Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-27
GOOD SHOWING BY SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EXCHANGE
PLAN FOR A BIG BOND ISSUE
San 5ernardlno Board Of Trade Pro-
poses That One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars Be Borrowed for
Street Improvements
Special to The Herald.


SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 2e.-An
astonishingly prosperous condition of
the citrus fruit industry is shown by a
statement that has just been issued by
the Southern California Fruit exchange.
1t shows that growers who have mar
keted their fruit through this agency
on the basis Of 1880 cars handled last
year, have this year received $1,250, 900
more for their fruit, net, than last year,
or an average Of 800 per car. In fact
there have been to date 14,2OO cars
shipped, so that the growers have re-
ceived s2,10O,000 more for their fruit.
net, than for the entire last season.
AS the Southern California exchange
has handled but 4S per cent of the crop
the growers will receive this year some
thing in excess of $4,0O0,OOO more, net.
for their fruit in Southern California
than last year.
The statement shows that 16 per cent
Of the crop has been marketed by the
California Citrus Union, while inde-
pendent packers have handled Sc per
cent, the balance of 4S per cent going
through the Southern California Fruit
exchange. The Fruit exchange in this
county the coming year will be even
stronger than in the past, as at least
one additional growers association
in the Highland district will ship
through 1t.
Bond Issue Proposed
A plan has been launched by the
board Of trade for the improvement of
the streets of the city by a bond issue
of 100000 to be expended in bridges,
pavements and other Improvements
that 1t is impossible to make out of the
regular funds. The plan has the back
ing of the business men generally of
the city and campaign of education
on the subject will be carried on for
the coming month, when the matter
will be submitted to mass meeting
and then put up to the city council with
request that a bond election be called.
Mrs. Henry Wants Property
A suit that on the surface is ap-
parently nothing but a quiet title suit
but which Is in reality a reflex of
family bitterness that goes back over a
term of years has been filed in the
superior court by Mrs. Mae Henry
against her brother-in-law. Gus Knight.
jr.. and her husband, Charles Henry.
The property involved lies in Bear val
ley and is worth not less than $4,000.
Some years ago the property was
owned by Knight but he failed and
went into bankruptcy proceedings, when
Mrs. Henry produced a contract which
stated that she had been buying the
ranch from Knight" and she secured
possession of the property Since then
1t has doubled in value.
Recently Henry was in Los Angeles
and attracted some attention by pro-
claiming that he was to be successor to
Chief of Police Hammel. He was
brought home to San Bernardino by his
brother-in-law, Knight, who, it is
claimed, got him to sign a deed to his
interest in the Bear valley property
held by his wife.
In the meantime Mrs. Henry has been
negotiating for the sale of the property
to a Redlands syndicate for a resort,
but Knight. by getting the gift deed
from Henry, has tied the property up.
1t is said the trial of the case will cut
some sensational evidence and many
sidelights on the case that will interest
the public.
Ralph Clews, an old resident of this
valley, died last night, aged about so
years. He came to the valley when a
mere boy with the Mormon immigrants
and belonged to one Of the oldest
families in this section.
]. D. Gebhart, a we'll known resident
of the valley, is dead at the home of his
son in Oakland, aged rs years. Burial
occurs at Rialto, which was his home.
Low summer rates at Coronado.
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