anaheim-gazette 1935-03-21

IN THE DAYS OF Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK MARCH 31, 1910 Rain fell on Sunday to the amount of 1.03 inches making a total for the week's precipitation, according to Mr. Dickel's gauge, of 1.95 inches and for the season of 11.65. Last season to date 18.75. The rain comes opportunely and insures splendid crops of hay, grain, beans and beets for this county. In places grain and hay began to show effects of the prolonged drought, no rain having fallen since the first of the year. However, the heavy rains of December and the first days of the year which resulted in floods in the lower sections of the county, wet the ground to such an extent that crops were holding out well despite the lack of later moisture. Never was rain more needed in Southern California and never was it received with greater manifestations of joy. A banner yield of all crops is assured. Postmaster Duckworth announced on Monday afternoon that the day's business had witnessed the passing of the $10,000 mark set by the government for free city delivery of mails. The amount had been passed shortly after noon, and the afternoon business continued up to the high record set since the beginning of the year. Yesterday evening the business went up several hundred dollars over the amount with today yet to hear from. The fiscal year closes tonight. The postoffice business will be well over the mark. This means that beginning July next a free delivery of mails will be inaugurated. An inspector will be sent here by the postoffice department. He will go over the city and lay it out in districts for the carriers. The postoffice department requires that before free delivery of mails is taken up all houses must be numbered, and street intersections properly designated. Then the names of all streets must be noted upon signs at the corners. A postoffice inspector will probably arrive in Anaheim as soon as the official report of the postmaster is made in Washington. Ordinance No. 223 calling a municipal election for Monday, April 11, defining precincts and appointing election boards was read at the meeting of the city council on Thursday evening. The council chamber in the city hall was selected as the polling place for precinct No. 1, which comprises all that territory south of Center street, and the following persons were appointed members of the election board: Inspectors, Charles Deitrich and George Dutton; Judges, Frank Fox and W. J. Montgomery; clerks, Max Boege and W. O. F. Schwenckert; ballot clerks, L. N. Wisser and J. M. Backs Jr. A room in the second story of the Backs building on Los Angeles street is designated as the polling place in precinct No. 2 which comprises everything north of Center street. Following is the board appointed for this precinct: Inspectors, J. J. Schneider and Fred Maurer; Judges, O. T. Cailor and Fred Mickel; clerks, O. H. Renner and F. A. Backs Jr.; ballot clerks, H. V. Weisel and F. C. Rimpau. The Four-Fours whist club was pleasantly entertained last evening by Mrs. Beebe at the home of her mother, Mrs. Zeus, At the conclusion of cards, toothsome refreshments were served, followed by a seance of music and song. The invited guests for an additional table were Mrs. Melrose, Mr. and Mrs. van der Horck, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Whiting, Miss Anne Everhardy and Miss Milly Kline. The regular meeting of the Ebell club will be held Saturday afternoon, April 2 at the highschool auditorium. The traveler's section will entertain with a stereopticon lecture on "A Trip to Paris." Refreshments will be served and a good time is expected. Persons not admitted by membership or invitation can be so by the payment of 25 cents. Max Nebelung has been appointed census enumerator for Anaheim. He had been appointed school census marshal by the school trustees but has declined the office owing to his appointment as census enumerator. A list of enumerators for Orange county will be found in another column of this issue. Simon Lybarger has plowed under four acres of vetch in his young valencia orange orchard east of town. Mr. Lybarger is creating one of the show places of the eastside and his trees indicate by their luxuriant growth the careful attention he is giving the soil. Arne P. Abell, representing the Quaker Oats company of Chicago is demonstrating his firm's goods at J. W. Wallop's grocery. Mr. Abell was demonstrator for the same company at the Seattle fair and has acted in a similar capacity in 22 states in the union. Our Westing improvement front of Mr. Moody good condition, out, seem to view their sidewalks find the same sightly wildern Meyers, Clark years will be new owners the most looks nice and with its green oasis in the des without irrigation prospects are good A couple of heim went down for a few months at three o'clock in a buggy, he unconscious for head that a sun otherwise very hard to recover The ostrich columns, is now mission may be protective tariff is of the superintendent season, and it be presence of straight This is the time fear frost, but visitation this year vineyards in for the full of the m after the 13th of inst, fruit grower from frost, and g The Los Angeles vene in the Norr Monday, April 25 five days. Section duty of every Angeles county Simon Lybarger has plowed under four acres of vetch in his young valencia orange orchard east of town. Mr. Lybarger is creating one of the show places of the eastside and his trees indicate by their luxuriant growth the careful attention he is giving the soil. Arne P. Abell, representing the Quaker Oats company of Chicago is demonstrating his firm's goods at J. W. Wallop's grocery. Mr. Abell was demonstrator for the same company at the Seattle fair and has acted in a similar capacity in 22 states in the union. Mrs. A. Nagel on