anaheim-gazette 1933-01-26

Report of Board of Audit FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1932 OF THE ANAHEIM UNION WATER COMPANY Board of Directors BERT ANNIN C. L. HANSEN H. H. HALE J. CHAS. THAMER J. H. BRUNWORTH H. J. BURDORF J. C. TUFFREE Officers H. H. HALE, President L. J. SHERIDAN, Secretary J. C. TUFFREE, Vice-President BANK OF AMERICA, Treas. Operating Staff WM. T. WALLOP General Superintendent W. B. PARRETT Assistant Superintendent O. A. SCHENCK Fullerton Zanjero O. A. DODGE Placentia Zanjero RALPH NAVARRO Yorba Linda Zanjero M. W. ARCHER Chief Mechanic G. E. HOLDITCH Yard Foreman and Electrician Anaheim, Calif., January 28, 1933. To the stockholders of the Anaheim Union Water Co.: Gentlemen:—Your Board of Audit submits the following report for the year Anaheim, Calif., January 28, 1933. To the stockholders of the Anaheim Union Water Co.: Gentlemen:—Your Board of Audit submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1932: STATEMENT OF LOSS AND GAIN, DEC. 31, 1932. I. WATER AND GENERAL ACCOUNTS: Water deliveries $109,810.25 Rentals 2,724.50 Cement, hauling, pipe, sundries 2,382.32 General Expense $5,600.24 Repairs 7,170.23 Cleaning general 5,816.54 Cleaning, Tuffree Reservoir 6,049.73 Sand Pumping 1,072.34 Electric Power 22,532.39 Pumping 3,425.85 Pumping Plant Repairs 3,130.77 Water Distribution, Asst. Supt. and Zanjeros 10,768.20 Salaries, Office and Directors 3,580.00 Attorney's Fees 600.00 S. A. R. D. Co. General Expense 40,864.26 Taxes, except oil wells 2,257.07 Interest 16,482.88 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE $129,350.50 TOTAL OPERATING INCOME $114,917.07 NET LOSS FROM OPERATIONS $14,483.48 II. OIL ACCOUNT: Oil Royalties 12,816.92 Oil Salary 645.20 Oil Land Taxes 2,949.97 Oil Well Expense 141.21 Oil Well Depreciation 435.36 TOTAL OIL INCOMES 12,816.92 TOTAL OIL EXPENSE $4,171.74 NET INCOME FROM OIL $8,645.18 III. DEPRECIATIONS: Tools, Sand Pumps, Dredger, etc. 1,464.70 Trucks 1,083.00 Furniture and Fixtures 93.55 Pumping Plants 7,393.40 Construction 40,213.20 TOTAL DEPRECIATION $50,247.85 NET LOSS 56,086.10 TOTALS $183,770.09 $183,770.09 $64,681.28 $64,681.28 ANAHEIM UNION WATER CO. BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1982 RESOURCES Real estate and improvements (appraised at double assessed value) Lot and office building, City of Anaheim $9,530.00 La Habra reservoir site, 1 m. S. E. of Brea 400 acres 108,000.00 Tuffree reservoir site, 2 m. N. of Placentia (Caroline Av.) 27.77 acres 5,700.00 Shorb Tract, near Horseshoe Bend 683.65 acres 20,570.00 Crowther Tract, cor. Placentia and Orangethorpe Aves. 40.00 acres 7,200.00 Gomber Tract, S. W. of Atwood 43.39 acres 8,920.00 Surplus, JanuaDecrease in AssoDeficit from LoSurplus, Janua- The Santa Ana one-half interwhat is known to the hills on the at this point. $23,000.00 was mement Company m. One-half of land Capital investmeS.A.R.D.C. S.A.R.D.C. Our total investme- TOTAL $183,770.09 $183,770.09 $64,681.28 $64,681.28 ANAHEIM UNION WATER CO. BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1982 RESOURCES Real estate and improvements (appraised at double assessed value) Lot and office building, City of Anaheim ... $ 9,530.00 La Habra reservoir site, 1 m. S. E. of Brea ... 400 acres 108,000.00 Tuffree reservoir site, 2 m. N. of Placentia (Caroline Av.) 27.77 acres 5,700.00 Shorb Tract, near Horseshoe Bend ... 683.65 acres 20,570.00 Crowther Tract, cor. Placentia and Orangethorpe Aves. 40.00 acres 7,200.00 Gomber Tract, S. W. of Atwood ... 43.39 acres 8,920.00 Yorba Tract, ½ mile north of Yorba Bridge ... 35.76 acres 4,070.00 Yorba Reservoir Tract, 1 mile E. of Yorba Linda ... 84.78 acres 9,140.00 Sundry Rights of Way (in fee simple) .15 acres 150.00 Lots in Placentia ... 1,570.00 TOTAL REAL ESTATE $174,850.00 Mineral Rights (double assessed valuation) ... $ 16,590.00 Water Rights, Halladay Tract, at Yorba Bridge ... 10,000.00 Pumping Plants ... 66,540.57 Oil Construction ... 2,467.08 Construction Account ... 764,051.18 Dredger and Holst ... 3,760.00 Tools and Implements, Well Rig, Pile Driver, Sand Pump, etc... 8,358.06 International Trucks (4) ... 2,165.81 Furniture and Fixtures ... 280.60 Gasoline, Oil and Other Supplies ... 996.35 Pipe ... 2,505.99 Gravel Pit ... 500.00 Pumping Plant Supplies ... 1,501.50 Stock, S. A. R. D. Co... 1,400.00 Stock, Yorba Linda Water Co... 100.00 Accounts Receivable, (sundry) ... 