Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-05
WATER SUIT WILL
Be FINISH FIGHT
HOPE OF COMPROMISE ENDED
IN PERC0LATlNG CASE
Postoffice Receipts and Building Per-
mIts Show Great Growth in
Business at San Ber-
nardlno

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. At Is
stated by the attorneys in the case
that all hope of compromise in the
case of j. II. Barton ct al. VS.. the River
side Water company, better known as
the percolating water suit, has passed
and that now the trial of the case will
proceed to the finish. The parties to
the action have held several conferences
with view of determining some COM
mon ground for settlement of the case
but have been unable to reach an
agreement. The case was recently
postponed to February rs, and on that
date, unless some unforeseen condi-
ton arises, the trial will be resumed
before Judge Paul Bennett of Kern In
this city. The case has been on trial
for nearly one month and 1t is expected
that fully that much more time will
be required to complete 1t.
In another water suit that was filed
mere some time ago compromise has
been reached, 1t being the case of a
number of San Timoteo canyon ranch
crs against the Yucaipe Land and
Water company. The ranchers, by the
compromise, will be given undisputed
right to 20 inches of the water that
flows down the canyon from the lands
of the defendant during the irrigating
season.
Postoffice receipts and building per-
mits of this city both show q substan-
tial gain over the same month of last
year. The postoffice receipts amounted
to $2467.53, which is an increase of
S306.20 over January Of last year, or 14.1
per cent. The building permits for the
month amount to $35.735, as against $780,
430 for the same month of last year
The prospect is also good for a large
increase in the February permits over
that month last year as a number of
large business blocks are being planned
The movement of real estate has
been greatly quickened by the news
that work is about to commence on the
extensive shop and yard improvements
here and extensive building operations
are expected to follow.
/ Savings Bank Moves :,
On March the San Bernardino
County Savings bank will remove from
its present cramped quarters to the
room now occupied by the city ticket
office of the Santa Fe railroad which
will be fitted for bank purposes. The
bank has been in existence but little
more than thirty months, but in that
time has accumulated deposits in excess
of 100000.
Joint Agent Fred G. Fulton of the
Southern Pacific and Salt Lake in this
city has resigned his position and will
leave in few days for El Centre in the
Imperial valley to take charge of the
Southern Pacific offices. FL Centre is a
new town, but it has vast amount OF
wealth behind 1t and is expected to be.
come the commercial center of that
| great valley. The Southern Pacific ex.
poets to develop the town and make II
| it's principal point in the valley. 1t is
the junction point for two branch roads
to the east and west sides of the valley
Mr.. Cornell will succeed Fulton in this
city.
| Clyde Slamal, Merrill Stiffler and Sam
Cook, all young boys from Redlands,
are serving fifteen day sentenced in the
county Jail for stealing. They began
their stealing career by taking pigeons
but that led to other things.
Coronado prizes in Montgomery's win
dow