anaheim-gazette 1927-04-07

Avocado May Be Valencia’s Rival Will Be One of County’s Greatest Crops in Few Years Is the Valencia orange the crop to which the soil and climate of Orange county are most ideally suited, or will some other product of the soil creep in and crowd it from its golden throne? Can the avocado be seriously considered as a candidate for future orchard supremacy? These questions are being asked in all seriousness by some well-known growers. Time will answer them. When the town of Santa Ana first came into existence the territory around it was planted to grapes. At that time the central part of Orange county was regarded as possessing the ideal vineyard environment. A few years later prunes were introduced and given a lion’s share of the acreage formerly set out to grapes. The next crop tried in this vicinity was the apricot, and it proved so prolific and so probitable that virtually all the remaining grapes and prunes were taken out and replaced by apricots. Within comparatively recent years the Valencia orange came to the fore and Orange county has come to be recognized as a territory given almost entirely to orange culture, with the exception of unirrigated areas. There are many well posted agriculturists, however, who are inclined to believe that the days of the Valencia orange as the predominant crop in Orange county are numbered, and that the summer orange will, to a considerable degree at least, be supplanted by the avocado. Already, these observers point out, considerable acreage formerly in walnut, lemon or orange trees, has been replanted to avocados and many ranch owners have expressed their intentions of going into avocado culture on a large scale. It has been shown that the avocado in an environment suited to it requires far less attention and labor expense than the orange. Avocados are not necessarily fumigated nor sprayed for scale, or other pests, being comparative. FOUR BILLIONS A YEAR Frequently it has been reported that the American people, traditionally known as extravagant, began to learn the lesson of thrift in the World war period. Wide investment in government bonds, together with various types of economy enforced or voluntarily practiced, in this period revealed to millions of persons both the varied means of saving and the benefits of that procedure. Yet there have continued complaints of unwise expenditure generally in this country. These have been directed at the rapid growth of installment buying and the extensive purchasing of things which only a few years ago either were unknown or were regarded as luxuries. But, it seems, the American people have money enough to save as well as spend. How extensive certain types have become is indicative in a survey made by the national industrial conference board: This study reveals that money savings per capita have increased 390 per cent since 1914. The gain is not explained by a raise of wages simply. For it was found that the average wage increase, when figured in its due relation to increased living costs, had amounted to only 29 per cent in the 12 years from 1914 to 1926. Nor are the total annual money savings, which last year amounted to 3892 million dollars, accounted for by a growth of population, since the latter was only a little more than 20 per cent. The savings total in 1914 was approximately 656 million dollars, the increase here being nearly 600 per cent. The per capita increase was from $6.71 in 1914 to $23 last year. Growth of average income, as revealed by reports to the federal government, explains no more than does the increase of wages the big expansion in savings. In the survey of the board, account is taken only of deposits in savings banks and in building and loan associations, and of payments made for life insurance. Consideration legitimately could be given also to other investments, such as those represented in the purchase of sound securities, of homes and other property of similar character. No doubt the combined total of savings would be impressive and would represent no inconsiderable part of the naissance gas system. Following a careful of the situation, after ering the advisability gas rates, or permitting lag, the board of trustees... Annual Celebration of National Raisin Week The annual celebration of Raisin Week has been designated by the California raisin festival as April 25 to April 30, and Saturday, April 30, as Raisin Day. The custom of holding an annual Raisin Week and Day was established in 1909, when the California raisin festival was originated. This is the nineteenth annual celebration of one of California's greatest agricultural products, and it has become a national event. Year after year, for the past 19 years, hotels, railroads, steamship companies, restaurants and private homes have observed Raisin Day and Raisin Week by featuring raisin dishes at each meal. The Union Pacific has just announced that for each meal during entire Raisin Week raisin dishes in many delectable forms will be served in every one of its orange county县 numbered, and that the summer orange will, to a considerable degree at least, be supplanted by the avocado. Already, these observers point out, considerable