Wednesday received the distressing intelligence of the death, at Brookton, Indiana, of her father, Frederick Geyer, who was aged 72 years. Mr. Geyer was in Anaheim five years ago and made many friends who will regret to learn of his death. Creditors of the Folding Crate company met at the office of Melrose & Ames on Tuesday evening and discussed the plans for liquidating the company's indebtedness. It is probable that the creditors will vote to continue the plant, for which there appears to be a good opening here. W.H. Kennedy was in town on Monday from his ranch in the west country. Mr. Kennedy has 350 acres in hay, and smiles when he hears that the week's two inches of rain tends to bring down the price of stocks on hand. George Zeigler, Mrs. John Zeigler, Misses Elsie and Mable Zeigler attended the Jersey picnic at Eastlake Park on Friday. Mr. Zeigler was honored by election as president of the Anaheim division of the Jersey society of Southern California. Dr. Freeman will attend the state meeting of the G. A. R. next month at Oakland and will at its conclusion proceed to Sacramento to attend a meeting of the state medical society. Jake Kline played the part of Beau Brummel in rubber boots on Sunday. Even Jupiter Pluvius can't keep Jake from having his way about certain things. The engagement is announced of Dr. W. Harold Wickett of this city and Miss Ethel Chapman, daughter of C. C. Chapman of Fullerton. The wedding takes place in June. Boss Crowther was in town on Saturday offering a premium for water company bonds. S OF LONG AGO ury and a Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only Citizens of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK APRIL 4, 1885 At the meeting of the town trustees on Wednesday the Committee on Public Improvements reported that they had awarded the contract for constructing a sidewalk on Center street to the depot, to Sorenson and Hill for $231. The ordinance levying a license was repealed and the clerk's salary was fixed at $10.50 per month. The election proclamation was ordered published and the following officers of election appointed: Theodore Hartung, inspector; D. W. Hudson and J. W. Hartman, judges. The petition of Mr. Coquillett for a bridge on Adele street and of Rev. J. M. Roberts for a bridge on Broadway were referred to the committee on Public Improvements. Adjourned until next Wednesday. This is the era of dynamite, and it is refreshing to know that there are uses other than blowing up Princes, Czars and government buildings to which that powerful compound may be put. An ingenious gentleman of Anaheim whose vineyard is underlaid by a stratum of that impenetrable substance designated as hard pan, proposes to dig up some of his vines and replant better varieties. Before planting the cuttings, however, he will explode a dynamite cartridge at the place where each cutting is to be inserted, of course first digging a small hole a couple of feet in depth so that the hard pan will receive the full benefit of the explosion. As dynamite exerts its full strength in a downward direction, it is assumed that the impervious stratum will be so shattered as to leave cracks into which the roots of the vines can penetrate and draw nourishment. The idea is original and there is no apparent reason why it should not prove effective. Our West Anaheim correspondent gives some items regarding improvements on West Center street. He says the road in front of Mr. Moore's and Mr. Henry's has been graded and put in Our West Anaheim correspondent gives some items regarding improvements on West Center street. He says the road in front of Mr. Moore's and Mr. Henry's has been graded and put in good condition, and the people living on said street, from the depot out, seem to vie with each other in keeping their places including their sidewalks neat and clean. Passing over onto Broadway, you find the same enterprise exhibited and what was last fall unsightly wilderness of weeds, has been transformed by Messrs. Meyers, Clark and Welch into a place of beauty which in a few years will be nice vineyards and orchards paying back to their owners the money expended with interest. Mr. Bracket's place looks nice and Mr. House's place, about half a mile farther west, with its green trees and thrifty growing vines looks like a little oasis in the desert. He thinks with cultivation he is all right without irrigation and from the looks of the place at present, his prospects are good. Next fall will show if his views are correct. A couple of weeks ago, Mr. J. B. McCullough of North Anaheim went down to San Diego county to take charge of a ranch for a few months. He reached the place at breakfast-time, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, while driving about the ranch in a buggy, he was thrown out with such violence that he was unconscious for over an hour. He was so severely cut about the head that a surgeon had to sew the wounds together. He was otherwise very badly bruised. We hope by this time he is far on the road to recovery. The ostrich farm, as will be seen by notice in our advertising columns, is now closed to visitors except on Sundays, when admission may be had upon the payment of $1.00. This high protective tariff is imposed because there is no desire upon the part of the superintendent for any visitors, this being the breeding season, and it being detrimental to the birds to be excited by the presence of strange people. This is the time of year when experience leads fruit growers to fear frost, but there is no apprehension felt of any such dread visitation this year. The few frosts which have damaged the vineyards in former years have all occurred about the time of the full of the moon, and only in one instance has frost occurred after the 13th of April. As the moon does not full until the 29th