anaheim-gazette 1926-01-28

Chairman Cuttle Reads Annual Report Reforestation Committee Hears Interesting Document Following is the report of Francis Cuttle, chairman of the Tri-Counties Reforestation Committee, submitted at the annual meeting held at Glenwood Mission Inn, January 19: To the Members. Tri-Counties Reforestation Committee. Gentlemen:—Another year of less than normal rainfall in Southern California has gone into history and at the present writing indications are that the cycle of dry years through which we are now passing has not yet ended. With an increasing population, a lowering water plane, an unprotected watershed, the problem of conservation of water becomes more acute and more insistent of solution. Fortunately our efforts for the conservation of water, although they have been carried on rather a small scale, have been tested for a long enough period to demonstrate the effectiveness of the methods in use, and as stated in the public press and other places during the past three months, the one bright spot in maintaining a water supply in Southern California is the San Bernardino artesian basin into which there has been diverted large quantities of flood waters from the Santa Ana river through underground strata in years past. During the year 1922 the largest amount of water that has ever been conserved by the Water Conservation Association since its organization, was sunk on the debris cone at the base of the San Bernardino mountains, the total being 80,000 acre feet or about 8,000 acre feet more than is impounded in the Bear Valley reservoir when it is full. Scientific men generally agree that the rate of travel of water through underground strata is about one to one and one-quarter miles per year, depending on the porosity. As the distance from the point where the water is spread on the debris cone to the artesian basin is During the year 1922 the largest amount of water that has ever been conserved by the Water Conservation Association since its organization, was sunk on the debris cone at the base of the San Bernardino mountains, the total being 80,000 acre feet or about 8,000 acre feet more than is impounded in the Bear Valley reservoir when it is full. Scientific men generally agree that the rate of travel of water through underground strata is about one to one and one-quarter miles per year, depending on the porosity. As the distance from the point where the water is spread on the debris cone to the artesian basin is approximately five miles, the rise in the pressure in the artesian basin confirms this theory of engineers as to the rate of travel of water. The pressure in the artesian basin was 33.49 feet in 1922, 35.43 feet in 1924, and 39.67 feet in 1925, showing an increase in pressure equal to 6.18 feet during the three years mentioned of less than normal rainfall. It should also be remembered that there have been additional drafts on the basin during those years. New wells have been sunk. The irrigation season has been longer, and while the increase in pressure at first sight would appear to be nothing about which to be elated, it is gratifying to know that this increase in pressure took place during a period when the water plane has been falling rapidly in other parts of Southern California. True, the water level has dropped in some of the wells around the artesian basin, but this may be fairly attributed to the fact that the water which was spread did not reach those areas and may never reach them, as it may all pass out through the artesian wells which now show increased pressure. Certain it is that something out of the ordinary took place underground to increase the pressure in those wells during the years of less than normal rainfall and increased draft, which resulted in lowering of the water plane in other localities. During the last session of the legislature the bill that was introduced by Hon. S. C. Harranft and Hon. A. C. Murray for the appropriation of $50,000 received the governor's signature for one-half of the amount, $25,000. This was matched by an equal amount by the boards of supervisors of the three counties. This money was appropriated for the purpose of making a survey of the Santa Ana river and its tributaries for the complete conservation of water and flood control on these streams. The state engineer has a force of men now busily engaged carrying on this survey and the state engineers have the benefit of the advice and counsel of Messrs. Geo. S. Hinckley, A. L. Sondergger and J. B. Lippincott in this work, so that in the end we will undoubtedly have the best possible plan that can be formulated for complete conservation and flood control on the stream from which the people of San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties, get their supply of water for domestic and irrigation purposes on the intensively cultivated horticultural lands in the three counties affected. At the joint meeting of this committee and the directors of the Water Conservation Association, which was held at the Glenwood Mission Inn, September 8, difficult to suppress at best, owing to the weather conditions during the time they occur, and the precipitous nature of the watershed and the inadequate means of transportation of men or material; even supplies necessary for a large force of men in the field must be purchased haplazard, rushed out in a hurry, and many of them lost or wasted. Altogether the system in vogue is wholly inadequate, expensive and ineffective. Your chairman went to Washington in the interest of this