acreage formerly in walnut, lemon or orange trees, has been replanted to avocados and many ranch owners have expressed their intentions of going into avocado culture on a large scale. It has been shown that the avocado in an environment suited to it requires far less attention and labor expense than the orange. Avocados are not necessarily fumigated nor sprayed for scale or other pests, being comparatively free from pests. They do not require intensive cultivation; in fact, there are many instances where excellent results are being obtained without any cultivation whatever. Experiences of growers in Orange county have shown that avocados have four principal requirements: A climate free from hard frosts, protection from wind, good soil and plenty of water. There are some parts of Orange county, of course, where these conditions do not exist and where avocados would not thrive, but in most of the territory where oranges are now produced they either exist or can be effected, avocado enthusiasts say. In contemplating the growing of avocados some agriculturists have raised the question as to whether a wholesale production of the new crop might not flood the market and far exceed the demand, thus making culture of the fruit unprofitable. In answer, others point out that the whole of the United States is an open market, while the territory in which avocados may be successfully grown in America is actually quite limited; that a taste and demand for avocados can be created through an educational campaign, as the consumption of raisins, for example, has been and that the avocado growers have the same opportunities for stimulating their business and forwarding their interests through association and co-operation of growers as have the orange and walnut producers. WHY A MILLION DOLLARS? Los Angeles wants to have the Olympic games in that city in 1932, and that is a lucid ambition. In order to finance the proposition, however, the people of that city are proposing that the state be asked to vote bonds for $1,000,000; and that move is not so laudable. The games would advertise Los Angeles extensively and would bring to that city a large number of athletes who would train for the event; then of course great crowds would gather in the city to witness the contests from day to day. Los Angeles would benefit greatly, but it is not easy to see why the state should pay the bills. The voters of the state at the last election approved a bond issue for $1,250,000 for a state building in Los Angeles and a bond issue for $3,000,000 for buildings for the state university in that city. Those amounts, however, are for permanent improvements; and the buildings when erected will serve the convenience of the people of Southern California generally. Voting $1,-000,000 to enable Los Angeles to stage a great athletic carnival for a single week is a very different proposition. It strikes us as an exceedingly nervy proposal. Los Angeles may succeed in getting votes in the legislature to have this bond issue submitted, but we predict that it will have hard sledding when it comes up to the people in 1928. If Los Angeles wants the Olympic games, let the people of that city meet the expense; the rest of the state may well say "We should worry." STATE'S RAINFALL VARIES A bulletin from the Marin Municipal Water Supply will be a surprise to outsiders who think that the rains in February must have washed the whole state away. Measuring the water in its reservoirs, the water district finds that the rainfall of 1927 has been more than three inches under the figure fixed as normal. The February rains were unusually heavy—although in many parts of the country they would be considered merely a rather damp spell—but the government figures show that rain in California is what Mayor Will Rogers Raisin Week and Day was established in 1909, when the California raisin festival was originated. This is the nineteenth annual celebration of one of California's greatest agricultural products, and it has become a national event. Year after year, for the past 19 years, hotels, railroads, steamship companies, restaurants and private homes have observed Raisin Day and Raisin Week by featuring raisin dishes at each meal. The Union Pacific has just announced that for each meal during entire Raisin Week raisin dishes in many delectable forms will be served in every one of its 150 dining cars and in all of its hotels, restaurants and eating houses. Travelers on the Union Pacific will enjoy many new raisin dishes this year, especially prepared by the famous chefs of the system. In addition to the celebration of national Raisin Week all over the country, the great California raisin festival will be held in Fresno, April 30, 1927, with a gorgeous festival "Pageant of Jewels" and the West Coast Relays. This festival is attended each year by many thousands of people from all over the country. Offering Prize in County School Test A beautiful silver plaque will be given to the Orange county school developing the best poster to advertise the Orange County Fair, September 5 to 10, according to announcement made by Hazel Nell Bemus, director of art. The size of the poster should