The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
Progress of the State Is
Noted by interior Press

The Union Lumber Company has
made application to California State
Forester Lull for plans for planting
eucalyptus trees on It's 10000 acres OF
cut-over land now lying>idle. Forester
LuH will undertake the work of fun
nishing the plans. and it is an interest
ing fact that this is the first time in
the history of California that the for
ester has done this. Heretofore the
plans have all been provided by the
Forest Service at Washington, says
Wood and Iron. All the great lumber
companies in California appreciate the
situation that the lands over which
they have cut can be put to some COM
mercial value by planting in trees that
have a fast growth, and at the same
time can be used for commercial pur-
poses. The State Forester will go to
the Union Lumber Companys tract and
after making experiments will draw up
plans for planting and the kind Of
trees to use. This will be an expert
ment, and at first only small tract
will be planted. If the venture proves
success the whole 10000 acres will
be pIanted.-Mendocino Beacon
The Southern Pacific surveyors who
have been so diligently at work sur
veying the proposed Oroville cutoff
to Nelson have moved their camp to
Chico. and indications now point to
the fact that they intend to survey a
line from that place to Hamilton City.
Last year Hamilton City was con-
nected with the main line running upon
the west side of the valley by branch
line The proposed line from Chico
will give the Southern Pacific a net
work of roads with which it feels that
1t can establish control of the valley.
1t was announced several weeks
ago when the surveyors arrived in Oro-
vile that the Southern Pacific was
planning to build a line from Oroville
to Nelson. thus making il feasible for
this company TO compete with the
Northern Electric for the Diamond
Match Companys business and that
traffic which is with the mountain
country patronizing the Butte County
Railroad. There is no doubt that the
Northern Electric will be extended to
Hamilton City, and by the Southern
Pacific building to Hamilton ii will be
beet-hauling business, but it will have
completed another through line to San
Francisco from the northern part of
the State.-Oroyille Register.
Culled oranges will no longer be
total loss and the San Bernardino vail
ley growers will save large sums every
year If a plant now being installed
near Riverside proves successful. This
plant proposes to buy up the culled
oranges and manufacture them into
orange wine. paying the growers
about a cent a pound for fruit which
at present is thrown away. The new
industry will do away with this
waste and bring in an important rev.
revenue to the growers. 1t is the
intention of the company to manufac-
ture about $4,000 gallons of wine
this season from the oranges which
they expect to buy from the
growers. who would not be able
to ship them on account of their
quality. For these oranges they ex-
pect to give cent a pound, which
will mean an important saving to the
producer. This wine is different from
other wines on the market. as it is
absolutely Notwithstanding. 1t is only
required that the orange be whole and
ripe. Size or skin blemishes will be
no bar. In addition to the manufac-
ture of wine. the company will make
cologne spirits out of the oranges that
are unsuited for the wine press. Appli-
cation to the Government will be
made for permission to install a dis
tillery in the plant. that this second
by-product may be manufactured
Colusa Sun.
The hull of the fourth vessel to be
added to the Pacific Coast lumber fleet
from the Bendixsen Shipbuilding Com