legislation and appeared before the Senate Committee on Forestry and Agriculture during the time he hearing was had on Senator Johnson's bill No. 574. The first day there were about 12 or 14 senators on the committee and practically all were in attendance. As it was Senator Johnson's bill he took the initiative at the hearing. Your chairman had cooperated by securing the presence of Mr. W. C. Mendenhall of the U.S. Geological Survey, who had made the investigation and report of the underground waters of the San Bernardino artesian basin, and Mr. Mendenhall was a valuable witness stating unequivocally that the conservation of water in the San Bernardino valley, which he knew as one of the best means of storing water for future use, could only be carried on effectively from a watershed properly covered with brush and other growth so as to prevent erosion and bring about a flow of water for a longer period than would be possible from watersheds which had been denuded of their cover. Your chairman also secured the presence of Mr. O. C. Merrill, who is executive secretary of the Federal Power Commission. Mr. Merrill was formerly an engineer in the U.S. Forest Service, with headquarters in San Francisco, where the writer knew him years ago. Mr. Merrill was also emphatic in his statement that the protection of the watershed cover was a most necessary feature of power development on these watersheds. Col. W. B. Greeley of the U.S. Forest Service was also present and unhesitatingly stated that in his opinion the protection of this watershed cover was a most necessary economic undertaking for the government. He stated without hesitation that he believed it to be the most important area within the jurisdiction of the Forest Service. Mr. A. E. Sherman, Associate U.S. Forester, was also present and gave a comprehensive statement of the conditions in Southern California with which he is entirely familiar, as he has an experienced study of them. morning of the hearing get him to O.K., let to the Senate Committee has always been courteously listen to anything we this occasion he said "T" to the president yesterday have to inform you that tion would be in conti president's fiscal policy that the procedure then be that the letter would be Secretary of Agriculture to accord with the presi ley, which would meanary of Agriculture co commendatory letter to ofthe Senate having charge. When the writer left was very doubtful when he had before the Ag committee of the House once arrived home and received from Mr. Ryer that he hearing was a and that the data used Committee was present cultural Committee of good effect and that tha final favored action. While we all realize great necessity for proper conservation of water and rivers and its tributary member that it is a b there are many different including federal, state rate and individual effort must be coordinated harmonious action. The effort Fortunately, put favor of such actions more and more and put to realize that this pro- forthe benefit of those land but for tha citizen in every walk o California; every busin- by it, and there is a sp e existing now, both for funds and for the secural and state cooper ing stronger all of tha may hope for eventual. The only thing to do hard and bring about consummation at as easible. Wishing all members Prosperous New Year's Respectfully FRANCIS CUR At the joint meeting of this committee and the directors of the Water Conservation Association, which was held at the Glenwood Mission Inn, September 8, 1925, it was unanimously decided to go forward on a larger scale in this conservation and flood control work and in carrying out this plan it was decided to try to secure federal aid for the better protection of the watershed cover. In order to do this, bills have been introduced in the present session of Congress by Senator Hiram W. Johnson, known as Senate Bill No. 574, one by Senator Samuel Shortridge, known as Senate Bill No. 774, and a companion bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Hon. Walter Linberger, calling for the appropriation of one million dollars by the federal government, which amount is to be matched by an equal amount by the state or local interester; this money to be used for the construction of a complete fire protective system on the Santa Barbara, Angeles, San Bernardino and Cleveland forests. Only one circumstance will be cited to show that the appropriation of such an amount of money would not only be good business but would be in accord with the economy program of the present national administration. The fire on the watershed back of Monrovia, during the year 1924, cost the federal government over $300,000 to suppress. It burned over 55,000 acres of watershed. It should be apparent to the most casual observer that it is an unsound policy to fail to build an adequate fire prevention system which would isolate these fires which are bound to occur, in small areas, and then to spend large amounts, such as the one mentioned, to suppress fires when they do occur. The method now in vogue involves the drafting of men from their regular employment, many of whom are unfit for the rough work of combating fires, which it is very The main difficulty in the way seems to be the so-called "economy" program now so much in the public mind. As an instance—such an appropriation as the one referred to must be approved by the secretary of the department affected. In this case, the Secretary of Agriculture. We were given to understand that Secretary Jardine had written a letter