, 1869-08-05
SAN FRANCISCO.
Comparison Between Chicago and
San Francisco.
Commercial Advantages Of the Pa
citic City.
Climate and Health.
TEa Market for G1s n aud thec Staples
SAN FRANCISCO.
Climate and Health.


| Public Institutions--E Exports
fcCEREsFnSDEEc1 or TIE CHICAGO TEIaCKK1
| SIN FRANCISCO, JalJ 81
| Perhaps 4s good method Of conveying to
TE!sCSE reader correct adea Of San Franctse
| ts any Other WILL be to draw comparison be
tween that cit. and Chicago, pointing on, where
IN they are similar and lsstn1af, In t1ads, indus
I tEteA and institutions.
first, then. 6sa F7anclsco Is twenty yesg3 o,t
and contains $50 VI. Inhabitants Chicago Ia fort
years. old and contains soo eco; but when Ch1cs1t
WAS twenty yea=s old I. on1y possessed q; oo0
Yet frorn present prospects, San Francisco vii
contain fsx more than so ooa twenty years hence
! There Is no other laIKe city on the "Wes1esr
Slope" and not much probability Of an5 w1thtr
twenty yeara- jicnce San F1srcisco Is ao
troubled With the pressure Of formidable opposl
iiou, such as Calcago experiences ller neasea'
trade riS& Is On the east hide Of the Mississippi
9.LlV nlles awaF,-unless Omaha Or Kan1as Cty
fhonlst rome lag dese.op Into such, and they will
st.l te lssoo mites distant
Sseunal9. San Francisco looks TO the attainment
oI 4 vast rac!nc Ocean commerce. There Is
scarcely limit to the Aslatic traAe which ane NAV
evcntuany arqutre. She maJ supply In her capa.
city Of importer the whole mountain region OF
America and the major portion Of the great MIS-
sssstrpi Valley wlsn teas, spices and Oriental
goods. To my mind Chicago caanot be a CON-
Fehtor, only customer for these products.
New YORK is the only rival she need fear; hut she
has All immense advantage IN distance aad direct
ness over that port for the -AaIat1C trade.
TAtrdlv, A. m Importing port OF Chinese and
Japanese !aborers, San Francisco possesses ali
the adSaatages over Chicago, ST. Louls, New
Orleans CT an5 other potut that New
YORK Possesses In Fesasd to European
emigration. And the ptotts that may be
derived trom this business IN tao support
Of shipping inefests 1GI al be hers. CHM and
JarAu have nc commercial marine, steam Of sa!L
to compete With her in this bustness, such as
Europe and Great Britain hAse- New Tosk de-
pcnds On European shipping for her trnns-Atlahtlc
trade, and docs not car1y IN cntxrant nor pound
Of goods In d steamer OF her own from Europe.
TEe population Of China and Japan ls equal to
that Of Europe ami Great britain, and the cn1sra-
tton thcrc1r ON to this coast mar some day equal
F.urtA. The climate d 'sesahi'f sSh fftdl3fQses. tdl3fQses.
larly cuuable,-the range OF the thermometer
being from e5 IN summer 10 70 In winter. These
are the tItremes j cool breeze bio rs II through
tho Golden Gale the 3ear round In the gummtr
It CONES In from the nosh, md In wiater from tho
south. .4s q natural consequence. the climate ID
remarkably healthy. There azs absolutely no
prevailing diseascs or cPldcMcs- People die
here, az elsewhere; but death comes from
oyer-excf.eucnt IN busincsR. personal c1cesses,
l1dulgences ,otemperaoce; nom disease cootroct-
cd elsewhere; from weak or broEen-t3oxn couss-
tutions. sudden deaths are very frequent. hut
they 4te not occasoue4l By feyers, CT Eocl!ts, Or
cholera, but from aroplc1J, paralysis nersous dis
order, asehg1ta, heart disease, rupture Of aiood
vessels Of the brain, etc, all Of Rhlch would be
tntrquent Il people wouid lead quictcr or more
temperate lives. But the pure, cool atmosphere
stimulates action and appetite, and tempts to
other mcnlal and phys1cal Effort and Indulgence.
And when health gtEes way the man IS left III the
condition Of the New England teacons one-h3tse
ehay, which al dropped to pieces At tho same IN
stant Ths climate Of Chicago Is sufficiently
stimulating, but there Ia wide thermo range. In
July the mercury reaches the altitude Of 9s III tho
shade, mud IN January 80 below zero
Contrast this range uf 115 desreca Of temper
atufe with the u degrees Id San FTapeisco.
In The press dispatches from Chicago read Of
continual ratn siorms, Which deluge the lowlandt,
destroy tho crops, sweep away enhankuents, and
lnntcs feY1ous damage on the country. Here IN
san Francisco people real these accounts and are
flied with wonder. Not drop Of 1aln has fallen
stncc May, and not drop WILL fall til September.
Tbs only moisture for gardens Il ohtatned By It'll
CATION, by means Of wlndmslls
FiTh. San Francisco L. more conpactlJ built
than Chicago. Tue business blocks ate not IL
high. on account Of the danger from earthquakes,
but there are mics Of beautiful fo1t-atotJ frn1ts-
On account Of the prevalence Of wind the Ore
limits cover most OF the city, and GIch are the
precautions against ores that they are now quite
rare. There have been mono reported since cur
party came 10 the State.
s,7th. 1.-The wheat receipts Of San Francisco
are nearly as large as those Of Chicago, and tho
quality is 1crJ greatly superior. The
grain Is 60 hard and dry that
1t must be VET to te ground into nour.
