The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
PETALUMA PICKINGS.
New RaiIroad-New Ship Chan.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL.

"atus, flce-FreSlQent ana builder OF the
street railroad that runs from the Agricult-
ural grounds to Sunny Slope. reports that
at the last meeting of the Board of City
trustees he made an application for fran
chlses to construct and maintain street
railroad that shall commence at the south
erly limits OF the city on Third street. to
run 10 Main street and out Main street to
Cyprus Hill Cemetery. He says he Is meet
ing with much announcement from prop
erty-owners on tile line of tine proposed
road.
An informal conference was held in Cap
tain Guy Z. Crosses Office Saturday morn
ing between the members of the Sonoma
County Fruit Company and representatives
OF the Vine Hill Club A joint meeting was
held between the members OF both organi-
cations few weeks ago, and at the meeting
several new members and stockholders were
enlisted. This company is not exclusively
Santa Rosa enterprise, but is of and for
the whole county. and has members from
Healdsburg, Petaluma, Sonoma. Windsor.
SebastopOl, Cloverdale, Forestville and
Trenton. 1t is the purpose of the company
not alone to dry and ship fruit. but to carry
On any and all business connected with the
fruit industry.
John McMinn, Secretary OF the Sonoma
County Hop-growers' Association, furnishes
a list OF hop-grewers in Guerneville, Heads
burg and Santa Rosa districts, with the
number of bales produced by each for The
current year. In Guerneville district A.
McPeak is credited with d and K. S. Drake
with 80 bales, making a total of I'D.
Healdsburg district is credited with thir-
teen growers, ranging from 33 to 155 bales.
total of 1913 bales for the district. Santa
Rosa is credited with forty-five growers,
ranging as high as $50 bales. aggregating
72o5 Tor the three districts mentioned. The
same authority reports twenty-three new
hop-yards started, covering an aggregate of
SCI acres.
j. G. Wickersham. in his garden, on the
corner of Sixth and ID streets has Japanese
perslmlnon trees that are laden with bright
and beautiful fruits, some specimens of
when VIII measure from twelve to four
teen inches in circumference.
News received by John A. McMar from
the ollk Manufacturing Company is to the
eject mat the company contempates start
ing work in the Petauma factory by Janu-
AIRY lst and that the work is to be pushed as
rapidly as possible until the building is COM
pleted. Lately adopted plans will tend to
increase the importance of this enterprise
very greatly over the early estimates in the
matter
The J. j. Stofen of San Francisco is the
first schooner to come through McAlar's new
CT annel This Improvement Is n wonderful
AID TO NAVIGATION.
1t permits much larger vessels to come this /,
way than could possibly have come under
the old condition of affairs. The Stofen
brought a cargo. of 100 TONS and will take
out about the same weight in wheat.
W. Graham of Lake County camedown on
Wednesday With CARLOAD OF dried prunes
which he sold to w. w. Gilmer of Santa
Rosa. This lot of prunes was raised on
eight acres OF land, netting the owner
a of IN
eight acres was alb ut seventeen tons dried,
and they lun between sixty and seventy to
the pound, which is far above the average.
Miss Helen Singley, daughter OF Major
on visit to her parents. Miss Singley was
| formerly an instructor in the Petaluma pub
| lie schools. but is now employed in San
| francisco as teacher.
Morgan Jarvis of Stony Point has placed
on exhibition a potato of the white Bur-
bank variety, grown at his place 1t is
| fourteen inches in length, about two and
half inches in diameter and
WEIGHS TWO POUNDS NINE OUNCES.
Mr.. Jarvis patch OF about seven acres
turned out about siXty-five sacks to the acre
| this season, which Is a low average, owing
10 the unfay0rable weather.
Superintendent Sanb0Tne of the Petauma
pickle factory has been very successful in
making a market for lis ickles, preserves
| and condiments in Southern California.
}. q. Stout of Tubbs Island was in Peta-
| luna yesterday. Mr.. Stout has now seeded
| about $50 acres in grain. The land is re-
claimed from overfoweu tide LANDS and is
the most productive on the coast. Mr.. Stout
| thinks the low lands will this year bring
| about great results.
The frame OF the new Paff residence at
the corner of Kentucky and Prospect
| streets is looming up in good shape.
L. Mcguire OF Petaluma returned Tues
day from trip OF $50 miles up the San
Joaquin Valley. His time was mainly spent
| in Fresno, Tulare and Kern counties. He
| is enthusiastic over the benefits Of irriga-
| ton on the large scale established in those
| counties.
The Apron Fair, given by the ladies of
the Episcopal Church of Santa Rosa, was
| great success. The entertainment was we'll
attended and the chicken pie dinner libeI-
! ally patronized.
Professor William Symonds, formerly a
| teacher in Pacific Methodist College, now
| living at SebastopoI, expresses his intention
| of moving back to Santa Rosa. T. c.
Dacoe, also an ex-professor in tile same ill.,
sttution, has just returned from trip to
Canada, where he went to attend the
golden wedding Of his parents. He is
heartily glad to get back to Santa Rosa.
Sam +. Wordsworth, prominent fruit
grower of Stony Point, says that the apple
men are just now getting their prices for
their fruit, and that only recently he made
quite shipment of his own apples to the
Sandwich Islands.
Mr.. Woodwork intends this year to en-
large his orchard, IS he Is a believer in the
possibilities of his section for fruit and
among other trees will set out 700 Napoleon
Biggarvls and Rockford cherries. THERE'S
NO SECTION OF THE STATE
Where the cherry is brought to such perfec-
ton as the territory that extends from san
Antonio Creek to the Russian River. The
cherries that grow on the low hills sur
rounding Petaluma are very superior, aud
the same condition exists to the Russian
River and still further up.
Il. Campo, at the corner of Washington
and Kentucky streets, has just completed
and Is now furnishing one of the finest resi-
| denceS in Petaluma, and which will serve
as an ornament to the city. 1t occupies
good position on Kentucky street, Just north
of Mary, overlooking the beautiful petauma
Valley and all the surrounding country.
The Anonyme Literary Society is
now fully organized. The society is for the
mutual Improvement OF its members and for
the entertainment of the public. The orig
inal members arc: Miss Gertrude Winans,
Miss Catherine Dinman. Miss Florence
Colby, Miss Daisy Snow, and Messrs. AL
| fred Bolini. Captain B. b. Henshaw, Nor
ton Clockdale, jeff Thompson. James Din
widdte. Clarence Wingfeld and A. J. Show.
| Alfred Bolini was elected President and H.
| 5. Show Secretary. Some time during the
latter part of January the society will give a
| public entertainment at the Petaluma Thea
| ter. and will produce the comedy of David
Garrick." preceded by the drama in one act
| entitled Loved and Lost"
Newton j. j. Smith will commence the
| survey of the Cotate ranch for the purpose
OF subdivision as soon as the weather be-
| comes more settled.
Monday evening the Native Daughters of
Santa Rosa elected the following differs
for the ensuing term: Martha Hahman,
Past President; Margaret burlington, Pre-
ident; Amile Z. Casey, First Vice Presi-
dent: Pothe Cotton, Second Vice President;
Lizzie Hoen, Third VIce-Presdent Nellie
Coulter, Marshal; Pauline Hahman, Finan-
cial Secretary; Anita NJ. Bishop Recording
Secretary. Martha d. T,umsdan Tnsida