Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-08
MAGNATE'S VISIT
REV|VES RUMORS
HUNTINGTON INSPECTS ROUTE
OF RAILWAY
San Bernardlno Citizens Believe He
Is Interested In Traction COM
pany and Proposed
Extensions
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. THE
presence Of II. E. Huntington in this
the San Bernardino Valley Traction
company in trip over the existing
lines of the latter company and driving
over the proposed route of the two
extensions about to be made, Is re-
garded as most significant as indicat-
ing that either the Huntington inter-
ests already control the road directly
or are indirectly directing its policy.
This Is the first visit of Huntington
to this valley since 1903 when the trac-
tion line was not at nearly so high
state of development as now. Rumors
have been flying about for some
months that Huntington had become
interested in the lines here and in
reality furnished the money to Den
man in making his coup over the Fish
er interests some months ago and for
the extensions that are about to be
built from this city to Riverside and
the Redlands cutoff.
The city council last night, after In
vestigating the subject for two weeks,
awarded the street lighting contract
of the city for the next five years to
the Lytle Creek Power company at
S4.49 per lamp per month, which is
a saving of 80 per month over the price
now paid, and of $1.51 over the bid of
the San Bernardino Gas and Electric
company. The Lytle Creek Power COM
pany, If 1t carries out the contract
must erect and put into operation its
plant between now and March If 1t
fails to qualify, the contract Will be
readvertised.
The contract for the new city Jail
has been awarded to the Hanford Iron
works Of this city for $2932, it being the
lowest bid by $500. Work on the struc-
ture will be at once commenced. The
contract for a steel bridge over Warm
creek in Mill street has been awarded
to the Minneapolis Steel and Machin-
cry company for $25S5.
The second trial of Athur Valins,
charged with assault and robbery of
H. A. Cook of Redlands, was COM
menced today in the superior court.
The former trial resulted in a disagree
ment.
The rain continued at intervals to-
day, though not heavy. The precipita-
tion since Sunday morning has been
about one inch, but along the foothills
and in the mountains it has been
greater The unusually heavy fall re-
ported from the grain districts about
Perris, Temecula and San Jacinto has
caused an excellent outlook for a grain
and hay crop another year.
The ruins of an old adobe two-story
house that has stood for sixty years or
more between this city and Highland
is being torn down. 1t is a historical
Landmark of the valley, being built by
| Nathan Tanner, one of the Utah
pioneers who recently visited this val
ley. During the big floods of '62 the
settlers gathered in the house to escape
drowning, as all the low dwellings
were under water.
Another land deal on the Mojave
river has been closed by the Syndicate
represented by A. e. Poole of Los An
geles through ]. p. Scott & Brother OF
this city. The 320-acre ranch owned
by S. A. Decrow and wife has passed
from their ownership for $4,000, carry
ing valuable water rights with it.
The total of all products in this
county last year as shown by the fig
ures of County Statistician w. r. Por-
ter amounted to $14, 100000, exclusive OF
live stock, though the figures are not
complete. In gathering the figures the
statistician has found many people un-
willing to give figures and as the law
provides no method by which they can
be forced to do so, the figures are
rather unsatisfactory. Many mining
concerns have failed to report.
-Adjutant General Shaffner of Sar
Francisco inspected San Bernardino
company No. 80, u. r., X. Of p, last
night. He has made a recommendation
| that the Redlands company be united
with the San Bernardino company
thus forming strong company Drill
soon will be regularly taken up with a
view to sending a company to the ma
tional encampment to be held in New
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