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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
Grange Cooperative Company.

The meeting of stockholders Of the
Grsnge Cooperative Company Of Los
Angeles at Good Templar Hall yester-
day was largely attended, the hall be-
ing as full as could be conveniently
seated. Considerable enthusiasm was
manifested and all differences with re-
gard to the feasibility of going ahead
disappeared. Stockholders are now
paying in their first assessment to the
Secretary, L. M. Holt, at No. Al, Tenn
pie Block, large number having
done so already. Subscriptions to the
stock will be pushed in all the Oranges
of the county as rapidly as possible
until the first Tuesday of May, when
the annual meeting of stockholders
will be held to elect new Board of
Directors. The new Board will elect
a General Manager who will proceed
at once to business. The first pay
ment on the stock must be made be-
fore the first Tuesday of May.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
Water Power for Manufacturing.

There are three rivers running into
Los Angeles Valley, with aggregate
water power sufficient to run ten or
fifteen large mills. In most cases the
water power sufficient for mill and
also land for the buildings will be
given to any persons who would put
up the mills. The wool clip is very
large and will supply material for all
the mills that could be run. A paper
mill would pay well. Rye and barley
straw can be had for say four to five
dollars per ton. The counties of Los
Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino
and Inyo and also Arizona would be
the market. A mill or furnace for re-
ducing and refining ores would have
more than it could do. There is one
petroleum refining establishment now
about ready to commence work. The
sugar beet grows here and produces
from fifty to ninety tons per acre. A
Mr.. Clough raised sugar beets that
weighed fifty-six pounds each when
eight months old, and that without
irrigation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
CODE COMMENTARY ES
BY CHAS. LIN D ~,
Late Code Commissioner.

PART I. of this work is now ready for tina
profession. 1t contains:
I-Disntegration and Indignation of Legal
Systems.
H.-Historic Glance at Coditication.
III.-Practical Codification and Amend
ment
IV.-Appendix. Letter to II. II. Haight and
others-Future Treatment of the Codes.
Underline first head are briefly treated-The
Common and Statute Law-their FleXibility
and Rigidity; Fragmentary Expression of the
Common Law; Effect of Political and Social
Changes on Legal Systems
Under the second head is contained His
toric Glance at Codification, including Ro-
man, French, Spanish, Canadian and Ameri-
can. Thus far the work presents clear, terse
view of the subject, and brings the reader TO
the third head, Practical Codihcation, with
his mind better prepared to appreciate what
follows. go
ton, are the sub-heads Automatic PROPOSE
tions; Preparation of the Act authorizing
Codifcation; Requisite Qualification of Com
missioners Gompensaton; Time Res i9T pr r9e ei
cation and Amendment. These rules, seven,
teen in number, are elaborated and illustrated
by sections drawn from the Code.
The work has an eight page Appendix, IN
the form of q letter to II. ii. Haight and
others, touching the authors connection with
the Code Commission and the causes OF his
reSlSnutiOni touching also Iho iu.uie ticdt-
! ment of the Codes. The last is an important
matter, and should engage the attention OF
every lawyer in the State. The author is evil
IDENTIFY master of his subject, and has given to
1t an unsparing analytical. demonstrative
treatment. The work has come in most OPP
perfume moment, containing, as 1t does, more
important recommendations as to the mode
of amending the Codes.
The work will be mailed, post paid, by
SUMNER WHITNEY & CO.,
San Francisco,
on receipt of price, 81 90. jams d&w
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
Encouraging American ShipbuiIding

We congratulate John Roach upon
the launch of the iron steamship City
of Pekin, and upon the distinguished
company which sent the vessel into
stream. In all this we see not only
the glory of being an excellent ship
builder, but the value of Washington
associations. 1t is not every man or
every shipbuilder who could command
the presence on such an occasion of so
many distinguished statesmen. John
Roach did it because he is dear to the
Congressional heart, and when he
cannot go to Congress, Congress goes
to him. Senator Cameron and Rep
resentative Schofield were present, be-
cause they are from Pennsylvania
where the ship was built, and Senator
Kelley of Oregon and Representative
Hougton of California because their
States are on the ocean the vessel is
to SAIL Messrs. Wheeler of New York,
Conger of Michigan and Coburn of
Indiana were all on board; the first
because he is chairman of the Com
mittee ON Commerce, and the others
because neither patents nor military
affairs have anything to do with COM
merce. These are only a few of the
distinguished gentlemen who showed
their zeal for American shipbuilding.
The result was that the House was
nearly empty and Roach's shipyard
chock full. Indeed, there were more
Congressman at Chester than in Wash
ington. 1t is noble thing to encour-
age American shipbuilding, and every
Congressman who went to Chester
knew it was safe to encourage it, for
he knew Roach, which was tanta-
mount to knowing that the dinner
would be excellent and the wines reas-
onably good.-[N. Y. Herald.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
Cerro Gordo Railroad Bill Approved
by the Governor.

