Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-10-24

extending and improving its local lines.
The Union Pacific railroad has in
creased its preferred capital stock by
e26, 900, 900. The company now has
control Of the Oregon Short Line and
the Oregon Railway & Navigation com.
pany.
The Pacific Coast Steamship com.
pany' 3 steamer Coos Bay. Captain Smith,
collided of Redondo with the three.
masted lumber schooner Jennie Stella,
Captain Cribs. The schooner was
anchored. Her jibboom and bowsprit
were carried away. The Coos Bay,
considerably damaged in her upper
works, proceeded to Ventura instead Of
stopping to discharge the grain she had
for Redondo.
The annual meeting Of the Oregon
Short Line stockholders was held al
Salt Lake last week. The following
directors were elected: Oliver Ames
Francis 8. Bangs, Horace G.. Burt, Sam.
uel Carr, Thomas jefferson Coolidge,
w. ID. Bornish, w. E. Glynn. George j.
Gould, E. <. Hartman. Thomas r.
Jones, Otto H. Kahn, @. M. Lane,
James Loeb, Oliver Mink and Winslow
s. Pierce.
The Gonzales, CAL, Water company
will dam the Salinas river and run the
water ten miles In ditch 30 feet wide
at the bottom and 40 feet ut the top, fol-
irrigation.
Nevada proposes to ship gypsum &c
San Francisco from Mound House, Lyon
county, 80 cents per ton cheaper than il
can be imported from Mexico.
California miners who went to Pleas
ant Valley, Utah, coal mines, rejected
the protfered contract, which would
average per month, t265 per day OF ten
hours.
Robertson. builder of the log raft
fioated from the Sound to San Francisco
with such menace to coast shipping
says hereafter he will follow such log
raft with tug carrying rear lights and
that he proposes floating such refts to
Hawaii and Japan. He sailed for Toxic
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scheme.
The supreme court at Los Angeles at.
firmed the decision of the superior court
in the case Of the city Of San Diego VS..
the San Diego Water company. The
suit arose over the amount Of money to
be paid tho water company during the
time the city was In possession OF the
plant, and was decided In favor of the
municipality.
Work Is to be resumed at the big
copper mines at Copperopolis, Calaveras
county. The work Of pumping the
water out of the mines has commenced.
When in operation 500 men are EN-
ployed.
Ellen Richardson, who conducted q
saloon at San Francisco. was shot and
killed by her husband one day last week.
They had been Quarling and the woman
started for her husband with u bung'
starter when he shot her.
Registration for the municipal elec-
ton at San Francisco closed last Thurs
day with 70.4l voters registered.
Reports from ~ counties show that
last weeks rainstorm had been general
throughout California. Rain fell from
San Diego to Northern Shasta, in the
counties running into the Sierra and all
along the coast slope from Mendocino to
San Luis Obispo. The fall varied from
IL IN. i'm snf
ficient to lay the dust. In the wine and
raisin counties some apprehension ex
listed among growers for Ii continuance
of the storm might mean considerable
damage to those crops.
Much valuable fish gear has beeI
lately confiscated about Suisun bay by
the fish commissioner. The use OF the
outfits seized is forbidden by law.
Great trouble is experienced about
Salinas in securing help to pick fruit.
Bids for the construction of sewer
system for Red Bluff were opened by
the board of trustees and the contract
was awarded the Pacific Construction
company of San Francisco. the lowest
bidder. Its bid was $29,443. Six bids
were received. Work will be com.
menced in a few days.
The wholesale merchants of Los An
geles have formed an association, the
purpose of which is to advance and pro.
tect their business interests and thereby
benefit not only themselves, but the
business of all classes Of merchants
The organization is not to be confined
in membership and influence to that city
alone, but the active cooperation OF
wholesale dealers throughout that part
of the state is to be invited.
A big deal in land for the purpose OF
rails ng sugar beets has been closed, and
next spring the California Beet Sugar
company will plant some 2oO0 acres OF
the Naglee- Burke land on one Of the
island of the San joaquin to beets
Some idea of the size of the deal may
be obtained from the statement that the
annual rental Of the land will amount
to more than $4,000. The experiment
of raising beets has been tried at several
different points on the island lands, and
the results have been very satisfactory
William Ayers, one Of the best-knowr
pionsers and capitalists OF Sonoma
county. died at his home in Petaluma
aged 10 years Deceased was q native
of Ireland, but came to America will
his parents when mere child. He camt
to sonoma county In pioneer days and
was for years a member OF the Peta
luna council.
John Garter, o stagerobber, was sho