Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-24
III ! brief note we referred yes

In = brief note we referred yes
terday to the action Of the San
francisco Chamber Of Commerce
IN resclnding its original endorse
pnsnt Of the projected Franco
American treaty. whose enactment
Into law would have inflicted such
= fatal blow upon our growing CAL
3eornia wine aud brandy interests.
Ht would Indeed have proved to be
IN unspeakab!e calamity IL an in
Yterest of such magnitude now, and
which IL destined to so expand in
ehe course Of the next decade,
should be slaughtered in the house
* It. friends. The enormous wealth
Of France is due primarily to her
vineyards. 1t was these and the
acoumulations resulting therefrom
that enabled her to pay the Ger
man Indemnity with such rapidity
and ease. France makes about
thlrty Ave per ceut. Of all the wine
made on the European continent.
The latest statistics show the
product Of the French vineyards to
b. within . trifis Of 1900, 900. 600
gallons Of wine yearly. The great
ct vine manufacture of California
IN . single year was six million
gallons, or about one two hundred
and dftieth part of that of France.
When we consider that 1t Ia quite
possible for US to make, in time, as
much wine in this State as France,
We can get an idea OF the extent to
which our present manufacture
may expand il 1t is not nipped in
the bud by allowing the French
vlgner0ns to dictate our national
legislation. Not only have We an
Immense area in which the grape
nay be gown to advantage. but
the yield of our vineyards Is some-
thing extraordinary. It may be
stated, according to location, al
from twice to three times that of
France. In addition, we are not
obliged to resort to expensive
manures, to renew an impover-
ished soil, rs they ara in that
country. There are vineyards in
Los Angeles county now which are
one hundred years old, and whose
yield Is, we have every reason
20 believe. as prolific as
when the century opened. All
California needs to achieve
1hsilijaut success In the manufac-
ture 6!-w1nes aud brandles is lit
tie fostering care on the part of the
government AMI the spread of tech.
meal knowledge. Every day Is
adding to our scQusiutanee with
the beat methods Of handling our
grapes. In consequence, we are
already making wines which are
becoming quite popular In the
East. Mr.. Deeyfus Informed the
writer that we are making light
wines In California now which will
compare favorably with the most
famous light wines Of the Rhine.
We have already passed the first
crude and tentative stage of the
Industry, ere fading out the grapes
best adapted to our soil and the
methods which will secure us the
happlest results. We are not i'm
patient because we are not already
prepared to m ,et France in the
markets of the world. Our day
will come aud come rapidly. One
must creep before one walks and
walk before one runs. But Con-
gress should see to it that the goose
which is destined to lay such u
very large golden egg is not killed
by French intrigue, backed by the
vine and brandy Importers of New
York. Five years more Of q judi
olous protection and our vignerons
will be able to dispense with all
ot Ter forms of government recog-
n tion save such as relate to i'm.
sved methods of collecting the
xItsrnal Revenue.