The morning call., 1891-03-15
BUREAU OF
STATISTICS.
A Record Of the Pacific Coast
Internal Commerce.
Trade Diverted From American Railroads
and Steamships by the Subsidy
System-PensiOnS.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALL.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-It will be more
than month before the Bureau of Statis-
ties is able to publish information concern
ing the internal commerce of the eight
States and Territories west of the Rocky
Mountains. All the copy is now in the
hands OF the Public Printer, and it is esti-
mated that the volume will be composed of
about 800 pages. One hundred thousand
copies will be printed for the use Of the
public, but il is feared this will NOT supply
the demand, as letter from well-kn0wn
member Of the Chamber of Commerce OF
San Francisco says California will want at
least 80, 900 copies. More than 100000 will
be printed if found necessary to supply the
demand. 1t was learned at the bureau that
Washington will show the largest per cent
of increase Of business during the last year,
but the business of California in bulk will
equal all the other parts OF the district.
The American vessels entered at the port
of San Francisco registered 4S5,7I5 tons DUR
ing the last calendar year and foreign YES
sells 5i4 ,S25. or total OF 1,030,53S tons. For
the preceding year the American vessels
registered 481, ,539 tons and foreign 567, l64,
a total of 1,04S, 705 tons. The total clear
ances for 1890 was 1.0S0,97S tons, of which
521, ,465 tons were by American vessels aud
5j9, 500 by foreign vessels. For 1889 the
clearances by American vessels was 500, ,003
tons and foreign 559, 75j, a total of 1864, 73S
tons.
1t was stated that the information secured
showed that the business at the port oil San
Francisco had not increased as rapidly as at
Vancouver. Ii was not deemed best to give
out figures TO establish this fact, but allow
it to come out with the published volume.
By way of explanation for San Francisco's
unfavorable showing, 1t was stated that tlfe
subsidies 10 the Canadian Pacific Railroad
and British vessels. enables them to handle
business at less rate than American YES
sells and railroads, that the Pacific business
was going to Vancouver and carried east by
the Canadian Railroad, and that much of
the merchandise for the leading commercial
cities of the East came by the British route.
OAKLAND TIDAL-CANAL BRIDGE.
The contract for constructing tidal-eanal
bridge at Oakland has been awarded TO the
King Iron bridge Manufacturing Company
of Cleveland. The contract price is S3l. 200.
The bridge is to be completed by the 1st Of
October
The specifications for stone for the Wilm-
ington Harbor improvements were ap-
proved to-day, and contract will be
awarded in q few weeks.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT SALARIES.
schedule showing the change in the
salaries of employees in the Interior Depart
ment, TO take effect July 1st next, was made
pubhc to-day. Captain George Ridgeway
of Rel BlefT, Cal, Chief Clerk of the Cen
eral Land Office, is favored with amin
crease, raising his salary 10 $500.
PUYALLUP INDIAN COMMISSION.
The Puyallup Indian Commission ar
rived from the State Of Washington to-day,
and had a talk with Secretary Noble.
Their report has not been submitted yet.
PENSIONS.
The following pensions have been
granted: hington-Original, Jay w.
Rump; navy, John o. NiSwender; Oregon:
Original-Levi Henderson, Asa r. BOwe;
California: Original-Grinfill 81. Keene
Thomas Potts, John Buckingham, Francis
LaBGuf, Charles Stine, Edward Carol;
original widow, navy, Deborah, widow of
Thomas Mccarthy.