764.31 Accounts Receivable (consumers) ... 227.70 S. A. R. D. Co. Land and Purchase Acct... 65,750.00 Notes Receivable (S. A. R. D. Co.) ... 95,250.00 Notes Receivable (Sundry) ... 8,665.31 Cash in hands of Secretary $7,660.25 Less Overdraft 618.61 7,041.64 TOTAL $1,283,766.10 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $800,400.00 Surplus 138,392.46 Bonds—Issue of 1909 5,000.00 Notes Payable 283,850.00 Accounts Payable, December Bills 2,098.10 Accounts Payable, due Consumers 4,022.35 Accounts Payable, Sundry 3.13 TOTAL $1,283,766.10 WATER DELIVERIES — 1989 January 80c per hour per 100 inches $7.25 .0% February 80c " " " 100 $12.50 .0% March $1.00 " " " 100 $565.95 .8% April 1.20 " " " 100 $9,329.15 11.5% May 1.60 " " " 100 $13,444.00 12.1% June 1.80 " " " 100 $16,446.30 13.5% July 1.80 " " " 100 $17,267.35 14.1% August 1.80 " " " 100 $17,409.00 14.3% September 1.80 " " " 100 $13,199.95 10.8% October 1.60 " " " 100 $9,895.40 9.2% November 1.40 " " " 100 $10,309.00 10.8% December 1.00 " " " 100 $1,924.40 2.9% TOTAL $109,810.25 100.0% BONDS The bonded indebtedness of the Company is as follows: Issue of 1909 outstanding January 1, 1932 $25,000.00 Bonded indebtedness reduced 20,000.00 Total amount bonds outstanding $5,000.00 BILLS PAYABLE Notes outstanding January 1, 1932 $232,100.00 Notes increased during year 51,750.00 Total notes outstanding 283,850.00 Total indebtedness $288,850.00 CONSUMER'S ACCOUNT—1982 Due from consumers, January 1, 1932 $59.49 Due to consumers, January 1, 1932 $4,038.12 Received from consumers in 1932 109,708.92 Water delivered in 1932 109,810.25 Refunds, etc. 82.65 Due from consumers, January 1, 1933 227.70 Due to consumers, January 1, 1933 4,022.35 TOTAL $118,974.74 $113,974.74 SURPLUS ACCOUNT Surplus, January 1, 1932 $199,518.56 Decrease in Assessment on Mineral Rights 5,090.00 Deficit from Loss and Gain 56,036.10 Surplus, January 1, 1933 138,392.46 $199,518.56 $199,518.56 OIL PRODUCTION COMPARATIVE COST OF WATER DELIVERIES Crowther No. 2 264 26400 $327.67 Crowther No. 3 1302 122400 1527.76 Crowther No. 4 837 219840 2736.67 Crowther No. 6 1503 264080 3293.67 Booster 145 13350 165.57 Gomber No. 2 *596 143360 1777.67 Gomber No. 4 306 20320 251.67 Gomber No. 5 *354 63680 789.67 Shorb No. 1 3168 95520 1261.67 Booster 3168 77360 1021.67 Halladay No. 2 3590 144270 1234.67 Halladay No. 3 3274 144880 1240.67 Halladay No. 4 161 6080 52.67 Halladay No. 5 1707 109440 936.67 Halladay No. 7 3388 138120 1182.67 Halladay No. 8 3529 176360 1506.67 Booster 3471 193770 1858.67 * No. 2 Burned out motor bearing. * No. 5 Installed at inch Valve and SUPERINTENDENT In our 1931 report we stated we new construction in 1932, except when in view the only work of consequence the City of Anaheim. Wanting to do something for the joined with this company in replacing East Street and Vermont Avenue we: On Sycamore Street at two feet of the replaced with tenure feet of two inch pipe line was laid. On East Street between Center Street and Vermont Streets the open cement inch, tenure feet of three inch and four inch corrugated iron pipe. On East Vermont Avenue at forty feet. The City furnished all labor, sand part of the tools, and the Company devices and supervision. Our share will be to comply with state requirements. Reservoir dam which cost $807.60. REVENUE AND EXPENSES SURPLUS ACCOUNT Surplus, January 1, 1932 $199,518.56 Decrease in Assessment on Mineral Rights 5,090.00 Deficit from Loss and Gain 56,036.10 Surplus, January 1, 1933 138,392.46 $199,518.56 $199,518.56 OIL PRODUCTION Barrels Our Royalty 1913, Gross Production $73,122.02 1914, Gross Production 820,015.51 64,335.31 1915, Gross Production 833,300.02 59,594.65 1916, Gross Production 506,730.08 39,458.58 1917, Gross Production 402,139.85 59,510.36 1918, Gross Production 329,281.71 52,966.68 1919, Gross Production 234,617.96 43,136.51 1920, Gross Production 161,768.72 31,666.26 1921, Gross Production 207,883.81 40,316.12 1922, Gross Production 222,508.83 30,761.50 1923, Gross Production 179,666.16 16,036.38 1924, Gross Production 172,217.01 21,745.22 1925, Gross Production 168,885.72 18,784.27 1926, Gross Production 173,460.12 24,828.56 1927, Gross Production 259,356.00 37,592.88 1928, Gross Production 245,774.94 28,913.73 1929, Gross Production 199,733.93 26,614.04 1930, Gross Production 178,324.40 21,474.49 1931, Gross Production 146,757.09 13,713.06 1932, Gross Production 133,873.72 12,816.92 