The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 14, 1904, Page 5

THE SAN F RANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, M ARCH 14, 1904. W. H. MILLS, CHIEF OF CALIFORNIA'S FORESTRY SHOW AT ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION, DESCRIBES REMARKABLE EXHIBITION THAT STATE WILL MAKE TO ILLUSTRATE ITS RESOURCES IN TIMBER ANT D TO EXPANSION. SHOWS HOW THE YELLOW AND WHITE PINE LUXURIANTLY GROW NTA PROVIDES MATERIAL ON LIBERAL SCALE TO MEET NEC! THAT TEN IN THE FORESTS OF SITIES THAT ARISE Collection Is Devoted Principally to Commercial Importance of t Great Wealth of Counties Rich in Trees. Chief of the California Forestry Department at the St. Louis Exposition. distinctively com- . and t. With pel eans for the accomplish- ientific and com- e exhibit ght be combined, but n would require a very s its proper display, and llection. It that no of the farests « ts ¢ omplete not cal or scientific forested areas. nding the difficulties which anticipated, it was the make the world occasion for a com- n of the forests of g at least their al aspect. The desire to s result was due to the est wealth of this State, rested of the conditions under been produced, éx- forests had of varying botanical magnitude of commer- be found upon any given r n conferred by the { species unknown to other the variety of the topo- nditions relating to the | ur forests, which coupled with grandeur of wouded slopes, sted canyons and park-like n plateaus, all combined to in- forests of California with in- terest to the botanist and syi- ulturist LEADING CONSIDERATIONS. Such exhibit would involve much expense and labor and would require specimens of the wood, the foliage and fruit of forest trees; and to possess any range value the specimens must be accompa- | nied by a catalogue which of itself would expand to the dimensions of a volume on the subject of botany. It was early perceived that the en- | tire appropriation made by the State wowld scarcely be adequate for a work of this kind, and that many years| would be necessary to its perfect ac- complishment. The hope, however, of disciosing to the world something of | California’s wholl forest wealth was nét abandoned, and the investiga- » the probability of a2 combined and commercial exhibit was pon, but little inquiry was 7 to disclose the fact that the . lotted to California at St. Louis | was inadequate to the accomplishment of this result. That the proportion of the general appropriation which could be afforded to this department was grossly inadequate led to the conclusion reached to confine the exhibit to its commercial aspect. The departure which will be made from this general conclusion will scarcely be worthy the appellation of scientific or botanical. A collection and classification of cones has been made and will be ex- hibited for the pleasure and edification of botanists, but that feature will not rise to the dignity of a scientific ex- hibit. The plan of taking the leading com- mercial species and presenting them in | lic | of the exhibition space. BY W. H. MILLS, rety was considered, but for neral _reasons aiready given ned. To illustrate with the pine family: The genus of forest trees wn botanically as classified snecies, or both hemispheres. ne in >nding 9460 miles east and wes omprising the me and Asia, while sixty of the mperate latitudes | ‘pinus” comprises | planks 4% These are dis- | and of varying lengths d unequally over the north tem- | | only twenty are found in| there an avneilation given to a re- | eighty are-found in North America, extending over a region only 3000 miies and west, and. of these sixty twenty-five are found on the Pacific| that is, w y Moun- | tains, and of th ve twenty are found in California It will be seen that California, alone, possesses as many varieties of the pinus family as all Europe and Asia Of the sequoia, which may be said be indigenous and peculiar to C we have but two classified vari- the Gigantea and the Semper or, in common parlance, the fornia, ns Big Trees” and the “Redwood.” Every commercial aspect of these two vari- eties of sequoia will be presented from beautiful and strikin which will illustrate and domestic architecture, to broad planks, siding, rust shingles, burls and curley redwood specimens. SPLENDID EXHIBITS. The floor space in the forestry build- ing at St. Louis is divided intc cabinet forms, helr use in pub- separated from each other by z . these sections are 30x103 fest. One-half of one of these h: been assigned to California’s forestry exhibit, so that the space avallable for this exhibit 15x103 feet. The authorities have per- mitted the erection of a partition down the center of this section. This parti- tion will be constructed of vertical planks and will be sixteen feet high, and will of itself constitute a splendid exhibit of the four leading commercial