The herald., 1898-09-16
IN RIVERSIDE, TOO
FEARFUL OF MOTORS ON MAGNO-
LA AVENUE
Prospects Of the Orange Crop-Elim-
ination Of the Black Scale-The
Darkness Dispelled at Last

RIVERSIDE, Sept. 15.-Riversiders gen.
orally have come to the conclusion that
the Southern Pacific Railroad company is
now the owner of the only street car line
in the city, known as the Riverside and
Arlington system. This company owns, or
did own, a valuable franchise over the
world-famous Magnolia avenue. For some
time past Representatives of the street car
company have promised that the road
would be electricsed, but until recently
nothing was done toward that end. A few
weeks ago the Southern Pacific superln-
tendent of the street car system in San
Francisco visited this city, and was shown
over the route of the franchise owned by
the street car company. short time after
his departure the work of delivering heavy
rails along the street car line was begun,
and is still under way. These rails are
the same that were taken up off the old
motor line by the Southern Pacific COM
pany short time ago. 1t is fully believed
that the big railroad company has cap
tured Riversde's street railroads, as well
as those of Los Angeles, and there are those
who say the company will be running motor
engines over beautiful Magnolia avenue in
few years.
The Orange Outlook
The young orange crop Of this valley Is
looking fine. 1t is not heavy crop, but the
ed to the increased crop which very young
groves will have, will make up for consid-
cradle Of the shortness of the crop in the
old orchards, and taken as a whole there
will be lot Of good fruit to ship another
winter. The crop is of large size, smooth
in texture and clean, and in every way
promising. Orchardists here are we'll
pleased over the recent unusually no,
weather, for they say 1t has saved lots of
n ho y-al tn he . IL
scale killed. In some sections of the valley,
where the black scale was bad, the hot
weather has wiped 1t out, and instead of
having to spend thousands of dollars to
eradicate the scale, this valley will not have
to pay out anything for some years to come
on that score.
Riverside Brevities
The mercury dropped to 40 degrees this
morning at 5 a. NJ, and orchardists were
reminded in small degree Of the weather
Of last winter, when Jack Frost was so
plentiful hereabouts.
A mistaken notion prevails among some
of the hunters of the city that the open
season for quail began today. Some of
them have actually gone out after the
blrds, and 1t Is probable that prosecutions
may follow their ignorance of the law.
quite number of members of the
knights Of Pythias and Rathbone Sisters
orders of this city will go to Long Beach
tomorrow to participate in the grand picnic
to be held there by the tri-color brother
hood.
The darkness which has peryaded the
streets of the city for the last three months
owing to the scarcity of electric Juice to
run the lamps, was dispelled last evening.
when 80 lamps out of the 81 owned by the
city were set to work. The manager of the
city light system states that he has assur-
ances from the Redands company, which
supplies the Juice" that enough power
Will be furnished from now on to operate
30 arc lights at least.
The Magnolia district schools will hep;n
Monday next, with Miss r. Griffin as prjn-
cipal, Miss Ida Irwin, intermediate. and
Miss Mabel Patterson. primary, as teach
ers.