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A Recent Government Topograph- 

 ical Map of California 



Tlie United States Geological Survey 

 has in press and will shortly publish an 

 excellent topof^raphic map of the Santa 

 Susana quadrangle, enibracinf; [xirtions 

 of Los Angeles and \'entura counties, 

 Cal. On it will appear parts of the I'ine 

 Mountains and Zaca Lake Forest Re- 

 serve, the Santa Susana Mountains, and 

 the northern side of San Fernando Val- 

 ley. It will show the region near the 

 headwaters of the Santa Clara Uiver and 

 that portion of the Santa Susana Moun- 

 tains whose drainage is to be utilized for 

 the municipal supply of Los Angeles. An 

 interesting feature of this drainage is the 

 fact that the water coming from the var- 

 ious canyons of the Santa Susana Moun- 

 tains flows into the gravel beds of San 

 Fernando Valley and is entirely lost to 

 view, but emerges again at the lower cud 

 of the valley as a stream. 



The topography, or relief, is clearly 

 shown by contour lines passing through 

 points of equal elevation, which not only 

 show the altitude of all portions of the 

 region, but accurately define the shapes 

 and slopes of the mountains and valleys. 

 The map is drawn on a scale of appio.xi- 

 mately one inch to the mile. 



J. J. BLACK, CoiisultiiiK Kleclrical Engineer 



Telephone Green 741 



It has always been sui)posed that the 

 ("hinese were the most imitative people 

 on earth, but when it comes to adopting 

 and following the peculiar institutions of 

 the white man, the Japs can discount 

 them every time. At O.xnard the the 

 Little Brown Man has been largely de- 

 pended upon for labor in tlie beet lields 

 and usuall, at the most critical period, 

 he has found a better job or is out for 

 larger pay. Recently the Japs there 

 have formed a union, a regular labor or- 

 ganization, with their walking delegates 

 and agitators, "Alle same white man," 

 and are now out for trouble. Recently 

 some four hundred members of the beet 

 workers' union composed mostly of Japs, 

 with same j\Ie.Kicans, paraded the streets 

 of Oxnard, and urged othes laborers to 

 join them in their demonstration. The 

 grievance as stated is that the labor con- 

 tracting companies have overcharged the 

 ranchers and underpaid their em. 

 ployees, who do the greater part of the 

 thinning and hoeing. .\s there are some 

 1,.500 to 3,000 hands engaged in the beet 

 fielda the strike is likely to take on ser- 

 ious proportions. 



Orange shipments from Southern Cali- 

 fornia have fallen oft about 400 carloads 

 this season as compared with last. This 

 is about four per cent of tlie total crop, 

 and the end of the shipping season will 

 probably show the decrease somewhat 

 heavier; probably five per cent less as 

 compared with last year. 



Vendome Electric Co. 



ELECTRIC GOODS AND SUPPLIES 



216 West Santa Clara St. - - San Jose, Cal. 



Plans and Specifications promptly attended to. Estimates given on Electrical 

 Wiring and Installations of Electric Light I'lanta and Motors. Medical Batteries, 

 Static Machines, and Dental Motors a specialty. Electric Elevators, Private Tele- 

 phone and Telegraph Lines. Fine Machine Work and Models for Patents. Bicycle 

 Repairing. 



>VRITE TODAY 



Send us your name and address and wo will send you evidence, lots of it, that 

 good stenographers are in demand at excellent salaries. This school is endorsed by 

 court reporters — men drawing from Si>,()00 to $:;,000 a year. Write today. 



WHITE'S MODERN SCHOOL. Rea Building. San Jose. Cal. 



TO THE 



Orchardist and Farmer 



TliL- bicycle offers a quick atid 

 sure means of travel, and a mini- 

 mum ot effort — a maximum of 

 speed — that's the result of riding 

 the Cokimbia bicycle. If you have 

 the Columbia bicycle, you also have 

 the satisfaction of knowing that 

 no one can own a belter bicycle. 



The new Columbia bicycles are 

 the lightest road models ever 

 made, but no element of strength 

 has been sacrificed. Price, $40.00; 

 Hartford, next best, $35.00; Ve- 

 dette (the best for the price,) 

 $25 00. 



A complete stock always on hand 

 at the ]3opnlar 



COLUMBIA CYCLERY 



F. .M. Kkesli.ng, Proprietor 

 A. C. Ba.nt.\, Manager 

 82-84 S. Second St. - San Jose 



Renting and Repairing 



oXndy 



O'Brien's Candy Factory 



No. 'M) South First Street, San Jose, Cal. 

 .Special prices to oliur'-hes and schools. 



GUS BOHLAND 



Merchant Tailor 



A full assortment of foreign and 



domestic cloths kept constantly on hand 



32 S. Market St., SAN JOSE. Cal. 



We want your ORCHARDS 

 for SALE or EXCHANGE 



CHALLEN & LANDESS 



Land, Loans, Insurance 

 22 West San Fernando St.. SAN JOSE, CAL. 



300 

 pounds 



pi • acre more 

 Wheat, Oats, 

 Rye or Barley 

 may be raised 

 for each 100 

 pounds c f 



NITRATE OF SODA 



used as a Top Dressing i>n the 

 soil. Frequent trials at Agricul- 

 tural E.xperiment Stations the 

 world over fully prove this to 

 be so. 



Your address on a Post Card will bring 

 you our /nr Bulletin " Pr.ictical Hints 

 lor tlic rrofit.ibie Application of Xitr.ite 

 of Soda as a Fertilizer," and other'; full 

 of interest to farmers. 



«II.I.I\>t *. MVKRS. Klrrctor, 



l-J J..hii ~lr.-.l. A'.v". ;q-. N<« 1 ,,rL. 



Remember that the 



Kcllcy Laundry Co. 



Has a Main Office where you can leave 

 and call for your bundles. 



17 N. First St., Main Office, San Jose.Cal. 



AN KASY WAY to get a home at a cost of .•so cents 

 a month, and $i.oo a month after maturity on 

 each i'l.ooo oo. We wiM buv you a home any- 

 where. atai)y time, and give you Irom S to 16 

 years to pay for it. No interest. 



California. Oregon and Washington 

 Home Bcilders' .'Association 



-A. N. Van Fleet. Genera! .^s^ent, Room lo, 24 

 West Santa Clara street, San Jose, California. 



WM. M. COOPER 



Real Estate and Insi-rance 



8 North Fuist Street 



San JoiiE, - - Californu 



