The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

ri. w.. VI, y, 80, 49,. .,,,..-,
the people of the East on the wonderful trans.
formation brought about in Fresno County by
irriga ion. converting great cattle aud wheat
ranches into thrifty rasin vineyards or making
the desert places bloom liSe the rose. Geo
metrical progression" according to the Tribune.
sis the only thing which equals the increase OF
Fresno's ralsn Irodnct. Eighteen years ago it
was less than 5000 boxes Last year II amounted
to $50, 900 boxes, while this year the product
cannot fall below l $50 600 boxes New Vine
yards are coming into bearing every wear and
this season has seen a larger planning of new
vineyards than ever before This was due mainly
TO the stimulus and announcement Of the Me.
klnley bill, which wa. worth an incalculable
sum to those who are developing the raisiu in
duStry in California. Besides raisIns Fresno
produced last year $500, 600 gallons of wine, a
large part OF which was shipped East The rail.
road figur.s show the wealth that is produced
here every wear from these old wheat fields The
dried fruit crop last year was valued at SI,123,-
$50, raIsins 81 245 76S and the total exports
were SIS, 957 S99." Other portions of our State
should profit bv the example of Fresno by pro-
mOtng irrigation and converting mile upon mile
now devoted to wheat- growing into small, thrifty
vineyards or profitabls fruit farms They are
enterprises in which the tiller OF the SOIL receives
tho ADVANTAGES of an ever-incra sing bone mar
ket b,,r ~ n ronidIv gro,,,nc forsirH demsnn "a
W.
"oVethor-eiect Mehlniey's CONVICTION "that
Tue judgment OF our ctlzehs does not approve
t"e constah' aeha'lou ol the 'af'n issue Ia lhe
race oi me TACT mat II eau accomplish hotulh2
mas pretty Strong democratic ENDORSEMENT IN
'no NC" ho'h sun which says Nothing III
,ne way vi Ia III 'eSistalon can DC accomplished
oy 'ue democrats uhti they nave lhe fIesldency
"uu INC oeu"'e' anu 'ne IN from ONO ihul-
S"'e - t"'' t"eS "'o no! iheI 10 WIN 'he ftcsl-
uencs "uu tue oeha'e oS "Shalhs tue ta'lH
.iuesHoh' the Iatiil' as an issue Is useless so
al as ~ ae'ioal Iesu' III e-'9ation u concerheu'
Ioi TIC pteSent me democrats might !ust as
wen uiscuss tne Jaws OIL eraNlt"tioh as the VIC
hinleY ohl' Inc "!y-srcohu congress can
niue 'ue cl"Hc Vi t"ell party III 49, oS ao-
sduc,us ~ d" aIldch upon lne tAIn question:
oaa tnes can no uotnihR 10 pilng ABOUT le
adjustment "iu un'l' me Workings oil ihe Ia" oil
io'o are lhotough'y UNDERSTOOD mere VIII De no
phsis iUI ne" se''iehenl' Inc country VIII
W. iOi0" '"e t''' III si''Shers III ledp Iuto t"o
u'iA- one aVes not Ieeu 10 DC pfoteel'onisl
40 uuue, sldnu l't LOT Tue pres III the advantage
Vi snua''1h ana ioglc IS win MAJOR mckinley
CT the Democracy need Dana's warning and fol-
low conservative course In The opening session
OF the Futy-Sec0nd Congress? Time VIII tell.
" dSh'H9lon specldi on Tue CROWN OF the
peetsusdr INDUSTRY points out that III 1891 Inc
to'aI HIouuctloH III the Intea states amounted
10 uhlI foO' 'oV po"uus' III 4o'o thtee factories
Mele III opei dtiou anu tue to'al output was ABOUT
o'ooo'ooo POUNDS lhl'year the number OF fac
toi'eS uas Oeeu uouoeu, anu II IS estimated that
'IIe lot ~ Piouuc'on VIII amount 10 ABOUT 20
ooo'ooo pounds distributed as iolows: Callicr-
MA I@'Ooo'ooO POUNDS; Nebraska, 100000
pouhuS ana tan o'VoO'"oo pounds. III THIS es-
.,inte IS ieanzed Tue bounty PAID on beet sugar