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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
ANOTHER DESERT WILL BECOME
SOURCE OF A GREAT INDUSTRY

ufacture of photograph records,
pharmaceutical articles, varnishes.
shoe, leather and wood polishes; in
sulation in electrical wiring, gums,
candles and many other things. In
Mexico alone the annual consumption
of candles is enormous. In every viii
lage and town candles are constantly
burning in the Catholic churches. Wax
tapers are still in use in many homes.
1t will take an enormous supply of
the candelilla wax to supply the home
market, as it's hardness gives its cam
dies and tapers a longer burning per-
iod than those made from other pro-
ducts. Another thing that recon-
mends the use of this vegetable wax
is it's sanitary properties, it is claimed.
no impurities enter into it's manufac
ture.
In locating candelilla wax factories
in Mexico it is the best practice to
have available, within a radius of
three to five miles of the industry up
ward of 5000 tons of the weed. This
quantity of the weed would be suf-
ficent to keep factory of 500 pounds
per day capacity running a year. At
the end of the first year the weed will
have reproduced itself more abund-
antly than before the original cutting,
and from that time on the supply will
increase COnStantly
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09

the decrease is almost entirely con-
fined to the infantile period.
Over so years old, the decrease has
been but small or an actual increase
has been shown by statistics. FROM
1889 to 1901, there was decrease OF
seven in each 1000 of population III
the total number of deaths but the
rate of deaths from heart disease can
Ger. certain functional ailments ana
suicide is so per cent higher in the
United States than the mortality In
the same causes fifty years ago.
These and many other interesting
facts about the duration of human life
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09

in the next few days. Dealers at
Portland and the Sound report re-
ceipts from the south with prices at
$3.50 per box.
While a plentiful supply of eggs is
feature of the market, the demand
for them is not very strong. While
other cities report light eastern re
ceipts. the local market is easily sup
piled by home producers.
A light shipment of TillamOok
cheese was received here this week by
local jobber. Some of it is report
ed rather weak, not having been suf-
ficiently cured. No change in price,
however. has been noted and probably
will not be for some time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
DECLINE IN SALMON
TROUT IS NOTED
FALLING OFF. HOWEVER, BE-
LIEVED TO BE BUT TEN
PORARY.
Market Bare of Small Fish-Sweet
ket-CaIifornia Cherries Soon.

marked decline in receipts of
salmon trout has been noticed for the
past two days, but it is the belief
of local dealers that the falling off
will be only temporary. 1t will not
be very long, however, before they
leave this market for good They
have now been on the market for
some weeks and during the last two
weeks the receipts have been quite
large. The entire amount of salmon
trout that has been brought into the
local market has been sold fresh, none
having been left to salt.
Sound salmon is reported to be ar
irving here rather freely and will
continue to do so until the end of the
season, with perhaps slight fluctua-
tons. According to local dealers if
the receipts of salmon keep up at the
present standard and salmon trout
reappear. the price of the former will
in all likelihood decline to some eX
tent.
Market Bare of Small Fish.
Halibut and shad seem to be rather
plentiful at present but small fish are
hardly to be had, the market being
entirely bare.
Just at present there is quite
movement in solt fish, the market be-
ing brisKer than for some time.
Sweet potatoes. which have been
practically out of the market for some
time, have once more made their re-
appearance and are jobbing locally at
about $3.50. Local jobbers report that
yo1 oil ic
quoted on Puget sound markets and
at Portland at 1925 per crate and a
good supply is being sent out to these
points. In the city the retailers are
we'll supplied with all varieties of
greenstuffs.
Cherries Expected Shortly.
California cherries are expected to
be on sale in the local market with
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
CHICAGO Is HEADQUARTERS.
Churches of Christ Will Meet in the
Windy City.

CHICAGO, May S.-Chicago is to
become headquarters of the Central
District of the Federation of Church
es of Christ, a nation wide interde-
nominatiOnal religious organization
that has for it's object the conser-
sources.
BoshOp w. F. Mcdowell of Chicago
announced that the plan had the sane
ton of 33 denominations, representing
100000 persons. The council has
developed into four districts. with
New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Den
yer as permanent headquarters for
the work in various districts.
See the money makers In the Glass
Sifie0 cob ms today
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
Received Invitation

LONDON. May 8-The Chinese gov
eminent has invited Sir Robert Hart,
former director general of Chinese
customs, to return to China. Sir Rob
ert has reached no decision regarding
the invitation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
Demand Exceeds Supply.

