CAPITAL, Co., THE NATIONALBANK of CALIFORNIA, › lccn › sn84025968 › 1890... · 2017-12-18 ·...
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ORANGE CULTURE. How They Do the Business in Florida Now. Orchards That Cost $50 to $300 to Fertilize. The Difficulties of the Industry in the Land of the Everglades. Los Angeles Has Many Advantages of a Very Pronounced Charaoter Over Florida. Henry Leach is an Englishman who has recently come to Los Angeles from Florida. In that state he was engaged for eight years in the business of grow- ing oranges for an English syndicate. The company bought up large tracts of land, which were at once put in order and planted; the trees were cared for until they came into bearing, and then sold off in small tracts to seekers for homes that a living could be made from. Mr. Leach knows all the ins and outs of orange culture, and gave his views to s Herald representative yesterday. He has been here about five weeks, during which time he has visited nearly all the important points in this vicinity. He has inspected the orchards and the soils. In substance here is about what he said: In Florida the industry has suffered a food many setbacks. The frosts have Been the most serious difficulty that the j business has had to contend with, and ' the worst of that is there is no remedy ! nor precaution of any avail. There are J two classes of land on which oranges are grown in Florida. One is an up- ' land originally covered with a dense growth of live oak. It costs $200 an ! acre to clear this after paying $100 on ! the land. It is in bad condition when j cleared and requires much labor to get j it in order for trees. This land is about twenty feet to water, and as it rains in summer, no irrigation is resorted to. This was the only land used for oranges until General Sanford went to Florida. He took the pine land,which is almost a pure silica or white sand, and planted it. At first the trees would not grow, but he went to Spain and studied the business. He came back and began to fertilize heavily, and succeeded admir- ably. For the first year this land has to be fertilized when the tiees are planted; 50 cents' worth of commercial fertilizer is put at the root of each tree. It costs the same, about $50 an acre, the second year for fertilizing, and $75 an acre each year after until the trees come in bearing. Then the expense is $100 to |300 an acre every year. The more fertili- zer the more oranges. The uplands do without fertilizing for some years, but later on it, too, must have the same sort of attention. The best orchards are nearest the seacoast. The fruit iB cleaner and the crop is heavier. The Florida fruit is thin-skinned, and will not bear transportation to any great dis- tance. To ship fruit at all it must be picked from the tree before it is fully ripe. By the Ist of March it falls from j the tree ifnot gathered. The bugs have given the growers a great deal of trouble, and are still a troublesome pest. As to this country, Mr. Leach thinks it is vastly superior to Florida for this industry. He has beer all along the j foothills from Los Felis to Santa Monica : and he thinks that an ideal place for j orange growing. As for the soil, he says ! it would be an excellent fertilizer for the average lands of Florida. He saw some trees there that were in excellent condition. The trees of Mr. Durfee, in a nook in the hills above the ranch house of the Rodeo de las Aquas, he thinks were about the best trees he ever saw, and they show the effects of intelligent cultivation. At John Wolfskill's place, on the Rancho Buenos Ayres, he saw trees that were actually too rank from the effects of the soil. They were shooting up in "suckers," twisting into all sorts of fan- tastic shapes, because the wood is too soft. They get too much ammonia, and grow too rank. Mr. Leach thinks that by'proper cultivation oranges will grow without irrigation on this foothill land, at least until they come into bearing. It is his opinion that he never saw a better district for the industry anywhere, and he has visited all the noted districts of the Mediterranean. The Rodeo de las Aquas, the Soldiers' Home tract, the Sunset tract, the Buenos Ayres and the ranch of Jones and Baker, at Santa Monica, would all produce fine oranges, walnuts and other fruit. Mr. Leach thinks the Soldiers' Home tract ought all to be set in oranges, and that the grove would support the home. This scientific and expert horticultur- ist thinks he sees orange orchards here that need fertilizing. The trees have absorbed the potash and other ingredi- ents of the soil necessary to their pros- perity, that must be supplied in the way of fertilizers. Orchards from ten years old and upwards need special attention in this direction, and irrigation only makes matters worse as the water washes some of the elements of the soil away. He is also of the opinion that we are making two serious mistakes in our methods of treating the trees. The soil near the roots of the trees ought not to be stirred to a depth below two or three inches. The tree is a surface feeder, and the network of fibrous roots near the ball of the tree are the thousands of mouths by which it absorbs sustenance. No plow ought to touch the ground where these exist. A cultivator that will stir the soil two inches deep is sufficient, merely to keep down the weeds. A rake is also used in Florida. The weeds ought not to be allowed to start, but be cut off as the seeds germinate. Nor should the trees be trimmed up three to six feet from the ground. The branches should be allowed to grow quite close to the roots on the tree, leaving just sufficient room to work with a rake under the low sweeping branches. These low brandies keep the roots cool and moist in sum- mer and warm in winter. In this way the roots are kept at about the same temperature all the year. Many of our orchards are not sufficiently cared for. They need more attention; and more in- telligent methods. Orchards where the ground lies in great chunks as big as a bushel basket, are a disgrace to the com- munity. Another thing Mr. Leach touched on of vital moment to us here. When he first came into the city and saw the dead orchards and the old stumps of trees cut back, he thought this a land of des- olation, that reminded him of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," where the "land of the shadow of death" is described. He thinks it not at all unnatural that all the new-comers are going into Po- mona, Ontario, Kiverside, Redlands and other districts, where good orchards meet the eye. It tooks weeks of inves- tigation before Mr. Leach became con- vinced that the district near Los Ange- les was good for anything. He thinks all the old trees that are dead Bhould be cut down, and that new orchards ought to be planted all about here to show that the soil and climate are perfectly adapted to the production of the orange. It is natural for a new-comer to go out and buy ten acres alongside of a line bearing orchard as being more sure tosucceed there than in a district where there is not a tree to be seen. All men are not possessed of scientific knowledge of soils and need practical results to appeal to their rea- son. In short, Mr. Leach thinks this is the best orange district in the world, but that outside of a few localities the owners of these fine soils are not doing anything to demonstrate this fact. He thinks, for example, that if Senator Jones and Colonel Baker would plant the whole foothillcountry between Santa Monica and the mountains, in five years they would reap a very rich reward for their labors. He thinks the same true of the Buenos Ayres, the Rodeo de los Aquas and the Soldiers' Home district, all of which would produce excellent oranges, and which might be made a paradise of beauty instead of a some- what unattractive plain. SANTA MONICA. Notes Gathered in the City by the Sea. Correspondence of the Herald, j Miss A. E. Keel has rented a location on north beach, where she will spend the summer months. Prof. Little, of Pomona, has engaged rooms at Mrs. Henderson's, on Third street, for the summer. Prof. Foshay has rented Prof. Rowell's cottage, on Fourth street, and will spend the season here with his family. At the soldiers' home extensive addi- tions are being made to the store, and an ice house is in the course of erection to keep the veterans cool. The Santa Monica polo players have reorganized their club and secured grounds adjacent to the park. The first practice game will be played next Wednesday, and their first match on July 4th next. G. A. McElfresh, the census enumer- ator for this township, has completed his enumeration. He states that he has not had the least difficulty in gathering his data in this district. The second session of the training school will begin July 14th, under the management of Professors Rowell and Plummer. Able teachers and lecturers have been secured, and a large attend- ance is expected. Dennis Madigan, the owner of the "Alert," was attacked by cramp while in the surf yesterday, and would in all prabability have been drowned, had it not been for the timely aid of Ygnatio Corillo and Charlie Suits, who saw his danger and pulled him ashore. Dr. E. C. Folsom's yacht Linah was successfully launched on Thursday morning. In the start, before the boat was in the second breaker, she capsized, and at one time it was thought she would sink, but the boys pumped her out, and she now rests calmly on the water. By special arrangement with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, about fifty residents of Santa Monica were enabled to attend the performance of the Silver King by Wilson Barrett's company at the Grand opera house to- night, a special train being dispatched to Los Angeles at 0.