The herald., 1896-01-23
SHIPPING FROSTED FRUIT
And Using San Bernardino Labels on
the Boxes
Very Naturally Takes Berdoon Growers Mad
Lively But Profltless Council Heeting
Electric Light Complications

SAN BERNARDINo, Jan. 22-The ru-
mors which have been circulated with
reference to work of Riverside orf ng,
packers using San Bernardino co nty
brands has at last materialized, ana me
shippers from this county may as we'll
be on their guard.
Word comes from the Riverside pack
ing houses that frosted fruit is being
put in Redlands and Highland wrap
pers and sent east as if coming from
those districts.
How extensively this has been done
cannot yet be learned, but ex-employes
of the largest packing house in River
side are the source of the information.
The same company is also accused of
sending the same wrappers to kialto,
and while no frosted fruit is shipped
from there, because there are no frozen
oranges at Rislto, but fruit from there
is sent east under the Highland and
Redlands label.
There is a law which covers such Of
fonses, and the districts in this county
should take action to defend the good
reputation of their fruit.
CITY TRUSTEES.
The board of city trustees held
lively session last night, bat the net
result of the excitement was that most
of the questions went over for decision
tonight or tomorrow night.
The matters over which there is wide
ground for difference between MEM
bsrs of the board are Peter Beams sa-
loon license. the city printing and
successor to ex-Trustee Barton of the
Second ward.
On the city printing there were four
bids-one from the Free Press, publi-
cation printed on hand press, three
mum bers of which have been issued.
It's bid was less than half that of either
of the other papers, and the board
wanted to accept it but was advised to
the contrary by the city attorney, and
the whole question went over until to-
night. Meantime, injunction proceed
ings were commenced this afternoon to
restrain the trustees from accept ing
the Free Press bid.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING
Some one is doing some of the tallest
prevaricating with reference to electric
lighting matters in this city, which
recently have been chronicled. A few
days ago word was received from Mr..
Llsyd, the principal in the company
which has secured the contract, saying
| that he had negotiated for the entire
plaut of tho Electric Light and Power
company, with the exception OF the
gas plant; that the franchise included
the power at East Riverside, and that
Mr.. Lloyd would leave San Francisco
Sunday.
Today Mr.. Corlstte received dis
patch from Sau Francisco instructing
him to deny unequivocally that there
has been any sale or will be any trans
fer of the property of the company in
this valley. That would seem to settle
the question of Mr.. Lloyd being able
to light this city by means of the lines
of the old company, for it is less thar
six weeks to March l, at which time
Mr Lloyd's bid and contract should
take effect, and electricians say il
would be an exceedingly difficult task
to put uD new poles and lines before
that date, and it seems to be question
of the gravest Importance whether this
town will not continue to be in dark
ness even after March /.
NOTES OF THE DAY
Edward Daley, ST., is very low at his
residence on 9 street and little hopes
are entertained for his recovery.