strongly commending this appropriation and giving reasons therefor, but this had to have the approval of the director of the Bureau of the Budget, General Lord, before it could be passed on to the Senate committee by the Secretary of Agriculture. We were also given to understand that the letter had been in General Lord's possession for about ten days prior to the date of hearing before the committee. Mr. Ryerson and your chairman waited on General Lord the most necessary feature of power development on these watersheds. Col. W. B. Greeley of the U. S. Forest Service was also present and unhesitatingly stated that in his opinion the protection of this watershed cover was a most necessary economic undertaking for the government. He stated without hesitation that he believed it to be the most important area within the jurisdiction of the Forest Service. Mr. A. E. Sherman, Associate U. S. Forester, was also present and gave a comprehensive statement of the conditions in Southern California with which he is entirely familiar, as he has made a personal study of them. Mr. Sherman was chairman of the Board of Fire Review, of which your chairman and Mr. Wm. Starke were members, which investigated the causes of the great Monrovia fire, and he also stated that he believed it would be a wise and necessary proceeding by the government to cooperate with people of Southern California in the protection of this watershed. In fact, he stated that he thought the people of Southern California were doing very fairly by the government to put up an equal amount with the government for the protection of this watershed which is government property. Mr. H. S. Ryerson, secretary-manager of the Conservation Association of Southern California, was present at the hearing and furnished valuable information and data concerning the watersheds in general and the Los Angeles vicinity in particular. Mr. Ryerson is still in Washington working on this project. If you were a forest ranger in one of the Mines of California, how what use should be made resources under your own course, to the basic forest service, known You would determine a vital use for the permit whole people." Question use you would decide point of the greatest extent in the long run. You might find that forest crop was ripe cut into saw logs; am mill needed those logs try for the support of you would sell the maize a new crop of tru You might find that tru was "protection stream flow used for irrigation, flower, navigation meat, wool and leather grazing of sheep and cattle be highest reation and the best beauty. In each case you were highest use, after coven then other minor use give way or be subj opererses of the "great greatest number." Said down by James was secretary of agriculture been consistently praised Forest Service for th A modernist is one towel and likes it. ANAHEIM GAZETTE COBWEBST By A. B. CHAPIN THIS PLACE NEEDS A GOOD HOUSE CLEANING. DISREGARD FOR RIGHTS OF THE CONSUMER WARD JEANLOSE OPERATORS MINERS NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS FOR ONE ADDING MACHINE FOR THE CITY OF ANAHEIM. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim at the office of the City Clerk of the said city on or before Thursday the 11th day of February, 1926, at eight o'clock P.M. for furnishing of one adding machine to the City of Anaheim in accordance with specifications therefor adopted by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim by resolution on the 29th day of December, 1925, which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Anaheim and which are hereby referred to and made a part of this notice. Price quoted in bids must be for said adding machine delivered to the City of Anaheim, California. Each proposal or bid must be accompanied by a check certified by a responsible bank, for not less than ten percent of said bid, which check shall be made payable to the City of Anahelm, and same shall be forfeited to said city as liquidated damages, if within ten days after the acceptance of any such bid, the bidder fails to enter into a contract with the City of Anahelm for the furnishing of said adding machine. The successful bidder must, within ten days after the contract is awarded to him, enter into a contract with the City of Anahelm, providing for the sale of said adding machine in accordance with specifications. Full detailed specifications shall accompany each bid. The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. Dated this 14th day of January 1926. EDWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. 1-21-3t. NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS OR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim at the office of the City Clerk of said city up to the hour of eight o'clock. morning of the hearing in an effort to get him to O. K. the letter and let it go to the Senate Committee. General Lord has always been courteous and willing to listen to anything we had to say. On this occasion he said "I took the matter to the president yesterday afternoon and have to inform you that the appropriation would be in contravention of the president's fiscal policy." I understand that the procedure then necessary would be that the letter would be sent back to the Secretary of Agriculture for revision to accord with the president's fiscal policy, which would mean that the Secretary of Agriculture could not write a commendatory letter to the committee of the Senate having this matter in charge. When the writer left Washington it was very doubtful when a hearing could be