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driven under the stream by the Grape
! land Irrigation District. and quite a
stream of water was developed, which
has been the source of much litigation,
in which the district lost. This tunnel
was not completed, however. and 1t re-
quired to bedriven 800 feet further, ac-
cording to the original program, before
the full development could be realized.
At the present time the amount Of water
added to the stream is not large. Wheth-
er 1t Is best to continue tunnel work or
put in a submerged dam, is an engineer
ing problem which is open to discussion
and investigation.
Unfortunately Lytle Creek Canyon is
too steep to permit Of building a large
storage reservoir in the canyon; be-
sides, the debris which comes down the
creek in times of flood would fill up
such a reservoir If 1t were made. a
maximum dam would be necessary to
impound minimum amount of water.
The work would be too expensive for the
benefits derived.
A new company has taken hold Of this
country, and they appear to mean busi-
ness. They have purchased 5000 acres OF
land in solid body, lying to the south of
the Santa Fe railroad, and on both sides
Of the Southern Pacific on the west end
of the original S0,00O-acre tract, formerly
belonging to the Semi Tropic Land and
Water Company. The brush is all be-
ing cleared from this land. A tract of
1000 acres Is already cleared and plowed,
and the land is now being planted to
canaigre (sour dock), plant that grows
wild all over Southern California, and
from which tannin is extracted.
This company-the Anglo-American
Canaigre Company-has large canal
gre ranch in Arizona, and it is claimed
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mems of rich gold, silvr aend copper
ores from the many rich mines of the
county and other parts of Southern Cali
fornia. Mr.. Fording also maintains
fine exhibit Of fruits grown in the dis
trict.
VIM. GURUS is again manager of the
Grand Central hotel of San Bernardino.
Under his former management the hotel
took first place in popularity with the
travelling public, and it is now again
coming to the front as a favorite with
travelling men. The hotel is equipped
with all modern convenienceS, elegantly
furnished and conducted in first-clasS
style at very moderate rates.
S. S. Draper, the real estate dealer, can
give strangers reliable information as
regards the value of city or county prop
erty in and around San Bernardino.
S. A. Dennis, the painter. has just
turned out two very elegant jobs of work
in the way Of a handsomely painted de-
livery wagon each for the Buffalo Brew
ing company and Rily, the soda water
manufacturer.
Brazelton Bros of the Fashion stables
turn out the finest rigs in the town.
In fresh oysters, fish, poultry and game
the city of San Bernardino is amply e.up-
piled by Mr. C. D. Whitcomb. the ener-
getic proprietor of the Capital market.
Messrs. Peck & Brua are the LEADING
photographers of the city. At their
studio one may obtain many beautiful
views of the city and suburban scenery.
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claim and make productive much land
that is now too wet for cultivation.
MORE WATER POWER

