The herald., 1894-08-21
SAN BERNARDINO.
The Cotton Orange shIpmsnts-Prohibi
ticnists to Convene.

| Aho Ooitou orange ShIpmoute-fr0nipt pt-
ticnists to Convene.
SAN BERNARnTso. Aug. 2o.-The many friends
of Mrs Tillie Shearer OF Mentone will regret
to learn that that lady is still seriously i'll.
| Reports from the upper regions--Bear valley
and Bluff lake-the past week show that re-
| markably cold wave passed over the sections
mentioned on the nights of Aug. IL, 13 and
IA. AT Bear valley ice was formed an eighth
of an inch thick.
| c. P. Barrowe has purchased all the dried
| aprlcots in Etiwanda this season.
The Etiwanda honey crop is failure this
| year.
E. P. Norwood of cucamonga reports the
| largest crop OF chestnuts and walnuts ever
| grown on his place Of the latter he has about
| 90 trees. from which he will take more fruit
| than from twice as many trees in former years.
Wesner, the photographer, is member of
| Company Z, and has gone with the boys to
Santa Monica to spend 10 days in camp.
Keys wilson and Fourles leave tonight to at
tend the Wall d Mooney preparatory school,
after which they will enter Vanderbilt uni
| versity.
Following are the delegates and alternates to
the Prohibition convention to be held in this
city next saturday: A. H. Dayidson,'W. Bold,
W. sharfess, 6. Moseby, John Burt, E, NJ. Pugh,
Curtis, Rev. G. A. westenberg, r. NJ Bradley,
A. Jones, D. Harris Elder Gibson, A. oakley,
DR.. Mcleod, DR. Frost, D. A. Coddington. D. NJ.
Bradford, Grant Printz, Ii. ii. Baker, Rev.
Knodell, II. Styles, l.. E. Moore, J. Wixom,
A. de +. Bidgood W. Logsdon, Revs. Gardiner
and Curtis.
George swarthout is Just in from Goler and
brings with him nugget weighing between
"a and 20 ounces and worth $43O. 1t was
found in the Benson gulch, famous for its big
nuggets. 1t was discovered Is feet below the
surface and about 300 yards from where the
$1,000 Reed nugget was found. Mr.. Swarthout
says many nuggets worth from 800 to $50 are
found in that locality, besides the usual fine
placer gold.
The facts and figures below are furnished by
Secretary Van Luvan of the Cotton Fruit Ex-
following m no r M bov
of oranges shipped and the average f. o. b.
prices received for the different varieties. This
includes fancy and choice brands; also some
cnlls sold at San Francisco auction:
Boxes; Per box.
703 Australian navels. l 81
3265 Mediterranean sweets. .............. 2 27
1922 Bloods ..........,...--.......... 10
Number OF boxes in Exchange pool. 1882;
number of boxes on individual account, 594;
shipped for Rialto Fruit association, AIS, max
ing total shipped by the exchange of 1871
boxes The average i o. b. price, taking the
varieties together, is $1.94 per box. The net
average price paid the growers was:
Per box.
Washington navels. s...................$l 81 30
Australian navels.. Observation-Disclosures. Is
Seeqilngs....... ,.:.....'............... l "
Mediterranean sweets. ..,............... l 81
Bloods ....................... ] 80
The total expense per box for packing. sell
| ing. organizing and incidentals was 36 cents,
| which also includes about IA cents per box
| expended for furniture and fixtures, which are
still on hand. This deducted would make the
net expense 34sl cents per box, composed OF
| the following items:
Cost OF packing and loading on cars, per
DOA .ZOt4
Transfer of fruit TO cars. . ............. n
Exchange expenses. es........................ .OS34
Total ............................ .3sal
The Rev. c. A. Westenburg. of the Methodist
Episcopal church. visited Rabel Springs Sum
day afternoon and witnessed the balloon as
cension. There were 250O people present.
The reverend gentleman was presumably in
quest OF material for next Sundays sermon.