Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-07
RIVALS ENTER
ELECTRIC FIELD
SAN BERNARDIN0 GETS NEW
COMPANY
NEW LINE TAPS HIGHLAND
Southern Pacific to Construct Exten-
sion From Riverside to Corona
Which VIII Rival Kite
Shaped Route
NEW LINE TAPS HIGHLAND
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. e.--In ad-
dition to having rival gas companies
in this city, which has resulted in cutting
the price Of that commodity In half in
less than year the city is now expect
ing an electric light and power war.
The Lytle Creek Power company has
been organized by local capitalists and
will in few days let a contract for the
building Of modern lighting and power
plant. Already there has been reduc-
tion in prices on the part Of the old
company in anticipation of the fight
that is In prospect.
The plans of the Southern Pacific to
build loop line in this valley to tap
the Highland district caused stir here
in railroad circles. 1t appears that the
road will not await the completion of
the Highland loop to get into the High
land district for business but will this
winter haul oranges out to it's lines IN
this city over tracks owned by the San
Bernardino Traction company. The lat
ter company has line entering this
city over a private right of way, which
will be used by the Southern Pacific.
The construction of the Corona extern
sion from Riverside will be completed
this fall, but will not stop at Corona,
but extend ON to the northwest from
that town to Chino, an old roadbed
graded up in the early boom days by
Richard Gird being used. This will
give the Southern Pacific another loop
line in the Riverside section and the
road will soon be in position to rival
the Santa Fe's kite shaped track.
Sells Copper Mine
A deal has been closed for the sale of
a group of copper claims in the noun
tains forty miles west of Needles to
Minnesota capitalists for $4,000, the
first payment of $4,000 being made last
night. The property was owned by
Albert erase, Henry H. Ahrens, both
Sante Fe engineers, and Mrs. Peterson,
all of Needles. The purchasers will at
once install machinery and begin de-
velopment the latter part of September.
Joseph S. Duffy, for the past sixteen
years cigar manufacturer in this city,
passed away this morning at the age If
67 years, blood poisoning resulting from
an injury he sustained to his knee while
skating on the st. Lawrence river when
IA years of age, being the cause of his
demise.
Superintendent John Denair of the
Needles division OF the Santa Fe while
in this city gave out the statement that
the Needles s-Searchlight railroad will be
built and at once, the surveys having
already been completed and the steel
ordered for the line. The construction
will be rapid as the line runs through
country where but little heavy work
will have to be done. The road will tap
an immensely rich mining section and
is expected to create a rush to that
district.
To Fix Tax Rates
The city officials are now wrestling
with the fixing of the tax rate for the
coming year and the present outlook is
that it will be materially lowered from
the figures Of last year, when it was
$1.S0. Unless some unforeseen compli-
cation arises the rate this year will be
fixed at not to exceed $1.70 and 1t may
be lowered to $1.65.
Owing to the knocking out of the
county game ordinances the deer sea-
son is open here now and hunters re-
port killing number of bucks in the
San Bernardino mountains.
Mrs. Pauline Kip, who was rescued
from in front Of the special train of
General superintendent Ingram of the
Southern Pacific few days ago near
Needles, has been in this city with an
officer looking for her husband. Law
renee Kip, who she claims has now de-
serted her entirely after quarreling with
her and cruelty treating her. Kip is
said to have been here some days ago
but his, present whereabouts is un-
known.
The mysterious party of surveyors
for an electric line from Cotton to
has again appeared at Col
ton and are engaged in work. They
give no information as to whom they
but 1t is thought here they
are out in the interest of the San Ber-
nardlno Valley Traction company.
Will GIVE RIFLEMEN