woods of the State, namely redwood, white pine, sugar pine and fir. The partition will be 103 feet long by six- | teen feet high, and the planks compos- ing it will be the very finest commer- cial specimens that can be obtained. It will be surmounted by a beautiful cornice, affording an opportunity for | other expressions of the commercial woods. A beam and panel ceiling twelve feet square, made of the flnest specimens of redwood obtainable, surmounted on four beautiful columns, highiy poi- ished, will stand at one corner A classica facade, twenty-six feet long, compris- ing five arches, surmounted by an | artistic entablature and cornice and composed of the two specles of sequoia; will stand on the aisle lylng at the center of the space. The other corner of the space will be occupled by a sugar ' pine log the edges of the planks, and reproduced as a log by placing sticks equal to the thickness of the saw kerf between the bplanks: with the exception that the center plank, which is seven feet wide, twelve inches thick and sixteen feet Jong, will be displgyed by sticks twelve inches in_ thickness, thus completing the circular form of the original log. and this center plank will be placed edgewise on top of the log so recon- structed. As a companion to this notable ex- hibit, a yellow pine log (now known as white pine) sixty inches .in mameter} and cut alive will be reproduced as a’ log. SPECIMENS IN VARIETY. Accompanying these will be the very best commercial specimens of redwood, sugar pine, white pine and fir, em- “cut alive,” that is, with the bark left on | is | | commercial { Eurppe, while the symmetry and per- —r he | no finer oranges are raised in the bracing all the varieties of their spe- | 5:ate than those that grow in Yolo cies. All will be noble specimens of the | County. species of tree growth they are intend. | Hollister expects to have a condensed ed to illustrate. They will comprise | miK factory established within its nches wide, 4 inches thick | borders. The Martinez County Paper says that , As a tribute to the wealth of varie- ties found in the forests of California, will be exhibited sixty small hung on a stand, in album form, doors, These panels or doors comprise sixty | ®Stablished on the south bank of the varieties of st specimens, slough, above ‘the old town, by the Then will follow approximately 270 | Redwood Lumber Company, employs polished specimens of cabinet woods, ) 200 men on the average. There are the largest, finest and altogether the |stacked fully 340,000,000 shingles in the most val ollection_of its kind | company’s yard. Many new buildings ever before attempted. The smaller | have been erected. A brick building specimens will be exhibited against the partition, but in sueh a manner as not to hide or conceal the specimens of* od of which the parti- tion will be composed. On the redwood side of the exhibit the broad forest planks which will en- ter into the construction of the parti- tion will be alternated by panels of redwood shingles, sidings and rustic. Just outside of the California build- ing and in a position to be passed by every visitor there will be placed a white pine tree 144 feet in length. While this tree is not remarkable for its great size, it is remarkable for maintaining its ze throughout its length. It is inches in diameter at tump, which is evenly sawed, and at the small end, ‘t d s a smooth, round column upon which the bark has been carefully preserved.and to the eye suf- fers no diminution of size throughout its length. Necessarily, this tree had to be cut into lengths which would ad- mit of its shipment, but it will' be re- stored by closely joining these lengths together and presenting on the, ground this splendid column as smooth and round as if it was the result of careful turning. It is without limb, knot or blemish throughout its length and will y constitute the most notable ex- of the entire forestry section. While 45 inches in diameter at the stump is not remarkable to Califor- nians familiar with the growth here, it will be very unusual to the East and the cut from the fection of the specimen will have full appreciation at the hands of feresters and lumbermen. The enermous size of tree growth in this State will have ample illustration by the specime: ready described. THE OUTSIDE DISPLAY. The outside exhibit will also be en- riched by large square timbers of fir and spruce, one specimen of fir being a timber 42 inches square and 44 feet in length. To all this there remains to be added a collection and classification of the cones and foliage of the conifers. of the State. The foregoing imperfect sketch of the exhibit is inadequate to a full realization of its commercial value. Ia- teresting detall is wanting. The ex- hibit is more complete and valuable than can be made apparent in the space permitted to any written descrip- tion of