Hot wheat II soEcthirg unknown u the Hare-
npuses Of this city. But Of corn, San FRANCISCO
has litte to show. California Is rather poor corn
Ssa,c. The growing season u TOO dsJ for t. saw
rome npe-looking co1n however, IN the Sapa and
Ruse!an valleys, and On the reclaimed Tulc or
marsh lands OF the Sacramento Some barley
aud considerable oats are brought to this market;
but nothing IN comparison with Chicago In the
articles Of lHnher and coal, Chicago e1ceeds San
Francisco twenty 70 one. Plenty Of coal Of 4 fair
Character Il procured at the foot Of Mount nlshlo
within score Of rrlIes Of the city, and some La
land and SeT York. But the
consumption OF fuel IL ycry small
comparison with tha. In Chicago. because httle
sDecccd Tor household p11Fosea, ami not much
for manufacturing The cattle ani hog tradc Of san
Francisco Is not greatly In e1cesa Of domestic
wants
Strenfa. In travelling about the principal streets
Que Eers more fancJ goods atores than IN Chicago;
more display In the shuw windows and more saow
windows 10 display: more tewelTJ and noiions
shops; more -aE1a:tc goods Of course; more knlct-
knacks to attract the eyc xnd extract the contents
Of pockctoooks; more aud better lunch houses;
more gorgeous liquor salooas and wsne csaa1s.
In display Of wines, grapes, fruits and fu~ers
chicago Is nowherex In comparison Witt san Fran
cisco. Inere aIc more Wlnes TO be seen IN a0}
enc Of the dozen establishments here than e4a pe
r., MJIF 1rAt tbnt &na rf ruIf - rnt%
production.
Eighth. There Arr as rnauy hotels IN Sau Fran
cisco as In Chicago. anu taey ats as NcI conducted
snd as elegant IN their Appointments The dining
room Q! the LICK House, Wttfa the great banquet
10 the Chicago party WAS gf4en, is superior Ia
beauty aud ornameu;aitou, not only 10 anything |
nf fhe sort IN Chicago, but to auJ other CITY In the
Cntted States. In regard to baoka, there Is one |
here, the Bnnt OF csllfoEnta which has eaptltl |
.quai to thss Of Al! the National Hanls Of Chicago
nut together. Dut by reason Of doing nothing but
gold business II I5 una.1c te arord anyth'ng Ike
he faculties to the merchants oE TITS city THAI tie
National banks do 10 the business men OF Chicago |
It's relations are mostly With importers, in the pur
chase Of httls. and with mining companies IN the
purchase Of gold and silver,
Stnth San Francisco has i Mercantile Lbr2Ty |
ASSOCIATION THAI 70 far eelipses the one In Chicago
hat the two SHOULD not be mentioned In the sane
l&F+ lut I&$SC11tlUu bul<4 l24AOE&b A<1NV lAE144-
ers owns building almost equal to The TIL |
stsE building In SIZE sal architecture. II has a /
ItrarJ c}ntalnius 4aotO volumes. nne picture !
,allrI5 an trazacufe reading room for gentlemen,
u elegant suite oi reading rnoms fer ladiea, /
AsKe chesa room for gentlemen. where chear, |
:heeker-, baekE amnou, euchre and whist a1s |
,lsted Of evenings By tho old bachelors, but |
,anlng Il strictly forbidden. 1t contains 9 Una /
cabinet and Tat1ous other nice at1-
l7tntzr a. rr17f% fy1D En$tr
I'D DeEocr1tfc club ho0se, got up and ooa-
,uesel In regular New YcEt style. TIE former
ia 6oo memteEs, II also poAsez4e1 MrehanIcs'
institute such - Chicago h1kk3t Of establishing |
,ut never dill And belonging 10 the association
: fair building, neafiy - Large ~ the Illinois
.ebIal Depot. Every rcspectsae merh4alc and
uxster HorkE1u IN the cisy are members Of II,
Tt7tth- The exror.A OF Ssn FrAhctseo cons 1t
ralDJ Of three aE1ieles-GnId, silver and wheat
70 The interior u sppel. Of course, nj kinds Of
but thtA u mostly imported goodA
l considerable manufacture Of woollen eood1 u |
:af74ed Ga befe bJ Me2os Of Calaeso l&boFers, and
llso couAulelAbe m2nutActuteA Of Ruid anli Riiyer
r 4Atc1 and jeweuy. The uan1lacturp Of Ntne for |
.zpot.a,lon 70 the "stAtea" and along the
eoa.t," md Of grape brandy for CHM, Is np-
dlJ increasing. Tie Aux tusluess II extending
'sCr tho stase very rapidly, and San francisco
oots iurwztd 10 the time when she viii
cunt suk among her largest articles Of crpott,
Is California u believed 10 possesa tho bess eli.
pate Ind ton for the production Of Siik IN the
E0fld.
With the foregoing da.n before him, the Chicago
ncYrh1nt can d1aw hl1 oKu cOucluAlous II to
rtAt t1u}e may probably 10 carried on with San
srHueiRco. confess that do not pcrccire \
arge ll1i Of commodities so&s San Frascisco wants
'nca Ch'csgo eau supply cheaper than else.
sbcsn. Tbt obstacles Ut sallrusd lrel2bta viii
lHAJs ohtlgc San francisco 10 obtain mott Of hof