We are informed that the Los An
geles and Cerro Gordo Railroad bill
has been approved by the Governor
and has become law. We may eX-
pect the early completion of this road,
as it is designed to tap very extern
sive and rich mining region. Cerro
Gordo now produces about thirty tons
of bullion per day, worth about $3.50
per ton. This is the yield of only one
mine, and that not worked to its ut
most capacity. There are other mines
in the district which with cheap rail
road transportation will be worked
and will yield large quantities Of bull
lion. Lone Pine, within few miles
of Cerro Gordo, is rich in silver-bear-
ing ores, though not of so high a
grade. When the reader learns that
these mining districts pay 800 per ton
on all freight received into the dis
tricts and $45 per ton on all bullion
shipped from them to Los Angeles, he
can form some idea Of how rich the
ore must be to pay. When this freight
charge is reduced to 50 per ton, all the
low grade ores, which will not now
pay freight, will then come into mar
ket. East of Cerro Gordo about ninety
miles is the Panamint mining district,
from which come tales of fabulous
wealth. The Chamber of Com
merce of this city raised a large
amount of money to help open
a proper wagon road into these
mines. If the half is true of what has
been told this district will furnish
freight enough to tax the road. Ore
from this district works in prospect
quantities as high as 500 per ton, and
those who have fully examined the
mines say that there are inexhaustable
quantities of such ore. Still east of
this district are other districts of
which little is yet known, but from
which have been brought as rich
samples of ore as are furnished from
the other districts. The cost of the
road, if narrow gauge, will be about
$1,OOO,OuO. The freight that would
pass over this road, at 50 per ton,
would pay over twenty per cent per
month interest on the investment; at
least this is the estimate we make
| from the most accurate statistics we
can procure. This with the road to
| TruXton will make six railroads ra-
dating from Los Angeles city, four OF
which are now built and in operation.
What city of California has brighter
future. In this Cerro Gordo Railroad
bill some influence was brought to
bear on the Governor to have it re-
iected. AS the road will take large
business from the Southern Pacific we
may surmise that the opposition came
from that company. Our Chamber OF
Commerce came promptly to the res
cue, and telegraphed to the Governor
that it is to the interest of this COM
munity to have the bill approved if il
properly guards the public interest
In more than one instance has the
action of the Chamber been of great
value to this city.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01

DIME STORE TO LET.-THE STORE RE-
IL Gently occupied by f.. Leventhal corner
OF Los Angeles and Also streets, lhas been
thoroughly renovated throughout and will be
rented to a desirable tenant on liberal terms.
apl-lm Apply to Z. BEAUDRY.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
Truxton City.

How do you like that for the name
of a rival city. Well, Shoo-Fly is
now christened Truxton city. Our
citizens have for some time past been
anxiously awaiting developments of
the proposed railroad to Santa Monica,
Shoo-Fly, Truxton. Good-by Shoo-
Fly. There is something in name;
you may as we'll kill dog as give him
a bad name, is the old proverb. Con-
sciously or unconsciously the manag-
ers of the new enterprise acting on this
have began Alright by starting with a
new name. The interests of Los An
geles city and county demand all the
harbor facilities that can be had. A
good general will have several bases of
supplies if possible. So city or
county should be so situated as to di-
rect its commerce through several
channels of ingress and egress. The
proper development of Truxton land
ing will make Los Angeles city the
Paris of Southern California. No
monopoly inland or seward. The op-
position road to Truxton and its oppo-
sition line of swift steamers will always
force the railroad company running
parallel to the coast to San Francisco
to have low fares and freights. Also,
to retain popularity the Southern Pa
cific will rever dare to charge Cypress
i've rates on its interior lines to Ari-
iona, or it will lose on its sea,going
and northern freight. Cheap trans
portation is one of the most necessary
things to develop any country. The
establishment Of this new road will
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
Why Not Make Baskets in Los
Angeles?

