The herald., 1896-08-25
SAN BERNARDiNO
Tho Railroad Question-A 0rist r1ill Coming.
City Notes

Tho Railroad Questi0n-A 0rist Till Coming.
City Notes
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 24.-On
Tuesday evening the city>board of trus-
tees will probably give their decision
as to allowing the Southern Pacific to
enter this city via L street from Mill.
The outlook is more favorable than it
was a week ago.
James V. Suman, who is to remove
his flour mill from Cotton to this city.
says that an opposition to his water
right of way has virtually subsidized
and that work will be pushed along as
rapidly as possible. He has also pur-
chased some land adjoining his mill
site. upon which he will sink artesian
wells to increase his water power. In
all he will have about 500 inches Of
water
Martin c. McKenney, city editor of
the Silver Advocate, is spending Sun
day with friends at Ell Casco.
j. c. Lynch, Republican nominee for
lieutenant governor, was seen on the
street yesterday.
County Clerk J. w. F. Dss is to in
spect the uniformed rank of K. of P.
during their encampment at Santa Mon
lea.
S. f. Zombro, cashier Of the Farmers
Exchange bank, returned from his Cat
alma trip last evening.
Mrs. William A. McFarlane is in the
city from Vanderbilt visiting relatives.
The families of Mr.. 1. H. and ]. w.
Curtis have returned from their summer
trip on the mountains.
w. d. Wagner, deputy auditor, spent
Sunday with his family at Little Bear
valley.
Max Levi of San Francisco spent Sun
day with his friend, J. H. Slocum, at the
latter's house in Highlands.
Ed j. Leeds is doing the colgt for few
days.
Postmaster ]. H. Boyd and family are
expected home from Santa Monica on
the first of September.
At the meeting of the Democratic
county central committee next Satur-
day, a committee will be selected to
confer with like committee from the
Populists, in regard to a fusion on the
county ticket. AS a general thing the
sentiment of fusion is very strong,
even extending into the ranks of the
silver Republicans.
1t is hinted about that the Republi-
cans will at their county convention
insert in their platform a silver
plank in order to capture VOTES for the
local ticket.
A Bryan Silver club was organized
last night at Mission (old San Bernar-
dino) with very flattering member
ship. Nat B. Hinkley (Republican) was
elected president and E. Curtis secre-
tary. Speakers from the Bryan club
in this city addressed the meeting.
Mr.. l.. c. Maud member of the legis-
lative committee on good roads, while
in this city said to the Herald repre-
sentative, in answer to political ques-
ton: Il am travelling all over this
state, visiting all counties, and while I
am a sound money man 1 am forced to
admit that California will surely go for
Bryan. 1 find the silver sentiment very
strong throughout the state" Mr..
Maud was up to 1894. Republican county
surveyor of San Bernardino county, ,hav-
ing been elected before Riverside be-
came a county.
Will A. Harris has been asked to come
to San Bernardino and speak against
silver. Among the sixteen gold Demo-
Gratis who extended him the invitation,
are T. j. Wilson of the Southern Pacific,
Fred T. Perris of the Santa Fe, E. A.
Smith of Santa Fe company, B. Smith,
bank cashier; w. S. Bulls, Wells Fargo;
Lewis Jacobs, banker; ]. c. King, Santa
Fe detective; e. d. Elliott, bank en-
ploye.
The st. Elmo mine is discovery sit
uated about six miles south of the
Randsburg and about 200 feet from the
San Bernardino county line. The office
force of Kern county's sheriff owns the
find. The groupings extend over dis
tance of 300 feet, with fourfoot ledge.
An assay of surface ore shows $1100 to
the ton. Prospectors who have seen the
specimens brought to this city pro-
nounce the mine very rich one.
The wagon road from Point of Rocks,
this county, to Rlndsburg mining dis
trict, a distance of thirty miles, has been
completed, thus giving good road from
this city to Randsburg, distance of 40
miles, The cost of putting the road in
good condition is estimated at $500.
Wells will be sunk along the road for
surface water.