Holbrook argus., 1901-02-16
ALL ALONG THE COAST
Interesting General Information About
California
MENTIONED IN THESE COLUMNS
Selections That Will Be of Great Interest
to Both Old and Young.

A new lodge of Elks was instituted
at Riverside last week.
The State law requiring teachers
and pupils to be vaccinated is to be
enforced at Pomona on or before
March 1.
The Sunset Telephone Company has
completed it's new aluminium line to
Bakersfield, and it is no longer neces-
sary to talk through San Francisco to
that point.
1t is stated that the Federal Salt
Company has obtained control of the
Carmen Island works in the Gulf of
California and now controls the out
put on this Coast.
1t is believed that the $1,000 to estab-
lish a public library in Anaheim will
be raised in a few days. A library as
ISOLATION has been formed to take
charge of the work.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company has
filed a petition with the railroad COM
missioners asking permission to aban-
don their railroad track between In
glewood Junction and Santa Monica.
An increase of tramps at San Ber-
nardino has caused the supervisors to
order work resumed on the rock pile.
Prisoners refusing to work will be fur
nished with only a bread and water
diet.
The City Board of Trustees Of San
Bernardino has been petitioned by a
number of business men to pass an or
dinance regulating electric light and
gas rates. The movement is the re-
suit of the increase in the cost to con-
sumers following the installation of
meters.
There is now an abundance of re-
frigerator cars on both railroads in
Riverside, but the rain is interfering
with the output of fruit. 1t is impos-
sible to get into the groves to do
picking or hauling, and several of the
packing houses have closed temporar-
lily, having shipped what fruit they
had on hand.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
the city of Tacoma $4,000 for library
building on condition that site be
furnished and $4,000 yearly be spent on
maintenance. The city has accepted
the gift. 1t is probable, however, that
the amount will be increased to $75,-
900 as the city is willing to pay $500
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brary.
The rapid growth of feed has had
its effect on creamery traffic. The lac
teal product received at the Hines
creamery two months ago amounted to
about 10000 pounds per day. 1t is
now ranging between $4,000 and b.
900 pounds per day, and within two
weeks will undoubtedly have gone
above the 16,OOO-pound mark.
1t has been discovered that large
quantities of rotten rock have been
shipped to San Pedro for use on the
breakwater Specimens have been
taken from the cars and show that an
abuse is being perpetrated In the alb
sence of Capt. Meyler, who is seriously
i'll. The rock comes from Chatsworth
and is a sandstone that crumbles like
baked mud if soaked in water.
John Meyenberg of Kent, Wash, Of
fers to establish a mammoth con-
densed milk, chile and potato preserv-
ling factory at Anaheim, provided bo-
nus of $4,000 is subscribed. At the
start he promises to employ about 80
people and use about 5000 pounds of
milk per day. During the potato and
chile season he will use large guam
titles. The $4,000 asked for will be
taken mostly in land near one of the
railroads.
The Associated Jobbers of Los An
geles have taken a vote on the prop
osition of agreeing upon holiday
schedule which shall be adopted by the
association as a whole, but which shall
not be binding upon any member I'M
less he chooses to refrain from bust
ness on the days designated in common
with the rest of the trade. The days
decided upon as appropriate to OBJ
serve as whole or half holidays are
Z New Years, Washington's birthday,
Decoration day, Fourth of July, Adj
mission day, Thanksgiving and Christ
mas.
The recent closing of Ed Sharkey's
saloon at the Rincon railroad camps,
, resulted in much ill-feeling among the
class of workmen who are wont to
spend their time and money about such
places. Since then Sharkey's old stand
at Carpinteria has again become the
: popular resort of that kind of rail
road men. They have been told that
the people of Carpinteria are to blame
for closing the camp saloon, and
threatened to go to Carpinteria and
"clean up the town. The citizens
:, waited patiently for their ARRIVAL but
they changed their minds. 49,
j. The anti-saloon people of San Di-
ego announce that their next move
|, will be to secure the closing of all sa-
looms on Sunday. The league has con-
ferred with they. M. C. A and the w.
C. T. u, which organizations are to
join in the crusade. Petitions will be
circulated and presented to the City
;; Council, asking for the reform. Sun
day is the most prosperous day of the
: week with the saloons. 1t is expected
that the movement will be vigorously
fought 1t is understood that the anti
saloon league and the municipal re-
, form league propose to take hand in
|, the municipal election, and that vari-
, Gus moves are under way, looking to
| better government.