be 18x24 and not more than two colors. The contest is open to both junior and senior high school students. In addition to the school cup given by the fair, it is stated that individual prizes will be given to the pupils who create the best posters. TELEPHONE EXTENSION Plans have been completed by The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company for the installation of additional long distance telephone facilities between San Diego and Del Mar and Encinitas at an estimated cost of $17,040. No date has yet been announced for starting the work. A bulletin from the Marin Municipal Water Supply will be a surprise to outsiders who think that the rains in February must have washed the whole state away. Measuring the water in its reservoirs, the water district finds that the rainfall of 1927 has been more than three inches under the figure fixed as normal. The February rains were unusually heavy—although in many parts of the country they would be considered merely a rather damp spell—but the government figures show that rain in California is what Mayor Will Rogers of Beverly Hills might call a highly various proposition. It runs by small local areas, and it may well be that while an overdose of rain is falling in one place, just over the hill a little more would be welcome. Thus San Diego has had about 60 per cent more rainfall this year than the normal, while San Jose is a few decimal pints under. Eureka, Red Bluff and San Francisco had about 20 per cent over, while Sacramento, like San Jose, was a trifle under. Santa Rosa had half as much again as the average. Stockton one-sixth more and Fresno about one-fifth more. Coming on the heels of the short rainfall last year, the excess in 1927 comes in handy for depleted water supplies. The reason that we in California are so much surprised at any variation in weather is that we have so much good weather we are spoiled for anything else. We expect the weather to follow a regular schedule, and when it deviates we remark it as "unusual" unless it is unusually good, when we take it as a matter of course. There's a long list of animal germ diseases for which there are so-called remedies which can be put in the water or feed or otherwise administered internally. There are patent medicines for foot-and-mouth disease, tuberculosis, distemper, influenza, pneumonia, anthrax, and a number of other important diseases. But when they are tested out it's always found that they don't and can't do any good. An accelerator foot pedal relieves foot strain on long drives, as well as inducing smoother acceleration over rough roads. Huntington Beach Sells Its Gas Plant Abandons Municipal Ownership Plan as Unsatisfactory Municipal ownership of a gas system does not work out in actual practice as satisfactorily and as favorably as the taxpayer is sometimes led to believe. Another instance of the failure of a municipal gas system is that of Huntington Beach, which, on March 10, sold its entire gas distribution system and properties to a private company, after nearly thirteen years of experimentation in the intricacies of operating a gas department. For a number of years the city of Huntington Beach owned and operated its own gas distribution system. It purchased gas at the city limits from a private company at a low cost and retailed the gas to its 1500 domestic consumers. During the past six months, the invasion of the oil industry within the city's residential district necessitated the abandonment of several thousand dollars worth of gas line and equipment. As one part of the city was turned into an oil field, another section took on the appearance of a residential district. Two serious problems at once confronted the Huntington Beach gas department—that of absorbing the loss sustained by the abandonment of a part of the city's distribution system, and the problem of raising funds sufficient to build a net work of mains to the newly arisen residential territory. The fact that the municipal gas properties, with gas rates 12 per cent higher than was charged by a private company in nearby cities, were paying but a small percentage of profits, together with the problem of providing a large storage holder, caused the city trustees to consider the matter of disposing of the gas system. Following a careful financial analysis of the situation, after seriously considering the advisability of increasing the gas rates, or permitting the service to lag, the board of trustees decided in city, we know that the privately owned utility is financially in a position to make such an extension. Rate troubles, and our gas worries are things of the past. We are now receiving first class, metropolitan, natural gas service at cheaper rates than we had under municipal operation." Huntington Beach is the last of four California cities which formerly operated their own gas distribution system within the past three or four years. The other California cities which recently gave up the municipal ownership experiments are Santa Clara, which sold out to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company during January; Newport Beach, which disposed of its gas distribution system during 1923, and the