We are daily importing baskets, and
q great many of them. This is good;
it shows an increasing population.
But we are sending out of the country
continually gold coin to pay for the
baskets. This is not so good; money
is none too plentiful, and we have
many uses for it at home. We have
in the country large element of COM
paratively unemployed labor; labor
that cannot be depended upon for
steady, hard toll; labor that delights
in the lighter, simpler mechanical
arts, especially such branches of hand
icraft as can be carried on at home
instead of in large factory. Why
not raise the basket willow and let
them earn the money that now goes
abroad? There are many varieties of
the osier, salir Vinindlis, or white
osier, growing best in moist, warm
soils; salir purpurd, or red osier, pre-
ferring a rich, deep soil, yet not too
wet, much used also for live fences in
Europe; salir uitellind, or yellow osier.
There are a number of other varieties,
all of value. The willow grows in Los
Angeles luxuriantly with no care.
Why not plant, in place of the COM
mon willow found here, the better
varieties. Very little capital is needed
to run business of this kind, and the
market for the manufactured article is
certain and extensive. Should the
county establish an almshouse, this
would be branch of industry well
adapted to the workings of such an
institution. 1t is by the development
of these varied pursuits that q COM
munity grows wealthy, rather than
by the production of few leading sta
Piles. Among the many immigrants
constantly coming to Los Angeles
there must surely be some who are
practically familiar with the business.
TO any such we would only say that
the subject of starting the manufacture
of baskets or willow ware in this eoun-
ty is well worthy their attention.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01

A Chicago clergyman preached a
sermon in billiard saloon last Sun
day. He made nineteen points.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01

Each lot having q frontage of 100 feet by
depth of 1865 feet. Upwards of 5000 of and
inch pipes have been laid for the purpose of
supplying these lots with water.
ALSO, several tracts containing from 1ve to
ten acres, within the city limits.
IOf7 acres of land in lots to suit purchasers.
in the San Pedro Ranch, one mile west OF the
Railroad, with several artesan wells, flowing
since the year 1868.
1902 acres of land in the Verdugo Ranch,
"a miles from the city, with several springs
of water, and a considerable quantity of tim
Der.
T..e Vordugo and San Pedro Ranches will
be sold in quantities to suit purchasers.
These liberal terms left open until April
18th, 1874.
decl4 PRUDENT BEAUDRY,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01

These lots will be sold on the popular
INsTALLMENT PLAN,
giving every industrious mechanic o chance
to secure home in the
Most Elegant Part of the City,
for a nominal sum per month
Also. a large number of
BUILDING AND Bust NESS LOTS
in all parts of the city.
Ranches for Sale.
OFFICE-OPPOSITE THE P1CO HOUSE,
Los ANGELEL, CAL.
1--WE building lots near the bridge cross
Il ing the Los Angeles river.
nNE lot SO feet front by 100 feet deep on the
~ West side of New High street, directly in
rear of Lazard & Co.'S store.
ONE lot fronting on Buena Vista street in
~ rear of the above.
TWO lots, Nos. and @ fronting on Eternity
l. street, adjoining Beaudry Terrace on the
north.
CEVEN lots, Nos. s, 8, 10, %, 10, % and q,
| Blk 104, Bellevue Terrace Tract, near the
Wooden Mill.
CEVEN lots, Nos. u, 10, Is, l6, II, 10 and 20,
- fronting on Hope street and Bunker Hill
avenue. between 3D. and ith streets.
LNIVE lots, Nos. Is, IA, Is, IL and Is, do. do
Il between I'd and Sd streets.
TWO lots, Nos. IL and u, do. do. between
l. LIST and I'd streets.
ENOUR lots, Nos. II, ID, 10 and Is, do. do.
IL between Court and LIST streets.
OK lots: Nos II, IL, 10, 10, l6 and II, do do.
- between Temple and Court streets.
NOUR lots, Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6, fronting on
Il, Charity street and Bunker Hill avenue
LNIVE lots, Nos. l, 2, 4, 5 and 6, do. do. be-
Il tween LIST and I'd streets.
SIX lots, Nos. l,2, 8, s. G and 7, do. do do.
FoUR lots Nos. s. g. : and o. do do. do.
TWO lots, Nos IL and IL, fronting on east
l. side of Charity street. between Court and
First streets.
NOUR lots, Nos. 4, 5, and s, fronting on
Il west side of Olive street between Court
and LIST streets.
| TWO lots, Nos. and 8, fronting on west
l. side of Olive street, corner of Olive and
| Temple streets
| THREE lots, Nos. 10, II and l5 fronting on
l. east side of Olive street, between Court
| and LIST streets.
nNE lot on the corner Of First and Hill
~ streets.
| THREE lots, Nos. l6, IL and Is, Beaudry
Il tract, fronting on Olive street, between
| LIST and I'd streets.
! MINE lots, Nos 10 to Is inclusive, do. do.
IN between I'd and Sd streets.
| pLOCK l, do. d. containing 10 lots bounded,
ID by I'd, Sd, Olive and Charity streets.
RLoCK 4. do, do. 20 lots, bounded by Sd,
ID 4th, Olive and Charity streets, all 10 X l65
sfeet
Water.Pipes have been laid On Tn ird,
Olive. Charity. Bunker Hill Avenue
and Hope streets.
In the Louisiana Homestead tract, bound
ed by 7th, 9th, Griffin and Bellevue streets,
the following lots will be sold for 500, except
the corners which are SIPS. These lie just
above Judge Kings homestead, receiving the
ocean breeze:
| Lots to 10 inclusive, Block r.
| Lots to 10 do do G..
| Lots to 10 do do ID.
Lots to 10 do do A.
Each lot having q frontage of 100 feet by a
| deDth of lR5 feet TTnwa rds of 50O0 Of n nd <
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
MAP OF OUR BACK COUNTRY.