inst., fruit growers will be justified in dismissing all fear of danger from frost, and give all their attention to other sources of trouble. The Los Angeles County Annual Teachers Institute will convene in the Normal School building in the city of Los Angeles on Monday, April 20, 1885 at 11 o'clock a.m. and continue in session five days. Section 1560 of the school laws makes it the imperative duty of every teacher employed in the public schools of Los Angeles county to attend the Institute. National Agreement Make no attempt at confiscation any part of a crop. Are strictly non-political and by growers and others into the industry. Have no machinery to engage products or any other brand crop business. Make no proration of markets. Have been held constitutional, control interstate business. Are operating successfully, not part of the general programional Agricultural Recovery. We believe that the California Prorate Act of 1933 should be repealed; the proposed amendments contained in Assembly Bill 915 and 997 must be defeated. This in fairness to the farmers of California—to the ranchers. There is now available to the ranchers in California the National Marketing Agreements under the AAA. The orange and grapefruit industries of this state and of Arizona have been working under one of these pacts for more than a year. What then is the necessity to bewilder the program of recovery what the profit in adding to after the 13th of April. As the moon does not full until the 29th inst, fruit growers will be justified in dismissing all fear of danger from frost, and give all their attention to other sources of trouble. The Los Angeles County Annual Teachers Institute will convene in the Normal School building in the city of Los Angeles on Monday, April 20, 1885 at 11 o'clock a.m. and continue in session five days. Section 1560 of the school laws makes it the imperative duty of every teacher employed in the public schools of Los Angeles county to attend the Institute. The Southern Pacific Railroad has shipped from Los Angeles since the beginning of the present orange season, up to and including Sunday, 364 cars of oranges. All these have gone to Eastern points. Agent L. E. Mosher states that as nearly as he can gather, there will probably be as many more shipped before the end of the season. The Ben Cotton Combination, which performs at Kroeger's hall next Saturday, is undoubtedly one of the best troupes on the road, and no one should miss the evening of fun which they will give. Reserved seats can be secured at Jos Helmsen's. The Planter's hotel has been leased by N. H. Mitchell and the popularity of that hostelry is certain to be increased under his careful and painstaking management. We hope he will be successful in his new undertaking. Mr. H. Boege, who for four months past has been undergoing a severe siege of sickness, is now rapidly convalescing, and we are glad to be able to predict that he will soon be wielding the paint brush with all his accustomed vigor. The exciting rumor reaches the Brooklyn Chronicle that Miss Cleveland, sister of the President and Mistress of the White House, takes tea without cream or sugar. A colony of Scotchmen are expected to arrive shortly from the land o'cakes to locate on a tract of land near Pomona. C. W. Moores Esq. left for San Francisco yesterday morning, to be gone about two weeks. Five pairs of extra quality British hose for $1.00 at Cheeseman's. Remember, we believe growers — every one of possible confiscation of politically-dominated maize. In these times, when the pression, they do not duplication of effort; they tion of individual construction contained in the California Assembly Bill 915 and As California Agricultural Recovery If you see the dangers as we see wire or write to your Represent at Sacramento — preferably wire. MUTUAL ORANGE DISTRIBUTION By C. P. Earley, Gen. Mg GOLD BANNER ASSOCIATION By C. M. Brown, Mgr. GOLD BUCKLE ASSOCIATION By C. S. Hunt, Mgr. GOOD CITRUS PRODUCTION IS INDICATED THROUGHOUT STATE SACRAMENTO, March 21: Indications of very good citrus production continue in California, the net results of February weather indicating equally as large production in sight, and in some cases even larger, as was in prospect a month ago, according to R. E. Blair, agricultural statistician of the federal-state crop reporting service. To offset losses sustained from decay and winds, Blair said was the extra sizing which has occurred. He pointed out that while it was necessary to use heaters in some sections during the frosty nights at the close of the month, there appeared to have been very little actual injury to oranges, grapefruit or lemons on trees as the result of the colder weather. The cold snaps may have had some damaging effect upon those groves in early bloom but the season is not advanced sufficiently to make definite determinations, it was pointed out. The March 1 forecast for navel and miscellaneous oranges in California was set at 19,565,000 boxes. California's valencia orange crop was estimated as of March 1 at 22,550,000 boxes. The entire crop of navels and miscellaneous oranges last year was estimated at 11,974,000 boxes, and the total valencia crop was estimated at 16,465,000 boxes. Total orange production in the seven principal citrus producing states last year was recorded at 47,289,000 boxes. The total crop for the same states estimated on March 1 this year was for 57,901,000 boxes. Total grapefruit production in California as of March 1 this year was estimated by Blair at 1,838,000 boxes compared with total production last year of 1,713,000 boxes. Grapefruit production in Arizona was forecast as of March 1, may run to total production of 2,720,000 boxes. Total Texas grapefruit production last year is listed in the report as 1,130,000 boxes. Florida grapefruit, estimated on