city of Avalon. There remains only the city of Long Beach operating its gas distribution properties, and this city, according to statisticians, is today receiving a large percentage of its gas supply from privately owned utilities. Four years ago, when Long Beach elected to operate its own gas properties, the voters of Long Beach were told that the gas supply available from nearby oil fields would last them for many years. The records of the city's gas department show, however, that had privately owned gas companies not been able to supply the city of Long Beach with more than 11,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas on December 24, thousands of Long Beach consumers under municipal ownership would have been unable to cook their evening meal and their turkeys for Christmas. Poultry Laboratory Will Be Dedicated By W. M. COBY, Assistant Farm Advisor An elaborate program has been arranged to introduce the new pathological laboratory to the poultrymen of Southern California at the site of the building on April 12. It was only after several months' effort on the part of the regional poultry department that the laboratory for poultry disease diagnosis becomes a reality, and the program has been arranged as a means of expressing gratification over this accomplishment, together with becoming acquainted with the laboratory staff County Road to Be Constructed New Highway Will Link San Bernardino With the Sea Construction of another trunk highway connecting San Bernardino and Orange counties and providing a direct route from San Bernardino to the sea was virtually assured recently, when Supervisor John C. Mitchell and William Shoemacher of Orange county met with the San Bernardino county board. Orange county will construct a paved roadway to link with the Carbon canyon route south of Chino, the Orange county supervisors assured the San Bernardino officials. Proceedings toward the paving of the Carbon canyon route were instituted in San Bernardino. The route through the canyon was graded a year ago and paying was delayed until a joint program could be effected. The highway will shorten the distance between valley and the beach with a connectivity crease travel back and Chino and SWITCHBOARD. Additional equipment, consignment switchboard and is soon to be installed crease travel back and Chino and will give faciliti phones. A lot of folks are all their strong, husky pet feed something erals. In addition pasture. Anina addition to the age to 20 partition to feed pasture. $85 Buys g plano. main store at 1 fldent to build a net work or mains to the newly arisen residential territory. The fact that the municipal gas properties, with gas rates 12 per cent higher than was charged by a private company in nearby cities, were paying but a small percentage of profits, together with the problem of providing a large storage holder, caused the city trustees to consider the matter of disposing of the gas system. Following a careful financial analysis of the situation, after seriously considering the advisability of increasing the gas rates, or permitting the service to lag, the board of trustees decided in favor of disposing of the system to a privately owned gas company. The question of the sale was placed on the ballot and on February 8 the voters of Huntington Beach elected by an overwhelming majority of 7 to 1 to sell the gas properties to a private company. Accordingly, on March 10, the properties were formally turned over to the Southern Counties Gas Company, which distributes natural gas to more than 22,000 consumers throughout Orange county. The sale links the Huntington Beach gas consumers with the large and flexible transmission system of the Southern Counties Gas Company, whose mains are connected with all of the substantial gas producing fields of Southern California. As one consumer stated: "Now we do not have to worry about gas service or pressure conditions. If a line has to be extended to a new section of our By W. M. COBY, Asst. Farm Advisor An elaborate program has been arranged to introduce the new pathological laboratory to the poultrymen of Southern California at the site of the building on April 12. It was only after several months' effort on the part of the regional poultry department that the laboratory for poultry disease diagnosis becomes a reality, and the program has been arranged as a means of expressing gratification over this accomplishment, together with becoming acquainted with the laboratory staff and their facilities. Poultrymen should plan on arriving at the site, corner of Mirasol and La Verne streets, by 10 o'clock on the morning of the twelfth. Turn south on Mirasol off of East-Ninth street. It is about one mile east of the river on Ninth street. The morning program includes an inspection of the new Poultrymen's Cooperative Milling Association plant, as well as the labroatory. Beginning at 10:45, there will be a short business session. The afternoon program includes the following speakers: Dr. E. D. Merrill, dean of, the College of Agriculture of the University of California; Dr. J. R. Beach, division of veterinary science, University of California; Dr. Charles Keane, state department