The Republican journal., 1883-09-06

OtACl PoitioHS vi lEc oldle. some sections are
even better for
GRAPES AND WINE
than the Santa Clara valley. This industry
promises to become enormous. There is small
prospect of Irohibitory Liquor law in Cali
fornia. Such numbers of people are going into
the growing of grapes and the manufacture of
wine, that prohibition will doubtless be out of
the question. The time will come when the
colossal proportions of this business will far
exceed the grape productions of France, al
though the present acreage is probably less than
one hundredth part that of the latter country
The possible extent of grape growing in this
state is practically unlimited. Not within a
generation will "a tithe of the land adapted to
this industry be rendered productive. Happily
WINE grapes are not receiving exclusive atten-
ton. The production of table grapes is being
even more rapidly extended. now that it has
become practicable to send them into every city
OF the country. The market is now SO wide
that 1t promises easily to absorb the utmost
possible production of such varieties of table
grapes as will bear long transportation. at high
ly renumeratiye prices. 1t has also been de-
monstrated that the very best quality of raisns
can be produced And as raisn grapes and
table grapes are far more profitable than wine
grapes. there seems to be little reason why
those who have temperance scruples should en-
gage IN the production of the latter. 1t is, how
ever. the fact thht the area where the soil and
climate both are adapted to the growing of
rasins is comparatively limited. The produc-
ton of wine, however, will inevitably become
enormous. Whether this will be an unmiXed
evil may be questioned, though it admits of no
question that, haYing made such an admission.
1t IS we'll for me that am fully 5000 miles
| from Maine. Ny meaning is this: if people
'cH drink wine, i is better to drink pure wine.
Not drop Of pure wine reaches this country
from France, SHain, Portugal, Italy OF Ger
many. in France, for instance, the producers
are permitted by law to adulterate their wines
to the extent Of from Gj to ~ per cent. How
much farther the aduteration is carried by
dealers it is impossible to determine. but ii is
sure to become d peculiarly poisonous come
pound by the t!md il reaches the consumer. |
am safe, ther1fors in caiming that, if o.e will
drink wine. it is Hess dangerous to drink the
pure wines of California than such poisonous
compounds as come to Us from foreign roun-
tries. At least, the wines here 90 out of the
plo''u'ei D"hoS pure, is lhey are NOT allowed
to aduIterate them. What happens to them
afterwards | can not say. But my opinion j.
the same as when i stood shoulder TO shoulder
with the temperance workers Of Maine, it is
best to drink r1, whatever. Total obstineus.
is the only safe ground. Some claim that when
'lSn' Whites become Snilceh'Iy abundant and
'le'P theS "nl S''Rerceue Ihe use OF strong DIS
tllIeu liquors. ali' mat lhtemperahrr IN the
form OF dfuhkehhfSs VIII be greatly diminish
tu' Inc hatlNe Ffench ana Italians are cited
i'll Illustration OF thl> position, who are said to
De content with the light wines of their respect
I've countries, and pre seldom found in 4 gross
~ intoxicated con- iiitlon can not youch for
'ue Iru'h ol 'h's ei"IhA' nor II true does 1t
weaken 'he poSi'ioh Oh total abstinence.
Ne'erlheless should De reJoleed = (1 the vast
consumption ol ""'W drinks by the people OF
TINS State was thus reduced. | should be al
most content to witness the unlimited rNtcn-
SION OF VINE PRODUCTION II 1t would have tn" al
leSeo eject Iefhli me- however, sllII [" en-
teftalh q uouot on that point. hnt there Is no
DOUBT OF the vast consumption of
srRoNG DRINKS
Us WeII as OF beer and VINE. The number of
DRINKING saloons ihat are sustained Is simply
"s'ot'"''llS' loU III iihu ihPh at every street
corner and oftenef III the towns and cities,
ana al almost every cross road IN the country
ohe wonders where the support comes from
II would seem as II ne whole population would
heea TO spend thelr entire time III drinking, N
"fd'r 10 MAINTAIN thls vast number OF saloons.
OhhapplIy terribly large percentage OF the
| "ho'e popuI1lloh goes drink ana drink TO
excess NoWhere Is thefe greater heed OF
TEMPERANCE
WIN, il"pP"! 'l'Ft "tt some ""o are re-
p''''''a iii'>t i'''Fl "''H u '"' "''"' lH'
- ''' - ''''' Pio'l
Jus A"eAS - l'i'''' Y nv "oP' VI Pl"li'''I""'
'u' '"VI' Il " "'lVlH'IH"'Ion ~ P"' S"cu th'ch
90 ' P0o'io'' "Poii 'iS '''N'i"''N' lIl""'S'"t''
h"' lam Is ol'e' "i''' tn'' ''le temperance
"'iN No'i' ~ -n"'N' HAS p''N III VAIN p"'
i''"i N',' ~ IN N"'"t '"''ie ul''r my
! ''iin'o'""' Ho'le'' "PI loiS Slice' II j. inc
custom ol inc el''AehN OF Maine VINO nave iaheh
! up thei residence IN San Frahclsco and Yirlmy
TO unite III an annual reunion and picnic some
time IN May. When the time drew near the
| managers sought 10 make arrangements with
| the owners OF Shel! Mound Park at Oakland to
| hold the meeting on their grounds. lhe pro-
| pfletors proposed to charge S"0, tor the trlN-
iese' "hoW Is th'S1 queried our managers
'olu you not give certain ORGANIZATIONS 500
c'eh is an ihoHcelheIl I"f licm TO come mere;
why thi~ dlserinlhAtiohf ih' tart Is was
| 'he r'pI!' you Name IeHoWH are TOO u-u
''''ii'' ''''' ~" w! "o'"'"5 '' o"' ''i' -"
we '"l ilo' '''oI" ~ give you 'h' use "I our
SIouh"S lor IeS' th'h Q''' 20 we "thi /"
7''i''"'" al II III 'Ni'4n'''t' I'll. "7H we h'u 10
p"' ~, i'i ''i''' I''' = S''"H "N'i''Io"H |"
'''' '''"' - '''N 81 "'P' '''lN' "''N ''''' mas
oo'il "ohV III vi h'''T' "IIlorlil S1iooh keepers
nave dlScoFef'd thid MAINE men patronIz' their
DflS if itss t'I'Ih 'ilc foherS from oihcf STATES
| ana countries. Nuch ltlclS are catulaltu great
| ~ 10 encourage temperance workers III your
Sood oiu commonwealth IL Is proof that