TOTAL $5,476,296.08 $717,207.44 The Santa Ana River Development Company, in which our Company has a one-half interest, has this year purchased a portion of the Scully Ranch, at what is known as Scully's Point, containing 156 acres. The Santa Ana River Development Company already owned the land on the south bank of the river, and now owns all of the land from the hills on the south side of the river to the hills on the north side, and gives us control of the entire width of the river at this point. This property was purchased for $40,000.00, and a payment of $23,000.00 was made this year. Our interest in the Santa Ana River Development Company now stands as follows: One-half of land purchase of $23,000.00 $11,500.00 Capital investment forward from 1931 $54,250.00 S.A.R.D.C.Land purchase Acct., not covered by mortgage $65,750.00 S.A.R.D.C.Owes us on mortgage $95,250.00 Our total investment in S.A.R.D.C.$161,000.00 Last year we made the statement that "Our one-half the operating costs of the S.A.R.D.C.for 1931 were $16,698.51 which includes some rather expensive litigation now being tried to maintain our rights to pump water from the Prado Basin." "Rather expensive" now sounds very mild. The costs of this litigation is rather staggering. It seems that high class engineers and attorneys don't know that there is a depression. The costs of the suit this year run to $62,876.11 which added to $10,154.40 for last year makes the cost of the suit to date $73,029.51. The case is now about concluded requiring only additional briefs and argument. What do we get if we establish our rights? During this year the S.A.R.D.C.purchased from Mr.Lillibridge $8,618.52 worth of water For about five months from June 5th to November 5th. On Sycamore Street 2166 feet of 16 inch pipe of 16 inch corrugated iron pipe. On East Street between Center Street and Vermont Streets the open chamber inch; 1092 feet of 30 inch and 1432 inches corrugated iron pipe. On East Vermont Avenue 482 feet. The City furnished all labor; sand part of the tools; and the Company for devices and supervision. Our share it. To comply with state requirement Reservoir dam which cost $807.60. WATER DELIVERIES AND CONDITION While the raise in water rates rates would have brought in; we sold In other words if the rates had not been $9500.00 less than 1931; which will it is the man who uses the water pass The difference in the receipts we the months of January; February and Due to the way the rains came technically all the rains and run off from only once during the winter did any The result of this water percolate lose any waters from our basin.Water stood 1 foot higher than at the Orangethorpe Avenue; and 10 feet below that the Gomber Tract which is near 1931-32 rains and we will get the result this season. WATER SPREADING As soon as the first rains came out of Placentia Avenue and Orangethorpe inches day and night. We were spreading about 300 inch a like amount above the Halladay Ra TUFFREE RESERVOIR: We have practically completed drainage of the main part of the reservoir; vary greatly increased our storage capacity At the present time we have 40 finishing the edges; taking out the shattered we will have increased our storage about three days supply. PUMPING PLANTS: During the past season pumping plants and the well sand pumped; and at Crane with a new "Q" type Byron Jackson pumps a test developed 500 inches of water to prevent overloading the motor. In 1933 we will pull two plants on wells; one on the Gomber Tract and thorpe Avenue for a general overhaul shape for the 1933 season and should About the only pump trouble we on the old 300 H.P.motor on pumping is a motor we have had for about 20 years. Respond SANTA ANA RIVER D Statement of Recel January 1, 1932 Cash on hand A.U.W.Co.