-30 o'clock, and re- turning at 11:30 o'clock for this purpose. The Santa Monica Wharf and Railway Terminal Company has been formed, and its articles of incorporation have been filed and forwarded to Sacramento. The capital stock is $300,000, of which $80,000 has been subscribed. The incorporators' names are Colonel E. E. Hall, J. A. Stanwood, Elwood Chaffey.W. L. Carson and Arthur Grayford. The company appears to have ample capital, and ex- pects to commence as soon as possible the erection of awharf somewhere in the neighborhood of the old Bernard ware- house,which will be extended to twenty- five feet of water. J. C. H. Santa Monica, June 20th. POMONA POLITICS. The Division Question Will Cut a Big Figure in the Coming Election. Correspondence ot the Herald.] Considerable interest is being devel- oped in this region in tiie 6cheme to bring the proposition of dividing the county before the next legislature. Po- mona claims that there are enough in- terests centered around the prospective county seat to render division necessary and just, and considers thirty miles too far for tax-payers to be compelled to travel in order to pay theii taxes and at- tend court. The feeling in this commu- nity was manifested at the recent bond ; election, when almost the entire vote of I the precinct was cast against the bonds. A very pretty little complication has j arisen in the ranks of the Democracy in this matter. It will be remembered that jAssemblyman Edwards, of Santa Ana, a I Republican, was elected by a majority of 700. It is figured that 400 of that majority was the result of the na- tional election, and that the dis- | trict normally would not give more than 300 majority to the Republican candidate. The district in- cludes Orange county, besides the east- ern corner of Los Angeles county as now constituted. The desire for county di- vision is so strong in this neighborhood that it will sink party politics at the coming election, and the proposed Demo- cratic nominee for assemblyman, Mr. H. B. Westerman, will draw numerously from the vote of the Republicans on that issue. Mr. Westerman lias been wonderfully successful in his law practice in this lo- cality, and is chosen as exactly the right man to push the division question be- fore the coining assemblage of solons. Mr. Westerman is an enthusiastic ad- mirer of Mr. White, and if given the support of that gentleman's friends be- fore the coming convention will do yeo- man's service in furthering the Demo- cratic leader's ambition in the caucus and in the lower house. The sentiment of the voters of Pomona is that this iB an even trade ?division for a White vote in the legislature, and once nominated Mr. Westerman's election is almost a surety. Rox. Pomona, June 20th. Our Home Brew. Philadelphia Lager, fresh from the brewery, on draught in all the principal saloons, de- livered promptly in bottles or kegs. Office and Brewery, 238 Aliso street. Telephone 91. Removal. C. D. Piatt, the jeweler, has removed to corner of First and Main streets, two doors below his old stand. Try "Pride of the Family" soap. Use Siddall's Yeast Cakes. A BIG ENTERPRISE. The Portland Cement Fac- Tory at El Toro. The Company Incorporated for That Purpose. Largest Factory of the Kind in the United States. The Process of Making Portland Cement. The Clay and Lime-rock Beds on the Rawson Ranch. Papers have been filed with the clerk of Orange county for the incorporation of a company for the manufacture of Portland cement. The enterprise is one of unusual moment, and is worthy of de- tailed description. The company is known as the C. Leonardt Portland Cement Company of Los Angeles. The capital stock of the company is $21X1,000, of which $125,000 has already been subscribed. The di- rectors are N. P. Eisenmayer, of San Diego; John W. J. Culton, of San Diego; C. Leonardt, of Los Angeles; Frank J. Capitain, of Los Angeles, and Adolph A. Nuelle, of Los Angeles. The factory will be located at ElToro, thirteen miles south of Santa Ana, on the Southern California line. The beds of clay and lime rock ?the two constitu- ents which enter into the manufacture of Portland cement ?are in the Aliso cailon, on the Rawson ranch. They are distant about a mile and a halffrom the railway station of El Toro, near which the factory will be built. A narrow- gauge railway will be built, connecting the deposit beds with the factory. These beds were discovered some time ago, and an effort was made by J. A. Fairchild to organize a company to start a factory. The effort was unsuccessful. It was at one time supposed that the mission fathers knew how to make this cement, and that the materials were ob- tained from these beds. Mr. Leonardt, however, says that the cement made by the fathers and used by them in the manufacture of fountains and in the facing of stone walls was merely a mix- ture of sand and lime, which hardened by long exposure to the elements. The factory which the company pro- poses to build will have a capacity of 400 barrels a day when two shifts of men are worked ?as is the usual custom in such factories ?for twenty hours a day. It will probably start in working only ten hours a day and employing sixty to eighty men. The buildings and ma- chinery will cost $125,000. The com- pany owns fifty-seven acres of land ad- joining the railroad track, on which the plant willbe located. When completed it will be the largest cement factory in the United States. The process of the manufacture of j Portland cement is seemingly simple, but itrequires for perfect success a great degree of skill and experience on the part of the director of the undertaking. These qualities are well combined in the person of C. Leonardt, who has been engaged in the business for many years in the best factories of Germany, and who recently started a small factory at San Diego. This is known as the Jamul Portland cement factory. It has very recently started into operation, but has already made a satisfactory record in the quality of the cement that it has turned out. For the making of Portland cement there is needed a certain quality of lime rock and a fine blue clay. These are assayed to ascertain in what proportion they must be mixed for the right result. They are then ground up in a burr mill and" thoroughly mingled together. Water is added, and the paste is run through a brick machine and made into blocks of a convenient size. These are burned in a kiln until they are reduced to a cinder, or "klinker." The klinkers are then pulverized, and the lesult is Portland cement. « The machinery which has been or- dered for this process?the pulverizing of the klinkers ?is what is known as the bull-mill, the latest and most improved form of mill for this purpose. It con- sists of a huge drum, into which the klinkers are poured through a hopper. Inside there is a quantity of steel balls. The drum) is set to revolving rapidly, and as the fine particles are knocked off I they fall through sieves into a receptacle, j from which the cement is drawn off for packing. All of the machinery will be of the latest and most approved type. The kiln will burn coal. Various improve- ments have recently been made In the European factories for the economizing of coal, and Mr. Leonardt w ill start in a few days for Germany to inspect these, as the fuel question is one of the most serious with which the enterprise is confronted. At