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CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
W; reTrorsum x JU
"O. X., Walter Parker."
"What we want is the mon."
"We can send her to the pen but
what' good would that do? 1'
Southern California is the only region
where baseball lingers in the lap of
football.
Roosevelt was fifty-two the other
clay. This week some of his opponents
will be "23." .
The freight tariff on staves has been
suspended. Oh, joy! The cost of liv
ing is going down.
Gillett's highway amendment means
$10,000,000 expense to Los Angeles
county and no benefit.
Coroner Hartwell never returns any
verdicts that can be used to fix blame
on the Southern Pacific.
The present supreme court of seven
members is solidly Republican. That's
an unhealthy condition.
All the luck is coming at once. The
baseball pennant race closes today and
the election campaign ends Tuesday.
Secretary MacVeagh, a Democrat, has
been stumping for the Ohio Republican
ticket. Political speaking, where are
yve at?
With an advance of 10 cents a pound
on bacon in a week, it is perhaps not
putting it too strongly to say the trust
Is hogging it.
The express strike in New York has
the entire approval of several hun
dred horse* that are eating outs and
having a bully loaf.
Missouri may go for prohibition this
;week. If so, maybe Mr. Busch of st.
Louis and Pasadena may move Ilia joy
manutactory to the.so parts.
The Harrlman family has just given
it ten-thousand-acre park to New York
state, and is now believed to own not
more than five-sixths of the earth.
Lorin A. Handlev ha hi wn that he
understands the tricks of the tariff
trade. He couldn't be. fool or cajoled
In congress into voting for the trusts.
The government has been robbed of
vast sums by lemon importers, Old
Uncle Sam appears to be about the
easiest Rube that comes down the pike.
Thanksgiving; day is the next hol
iday after election. A different set of
people will offer up the thanks this
year, but the old crowd will still have
the turkeys.
It isn't unlikely that the ultimate
consumers of Massachusetts will take
a real pleasure in show Ing 11. C. Lodge
on Tuesday that they are a rather
substantial myth.
Society note: Mr. WUsnn 13. Evans,
former teller of a leading Los Angclos
bank, will shortly return from an ex
tended cruise in southern waters in
the schooner Kate.
Mayor Gaynor, *vho Is alleged to
have said Washington is no better
than Now York, was probably mis
quoted. What he must have said is
that New York is no worse than
Washington.
Secretary Hoot has been speaking in
New York and Secretaries Wilson and
fox in Ohio. If Ohio can stand Por
iikcr it ought to have let Secretary
lialllnger have a little flinar tit in-
urgency.
The Constitutional Amendments and Bond
Propositions
AS a result of a somc\\li.it careful Investigation of th« constitutional amend
ments and bond propositions submitted for the votes of the people on
November 8 The Herald lias this to say to its readers:
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1.
We had hoped to be able to indorse senate oonstitutiOluU amendment No. 1,
which has for its basis a deslr* to Introduce aomothing llko iyat«m and >'prtainty
into our revenue laws which, as at present existing, are distinKuislicil by an
nbsonee of both those qualities.
,\ system of state taxes baaed on the principle upon which amendment No. 1
i? drawn is now in forca in a number of statns. and appears to bo generally
reiMgnized as an improvement in the revenue laws of thus' states. Careful in
vestigation of amendment No. 1, however. Indicates to us that it is not fully
thought out. "\\> believe that the distribution at the burdens of taxation on
the various classes of corporations in the state la not entirely equitable. And
there is a failure In the lnw to be sufficiently spcclflo ns to the effect that it
will have upon the school funds of the 6tate. The adoption of the amendment
■will upset the present legislative provisions for raising a state fund to support
the public schools and the state university. And inasmuch as the amendment
makes no provision as to the amount of funds for sustaining the public schools
or the state university which shall he taken from the taxes COHected from cor
porntions, that of course will have to be settled by future legislation.
Friends of the amendment, while admitting lliat it is possibly not perfect,
argnie that no re-form legislation is ever perfect when first Inaugurated, and
thnt as it is tested by time, chnn,?o?i that are shown to be needed may be made;
which contention, of course, has Its force.