(Genl.Acct.) S. A. R. D. Co. owes us on mortgage 95,250.00 Our total investment in S. A. R. D. Co. $161,000.00 Last year we made the statement that "Our one-half the operating costs of the S. A. R. D. Co. for 1931 were $16,698.51, which includes some rather expensive litigation now being tried, to maintain our rights to pump water from the Prado Basin." "Rather expensive" now sounds very mild. The costs of this litigation is rather staggering. It seems that high class engineers and attorneys don't know that there is a depression. The costs of the suit this year run to $62,876.11, which added to $10,154.40 for last year makes the cost of the suit to date $73,029.51. The case is now about concluded, requiring only additional briefs and argument. What do we get if we establish our rights? During this year the S. A. R. D. Co. purchased from Mr. Lillibridge $8,618.52 worth of water. For about five months, from June 8th to November 22d, there was delivered into the Santa Ana River just above Prado, about a 500 inch stream of water, which increased the flow of the river by that amount at Prado, and it is probable that the evaporation from Prado to our head gate was not much greater than it would have been without that extra water. A measurement of the river at our head gate on the last day of the pumping, and on the following day, showed that the river had fallen exactly the amount of the pumped water, less 20 inches. The amount of water delivered into the Santa Ana River from the Lillibridge wells would cover 2800 acres one foot deep, one-half of which came to our Water Company at our head gate. The year 1932 shows our share (one-half) of the expenditures in the S. A. R. D. Co. as follows: Scully-Flippen Land Purchase $11,500.00 Lillibridge Law Suit 31,437.56 Cost of Maintaining company 9,426.70 Total $52,364.26 The lands owned by the S. A. R. D. Co. do not pay expenses, and the rents do not bring in enough to pay the taxes. Our Water Company holds a mortgage of $95,250.00 against the S. A. R. D. Co. and they owe us $65,750.00 just on an open account. To us who know the history of the S. A. R. D. Co., the 14 shares which our Company owns in the S. A. R. D. Co. may sound alright, but to an outsider, it would seem a poor set up for over $300,000.00 worth of land to be represented by $2800.00 worth of stock. There is no likelihood that the S. A. R. D. Co. will pay off these mortgages and notes, unless the Prado reservoir should eventually be built, and Orange County should buy the lands that we own in the reservoir site. We recommend that our representatives on the S. A. R. D. Co. Board should work for the changing of these accounts and mortgages into stock of the S. A. R. D. Co. The undersigned members of the Board of Audit have carefully examined all books, papers and other records appertaining to the business of the Company for the year ending December 31, 1932, and find that the same have been kept in a correct, neat, clear and intelligent manner, and that the foregoing is a full, true and complete report taken from the books covering the above mentioned period. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR STALEY, S.C.HARTRANFT, Board of Audit. SANTA ANA RIVER D. Statement of Receivable January 1, 1932 to RECORD January 1, 1932 Cash on hand A.U.W.Co.(Genl.Acct.) Less Amt.Refunded S.A.V.I.Co.(Genl.Acct.) Less Amt.Refunded A.U.W.Co.(Flippen Purchase) S.A.V.I.Co.(Flippen Purchase) Rentals: J.F.Downey W.Zylstra I.V.Ashcroft J.W.Charey A.T.Moore L.S.Danner J.Moreno H.J.Kimmerlie J.CChambers Fairchild Aerial Survey Co. Gas Engine Sale Orange County Title Co.(Flippen Interstate Insurance Refund) Taxes(Flippen Personal) DISBURDING Water Conservations Taxes Lillibridge Water Purchases Salaries Expense Attorney Retainer Fees Water Measurements Lillibridge Law Suit Federal Tax on Checks J.Moreno check returned Scully-Flippen Purchase December 31,Cash on hand Comparative Cost of Operating Various Plants Utilities Reduce Costs 19 Million Complaint Answered by Railway Commission President, Pointing Out Many Savings Reductions in rates charged consumers by the public utilities of California since the fiscal year of 1928-1929, generally considered as the peak year of prosperity, have totaled over $19,642,000. This is the statement of Clyde L. Seavey, president of the California railroad commission. The figures were given in response to statements in a letter to the commission declaring that "the utilities are charging the same prices or higher than those charged during the peak of prosperity." "I find from our records," writes Mr. Seavey, "that during the fiscal years 1929-30, 1930-31, and 1931-32 the commission has reduced the rates of utilities to the extent of $16,132,722, and there have been voluntary reductions during that period amounting to $3,-509,735." Reductions made in the rates on major utilities since the peak 1928-29 year include the Southern California Gas company: Annual reduction in rates aggregating $500,000, ordered by the railroad commission. This case was taken into the