anaheim-gazette 1930-07-31

IN THE DAYS OF L Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Century Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim and 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK AUGUST 7, 1880 The railroad commissioners have been requested to hold a meeting at Bakersfield, Kern county, the petitioners reciting that they are suffering under many oppressions of the Southern Pacific railroad company, which they believe the commissioners have power to remove. We are waiting patiently to hear of some newspaper Smart Aleck suggesting that the invitation is a deep plot to inveigh the commissioners into that fever stricken locality, in the hope that the insidious malaria will get in its work on the distinguished Three. It is a peculiarity of Bakersfield fever that it never kills, it merely unfits the victim for performing his customary avocations. It would be a terrible thing if it seized upon the Railroad Commissioners, and thus prevented them from carrying out the noble and vast reforms they have already inaugurated. We are indebted to Capt. Geo. C. Knox of the county assessor's office for the following statistics which will be valuable for reference: Total value of real estate, county and city $14,990,349; personal property and improvements, $3,513,424; total $18,503,773. Increase over last year, $2,342,785. Value of real estate in Los Angeles city, $3,031,918; improvements, $1,673,040. Total value of mortgagors, city and county, $2,194,300; mortgages, city $1,074,405. Value of Anaheim real estate and improvements, $204,602. City and town lots in country and improvements, $204,602.$230,910. Money on hand or special deposit, $136,475; state, county or municipal bonds, $3,305; solvent credits, after deducting debts, $221,650 shares stock $15,867. Franchises assessed by the State Board of Equalization: Southern Pacific railroad, $278,960. Not assessed by State Board, including Los Angeles and San Diego and Los Angeles and Independence railroads, Los Angeles Gas and Water companies $58,328. Many new others in immediate and Wm. Falken Houck will soon and several other residence by a present withheld tractor Lagman now bulldig or $1600 residence; residence on Olive tract; Philip Zach H. Hayward res Grammar school grounds have co forthwith. In bu of. The boom is The Fullerton doctors: L. B. St and August Mill president respect probably continue elected manager ers, thirty-five o turns and manage again this season Manager Vail 8$10,000, and it is and the prices a Union will be girl all of these daily Last year the lo from Northern Total value of mortgagors, city and county, $2,194,300; mortgages, city $1,074,405. Value of Anaheim real estate and improvements, $204,602. City and town lots in country and improvements, $204,602. $230,910. Money on hand or special deposit, $136,475; state, county or municipal bonds, $3,305; solvent credits, after deducting debts, $221,650 shares stock $15,867. Franchises assessed by the State Board of Equalization: Southern Pacific railroad, $278,960. Not assessed by State Board, including Los Angeles and San Diego and Los Angeles and Independence railroads, Los Angeles Gas and Water companies $58,328. Rolling stock assessed by State Board, $269,635, not assessed by State Board, $22,150. Horses and mules, total assessed value, $28,152; sheep, total assessed value, $6,661. Cows, total $81,083. Stock and beef cattle $10,531. The average assessed value of land per acre is $5.06. The report of the county auditor for the quarter ending July 31st, shows the total debt of the county to be $671,667.82, from which is to be deducted, $69,539.50 cash in the treasury, $40,000, the value of the court house, $33,750 jail property and $25,000 county hospital leaving actual debt over assets $503,378.-32. The railroad company now offers to sell thirty trip tickets for thirty dollars, good for four months and entitling the holder to passage from Anaheim to Los Angeles and vice-versa. The agent however finds it impossible to sell these tickets, as few people average seven trips a month to the county seat. The City Bakery is now in operation again, it having been leased to Mr. George Lerner, a practical baker. He ought to be well patronized. Adjoining the bakery is a saloon, where liquid refreshments and cigars are kept in abundance. We are indebted to Postmaster Dunkelberger of Los Angeles for a specimen of the celebrated "magnetic seed" of Mexico. This natural curiosity well repays a little attention. It may indeed possess magnetic powers. It may be that within the hermitically sealed confines of the seed, there is an imprisoned worm, but even then, the thing is remarkable. This so called "magnetic seed" looks a little like a tonca bean cut in two. A box full of them makes as big a din as though a hundred tarantulas were buzzing