National Republican., 1874-06-08
: 1AffFoREzA PRoDUoTS
WINES. rosleoo lsD tst,rs. SAM
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| On Saturday night, By the ipvitsttppcg Mr.. G.
A. Wstmofe. 3 party numbering FUZZY ave nne-
dred assembled In tie naia hall Of Aissonio TEN
pie, for the purpose o. being intfcdaeed % hi
products Of the Pscihc coast Ia the shape q
wines, brandies, tobacco and Wppet q ffhfts
Among thoss xhoyssepnded 70 fhs eSrdiai inyo
ton Mere Qe Senator'S and Rsuressntativefi iyd5l
ths fseiassiates, the dsIssstei fs6lh fhsTeEsilo
ies, ls,dilg iournaIlsts, and sn1nbsr of tha bssi
Known business men OF the city. - T. u
Ths object was 70 glvs the company soms tdss
sns ns s 10 sss CEsscn sss
pies sent convinced all present OF ths splendid
quality o. he !uics, would but falntly szpfs III
In the eeutrs Of tbs han was ) larr. tabis con
pleteiy covered with glAsses; beneath At end
scattered 10 different portions Of the room Here
ss.gs tS 90
In the ante-room were choice selection Of cigars
and smoking tobssoo and n,tables eonvsniently
clarst white wilma, hook, ANGELES, masestei,
Muscst, eherry, port, Madeira and ether brands
Of different qualities. 80 -
directed 70, open the bottles, fa and tSs sas com,
1siv. snoySs the pure jules fsap.. = @ the S
s6sy disca.sd Tie nssi.s OBJ q soeS and found %
ample Opportunity for slight "snsck."
From Che stray bits pf eonvrrsatIon it was as
eertained that Csiifornis has now from thirty 10
thirty-nys million yines planted, which 10 four
years will produce nom Twelve to hfeesn million
gallons 4ot vine and about SIX hundred Thousand
SindIed vstistiss Of grapes ana It was me Stoned
% fact that no variety was ever planted thas
did not thrive in the open Air AlfElnes made
texcsPt port and sugslicaJ are made without the
them is sagsr used. me ssersgs yisld e IRON
four 70 nye hundred gallons per acre, bat IA some
parts ofthe state Il reaches as high as one thou
Fhs ordinary varsity Of grapes are sold 10 vine
and SONS bring ss high ss w: Iswns afso posi-,
lively asserted that wines as hne as any foreign
same keeping quality, but owing TO the high rate
or interest and labor II was impossible 70 keep and
mature them as cheaply as they can IN Europe In
impossible for the distiller 70 Manufacture brandy
from the grape 20 long ss the present tax Of 10
cents per gallon Is maintained. =
Thseigars and smoking tobacco were from the
San Francisco, and were made from tobacco
grown IN California and cured BY the Culp pro-
cess, patent device rendered absolutely neees-
process used East and South IN that, after the TO-
baeco has been cut Il Is allowed to wither In the
1sld. 1t Is then taken to the drying house whore
= .iiSssS e beat q 100 de-
degree be excseded, the whole drying 10 spoiled,
By the By, the leaves are unpllsd and ranged IN
racks from which they project nearly at right
80 that The an las dee sccess 70 Il on I'll :dss
After this treatment has eyaporated all the sur
face moisture, the leaves are restaeked, and again
rerseked and processes repeated until the tobacco
erally sttainedtn about twenty days. -.
Tho evident enjoyment Of the cigars BY the
guests fally demonstrated that CuIpJ process
was good one. fE- al-'I -
There was also nps lot Of canned fruits and
iellies from theirm Of utling Co., which were
duly sampled and prodounced excellent.