Evening journal., 1905-07-11
UNCLE SAM AIDS
ORANGE CULTURE
Agricultural Department Ex-
perts Are Accomplishing
a Wonderful Work
GOVERNMENT A TIMBER DEALER

Washington. July 11--According to
Prof B. r. Galloway. chief of the
Bureau of Plant Industry of the Agrl-
cultural Department who has just re-
turned from California. wonderful
work Is being accomplished in that
State by the departments experts. Tho
orange growing industry has been tine
recipient Of special attention and good
results have been accomplished, in the
matter Of eliminating the large losses
heretofore attending shipments of that
fruit to the East. The Navel orange,
that morrel Of the seedless in fruit
culture was introduced by the depart
ment more than thirty years ago from
South America, and the original tree
is still growing Ia the orange house i'm
the agricultural grounds I'm this city.
Prof Galloway saw two trees sent to
California thirty years ago and says
they are still hourshing and bearing
fruit.
Discussing the orange crop this year
Prof Galloway stated that from the
Riverside district alone there would be
shipped East this yer upwards Of 5000
carloads OF oranges, representing about
one-ffth the total yield of the state.
"In the beautiful Riverside Valley"
said he, there stretch $4,000 acres Of
navel orange trees representing an out
put OF nearly S25, 100000 capital The
lemon too is becoming a prominent
crop, but important questions are yet
TO be worked out i'm the curing of the
lemon IT is a strange contrast to go
from this wonderfully prolific Riverside
valley section TO certain areas also in
the southern portion of the State and
not many miles away, which are prac-
tically deserts below the level of the
sea. Yet here the department has found
work cut out for it in evolving from the
barren alkali soil the date of the
Orient"
An important testing and introduc-
tion garden has been established at
Chico, 200 miles north of Riverside
Notwithstanding this great distance
north the orangeripens as early or
earlier al Chico than at Riverside.
Prof. Galloway says he finds this the
most interesting horticultural country
he has ever seen. Almost everything
In the way OF plant life hourishes well.
That is why Chico was selected as
the testing and introduction station.
Here may be found magnificent orange
trees, apples, apricots, plums peaches,
pears, cherries and palms all growing
side by side and flourishing. a spectacle
to be seen IN no other part Of the world
There are also growing here magni-
hcent hard wood trees, natives Of the
eastern section Of this country, such as
elms, walnuts, tulip trees. magnolias,
locusts, oaks. in fact almost everything
that grows well in the furthest re-
moved sections of the United States.
The government is likely 20 become
a wholesale dealer in timber from the
forest reserves. Occasionally small
lots have been sold for local use, the
price received being ore dollar per
thousand feet. The Forestry Bureau
has received a bid for ffty million f.
at $3.50 a thousand. The timber bid
for Is on the Big Horn reserve 1t is
said the timber is desired for railrond
ues and mine props The bureau will
advertise the timber for sale AMI IL no
better price is offered the bid will he
accepted. The law provides thar only
isad and mature timber shall ne sold.
IL is stated that unless the same is
disappear without benefit to the gov
ernment.
Around the White House grounds is
en- unsightly iron picket fence that OBJ
structs the view of the passersby Of
the beautiful lawn and to a consider
able extent detracts from the stately
Executive Mansion. such q fence
might have been necessary in the days
when cattle and hogs were permitted
to roam al win and feast on the sac
culent grasses growing on the vacant
lots, but now there is no occasion for
anything Of the kind and many Of the
good citizens of Washington are agitat-
ing the question Of asking for It's re-
moval.
The death Of Secretary Hay recalls
10 mind that Of three Secretaries of
State VINO have died In Office Upshur.
Gresham and Hay-two were natives
Of Indiana-Gresham and Hay. They
were born in adjoining counties. not
many miles apart Upshur was killed
during Tyler's administration by the
explosion OF the great gun The Peace
maker" on board the Princeton.
The large deficit i'm the treasury has
again brought actively forward the
Question of Increasing the revenue. and
lamong other suggestions offered is that
of restoring the stamp duties of the
Spanish American war times. StHl
lanother is to reduce expenditures until
The two extremes meet in friendly en-
brace once more
The rural free delivery system is
lsrowing with remarkable rapidity.
During the fiscal year just ended thers
woro iS072 applications for service
filed. of which l1Al5 were refused. At
the close of the year there were 4599
! lapplications still pending. OF these
NEARLY one thousand We're practically
decided upon. on July 1 there were
S205S routes in operation. an increase
over last year OF 1882 Postmaster
General Cortelyou has issued an order
that hereafter service on an rural
lroutes shall be suspended on New
Years Day. Washiugton's Birthday.
Decoration Day. Fourth Of July. Labor
Day and Thanksgiving Day.