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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
ORGANIZE FOR
PROTECTION OF LAND

Claim jumping In the Midway OIL
district has been causing so much
trouble of late that number OF the
leading producers of the district have
formed the Midway Oilmen's assoeia-
tion for mutual protection.
notwithstanding President Tart last
November ordered 100000 acres of
public petroleum land in California,
wyoming, Utah and Oregon Withdrawn
from entry and sale with a view TO
having congress draft suitable law In
place of the unsatisfactory one regard
ing entries which is now effective,
there has been much activity in these
withdrawn districts.
Aroused by the claim jumpers,
meeting was held in Taft last Satur-
day. at which w. L. Leland, e. M.
Sheridan. B. IT. Dyer, H. NJ. Cooley,
S. A. Johnson, r. L. McCutcheon, II.
r. Rudisill, o. o. McReynolds, j. M.
Mcleod and others pledged themselves
to the mutual protection of their lands,
claims and interests.
The members of the new association
have agreed to submit their contro-
versies regarding claims, when there
are adverse claimants to government
land, to an executive committee CT five
men.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
DRY FARMING
METHODS URGED
CROPS MAY BE SAVED FROM
CONTINUED DROUGHT
EXPERT EXPLAINS SYSTEM USED
IN OTHER STATES
No Rain Expected Before March 20,
and in Meantime Scientific
Work Must Be Done
on Land

In view of the continued drought
and having received information that
the soil in some localities in the inerior
valleys is losing its moisture the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce is en-
deavoring to acquaint the farmers with
some of the features Of dry farming
and the advantages to be derived from
the system as it is practiced in many
of the states west of the Mississippi
A dry-farming expert has asserted
there is plenty of moisture in the soil
to mature a crop if evaporation is pre-
vented by surface working, and, un-
der some circumstances, by packing
the subsoil.
Speaking further upon the science,
he has said Every one who reads
has noticed occasional mention of the
Campbell system of dry or scientific
farming. The fact that California
farmers are not familiar with this
new system can best be explained by
saying that this is the first threatened
drought of consequence in twelve
years.
During the past five years other
western states and territories have
posted themselves regarding the sys-
TEN and opened up thousands of acres
of poor land, localities where the aver
age rainfall is light and to up a few
years ago was considered good only for
cattle range.
1--WE have been swimming in plenty
of rain all these years. while our
neighbors have had to learn a lesson
in soil water conservation in order to
s'-bsist. Let us take advantage Of
their experience and avoid the calam-
ity that threatens us at present. There
is little hope of rain before the equi-
noxial storm on or about March 2G.
IF farmers will harrow lands
worked before the last rain and sub
soil pack land worked since the last
storm the crops will be saved. Don't
be afraid to spoil the looks of your
grain for a few days.
thousands of farmers the world
over that are next to up-to-date ways
are narrowing growing grain three or
more times during the season. Don't
use a roller unless you follow it with
harrow"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05