After careful consideration of the amendment, while we cannot condemn it
'utterly, we do not feel that it is in such form that we can advise our readers
to vote for it. It has been improved since it was submitted to the, votes of the
people, and 1f defeated at this election It will probably be thorn of the various
objections which have been made to It, so that It can safely be maf.e a part
of tho law of the state. We advise our readers to vote against it In it? present
form.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT NO. 11.
This amendment removes from the constitution the provision which requires
mortgages to ba tnxed as an interest in land, or. as commonly expressed, re
i quires the holder of the mortgago to pay the tax on it. There is no doubt that
the borrower has not only never received any advantage from the law as it
now stands, but that it has always worked to his disadvantage. In our own
city and county, for Instance, the combined state, city and county taxes are
somewhat less than 3 per cent. Tet in every mortgage given upon property
in the city of Los Angeles 3 per cent is added to the Interest provided for in the
note. To illustrate: Should this amendment carry, when a mortgagor borrows
money at the rate of fi per cent, only 6 per cent will be expressed in his note;
but tinder the present law, where he borrows mony at the rate of 6 per cent,
his note Is mado out for Interest at 0 per cent, and the mortgagee profits by the
Blight difference between the extra 3 per cent and tho total amount of the state,
city and county taxes.
We believe, for this reason, that the amendment should carry, and advise
our readers to vote for it.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 36.
This amendment is intended to increase the efficiency of tho courts by
changing the present law so that judges who are not occupied in their own
counties may be called into other counties to help transact Judicial business.
At present Judges may substitute in other counties than their own, but the
number sitting cannot l>e increased beyond the number of Judges provided by
law for that county. This amendment does a<vay with that limitation and
enables counties whose dockets are congested with business to avail themselves
of the services of judges of other counties who are nt leisure and have the
time at their disposal to hold court in the counties whose overburden of litiga
tion makes their services desirable.
We advise our readers to vote for this amendment.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL, AMENDMENT NO. 38.
This amendment mak^; some changes in the law relating to the limitation
of county boundary linos and the making of new counties. The principal change
is requiring larger populations for the new counties.
We believe tiie amendment a good one, and advise our readers to vote for It.
BENATE CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT NO. 44.
The purpose of tills amendment is to enable the legislature to classify towns
by population and to provide the minimum capital stock which must be pos
sessed by banks doing business in towns of varying population, so that the
minimum rate of capital may vary according to the population. In other
words, the amendment permits the legislature of the state to classify banks in
accordance with the size of the communities which they will serve, in the
game way that <lie United States dors with national banks.
W<- believe this amendment is in the interest of sound banking, and advise
our readers to vote for it.
SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 52.
This amendment is Intended to authorize the city of Snn Francisco to bond
itself for $5,000,000 for the purpose of the proposed Panama exposition. It will
be necessary to adopt the amendment in order to enable San Francisco to raise
the fund which she desires for the Panama exposition of 191.". The people of
San Francisco want. It, and we advise our readers to vote for It.
ASSEMBLY CONSTftUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 14.
This amendment proposes to establish n perpetual easement on nil land
bordering a stream which can be fished. As this would be a burden upon the
land If the state were 1" attempt to dispose of it. and would thereby impair its
value, we bclievo the amendment to be undesirable, and advise our readers to
vote against it.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 33.
This amendment makes possible the raising by the state, by means of a
special tax extending throughout four years, of the sum of «,".nnO,ooo for the, pur
po . of aiding the Panama exposition which it is propose] to hold in San
Francisco. Probably $1,000,000 of this sum would be paid by the people of l,os
Angeles county. Wo believe, however, that Los Angeles county and Southern
California will receive a very large advantage from^ this exposition if held in
San Francisco; an advantage many times greater than what 1t will cost should
,1,,. amendment be adopted, and we therefore advise our readers to vote for it.
The following propositions for the issuance of state bonds appear on the
ticket and a careful consideration of them makes it necessary for us to advise
our readers as follows:
"THE PAN FKANCISCO HARBOR IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 100!?."
Tliis act provides for a state boml Issue of $0.000.nn0 to be used for the im
ment of San Francisco harbor, and the principal and interest of which
will be paid out of harbor revenues, B' that tlte bonds will cost the people at
larse of the state of California nothing. The people of the city of San Fram
ar to be a unit in desiring this bond i^sue for the improvement of their
harbor, ami we advise our readers to vote for it.
"THE STATE HIGHWAY ACT."
