The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
The Southern Pacific Company is building
handsome new depot at Stockton.
A number of counterfeit So gold pieces
are in circulation in Fresno county.
The snow is very deep in Eastern Ore
gon, and as result nearly ali trains are de-
layed several hours.
Quail, which in former seasons have been
plentiful about Folsom, are said to be very
scarce there this year.
A bull-hsht was advertised to take place
at Los Angeles on Christmas day, but the
authorities forbade the exhibition.
The Watsonville beet sugar factory draws
S5o,OOO TINS month as its share of the Gov
ernment bounty on sugar made there.
The people of Bakersfield are moving in
the matter of procuring a railroad built
Through the San Joaquin Valley to Port
Hartford.
A car load of tin will hereafter be sent
Toward every week to San Diego for ship
ment East Another California industry
that has prosperous future.
Father John Damon of Seattle, one of the
Oldest and most popular churchmen of that
city, has during the past year of1icialed at
lU4 funerals and 1O7 weddings.
There Is movement on foot in Rawlins,
Wyo., among a number OF enterprislng
citizens to organiza a Cooperative sheep
company. The capital stock will be placed
at $4,000.
a stock company has been formed at
Santa Maria, IN Santa Barbara County, for
lhe purpose Of operating canning factory.
They propose to erect building in read-
ness to handle the fruit Of the coming season.
The Fresno County Farmers Institute
holds meeting on January 17th, which
Will be devoted to the subject of raislu-
growing Incidentally they should also
discuss the best methods of marketing
ralSIuS.
The Otay Press says: Shaffer Bros. of La
Punta salt Works, shipped Il carload OF salt
TO Arizona this week The demand for salt
III this direction is caused by the Saltoa SEA,
1t having ubstructed the making OF salt In
the Interior.
The Tucson (Ariz) Citizen says that the
northern papers rather exasperated" the
effects vi the recent wlndstorm in Southern
california. This is not strictly true, though
the effects of the storm rather exasperated"
the people OF Southern California
Every farmer, says the Centrals Call
lornian. should take the fullest possible ad-
vantage OF the recent soaking showers.
Grain will in all probability continue high
I0r another season, and larm mortgages
should be very scarce in California next
Christmas.
The Red Bluff Sentinel declares that "a
man is no better than his wife will let him
be-" TO which the Tulare Register replies:
Let him be-" Heavens! ii a man were
half as good as his wife would let him be
ne would have spread OF wing ten feet
from tip to TIP.
William ). Green is now advocating the
pumping of water out of the Sacramento
River by means OF large pumps and barges
Tor the river lands. He says 10. 900 gallons
can be thrown over the levee by such means
at an average cost OF ten cents. This would
seem u be cheap irrigation.
The farmers of San Joaquin County have
undertaken the organization of co-opera-
tive association for the purpose Of handling
their products independent Of commission
merchants and other middle men. 1he idea
is one that can be followed with advantage
by frult-Srowers and farmers of other cUun-
ties.
Robert Ellis of Stony Creek informs the
AmadOr Ledger that lie has had several
head Of cattle die lately by being infected
with wood-tick, a small Insect that sucks
the blood, and slowly saps the Lille of tle ami
mai. lie has known horses to be afflicted in
this way frequently, but never before had
any OF his cattle fall before this enemy.
The Banning Herald says: San Diego is
trying TO issue hall million dollars or SO
in bonds with the avowed purpose OF build
lug grand central roadway through the
county. The real purpose, however, is to
build grade from San Diego to a junction
with the Southern Pacific aud give IL to that
company for railroad bed
The Orland News says: Ducks were
never known 10 be So plentiful on the plains
as they are at present, aud the report of
shotgun can be heard IN every direct an
Every evening about dusk a continual
whlrr OF ducks wings can be heard passing
over town. There are millions of them.
and great sport can he had almost on the
streets.
The Fruit Grower strongly urges on farm
ers the necessity for planting clean tr, es.
md Tor of lf...A
men OF California are dishonest and too
lazy To grow their own trees. They are
willing to Jeopardze our whole fruit indus
try by shipping i'll Eastern stock regardless
of curculo, black knot, yellows, scale or
other pests. Such dealers Should be sun
pressed as pubic nuisances.
Seven hundred school children of Sacra-
mento signed petition TO General Manager
IOwne. tile week before Christmas asking
that the pay-car be sent to Sacramento
ahead OF time so that it would reach there
before Christmas. The young people fig
ured that Christmas presents would be more
numerous IL the pay-car showed up, hence
the petition. Mr.. Iowne promised to hurry
up tue car and it arrived in Sacramento in
time for Christmas.
The Winnemucca New Silver State saws
Operator Laugwlth of GolcOnda beat all
records in the poultry business this year bv
raising three halEbreed turkeyS-a cross
bCbNSNh Iil'ShSu anu lGIhSI. he eggs
from which these queer fowls were hatched
Were lad by hen. though they were
speckled and resembed turkey eggs The
"what-are-they' resemble and nave ali
the characteristics OF turkeys with the ex-
ceptlon of one, which is OF the male persua-
sion and the proud pOssess0r OF q genuine
chantcleer crow.
has been leased by the Los Angeles Port
land Cement Company. 1t has entered into
contract TO put in a $50, 600 plant and ia
output 100 barrels of cement per day the
hrst year, and 500 barrels per day each sub
sequent year for five years. They have n
capital oil S50O,OOO, all of which is immedi.
ately available. Their works, when run
ming at full capacity, will employ 400 men,
Ihey have purchased a section of land in
Reche,s Canyon, from which they get a
part OF the material used in making cement.
State Cruiser Geiger, who has been at
work in Snohomlsh County, Wash. reports
the land lie has examined is OF very poor
quality. but is covered with fine timber. He
predicts that 1t will be difficult to secure
the $4,000 acres granted. He finds settlers
upon nearly all of the surveyed lands and
squatters on much of the unsurveyed. and
thinks that 80 per cent of the acreage Sc
lected will be contested Cruiser Navarro
will recommend the selection OF &c, 900 acres
III the Yakima and Waterville districts.
A new swindle has developed at Rosalia
Wash. The rogues watch the newspapers
for estray notices. Then one goes to the
farmer. says he has lost such an animal
as the notice describes, and asks to see it.
OF course lie is shown it, but says it is not
his and goes away. Shortly after comes his
confederate, who describes the animal he
has lost in way that exactly tallies with
the appearance of the estray, which he, on
seeing, at once claims. Then lie says he
cannot take 1t away, and offers to sell at a
bargain. The farmer usually purchases.
and when little later the rightful owner
comes the farmer Is just that much out
Alleged Breach of Contract.
The Pabst Brewing CompanY of Milwan.