Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-16
GROWERS SELL
ORCHARD CROP
FRUIT EXCHANGES BECOME
ALARMED
Ranehmen Delighted With New
Method Of Dlsposlne Of Product
on Tree-No Fear Of Red
Ink Returns
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN BERNARDINo, Nov 49,
Orange men in this er | of the county,
particularly Southern California ex-
change growers, are considerably stirred
up over the action Of the independent
fruit buyers this fall. The indepen-
dents have started in on a campaign
of purchasing orchard crops outright, q
half dozen of the largest and finest
crops in the Highland district having
been sold within the past ten days, and
some in Rialto.
While the cash plan is just what the
growers have been agitating for a long
time In this section still 1t Is coming in
a way that the exchange people are
beginning to fear will endanger their
organization.
The last deal of this sort closed was
last night in the Highland district when
the ten-acre orchard crop of ]. o.
Allen was purchased outright by q
New York commission house. The
prices paid for these crops has In no
case been made public but the orchard
lists seem to be greatly pleased with
the figures they received.
Drainage Causes Depression
VS.. the Riverside Water company on
trial here, developed q new phase of
business depression resulting from the
drainage of this valley by the River
side companies. Frank Meachem, who
drilled scores of wells over the valley
for ranchers, testified that with the
drainage of the basin his business
ceased and the ranchers could no longer
secure water at ordinary depths. His
business practically ceased in that line
soon after 1893 and the water level
since that time had been gradually fall
ing, so that wells were now a very ex-
pensive proposition, as they had to be
bored to the lower levels TO secure
water, and even then the flow was not
what 1t should be.
The suit as 1t progresses is attract
ing much interest from water men and
ranchers all over this part of the state.
Water Company Elects Officers
The annual meeting of the Citizens
Water company of Bloomington re-
suited in the election Of w. p. Martin,
j. s. Wheeler, d. Johnston, ]. C. Boyd,
j. r. Mckinley, G. Lesser and S. j.
Bunting. During the year debts Of $685.
600 were paid off and the price of water
at the same time reduced from 25 to 20
cents per men.
Mystery still surrounds the troubles
of Mr.. and Mrs. David L. Aldridge, ana
neither has made move in the courts
for a divorce or any other action. A
conference between the attorneys of
the parties with District Attorney
Sprecher resulted in permitting Mrs.
Aldridge to visit the house and secure
her personal belongings. her husband
being away from the house at the time
under agreement. 1t is believed that
one or the other will ask for decree
of divorce.
Mrs. Florinda Belle Akers will next
Sunday become the bride of Fred Rock
off, a well known young rancher. This
wedding recalls one of the most famous
kidnapping cases the city ever knew,
when Mrs. Akers' former husband,
Thomas Akers, after a sensational trip
in the northern portion of the state,
| secured possession of their child after
the mother had been given possession
of it in the divorce decree.
President w. A. Clark of the Salt
Lake is expected to arrive in this city
tomorrow or Friday and President e.
P. Ripley Of the Santa Fe will arrive
here the last of the week for an in
spection of the roads properties here.
The latter will be accompanied by Sec
ond Vice President Kendrick.