This is that outrageous proposition of Governor Glllett to bond the whole
state of California, except the city c.f San Francisco, for the sum of $18,000,000
to oonstrucl a syßtem of .state highways. The act makes no proper provision
for the supervision of the construction of the. highways and the expenditure of
the money, nor does it contain any provision whatever for keeping up the sys
tem when once lonstructed at the enormous cost Of $18,000,000. Besides having
unlimited possibilities of graft in it, it is unjust to every county that has made
a special provision tor constructing ts own highways, as has the county of Los
Angeles by Issuing $3,500,000 of bonds tor that purpose. ]t Is further unjust to
nil the people of the state by excepting the city of San Francisco from the
burden, because the system of highways proponed would benefit that city about
as mil' li as 11 would any other city in the state. Should the bonds carry It will
, oi ! the people of Los Angeles county about $10,000,000 in the pas-meut of prln
; and interest upon them.
There should be a solid vote of no in Southern California against this prop
-OSiU""' "THE INDIA BASIN ACT."
It is pro] i for thi -tale to issue $1,6*00,000 In bi "inch of that sum
as is necessary to be used to purchase certain land, mostly submerged, for use
part of tho harbor of San Francisco. Inasmu h as the principal and mi
i of the bonds will I" paid out of the revenues of S:m Francisco harbor
will impose no burden upon the people of tho state al large. There ;ip
to be some difference among the people of San Fram ii no about the neces-
Blty of this expenditure, but inasmuch as it has been indor ed by tho Merchants'
association <>:' San Francisco, the chamber of commerce oi that place and a
„;. in. ii Interested In shipping and other bush n that city it
,i uppear Hi >t ii is favored by much the largest tiui itii i I the people of
;, h p incisco, and especially by tha int.rests that will be most affected. We
therefore advise, our readers to vote for this act.
•■HAS DIEQO BEA-WALL ACT '
.pi,; ,; „ propo Itlon <o Issue $1,500 lin state bonds to i,. used in improv
lie harbor ol Ban Diego, The principal ami Interest of the lion.is will be
it ..l tiie revenues of tin harbor, and will therefore be no burden Upon the
people vi large. The people of Son Diego, we are Informed, an a unit in desir
ing thi bond Issue, and we advise pur readers to vote In favor of it.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 6, 1010.
JJT s^Zj^=x-o^^tltainn yia^ ' I
POPULAR AT HOME
Mr.. WILLIAM A. OAINES, can
candidate on tho Democratic
ticket to represent tho Seven
tieth assembly district, has tho pood
fortune of having the active support
and strong Indorsement of a Kepubli
can paper published In his home town,
which ought to be accepted as a very
good certificate of character. The Her
ald feels that In recommending Mr.
Galnea to the voters of the Seventieth
assembly district it cannot do better
than to quote what The Enterprise,
published at Compton, the town in
which he was raised and has his home,
says about him. In a recent issue the
Enterprise In indorsing the candidacy
of Mr. Qaines says:
"W. A. Galnes, candidate for tho po
sition of member of assembly fur the
Seventieth assembly district, is thor
oughly familiar with the laws of Cali
fornia, and thoroughly fitted for the
office to which he aspires, and, if cle ( t
ed, he purposes to be instrumental in
making changes by way of amendments
to the present laws, and appealing to
others so that they may be of some
benefit to the citizenship of California.
H< is a member of the Democratic
league, which cleaned out the bad ele
ment of his party. He stands for good
government—not the stereotyped brand,
either, hut the very best, and that is
none tuo good for us. We want fur
ther to impress upon the people that Mr.
Qaines did not seek the office. A com
mittee of fifteen of the best and clean
est men of this county urged him and
persuaded him to take the nomination.
He never so much as circulated his
nomination petition—it was done by his
11 ie mis— and If elected he will make
an honest, efficient, clean and able
representative, which is more than we
can say of some of the legislators in
the past. Let us have a little local
pride and boost on election day for our
follow townsman, and let the state of
California know that Compton is on
tho map."
Any Democrat who can get that sort
of an indorsement from a Republican
paper, because its editor knows him aa
a neighbor and fellow townsman, ought
to make a pretty good member of the
assembly, and this we are t-ure Mr.
Qaines will make, should he be chosen
by the voters of his district to repre
sent them in the next assembly of the
vtati of California.