the present time the Portland cement used on this coast is brought by way of the Horn from England, Belgium and Germany, where the principal fac- tories of the world are located. There are only three factories in the United States, at Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Allentown, Pa. The duty on cement is twenty per cent, but at existing freight rates it does not pay to bring the product of these factories west of the Rockies. This opens a large field for the market of the new company. As an example of how great an indus- try the manufacture of this cement has become in Germany it may be men- tioned that the establishment of Dyck- erhoff & Sons, at Amoeneburg-on-the- Rhine, turns out 2,000 barrels a day, and its plant covers 200 acres. This com- pany manufactured the cement of which the base of . the Bartholdi statue was constructed. The C. Leonardt company expect to have their factory in operation in eight or ten months. NEW CASES. Documents Filed with the County Clerk. Among the documents filed with the county clerk yesterday were the follow- ing new complaints: The Western Lumber Company vs. Emma A. Phillips et al.?Suit to obtain judgment for $662.37, with interest thereon at 7 per cent, from February 28, 1890, alleged to be due on a certain con- tract to furnish lumber for a house, built on the south side of East Thirty- second street, between Main and Lob Angeles streets ; and for the decree for the sale of the premises. John C. Johnson vs. A. W. Rhodes et al.?Suit to foreclose a mortgage on the E. 26 acres of the S. E. l A of S. W. V± of sec. 20, T. 1 N., R. 9 W., S. B. M., given February 14, 1889, to Becure pay- ment of a promissory note for $1,500, bearing interest at 5 per cent, per an- num. C. Q. Smith vs. S. Strohm?Suit to obtain judgment and decree quieting the defendant's claim to lots 5 and 7, block 3, Angeleno heights. John McKelvey filed a petition for let- ters of administration to the estate of John H. Cross, who died June 15th last; and D. W. Field, public administrator, filed a similar petition for the estate of iLeon Bineaud, who died June Bth last. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The Permanent Exhibit?The Number of Visitors. The following additions were made to the permanent exhibit of the chamber yesterday: P. W. Parker, of Eagle Rock, apricots; C. F. Haines, of Whittier, apricots; S. S. Strohm, banana bud; S. W. Barton, of Whittier, corn in stalk; I. W. Clanton, figs, apples, plums; Frank W. Cain, onions ; Ludwig & Co., oranges ;J. W. Cook, of Minneapolis, Cal., blackberry wine and potatoes; George Clamp, cu- cumbers. Ceorge W. Cook & Co. supplied a new register yesterday, the old one, which was opened on April 28th, having been written full. It contained 5,000 names, which indicate an attendance of proba- bly 20,000 people. Flowers yesterday were donated by Mrs. P. W. Parker, Mrs. H. W. Patton, and Mrs. Clanton. Yesterday was the day for making shipments to California on Wheels. The following was donated and sent: One case of oranges, Ludwig &Co.; one case of peaches, Major Nolton ; one case of apricots, C. F. Haines; corn on stalk, W. S. Barton ; one case of assorted veg- etables purchased by the chamber. AN ELEGANT ESTABLISHMENT. The Mammoth Shoe Store at 315 and 317 South Spring. The largest shoe store in Southern California opened yesterday at 315 and 317 South Spring street. It has been appropriately named the Mammoth. The proprietor is H. Olcovich, of San Francisco, who for a number of years has been a well-known wholesale dealer in leather and shoe findings. The store is 32x130 feet in size, and is elegantly fitted up as well as commod- ious. In front there are two large display windows, in which may be seen a beau- tiful exhibit of the latest styles in shoe- wear. Within will be found one of the largest and best selected stocks in any shoe store in the state. The store will be under the manage- ment of E. D. Morgan, who has had many years of experience in this line of business in New York, Chicago and Minneapolis. First-class goods, low prices and courteous treatment of cus- tomers will be the leading features of this establishment. The formal open- ing takes place today. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Numbering the People. Editors Herald?ls the alleged "cen- sus" of our people really completed? If so, it is a humbug and a delusion. No enumerator has as yet shown up in our and as the tax collectors and assessors never fail to find ua, it would seem as ifthe "census" takers might do as well if they tried. A. F. Kercheval. June 20,1890. THIRTY TEARS' PRACTICE. A Letter from an Eminent Physician. Mr. Editor: At the risk of indorsing a pro- prietary preparation, I have a few words in favor of a new laxative principle. But first, how I came to discover it. A patient asked abont taking Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. As sarsaparillas usually contain mercury or iodides I objected, and asked for the formula, which finding purely vegetable, and so mild as to be to my miud almost inert, I consented. Imagine my astonishment when perfect laxative action was reported. It has two great points, first, being purely vegetable, it is (unlike mercury) not cumulative in the system, being easily car- ried off by the digestive processes; and second, it is effective with a less quantity of the cathar- tic principle thau has hitherto been attainable. Itiu this respect ranks as a discovery, and ap- proaches the ideal, viz.: the least medicine con- sistent with the greatest good. As people take laxatives indiscriminately, it is important for I them to know at least one that is safe for con- \ tinuous use; hence this communication. The natural laxative effects of this preparation must, lor the reasons above, interest both the public and the profession. A CITY PHYSICIAN OP THIRTY YEARS' PRACTICE. I San Francisco Examiner, March 10, 1890. A Kind of Insurance. For twenty-five cents you can insure yourself and family against any bad re- ; suits from an attack of bowel complaint during the summer. One or two doses ;of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will cure any ordi- > nary case. It never fails and is pleas- ant and safe to take. No one can afford to travel without it. For sale at 25 cents per bottle by C. F. Heinzeman, 222 North Main street, ;John A. Off, corner Fourth and Spring streets and by all leading druggists. Hemorrhage. I DR. FLINT'S REMEDY will control hemor- rhage from the stomach and bowels, which is I often dependent on too great a supply sent thither by a heart that has some form of dis- i case. Descriptive treatise with each bottle; or, j address Mack Drug Co., N. Y. SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY?a positive cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria and Canker Mouth. For sale by C. F. Heinzeman, 122 North Main street. THE LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1890. 2 NATIONAL HANK, BOSTON, MASS. CAPITAL $400,000 SURPLUS 000,000 Accounts of banks, bankers and corporations solicited. Our facilities for collections are excellent, and we re-discount for banks when balances warrant it. Boston is a reserve city, and balances with us from banks (not located in other reserve cities) counted as a reserve. We draw our own exchange on London and the Continent, and make cable transfers and place money by telegraph throughout the United States and Canada. We have a market for prime flrst claBS invest- ment securities, and invite proposals from states, counties and cities when issuing bonds. We do a general banking business, aud invite correspondence. ASA P. POTTER, President. JOS. W. WORK, Cashier. jell-wedAsatCm ANGELES COUNTY BANK, Temple Block, Los Angeles, Cal. Capital Stock Paid Up, 1100,000. Reserve Fund, $100,000. JOHN E. PLATER President R. S. BAKER Vice-President GEO. H. STEWART Cashier DIRECTORS: H. L. Macneil, Jotham Bixby, John E. Plater, Robert S. Baker, Lewellyn Bixby, Geo. W. Prescott, Geo. H. Stewart. Buy and Sell Exchange on San Francisco, New" York, London, Pans, Berlin and Frank- fort. Buy Exchange on all parts of the United States and Europe. Receive Money on open account and certifi- cate of deposit, and do a general banking and exchange business. jul gOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NATIONAL BANK NADEAU BLOCK. L. N. BREED President WM. F. BOSBYSHELL Vice-President C. N. FLINT Cashier Paid-in Capital $200,000 Surplus 20,000 Authorized Capital 500,000 Directors?L. N. Breed, H. T. Newell, H. A. Barclay, Charles