Normandie avenue, 912-L. F. Jor-
dan, 1907 South Flower street, owner;
Thomas Brothers, b blilders, two-story
eight-room residence, $4,000.
Van Ness avenue and Linden street
L. X. Webb, 900 West Tenth street,
owner; a. NJ. Moore, builder; one
story seven-room residence, $500.
Fifty-fourth street, 229 West-Pa ul
II. Mushat, 1867 West Twentieth street.
owner and builder: one-Story siX-room
residence, $1,000.
Twenty-second street. 921 East--Emil
Larson, at lot, owner and builder; al
terations of residence, $40c
Brighton avenue. 425S-L. II. Saudoz,
2O5 North Flower street, owner; d. B.
T3asehere, builder: one-story seven
room residence, $1,000.
Twenty-seventh street, 1919 West
NJ. G. Eshman, at lot, owner; ]. A.
Watt, builder; one-story garage, 5000.
Alhambra avenue. 4001-Pacific Light
and Power company, owner; II. d.
Becker, builder; one-story one-room
garage, $152.
Jasmiae street, S53-A. w. Nye. 1926
West Thirtieth street, owner; II. L.
Salveter, builder; one and one-half-
story seVen-room residence, $4,000.
Figueroa street, 5434 South-S. Get
zoff, at lot, owner; II. r. Reeve, build
er; one story one-roon1 garage, S2551.
Forty-third street, 912 East-H. o.
Griffith, owner; f, r. Ellis, builder;
one-story five-room residence, $1675.
Cleveland street, S1h-G. PirrO, 637
Alpine street, owner; Bickford & Will
son, alterations of residence, $500.
Cleveland street, S13-Same as above,
$500.
San Pedro street, 115S-Los Angeles
Creamery company, at lot, owner and
builder; alterations of building, $1,000.
Virgil street. 1T North-W. l.. Bra
zelton, 1863 East Forty-sixth street,
owner and builder: one and one-half-
story six-room residence, $250O.
Virgil street, 113 North-Same as
above, $2500.
Virgil street, 1O7 North-Same as
above, s2500.
Forty-eighth street, 1922 West-Los
Angeles Investment company, owner
and builder; one and one-half-story
seven-room residence, $4,000.
Wiltshire boulevard S53S-Mrs. James
p. Burns, owner; Alex. Grant, builder;
tWo-story ten-room residence, $4,000
ollywood-Formosa avenue 1879
South--Mrs. H. Behr, owner; Wilson
Bros, builder; one-story five-room resi-
dence, $1945.
ollywood-Formosa avenue, 1S9
South--Nrs. H. Behr, owner; Wilson
Bros, builder; one-story four-room
residence, $3.50.
Broadway 525 South-R. A. Rowan.
owner; ]. Burns, builder; alteration of
building, $1,000.
Winter street S147-Mrs Gertrude
Todd, at lot, owner and builder; one
story flve-room residence, $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
LOCATORS BELIEVE OIL
BELT EXTENDS TO TETON

BAKERSFIELD, March 4.-The fol-
lowing mining locations filed with the
county recorder indicate a belief on the
part of the locators that the oil belt
extends all along the fiat east of Sun
set to the TETON ranch.
G. e. Souires and others. southeast
quarter, northeast quarter, section 10,
11-21, northeast quarter. northwest
Quarter of section 4, 11-22, quarter
section 6, northwest quarter southeast
quarter section 6. 11-2O.
G. e. Squires. northwest quarter of
southeast quarter, section u, 11-19
The following are among the recent
ocators in the Elk Hills:
]. f. Dover and others, all section
5, 30-24
j. II. Mosher and others, all section
Z. 3O-24.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
POMONA'S DECIDU0US
ORCHARDS DESTROYED
Land Devoted to Apricots and Peaches
Will Be Planted to Citrus
and Alfalfa

POMONA, March About 120 acres
of apricot and peach orchards have
been uprooted and the trees cut into
wood in the past year, and now prac-
tically all of the deciduous orchards
that flourished so abundantly here in
earlier years are destroyed. For a
long time there has been no profit in
peaches, apricots and prunes here, the
old growers hoping against hope that
the tide would turn and prices in
crease. At one time there were 1900
acres of peach, prune and apricot or
chards here, but of late years, since
the land has been found more profit
able for citrus trees, oranges and lem
ons have been planted, and some OF the
acreage has been seeded to alfalfa.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
COALINGA CRUDE WILL
DRILL THIRTEEN WELLS

The Coalinga Crude is twenty feet
in the first water sand stratum on its
praperty in the Coalinga field. In this
sand fair amount of water was
struck, but the company will drill
thirty feet deeper and enter the sec
ond water sand, thus giving ample
supply of water for drilling the thir-
teen oil wells now in contemplation.
The drilling of this water well to the
additional depth has delayed spudding
in on the first oil we'll, but this work
VIII begin before the end Of the pres
ent week, according to Superintendent
Preston.
The New York Coalinga is now de-
livering oil to the Independent pine
line at a very rapid rate. All wells on
this property are producing except No
5, which is being deepened Work will
begin in drilling well No. Z. within
the next few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
ASSOCIATED RECORDS DEED