LINDSEY'S CHOICE
THE most famous Judge in America
is Judge Ben H. Ulndsey. His
tame did not come from his abil
ity, though lie has plenty o£ that, but
from the fact that he fought and won
a lons 1 and desperate fight with "The
Beast" in Denver and almost single
handed Cleaned up a great city and re
deemed it from saloon and corporation
rule. With this slight and perhaps
unnecessary introduction wo give this
letter;
Denver, October 29, 1910.
Hon. 'William P. Lawlor, San Fran
cisco, California,
My Dear Judge: In the lip-lit go
ing on all over this country between
the i pie and the special privilege
grabbers every Kood citizen should be
earnestly Interested in the success at
the coming •lection of those candidates
who have stood by the people. The li
sue is nation-wide, and a citizen of
Denver has juut aa much right, In my
Judgment, to be Interested In what is
being done In Ban Francisco as a citi
zen ut' Ban Francisco has a right to be
interested in what Is being done hi
Denver in this great contest. Through
out the entire nation, among those cit
izens who have been interested In
this conflict, your name Is a house
hold word, and you are respected and
loved for the brave, courageous
you have taken anil because of the
enemies you have necessarily mudej It
is therefore a matter of great concern
Not on This Ladder
to many of your friends in Denver and
in many parts of the country that yon
should be triumphantly elected. Your
election will not only be a just trib
ute from the people you have faithfully
served and the office you have so sig
nally honored, but it will be an en
oouragement to those who. in the face
of threatening privilege, have stood for
right and justice. I do Hincerely hope
that, regardless of party, every man
who believes in honesty. Justice and
fair play, and a judiciary uncontrolled
by special interests, but just alike to
corporation and individual that come
before them, will no work and vote on
the eighth day of next November as to
make your election as certain as it ia
deserving.
With kindest regards and beat
wishes, I am,
Sincerely yours,
BEN B. LINDSEY.
To add a word of comment on Judge
Lindsey's letter would assuredly be a
"work of supererogation."
LOUIS G. GUERNSEY
WE TKUBT that the voters of the
Seventy-fifth assembly district
In casting their ballots on No
vember 8 will bear in mind the candi
dacy of Louis G. Guernsey to repre
sent them in the assembly. Mr. Guern
sey is young, energetic, able, honest
and ambitious. He will if elected, we
feel sure, have no machine affiliations
which will admit of his being influ
enced in discharging his duties aa a
member of the legislature, or any con
sideration other than the highest good
of his constituents and the people of
the state at large.
Mr. Guernsey is the kind of man
who, if chosen for a position of this
sort, will endeavor to use it as a means
of achieving a reputation for himself.
He has qualifications which particu
larly tit him for discharging efficiently
the duties of the office which he seeks,
and to which, we trust, he will be
chosen as a result of the election.
A DECISION REACHED
ONE of the Influential newspaper*
of Los Angeles county that long
deferred its judgment on the case
of District Attorney Fredericks was
the Pasadena News. Evidently Jit
wanted timo to weigh calmly the
charges of Thomas Leo Woolwine and
to digest the defense of the district at
torney. Having done so, It came to a
decision on Wednesday last, Which it
announced as follows:
The News has been compelled In
justice to itself and under a proper
sense of its duty to the community,
into thousands of whose homes it
is a daily visitor, to advocate the
defeat of District Attorney Fred
ericks and the election Of Thomas
Lee Woolwine. The evidence which
is overwhelming calls for the de
feat of the present incumbent of
the office.
Like the News, hundreds and per
haps thousands of voters in Los An
geles county have been slow and de
liberate in deciding this matter, which
Is proper, and like that newspaper,
after weighing the evidence have been
forced to the same conclusion.
LORIN A. HANDLEY
ONE of the most important Offices
to be filled at tho clec^on Tues
day Is that Of representative
from the Seventh California district.
The Democratic nominee for this office
is Professor Lorin A. Handley, a pub
lic spirited citizen. £ scholar, in short,
ii man w#H qualified In every way to
represent this district. His work tii
the past for good government stamps
him as :i man who will always be B
Toe uf -special interests," ■ represen
tative of the people who could not be
corrupted. Mr. Handley deserves your
consideration and your vute.
