Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-26
BIG RANCH
TRADES AT
RIVERSIDE
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVE MANY
GROVES
BIG AREA SOLD IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY
Thomas KNOX Buys the Humphrey
Grove at San Bernardino for
,00o-Ranch Market
Is Active

Riverside was the scene of several
important ranch sales during the week.
Some of them are:
II. d. holland, the realty dealer, has
completed negotiations for the trans
fer of several pieces Of real estate to-
falling in value $4,000. The parties TO
this transaction were Peter Groftholdt
and l.. D. Perkins
Mr.. GrofthoIdt sells to Mr.. Perkins
his ten acre grove of oranges, all nav
els, on Lincoln and Victoria, across
from the c. E. Kennedy place, valued
at $4,000, and his residence on orange
and Second street, with a frontage OF
1875 feet on Orange, valued at $4,000.
In EXCHANGE for this property, MI
Perkins has transferred to Mr.. Croft
holdt his residence on Twelfth ana
Mulberry streets, valued at $4,000, ana
a fifteen and three-quarter acre orange
grove, all navels, in San Bernardlno
county, just three miles north of Rialto,
valued at $4,000, paying the difference
in valuation, $4,000, in cash.
This is the second big sale Mr.. NO
land has made this month, the other
being the sale of 100 acres of alfalfa
land west of the river to 1. j. Mushrush
of Pasadena for $4,000.
Another Deal
A good realty deal at Riverside was
the sale of q ten acre orange grove on
Magnolia avenue for Martin Hoover for
a consideration of $500. The deal was
made through the agency of MCLEOD
& Brinkerhoff. TIL same firm also
sold to Mr.. Hoover four choice lots on
Arlington avenue for residence. The
reconsideration is not made public.
ten acre tract was sold yesterday
nv C.. Fl. Lewis to Luther p. Smith for
$500. The property is located on Cen
ter street, Riverside, near Cotton ave e
nue.. Seven acres of it are In oranges,
part three and part six years old. Mr..
Smith contemplates bringing his fam
ily here from Michigan, so pleased Is
he with his buy and the city.
One of the most valuable cattle
ranches in San Diego county, consist
ing of 400 acres of land, with 1860 acres
adjoining under lease, located in Pamo
valley, has been purchased by John b,
Holland of Colorado from James
OMAR for a consideration of $4,000.
The ranch is located aboHt forty-two
miles from San Diego, not far from
Ramona, and is well stocked with cat
tie, hogs and poultry, as we'll as i'm
proved with house, barn, etc.
San Fernando Ranch
NEGOTIATIONS were COIlpiSleu NilOAO
by the orange orchard property COM
monty known as the Humphrey place.
San Diego, was sold to Thomas Knox.
The property, which is located on the
corner of Pacoima avenue and Eighth
street, consists of twenty-three acres
has a large cement reservoir with
capacity of over 10000 gallons and
well and pumping plant. The buildings
consist of small house and barn.
Mr.. Knox has been a resident of san
Fernando since last October and came
here from Chicago. Since his arrival he
has been occupying one of Mrs. Lar
sons houses near the college, 1t Is
said that he will at once commence to
improve the property by adding fer
tilizer to the land and erecting a nice
residence.
The consideration given, $4,000, is
very reasonable considering the fact
that the orchard is in full bearing and
that the place has its own water
supply.