New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-12
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
The countries that produce Gold and Silver for
export are apt to he sterile, and rarely have any
staple TO export bat the Precious Metals. CAN
Corpia. though still in her infancy, forms
marked exception to this rule. Though her set
Element dates from l3i6, she has for several
years exported largely Of Wheat and Flour, and
probably produces Wheat cheapcr-that Is at "a
cost per bushel of less labor-than any other
country in the world. Her exports OF the stan
life already amount 10 millions Of bushels;
and nowhere cl.e on earth is the price Of Wheat
so low when compared with The wages Of Labor.
Bat Vine husbanlry--ihough costly and dill
cult 20 initate-bl, also already attained
large development in California, and her export
Of Wines already amounts TO hundreds OF thou
sends Of dollars Tobacco is raised by hundreds
of tuns. Her Cotton culture is in It's infancy,
but is pro porous and profitable, and Is to be
LARGELY expanded this year. Her other Fruit, a.
wei us her Grapes, a. luXur'ant and ahundar',
so Tat She exports largely of Dried Applo''
Peaches, &c. Large as is the annual yH.d oil
her rod-mincs, her export, Of Agricultural pro.
ducts are Of oven greater value. And her Agri-
culture is yet in It's infancy.
The cause. Of her rapid growth are few ,nd
simple fertile soil, hcal.lrul climate, an en-
crgctic, cn,erprisinr population, aided by lce's-
laton which has usually tended to aid her in
du-trAl development.
Her state Agricultural Society was chartered
in I-5i, and has been annually aided by appro-
pratiou, Of -, 900 70 $4,000 for premium. and
buildings.
Experience years since indicated that Cailor-
MIA was peculiarly adapted 70 tie growth OF The
Vine ard 20 W'nc-roakiug. Her Legislature
raised Standing Committee on the subject, re-
solved to render oh possible encouragement to
tins promising department OF industry. Col.
4. Haga dhy, a practical winner, and owner Of
large though young vine! ard, was appointed
Commissioner and dispatched to Europc 10 coli
lect all po .blc information on Che subject. H.
"a, especially Instructed - Import AID natural
ize all desirable varieties of TIE Vine known 20
lie civilized world, o. vel. as 10 introduce oh
.hc latest Improvements in Nnc-makng
Col. H.. after extensive tour, through the
Nine.growngr regions Of The Old World, returned
and presented the results Of his inquiries and OBJ
serya,.ous in volume Of generous siyc, which
T has .ircc attained wide circulation. lie
brought back 10 California some 100000 Vince,
including the largest possible range Of dc-irohle
yareac--2rohlhly The largest importation
ever made into Gay country on earth. llewas
instructed 90 collect and impart all possible IN
! formation With regard 10 the manufacture Of
both Wine md Brandy.
50 soon a. The Rebellion broke ont, 'he leg
ila.urc, fore ccing some of il. more obYol5 rc-
suits, offered a premium q 5000 .u ro'I o.
he person Or company who should G't pso-
ducc one hundred bales Of megchauialle Cot
Ion, wiki Ike premiums for The production Of
Tobacco ard Of Sugar. To encouri,e Che
,inc-drcs.er, all vineyards were exempted for
the neat four year. from. The payment Of either
; ate or County taxes. The Bucna Vista Vine
cultural Society was incorporated under a
spccially favorable charter in order that il might,
10y "a large investment OF capital, develop the
largest yine-groVing interest ever welded by
single Company, and e tablish high reputation
ior California Wines throughout tie civilized
world It is pohahly The wea,hic,t corpora
ton ever engaged IN Vine growing, and the
ends Of rs incorporation are in iis way to-
ward accomplishment.
Congrr,s having imposed an Erci.c Of five
cant per gallon on American Wire.. the Logi-
hture Of California pas ed joint resolve a-l-
ing it, remission, and Col. uAa nhy is nov 10
Washington urging compliance wihthsuq1c.t.
II is understood, however. that an increase ol
the duiic, now levied on imported Nncs--or,
better still, the substitution Of specific inpo-t-
for the periury-nciiinr Al yalorcm rates now
chargcd-wil be equally satisfactory; md we
trust he prayer Of California VIII 10 his fashion
be- granted.
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