before the Agricultural Committee of the House on this matter, but since arriving home a wire has been received from Mr. Ryerson to the effect that the hearing was held on the 15th and that the data used by the Senate Committee was presented to the Agricultural Committee of the House with good effect and that there is some hope for final favored action. While we all realize now the great necessity for prompt action for conservation of water of the Santa Ana river and its tributaries, we must remember that it is a big project; that there are many different angles to it, including federal, state, county, corporate and individual efforts, all of which must be coordinated and worked into harmonious action. This takes time and effort. Fortunately, public sentiment in favor of such action is crystallizing more and more and people are coming to realize that this project is not only for the benefit of those who are irrigating land but for the benefit of every citizen in every walk of life in Southern California; every business being affected by it, and there is a spirit of cooperation existing now, both for the furnishing of funds and for the securing of both federal and state cooperation, that is getting stronger all of the time, so that we may hope for eventual success. The only thing to do is for all to pull hard and bring about a satisfactory consummation at as early a date as possible. Wishing all members a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS CUTTLE, Chairman. Automobile Notes Several important cities in Southern California outside of Los Angeles have adopted the uniform traffic ordinance proposed for Southern California cities and submitted by the Automobile Club of Southern California. These include San Diego, and it is reported that Pasadena, Long Beach, Glendale and Anaheim are giving serious consideration to the new law with the probability of it being adopted at an early date. Sentiment in favor of the movement continues to grow stronger throughout Southern California. One of the principal features of the new law is pedestrian control in the congested districts, including right of way for pedestrians at marked crossings. This feature of the law appeals particularly since the fatalities to pedestrians in Los Angeles during 1925 due to motor cars showed a marked reduction, which it is said is directly due to pedestrian control in the business districts. This reduction came in the face of the fact that the ordinance was not in effect for the entire year and also considerable time elapsed before the public became familiar with its provisions. Where the streets are unmarked for pedestrians at crossings, the pedestrian may, by holding up the hand, indicate his intention of crossing and thereby has the right of way. Another feature of the uniform ordinance that appeals strongly is that the signs and lights are standardized so that the motorist traveling in San Diego, Los Angeles, or other large communities finds himself familiar with the local laws instead of encountering marked changes in passing from one city to another. Couples of the proposed uniform ordinance have been distributed to the attorneys of more than 200 cities in Southern California and are also being placed in the hands of city officials. Since the initial copy was prepared these officials have made many valuable suggestions that were incorporated in the final draft of the proposed ordinance, so that in its present form the new law is believed to represent the best thought and legal talent in Southern California. SAME OLD TACTICS The Democratic high command has notice is hereby given that sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim at the office of the City Clerk of said city up to the hour of eight o'clock P.M. of the 11th day of February 1926 for the furnishing of 2400 barrels of road oil to the City of Anaheim, in accordance with specifications thereof adopted by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim by resolution on the 14th day of January, 1926, and which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City and which are hereby referred to and by this reference are made a part of this notice. Price quoted on bids must be for said road oil F. O. B. Anaheim, California. Each proposal or bid must be accompanied by a check certified by a responsible bank or bond executed by two good and sufficient sureties, who shall justify in double the amount of said bond, in unencumbered property within the State of California, (other than property exempt from execution) or by a corporation authorized to execute bonds and undertakings within the State of California, which check or bond shall be made payable to said City of Anaheim in an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of said bid, and the same shall be forfeited to said city as liquidated damages if within ten days after the acceptance of any such bid the bidder fails to enter into a contract with the City of Anaheim for the furnishing and delivery of said road oil. The successful bidder must, within ten days after the contract is awarded to him, enter into a contract with the City of Anaheim providing for the sale and delivery of said road oil in accordance with said specifications, together with a good and sufficient bond executed by at least two good and sufficient sureties who shall qualify in double the amount of said bond in unencumbered property within the State of California, or by a corporation authorized to execute bonds and undertakings within the State of California, to be approved by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, in an amount equal to one half of the contract price of said road oil, which said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of said contract. The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Dated this 14th day of January, 1926. EDWARD B. MERRITT. City Clerk of the City Anaheim. 