E. Day, A. W. Richards, E. C. Bosbyshell, M. Hagan,Frank Radar, D. Kemick, Thos. Goss, WilliamF. Bosbyshell. jultf #1 II TTfTITfIW Take no shoes nnlesn I. AIII 111IM w - L. Douglas' name and V*» *# » price are stamped on the bottom. If the dealer cannot supply yon, \u25a0end direct to factory, enclosing advertised W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE GENTLEMEN. Fine Calf, Heavy Laced Grain and Creed- moor Waterproof. Best in tho world. Examine hie ?5.00 GENUINE lIANO-HEWED SHOE. \u25a04.00 HAND-SEWED WELT SHOE. ?3.50 POLICE AM> FARMERS' SHOE. ?2.50 EXTRA VALUE CALK SHOE. 85.25 & Si WORKWOMEN'S SHOES. a.OO and U1.75 HOYS' SCHOOL SHOES. All made In Congress, Button and Lace. $3&52 SHOES LADIES. ?1.75 SHOE FOR MISSES. Beat Material. Best Style. Beet rutin*. W. L. Douglas, Brockton, Mail. Sold Ijr MASSACHUSETS Boot # Shoe House, Sole Agents for Los Angeles, fel-5m 129 WEST FIRST ST. EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS, -\JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE lN semi-annual examination of teachers, will be held in the Los Angeles College, corner of Hope and Eighth streets, beginning on Monday, June 23,1H90, at 10 o'clock a. m. All appli- cants must be present at the beginning of the examination. The subjects upon which an examination is required for primary grade certificates, are as follows: I?arithmetic, 2?grammar and com- position, B?orthography, 4?geography, 5?U. S. history, (i?word analysis, 7?physiology, B?penmanship and S. E. book-keeping, 9?in- dustrial drawing, 10?vocal music, 11?reading, 12--entomology, 13?school law, 14?civil gov- ernment, 15?methods of teaching. All teachers now holding temporary certifi- cates, and all applicants for the renewal of certificates, should file their applications and credentials with the secretary on or before June 21, 1890. By order of the county board of education, W. W. SEAMAN, Secretary. Los Angeles, June sth, 1890. je6-td NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. T<HE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EX- L isting by and between John F. Smith and Charles F. Wells, known as the firm of Smith & Wells, livery, boarding and sale stables, 127 South Los Angeles street, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, the said Charles F. Wells retiring and the said John F. Smith continuing in the said business at the same stand. The said John F. Smith to collect all bills due said firm and o pay all debts owing by said firm. Los Angeles, Cal., May 21st, 1890. JOHN F. SMITH. ma23-lm CHAS. F. WELLS. PICTURE FRAMES, STEEL ENGRAVINGS, MIRRORS, MOULDINGS, ?AND? ARTISTS' MATERIALS. Reliable Goods and Satisfac- tory Prices. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 133 South Spring Street ma2s-sa-ws-12m BOOKS ON _ ARCHITECTURE! BUILDING! PAINTING ! Decorating, eto. My 100-page Illustrated Catalogue sent free. Address: WM. T. COMSTOCK, 83 Warren St., New York. notice: is hereby given That I have this day transferred my loan and collateral business to the LOS ANGELES LOAN COMPANY, W. I>. ECKSTEIN, Manager, 8 and 9 Wilson Block, cor. Flrgt and Spring st*. Thanking my patrons for business extended to me, I respectfully solicit a continuance of same to the I.os Angeles Loan Co. E. I. KEIKER, Los Angeles, June 17, 1890. jelB-4t J. S. KEIFER, Agt. BANKING HOUSES. * MAIN STREET * Savings Bank and Trust Co., No. 326 SOUTH MAIN STREET. DEPOSITS RECEIVED FIJOM $1,00 UP. CAPITAL, * -X- * $200,000. OFFICERS: DIRECTORS: President J. B. Lankershim Chas Forman. A.Haas. J. J. Schallert Vice-President Chas. Forman J. B. Lankershim. J. H. Jones. G. F. Griffith. Cashier F. W. DeVan I. N. Van Nuys. Geo.H.Pike. F. Sabichi. FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. Money to Loan on Real Estate. Remittances to all parts of the world. Agents for the Checque Bank, limited, of London ap2H-tf THE NATIONALBANK of CALIFORNIA, Corner of Spring and Second Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. CAPITAL, * * $250,000. Is lully equipped for every kind of LEGITIMATE BANKING, and solicits the accounts o those needing a banker. OFFICERS: BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. C. Marble President" Owen H. Churchill. Thos. R. Bard. Owen H. Churchill Vice-President Gen'l M. 11. Sherman. Dr. W. L. Graves. w(i Hno-hex f-ashier CaDt G?rge E. Lemon. E. F. C. Klokko. W O. Hughes aß " er Dan McFarland. Fred Eaton. Perry Wildman Assistant Cashier Perry Wildman. W G Hughes m3O-tf J. M. C. Marble. State Loan asd tat Co. Subscribed Capital 51,000,000. Capital Paid Up 8450,000. BANKING ROOM, N. W. CORNER SPRING AND SECOND STREETS, BRYSON- BONEBRAKE BLOCK. DIRECTORS. GEORGE H. BONEBRAKE, President. JOHN BRYSON, SR. I ~,?? ? ~ . ! E. F. SPENCE. j Vice-Presidents. SAMUEL B. HUNT, Cashier. W. G. Cochran. P. M. Green, g. H Perry. j. F. Towell. H. J. Woollacott. - L. N. Breed. O. T. Johnson. We act as trustees for corporations and estates. Loan money on first-class real estate and collaterals. Keep choice securities for sale. I Pay interest on savingß deposits. Five per I cent, paid on time deposits. Safe deposit boxes j for rent. Best fire insurance companies | represented, marl9-tf ANGELES SAVINGS BANK, 130 North Main street. Capital $100,000 L. C. GOODWIN President W. M. CASWELL. ..!...!!..Secretary DIRECTORS. I. W. Hojlman, John E. Plater Robert S. Baker, J. B. Lankershim, L. C. Goodwin. Term deposits will be received in sums of I $100 and over. Ordinary deposits in sums ol [ |10 and over. i Money to loan on first-class real estate. j Los Angeles,;july 1, 1889. jul-t( J rj*HE UNIVERSITYBANK OF LOS ANGELES, No. 119 N v ew High street. jCapital stock paid up $100,000 I Surplus » 20A>00 ! ?fo-, W Sn '? President | IjEO. L. ARNOLD Cashier _ ~ ? DIRECTORS. £? Jf. Widney, C. A. Warner, i P\2- Miltimore, C. M. Wells, B. W. Little, L. J. P. Morrill, L. H. Titus. ; Eight per cent, bonds secured by first mort- gage on real estate, with interest payable semi- i annually, are offered to investors 250 and upwards. THE CITY BANK, 37 South Spring street. Capital Stock 1300,000 I rnS^F^ESF 88 President I JOHN b. PARK Cashier DIRECTORS. W. T. Childress, Poindexter Dunn. J. J. Schallcrt, E. E. Crandall, John S. Park, R. o. l >nt, A. D. Childress. I General banking. Fire and burglar proof safe i deposit boxes rented at from $3 to $20 per au- ; num- m 4 12m TOS ANGELES NATIONALBANK, 4 Cor. First and Spring streets. Capital $500,000 00 ! Scrplus 75A>00 00 Total $575,000 00 GEO. H. BONEBRAKE President ">\ V * ON ' »X Vice-l'Sni I v w 7&w M Cashier I E. W. LOE. Assistant Cashier No interest paid on deposits. directors. ' Dr. W (i. Cochran, H. H. Markham, ul"ti X i-- C,r( i en ' v. John Bryson, Sr., Dr. H. Sinsabaugh, F. C. Howes, \u25a0 George H. Bonebrake. Warren Gillelen. ' No interest paid on deposits. ! Exchange for sale on all the principal cities of the united States and Europe. m8 QALIFORNIA bank, Cor. Broadway and Second Sts., Los Angeles. Subscribed Capital $500,000 Paid up Capital $300,000 Surplus $ 20,000 I directors: I Hervey Lindley, J. c. Kays, E. W. Jones, ??.G. W. Huges, Sam. Lewis. H. C. Witmer President J. rrankenfleld Vice-President T. J. Weldon, Cashier. J. M. Witmer, Assistant Cashier. General Banking and Exchange Business transacted. m4-4m JjVIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES. CAPITAL STOCK $200,000 RESERVE $205,000 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY. E F. SPENCE President \u25a0>\u25a0 H- BICKMSLL Vice-President J.M.ELLIOTT Cashier G. B. SHAFFER Assistant Cashier Directors?E. F. Spence, J. D. Bicknell, S H Mott, Wm. Lacy, J. F. Crank, H. Mabury, J. M. Elliott. j uX JjVARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF LOS ANGELES, CAL. Isaias W. Hellman President L. C. Goodwin Vice-President H. W. Hellman Second Vice-President John Milner Cashier H. J. Fleishman Assistant Cashier Capital (paid up) $500,000 Surplus and Reserve Fund 800,000 Total $1,300,000 directors. O. W. Childs, C. E. Thorn, Jose Mascarel, J. B. Lankershim, C. Ducommun, Philippe Gamier, L. C. Goodwin, L. L. Bradbury, Isalas W. Hell- man, H. W. Hellman. STOCKHOLDERS. 0. W. Childs, L. L. Bradbury, Philippe Gam- ier, James B. Lankershim, T. L. Dnque, Jose ? Mascarel, Charles Ducommun, Andrew Glassell, Cameron E. Thorn, Domingo Amestoy, Louis Polaski, L. C. Goodwin, Prestley C. Baker, Frank Lecouvreur, Oliver H. Bliss, Sarah J. Lee, Estate D. Solomon, Chris. Henne, Jacob Kuhrts. 1 Isaias W. Hellman, H. W. Hellman. jul - ~~
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ORANGE CULTURE.How They Do the Business
in Florida Now.
