The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28

pectlnS Tor cement He also mas op-
tiOns the properties of Michael
keenan,, Louis Tarke and w. F. Hoke
for the same purpose. On the Davis
property there is a bored well that has
been flowing gas for many years. A
high wind will extinguish the flame.
but IL can be relighted at any time On
several occasions heretofore there have
been options the Davis property
and the existence of the cement has
long been. known. but on account OF
the lack of demand for that material
and the insufficiency of capital to back
the promoters the options were per-
mitted to be forfeited. Mr.. Huntington
is said to have strong financial back
ing, and at this time there Is an ex-
cellent chance to do business when
cement is so much in demand The
proposed electric road to be extended
TO Colusa will afford ready access to
the deposit and will insure a profit
able investment. 1t is known that
cement exists in that locality and OF
excellent quality-Sutter independent.
Redding will very soon have a
broom and brush factory. where all
sorts OF brooms and hair brushes will
be manufactured and placed on the
market John Krouse. a wealthy man
of St. Paul. Mimi, will establish this
new industry and the plant will be in
a
Dieselhorst field. that fronts on the
Shasta road. just east of the railroad
and across from the Terry lumber
yard Electric power will be used in
the manufacture of brooms and
Misunderstanding Courier Free Press.
c. III. Sellers of the State Forestry
Department will soon leave for San
Francisco, where he will buy 100
faE
Fort Bragg. near which place they will
be planted as an experiment to dem
onstrate whether or not they will be
of use in the reclamation of the roll
ing sand hills. As stated in the Union
several weeks ago. the State De-
partment of Forestry has taken up the
problem of protecting Fort Bragg
harbor from the winds. and also will
try to keep back the rolling sands that
have destroyed 10000 acres of the
finest agricultural land in Mendocino
County. This will be the first work
of the kind that has been undertaken
by the State. The department is very
much interested in the work and IL IL
proves to be a success the farmers
and landowners will follow up the ex-
ample and reclaim many thousands Of
acres of land that has become useless
by reason OF the encroachments of the
sand which has been blown inland by
the ndaVy WlnOS--SacramenUO Union.
About 1000 carloads of apples have
been shipped in the green state for the
season to date from Watsonville.
Pajaro. Vega and Aromas. as against
approximately 5000 carloads last sea-
son. The apparent shortage of this
years crop as compared with the out
put of 1905 is accounted for in more
ways than one In the first place, there
was a big shortage in the yield of
marketable Newtowns. and, secondly,
about ten times as much apple stock
was converted into dried fruit and
canned goods at a nice profit. Figuring
on the green fruit that went to the
drfers. canneries and cider works, and
thus left the valley in a more con-
densed form, il is conservatively esti-
mated that 100 carloads were used.
Adding the last named number of car
loads of apples, including fully 100
carloads that left the valley In con-
signments of less than carload lots. we
ind that the crop of the valley, ex-
elusive OF home consumption. amounts
In round numbers to 1900 carloads.
That is truly vast amount of app1es
10 be grown In a valley so small as the
PaJaro- To move this immense crop
or apples to market at one shipment
would require train q little more
than twenty-five miles in length. ex-
elusive of the 12S locomotives that II
would require to pull the 1oad-Wat-
sonville Pajaronian-