funds, Morton said the reconstruction work would be paid for from the state's share of the new gasoline tax and motor vehicle license fees. Stating that it is estimated the state's share of the gasoline tax and license fees for 1924 will be $7,500,000, 50 per cent greater than present revenue for maintenance. Morton said the commission will receive its first allotment May 1. He pointed out that funds for primary construction as distinguished cups, put up by Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and Civic association, for the two most beautiful entries in the parade. This year there are early indications that novel and startling designs will be seen, departing from old standards of floral decoration in every way, and gardens all over the Southland are commandeered to the last blossom to enrich the charming scene. Interest centers in the Historical Pageant of Pasadena, which, with its twenty floats, will occupy a solid division in the center of the line of march. Miss Sibil Jones, who suggested this beautiful commemoration of Pasadena's Jubilee year, states that all the principal episodes from California's glittering page of history will be faithfully and beautifully depicted. The Tournament ball at the Maryland, New Year's night, will fittingly close what will undoubtedly prove the greatest floral festival seen in America. NO TAX REPEALED Collector of Internal Revenue Rex Goodcell called attention yesterday to the erroneous impression that seems to be abroad that tax on admissions on don telegraph and telephone messages has been repealed. "No tax of any kind has been repealed," said Collector Goodcell, "No bill has even been introduced into Congress advocating any repeal. Persons who sell admissions to places of entertainment must continue to collect tax until Congress passes a law repealing such tax. It is true that Secretary Mellon has recommended the repeal of tax on admissions and on telegraph and telephone messages, in his report to Congress, but that recommendation does not authorize any person to cease chairman, and W. Los Angeles elected four meetings a year discretion of the chieftain. "The delegations feel that they can deal of good for the dustry in Southern nudity their problem bringing about great than has existed cording to A. M. St. the Orange County." ARGUMENT FOR "Though the mill slowly, yet they small!" has been quoted with a thousand captions applicable to road one instance, no tighter! Two friends lived line from each other city was good roads the nearby county was opposition to good connection with The two friends ment on the subject roads county exulting good roads did for poor roads being glad of his taxes. There seemed no mention for either. The nite saving in haunt other had much smirk Then the farm h where lived the roads, caught fire stantly to his country his friend was also his county seat, ove reconstruction work would be paid for from the state's share of the new gasoline tax and motor vehicle license fees. Stating that it is estimated the state's share of the gasoline tax and license fees for 1924 will be $7,500,000, 50 per cent greater than present revenue for maintenance. Morton said the commission will receive its first allotment May 1. He pointed out that funds for primary construction, as distinguished from maintenance and rebuilding for which the gasoline tax is specifically reserved by law, consists largely in uncollected federal aid allotments. In a public statement, Morton said: "While it is impossible to make a definite statement at this time regarding the location of all of the rebuilding work under consideration, the contracts to be advertised will include paving of some nine miles south of Sacrament on the Stockton route; paving south of Stockton in the Manteco section; rebuilding of the highway between Oceanside and San Diego; rebuilding of the Rincon Causeway in Ventura County, widening of the highway in the Calabasas section of Los Angeles County; widening and grading of the Pacific highway north of Redding, in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties. "Other similar work will be undertaken where the need appears most urgent because of traffic conditions and the necessity for saving old pavements from destruction. "Surveys and plans are under way for considerable work on the main trunk lines in accordance with the announced policy of the highway commission and the engineering department. "The work in contemplation includes paving of 9.5 miles of the highway immediately north of Redding, grading of a number of units of the Truckee river route between Auburn and the Nevada state line; work on the Redwood highway north of Eureka to make a connection with the Oregon state highway to Grants Pass, and connections with Yuma, Arizona, in Southern California. "This latter work is primary construction and will be paid for from bond funds." TOURNAMENT OF ROSES More than 100 floral floats, automobiles and equipages of every description, led by various bands, will usher TOURNAMENT OF ROSES More than 100 floral floats, automobiles and equipages of every description, led by various bands, will usher in Pasadena's fifth year as a California municipality and the thirty-fifth annual Tournament of Roses, New Year's morning at 10:30 o'clock. In the parade twenty-five sister cities of the Southland will be represented interspersed by twenty-six famous bands and other musical organizations. With the thought and care of thousands of decorators and artisans everything is in readiness for the throng of visitors. Police and traffic arrangements this year, under the direction of Chairman David Blankenhorn, point to perfect facility in handling with comfort the 300,000 expected visitors. Maps, to the number of 30,000, have been distributed over Southern California, these containing simple directions for those wishing to see the Tournament parade. Congestion will be avoided, if possible, Blankenhorn declared. Harry M. Ticknor, chairman of the parade committee, himself grand esteemed leading knight of the B. P. O. E., announces that James B. McFarland, grand exalted ruler of the Elks, will be the guest of the Tournament. The latter will give a sterling cup to one of the eighteen floral entries offered by Elkdom of Southern California cities, in his honor. Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Long Beach, Glendale, Ontario, Pomona, Redlands and a dozen other neighbor cities, will vie for the heavy sterling ANAHEIM GAZETTE chairman, and W. S. Rosecrans of Los Angeles elected secretary. The four meetings a year will be at the discretion of the chairman. "The delegations to these meetings feel that they can accomplish a great deal of good for the agricultural industry in Southern California by considering their problems as a whole bringing about greater co-operation than has existed in the past," according to A. M. Stanley, manager of the Orange County farm bureau. ARGUMENT FOR GOOD ROADS "Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceedingly small!" has been quoted in connection with a thousand causes. Not often is it applicable to roads, but in at least one instance, no glove ever litted tighter! Two friends lived across a county line from each other; in the one county was good roads, connecting with the nearby county seat, in the other was opposition to good roads, and no good connection with the county seat. The two friends had many an argument on the subject, he of the good roads county exulting in what the good roads did for him, he who had poor roads being glad at the smallness of his taxes. There seemed no winning the argument for either. The one had a definite saving in hauling and time, the other had much smaller taxes. Then the farm house and the barn where lived the opponent of good roads, caught fire. He telephoned instantly to his county seat, meanwhile his friend was also crying "fire" to his county seat, over his telephone! The fire engines from the up-to-date county seat arrived and put out the fire before those from the poor road Those misguided financial "reformers" who have an idea that large volumes of paper money will make money easier and raise wages, have an example in the real value of wages in Germany. Free traders have been in the habit of saying that wages in free trade countries may be lower than in the United States, but prices are higher in protected countries. The real test of wages is in their purchasing power and the number of hours a man is obliged to labor to buy a meal or a suit of clothes. There is a vast volume of paper money in Germany, but a man has to work twenty hours in Germany to earn a pound of butter; six weeks to earn a pair of shoes, and nearly six months to earn a suit of clothes. Advocates of paper money should not forget this. A desire for home cooking inspires as many romances as love. BOSTON BAKERY We extend to all our friends best wishes for a Happy New There seemed no winning the argument for either. The one had a definite saving in hauling and time, the other had much smaller taxes. Then the farm house and the barn where lived the opponent of good roads, caught fire. He telephoned instantly to his county seat, meanwhile his friend was also crying "fire" to his county seat, over his telephone! The fire engines from the up-to-date county seat arrived and put out the fire before those from the poor road county were seen! Of course the poor-road advocate had to pay the cost of that fire run; it was not in his county! And of course the cost was much, much more than a road tax would have been. But he paid it cheerfully. "Either we get good roads next election, or I'm going to move across the line!" he said. Adequate fire protection is just one of hundreds of reasons why any other kind of a road than a hard road is uneconomic, expensive, unreasonable, and foolish! 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