it, and it will be supplemented by an article on forestry in the book which will be published by the com- missioners and in which the forests of California will be fully treated. The appropriation available for this work would have been wholly inad- equate but for the public spirited lib- erality and enterprise of the lumber- men of this State. Special acknowi- edgments are due to the Redwood As- scciation and their special representa- tive, Mrs. Abbie E. Krebs; to the Sugar —_— Earnest Workers Are Promoting Counties. Effofts to Cause Betterments Are Wise, RS L The San Jose Chamber of Commerce has received a report from a commit- tee relative to the means to make a greater San Jose. The procedure re- garding the extension of the city lim- its, so says the San Jose News, is to Lave a special election to hallot on the question 0of annexation. An anti- knocking committee has been appoint- ed by President Schelier that includes H. C. Doerr, W. T. Brooks, W. P. Lyon, J. R. Ryland and J. E. Auzerais. At a meeting of the directors of the Pajaro Valley Board of Trade several questions of importance to the vailey were discussed. According {o the Pa- jaronian, President Hall reported that the committee, consisting of W. R Porter. ¥. A. Kilburn, O. D. Stoesser, A. A. Hoyt and himself, had cailed on the California Fruit Czuners’ Associa- tion in the interest of the proposed cannery and that the conference proved very satisfactory. The p ed had arrived for the sixteen ex- periment stations, and had been dis- tributed and a few had been planted. As soon as the weather will permit the others will be planted. The question of procuring sites for the nroposed can- nery and condensed milk factory was discussed to some extent and it was the concensus of opinion that it woula be well to look around for sites so as 0 be prepared in case of the establish- ment of one or both of the enterprises President Hall appointed the following committee, of which he is an ex-officio member, to take up the site matter: W. R. Porter, F. A. Kilburn, O. D. Stoesser and A. A. Hoyt. The Woodland Democrat says of a re- cent meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce: “F. A. Kauffman and W. P. Craig of the finance committee sub- mitted a report. The matter of supply- ing the increasing demand for Yolo County literature was discussed, but no definite conclusions were reached. In this connection it may not be out of place to remark that this demand comes from all parts of the. world. There never was a more propitious time in which to advertise our resources. Mr. Reith reported that the California Promotion Committee is preparing to do some bpictorial advertising. in. the Ladies’ Home Journal, and has request- ed a lot of photographic views taken during December."” The Fresno Chamber of Commerce has refused to indorse any land or colonization schemes. Members claimed, at a recent meeting, that to indorse any private project would create dissen- sion and hostility on the part of real estate agents. The Woodland Democrat claims that the progress during the past year at Black Diamond, formerly known as New Yqrk Landing, has been phenom- enal. The town possesses fine sites for will be constructed for the Contra Costa County Bank. A creamery has been es- tablished west of the town. Above the lumber company’s location a site has been selected for a mattress factory. An artificial stone plant will be estab- lished near Pittsburg, in the direction of Pittsburg Landing. A $20,000 school- housé will be built. The plant of the Sacramento River and Packing Com- pany is giving employment and, wealth to the place. There is good farming land in the vicinity. Altogether the out- look for Black Diamond is excellent. The Producers’ Bank, at Fresno, will be housed in a new structure to be erected at a cost of about $45,000, ac- cording to the Fresno Republican. The Sacramento Bee figures out that 130,000,000 feet of Iumber were cut in Siskiyou County last year. Buhach may be grown on a large scale in San Joaquin County says the Lodi Sentinel. The Los Angeles Times gives the fol- lowing figures relative to the shipments of celery by the California Vegetable Union: For November, 219,227 dozen, ! the retired e GUNS OF Rear Admiral’s Statement, How- ever, Is at Variance With f the Facts. J Rear Admiral Charles O'Neil, Chief of the Naval Bu- | reau of Ordnance, denies that the naval ordnance of .the | United States is inferior to that of foreign navies, but he | fails to give any figures to substantiate his assertion, and the data contained in “Notes ‘on Naval Progress, Judly, | 1902, published by the Bureau of Naval Intelligence, | in Washington, tell a rent story, which is further di? supported by the German “Taschenbuch” for 1903. There | is an average difference of 1215 per cent in favor of fore eign twelve-inch gun compared with our guns