The herald., 1897-06-06
THE OPENINGS NOT ALL FILLED


THE OPENINGS NOT ALL FILLED
The man who hae insight to see new
opening is the one who succeeds In life.
All the numskulls at the table could set
the egg on end when Columbus had
shown them the way. The world could
follow in the footsteps Of the great dis
coverer after he had threaded his course
through unknown seas to an unknown
continent.
1t is just go in industrial pursuits
Anyone can see that orange growing in
Southern California will pay since l.. ].
Rose, B. D. Wilson and Judge North led
the way. There will be 1000 cars Of
lemons shipped from Southern Califor-
MIA this year, but there would not have
been one car had not Garcelon epent SO
many years of costly experimenting at
Riverside, finding out how to cure the
fruit
But all the discoverers are not dead,
nor even born, nor are all the discoveries
made. It Is only few years since the
fact was demonstrated that sugar beets
would make farmers in Southern Cali
fornia rich.
And there are narrow paths leading to
small Industries where men of very mod
crate meane make good living.
Down near where now the sugar fac
tory is on the Alamitos, year or SO ago,
an industrious German went in and
bought four-acre patch Of seemingly
half worthless land. 1t cost him little.
This man, Mr.. Henry Krueger, had
spent years in the Hawaiian islands in
connection with sugarmakirg. Being
desirous of coming to California he se-
cured place in the Chino factory at
some expert work. This required only
part Of his time, 80 he proposed to secure
little home where the cool sea breezes
bring health. Hence the purchase.
But he has found out way to make
this patch of cheap land very valuable.
He cultivates the dry portion as gar
den, and in the wet portion he saw good
place for ducks and geese. So he has
stocks of chickens, turkeys, ducks and
geese. But that was not his discovery.
He procured a little stock of the big
frogs with fat hind quarters, 80 dear to
the soul Of the French gourmet and the
girl from Kiralfy's ballet. With theee
he stocked his ponds. and now has a
source of considerable profit. He gets
s1.50 per dozen fer the denizens Of his
swamp lands.
The experiment was not without its
difficulties. The cranes have the same
taste as the ballet dancer, and prefer
frogs for breakfast. They did not pro-
pose to pay for what they ate. SO Herr
Kruger objected to their visite He
stretched wires net fashion, over the
ponds. When the crane comes downlike
the wolf on the fold, his long neck and
legs play the banjo on the wires. Krue-
ger is informed that the enemy is at hand,
and a we'll directed charge of duck shot
doee the business. His chickens enjoy
cranes for dinner, and his tadpoles are
safe. He has the spirit of a Columbus,
VIII Call Scc SuCll lIlQuSlIldl WOIl ly lIlS
in the trackless ocean Of undeveloped
possibilities.
But the numskull rises and says,
show US a new industrial egg to set on
end, not one come other has taken to
himself. Here it is: The world uses
each year 1000, 900, 900 corks for bottles,
demijohns and vessels, small and large
Last year the United Statee imported
corks to the value of s1,6lS.3S7 Los An
geles county could have produced every
cork of them. The cork oak grows here
as we'll as in Spain. All there is to do is
for every farmer to plant few of the
trees. If he has small place, plant one
or two. On a larger place plant elk or
ten, on very large places put 100 Put
them in odd corners, and by fences or
near the house where nothing else is
put. Go to bed and sleep we'll nights.
Your trees will grow night and day sum
mer days and rainy days. They will not
be fit to bark tomorrow, but they will
be before your baby is married.