Orchards That Cost $50 to$300 to Fertilize.
The Difficulties of the Industry inthe Land of the Everglades.
Los Angeles Has Many Advantages of aVery Pronounced Charaoter Over
Florida.
Henry Leach is an Englishman whohas recently come to Los Angeles fromFlorida. In that state he was engagedfor eight years in the business of grow-ing oranges for an English syndicate.The company bought up large tracts ofland, which were at once put in orderand planted; the trees were cared foruntil they came into bearing, and thensold off in small tracts to seekers forhomes that a living could be made from.Mr. Leach knows all the ins and outs oforange culture, and gave his views tos Herald representative yesterday. Hehas been here about five weeks, duringwhich time he has visited nearly all theimportant points in this vicinity. Hehas inspected the orchards and the soils.In substance here is about what hesaid:
In Florida the industry has suffered afood many setbacks. The frosts haveBeen the most serious difficulty that the jbusiness has had to contend with, and 'the worst of that is there is no remedy !nor precaution of any avail. There are Jtwo classes of land on which oranges aregrown in Florida. One is an up- 'land originally covered with a densegrowth of live oak. It costs $200 an !acre to clear this after paying $100 on !the land. It is in bad condition when jcleared and requires much labor to get jit in order for trees. This land is abouttwenty feet to water, and as it rains insummer, no irrigation is resorted to.This was the only land used fororangesuntil General Sanford went to Florida.He took the pine land,which is almost apure silica or white sand, and plantedit. At first the trees would not grow,but he went to Spain and studied thebusiness. He came back and began tofertilize heavily, and succeeded admir-ably. For the first year this land hasto be fertilized when the tiees areplanted; 50 cents' worth of commercialfertilizer is put at the root of each tree.Itcosts the same, about $50 an acre, thesecond year for fertilizing, and $75 anacre each year after until the trees comein bearing. Then the expense is $100 to|300 an acre every year. The more fertili-zer the more oranges. The uplands dowithout fertilizing for some years, butlater on it, too, must have the same sortof attention. The best orchards arenearest the seacoast. The fruit iBcleaner and the crop is heavier. TheFlorida fruit is thin-skinned, and willnot bear transportation to any great dis-tance. To ship fruit at all it must bepicked from the tree before itis fullyripe. By the Ist of March it falls from jthe tree ifnot gathered. The bugs havegiven the growers a great deal of trouble,and are still a troublesome pest.
As to this country, Mr. Leach thinksit is vastly superior to Florida for thisindustry. He has beer all along the jfoothills from Los Felis to Santa Monica :and he thinks that an ideal place for jorange growing. As for the soil, he says !it would be an excellent fertilizer forthe average lands of Florida. Hesaw some trees there that werein excellent condition. The trees ofMr. Durfee, in a nook in the hills abovethe ranch house of the Rodeo de lasAquas, he thinks were about the besttrees he ever saw, and they show theeffects of intelligent cultivation. AtJohn Wolfskill's place, on the RanchoBuenos Ayres, he saw trees that wereactually too rank from the effects of thesoil. They were shooting up in"suckers," twisting into all sorts of fan-tastic shapes, because the wood is toosoft. They get too much ammonia, andgrow too rank. Mr. Leach thinks thatby'proper cultivation oranges will growwithout irrigation on this foothill land,at least until they come into bearing. Itis his opinion that he never saw a betterdistrict for the industry anywhere, andhe has visited all the noted districtsof the Mediterranean. The Rodeode las Aquas, the Soldiers' Hometract, the Sunset tract, the Buenos Ayresand the ranch of Jones and Baker, atSanta Monica, would all produce fineoranges, walnuts and other fruit. Mr.Leach thinks the Soldiers' Home tractought all to be set in oranges, and thatthe grove would support the home.
This scientific and expert horticultur-ist thinks he sees orange orchards herethat need fertilizing. The trees haveabsorbed the potash and other ingredi-ents of the soil necessary to their pros-perity, that must be supplied in the wayof fertilizers. Orchards from ten yearsold and upwards need special attentionin this direction, and irrigation onlymakes matters worse as the waterwashes some of the elements of the soilaway. He is also of the opinion thatwe are making two serious mistakes inour methods of treating the trees. Thesoil near the roots of the trees oughtnot to be stirred to a depthbelow two or three inches. Thetree is a surface feeder, and thenetwork of fibrous roots near the ball ofthe tree are the thousands of mouths bywhich it absorbs sustenance. No plowought to touch the ground where theseexist. A cultivator that will stir thesoil two inches deep is sufficient, merelytokeep down the weeds. A rake is alsoused in Florida. The weeds ought notto be allowed to start, but be cut off asthe seeds germinate. Nor should thetrees be trimmed up three to six feet fromthe ground. The branches should beallowed to grow quite close to the rootson the tree, leaving just sufficient roomto work with a rake under the lowsweeping branches. These low brandieskeep the roots cool and moist in sum-mer and warm in winter. In this waythe roots are kept at about the sametemperature all the year. Many of ourorchards are not sufficiently cared for.They need more attention; and more in-telligent methods. Orchards where theground lies in great chunks as big as abushel basket, are a disgrace to the com-munity.
Another thing Mr. Leach touched onof vital moment to us here. When hefirst came into the city and saw thedead orchards and the oldstumps of treescut back, he thought this a land of des-olation, that reminded him of Bunyan's"Pilgrim's Progress," where the "landof the shadow of death" is described.He thinks it not at all unnatural thatall the new-comers are going into Po-
mona, Ontario, Kiverside, Redlands andother districts, where good orchardsmeet the eye. It tooks weeks of inves-tigation before Mr. Leach became con-vinced that the district near Los Ange-les was good for anything. He thinksall the old trees that are dead Bhould becut down, and that new orchards oughtto be planted all about hereto show that the soil andclimate are perfectly adapted to theproduction of the orange. It is naturalfor a new-comer to go out and buy tenacres alongside of a line bearing orchardas being more sure tosucceed there thanin a district where there is not a tree tobe seen. Allmen are not possessed ofscientific knowledge of soils and needpractical results to appeal to their rea-son. In short, Mr. Leach thinks this isthe best orange district in the world,but that outside of a few localities theowners of these fine soils are not doinganything to demonstrate this fact. Hethinks, for example, that if SenatorJones and Colonel Baker would plantthe whole foothillcountrybetween SantaMonica and the mountains, in five yearsthey would reap a very rich reward fortheir labors. He thinks the same trueof the Buenos Ayres, the Rodeo de losAquas and the Soldiers' Home district,all of which would produce excellentoranges, and which might be made aparadise of beauty instead of a some-what unattractive plain.
SANTA MONICA.
Notes Gathered in the City by theSea.
Correspondence of the Herald, jMiss A. E. Keel has rented a location
on north beach, where she will spendthe summer months.
Prof. Little, of Pomona, has engagedrooms at Mrs. Henderson's, on Thirdstreet, for the summer.
Prof. Foshay has rented Prof. Rowell'scottage, on Fourth street, and willspendthe season here with his family.
At the soldiers' home extensive addi-tions are being made to the store, andan ice house is in the course of erectionto keep the veterans cool.
The Santa Monica polo players havereorganized their club and securedgrounds adjacent to the park. The firstpractice game will be played nextWednesday, and their first match onJuly 4th next.
G. A. McElfresh, the census enumer-ator for this township, has completedhis enumeration. He states that he hasnot had the least difficulty in gatheringhis data in this district.
The second session of the trainingschool will begin July 14th, under themanagement of Professors Rowell andPlummer. Able teachers and lecturershave been secured, and a large attend-ance is expected.