of that | caliber, Krupp's with 59,280 foot tons muzzle | energy and the h Woolwich gun with 46,765, ug t our gun 46 foot tons. In ten-inch guns foreign navies have the advantage of 29.5 per cent. In ch, 21 per cent and in six-inch guns 23 per cent. ted before the charge was de- | 2700 foot seconds, now more is marked. It i3 possible that Rear Admiral O'Neil bases his good opinion on the guns designed by him on the upposition that the foreign gun data promise better Its than are to be made good in practice, but triais have proved the accuracy of the tables, while, on the other hand, cer- tain Inaccuracies in O'Neil's claim of superiority of his is have never been explained. On page 484 of the ureau of Ordnance’ report of October 1, 1899, he states that the designed twelve-inch gun of 40 caliber foot tons muzzle energy, with an initial 800 foot seconds, but in the report of Octo- a_table 46 foot t ist on March on page 760 reduces the muzzie Rear Admiral O'Neil goes on 15, but is to go to Europe at once to study foreign naval ordnance. He is fortunate in having the confidence of the Secretary of the Navy, for it is a rare occurrence that in cases of such momen- tous imvortance an official is given an opportunity of ascertaining the causes of shortcomings without the aid of a properly appointed board of ordnance experts. STING MONEY ON COLLIERS. | on of the naval appropriation bill in the | cularly to be noted for its length and in- | . _Most of the argument was devoted to the rivalry of the Lake sections in endeavoring to secure the projected naval station. Only one battleship, two+ armored cruisers, three scouts and twq colliers were authorized, and in the opinion of most naval officers and | experts the $5,000,000 voted for the colliers is an expense | that could have been devoted to better purposes. Only | two members, W. S. McNary of New Jersey and E. W. | Roberts of Massachusetts, put some temporary life in the | proceedings and by théir clear cut arguments for build- | ing some torpedo-boats and submarine boats indicated | that they, at least, had some conception of what vessels | were needed for the navy. In support of the argument | for torpedo-boats, Mr. McNary called attention to the | undoubted efficiency of these crafts in three wars—the | Chile-Peruvian, the Russo-Turkish and the present | | | Russo-Japan war. He might have added that of the War | of Secession, 1861-65, the Brazilian revolution and the Japan-China war, in all of which the torpedo and tor- pedo-boats have played prominent and successful parts. Mr. Roberts wanted some more submarine boats built. but both propositions were voted down without any arguments being presented as to why such vessels were not required. The. relative expenditures upon the battleships Con- necticut, building at the New York navy vard, and the Louisiana, building under contract at wport News, shows $493,760 on the first named ship up to September 30, last year, and $810,301 on the Louisiana. Since then | there has been no visible gain made by the Connecticut. the relative state of completeness being now about 31 and 40 per cent. BRITAIN'S NEWEST BATTLESHIP. The British battleship Prince of Wales, 15.000 tons, 15,000 horsepower and 1S knots speed, went out for her gunnery trials on February 16, at the successful tefmi- nation of which a ship is ready for active service. The Prince of Wales was built at Chatham dockyard, laid down March 20, 1901, lauched March 25, 1092, and ready | for commission Februmry 20, 1904, making her period of | construction 35 months. A sister ship, the Queen, built | at Devonport dockyard, was laid down March 12, 1901, and both ships have been completed well within three vears. The cost of each ship, exclusive of armament and | ordnance stores, is $5,602,000 and $5,609,000, the Queen's cost exceeding that of the Prince of Wales by only $7000. Thirty-five lieutenants in the British navy were re- cently promoted to commanders. Of these one was| barely 30 years old, eight were under 31 and the average | was 321 years. Their average service as lieutenants was ten years. The new regulations provide for a service of five years in the commander’s grade and twelve vears, as cavotains, thus making the average age of future rear admirals 50 years. Of the thirty-five promoted lieuten- ants, ten had qualified for ordnance officers, six for tor- pedo work, eight for navigation duty, one for surveying and ten had no specialty. ; There are no lieutenant commanders in the British navy and the promotion-to commanders & made from the senior list of lieutenants. It will be many years be- fore officers in the United States navy reach the grade of | command at an age when they are exr;ecled to have the requisite physical and mental capacity for tho_ re- sponsible duties entailed. Thus the latest naval register shows that the average age