Los Angeles Herald, Volume 33, Number 75, 15 December 1905 — PLAN BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR RUBIDOUX MOUNTAIN [ARTICLE]

PLAN BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR RUBIDOUX MOUNTAIN

HUNTINGTON PARK ASSOCIATION WILL SPEND $50,000

Scenic Road Will Be Built Up Mountain Side, With Easy Grade for Vehicles — Prominent Men Interested In New Riverside Organization

Special To The Herald.

RIVERSIDE, Dec. 14,— Details were made public today of the Rubidoux Improvement plans. An organization to be known ns the Hunlington Park association ia being formed, and this will bo capitalized for $50,000. A scenic road will be constructed up both sides of Rubldoux mountain on an easy grade to accommodate automobiles and carriages, and ample room will be given for safe passing at all points. The road will wind through the hills, beginning on Eighth street and ending on Fourteenth street. The mountain will be laid out hh a park and landscape gardening effects are being planned. Among those interested In the proposition are the Southern Pacific company, H. E. Huntington, Frank A. Miller, George Frost, C. F. Rumsey and Hon. C. M. Loring. It it proposed to expend $50,000 in the Improvements. The company has acquired the Rubidoux mountain from tho Riverside Water company, and work will commence at an early date on the proposition.

The directors of the now company will probably be as follows: H. K. Huntington, C. AT. Loring, F. A. Miller, C. E. Humsey, G. House, 11. F. Grout and Geo. N. Reynolds.

Big Tract Transferred

One of the largest land deals made this month was the purchase through the agency of n. L', Bettner today of the N. O. Newton estate on Arlington heights. This property consists of fifty-two acres of oranges and twentyfour acres of hills and was purchased by Hnrwood Hall and E, H. Rose of the Wllcox-Rose company of Colton and this city. The consideration was $45,000. The property includes a beautiful bungalow constructed of white marble from the Bly quarries in West Kiverslde and can be seen perched on a commanding elevation between Madison and Washington streets for miles around. Mr. Rose will occupy the place with his family.

Telephone Lineman Injured

Ross Alexander, a lineman in the employ of the Sunset telephone company, suffered a very painful accident this morning in the Glenwood hotel. He was working in the bottom of the elevator pit on a telephone cable just installed by the Sunset company. Responding to a call from the third story of the hotel the elevator boy ran the elevator up and the heavy iron weight which balances the elevator crashed on Alexander's right shoulder and arm. His arm was broken in several places and he was removed to the city hospital.