New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA,
PROPOSED STEEL MILLS-SAMoAN SUR
VIYORS-BIG SUITS.
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE,

son Francisco June 22.-The plans OF the Anglo
p,cifc Steel Company TO establish steel rolling
mills at Vallejo were settled this week, ana q
site secured directly opposite marc island Navy
Yard II the company carries out its purposes
,hc result will be Of great Importance to this
const as steel rails, steel plates beams and shafts
for vessels and other articles that are now brought
from ENGLAND will be made here, at great saving
r. duties and freight charges. The company
* largely composed Of the EngHsh capitalists
who also control the Moss Bay Coal ana iron
Company in Washington Territory, where smcltlhS
works will be erected. Three hundred ana uiV
acres have been secured adjoining Vallejo on the
northwest, and a new town will be laid out called
sheffield The water frontage is four thousand
foot which will accommodate four whnryes
The plant will cost 81 900, 900, and 1000 men
will be employed. This enterprise anticipates
the plans OF the managers OF the Union Iron
Works. who have been discussing the Feasibility
- adding steel mills to their already huge plant
o., South San Francisco. II the lgua WORKS
establish a steel gun factory the Paclhc Coast
IN five years may build cruiser of homemade
materials
The answer OF the Navy Department TO the COM
r,nints Of the Vandalia sramrn, that they couldh
g,t back pay, was eyaslNc. The men were special
service men, but their claim is that when DIS
CHARGED here they ought to have been PAID Tor
sor,icc prior TO the wreck OF the ship, whereas
all they got was their wages since the WrccN
Thcv also have recovered no baggage money.
In same cases wages and baggage money amonhud
"a 5000 Yet the highest sum received by any
of the men was $40. They claim that th''' h"S
been time enough 10 have duplicate accounts
Of the Vandalia's paymastcr sent out from "'sn-
irgtou and the Department viii have Sr AT troaDlc
t. show that they are not correct.
Tho Navy DEPARTMENT has alSO acted cuclonsiS
In having for the transportation OF sailors lroh
Samoa Tie Oceanic Company, an American COT
marathon with headquarters III TINS city, prous"o
over some Of the officers and men, toF winch l''
hill was S3,37j. Atcrward the huNua'l'h
.,c,mrr Eoci;ton brought the remainder ior
100000 The Oceanic Company prcs"h''u ''s "'''
Gr>t which was properly audited, yet forgotten
The other steamer received her pay first and now
fine Oc,,ulc Comlany Is informed that The money
for such purpose, Is exhausted, and II VIII nave W
wait for Congress I" pass IA rrhri measure
The Jnpinrsc Methodist Episcopal Mission OF
this city hdS bought for S!hV'o th' n.on a. "i
SILK FACTORY. 1t i s!N miles from 'o"n, n ,',
with loous and machinery cost over sIoo'VO",
Il has been idle twelve years, ~ SilN-"'Ht MS
couldn't be made 10 pay wItt LEh-pt'cy' ln" ,
Jnn,ursr students will bc employed p'r'''r'.Ir
h. ing gwen ~ those preparing Tor hi,S'I'h WIFI
in Innlu II is Npcct.d that The Mission VIII
b. mndr ~.li,snpportln., as the factory wall Ske
w 'i "a r',.r The r\Irrlw"nt VIII be
".,rL,1 Win interest rs sl'.-rlisEg could DC
made. a profitable industry her" with cheap l""o'
such us the japanese c"n1d furnish.
Two big suits, based on old Spanish utrs,
have been begun this week. On" i 10y \H''"''',"
Castro against the city and 400 d'!,h"an's, :"
r,,n,cr ,f,,rss.or Of 80 blocks ~ the "',''''.
addition which he chain, 10 have derived "''r'
from Gabriel Suthro ~ 1886, Andr"ni,o n','
wants Id"l. r.nl~ which 'n'"',i I" :. E.;.r
I
llo.I md ~ rry.iwu other, 10 r"rD'rr NaIuhp'r
iu-luc.s property. Ih"~' aud Hr'rF'.l oi"'r i'',
.u.,, 49,. ,u.il fouIH.u"". bat ih.I 'rr'f T., ="
krrp alive She boy o. spanish H'"'''o "''' W
in, urc san Francisco ttl"r.
Among the death, u The week was that OF
Wi'I.u InuIl Of Merry. FltIl 4 60, "a w"I.'no"A
merchant. who came here from Pennsylvania
t;corpr G, Gorham is in town. He says he is
merely on q visit To his brother and his chlldF'h'
and not after any oihcc'
Az meeting Of wn"mnllcrs and CRAP" growers
This week II was reported that The grape crop
uromiscd 10 DE- large, but the outlook for ptic's
nf wine, nnd grnp'', wuS bad, rs the cellars "'To
al NJ and tncr" WAS u" market ir'nlii'r".
Snunu,, y,lurlnaIrr suggested the formation OF u
c,uincatIuu tor the dIriIlhtIon al VINE INTO
hrnrdr At two or ihr.r ltrEr diStil!rrirs' mus
,erufng uniformity Of pr"dir'S ana a s,l"'', =
brandy whirh would command u good prlr' NN
IL d. now their u distinct We thh'"rnIa brandy.
MIR Nara,Ithy aud Others replied 10 H''li crit
ir,m ON Cniiurrn champagne, showing that tie
Frrncl, vIucmnkrr, know nothing Of ~" variety
md character OF California SOILS or OF wines mail"
here.
Considerable attention j. hcing given In ~"
Sacramento Valley to TIA" growth Of l"iuaI m
last Indian plum, which rwnN ny M'r'h l. -"
uorihs hclur, TIE peach comes into mark :. IL"
flavor is delicious. IA combination ~ 'lmaIud and
pineapple, nud the fruit makes Jelly equal to
! guhNn.
The graf Bar Valley storage reservoir in SON
H.rIlldr no County h., proved too small for the
| needs Of irrigation In adding 10 Ito capacity
tho height II the dam Is not {" hc lmrI"s,d 1t, hat
| tie novel cNI-'licnt has h'rn adopted 81 erect
| the sane l.ch prrrIp!r TIA" second dam WIN h.
| much >mrllu. than the first. ana IT /, claimed
that its !c> s'aac" Will be Increased ~ 'r pre-
emf dam aud thr body OF water between tLo
| tNO.