New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-12
WANTS LAbOR.
coon PAY AND CHEAP LIvING-NDusrhiAA
TOPICS-pERSONAL.
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s.xFa,ycrsco, Feb I'm. NJ. Estee, pron,i-
nent yineyardist and well P0i,io'""' ,A"s
Hons .. 90 ,voor "a Labor In California" and
~. c.. Roo nj of Trade adopted his suggestion
- 100, 20 Eastern skilled and nnslulled laborers
~ - ,,, ~ this coast Mr.. Estec showed that
IN nearly every trade and business wages "efo
FROM oncthird to one-half higher In CahIorhia
while the cost Of living was generally cheaper
Tins he cited wages as follows: Mechanics ana
.killea labor, from 50 to Sc per day; domestic
helm from $50 to $40 per month; lady teachers,
SEQ 70 SIS per month; farm laborers, from $50
On $40 a month. Throughout the Southern coun-
tics the demand for carpenters and brioklayers has
outrun the supply, although SO per day is offered
IN GOOD masons II may be said that no IN
dustrious man need remain idle In California, and,
if he is economical he cannot fail to save money.
The trouble with too many workingmen IN THIS
State is that they become restless and Will not re-
main where they are getting good pay. Inc
savings banks Of San Francisco furnish, pernaps
the best evidence Of the prosperity OF the "orxins
people. They have SEQ, 600, 600 OF deposi's winch
makes this State contain one-twcntieth Oh inc
money deposits Of the Union. while It has only
one fifty sixth Of the total population
1t is proposed to start here soon WINE Elk
change wine being SOLD by sample as wheat lib
In the Produce Exchange. 1t will have no con-
necton with the projected Wine Bank.
The coal famine continues with no prospect OF
Immediate relief. The accident in the Wellington
Gallery and the lack of tonnage have aided the
dealers TO advance rates to a high figure. many
vessels have been chartered recently and are now
ON their way TO Australia to load with coal Tor
this market. There seems no hope OF rebei ior
three months Mt least. or the two Goals most USED
by families the Wellington is SIS and Seattle SD
per ton.
Sbipments OF through overland freight for Call
fornia by the Southern Pacific Company were very
heavy last month, being 100000 pounds IN OK
ces of December and 100000 pounds more
than in January of last year. The total snip
mcnts by rail for January were 29O0O,O0O pouh0s.
Overland frcights continue very heavy and all
lines were strained to prevent bcckades frelghI
from the East is now reaching San Francisco at
the rate of 900 cars Of % tons each every oay'
At this rate the railroads are delivering here in
one month freight that would require ninety snip
ments Of 2, 900 tons each to transport, while one
years work represents the carrying capaciIy VI "n
ocean feet Of 1880 ships.
Carey Friedlander secretary Of the Produce IN
change who has made an inspection of the best
nortions of MERGED. Stanisaus and San Joaquin
Counties reports that wheat and other grams never
looked better than now. lie regards these great
wheat valleys as sure OF a large crop. The west
side Of the railroad in all these counties has oech
gr,atly improved by irrigation and new Canals
ar projected for redeeming dry lands
The blockade caused by lard slides on the Gail
forna and Oregon railroad proved to be less serious
than was feared, and trains are now running
T. ough from here 20 Portland.
Chinatown is putting on gala dress for the New
Year festivities which promise to be unusually
elaborate this year. On Sunday the largest Chi-
nese funeral ever seen here colnlnemorated the
death of ING Fook, rich Celestial VINO w, Mas inc
boss of the Chinese quarter OF San jose Inc pro,
cesson was eight blocks long and the hearSe had
fonr horses Foolls widow Is the richest Chinese
woman in America.
The old cross on Lone Mountain, the famous
landmark that could be seen for miles at sea. biew
down in the great gale last month. rms week
some mschievous hoodlum set lire to IL ana re-
duced IL TO ashes.
The Hon. Horace Davis was this week formally
elected Preside Mt of the State University at Ber<e
lev He is Harvard man. and IL is hoped that
by his fine executive abilities he will be able "
improve the Institution
John S. Tibbas, a well-known contractor who
built much of the new sea wall for THIS city' oIco
suddenly this week. lie was born IN Fulton, New
York and served throughout the war In cavalry
reCiment. He was only fOrty-siX years OLD lie
gained prominence here by tnc sTonS nShU nS
made against various municipal rings that nesireo
to control contract work and fix rates.
Anschlag. VIII, killed two people at Los Angeles
County to get possession of their valuable farm,
has made the usual plea of insanity and has asked
the court to postpone trial till he can get depo-
sitons from relatives and cquantances IN Ger
many He is so cowardly that when the mob out
side of the Los Angeles Court House shouted
lynch him. as he was being taken to jail he
tainted.
The Oregon Pacific will probably be the next OF
the transcontinenal railroads to reach the racine
Ocean It. has through lines from the Missouri
River to Boise City, Idaho. and construction VIII
he pushed rapidly to connect this point WIN
Ya0uina BAY on the Oregon coast Or the I'VE
hundred miles over one-t third has been built. Inc
country opened up is rich and settlers are pouring
in. 1t is expected that the railroad VIII De COM
pleted by the summer of next year.
CHICAGOS POOR POLICE SERVICE.