A PARTING MESSAGE
ASEIORT time ago Julia Ward
Howe, a grand woman of our
country, reached the end of a
very long and useful life. Certainly
no woman over lived fn America who
could be more ■worthily described as
a representative woman of her coun
try. At tho age of 02 her Ufa had
marked nearly a century of our coun
try's history and she had as a writer,
reformer, lecturer, and last but r.ot
least, mother, left her impression upon
the larger patt of that great span of
time.
What such a woman has said about
the career of her sex and their duty
in public affairs should have great
weight. A short time before sihe died
on September 18 last she was the guest
of the Civic league of Newport and
at that time read a short address to
her audience in which she said:
"It is hardly necessary for me to
dwell on the new field for public service
which has opened for women during
the past years. The well-being of
society cannot be attained without
the co-operation of women who have
it at heart. Some women find their
chief delight in the study of the pub
lic business, but far too many are in
different. Can we join In this indiffer
ence? No, we cannot. We must march
with the army that goes ever on, and
discover now opportunities. Who
would be left behind? Society needs
to exert all the power it possesses to
attain the highest results."
Can there be any doubt that speak
ing as this wise and wonderful woman
did alm.4 from the portals of another
world there was something of the wis
dom of the seeress in her utterance
when she said: "The well-being of
society cannot be attafned without the
co-operation of women who have It at
heart. Some women find their chief
delight in the study of the public, busi
ness, but far too many are indifferent.
Can we join In this Indifference? No,
we cannot."
That la exactly what Is meant by
woman suffrage. Society finds its
greatest protection, as well as the in
strumentalities for Its highest develop
ment, in the work of government. Be
cause government in this ago of the
world means not only fitting the hu
man units for life by education, but
it means an easier, a fuller, a'better
life, or a harder, a narrower and a
worse life, Surely women (Pith their
duty to the rising generation, and their
better understanding of that genera
tion, with their fuller understanding
of all that makes for the finer and
higher development of life, arc worthy
of being trusted with, and should -be
trusted with, a voice in government
upon whicli so much of life depends as
society is at present organized, and so
much more will depend as society de
velops In the future.
A dispatch says Dr. Bumpus has
fireri the head ichthyologist of the
American Museum of Natural History.
Properly fired, such a thing as that
should burn 'iuite a while.
Census figures show Hoboken, N. J.,
has an exceptionally high death rate.
Hoboken also leads in the ratio of sa
loons, la there any relation between
the two facts?
Aviator Johnstone, the world's -rec
ord holder for lieiglit, is called by an
exchange a regular bulldog for grit.
Wouldn't skyo terrier be more descrip
tive
DOM tiie Anti-salo.Mi league still
want the saloon favorite for district
uUonicy? i
Public Letter Box
TO CORRJCSTONDHTNTB— l*t»«r» Intended
for publication must be aooompani*4 bjr the
name and address of the writer. The Hefmld
fives the widest latitude to correspondent*,
but uiumii no veaponalbilltr for their Tlewa.
Letter* muet not exoeed 100 words.
WHY HE FAVORS BELL
Editor Herald: There are five rea
sons why Republicans should vote for
Bell. .
. 1. His unblemished character.
2. He is a native son of California.
3. All his Interests are identified with
this state and ever have been.
4. Ho has all the time, from first to
last, proven to the people by every act
in life that he stands solidly for the
people, the whole people and all the
time opposed to the Southern Pacific
Rairoad company's control of the state.
6. His parents before him possessed
clean characters and never were
charged with violation of law.
Pasadena, Cal. S. SHJEPPAItD.
HOW CHICAGO DOES IT
Editor Herald: The "smoking on
tha ear" question has been very sat
isfactorily solved on the Lake street
"L," in Chicago. The first of this
year Mr. Knight, Its president, ordered
such a rule enforced, and while It re
sulted in indignation and mass meet
ings, still held good, and today no
■rooking is seen on its trains. Ladles
can sit In any part of the cars or train
now, assured of clean and sanitary
floors and woodwork. During busy
hours ladles can now ride where it was
Impossible before. Has it paid? Well,
I should say, ns do its patrons now.
Start it here.
PIBRSON W. BANNING.