Map showing the geographical
and commercial position of Los
Angeles; the system of Trans
Continental Railroads on the Pa
cific Coast; the impassa lie
ranges of mountains parallel to
the coast north and south of San
Gorgonio Pass-the only natural
pass in the mountains from
Lower California to Oregon;
showing also the largest and
richest mining region in the
world tributary to Los Angeles;
showing the proposed railroads
to the rich mines of Cerro Gordo,
to Salt Lake; also the thirty
fifth and thirty-second parallel
routes and their junction at AL
burquerque, as proposed by Col
Scott.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
l. NyMD FOR SALE.

+ COATED ABOUT TWO MILES
IL south of the Los Nietos Depot.
A splendid 60-ACRE LOT is offered for 20
sale on the most liberal terms. The lOca- -
ton is very desirable and the land is in good
condition.
Last year it produced a crop of lis bushels OF
corn to the acre. Any one who may desire to
purchase land in this locality would do well
to inspect this lot and examine this years
crop, which has not been gathered. The sole
reason for sacrificing this property is to meet
certain obligations Immediately. TERMS
one-half cash, and the balance in one or two
years. ......ALSO....
An SO-ACRE TRACT, located on the line of
the railroad going east to Mud Springs, and
embraced in the San Jose Rancho. This is q
most desirable piece of land, is in first-rate
~ condition; under fence, and good water
vines in a full bearing condition.; has large
commodous DWELLING-HOUSE; all to be
sold on easy terms. For particulars apply to
p. G. TONNER, Spadra, or at
ocl6-tf HERALD OFFICE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-01
NJ EW TO- DAY.
Notice..

SPRING AND SIXTH STREET RAIL
- road Company, Los Angeles, Calf 'rnia.
\ office is 'hereb'' given that at a meeting of
the Directors, held on the Both day of March,
1874, an assessment of Ten Dollars per share
was levied upon the capital stock of the cor
poration, payable Immediately to f. p. +.
Temple, at his office. Any stock upon which
this assessment shall remain unpaid on the
THIRD DAY OF MAY, 1874, will be delin-
quent and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made before will
be sold on the FIRST DAY OF JUNE, 1874, to
pay the delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advertising and expenses of sale.
II. NJ. WIDNEY, President.
]. W. LORD. Secretary.
Marcn 30, 1874. apl-2w
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-02-27

