The herald., 1898-08-10
Let THERE Be LIGHT
SAN BERNARDINO CITIZENS
WILL MAKE THEIR OWN
Bankers Confer--Anxious to Solve the
War Tax Problem and Keep
Peace With Depositors

SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 9.--Ever since
the raise In the rates for gas and electric
lights on the LIST inst. there has been grad
ual and growing darkness, for the mer-
chants are either taking out both and put
ting in Kerosene lamps or else are connect
Ing with the early closing current, instead
of using the all-night or midnight line. In
this manner they have even reduced ex-
penses below what they were before the
raise. In private houses the situation Is
more marked, for there is general call for
oil lamps, and 1t is said that so meters have
been removed during the past week by
those who object to paying 81 for gas. One
Of the finest residences in the city Is to be
supplied from a home gas plant. and the
owner offers to supply his neighbor across
the street with all the gas he needs for
fuel and lighting at SIS cents per 1000. An
experiment is to be made tonight at the
residence of II. l.. Drew with lighting from
acetylene gas, that Is said to be cheaper and
more brilliant than common gas. If sue
cessful, 1t will go into general use. In the
meantime the new plan for an electric light
plant, using steam for power purposes, is
finding favor and will probably be a real
lily, in connection with the proposed elee-
trio road through this city to the springs
and to Highlands and Redlands.
Bankers in Conference
A meeting of bankers was held last even
ing for the purpose of considering the mat
ter of issuance Of exchange, drafts or
checks and charging the war tax on them,
instead Of doing 1t free for depositors. as
before the war. Those present were w. S.
Hooper of the San Bernardino National, 8.
r. Zombro Of the Farmers Exchange, c.
M. Mylrea of the San Bernardino, G. e.
Bittinger of the First National of River
side. II. T. Hays Of the Orange Growers Of
Riverside, G. T. SIamm and NJ. v. Quigg
OF Ontario Citizens, John H. Dole and Jay
Spence Of the Pomona banks, besides repre-
sentatives of the Redlands and Cotton
banks. A committee was appointed to con-
slider the best means to deal with the ques-
ton, and to report at future meeting. The
principal grievance of depositors is the
orders sent out from Los Angeles that the
collection and handling of private checks
would be charged to the bank and then tc
the customer.
Brevities
Supervisors Cooley and Glover have made
a visit to Yucaipa to investigate the road
troubles in which Webster stood off Red
lands picnic, refusing to allow tho peo-
ple to cross his grounds on a road that had
been in constant use for thirty years oil
more. Webster offered a route just above
his house, that would cost the county from
$4,000 to 500, 600 to put It in good shape, and
the supervisors declined it, announcing thai
the old road would be opened again by su
pervisorial fiat and remain open.
The new great register has reached the
5000 name limit, and the naturalization mil
is still at work. Nine were put through
yesterday-Otto strieber, John f. Bur
mand William Loehr, Andrew Koenig, al
cf-them subjects of William II of Germany
MEX Zaninovich. a subject of the emperor
Of Austria and apostolic king of Hungary
Fred William W1lding, Canada; Walter Nc
Cpmskey, Canada; Andrew Orr, Scotland
Albert Williams, England, all subjects o
Queen Victoria.
Politics In the Indepe ndent camp is get.
ting lively and the candidates are anxious
j. Noonan Phillips was in the city yesteI
day consulting with the leaders of thu
movement. George b. Cole. a leading spirit
returned yesterday from Canada and is or
hand for the convention tomorrow. Dele
gates are collecting from the desert and al
over the country and hobnobbing with tn;
several candidates and listening to theil
tales of woe.