The Associated OIL company mas
had recorded at San Francisco a trust
deed to the Union Trust company OF
that city. involving the sum of $2o,-
600 900 for twenty years at per cent,
thus closing the negotiations that have
been pending for some time. The oil
company secures the loan by mort
gage on all it's holdings and franchises,
a part of the amount named being to
secure the balance OF a former So
100000 bond issue of August l, 1902,
which is $2,796,000.
The deed is signed by w. i. Porter,
vice president, and o. Scribner, Sec
retary, for the oil company, and by
1. w. Hellman, Jr., and II. Van
Levin for the trust company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
REDoNDo BEACH NOTES

REDONDO BEACH, March A
special car of the Los Angeles-Redondo
railway brought a party of forty
three persons on an excursion to Re-
dondo Beach today from Hotel Leigh
ton of Los Angeles. The party were
in charge of Traffic Manager Ed. z.
Thomas of the railway company and
Miss Inez Nj. Wolfe, proprietor of the
hotel Lunch was served at the pa
vilion at noon. Following this the par
ty went to Hotel Redondo, where they
were granted the use of the ballroom
for an afternoon dance
Mrs. E. A. Pulford, son A. II. Pull
ford and the latter's wife and chill
dren are new arrivals at Hotel Re-
dondo from Winnipeg, Canada.
Many pompano are being caught by
fishermen on the piers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05

SAN FRANCISCO, March ARRIVED: Steam
er Chehais, san Pedro; steamer Erna, san
Pedro.
Sailed; Steamer George Loomis, Redondo;
steamer Centralia, San Pedro; steamer Jim
Butler, San Pedro.
FIsHGUARD-Arrlved: Umbrla, New York
for Liverpool.
GLASGOW-Arrived: Arcadan, Portland.
PUNTA ARENAs-Saied: Theben, Ham
burg, etc, for San Francisco.
MELBOuRNE-Arrved previousy; Aagots
Aberdeen, Wash.
RIVER PLATTE-Arrived: Bear New York
for san Francisco.
DARTMOUTH-sailed Wotan Antwerp for
San Francisco.
NEW YORK-Arrived President Lincoln.
Hamburg; Lusitania, Liverpool
Observation-Disclosures Hayerford. Lv-
erpool.
HALdFAX-Aulved: Empress of Britain, Liv-
erpool.
BEYRUT-Arrived: Grosser Kerfurst New
York
LIvERPooL-Auived; Empress Of ireland.
st. John.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
News Of the Mines and Oil Fields
MAY WELL IN NORTH
MIDWAY FLOWS $4,000
BARRELS TO THE DAY

o A telephone message from Superin- Z.
81 tendent Hall of the United Oil COM g
q pany, North Midway, last night said G.
81 the May well on Section 30 was flow Z"
o. ing at the remarkable rate of $4,000 (.
g barrels day. Hall says the stream @
o. measured when he saw ii feet wide @
81 and 1 foot deep, and is the greatest g.
G. thing that has ever happened in the .
o North Midway field. g
o The May well came in few days G.
Q. ago at depth of 276G feet, being the G.
q. deepest well in that immediate VI "
o. cinity. This well is close to the Pi0- &"
Q, neer Midway and Strnssburger, but Is {"
., deeper than either Of these. %
q One parcel of land owned by the G:
. United Oil company adJoins the May q.
9, property, being in Section "a. "
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK. March 4.-The market for
standard copper was easy, with spot and all
deliveries up to June quiet at 1315@1330. The
English market was a shade lower, closing
lower at spot SEQ IS. and futures sci S. Lo-
cally copper is quoted at $1S.62k@12 S71A; cleo
troytic $13.371kq13 62h and casting at $1S. 1919
Ql325
Tin closed easy; spot sS2 55@S2 SO March.
s32, 55@3275; April, 1872 S0932.S0 May and June.
$S2, 6OQ3.S5. The London market was lower and
closed easy with spot quoted e149 2s Cd and
futures e150 5s
Lead was steady spot quoted at S4559465
New York and %42hQ4471s East st. Louis.
The London market was unchanged at G13 5s
Spelter was steady spot. So. 70q5,SO New
York and $5.57lsG5.65 East st. Louis. The
London market unchanged at e23.
Locally iron was uDchanEad
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
AGENCY ANTICIPATES
EXPORT OIL TRADE OF
$4,000 BARRELS DAILY

