The herald., 1895-10-06
Town Lots and Everything Else
Jumping Right Along
SANTA BARBARA EVENTS
The Story Sounds Like the Exciting
Days of 81
The Board Of Trade Taking Great Efforts
Local News natters and Per.
sonal Mention

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. SAN i'm
portant factor in the growing importance
of this seaside resort is the wonderful
Advancement OF the town of Summer
land. The successful development of the
oil wells has created such business activ.
ity that the railroad company Is BUILD
ing number of oil tank cars for ade-
quate shipping facilities. and will soon
build new depot and esta lish freight
agency and telegraph office at Summer
land. Today's Advance confidently pred
lets grand results and makes strong dec
larations which personal observation
fully sustains. The value of property is
steadily increasing and lots are now at
from four to eight times the prices paid
for them eight years ago. When oil was
first discovered the price of lots was fixed
at Sl00 each, hut the enteIprising COM
munity, to encourage investors and assist
in the upbulding Of the prom ising spot,
have prevailed upon Mr.. H. l.. Williams
to offer 100 lots at $75 each, and this ar
rangement Will be in effect for the next
thirty days. This step is one OF the
many plans just introduced by the new
board of trade for the purpose of acceler-
ating progress. A company has been
formed to construct large wharf and
good inducements will be offered steam
ships lines to make this stopping point
for their various steamers.
Che enterprising body that is pushing
these Improvements was organized this
week, as follows: President, J. Warren
Darling; -presioent, W. H. Megin-
ness secretary, D. G. Ashmun; treasur-
er. A. L. Bourquin; directors, B. f..
Main. G. Van Horn, i. Clifton Fisk.
Nhn dom n fud hn nj I'M
standing committees: Adervtising. 10.
cation and exhibition-E. Clifton Fiek.
Tnomas Ham. II. L.Willas; finance-B.
Preston, f. Lee, H. l.. Williams; mem
bership-J. A. Fowler, ". H. Meginness,
j.. A. Wilcox. s. Cooper. G. Van Horn.
The following were present and sub
scrbed to the constitution and by laws
as active mem befs: J. Warren Darling.
Charles Van Horn, d. G. Ashmun, W. H.
Meginness, E. Clifton Fisk, A. Lee. F.
Lee. T. W. HaIlv. Thomas Ham. A. L.
ins Bonnrauini O; H; 1ot S1uthTark' y oo :: F.; P9i 4
E. Northrup, J. A. Wilcox, Stewart Oar
ling. W. d. Wheeler. Byron Preston,
Samuel Cooper. H. d. Rundell, Phillip
Rue, g. N. Woodruff, B. +. Main, H. L.
Williams. &. W. Fisk. W. ]. Miner, W.
B. Morris. II. B. Allen.
action fer the development of the re-
sources of Sum merland and to advance
its business interests.
connected system has been devised
by the board for the sale of town lots.
Mr. H. L. Williams will enter into con-
tract with each buyer to repurchase the
property at the price at which it was sold
if. within three years. said purchaser, al
ter proper efforts in that behalf, fails to
develop oil upon the lot within 1000 feet
of the surface.
Summerland also makes some preten-
sons toward manufacturing industries,
two being now il operation and others
in contemplation. AS large numb of
our citizens own lots there, this glowing
prospect has attracted wide atten tion in
the Channel city.
NOTES.
Monday is the day fixed for the excur
sion to this city from the various towns
in Southern California. A bureau of in
formation has been established at the
Office of D. W. Pierce, 715 State street,
and visitors will have no difficulty in
learning all about accommodations and
points of interest. AS the Ventura fair
will be in progress at the same time, stop
overs will be allowed and many will no
doubt avail themselves OF this privilege.
Local officers yesterday arrested Ada
line lie Page and Edward l.. Ranged,
who recently abducted Los Angeles girl
named Adrian Pavlide5. Deputy Consta-
Bile James P. Tryce arrested the woman
at French laundry in this city and Con-
stable D. W. Martin found the other two
on the county road near Refugio.
MissLorena NJ. Garfield leaves Monday
for a months visit to her sister at 1917 S.
H i'll street, Los Angeles.