1t is claimed that the demand for
vegetable wax in Mexico and many
foreign countries is far in excess OF
the available supply. A vegetable wax
is made in Brazil from the carnauba
plant. 1t is said by experts who re-
Gently conducted exhaustive expert
ments with a ton of the candelilla wax
which was brought to Monterey from
one of the factories that this product
is the equal or superior to the carna-
uba vegetable wax. The candelilla
product has also been tested by cleo
trical and other concerns in Germany
and Austria and pronounced first
class. The degree of hardness Of the
candelilla wax is said to be greater
than any other wax. This fact has
cause it to be in demand for the man
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09

The discovery by Oscar Pacfus of
Monterey of a process for extracting
wax from the candelilla weed is caus-
ing the establishment of a new and
important industry in Mexico and
Texas, says special correspondent of
the st. Louis Globe Democrat. The
candelilla weed is a desert plant which
grows abundantly upon many millions
of acres of semiarid land in Northern
Mexico and parts of Texas, Arizona
and New Mexico. 1t is one of the
types of vegetation peculiar to the
Southwest, which had long been look
ed upon as useless. 1t was despised
by cattlemen because it has the fac
ulty of forming such a dense growth
upon lands as to shut out the grass,
and thus impair the range for grazing
purposes.
Land owners who have thus form
erly despised the weed growing upon
their premises now find themselves in
a fair way to reap a fortune from the
Utilization of the plant. This is al
ready being done in Mexico and steps
have been taken in Texas to carry on
the manufacture of wax from the
plant.
When it was discovered a few years
ago t1at a good grade of crude rubber
could be manufactured from the quay
ule shrub, experiments began to be
made by Mr. Pacius and others with
various other kinds of wild vegetation
to learn if they possessed commercial
properties. Mr.. Pacius found that the
candelilla contained wax to the
amount of 8 1-2 to 4 IL per cent. He
gathered a supply of the plants and
began conducting chemical expert
ments with a view of arriving at
process of economical extraction of
the wax He perfected and patented
this process a few months ago and
j, is in practical operation in num-
Der of candelilla wax factories that
have been established in Northern
Mexico.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
DEATH RATE is ON DECREASE
AS Science Advances the Change in
Mortality Tables Is Noticeable.

NEW YORn. May S.-When tuber-
culosis and otheer preventable causes
of excessive mortality are mastered,
when those less than fifty tell the
truth about their youth and those
more than eighty do the same about
their age. it may be possible for ac-
tuaries to figure on $50 years as the
span of human life The national
death rate has largely decreased, but
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09

The Union will each day carry your
message to more than 10000 reaoers
in the Walla Walla country. Have
you ANYTHING to say to those people7
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09

were presented by John K. Gore OF
Newark, n. j., the president vi Tue
Actuaries Society of America, at tne
twentieth annual meeting of the asso-
citation in the Metropolitan building.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09

The Classified Columns VIII hiu
what YOU want to buy or find a puyel
ror nat =, want TO sell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
Great Increase in Wealth.

The new industry is having a rapid
are familiar with the different vari-
cites of commercial wax that it will
not be long until the principal source
of supply of that product will come
from the candelilla plant. 1t means
an enormous increase of wealth of the
people of the big territory of Texas,
Mexico, Arizona and New Mexico,
where this plant is found in it's native
state.
The manufacture of this vegetable
wax is already on a paying CONNER
.Cial basis. The demand for the pro-
duct comes at this time chiefly from
Germany, and the factories which are
in operation are making regular ship
ments to Hamburg. The present price
which is being paid for the wax in
Mexico is $500 gold per ton. 1t is said
weed to make one ton of the crude
wax The same factory that manu-
features the crude wax from the plant
also puts the product through the re-
firing recess The cost of producing
a ton of the wax is SIS gold One i'm
portant and valuable advantage of the
new industry is that the refuse of the
weed is available for fuel for the fac
terry, thereby saving that item of ex-
rense.
The land upon which the candelilla
weed grows profusely is producing a
big revenue per acre in the localities
where factories have been established.
Il is cIaimd that where land is well
SET in the plant it can be made to yield
profit of 5000 to $500 gold per acre
per annum It has been demonstrated
that the cutting off of the stems of the
plant close to the ground causes it to
multiply it's shoots and the yield will
surface of the ground is densely COW
cred with the weed. 1t also can b.
grown artifcially, but owing to the
enormous quantities which are found
in its wild state no attention has as
vet been given to the cultivation of
the plant. The weed is unlike most
other desert plants in that it is wholly
without leaves or thorns. This makes
it easily handled. 1t grows in punches
of so to 100 stems from one root. The
stems reach a height of to feet, and
each stem is of about the thickness of
a lead mcneil
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
More Riches in Desert.

