Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-16
NHGHBOR|NG TOWNS
News Notes From Outside
Places.
Pomona Still Agitated About the
Smith Interview.
Santa Monica Preparing to Celebrate.
Redondo Hotels Filling-In-
teresting Notes From
whittier.

| 1.-THE Pomona agency of the HERALD is locate,
in the First National bank block, where new
items and advertisements are received by MI
Hal Hammer
POMONA, June l5.- Col. Frank P
frey on being interviewed in regard tt
the statement of the supposed Charlie
L. Smith, says: "In my opinion thert
is no truth in the interview whatever
and it is malicious libel on our fair city
the very fact of giving fictitious name
proves it. No honest man wants tt
cover up his statement or transactions
in the dark"
Anent the Smith interview the HER
AID representative has gathered the fol
lowing statements:
Andrew B. Caldwell: 'I have lived
In the Pomona valley twenty-five years
and no such man ever lived here to m7
knowledge. Seventeen years ago you
could count the settlers on your fingers,
and Smith is an easy name to remem.
Der; it is likely if there was such a person
he would be known"
H. M. Martin said: 81 was ques-
tioning W. E. Martin last night; he has
been all over this valley for years in the
interest of the meat business, and being
an old timer ought to know every one.
He says that he never knew any one by
that name."
Postmaster E. B. Smith and Deputy
Amos B. Caldwell stated: 1.-THE busi-
ness OF the postoffice shows that Pomona
is prospering; the last quarter of our
fiscal year, commencing with April 1st,
shows large gain over same quarter
last year."
Y; Debruner, proprietor City grocery !:
Undoubtedly prohibition has done Po-
deny it. | know of people who have
left on that account, and family is to
leave shortly for the same reason. /
believe all busines should be respected
in order to have lively town. You do
not have to patronize saloons; don't.
Pm high license, but men don't want to
sneak around if they do want whisky.
Up to the time prohibition went into
effect Rincon gave her trade to Pomona.
Now she gives it to South Riverside,
and it's big cash trade, too.
Preston j. Tarr: This matter ought to
be kept quiet. The Prohibitionists have
the cinch, and we ought to be satisfied
until election and then get in and work.
Ira F. White, of the firm OF Ira f.
White & Son, said in substance: am
board of trade man; the resolution
adopted suits me.
Pomona has good outlook, in fact is
more favored than some places. River
side feels badly over her business inter
ests on account of existing circum-
stances-last winters damage to oranges
and sand storms. 1t is true, however,
Pomona had some land trouble, and all
those causes have had some little effect
upon our busines; but whisky does not
cut any figure.
E. Hicklin: This matter ought to be
hushed. The more talk about it the
worse it makes it. Pomona is all right.
Why, if the Democratic papers hadn't
taken up the Murchison letter our party
wouldn't have been defeated in 1888.
Mr.. Hieklin would rather talk politics
than anything else. He said: II want
you to state in the columns of the
HERALD that the only thing that will
satisfy Pomona Democrats is Cleveland
and Boies and silver on the ticket"
NOTES.
The Sam Frankel stock has been sold.
W. E. Martin will remove his family
to The Palms, where he has leased sew
eral hundred acres of land.
The HERALD reporter was up in the
northeastern portion of the valley yes
terday afternoon and came across line
of poles erected by the San Antonio
Light company for their line.
The poles are massive in strength, and
some twenty feet high. They extend
from towards the mountains. down to
the corner of Mills and San Bernardino
avenues, southeast of Claremont.