of agriculture, Sacramento. Bring your own basket lunch and dishes; coffee and punch will be furnished. "The BANK FOR HOMES And a Strictly Anaheim Owner Operated Business" The Modern Business M As well as the average individual, knows that Community Progress are to be found in th The Modern Business M As well as the average individual, knows that Community Progress are to be found in the of its local institutions. When the profits a city's business units flow to its citizenship within and made active for the growth and city goes forward in a sound, satisfactory be inter-community commerce, but through definite consciousness of Community Spirit home enterprises. ANAHEIM NATIONAL Center at Lemo PAGE THREE tance between the San Bernardino valley and the beach cities. It will also provide ranchers of the two districts with a connecting link and greatly increase travel between Ontario, Upland, and Chino and Orange county cities. SWITCHBOARD ADDITION Additional telephone central office equipment, consisting of one section of switchboard and associated equipment, is soon to be installed in the Lanker-shim exchange. The new equipment will give facilities for 320 more telephones. A lot of folks think corn and pasture are all their cows need to farrow strong, husky pigs. For the best results feed something rich in protein and minerals, in addition to the corn and pasture. Animal tankage makes a good addition to the corn. Ten parts tankage to 90 parts corn is a fine combination to feed when the pigs are on pasture. $85 Buys good used Storey & Clark plano. Pay $1 per week. Danz main store at 162 W. Center, Anaheim. "WILDERNESS" VACATION President Coolidge decides to go to Wisconsin for his summer vacation. Thereby he sets the political gossips to buzzing about an effort to win the wheat farmers. Doubtless Mr. Coolidge would love to get the 100 per cent affection of the wheat men of the Middle West. However, the more obvious explanation of the Wisconsin choice is probably correct. He is going to Wisconsin because there he can be within 24 hours of Washington, and at the same time be in the "wilderness." There is still wilderness in northern Wisconsin, bleak, barren, mossy glades of wilderness, with rippling streams full of fish that the presidential hook is yearning for. But just as surely, it will not be wilderness long after it is announced just where the President is going to set up his camp. There is many a wilderness just off our main traveled roads. One can find a wilderness within the city and county of San Francisco. Coyotes once in a while find themselves within the city of New York. Wilderness exists not so much by being far from the centers as by being off the line of human industry. There is just one thing that kills wilderness, that is publicity. Millions of people rush up and down Michigan avenue, Chicago. A mile away there is a glade which not ten people a year see. Tahiti is on the other side of the world, but it has the privacy of a gold fish. Within ten miles of where you are now reading this paper there are spots that you have never seen, and never will see and that very few other persons ever pay any attention to. So it is not strange that Calvin Coolidge can find his wilderness, in sufficient quantity (in Wisconsin). But can he keep it? WOMAN wants cooking or housekeeping. 310 E. Center, Room 9, Ph. 457 NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BAE-MAR LAND COMPANY. LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. 113 SO. LOS ANGELES ST., ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY. STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Notice is hereby given that at a HOME FOLKS" Anaheim Owned business Bank So it is not strange that Calvin Coolidge can find his wilderness, in sufficient quantity (in Wisconsin. But can he keep it? WOMAN wants cooking or housekeeping. 310 E. Center, Room 9, Ph. 457 NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT BAE-MAR LAND COMPANY. LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. 113 SO. LOS ANGELES ST., ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY. STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Directors, held on the 5th day of April, 1927, an assessment of Five Dollars ($5.00) per share was levied upon the capital stock of the corporation, payable on the 30th day of April, 1927, to the Secretary of said Bae-Mar Land Company, at his office, 113 So. Los Angeles Street, Anaheim, Orange County, California. Any stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 30th day of April, 1927, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before, will be sold on the 10th day of May, 1927, to pay the delinquent assessment, together with costs of advertising and expenses of sale. C. C. RANDALL, Secretary. Office at 113 S. Los Angeles St. Anaheim, California. 4-7-4t ness Man, individual, knows that the fundamentals of be found in the growth and progress hen the profits and dividends of each of to its citizenship and are thus retained the growth and progress of it, that d, satisfactory way. True, there must ce, but through it all there must run a community Spirit and the protection of NATIONAL BANK Lemon