MOftE WAlEN ~ EN-
This is an age of electrical water
rower-that is water power converted
into electrical energ.- and put where i!
will do the most good.
San Bernardino is right in the midst
OF a system of water powers. all OF
which are being developed. The ten
dency will therefore be to make OF
this place a manufacturing city, pro-
viding the citizens of the city and val
ley awake to the occasion and direct
events as they come along; and If they
do not do this, then more enterprisine
people from the outside will come here
and do the work and get away with
the persimmons, or, what is more prob
able, divert this energy to some other
locality in the valley. In fact. propo-
sition is already being considered to
combine all the electrical power of the
valley and carry it to some good point
on it's plains west of San Bernardino
and build up a manufacturing town,
uniting the land and the power in a
better, however, to utilize this power in
San Bernardino where city is already
established.
There is Mill Creek, whose water
power is now partially utilized. 1t can be
doubled by going further up the stream.
This power now manufactures ice for
the Union Ice Company at Grafton by
day and lights Redlands, Cotton, River
side and the State Hospital at Highlands
ty night. To show how cheap power can
he generated, the city Of Riverside only
pays three dollars a month per horse
power-delivered at The power house
for a day and night service.
The California Southern Power Com
pany is also at work developing the power
of the Santa Ana river. Here is very
extensive power possibility, as the COM
pany can use not only all the water of
the Santa Ana river and Bear creek,
but also the impounded water of Bear
valley reservoir as it passes down the
Santa Ana river on its way to the con-
sumers.
Next comes the Arrowhead Reservoir
power above described.
Then there is Lytle creek, the waters
of which are being utilized for power pur-
poses by a company managed by Judge
Campbell of San Bernardino. Negotia-
tions are already said to be pending for
tHc tIdHSlcI VI tIllS NdtcI pOWer 10 the
California Southern Power Company,
which company has just purchased the
electric light plant in Pasadena. The
water of Lytle creek will be used under
a pressure of 700 feet.
No city south Of Tehachepi pass has
so fine and so extensive water powers
so near them as has San Bernardino,
and these water powers are now being
developed and soon they will be used.
But what locality will get the benefit Of
these developments? Naturally, San
Bernardino. We shall see.
THE BEET SUGAR BUSINESS
San Bernardino is surrounded by large
tracts of moist lands just suited to the
cultivation of the sugar beet. A move
should be made to establish a sugar
beet factory as large as the one at Chino.
II would give employment to a large
tract of land more valuable for beets
than for anything else. This land Is now
being devoted to various lines of pro-
ducts--a little barley, q little alfalfa.
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boom prices prevailed all over Southern
California, and these boom prices found
their way into the assessment roll, and
ever since that time the assessors have
been correcting those figures as rapidly
as certain classes of property have de-
preciated in value, still other classes
of property have increased in value SO
rapidly that the assessment rolls have
practically held their own. This result
has been accomplished by the improve
ments that have been made. Statistics
show that nearly two-thirds of the or
chards Of San Bernardino county are
as yet not in bearing condition That
is. these orchards have been planted
since the collapse Of the speculative pe-
riod. There Is no data that will give re-
liable information on this subject, the
assessors figures being notoriously in
accurate.
During the past five years the prices
Of fruit and other soil products have
been exceptionally low. Prices have
been low because Of the depressed con-
dition of business-people have been
purchasing only what they were COM
PEELED to have-hence low prices. This
has been one cause of the hard times
among our orchardists.
Again. the orchardists have been TAX
Ing care of three acres Of orchards and
getting returns from only one acre-the
ether two acres being non-bearing.
But the tide is turning. Highlands
this season shipped 312 carloads of or
anges of 2S5 boxes each. as against 245
carloads one year ago. The carloads of
oranges as shipped now contain S35
boxes, and hence in making compari-
sons with former years the large car
loads must be reduced to 2s5 boxes to
the car, as they were formerly shipped.
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a little corn, some orchards and various
other items. This gives variety, but
there appears to be no particular mar
ket to urge the ranchers' to get the best
returns out of their lands. A beet sugar
factory would stimulate all to action,
and as result this country would be-
come very prosperous.
THE DAIRYING BUSINESS
| This same tract of moist land is well
adapted to dairying. Some of 1t is toe
| wet, but it can be drained. Some of the
land owners are already engaged in
this business very successfully. Others
! might follow suit to advantage. A large
| creamery would assist in this work Find
! market and the products will soon be
raised to fill that market. Open up the
road to any line of business so that it
can be easily Travelled successfully, and
soon that road will be filled with peop-
pie travelling towards that success.
This valley has the natural resources;
all that is needed is concentrated action
to develop those resources in a systemat-
ical manner, so that the best results will!
be attained.
RAILROAD SHOPS AND PAY ROLL
The Santa Fe system has its extensive
shops at this point, and this is the head
quarters for large number of train
crews. The monthly pay roll of the
company at this point now amounts to
about $4,000 month, and is gradually
on the increase as business improves.
The company directs from this city
all the repair and improvement work of
the system south of Barstow on the road
bed, tracks, bridges, ETC., and the month
ly pay roll for this class of work amounts
to $23,250 month, and this work is
steadily increasing.
HEALTH AND LONGEVITY
The climate of this valley ie a portion
of the celebrated climate of Southern
California, and hence it is conducive to
health and longevity. AS a sample of
the longevity here, Mr.. George Lord
who was born in 1900, and hence is 81
years of age, is still living here with his
wife, in good health, although, Ia is not
quite as vigorous as he was once. He
is reported as being the oldest Mason
in the United States. He has lived in
this valley about fifty years. The old
settlers here look forward to the time
when they can celebrate his centennial
birthday.
If the business men of the
city and valley, acting through
their very efficient Board of Trade, Of
which Hon. H. M. Barton is president
and T. J. Fording is secretary, will all
pull together, they can easily place San
Bernardino on the summit of the pin
nacle of success.
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THE SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY

better times, the increased NUMBER OF
real. estate transactions is very notice
able. During the month of March or this
year the number of conveyances record
ed was 20S, and the consideration was
SAT-, ,251. .40-an average of $2204 for each
transaction
THE MINING OUTLOOK
Mining developments in the county are
more vigorous than ever before in the
history Of the county. although the out
put of bullion last year was not so great
as In some former years. The present
activity is scattered over much larger
section of country than ever before, ana
the rapid developments Of late are the
opening up of new mines and new oas-
tricts These new mines are not yet, as
a rule, productive, but work Is pelnS
done that will produce results in the
future. These mining sections are men
toned in this connection because they
are more or less tributary to the city OF
San Bernardino. The output last year OF
gold was $96,72276, and Of silver $780,
| 714.04-a totel Of 1927, 7,436.SO
RIAIyTO AND CANAIGRE
To the west Of San Bernardino-just
across Lytle Creek-is the extensive
plain on which is located the Rialto tract
of 30, 900 acres Of land. This land is under
the flow Of the Lytle Creek canals, but
there is not enough water in that creek
to irrigate the entire tract Of land. There
are also other lands in this section Of
country that need irrigation, and some of
these other lands have claims to por'
tion Of the Lytle Creek waters. Lytls
Creek furnishes limited supply of wa
ter. This supply has been increased II
the past, and it can be increased still
more in the future. There is large un'
derfiow in the Lytle Creek Canyon, ant
1t Is to this underfiow that the developer
of more water must look. There are nu
merous streams-branches Of Lytls
Creek-which flow towards the creek
but the waters of which sink in the grav
ely wash and are lost before reaching
the main stream, except in case of higl
water from rain or melting snow. Thes'
side streams can be saved.
There is also large underf1ow OF per
colating water, which can be saved
either by drifting tunnel under tn
stream, or by sinking submerged dan
to cut off the underflow and bring 1t t
the surface. A tunnel has already beel
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days an electric railroad will be built
UP this road from San Bernardino to the
summit and thence to some good local
ity for a summer resort.
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San Bernardino Notes

1t Is we'll known among eastern fruit
buyers that the fruit shipments from
San Bernardino and Cotton arrive always
in first-class sondition. This fact is do
ing much to establish still higher rep
utation for the fruits of this section. II
is attributable to the efficient and careful
work of Will Brinson, who has charge of
the shipments of the c. F. T. c. company
from these two points, He has made a
close study of the fruit transportation
business, and the fruit belt tributary to
his points OF shipment is reaping the ben
efits of his energy and experience.
Visitors to San Bernardino by calling
on T. J. Fording will be given an oppor-
tunity of seeing and examining speci-
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that they have demonstrated the fact
tnat II requires two years In which to
pant grow and harvest crop of can
algre roots, and that with irrigation
crop OF from twenty tons to as high as
elshty tons OF roots can be raised to the
acre. Inese roots are gathered at the
end OF the second season. and are sliced
ana dried. The company claims to have
patented machinery for doing all their
work. including the extraction Of the
tannin from the roots; also, q secret
method for using the canaisre tannin to
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California Southern Macine Shops San pernarduo

The fruit output from this valley is
gradually on the increase, and prices
are now getting better again. The price
Of oranges this season was very salts
factory and the indications point to bet
ter prices for deciduous dried fruits the
coming season; also good crops.
Rialto is now beginning to ship or
anges by the carload, and many cars
have been filled this season from this
nav settlement
RHAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
~ an indication Of the beginning Of
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LOS ANGELES HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1897

ready for use when the time comes. 1t
is safe to say that when the Arrowhead
reservoir system is completed, the COM
pany will be able to deliver from 5000 to
$500 inches of water for 200 days during
the irrigation season. This water sup
ply will irrigate from 40, 900 to 10000 acres
of land, on a basis Of one inch to eight
acres-the basis Of supply at Etiwanda-
and supply that is considered eufnclent
for the lands they will cover.
ARROWHEAD TOLL ROAD
The company at first built a first-class
toll road from the plains north OF San
Bernardino to the summit OF the noun
tain range, which is about 5000 feet above
sea level This is beautiful drive on an
easy grade. and while the company does
not say what it's future intentions are, II
is reasonable to assume that one OF these
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C4PTTRED AUNUNITION.
\ LOSS TO THE LOSER. But RARELY OF
ANY VALUE TO THE OPPOSING
FORCES