of twenty lieutenant com- OUR NAVY ARE NOT TO FOREIGN OR . | INFERIOR DNANCE, SAYS O'NEIL - fia- : F S CHIEF OF THE NANCE, WHO D ARE INFERIOR. NAVAL BUREAU OF IES THAT AMERICAN ORD- GUNS | +- manders heading the list for promotion during the pres- ent year is 49.9 years. This does not include eight engi- neer -officers, who are eligible only for engineer duty ashore. Three of the line officers are years of age, four are 51, two are 50, ten are 49, and one, the young- est, is 48 years old. This exceeds that of British com- manders by about 50 per cent. Serving five years in the grade of commander and seven years in that of captain, few if any of them are likely to reach the rank of rear admiral, and those who are fortunate enough to do so will hoist their flag for only a few months. EALING OF BRITISH SI L CODES. For the third time in the last seven vears the British code of signals has been stolen. The first was in 1898, when a sailor was apprehended and given a long term in prison; two years later the offence, was repeated, but the offender was not discovered. The regulations regard- ing the custody of this book are stringent, but like many other regulations are allowed to become lax. It is to be noted that these treacherous acts, instigated by foreign spies, occur when troubles are apprehended and cause only a temporary inconvenience in necessitating a shift- ing abeut of the code signals. Latest official data show that the Niclausse boiler ag- gregates 671,400 horsepower in nine navies, France lead- ing with 229,000; England, 113,000; United States, 108, 000; Japan, 60,000; Ital 47,000; Russia, 42,000; Spain and Turkey, each 23,000, and Germany only 16,400. The Niclau ler is as yet unrepresented in the navies of Holland, Scandinavia and Portugal. Other leading water-tube boilers are the Belleville, aggregating 2,000,000 horsepower, chiefly in England; Babcock & Wilcox, 300; Thornycroft hulz, 338,600; Yarrow, 205,700; Durr, 162,700; Normand-Signard-Laird, 168,400; D'Allert, 158,000. The French armored cruiser Dupuy de Lome, launched @890, and the first war vessel fitted out with triple screws, is undergoing modernization at Cherbourg. Nor- mand boilers have been substituted for the old cylindri- cal boilers, and during a recent speed trial the vessel reached a maximum speed of 20 knots, and for several hours maintained 17 knots. Other changes in the hull have effectad a total lightening of 700 tons, of which 220 tons will be added to the coal supply and 100 tons will be utilized as ballast. The Dupuy de Lome was never re- garded as a successful ship; serious mistakes were made i lin her design, which affected her draft, trim and speed, s«nd the introduction of ballast at this late date goes to show that notwithstanding the costly improvement the vessel is not an entire success. general . confidence MOSCOW, March 13.—The day Gen- leadership. General eral Kuropatkin spent here was marked by demonstrations rivaling those of St. Petersburg. Immediately upon arriving he went to the Sergius monastery, where he attended a “Te Deum.” After times heavier than victorious. Without strength and worth selling for $32,000; December, 499,805 dozen, selling for $78,000; January, 404,- 293 dozen, selling for $71,400. This makes a total of 1,123,325 dozen bunches selling for $181,200. This represents net cash to the growers after all the shipping expenses, have been paid. A(‘cordlng to the Nevada County Miner, three new railway lines will piercn Nevada County, and their ad- vent is expected to bring livelier times to the county. The Antioch Enterprise says that im- provements will be made in both of the brickyards _at Antioch, so that they will be able to turn out great supplies of building materials. Redding, Shasta County, expects to have a plant for the manufacture of concrete building stone. The Modesta Herald says that work will begin at once to complete lateral 2 of the Turlock Trrigation District system, of which three miles remain for excavation, and a headgate, nine or ten drops and a siphon are to be put in. The lateral is nine miles in length, terminating in the Ceres main lateral —_— and White Pine Agency of California, Fred F. Sayre, general manager; to the West Side Lumber Company, from whom the great tree specimens were obtained, an@ who acted on behalf of the Sugar and White Pine Agency; to Scott & Van Arsdale, for the cornice for the partition and for polishing specimens of sugar pine,” white pine, fir and spruce; and to J. N. Durney of Igerna for a full round of exhibits of fir, spruce and cedar. It is confidently believed that th> exhibit will be the most complete and notable that has ever been collected and installed. this service he was conducted to the abbot’s cell, where he was blessed with the ancient ikon of Sergius. The nu- merous bells of the monastery and the churches pealed out as