1-21-3t. Forest Service If you were a forest supervisor or a ranger in one of the 18 national forests of California, how would you decide what use should be made of the natural resources under your care? By referring, course, to the basic principle of the forest service, known as "highest use." You would determine the "most productive use for the permanent good of the whole people." Questions of conflicting use you would decide from "the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run." You might find that one part of your forest crop was ripe and needed to be cut into saw logs; and that some sawmill needed those logs to provide industry for the support of a community. So you would sell the mature timber and raise a new crop of trees for the future. You might find that some of your country was "protection forest," regulating stream flow used for drinking water, irrigation, power, navigation. Producing meat, wool and leather by allowing the grazing of sheep and cattle would sometimes be the highest use; or again recreation and the protection of scenic beauty. In each case you would determine the highest use, after careful study, and then other minor uses would have to give way or be subordinated in the interests of the "greatest good of the greatest number." Such was the policy laid down by James Wilson when he was secretary of agriculture, which has been consistently practiced by the U.S. Forest Service for the past 20 years. A modernist is one who uses a paper towel and likes it. SAME OLD TACTICS The Democratic high command has formally and officially opened its 1926 campaign. As might be expected, instead of taking its issues or causes to the people, it is making its campaign in congress, and it is running true to form on an obstructive rather than a constructive platform. During the last session of congress, the Democrats individually waged a form of guerrilla warfare, but in that case it was every man on his own initiative in a battle for newspaper headlines. Washington newspapers have already sensed, however, that a new campaign is being formally directed and controlled, and for that reason the attacks are likely to be more formidable even though the opportunities of success will not exceed those of last year. The first line of battle calls for an attack on all the presidential appointments. To that end on the senate side they have started the labored and solitary consideration of nominations for even minor offices. The object of this line is not hard to fathom. Every time an appointment can be held up and an investigation with hearings private or public had, it means that in each and every case the Republican senators whose services are really needed for the actual work of the government are obliged to devote hours to sitting in committee sessions, thus delaying the constructive work on which they should be naturally engaged. The minor character of an appointment to public office itself is no excuse for hasty or ill-considered confirmatory action, but when in the present instance appointments and appointees are being hackled and cross-hackled solely for the purpose of creating delays than the investigating tactics are properly a subject for criticism. NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS FOR ONE ADDING MACHINE FOR THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim, at the office of the City Clerk of the said city on or before Thursday the 14th day of January, 1926, at eight o'clock P.M. for furnishing of one adding machine to the City of Anaheim in accordance with specifications therefor adopted by the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim by resolution on the 29th day of December 1925, which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Anaheim and which are hereby referred to and made a part of this notice. Price quoted in bids must be for said adding machine delivered in the City of Anaheim, California. Each proposal or bid must be accompanied by a check certified by a responsible bank, for not less than ten percent of said bid, which check shall be made payable to said City of Anaheim and same shall be forfeited to said City as liquidated damages. If within ten days after the acceptance of any such bid, the bidder fails to enter into a contract with the City of Anaheim for the furnishing of said adding machine. The successful bidder must, within ten days after the contract is awarded to him, enter into a contract with the City of Anaheim, providing for the sale of said adding machine in accordance with specifications. Full detailed specifications shall accompany each bid. The Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Trustees of the City of Anaheim. Dated this 29th day of December, 1925. EDWARD B. MERRITT. City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. 1-21-St. Professional Cards TIMETABLE A. T. & S. F. Ry. Coast Lines In effect November 29th, 1925 Trains to Los Angeles *No. 79 ... 6:06 A.M. No. 71 ... 11:57 A.M. $No. 73 ... 4:46 P.M. No? 75 ... 8:53 P.M. Trains From Los Angeles No. 78 ... 2:00 A.M. No. 72 ... 9:55 A.M. $No. 52 ... 11:33 P.M. No. 74 ... 3:15 P.M. 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