The fact that the guayule Shrub and
the candelilla plant are now known
to contain valuable commercial prop
critics has aroused the interest of the
higher federal authorities of Mexico
and it is stated that a series of chem
ical experiments and tests of the var
great stretches of land in Northern
Mexico are to be made under the di-
rection of the government with the
view of discovering any valuable COM
mercial properties that they may con-
tain. One plant which grows profuse-
ly in some sections of the territory
adjacent to the Rio Grande, is called
gubernador and is being used extern
sively for the manufacture of a boiler
compound There are also two or
three kinds of shrubs and weeds which
contain cleansing properties almost
identical in effect to washing soap.
The roots of one of these shrubs is
used by the native Mexicans to the
exclusion of manufactured soap. The
same kinds of vegetation that cover
the arid region of Northern Mexico ex-
tends into Texas for 100 to 200 miles
an dis found growing more or less
extensively in Arizona and New Mex
leo. The only factory for manufacture
ing crude rubber in the United States
is situated at Marathon, Tex. It will
not be long, it is claimed, until several
candelilla wax facotries are in opera
ton in that state The developments
in the practical utilization Of wild
vegetation in Mexico is therefore OF
direct interest and Importance to a
part of the United States.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
Cost of Plant.

The ranchmen and others who are
establishing these wax factories IN
Mexico have mostly adopted the plant
of 900 pounds of crude wax daily ca
of this size is about $4,000 gold. AS
Mr. Pacius and his associates control
the patent to the only process now
available for extracting the wax, the
factories are erected under their di-
rection.
1t is stated that persons who en-
gage in the industry should have a
working capital of $4,000 to $4,000, in
addition to the sum necessary to pay
for their factory, in order to insure
success in the business. The land
owners are rapidly finding out the
value of the weed and they have
placed an increased value upon their
holdings. In some instances they are
giving the weed and water to the fac
tory owner in exchange of from 25 to
33 1-3 per cent of the net profits. This
is proving a most profitable arrange
ment for the landowner, and is not
Objectionable to the man who operates
the factory.
In some localities of Northern Mex
leo and in the Rio Grande border re-
gion of Texas leases are being OBJ
tanned upon big areas of land upOu
which this candelilla weed grows by
persons who will erect factories for
manufa curing the wax. It is claimed
by men who have investigated the
possibilities of the new industry that
it will equal in importance the guayule
rubber industry in a few more years.
The manufacture of rubber from the
guayule shrub is now in the hands
of a very few concerns, each of which
have a vast aggregation of capital in
vested in the industry. 1t is stated
that the wax industry is not in the
hands of any trust, and that the small
Independent operator can always find
a market for his product.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09

See the money makers In the CLASS
Sified cob INNS today.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09

California cherries are expected to
be on sale in the local market with
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Imperial County, California, EI Centro, March
 IS, 1909.

Sealed bids will be received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County at his office until ? p. m. of the 5th day of April, 1909 (the day when said bids will be op- ened and the Contract awarded) for grading the East approach to the bridges across New River at Birch Road, at Campbell's Lake crossing, at Storms crossing, at Sth street eros sing, according to plans and specifi- cations on file in the office of the County Clerk at the Court House in El Centro in said Imperial County.
 Each bid must be accompanied by check for at least ten per cent of the amount of the bid or proposal, cer. tified to by some responsible bank, and made payable to D. s. Elder. Clerk of the Board, to be forfeited to the County of Imperial as agreed and liq- uidated damages should the party or parties to whom the contract shall be awarded fail to enter into the con tract after the award to give the bond required by the Board for the faith full performance of the contract. Checks will be returned to bidders whose bids are rejected. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 (SEAL) D. S. ELDER,
 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Imperial.
 Dated March IS, 1909. 50-3t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

stephen and Emma ]. Bronson tc Addie Jenkins: lot ls. block 52. Braw- ley.
 Imp. Land Co. to George W. He'd den: lot {, block lSS, Imperial
 Imp. Val. Imp. O. to Imp. Val Milk Co: block Ss, Brawley.
 Samuel L. Borthick to Harvey s Thompson. Sec. S6, Twp. II &, R, 14E.
 El Centro Land Co to Myron l.. Watson: lot {, block S9, El Centro.
 II. & and Kate Taggart to Frank P, and Claire E. Taggart; lots 5 and 6. Bragg's Subdivision.
 A. E. and Orpha c. Johnson to J. H. Grip; lot z, block 25, Park Add
 A. NJ. Gates to Anna K. Gates; lot 1, block 36, lot H. block 57 Brawley.
 Charles c. Bowles to Minnie l.. Bowles; lot 1, block IS. Holtville.
 James W. Lindsay to N. c. Bus we'll; Right to build construct, main tain and operate an irrigation ditch across the southern portion of NE quarter of NE. quarter and E. half of NV. quarter Sec. 25, Twp. 16 S., R. 14 E.
 Charles JEand Margaret k. Schenck to Zachariah Kendall; block 115, Holt vile
 Ed E. Boyd to ]. l.. Cullar; N half lot IS, Alamo Tract.
 Tyre L. and Cornelia K Hanna to Mable R. Hedrick; lots 13 and IA block 2S, Holtville.
 Imp. Val. Imp. Co. to H. J. Threl- keld; lots l, 2, and 3, Block 5S, Braw- ley.
 Imp. Land Co to George A. Threl- keld; lot 1, block 7S, Brawley.
 c. Herman and Flora E. Smith to Frederick M. Buckley; W. half of NE. quarter Sec. 30, Twp 15 S, R. 14 E.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
NOTICE.
The Hearing of the Petition for the
 East Side and Orchid Ave. Road