Dennis Madigan, the owner of the"Alert," was attacked by crampwhile in the surf yesterday, andwould in all prabability have beendrowned, had it not been forthe timely aid of Ygnatio Corillo andCharlie Suits, who saw his danger andpulled him ashore.
Dr. E. C. Folsom's yacht Linah wassuccessfully launched on Thursdaymorning. In the start, before the boatwas in the second breaker, she capsized,and at one time itwas thought she wouldsink, but the boys pumped her out, andshe now rests calmly on the water.
By special arrangement with theSouthern Pacific Railroad Company,about fifty residents of Santa Monicawere enabled to attend the performanceof the Silver King by Wilson Barrett'scompany at the Grand opera house to-night, a special train being dispatchedto Los Angeles at 0.-30 o'clock, and re-turning at 11:30 o'clock for this purpose.
The Santa Monica Wharf and RailwayTerminal Company has been formed, andits articles of incorporation have beenfiled and forwarded to Sacramento. Thecapital stock is $300,000, of which $80,000has been subscribed. The incorporators'names are Colonel E. E. Hall, J. A.Stanwood, Elwood Chaffey.W. L. Carsonand Arthur Grayford. The companyappears to have ample capital, and ex-pects to commence as soon as possiblethe erection of awharf somewhere in theneighborhood of the old Bernard ware-house,which will be extended to twenty-five feet of water. J. C. H.
Santa Monica, June 20th.
POMONA POLITICS.
The Division Question Will Cut a BigFigure in the Coming Election.
Correspondence ot the Herald.]
Considerable interest is being devel-oped in this region in tiie 6cheme tobring the proposition of dividing thecounty before the next legislature. Po-mona claims that there are enough in-terests centered around the prospectivecounty seat to render division necessaryand just, and considers thirty miles toofar for tax-payers to be compelled totravel in order to pay theii taxes and at-tend court. The feeling in this commu-nity was manifested at the recent bond
; election, when almost the entire vote ofIthe precinct was cast against the bonds.
A very pretty little complication hasjarisen in the ranks of the Democracy inthis matter. Itwill be remembered thatjAssemblyman Edwards, of Santa Ana, aIRepublican, was elected by a majorityof 700. It is figured that 400 of thatmajority was the result of the na-tional election, and that the dis-
| trict normally would not givemore than 300 majority to theRepublican candidate. The district in-cludes Orange county, besides the east-ern corner of Los Angeles county as nowconstituted. The desire for county di-vision is so strong in this neighborhoodthat it will sink party politics at thecoming election, and the proposed Demo-cratic nominee for assemblyman, Mr. H.B. Westerman, will draw numerouslyfrom the vote of the Republicans onthat issue.
Mr. Westerman lias been wonderfullysuccessful in his law practice in this lo-cality, and is chosen as exactly the rightman to push the division question be-fore the coining assemblage of solons.Mr. Westerman is an enthusiastic ad-mirer of Mr. White, and if given thesupport of that gentleman's friends be-fore the coming convention will do yeo-man's service in furthering the Demo-cratic leader's ambition in the caucusand in the lower house. The sentimentof the voters of Pomona is that this iBan even trade ?division for a White votein the legislature, and once nominatedMr. Westerman's election is almost asurety. Rox.
Pomona, June 20th.
Our Home Brew.Philadelphia Lager, fresh from the brewery,
on draught in all the principal saloons, de-livered promptly in bottles or kegs. Officeand Brewery, 238 Aliso street. Telephone 91.
Removal.C. D. Piatt, the jeweler, has removed to corner
of First and Main streets, two doors below hisold stand.
Try "Pride of the Family" soap.
Use Siddall's Yeast Cakes.
A BIG ENTERPRISE.The Portland Cement Fac-
Tory at El Toro.
The Company Incorporated forThat Purpose.
Largest Factory of the Kind in theUnited States.
The Process of Making Portland Cement.The Clay and Lime-rock Beds on
the Rawson Ranch.
Papers have been filed with the clerkof Orange county for the incorporationof a company for the manufacture ofPortland cement. The enterprise is oneofunusual moment, and is worthy of de-tailed description.
The company is known as the C.Leonardt Portland Cement Company ofLos Angeles. The capital stock of thecompany is $21X1,000, of which $125,000has already been subscribed. The di-rectors are N. P. Eisenmayer, of SanDiego; John W. J. Culton, of San Diego;C. Leonardt, of Los Angeles; Frank J.Capitain, of Los Angeles, and Adolph A.Nuelle, of Los Angeles.
The factory will be located at ElToro,thirteen miles south of Santa Ana, onthe Southern California line. The bedsof clay and lime rock ?the two constitu-ents which enter into the manufactureof Portland cement ?are in the Alisocailon, on the Rawson ranch. They aredistant about a mile and a halffrom therailway station of El Toro, near whichthe factory will be built. A narrow-gauge railway will be built, connectingthe deposit beds with the factory.
These beds were discovered some timeago, and an effort was made by J. A.Fairchild to organize a company to starta factory. The effortwas unsuccessful.It was at one time supposed that themission fathers knew how to make thiscement, and that the materials were ob-tained from these beds. Mr. Leonardt,however, says that the cement made bythe fathers and used by them in themanufacture of fountains and in thefacing of stone walls was merely a mix-ture of sand and lime, which hardenedby long exposure to the elements.
The factory which the company pro-poses to build will have a capacity of 400barrels a day when two shifts of menare worked?as is the usual custom insuch factories ?for twenty hours a day.Itwill probably start in working onlyten hours a day and employing sixty toeighty men. The buildings and ma-chinery will cost $125,000. The com-pany owns fifty-seven acres of land ad-joining the railroad track, on which theplant willbe located. When completedit will be the largest cement factory inthe United States.
The process of the manufacture of jPortland cement is seemingly simple,but itrequires for perfect success a greatdegree of skill and experience on thepart of the director of the undertaking.These qualities are well combined in theperson of C. Leonardt, who has beenengaged in the business for many yearsin the best factories of Germany, andwho recently started a small factory atSan Diego. This is known as the JamulPortland cement factory. It has veryrecently started into operation, but hasalready made a satisfactory record in thequality of the cement that it has turnedout.
For the making of Portland cementthere is needed a certain quality of limerock and a fine blue clay. These areassayed to ascertain in what proportionthey must be mixed for the right result.They are then ground up in a burr milland" thoroughly mingled together.Water is added, and the paste is runthrough a brick machine and made intoblocks of a convenient size. These areburned in a kiln until they are reducedto a cinder, or "klinker." The klinkersare then pulverized, and the lesult isPortland cement. «
The machinery which has been or-dered for this process?the pulverizingof the klinkers ?is what is known as thebull-mill, the latest and most improvedform of mill for this purpose. It con-sists of a huge drum, into which theklinkers are poured through a hopper.Inside there is a quantity of steel balls.The drum) is set to revolving rapidly,and as the fine particles are knocked off
I they fallthrough sieves into a receptacle,jfrom which the cement is drawn offforpacking.
All of the machinery will be of thelatest and most approved type. Thekiln will burn coal. Various improve-ments have recently been made In theEuropean factories for the economizingof coal, and Mr. Leonardt w ill start in afew days for Germany to inspect these,as the fuel question is one of the mostserious with which the enterprise isconfronted.
At the present time the Portlandcement used on this coast is brought byway of the Horn from England, Belgiumand Germany, where the principal fac-tories of the world are located. Thereare only three factories in the UnitedStates, at Philadelphia, Pittsburg andAllentown, Pa. The duty on cement istwentyper cent, but at existing freightrates it does not pay to bring theproduct of these factories west of theRockies. This opens a large field forthe market of the new company.
As an example of how great an indus-try the manufacture of this cement hasbecome in Germany it may be men-tioned that the establishment of Dyck-erhoff & Sons, at Amoeneburg-on-the-Rhine, turns out 2,000 barrels a day, andits plant covers 200 acres. This com-pany manufactured the cement of whichthe base of.the Bartholdi statue wasconstructed.