federal courts, where it is still pending. Southern California Edison company, Ltd.: Voluntary reductions made by the utility aggregate $2,767,000 a year. There have been reductions in the rates of smaller utilities, Mr. Seavey states, and some minor increases in rates of some of the small water utilities, made necessary to give them funds in northern California telephone rates in 1929 of $2,100,000 in order to put them on a par with the rates in southern California. As to the general situation of the utilities Mr. Seavey states that: "All of these utilities, outside of the Pacific Lighting group, which includes the Los Angeles Gas and Electric and the Milton Street 2166 feet of ditch between Palm and Citron Streets was with 1096 feet of 20 inch pipe and from Citron to West Street 1070 feet pipe line was laid. At Street between Center Street and the Center ditch between South Cent Streets the open cement ditch was replaced by 698 feet of 36 feet of 30 inch and 1432 of 24 inch concrete pipe and 60 feet of 24 rated iron pipe. Vermont Avenue 482 feet of 24 inch pipe was laid. Furnished all labor, sand, cement, insurance, lime, form lumber, and tools, and the Company furnished the trucks, pipe and gate raising supervision. Our share of the total work was $5743.95. Apply with state requirements we placed a spillway on the Yorba Ram which cost $807.60. DELIVERIES AND CONDITIONS: The raise in water rates accounted for $5067.69 over what the old rate have brought in, we sold $4500.00 less water in 1932 then in 1931. Rates if the rates had not been raised our 1932 receipts would have been 100 less than 1931, which would have necessitated an assessment. As soon who uses the water pays for it. Reference in the receipts were caused by the lack of demand during of January, February and March—and the very cool summer. The way the rains came last winter, very little water ran off, practiced rains and run off from the snow going directly into the ground—bearing the winter did any water get into the ocean. A result of this water percolating into the gravels was that we did not waters from our basin. When we finished pumping this season the foot higher than at the same time in 1931, at Placentia Avenue and the Avenue, and 10 feet higher on the Gomber Tract. This shows Gomber Tract which is near the river has already benefited from the area and we will get the results at Orangethorpe and Placentia Avenue. READING As the first rains came we started spreading water at the corner Avenue and Orangethorpe Avenue, where we were spreading 700 and night. The spreading about 300 inches in the ponds on the Gomber Tract and above the Halladay Ranch. RESERVOIR: We practically completed dredging and have taken out the mud from part of the reservoir, varying from 4 to 16 feet in depth and have released our storage capacity. Present time we have 40 H. P. drag line outfit with which we are bridges, taking out the shallow mud and tules and when this is com- will have increased our storage from less than one day's supply to days supply. PLANTS: The past season pumping plant No. 8 on the Halladay Tract was pulled sand pumped, and at Crowther No. 5 the old pump was replaced Q" type Byron Jackson pump and 40 feet of column added, and on taped 500 inches of water. This was throttled down to 400 inches overloading the motor. We will pull two plants on the Halladay Tract and sand pump the on the Gomber Tract and one at Placentia Avenue and Orange Avee for a general overhaul. This will put all our equipment in A-1 in 1933 season and should not be very expensive. The only pump trouble we had this year was a burned out bearing 100 H. P. motor on pumping plant No. 2 on the Gomber Tract. This we have had for about 20 years. Respectfully submitted, WM. WALLOP. SANTA ANA RIVER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Statement of Receipts and Disbursements January 1, 1932 to December 31, 1932 RECEIPTS $32 Cash on hand ... $ .00 (Genl. Acct.) ... $55,348.54 gate $2,767,000 a year. There have been reductions in the rates of smaller utilities, Mr. Seavey states, and some minor increases in rates of some of the small water utili-ties, made necessary to give them funds in northern California telephone rates in 1929 of $2,100,000 in order to put them on a par with the rates in southern California. As to the general situation of the utilities Mr. Seavey states that: "All of these utilities, outside