The herald., 1897-02-14

Natives out Signal Hill way have got
ten up a big petition to the postmaster
general asking for the establishment of
a postoffice in that region, and If they
don't get it they should, for it is a thick
ly settled and progressive section.
In a letter from Philadelphia 1t IS
learned that Riverside oranges are SELL
ing from so to 60 cents per dozen. There
are plenty of Jamaica oranges, but they
are understood and full of seeds, and
lack the flavor of Riverside oranges. Yet
the finer fruit of this section would cer-
tainly be provided at better prices than
those named.
Hundreds of people who have bought
land or gone into business at Long
Beach on the strength of the United
States engineers, deciding on San Pedro
as the harbor site, will be financially
ruined by the success of Huntington's
scheme to shut off competition by hav-
ing the United States build breakwa-
ter to protect his railroad monopoly at
Port Los Angeles.
The team of Pomona college, Of course,
will be ready on Washington's birthday.
when the regular annual field day Of the
Southern California Collegiate Athletic
association (Chaffey college. Pomona
College, Occidental college and Southern
California university. with its foot and
bicycle races, pole vault, hammer
throws. ETC.. comes off. to maintain the
reputation heretofore gained by the col
lege teams in the contests of former
years.
In regard to the telephone question
now agitating the minds Of Pasadena's
citizens, more definite facts are needed
before the community is in any sense
committed to any of the several propo-
sitions now up for consideration. This
is more especially true in view of the
fact that an entirely new system of op-
Grating telephones has been invented.
which dispenses with the central office
and all it's annoyances and reduces the
expense Of the system very greatly.
The San Bernardino political conven-
tions this year will be the most excit-
ing ones ever held in the city. On a
strictly party basis the union forces out
number the Republicans by a good, safe
majority, but dissension in the Demo-
cratic ranks promises to weaken the
ticket. The bone Of contention is the
office of treasurer, and the Populists and
several Democrats say they will not sup
port Mr.. Blow, who, it Is alleged, voted
against Bryan. Bryan men want a
Bryan man and say they will have no
other.
n. Santa Barbara county officials are
dnXiously watching the course of the
county government bill in the legisla-
ture. The salaries at present are out of
proportion; some are too high, others too
low and a few are in accordance with the
duties performed. A straight cut in SAL
aries, therefore, might fix the proper
amount in one case and work serious
injustice in another direction. Consid-
ering the duties and responsibilities, the
officials receiving the least compensa-
tion are the tax collector and'the auditor.
In each case the salary is $500 per an
mum, which includes all the expenses
for deputy hire.
I, Los Alam1tos beet growers rejoice that
there are indications that the American
people are waking up to the possibilities
before them in the manufacture Of sugar
from beets, but, ,it.will be. q, long. time be-
fore there will be factories enough to
supply the 2.S00.0O0 tons consumed an
nually by the people of the United
States, when it is remembered that the
total production Of beet sugar for the
year of 1896 is estimated by good author
fly at only 10000 tons. and 100000 tons
Of sugar will require to be imported for
home consumption. On an estimate of
twelve tons Of beets per acre yielding
one ton of pure sugar. 100000 tons of
sugar will require the product Of 2, 900, 900
acres of beet.s