D President st. Clair OF the Independ- z
Z. ent Oil Producers agency, said in the g
. public meeting of oil men Mt Bakers 6
{. field Tuesday that the Producers e
D Transportation company has within its g
. grasp an export market for 10000 bar Z.
D rels of oil n day at "a price that viii Z.
. net the producer 65 cents barrel. &
. In order to take care of such % con- 6
. tract. however, it will be necessary for 6
Z. the Producers Transportation COM 4.
Z. pany to provide tank steamers. &
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
RIVAL soUATTERs TO DRILL

BAKERSFIELD, March 1.-TWO
rival companies are feverlshly rigging
up on the northeast quarter of section
35 1928 This is the land of the Mid
way Oil company, which was jumped
last week. The new people on the land
do not represent the American Oil
fields. as first believed, but are con-
nected with Dunlap and associates.
The Union, which has lease, yet
to run five years, dispossessed the
Dunlap people, but the latter have
moved back to the land, and both sides
are preparing to drill.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
New Steamship Line

A Portland dispatch says that Balfour, Guth-
re & Co. have announced regular irs,sh nts y
etoan,shin line between European and Pacific
coast ports Six or eight steamers Will De
required and there will be arrivals every SIX
weeks The British steamer st. Nicholas' the
Norwegian steamer Tltania and the German
steamer Wotan have already been engaged Tor
the new line. .
The Wotan has already sailed from Antwerp
She has a partial cargo for san PEDRO Inc
steamers of The new line will bring out gen.
eral cargo and take lumber back from northern
ports. with an occasional diversion of steam
er to Manila. .,
Ralfour. Guthrie & Co. have been operating
WIDER trannn charters for years and have dis
charged many cargoes at this port.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
SEE NO OIL SIGNS

BAKERSFIELD, March 4-Bakers-
field men who have visited the aSnta
Fe's we'll on section 25-11-23 in the
past few days say they saw no signs
of the oil which it was reported the
Santa Fe had struck last week. The
we'll is down something over 1000 feet,
but no information as to the exact
depth or the character of the present
formation could be secured from the
men on the lease.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
Canadinn Wheat Coming

Shipments of wheat from Portland ana
Puget Sound ports to California has been re-
duced one half during the past month by Can
adlan importations. Great quantities oil wheat
bawa been brought south from Vancouver dur
ing the past month by the steamers OF the
Pacific Coast steamship company. PREVIOUS
to the entry of the Canadian cereal shipments
from Portland to San Francisco and san Pedro
have amounted to half a million bushels
month. but in February only 10000 bushels
ware sent south.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
RAILROADS HOLD
GREAT RESERVES
ENOUGH OIL IN GROUND FOR
THE FUTURE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC BUYS ONLY
HALF ITS CONSUMPTION
Purchase of Large Acreage in Mexico
by Corporation Leads to Belief
That Production May Be
Largely Increased