therein. The Board of Town Trustees held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday. An ordinance fixing water rates was adopted and it will doubtless be published in due time. Mr. C. Bennerscheidt was appointed Engineer of the town water works, vice Dalton, resigned. It is rumored that the Black Star coal mine is again to be worked, this time upon a large scale. Mr. J. Yoch of St. Louis, one of the principal owners of the mine is said to be preparing to come out here to give the matter his personal attention. We hope soon to chronicle the inauguration of hostilities on the mass of coal in the Black Star tunnels. It is rumored that the Black Star coal mine is again to be worked, this time upon a large scale. Mr. J. Yoch of St. Louis, one of the principal owners of the mine is said to be preparing to come out here to give the matter his personal attention. We hope soon to chronicle the inauguration of hostilities on the mass of coal in the Black Star tunnels. Prof. J. H. Comstock, of the United States Agricultural Department is now in this state, his main object being to make a study of the pests to which the trees of the citrus family are liable. We also note that a student of the university has been detailed to visit all the vine growing portions of the state to examine deseased vines and make particular search for phylloxera. Bread from Odessa flour is now being made in this valley, and the uniform testimony is that it makes good bread. The Millers of San Francisco offer a fair price for it for milling purposes, but the probabilities are that most of the crop raised this year will be needed for seed. This will make the price go up. A swimming match for prizes will be given at the Landing shortly. Miss Mamie Perry of Los Angeles has gone to Italy to pursue her musical studies in that land of song. The fees of the county clerk for the month of July amounted to $624.95 and those of the Recorder, $729.10. Messrs. Werder, Luedke and F. Backs have gone on a week's trip through San Bernardino county. Mr. C. Tustin has made a sale of his fine home place in Tustin City. There are packages in the express office for Mrs. Victoria King, Miss A. Heimann, J. M. Guinn, E. Dunham, J. Jordan, J. Aldridge. A corn stalk over thirteen feet in height decorates the Bank of Anaheim. It was raised on the farm of Mr. J. J. Schmidt. There were rumors on the street yesterday of a big strike in two of the Silverado mines. OF LONG AGO and a Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only zens of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Ploneers. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK AUGUST 10, 1905 Many new residences are now under construction as well as others in immediate prospect. Among them are those of I. Asher and Wm. Falkenstein on Broadway each costing $3,000. Dr. Houck will soon erect a $3000 residence in the Del Campo tract, and several others are in contemplation, one of them a two story residence by a well known business man whose name is for the present withheld. Mr. Chynoweth is having plans drawn by contractor Lagman for a large two story residence. Other residences now bulldig or to begin in the near future are: Joseph Backs, $1600 residence; L. Maahs, residene on Emily street; Otto Storm, residence on Olive street; William Heying, residence in Del Campo tract; Philip Zachman, residence at Lemon and Santa Ana streets; H. Hayward residence; Mr. Gebbert, $2000 residence near the Grammar school building; the owners of the old Del Campo hotel grounds have completed two cottages and will erect two more forthwith. In business property several brick buildings are talked of. The boom is not altogether confined to beach townsites. The Fullerton Vegetable Union has elected the following directors: L. B. Steward, W. Parrott, George Porter, Henry Meiser and August Miller. The first two named are president and vice-president respectfully of the organization and George Miles will probably continue as secretary. J. A. Vail was unanimously re-elected manager for the coming season. The sweet potato growers, thirty-five or forty in number, were well pleased with the returns and management last year and will go into the organization again this season. Last year the organization marketed through Manager Vail 8500 sacks of sweet potatoes which sold for over $10,000, and it is estimated the present crop will be fully as large and the prices are expected to rule as high as last year. The Union will be gin to market the crop about the 15th inst. Nearly all of these daily shipments during the season go to Los Angeles. Last year the local crop came into competition with the potatoes from Northern California, weakening the market for about two IMPROVEMENTS IN COLLECTIONS Much Better on Private Sales of Citrus Fruits Than Last Year The collection time on