the same date this year, was set at 12,500,000 boxes while total production in Florida last year was recorded as 10,700,000 boxes. CALIFORNIA FARMERS FACED WITH NECESSARY CONTROL EXPENSE AND POLITICAL DOMINATION age is of vital inter- rancher in Cali- of specially vital in- every grower of the ment crops, such as ous fruits, cattle, no one can say we are not charged with a responsibility to keep these ranchers continually advised of any matter which we believe affects their interests. We realize that prorates are confiscation; that political control can follow the present healthy commercial control; that unlimited assessments can be made on the farmers by a politically selected committee to ac- CALIFORNIA FARMERS FACED WITH NECESSARY CONTROL EXPENSE AND POLITICAL DOMINATION no one can say we are not charged with a responsibility to keep these ranchers continually advised of any matter which we believe affects their interests. We realize that prorates are uppermost in the minds of all agriculture; all the undersigned organizations at present are working under one or more prorates. But we believe there is a definite line beyond which any prorate cannot safely go and still remain of value to the rancher working under it. We believe it must not interfere with constructive selling, or restrict markets; we believe it must remain wholly constructive and never political, destructive or oppressive; and must actually attempt to increase distribution and develop new markets. Under the powers of the California Prorate Act and proposed amendments, we say without hesitation that lemons or any other agricultural commodity under this Act can be subject to confiscation; that political control can follow the present healthy commercial control; that unlimited assessments can be made on the farmers by a politically selected committee to acquire expensive by-products plants, to operate them, to conduct advertising campaigns, or for the general operation of the proration machinery. The amendment proposes California farm products can be prorated into markets, thus taking away from any producer or shipper the actual opportunity to supply the bona fide demand of buyers with whom he has done exclusive business for many years. Also we can see only a needless duplication of cost to the ranchers, because this Act but inadequately attempts to do what National Marketing agreements can do better, and what the California-Arizona Citrus Marketing Agreement for example now is doing for orange and grapefruit growers. National Agreements An attempt at confiscation of part of a crop. Only non-political and controlled farmers and others interested in industry. Machinery to engage in by-sales or any other branch of a business. Proration of markets. In held constitutional, and can interstate business. Rating successfully, now, as a general program of a nageultural Recovery. State Prorate Act Confiscation, under term “surplus,” is possible under the plan. Based on a political set-up, with political appointees. Amendments propose power to assess for by-products plants, advertising and other operations. Propose prorate of markets and of production. Constitutionality problematical and cannot control interstate business. Relatively untried, and with National Act available, unnecessary. That the California 1933 should be reposed amendments Assembly Bills 915 be defeated. This in the farmers of Californians now available to the California the National agreements under the range and grapefruit this state and of been working under acts for more than a then is the necessity program of recovery profit. In adding to under the State Prorate, we ask—Why? With all this national machinery operating in our other two commodities, why impose this extra expense on lemons? And why has not the National Agreement been used during the last year? The National AAA marketing agreements are available to any agricultural industry in the State of California, and beyond question will control interstate business; augment this, we have the California AAA to control intrastate business. What, then, remains for the State Prorate Act to do? Here may be included in the general set-up. Existing committees automatically then would be empowered to handle lemons as they now do oranges and grapefruit. It is just that easy. We ask, then, WHY the attempt to regulate this branch of the citrus commodity through a State Act? Virtually every carload of lemons goes to interstate traffic, so why attempt to use machinery which cannot control this business into other states? To any agricultural commodity of California, we say, the State Agricultural Recovery. Act available, unnecessary. Now available to the California ranchers, especially lemon growers — every one of them — do not care to face a program of visible confiscation of any part of their crops; they do not want domination in any form. These times, when they are slowly pulling out of the depths of aession, they do not care to be saddled with additional expense and utilization of effort; they do not want proration of markets and penalization of individual constructive efforts. All these destructive points are trained in the California Prorate Act and in its proposed amendment, Assembly Bill 915 and Assembly Bill 997. California Agriculture Does Not Want Political Control and Rising Expenses! The dangers as we see them, write to your Representative, into — preferably wire — and give him your viewpoint. Get in touch with the Agricultural Committee in Sacramento. And do it QUICKLY. QUAL ORANGE DISTRIBUTORS By C. P. Earley, Gen. Mgr. OLD BANNER ASSOCIATION By C. M. Brown, Mgr. OLD BUCKLE ASSOCIATION By C. S. Hunt, Mgr. AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA By H. S. Hazeltine, Pres. I. L. LYON & SON By F. A. Hill KRINARD PACKING COMPANY By Fred W. Krlinard