The Hearing of the Petition for the
 East Side and Orchid Ave. Road
 Beginning at the Southeast corner of section 8, township 15, South, range 15, East, San Bernardino Meri- dian, thence running North five and one fourth (51A) miles, more or less, according to the survey of the Sun set Commercial Company, to the Northwest corner of section 20, town ship fl, South range 15 East, San Bernardino Meridian. Said road to be of a width of fifty (50) feet, all on the East side of the section line: and further that the name of the proposed highway shall be the East Side and Orchid avenue"
 Will be held by the Board of Super visors on April G. 1909, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at which time all non consenting property owners along said proposed road are notified to be present and show cause, if any they have, why said proposed road should not be declared a public highway.
 By order of the Board of Supervi- sors of Imperial County, California
 D. s. ELDER,
 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County, California. 50-3t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
PAPnA FRUIT
Seeds Sent to imperial Valley For Experimental Planting, and Prob. ably Plant wiu Prove
 Valuable Here.

Seeds of the papaia plant, native of the Hawaiian Islands, have been sent ts O. B. Tout at Calexico byy E. A wilson, of Los Angeles, for expert ssental planting. Mir Wilson believes that in this climate the fruit would nature and prove of much value He says of the papaia fruit:
 The fruit does not all ripen at one time. There will be blossoms, green ard ripe fruit all the year. The tree ie not unlike the palm only with a smooth trunk while the leaves are somewhat like the castor bean. The fruit grows from the trunk between the leaves at the top, and when the fruit ripens the lower leaves will drop of and leave the trunk smooth.
 ''The tree is not unlike the cocanut with the fruit between the leaves at the top. Doctors claim there is noth- ing better for people than the papai for those who suffer with stomach trouble. indigestion, etc.
 'T would also suggest that you try the Alligator pear. The fruit sells in this market for 40 cents to 50 cents each while on the islands it grows wild. It makes very fine salad or with little salt, pepper and vinegar it's treat for the gods. There are a few trees somewhere in this part of tke country and if they will grow here they should certainly grow at yOur place. The tree when full grown is a fine one and would be an orna- nent near the house and make q splendid shade tree"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR SCHOOL
 BUILDING.

Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Trustees of the El Centro School District, County of Imperial, State of California, will receive bids for the construction and completion of a two-story S-room school building in the City of El Centro, to be con structed In accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the Of fee of the Clerk of said Board, in the Valley Hardware Store, Bl Centro, California, at 7:30 o'clock D. m., April 12, 1909, in the City Hall, El Centre. All labor and material to be furnished, and excavations made by the Contractor All bids must be accompanied by a certified check for ten per cent of the amount of the bid. payable to the order of the Board of Trustees of said school district, and must be sealed and filed with the Clerk of said School Board of Trustees. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 By order of the Board of Trustees of El Centro School District.
 w. O. HAMILTON,
 Clerk of Said Board.
 El Centro, March 18th, 1909. 5O-4t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Supervisors, Imperial County, California, EI Centro, March
 tnn0

Sealed bids will be received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County at his office until 10 a. m. of the 18th day of April, 1909 (the day when said bids will be op- ened and the contract awarded) for the construction of bridge across the Alamo river on the Alamo-Key- stone road; also for bridge across the Redwood canal on the same road according to plans and specifications on file in the office of the County Sur veyor in the Court House in Fl Centro in said County of Imperial. Each bid must be accompanied by a check for at least ten per cent of the amount of the bid or proposal, cer- tified to by some responsible bank, and made payable to D. s. Elder, Clerk of the Board, to be forfeited to the County of Imperial as agreed and liq- uidated damages should the party or parties to whom the contract shall be awarded fail to enter into the con tract after the award to give the bond required by the Board for the faith full performance of the contract. Checks will be returned to bidders whose bids are rejected. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 (SLAL) D. s. ELDER,
 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Imperial.
 Dated March 15, 1909. 505t