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.--The
Southern Pacific company was inter-
ested in oil on a large scale for many
years before the purchase of 900, 900
acres of oil lands in Mexico, described
i'm a recent dispatch. This railroad is
producing several thousand barrels of
oil day from it's own wells and it has
hardly begun to prospect the oil con-
tents of its ground.
Much as the Reading is large
owner and comparatively small pro-
ducer of anthracite coal, Southern Pa
cifc is proceeding in leisurely fashion
with the development of its oil de-
posts.
Like the Atchison, it looks upon oil
under the ground as fuel reserve for
the future, when fuel in the western
country may be even scarcer and more
expensive than 1t is now.
Southern Pacific is using for its own
engines perhaps 10000 barrels of oil a
day; It produces less than half that
amount, buying the rest.
5000 Barrels Excess
A year ago the Southern California
region was producing 5000 barrels a
day in excess of consumption; now
consumption has overhauled produc-
tion and the latter has not greatly in
creased OF late. The use of oil is in
creasing steadily. Power plants of in
dustrial concerns are being rapidly re-
modelled for the use of oil and even
electric railroads are turning to 1T.
Probably the extent of oil deposits
on Southern Pacific's 14,OOO,OOO acres or
land Is not very accurately known
even to the management of the road,
but it is getting the preliminary eX-
ploration done as cheaply as possible
by leasing or otherwise disposng of
scattered sections of land where oil is
supposed TO be. Thus with oil located
at three points of a triangle, there is
a reasonable prospect that all the land
within the lines connecting the pro-
ducing spots bears OIL
Places Estimate Higher
Men who are familiar with the oil
deposits of California and Texas say
that it Is probably conservative to esti-
mate the value of Southern Pacifics
oil lands at $100,O00.O00: .
Atchison has invested and is invest
ing an aggregate of about S1,OOOOO IN
oil properties and these are estimated
to be worth today between $l5,ooo, VOV
and 500. .O00, ,000 Like the Southern Pa
cific. the AtchIson is buying the larger
part of its fuel oil requirements, which
run up to 5,OO0,0 900 barrels a year, al
though 1t could easily produce the
whole quantity at once If it so de-
sired, IL is said.
To say that oil is the fuel of the fu-
ture in the southwest would be under
stating the fact. Today it is cheaper
to use than coal. Its only real COM
netitor is water power and that only
within the restricted areas Of its avail
ability. Doubtless much more oil land
will be developed in the next ten or
twenty years than is now known to
exist. particularly in Mexico.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
RUSH TO COTTONWOOD

A report that oil had been found
In a water we'll along the aqueduct at
Cottonwood started rush of Tehach-
api residents to that vicinity last
week. Among the intending locators
were James Durnal, Delmar Haight,
Jack Cochrane and John Narboe.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO. March ARRIVED: steamship
Santa Rosa, from san Francisco via santa
Barbara and Redondo; steam schooner Hornet
from Grays Harbor: steam schooner Helen T.
Drew, from Greenwood; steam schooner Grace
Dollar, from Albion; steamer Coos lay Honi
san Francisco and way ports.
Sailed: Steamer Coos Bay, for san iran
cisco and way ports; steam schooner Iemple
e. Dorr, for Eureka via san Francisco; schooh-
er Dauntless, for Grays Harbor, in ballast
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
Ella Delayed

Although scheduled to arrive yesterday the
German steamer Ella will not arrive here until
Sunday. She did not arrive at san Francisco
Wednesday i'm time to pass inspection and
could not sail for this port until this after
noon She will call here for passengers on the
way to Mexican and Central American ports
""' e sontb as Corinto. Exeursionists
aboard from northern cities bound for the City
of Mexico.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
LEASES TEMPLoR LAND

The Western Oil company, through
David Shear, has obtained a 20-year
lease at one-eighth royalty on forty
acres in section 36, 1920, Templor
field.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
THEIR MISSIONARY

First Cannibal-Did you eat that
missionary that was here?
Second Cannibal-No; he was so
thin we made soup of him and drank
him!-Y onkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
LICENSED

Church-They tell me that in Brook
lyn the man who wheels baby car
riage has to have license.
misunderstanding marriage IL
cense-Yon onkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
ploNEER MIDWAY IN Med

The Pioneer Midway Oil company,
headquarters at San Francisco, has
levied an assessment at 10 cents a
share upon its capital stock, payable
at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
BOSTON MINING STOCKS