The C. Leonardt company expect tohave their factory in operation in eightor ten months.
NEW CASES.Documents Filed with the County
Clerk.Among the documents filed with the
county clerk yesterday were the follow-ingnew complaints:
The Western Lumber Company vs.Emma A. Phillips et al.?Suit to obtainjudgment for $662.37, with interestthereon at 7 per cent, from February 28,1890, alleged to be due on a certain con-tract to furnish lumber for a house,built on the south side of East Thirty-second street, between Main and LobAngeles streets ; and for the decree forthe sale of the premises.
John C. Johnson vs. A. W. Rhodes etal.?Suit to foreclose a mortgage on theE. 26 acres of the S. E. lA of S. W. V±of sec. 20, T. 1 N., R. 9 W., S. B. M.,
given February 14, 1889, to Becure pay-ment of a promissory note for $1,500,bearing interest at 5 per cent, per an-num.
C. Q. Smith vs. S. Strohm?Suit toobtain judgment and decree quieting thedefendant's claim to lots 5 and 7, block3, Angeleno heights.
John McKelvey filed a petition for let-ters of administration to the estate ofJohn H. Cross, who died June 15th last;and D. W. Field, public administrator,filed a similar petition for the estate ofiLeon Bineaud, who died June Bth last.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.The Permanent Exhibit?The Number
of Visitors.The following additions were made to
the permanent exhibit of the chamberyesterday:
P. W. Parker, of Eagle Rock, apricots;C. F. Haines, of Whittier, apricots; S. S.Strohm, banana bud; S. W. Barton, ofWhittier, corn in stalk; I. W. Clanton,figs, apples, plums; Frank W. Cain,onions ; Ludwig & Co., oranges ;J. W.Cook, of Minneapolis, Cal., blackberrywine and potatoes; George Clamp, cu-cumbers.
Ceorge W. Cook & Co. supplied a newregister yesterday, the old one, whichwas opened on April 28th, having beenwritten full. It contained 5,000 names,which indicate an attendance of proba-bly 20,000 people.
Flowers yesterday were donated byMrs. P. W. Parker, Mrs. H. W. Patton,and Mrs. Clanton.
Yesterday was the day for makingshipments to California on Wheels. Thefollowing was donated and sent:
One case of oranges, Ludwig &Co.; onecase of peaches, Major Nolton ; one caseof apricots, C. F. Haines; corn on stalk,W. S. Barton ; one case of assorted veg-etables purchased by the chamber.
AN ELEGANT ESTABLISHMENT.The Mammoth Shoe Store at 315 and
317 South Spring.The largest shoe store in Southern
California opened yesterday at 315 and317 South Spring street. Ithas beenappropriately named the Mammoth.The proprietor is H. Olcovich, of SanFrancisco, who for a number of yearshas been a well-known wholesale dealerin leather and shoe findings.
The store is 32x130 feet in size, and iselegantly fitted up as well as commod-ious. In front there are two large displaywindows, in which may be seen a beau-tiful exhibit of the latest styles in shoe-wear. Within will be found one of thelargest and best selected stocks in anyshoe store in the state.
The store will be under the manage-ment of E. D. Morgan, who has hadmany years of experience in this line ofbusiness in New York, Chicago andMinneapolis. First-class goods, lowprices and courteous treatment of cus-tomers will be the leading features ofthis establishment. The formal open-ing takes place today.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.Numbering the People.
Editors Herald?ls the alleged "cen-sus" of our people really completed? Ifso, it is a humbug and a delusion. Noenumerator has as yet shown up in our
and as the tax collectors andassessors never fail to find ua, it wouldseem as ifthe "census" takers might doas well if they tried.
A. F. Kercheval.June 20,1890.
THIRTY TEARS' PRACTICE.ALetter from an Eminent Physician.
Mr. Editor: At the risk of indorsing a pro-prietary preparation, I have a few words infavor of a new laxative principle. But first,how I came to discover it. A patient askedabont taking Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. As
sarsaparillas usually contain mercury or iodidesI objected, and asked for the formula, whichfinding purely vegetable, and so mild as to be tomy miud almost inert, I consented. Imaginemy astonishment when perfect laxative actionwas reported. It has two great points, first,being purely vegetable, it is (unlike mercury)notcumulative in the system, being easily car-ried off by the digestive processes; and second,itis effective with a less quantity of the cathar-tic principle thau has hitherto been attainable.Itiu this respect ranks as a discovery, and ap-proaches the ideal, viz.: the least medicine con-sistent with the greatest good. As people takelaxatives indiscriminately, it is important for
Ithem to know at least one that is safe for con-\ tinuous use; hence this communication. Thenatural laxative effects of this preparation must,lor the reasons above, interest both the publicand the profession.A CITY PHYSICIAN OP THIRTY YEARS' PRACTICE.
I San Francisco Examiner, March 10, 1890.
A Kind of Insurance.For twenty-five cents you can insure
yourself and family against any bad re-;suits from an attack of bowel complaintduring the summer. One or two doses
;of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy will cure any ordi-> nary case. It never fails and is pleas-ant and safe to take. No one can affordto travel without it.
For sale at 25 cents per bottle by C. F.Heinzeman, 222 North Main street,
;John A. Off, corner Fourth and Springstreets and by all leading druggists.
Hemorrhage.IDR. FLINT'S REMEDY will control hemor-rhage from the stomach and bowels, which is
Ioften dependent on too great a supply sentthither by a heart that has some form of dis-
i case. Descriptive treatise with each bottle; or,jaddress Mack Drug Co., N. Y.
SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY?a positivecure for Catarrh, Diphtheria and Canker Mouth.For sale by C. F. Heinzeman, 122 North Mainstreet.
THE LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1890.2
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We have a market for prime flrst claBS invest-ment securities, and invite proposals fromstates, counties and cities when issuing bonds.
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W. L. DOUGLAS$3 SHOE GENTLEMEN.
Fine Calf, Heavy Laced Grain and Creed-moor Waterproof.
Best in tho world. Examine hie?5.00 GENUINE lIANO-HEWED SHOE.\u25a04.00 HAND-SEWED WELT SHOE.?3.50 POLICE AM> FARMERS' SHOE.?2.50 EXTRA VALUE CALK SHOE.
85.25 & Si WORKWOMEN'S SHOES.a.OO and U1.75 HOYS' SCHOOL SHOES.
Allmade In Congress, Button and Lace.
$3&52 SHOES LADIES.?1.75 SHOE FOR MISSES.
Beat Material. Best Style. Beet rutin*.W. L. Douglas, Brockton, Mail. Sold Ijr
MASSACHUSETS
Boot # Shoe House,Sole Agents for Los Angeles,
fel-5m 129 WEST FIRST ST.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS,
-\JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THElN semi-annual examination of teachers, willbe held in the Los Angeles College, corner ofHope and Eighth streets, beginning on Monday,June 23,1H90, at 10 o'clock a. m. All appli-cants must be present at the beginning of theexamination.
The subjects upon which an examination isrequired for primary grade certificates, are asfollows: I?arithmetic, 2?grammar and com-position, B?orthography, 4?geography, 5?U.S. history, (i?word analysis, 7?physiology,B?penmanship and S. E. book-keeping, 9?in-dustrial drawing, 10?vocal music, 11?reading,12--entomology, 13?school law, 14?civil gov-ernment, 15?methods of teaching.
All teachers now holding temporary certifi-cates, and all applicants for the renewal ofcertificates, should file their applications andcredentials with the secretary on or beforeJune 21, 1890.
By order of the county board of education,W. W. SEAMAN, Secretary.
Los Angeles, June sth, 1890. je6-td
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OFPARTNERSHIP.
