The herald., 1897-04-26
REDLANDs

REDLANDS, April 24.-(Regular Cor
respondence) The Redlands real es-
tate market Is continuing active up 10
the close of the winter season TINS year.
Last week there were twenty transfers
recorded from this city and its imme-
diate vicinity, which is considered py
local agents very good showing for one
week
Some of these transfers were infiu-
creed by the different public improve
ments now under way, especially the
new park adjoining the business center
which is rapidly taking form under the
direction of its owner, A. X. Smiley. The
grading is about completed and mains
are being laid at present to carry the
water supply from the pipes on Cajon
street to different points in the lower
rortion of the park The great improve
ment in the appearance of this portion OF
the city is already manifest.
The Redlands Preserving company Will
commence active operations next week
Ia constructing the two buildings which
IL has planned. The total dimensions OF
the two will be 4Sx144 feet. The work
will not be let by contract but VIII De
done under the general direction of the
president and the superintendent OF the
company. as the directors desire that the
workmanship, material and construc-
ton shall be of the very best The plant
will be in operation by the time the de-
ciduous fruits of this year are ready for
canning.
, The Southern California Power COM
many is advertising for bids for the con-
struction of three and one-fourth miles
of canal on the north side of Santa Ana
river from the mouth of Bear creek to
the mouth of Keller creek. The work
to be done will be mostly through gran
ite rock and will consist of tunnels,
fumes and trestles. There will be twenty
tunnels, making over two miles OF the
distance and ranging in length from lVo
to 1900 feet each. 1t is expected that
this work. with other work necessary IN
connection with it, will cost about $780,
600. 1t will be pushed to completion as
fast as possible after satisfactory bids
are received.
VIM. Melzer of Phoenix, Ariz., who has
large property interests in Redlands,
is in town for a few days.
Col. H. w. Lawton, U. s. A, who has
been visiting his family here on leave of
absence the past week, returned today
to his post at Santa Fe, N. M. Col. Law
ton is the fortunate psosessor of one of
the fancy orange groves of Redlands.
The union revival meetings which have
been conducted during the past week by
Rev. l.. w. Munhall and Rev Chester
Birch, will close tomorrow with union
meetings in the Baptist church. These
meetings have been largely attended and
are of great interest. ,Mr. Munhall is
a veteran of the civil war, having par
ticipated in twenty-five battles and hav-
ing been several times wounded. he IS
a STRAIGHTFORWARD and forcible speaker
His assistant, Mr. Birch, is both an in
teresting speaker and an excellent mu-
stefan, his speciality being the cornet,
which he plays with excellent effect. He
is assisted in the musical portion of the
services by his wife, who is also fine
musician.
The funeral of Mrs. Gertrude e. Hight
will take place Monday afternoon at
2.3O from the residence of her father,
q F. Worthing. Rev. ]. H. Stewart will
officiate.
The dreaded army worm, which has
been reported near us for some time past,
has at last appeared in Redlands. Ii
seems to spring into existence slmul-
teneously in hundreds of widely sepa-
rated places Ranchers and all who nave
vegetation of any kind that might be
destroyed are preparing tp fight the pest
with Paris green. No particular dam
age has been done here up to the present
time.