The herald., 1898-10-07
The ELECTRIC JUICE
rs TO DISPLACE HORsEFLESH AT
RIVERSIDE
Supervisors Decide to Speculate-The
Perris Irrigation Districts Fate.
Inadequate Exhibit

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 6.-Active work on
what will, when completed, give this city
a long needed electric street car system,
was begun today The Riverside and Ar
lngton Street Car company, which has
conducted and owned the horse car lines
IN the city for years past, will change its
lines into an electric system as fast as
money and men can do so. The company
has recently received large quantities for
use In the transformation of the road. The
work of changing the road was begun at
the lower, or Arlington, end of the line, and
the management hopes to have the new
order of things In full operation not later
than January 1st. The electricity that
VIII be used as motive power will be Cup
piied by the city, which has contract
with the Redlands Power company for the
delivery OF several hundred horse power
A Speculation
The board of supervisors today voted to
enter into contract with Devlin e. Devlin,
a sacramento firm of attorneys, whereby
the latter will undertake to collect from the
state, for the county. large sum of money
SAID to have been overpaid by the county
IN settlements with the state in past ye ears.
The attorneys are to receive as their fees
a quarter of all moneys collected.
The supervisors held short session this
morning, when the necessary ordinance
enbodying the election proclamation was
passed. The necessary election Officers
were appointed and the different polling
places throughout the county located.
Riverside Brevities
A decision in the hard-fought legal con-
test of the state VS.. the Ptrris Irriga ton
district will be handed down by Judge
Noyes Monday. This is the case in which
certain residents and property owners of
the district. by permission of the state.
seek to set aside the district have the
bonds declared invalid, and all liens upon
the land because of such bonds wiped out.
The case is one that attracts wide atten-
tior- as upon its outcome depends the fact
whether the people of the district shall
give up or retain their homes The de-
cision is awaited with undivided interest.
Riverside raises the banner oranges of
the country. but when the local markets
demand apples. they must be shipped in
from outside district. Every year many
carloads of apples are shipped here from
the orchards of Santa Barbara county, and
j. D. House, large dealer In fruits, will
go to Lompoc in a few days to purchase
several carloads of the fruit.
Supervisor Compton visited the Los An
geles chamber of commerce some days
since. and when he returned reported that
the Riverside county display there sadly
lacked variety of exhibits. He says
oranges are plentiful in the exhibit, but
the other industries of the county, such a.
grain. hay, nuts. dried fruits and decd-
nous fruits, are not shown as they might
be. Mr.. Compton's report will have a good
effect, for steps have already been takcr.
to remedy the shortcomings.
Quite large quantities of peaches have
been dried in this vicinity this season. but
the owners OF the fruit are having hard
time finding buyers. 1t is the same with
raisins.
F.. l. Woodward, fusion candidate for the
office of state printer spent last night in
the city Mr.. Woodward was we'll re-
ceived here, and doubtless won many votes
from among the ranks of the wavering no
party men.
Rev B. C. Casey. who has been pastor of
the Methodist church for the past year was
returned to the charge by the recent con-
ference and last evening the members of
the church gave him hearty reception.