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T R A F F I C D E P A R TME N T J. H. BURTNERj DISTRICT FREIGHT AND PASSENGER AGENT. In Reply refer to File Ho. LON MANNERS, TRAVELING PASSENGER AGENT. J. M. GREAVES, CITY TICKET AGENT. riverside, cal.. February 6 th E. L. BEGUN. DEPOT TICKET AGENT. 19 13 Packing Houses in Riverside District—Owned by S.P. or Santa Fe In reply to your file A-12-311 of the 30th ult. which was received in my office on the 3rd. inst. heg to advise that my 4*st information is to the effect that the Southern Pacific owns and leases whenever possible, making all necessary repairs and improvements, twenty or more packing houses. Schwan and Bealey. They added about 50^ to its size last year, and are at the present time, making extensive improvements in the machinery, etc. at Ontario and xmtil the present year, it has been leased to Mr. Walker. At the present time, I believe it has no tenant. In Riverside, theybuilt and equipped, some eight years ago, what is known as Riverside Heights Ho. 10 house. It has perhaps more capacity than any other house in the district. They also own the house that is occupied by the Independant Fruit To. and the house that is occupied by the Sierra Vista Packing Co* In Highgrove, they own the house occupied by the High- grove Fruit Exchange. In Tolton, they own the house occupied by the Tolton Orange Growers Ass’n. ^ Bloomington, Redlands Junction, or Redlands, but I am sure that they own more or less houses at these places. It is as you say, they built a very expensive house at Redlands some seven years ago, fully equipping it with all kinds of electrical machinery then in use, and leased it to Henry General Traffic Manager Los Angeles lif. Dear Sir:- At Pomona they own a packing house that is leased to They own the, what is known as the Walker Fruit House, I am not familar with the ownership of the houses at