Among the reports from the scene OF the conflict
between the Greek and the Turkish forces there
frequent accounts Of the capture OF ammuni-
ton. To those who are unfamiliar with the exist
ing conditions. these reports are likely TO lead TO
wrong conclusions While the loss of ammunition
is always a blow 10 the loser II is direct gain TO
the captor only in rare instances. In order TO be
a positive gain the captor must take in addition TO
the ammunition the pieces in which it may be used,
because il is useless in connection with his own
firearms. Thus. the Greek army is equipped with
guns Of three four patterns, but the ammunition
for none of these will fit the Turkish rife, which is
OF the Mauser pattern Of 1895 and Of the size known
as 765 NM Any-ammuntion taken from the Turks
by the Greeks would be equally useless. and the
only thing to be done with captured stores OF that
kind is destroy them.
1t is well known that uniformity in firearms is a
decided advantage The disadvantage was demon
strated in the early days of the civil war, when
the Union forces were armed much like the Greeks
to-day. There only "A small stock OF rlnes
on hand when active ned operaonS peg o re
In the course OF one campaign the ammunition
wagons got mixed UP and men received carriages gs
curious spectacle was presented OF thousands OF
armed men unable to shootA
Since that time most OF the large standing armies
have been armed with a view 10 avoid such CON
tngencies. The French army is equipped with the
i6omsands of Of arms and millions Of cartridges We're
destroyed in order that no mistakes might occur
The property valuable. and could have been
sold 10 smaller countries without much difficulty.
but the fear that the chickens might come home
roost" caused the passage OF the bill by which
the arms We're condemned to destruction
The German arm Is Of the Mauser pattern, but
Of a now and modified type the bore being 80 NM
Until short time ago there were several styles
OF rifles used in the German army. but the new
Mauser is the only one now in the hands OF the
army. In Russia the change from an old gun 10
the Mossine rife. 7s2 NM. was made some time
ago and the English army Is supplied with the
Iee-Metford rife Of - MN. bore.
The fact that other nations have adopted the
mi ms
ject advocate arming the National Guard in the
various States uniformly with the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
PLANS FOR THE STATE FAIR.

The Executive Board OF the New-York State
Agricultural Society met in this city Friday
evening the call OF the president. General Ben
jamin F. Tracy, and the following answered TO
their names: Fred Q. Schraub Lowve; Milo II.
Acker Hornellsye; W. r. Weed Potsdam: F. O.
Chamberlin Canandaigua: James Hilton, New
Scotland; Hamilton Busboy. Eew-York; A. W.
Palmer. Syracuse; J. b. Docharty. Albany; W. Jud-
Smith. Syracuse; DR.. C. s Barney. Milford;
Henry Newland. Saltwater; 5. D. Willard. Geneva;
Thomas II. Terry Hampstead; James Wood. Mount
Kisco; H. F. Hopkins. Buffalo. and Theodore ii.
Coleman Hornellsyille
Plans for the ffty-seventh annual State Fair at
Syracuse August % 10 IS, were discussed The
5000 voted the society by the Legislature for I'M
proyements and premiums will be spent in a way
TO advance the agricultural breeding and mechan-
cal interests OF the State. The executive officers
appointed by the president are: Horses Hamilton
Busbey; cattle @. Howard DAWSON sheep f. o.
Chamberlin: swine, {. s. Barney; poultry. T. H.
Terry; farm produce Henry Newand: dairy. II. =.
Hopkins; domestic Milo M Acker machinery. T.
ii. Osborne: flowers, William Cary Sanger; trans
portaton, w. r. Weed; forage, James Hilton and
races, A. {. Chase
General Tracy will send invitations to President
Mckinley, eX-President Harrison and other distn-
guished citizens, AMI hopes 10 make Satesman's
Day al the fair great success
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TIE CITIZENS UNION.
CHAIRMEN OF ASSEMBLY DISTRICT COMMITTEES
wopE on r>ROINFNT