T<HE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EX-L isting by and between John F. Smith and
Charles F. Wells, known as the firm of Smith &Wells, livery, boarding and sale stables, 127South Los Angeles street, Los Angeles, Cali-fornia, is this day dissolved by mutual consent,
the said Charles F. Wells retiring and the saidJohn F. Smith continuing in the said businessat the same stand. The said John F. Smith tocollect all bills due said firm and o pay alldebts owing by said firm.
Los Angeles, Cal., May 21st, 1890.JOHN F. SMITH.
ma23-lm CHAS. F. WELLS.
PICTURE FRAMES,STEEL ENGRAVINGS,
MIRRORS, MOULDINGS,?AND?
ARTISTS' MATERIALS.
Reliable Goods and Satisfac-tory Prices.
Sanborn, Vail & Co.,133 South Spring Street
ma2s-sa-ws-12m
BOOKSON
_ARCHITECTURE!
BUILDING!PAINTING !
Decorating, eto. My 100-page IllustratedCatalogue sent free. Address: WM. T.COMSTOCK, 83 Warren St., New York.
notice: is hereby givenThat I have this day transferred my loan and collateral business to the
LOS ANGELES LOAN COMPANY,W. I>. ECKSTEIN, Manager, 8 and 9 Wilson Block, cor. Flrgtand Spring st*.
Thanking my patrons for business extended to me, I respectfully solicit a continuance of sameto the I.os Angeles Loan Co. E. I. KEIKER,
Los Angeles, June 17, 1890. jelB-4t J. S. KEIFER, Agt.
BANKING HOUSES.
* MAIN STREET *Savings Bank and Trust Co.,
No. 326 SOUTH MAIN STREET.DEPOSITS RECEIVED FIJOM $1,00 UP.
CAPITAL, * -X- * $200,000.
OFFICERS: DIRECTORS:President J. B. Lankershim Chas Forman. A.Haas. J. J. SchallertVice-President Chas. Forman J. B. Lankershim. J. H. Jones. G. F. Griffith.Cashier F. W. DeVan I. N. Van Nuys. Geo.H.Pike. F. Sabichi.
FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. Money to Loan on Real Estate.Remittances to all parts of the world. Agents for the Checque Bank, limited, of Londonap2H-tf
THE NATIONALBANK of CALIFORNIA,Corner of Spring and Second Sts., Los Angeles, Cal.
CAPITAL, * * $250,000.Is lullyequipped for every kind of LEGITIMATE BANKING, and solicits the accounts o
those needing a banker.OFFICERS: BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
J. M. C. Marble President" Owen H. Churchill. Thos. R. Bard.Owen H. Churchill Vice-President Gen'l M. 11. Sherman. Dr. W. L. Graves.w(i Hno-hex f-ashier CaDt G?rge E. Lemon. E. F. C. Klokko.W O. Hughes aß "er Dan McFarland. Fred Eaton.Perry Wildman Assistant Cashier Perry Wildman. W G Hughes
m3O-tf J. M. C. Marble.
State Loan asd tat Co.Subscribed Capital 51,000,000.Capital Paid Up 8450,000.
BANKING ROOM, N. W. CORNER SPRINGAND SECOND STREETS, BRYSON-BONEBRAKE BLOCK.
DIRECTORS.GEORGE H. BONEBRAKE, President.
JOHN BRYSON, SR. I ~,?? ? ~ .! E. F. SPENCE. j Vice-Presidents.SAMUEL B. HUNT, Cashier.
W. G. Cochran. P. M. Green,g. H Perry. j. F. Towell.H. J. Woollacott. - L. N. Breed.O. T. Johnson.
We act as trustees for corporations and estates.Loan money on first-class real estate andcollaterals. Keep choice securities for sale.I Pay interest on savingß deposits. Five per
I cent, paid on time deposits. Safe deposit boxesjfor rent. Best fire insurance companies| represented, marl9-tf
ANGELES SAVINGS BANK,
130 North Mainstreet.Capital $100,000
L. C. GOODWIN PresidentW. M. CASWELL. ..!...!!..SecretaryDIRECTORS.
I. W. Hojlman, John E. PlaterRobert S. Baker, J. B. Lankershim,
L. C. Goodwin.Term deposits will be received in sums of
I$100 and over. Ordinary deposits in sums ol[|10 and over.i Money to loan on first-class real estate.jLos Angeles,;july 1, 1889. jul-t(
J rj*HE UNIVERSITYBANKOF LOS ANGELES,No. 119 Nvew High street.
jCapital stock paid up $100,000I Surplus » 20A>00
! ?fo-,WSn '? President| IjEO. L. ARNOLD Cashier_~ ?
DIRECTORS.£? Jf. Widney, C. A. Warner,
i P\2- Miltimore, C. M. Wells,B. W. Little, L. J. P. Morrill,L. H. Titus.; Eight per cent, bonds secured by first mort-gage on real estate, with interest payable semi-i annually, are offered to investors 250 andupwards.
THE CITY BANK,37 South Spring street.
Capital Stock 1300,000
IrnS^F^ESF 88 PresidentI JOHN b. PARK CashierDIRECTORS.
W. T. Childress, Poindexter Dunn.J. J. Schallcrt, E. E. Crandall,John S. Park, R. o. l>nt,A. D. Childress.
I General banking. Fire and burglar proof safeideposit boxes rented at from $3 to $20 per au-; num- m412m
TOS ANGELES NATIONALBANK,4 Cor. First and Spring streets.
Capital $500,000 00!Scrplus 75A>00 00
Total $575,000 00GEO. H. BONEBRAKE President
">\V*ON' »X Vice-l'SniIv w 7&wM CashierIE. W. LOE. Assistant CashierNo interest paid on deposits.
directors.
'Dr. W (i. Cochran, H. H. Markham,ul"ti Xi-- C,r(ien
' v. John Bryson, Sr.,Dr. H. Sinsabaugh, F. C. Howes,\u25a0 George H. Bonebrake. Warren Gillelen.
' No interest paid on deposits.! Exchange for sale on all the principal citiesof the united States and Europe. m8
QALIFORNIA bank,
Cor. Broadway and Second Sts., Los Angeles.
Subscribed Capital $500,000Paid up Capital $300,000Surplus $ 20,000I directors:IHervey Lindley, J. c. Kays, E. W. Jones,??.G. W. Huges, Sam. Lewis.H. C. Witmer PresidentJ. rrankenfleld Vice-President
T. J. Weldon, Cashier.J. M. Witmer, Assistant Cashier.
General Banking and Exchange Businesstransacted. m4-4m
JjVIRST NATIONALBANK OF LOS ANGELES.
CAPITAL STOCK $200,000RESERVE $205,000
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.E F. SPENCE President\u25a0>\u25a0 H- BICKMSLL Vice-PresidentJ.M.ELLIOTT CashierG. B. SHAFFER Assistant Cashier
Directors?E. F. Spence, J. D. Bicknell, S HMott,Wm. Lacy, J. F. Crank, H. Mabury, J. M.Elliott. juX
JjVARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Isaias W. Hellman PresidentL. C. Goodwin Vice-PresidentH. W. Hellman Second Vice-PresidentJohn Milner CashierH. J. Fleishman Assistant CashierCapital (paid up) $500,000Surplus and Reserve Fund 800,000
Total $1,300,000directors.O. W. Childs, C. E. Thorn, Jose Mascarel, J. B.
Lankershim, C. Ducommun, Philippe Gamier,L. C. Goodwin, L. L. Bradbury, Isalas W. Hell-man, H. W. Hellman.
STOCKHOLDERS.0. W. Childs, L. L. Bradbury, Philippe Gam-ier, James B. Lankershim, T. L. Dnque, Jose? Mascarel, Charles Ducommun, Andrew Glassell,Cameron E. Thorn, Domingo Amestoy, LouisPolaski, L. C. Goodwin, Prestley C. Baker,
Frank Lecouvreur, Oliver H. Bliss, Sarah J. Lee,Estate D. Solomon, Chris. Henne, Jacob Kuhrts.1 Isaias W. Hellman, H. W. Hellman. jul
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