carloads of citrus fruit sold in all private sales markets throughout the United States is shown to be in a more favorable position during the first six months of this season than in 1929, according to a report from F. O. Wallschlaeger, auditor of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. "During the first eight months of the 1929-30 season the average time from date of sale to the date of collection by Exchange district managers in all private markets averaged 8.87 days, which compares very favorably with an average for the same period in 1928-29 of 9.27 days," stated Mr. Wallschlaeger. "Taking into consideration the current business depression throughout the country, this fast rate on Exchange collections is exceptional. General business failures for the first six months of the current year are shown by the R. G. Dun Company to be 15% heavier than a year ago for the same period. In addition, for the first six months of 1930 the latest Babson report shows a decided decrease in favorable credit conditions throughout the country over a like period in 1929." Auction market figures were not included in the general collection averages, as they are usually-paid the day after the sale. "During 1929 credit losses amounted to only .014 of 1% of the net returns. With aggregate returns of over one billion dollars to Exchange shippers during the last twenty-five years, credit" NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING COPPER WIRE AND CABLE Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the City Council of the City of Anaheim, at the office of the City Clerk of said City, up probably continue as secretary. J. A. Vail was unanimously elected manager for the coming season. The sweet potato growers, thirty-five or forty in number, were well pleased with the returns and management last year and will go into the organization again this season. Last year the organization marketed through Manager Vail 8500 sacks of sweet potatoes which sold for over $10,000, and it is estimated the present crop will be fully as large and the prices are expected to rule as high as last year. The Union will be gin to market the crop about the 15th inst. Nearly all of these daily shipments during the season go to Los Angeles. Last year the local crop came into competition with the potatoes from Northern California, weakening the market for about two weeks, but the northern growers will not market their crop this season until the growers have disposed of the entire output here. The Santa Ana trustees have fixed by ordinance the amount of money to be raised for running the city government for the coming year at $66,937. To secure this a tax levy of $2.25 on each $100 of assessed valuation was made. The rate is 5 cents more than last year. The $2.25 levy will be apportioned among the various city funds in September. Henry Hetebrink was tendered a surprise party at his Placentia ranch home on Thursday evening in honor of his seventy-fifth birthday. A large number of his friends and neighbors gathered to felicitate him upon his anniversary, and the hospitable household was the scene of good cheer until a late hour. Mr. Hetebrink is one of the most highly esteemed residents of the county and numbers his friends by the score on all sides. Five thousand people gathered at Newport Beach on Sunday, the occasion being the opening of the new electric line from Los Angeles. Cars were run hourly during the day and up to midnight.. Excursionists were present from Long Beach, Los Angeles and other points along the new trolley line and hundreds used the steam railroad from Orange county points. Electric cars will run hourly to this southernmost point on the trolley line, and already many changes of realty have taken place. The Santa Ana band furnished music during the day and Co. L of Santa Ana participated in a sham battle. Each day this week the electric cars have been well patronized and Newport Beach has leaped at a bound into one of the most populous and promising coast resorts. Little doubt exists that Huntington will continue his line to Ocean-side and San Diego. Four of the boys at St. Catherine's Orphanage left on Sunday evening for Santa Barbara, where they will continue their studies in the Franciscan Monastery and pdepare for the priesthood. St. Catherine's take this means of returning their unbounded thanks to the Southern Paacific railroad for courtesies during the recent outing at Newport Beach, when the road transported 110 of the orphans to and from the beach. Jacob Everhardy has sold thirty-five acres near Benedict to Robert McFadden of Santa Ana. The tract will be subdivided and placed on the market in small holdings. McFadden owns sixty acres at Benedict and will lay out a townsite. It is reported the railroad from Smeltzer to Benedict will soon be constructed. Billy Dunlap and little daughter, Lillie, were in town over Sunday visiting relatives and friends. Billy is superintendent of NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING COPPER WIRE AND CABLE Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the City Council 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 Tuesday, the 12th day of August, 1930, for furnishing to said City the following approximate quantities of copper wire and cable in accordance with Specifications No. 50: ITEM 1.