Special service TO The Herald by ]. C. Will
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles.
BOSTON. March 4.--In tho local market the
greatest activity was shown by North Lake
and Indiana. The metal market was better
again today with sales OF electroytic at 13A
and the demand constantly increasing.
Closing quotations were as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05

Morning oil sales-1OO California Oil and Gas
.05; 1000 Hnos Oil 100; 500 Four Oil .SO 1000
New Pennsylvania so; 500 do 80: 500 Palmer
OIL 1.2O; 1000 do 122I2; 100 do 1.25 100 Pinal
100.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
sUFFRAGETTE's WEAPONS

Patience see the style is coming for
women to wear their finger nails long.
Patrice--The suffragette women, l sup
pose you meant
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
SHOULD HELP SOME

Bnl-What is he doing to try and keep
the wolf from the door?
Jill-Oh. he's trying to learn to play the
cornet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
NEW YORK CURB

Special service TO The Herald by ]. c. WILL
son. 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles
NEW YORK, March 4.-Following were the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
SAN FRANCISCO OIL STOCKS

Service to the Los Angeles Herald by L. A.
Crlsier & Co.. members Los Angeles stock ex-
change, 20O-201 1. w. Helman building, Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
MINING QUOTATIONS
NEVADA STOCKS

Exclusive dispatch to The Herald by L. A.
Crlsler G. Co. members Los Angeles stock ex-
change, 200-2O1 l. w. Hellman building, Los
Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4-consolldated
held the cecter OF the stage again today and
credit. Florence was In demand and moved
up rs points, Jumbo Extension and Booth
dropped one peg each, while Fraction remained
stationary at yesterdays figures.
In the Tonopah division Belmont was up IA
points, West END 2 and Montana l.
George Wingheld announced while In New
York that there had been change in the
plans for the merging OF the Kendall and
Sandstorm properties.
Following were the closing quotations:
GOIDFIEI,D DISTRICT
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
Movement of Steamers
ARRIVE

Steamers carrying passengers are due
frona southern ports direct as follows:
lIe.i e.,nr- From, Due.
- a.io cra,s Harbor ,.,............ March 5
,taIio Crays Harbor ................M March .
- Nic+oria ..,................M March 6
10 = "a ,raI Sannpson Seattle ....... March
feaa w Elder Portland ............. March
STeIot Sar Francisco .......... March
1narrnr Seattle .............M March s
so,,arror san Diego ............ March 10
S1oa.oi,e Portland ,,,..................M March 13
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.-Following were
todays quotations of the California stock and
o pxehanpe. -Opening-- Closing
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
BUILDING PERMITS

The following are the permits issued
since the last publication of the list
and classified according to wards:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-13
AT The WHITE HOUSE.
[vrom the Tribune Bureau. ]

'thi iht iIffuif' Juneau
Washington. Dec 12-The President sent
long list of nominations to the Senate to-
day, many of them being of exceptional
Importance.
Mr. Taft spent the greater part OF the
day in his study at the White House, look
ing over five days accumulation of mail
Late this afternoon he went to the execu-
tive Office, where he received several cau-
ers, including Chief Justice White, who
called TO pay his respects and thank the
President for his appointment, and Sen
ators Cumnins. Bacon and Oliver
James II. billiard, Booker T. Washington,
Robert r. Motion. Robert E. Ogden. J. C.
Napier, Abraham Grant and VI. r. FTizzell,
members of the board of trustees Of the
Anna T. Jeanes fund for the education of
negroes in the South, held a meeting this
afternoon in the Presidents office. Presi-
dent Taft is also trustee
Van Vechten Veeder. of Staten Island.
has been recommended by the Attorney
General for appointment to the additional
judgeship in the Eastern District of New
York.
Ex-Nice-President Fairbanks, who has
been the guest of the President since Sat-
friday, left the White House This morning.
The President will receive on "Wednesday
delegation Of Washington business men
who opposed to longer working hours
in the government service, on the ground
that they would seriously injure the busi-
ness of this CITY