of the Pacific Lighting group, which includes the Los Angeles Gas and Electric and the Southern California Gas, are making on the present basis little above their cost of money." Mr. Seavey concludes with the following paragraph: The railroad commission has been diligently proceeding against the different utilities, especially during the last three years, in order to keep down their earnings and to give the consumers all of the benefit of reduced rates that is possible." Million Tourists Visit California Slight Increase In Second Half of Year Noted Over Previous Season A report filed recently by President Addison B. Day of the All-Year club, Southern California's national tourist advertising organization, showed that during the 1932 summer and winter vacation seasons a total of 1,015,188 out-of-state tourists visited this area, a decrease of 2.1 per cent over the corresponding period of 1931. "The All-Year club's semi-annual surveys of travel to Southern California for the six months summer season ending October 31, 1932, show that a total of 674,584 visitors from other states were registered, an increase of 1.9 per cent over the previous summer season," said Mr. Day. "During the six months winter season ending April 30, 1932, 340,604 out-of-state tourists were here, a decrease of 9.2 per cent over the corresponding period last year. "Government statistics relative to the volume of vacation travel to other U.S. resorts during 1932 show decreases of 25 to 60 per cent while the issuance and renewal of foreign passports to American travelers totaled 154,508 for last year, a decrease of 5.2 per cent over 1931. Travel to national parks in California showed less than half the decrease registered by the 18 other U.S. national parks. "In the face of present economic conditions these figures indicate that Southern California's tourist business continues." SANTA ANA RIVER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Statement of Receipts and Disbursements January 1, 1932 to December 31, 1932 RECEIPTS $32 Cash on hand ... $ .00 (Genl. Acct.) $55,348.54 Refunded 14,484.28 40,864.26 (Genl. Acct.) 41,864.26 Refunded 1,000.00 40,864.26 (Flippen Purchase) 11,500.00 (D. (Flippen Purchase) 11,500.00 750.00 Tera 535.50 Microft 150.00 Anney 62.50 Store 152.00 Inner 350.00 Oo 1,500.00 Ammerlie 1,150.00 Numbers 150.00 4,800.00 Special Survey Co. 26.05 Sale 35.00 Y Title Co. (Flippen Interest) 97.00 Fund 3.62 On Personal) 2.34 DISBURSEMENTS Habitations ... $ 5,062.50 Water Purchases ... 6,083.96 Inter Purchases ... 8,538.52 ... 388.50 ... 1,673.43 Miner Fees ... 1,200.00 Emevements ... 706.65 New Suit ... 62,875.11 On Checks ... 1.86 Stock returned ... 100.00 Purchase ... 23,000.00 Cash on hand ... 62.00 $109,692.53 "Government statistics relative to the volume of vacation travel to other U.S. resorts during 1932 show decreases of 25 to 60 per cent while the issuance and renewal of foreign passports to American travelers totaled 154,508 for last year, a decrease of 5.2 per cent over 1931. Travel to national parks in California showed less than half the decrease registered by the 18 other U.S. national parks. "In the face of present economic conditions these figures indicate that Southern California's tourist business continues to hold up as a result of the All-Year club's advertising campaigns appealing to well-financed visitors and at the same time warning jobless against migrating here in search of work." S.P. Will Close Its Buena Park Station The railroad commission has authorized Southern Pacific company to close its agency at Buena Park station, Orange county. The order provides that railroad company shall store less than-carload freight shipments under lock in the company warehouse and the railroad company's telephone located at this station shall be available to patrons. Lima Bean Growers Institute Feb. 15 The standard lima bean growers of Orange county will hold their second annual institute in Santa Ana on Wednesday, February 15, under the auspices of the agricultural extension service and the directors of the bean department of the Orange county farm bureau, headed by John A. Murdy, Jr., of Smeltzer. The program will feature improved production practices, disease and insect control, seed improvement, and the market outlook. Specialists from the United States department of agriculture have accepted the directors' invitations to appear on the program."