-WEATHERPROOF WIRE, Section 1 of Specifications No. 50:— 1200 lbs. No. 2-0, 7 strand 800 lbs. No. 4-0, 7 strand. 2000 lbs. No. 2, solid. 4000 lbs. No. 4, Solid. 3000 lbs. No. 6, solid. 2000 lbs. No. 8, solid. 2000 lbs. No. 10, solid. ITEM 2.-RUBBER COVERED WIRE, Section 2 of Specifications No. 50:— 1000 ft. No. 10, solid, black. 1000 ft. No. 10, solid, white. ITEM 3.-LEAD COVERED CABLE, Section 4 of Specifications No. 50:— 2500 ft. No. 8, solid, single conductor, for 2500 volts. Separate proposals will be received and separate awards may be made for the three items. Each proposal for each item must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check, payable to City of Anaheim, in an amount not less than ten per cent (10%) of the amount of such proposal, and the check of the successful bidder for each item will be held by the City until the delivery and acceptance of the wire in such item, as a guarantee of faithful performance. Specifications and further information may be obtained at the office of the City Manager. The City Council of said City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. Dated this 15th day of July, 1930. EDWARD B. MERRITT, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim. 7-17-8t. Mother! Clean Child's Bowels "California Fig Syrup" is Jacob Everhardy has sold thirty-five acres near Benedict to Robert McFadden of Santa Ana. The tract will be subdivided and placed on the market in small holdings. McFadden owns sixty acres at Benedict and will lay out a townsite. It is reported the railroad from Smeltzer to Benedict will soon be constructed. Billy Dunlap and little daughter, Lillie, were in town over Sunday visiting relatives and friends. Billy is superintendent of the McKinley home for boys between Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Prof. Walker, the new principal of the high school, has arrived here with his family from Escondido. He will occupy one of the new cottages in the Del Campo tract. Miss Edna Ames of Santa Ana has been employed by the school trustees to teach vocal music at the high and grammar schools. Mrs. R. Melrose and daughters, Mrs. F. A. Backs, Jr., and Miss Winifred are spending a short outing at Ocean Park. Mrs. Neill E. Bailey of Naco A. T., with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. von Gundel, and sister of Savannah, Ga., are visiting points of interest in Southern California. The Misses Hettie and Gretchen Weisel, Emma Backs, Lola Duckworth, Hulda Newman and Clara Boege are spending a month at Bay City. Stephen Rimpau, who has been employed in the engineering department in Senator Clark's mines at Jerome arrived here Tuesday on a six-weeks visit to his folks. Billy Berdrow and family leave today for a fortnight's outing at Laguna. The families of Godfrey Stock, Frank Dyer, H. C. Gade, Herman Stock and E. B. Johnson are sojourning at the Landing. Mrs. George Boyd and little daughter are spending a few weeks at Long Beach. City Clerk Merritt and family are spending a season at Long Beach. Mother! Clean Child's Bowels "California Fig Syrup" is Dependable Laxative for Sick Children Hurry Mother! Even E frettfun, feverish, billious or constipated child loves the pleasant taste of "California Fig Syrup" and it never falls to sweeten the stomach and open the bowels. A teaspoonful today may prevent a sick child tomorrow. It doesn't cramp or overact. Contains no narcotics or soothing drugs. Ask your drugist for genuine "California Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say "California" or you may get an imitation fig syrup. losses have equaled only .0066 of 1% of the f. o. b. returns," according to the Sunkist executive. "The Exchange has always experienced a very satisfactory condition on credit losses due to the vigilance of Exchange district managers, and every care is being taken both in the central Exchange office and sales offices throughout the United States in order that prompt returns are made to shippers and to avoid undue risk of loss in the extension of credit. "Even with the general depression in business circles throughout the county and a high rate of insolvency in all lines of business, present indications are that the Exchange will again make a satisfactory collection record," concluded Mr. Wallschlaeger. SAM L. 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