he drove away. Returning to Moscow the general pro- ceeded to the Governor's palace, where he spent several hours in receiving dep- utations of peasants, merchants and nobles, as well as the city elders, who were, headed by the senior elder of all Russia. From the palace the general was driven to the nobles’ assembly rooms, where he replied to the greeting of Prince Troubetzkoy, who expressed the begun by us. sembled in the Far forces. “The prayers of give us strength to “Russia has outlived trials many now fallen to her lot, and ever issued ficulties which confront again confidently await the victorious | termination of a fight which was not | “A mighty host has been already as- peror’s order, but if this does not su- fice the Emperor will send out fresh prayers of Russia will maintain us and sia's interests in the Far East; we will not spare life or health in the service of the Emperor and the country. “Representatives of Moscow, accept MOSCOW GIVES A PARTING OVATION TO KUROPATKIN AND RUSSIAN COMMANDER STARTS FOR THE ORIENT the most humble thanks of the Man- | churian army for your greetings and prayers. The ikon is not taken away for me alone, but for the whole army, and as soon as I reach the Far East [ will tell Viceroy Alexieff and the troops there of the farewell tendered mie by Moscow and Russia. “1 hope especially that I shall be victorious. 1 wish you good health and prosperity.” Turning to the Governmor-General of Moscow, General Kuropatkin said: “I will conclude by asking you to Join in three cheers for the Emperor.” A mighty hurrah greeted the genmer- al's closing words. General Kuropatkin dined on board his private car and left at 8§ o'clock this evening for the Far East. Great numbers of clergymen, with sacred banners, were at the railway station to see him off. in Kuropatkin's Kuropatkin said: those which have belittling the dif- | us or the| of our foe, we can East by the Em- Moscow and the | stand up for Rus- -_ ile south of Ceres. With the com- ;le’:‘(un of lateral 2, the system will have been finished, save that some day, in all likelthood, a canal will be construct- ing. was a good attendance at the meet- R i SAN JOAQUIN INCREASES Ing very fast and that many homeseekers are coming in, but it will surprise people gen- erally to learn that 750 of the newcomers are taxpayers. There was nearly that increase in 1902, but the present showing leads in loeal history. ed to embrace lands lying near the eastern and southeastern boundary. 2 LAY TULE RIVER IRRIGATION DISTRICT PLANS WORK Ditches and Canals Are to Receive Attention That Surrounding Coun- try May Thrive. The Tulare Register says: A mass meeting of the people residing in Tule River Irrigation District was held at Woodville to consider the affairs of the district. , After considerable discussion’it was determined to put the system in the best possible shape and maintain it. The ditches and canals are to be put in thorough repair. It was decided that additional water rights be leased if possible. The expense of maintaining the system will be borne by the water users, as it is in Tulare district. There i POPULATION RAPIDLY Assessor’s Returns Show That More Than Seven Hundred Newcomers Have Bought Land. The Stockton Independent has the following statement showing the strong interest that has been created in the resources and climate of San Joaquin County: The Assessor keeps accurate record of ail real property transactions during the year and his figures furnish valuable information, show- ing the rapld growth of the county. Mr. Ort- man's records show that from the first Monday in March, 1903, up to Thursday night of last week there were 2168 transfers of real estate in San Joaquin County. Of that numberyi30 were the purchases of hewcomers, thus adding 750 new names to the list of taxpavers. The information is obtained by keeping daily note of the transfers of the year and enables the Assessor to check up his work at the close of the assessment period. Everybody knows that the county is grow- oot The Merced Star says that at the or- | sanization of the Merced Improvement Club the reports indicated that consid- erable money had been pledged for the support of the club. The City Trustees led off with $25. The following were elected officers: Mrs. Howard, presi- dent; Mrs. Simonson, vice president; Mrs. Powell, secretary; Mrs. W. E. Landram, treasurer. The executive committee is composed of the officers and Mrs. McKain and Mrs. Swan. The soliciting committee comprises Mes- dames Simonson, McKain, Swan and Brouse. The work to be first taken up will be the planting of trees from Huffman avenue along Cemetery ave- nue (Thirteenth street) to the ceme- teries, and also along the street to the Catholic cemetery. It was decided to plant blue gum trees, placing them thirty-five feet apart. Palms may be placed between the gum treess