of trouble they would give to the world,
and then they should be punished &C.
cordingly.
know one man who ought to be i'm.
prisoned at hard labor until the end Of
his natural life, and then he ought to be
hanged. He Injuries me about twenty
dollars week. He is terribly good
natured; hopes l am not busy; says /
look just as though wanted some one TO
talk with has just dropped in for few
minutes; was just waiting to see some
men, and thought he might as well step
in and see me, and so on, dd nduseam. lie
stays dd Gnfnitum. There is no end to
him. ] wish there had been no beginning
too. He is longer bore than the HoosaC
Tunnel When he knows l am very busy
and when | take especial pains to allude
to this article that | am finishing and
that subject l am working up, he takes
especial pains not to hurry away. And
he never says anything although he is
| always talking. When he has gone,
feel just as l suppose a hen does that has
been persistently picking at a heap OF
meal only to find her crop filed with
sawdust. He is the terror of my life; fol
l can't keep him out of my study, and
can't do anything while he Is in.
Will not somebody tell poor imposed
upon fellow what to dor Quick for here
he comes now, know his step-his hant
is on the latch. There am in for three
hours more of inanity 1 ought to bt
canonized after my decease for being
forced to submit to such an eternal bore
tx. N. H." an Hearth and Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-02-27
A Disheartened Insurance Agent.

A FAMILY named Kemper moved into a
house in our row last week, writes Max
Adler, and Benjamin p. Gum, the life
insurance agent, who lives in the same
row. was the first caller. He dropped in
to see If he could not take out policy fol-
Mr.. Kemper. Mrs. Kemper came down
TO the parlor to see him.
"I suppose" said Gum, that Mr..
Kemper has no insurance on his life"
NO" said Mrs Kemper.
"Well, I'd like to get him to take out q
policy in our company. It's the safest in
the world; the largest capital, smallest
rates and biggest dividends"
"Mr. Kemper don't take much interest
in such things now" said Mrs. X.
"Well, madam, but he ought to, in COM
mon Justice to you. No man knows
when he will die, and by paying a ridicu.
lousy small sum now, Mr.. Kemper can
leave his family in affluence. I'd like to
hand you, for him, few pamphlets con
tanning statistics upon the subject;
may II"
"Of course, if you wish to-"
"Don't you think he can be induced to
insure ?" asked Gum.
II hardly think So" replied Mrs
Kemper.
lie is in good health, L suppose'
Has he complained lately of being sickY'
"Not lately"
"May ask if he has any considerable
| wealth."
"Not cent"
"Then of course he must insure. Nc
poor man can afford to neglect such al
opportunity. suppose he travels some
times; goes about in railroad cars an(
other dangerous paces?"
"No, he keeps very quiet"
"Man of steady habits, s'pose'"
Very steady"
He is just the very man l want" sale
Gum, l know can sell him policy
" don't think you can" replied Mrs
| Kemper.
"Why? When will he be homeP II
call on him. l don't know any reason
why shouldn't insure him"
"Iknow," replied Mrs X.
"Why2"
He has been dead twenty seven years 7
said the widow.
Then Gum left all of sudden. H
will not insure any of the Kempers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-02-27

HERBALIsTIC REMEDIEs-In former
days, ifa member of the household be.
came indisposed, the family-head, under
instructions from the gray-haired dame,
went to the forest or the field to gather
herbs or berries, from which were quickly
made invigorating extracts, which ere
many days brought the patient safely
around, and saw the family gathering once
more without missing member. How
is it now? The slightest indisposition
brings the family physician" with his
handsome carriage. lie feels the pulse,
examines the tongue, looks very grave,
writes a few lises of hieroglyphics,
charges big fee, and leaves, only to re-
turn the next day and find his patient
mercurialized sufficiently to be really
sick. A week or two of attendance fol
lows, and therein lies the secret of
wealthy physicians" Compare the
physique of the present age with the past,
and the story is complete. Reader, dis.
card chemicals and try herbs. Ifyou are
i'll, try the great herbalistic remedy, DR.,
j, WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs, 80
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-02-27
Hack. IIac,,i Couah. oovgb.

Cough is a symptom by which various dis
eased conditions Of the throat, bronchial tubes
and lungs manifest themselves. But whether
1t arises from the irritation produced in the
throat and larynx by taking cold, from an
attack OF Bronchitis, from ineipient Consump.
tion, or from various other causes, nothing
will allay it more speedily nor cure It more
permanently than DR.. Plerce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t does not matter whether It be q
recent attack, or lingering cough, the Dis.
covery is In either case equally well adapted
for its relief and permanent cure. In fact, II
will cure cough in onehalf the time neces.
sary to cure it with any other medicine, ana II
does it, not by drying 1t up, but by removing
the cause, subduing the irritation, and healing
the affected parts. No time should be lost il
commencing the use of proper medicine fol
the relief of n Cough, for unless this course II
pursued, serious and dangerous disease Of tho
lungs Is liable to result.