Los Angeles, Cal. , ,
AN APPEAL FOR WORK
Editor Herald: Will you kindly al
low me space for a few lines? I am an
old man, 56 years of age, with a fam
ily of a Wife In poor health and eight
children, and it seems almost Impos
sible for me to get any work to make
a living-, as I am suffering- from a cur
vature of the spine and cannot do hard
manual labor. But I am an engineer
with forty years' experience, and If
some one will help me to a position as
nil pumper or In a water pumping
Vlant it would be most thankfully re
ceived. One of my boys makes $.'> a
week and has to board himself, and
my little girl makes $3. You can se«
how far this amount will go toward
feeding and clothing a family of ten,
paying house rent, fuel and water bills.
Many times we are forced to sit down
to dry bread and black coffee. It is
not charity I »sk for, but the chance
to make an honest living, and It tiecnia
as if some good friend might help me
to such a position. I will assure them
of faithful service and grateful thanks.
Address me at 637 Alamitos avenue,
Long Beach, Cat. .T. P. WOODS.
TROLLEY CAR REFORM
Editor Herald: I see by your paper
that the Los Angeles railway com
pany Is going to do great things in re
gard to new cars and altering old
ones to "pay-as-you-enter," etc. Ami
I want to urge every man, woman and
child that can handle a pen to write to
that company and beg and beseech ami
implore them to abolish those Infer
nal boards that they compel the peo
ple to sit on Inside the cars for the fol
lowing reasons:
First— tip back and throw a
short person's feet off the floor.
Second They throw one's shoulder
blades against the projecting window
sill.
Third—When car stops or starts they
throw the body sideways in an un
natural twist.
Fourth — can't look out and see
either scenery or destination.
Fifth—They leave too much space in
center of car which could bo used for
seats.
Let us have cross seats like the cars
to the beaches and also let us have
an individual window to each seat
like steam cars and one which will open
and shut without straining every mus
cle In the body.
I have done my duty In writing the
company about it, now let everybody
else do It and see how comfortable we
can ride and how many more can ob
tain seats. CHARLES ELLIOTT.
Los Angeles, Cal.
FAIR WARNING
Editor Herald: Nothing shows the
conceit of man more plainly than the
letter of "A Smoker" in this morning's
Herald where ho intimates the wo
men would get stcpladders if men
were forced to smoke on the roof of.
street cars. What an affliction It is to
bo a man and be pursued In that man
ner.
I should like to Inform him that the
average woman never stops to think
which Is the smoker's end when she
boards a car. Her main object Is to
get a seat where it Is most conven
ient and least crowded, If she hap
pens to choose the front end some
egotistical man Is sure to think she
looked at him before taking that seat.
Very often before she has gone very
far she wishes she had chosen some
othor seat. For my part I can't see
why men should have this privilege
of smoking In public conveyances. The
majority of them do not appreciate
it but take it as their right as the
superior sex. But they had better
make the most of it while it lasts for
when the women vote they will pay
dearly for all their special privileges.
SUFFRAGETTE.
Los Angeles, Cal.
WHY EGGS ARE Hluri
Editor Herald: Tour article copied
from the San Francisco Post, "More
Hens Wanted," opens up a very Inter
esting subject to me and one in regard
to which I have asked many questions
without getting satisfactory answers.
Eggs and poultry meat are and always
have been unresonably high here.
Why, then, In a community where In
every line the competition is most In
tense Is not the poultry business more
thoroughly exploited. Without doubt
the housekeeper who has a yard and
will put up suitable shelter and keep
things scrupulously clean and ener
getically fight against head lice, body
lice, mites, red spiders, elephantisis,
roup, liver trouble and several otne.
enemies of chicken prosperity can keep
from six to twelve hens (no roosters,
so as not to be a nuisance to the neigh
bore) with profit and satisfaction, the
former from being able to utilize kitch
en waste and raise green food for them
and the latter from having strictly
fresh eggs to use. But when it comes
to rearing and keeping poultry as a
business proposition I, am told It has
proved a failure—lnsect pests, roup,
etc., on one hand, the enormous price
of feed on the other. Another fact the
papers do not mention—that a pro
ducer trying to market eggs or poul
try would find himself obliged to deal
with the cold storage people, who con
trol things so that ho would not re
ceive anything like the prices Indicat
ed by charges to consumer. Now If
The Herald knows cf any parties near
Los Angeles who are making a suc
cess of raising poultry and eggs for
the market as ■ business—not the
fancy stock business, mind youl for
one would like to hear of them.
CHICKEN,
Los Angelea, C*L