The herald., 1897-02-11
RIVERSIDE
SIosson's Plan to Keep Oranges From Get.
ting Frozen

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 10-Chas. H. Slos-
son of Riverside has formed a plan to
prevent frost. The power he will use
will be high explosives put at different
points on hills surrounding the valleys.
Mr.. Slosson says our disastrous freezes
are caused by the settling in the valley
of body Of cold air brought here by a
cold wave. The freezes occur on still
nights following north winds. AS long
as the wind stirs, there is no danger of
frost, and until the wind dies down our
valley is filled with air above the freez-
ing point. tbs only whenthe air is per-
fectly still that this body of icy air can
settle in our valley, and displace the
warmer air. which 1t does by being heav-
Ter than the warm air, and consequently
settling to the bottom. My plan is that
Of firing properly arranged explosives
to produce sufficient motion in the air
as to prevent the settling of this cold air
in the valley. My observation in the
use of explosives is that the vibration
produced by the conclusions starts q
powerful movement of air, abundantly
sufficient to scatter this body of cold air
preventing temperature low enough
to be dangerous. On the coolest nights
the freezing air is seldom more than
thirty feet deep in the coolest parts of
the valley. Mr.. Harmon stated during
his recent visit here that he had seen the
thermometer vary 10 degrees in ten feet
of elevation. All this goes to prove that
the body of cold air that does the dam
age is comparatively insignificant to the
immense body of warmer air above it.
This method of frost prevention would
embrace all the territory within our
ranges of mountains-Redlands, High
land, Ontario, Pomona and Corona. The
cost would be nominal
The preliminary examination of r.
J. Bush on the charge of perjury, was
held in the justice court this afternoon.
Attorney Bledsoe of San Bernardino
for the defendant, tried to have him re-
leased on the ground of insufficient evil
dence, but Justice Chambers bound him
over to the superior court, with bonds
fixed at $780,
The New York hotel was sold today at
public auction. Geo. A. Beam of San
Bernardino, holder of the mortgage on
the place, being the highest bidder.
bought the establishment. This hotel
has been the scene Of number of ar
rests on the charge of liquor selling.
LIE lGueIdl OlllCeS are lOl lIlS OlIly
ones aspiring Republicans in this neck
of the woods are looking after. They
are, though it may appear little pre-
mature, already planning to gather in
all the county offices one year from the
coming fall. One of the states the schem-
ers are putting up is for w. w. Phelps,
the present city clerk, to be nominee for
county clerk with the understanding
| that E. II. Gruwell, the present county
recorder, is to be clerk of the court; c. O..
,Alkire and I. S. Logan to be candidates
| for county recorder; C. w. Finch to be
sheriff, with Brad Morse as chief deputy.
This is about as far along as they have
gotten with the slate. Phelps wanted
( the best billet-that of assessor-but the
prospect of having to meet popular John
Il. Jarvis, the incumbent, in the cam
paign has evidently dissuaded him from
making the run for that place, notwith-
J standing his corpulency. How the
country Republicans, who have not yet
been considered in the deal, will take
the slate is questions. The contest for
| federal positions is warm and will be
warmer but it will be frigid in compari-
son with the scramble for county pap.
| Then. after the nominations, it is likely