CHAIRMEN OF ASSEMBLY DISTRICT COMMITTEES
WORK or ENROLMENT.
The organization Of Assembly District Committees
Of the Citizens Union is being pushed vigorously,
while the membership Of the union is increasing by
the voluntary enrolment Of citizens who are inter-
estcd IN the movement TO have an Independent
ticket i'm the coming municipal election. Blanks for
the enrolment of members are being sent every day
from the headquarters at No. 90 East Twenty
third-st. and be obtained by any citizen upon
applica lion. The charmen Of the Assembly District
committees already organized are the following:
Hid Districts Y. Il. Townsend No POS Blocker
Nth Distrct-Julius Bumberg. No. II Canal-st.
With Dstrct-Edward Deoco. No. 292 Eliza beth
With District-Edward A. Waldo. No. % Delan-
.cey-st
XVIII District-John B. Leavitt No A stuyves-
ant-st
XvIIth District-Dr Henry L. Taylor No. III
West Fifty-ffth-st.
Xv1IIth Dstrict-J Augustus Johnson. No. li5
East Eighteenth-st.
XIIth Dstrct-Edwr S. Kassing, No. 10 East
Forty-sixth-st.
XXGIId District-Newel Martin Audubon Park
XXVth District-Nicholas NJ Butler. No lls East
Thirtieth-st.
XXIXth District-Charles II. Strong No 7s1 Mad-
son-ave.
XXXIst District-A. D. Kenyon. No. 351 West
one cumberland fourteenth-st.
XXXVth District-John f. Eustis Morris Heights
meeting OF the With Assembly District Com
mttee has been called for May at No d Delancey-
ST. Arrangements are to be made TO open head
quarters in each Assembly District Of the city The
officers of the Citizens Union already elected r.
Fulton Cutting chairman; Charles Stewart Smith
Vicc-chaIrman; j. Kennedy Tod. treasurer. John
C. Clark. secretary. The subcommittee recently
appointed the following:
b-Commi;tee on Enrolment and District Or
ganizaton--JOhn Il. Pine. chairman; Charles G.
Nada. John Frankenhemer. Henry r Kunhardt
and William NJ Kingsley.
subcommittee on Work Among Business Men
Edward A. Drake chairman; Charles Stewart
Smith, Hubert ellis, John Ilahn and Joel T. Err
hardt
Subcommittee on Work Among Wage Farmers
James =. Reynolds. chairman: Henry White
George Tombleson and Edward - Page.
Subj Committee to Confer with Citizens OF Brook
lyn and Queens and Richmond Counties-Charles
Stewart Smith. chairman; William Is. IIornblower
nOlds.
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4 COMPLICATED STABBING AFFAIR.

John J. Gilmore. OF No. ss5 East Thrty-fourth-st
is prisoner. charged with stabbing Frederick
Lslor. twenty-five years old. OF No. 34s Third-ave
in the abdomen. The stabbng is said TO have taken
place In a saloon called the Cable Hotel. at No i53
East Twenty-hfth-st. The proprietor OF the saloon
however declared that the quarrel occurred In an
alley by.
Magistrate Cornell. at the Yorkville Police Court.
yesterday held Gilmore In $1,000 bail for examina ton
on Tuesday. Edward Mccain. plumber. OF No ~
First-ave.. offered 10 give bonds. when a woman
I'm the back OF the courtroom and declared that
McCann had himself stabbed Labor. She added
that she Gilmore's wife. The Magistrate then
ordered the arrest OF Mccain. and he was held
the same amount OF bail. Mccain was represented
by Mr. Steinerl who asked the Magistrate TO parole
his client until to-day In order to find bondsman.
This WAS allowed and Mccain was also permitted
to act bondsman for Gilmore. Mccain declared
that the woman not Gimore's wife.
The police have been very retlcent about the af-
fair which appears to have grown out OF general
dispute in which McCann. Labor and Gilmore took
part.
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STRIKE or MARBLE.WORKERS.

About six hundred and fifty marble-workers, COM
prisng polshers and cutters helpers went on strike
yesterday for an increase OF wages.
The agreement under which the men had been
working expired. and was 10 have been renewed
yesterday for one year. The men gave notice 10
their employers some time ago that they would re-
aure an advance of p cents day In wages, and
several meetings were held. at which the bosses
offered 10 compromise. The polishers we're getting
50 a day and wanted 50 % The helpers wages were
- o. and they demanded s. 80. The bosses offered
TO compromise with the latter by giving them s. w.
The offer refused. Both organizations on strike
are attached 20 District Assembly No % knights
OF Labor and are also represented IN the Board
of Delegates and the Central Labor Union. Among
The firms Affected by the strike are PATTERSON AZ
Elsie j. II. ShipwIy Il Bro. Robert &. Fisher q
Co and A. klsber The strike, II not settled In a
few davs will interfere with work on several large
buildings now being constructed. including the new
Astoria Hotel and the New-iork Life Insurance
Companys building