The record-union., 1891-01-15
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Resolution Favoring an Exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.

Resolution Favoring an Exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Farmers Alliance
continued in session to-day with closed
doors. The matter of incorporation was
left in the hands of Vice-President e. M.
Wardell OF Los Angeles.
The Pacific Rural Press was made the
official organ of the Alliance in this State.
A resolution was adopted setting forth
that it is to the interest of the producing
class of California to be well represented
by their products at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago and favoring a proper eXpendi-
ture for such purpose, but leaving the
amount blank.
w. III. Murray, representing the Cali
fnrnia RaInie Company, addressed the
Committee at some length concerning the
advantage of ramie culture and soliciting
the cooperation of the Alliance. He
stated that the California Ramie Com
pany has secured large supply of roots
which will furnish cuttings the first year,
giving very profitable crop at the out
set. lie also exhibited fabrics manu-
factured from ramie fiber in Paris, and
stated that John Center is ready to buy
all the fiber which can be produced here,
and is preparing to add to his machinery
for the express purpose of working up
ramie fiber. Ramie, he said, will grow
in any of the valleys of California. The
fiber has forty per cent. more tensile
strength than flax, and is employed to
the amount of fifty per cent. in silk
fabrics. He exhibited roots, and said
that all the roots held by the company are
four years Old. 1t would take twelve
years to produce such from the seed.
The committee took the matter under
adyisement.
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
The Project to Run Steamers to Tahiti
Abandoned.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE scheme
to run line ofsteamers between this city
and Tahiti, via Honolulu, has long been
subject for consideration by the mer-
camille community of this city, but suifi-
cient inducements were never made to
persons to undertake the work. It was a
general surprise. therefore, few months
ago, to learn that the Oceanic Steamship
Company would put on line of steamers
provided sufficient subsidies were offered
by the French and Hawaiian Govern
ments. After long debate on the mat
ter it was stated that the French Govern
ment would give q subsidy of 81 500,
while the Hawaiian Government would
add s, 900. This amount was not consid-
cred large enough from the start, as the
Oceanic Steamship Company desired at
With this amount, and the belief existing
that the subsidy bill now before Con-
gress would pass, the plan looked as if it
would be carried through, but informa-
ton was received to-day that the action
by Congress as TO the subsidy bill had not
improved matters any, and the PROPOSE
ton to place a line of steamers between
this city and Tahiti, had been abandoned.
In confirmation OF this report John ID.
Spreckels, ofthe steamship company, this
afternoon was spoken to about the mat
ter and said that the statement was cor
rect and no intention now existed of car
rying the matter further.
At the present time mails and passen-
gers for Tahiti are carried by the barken-
tines Tropic Bird and City of Papeete and
the brig Tahiti, and ii is likely from the
statement made to-day that this style of
travelling will still continue for some
time to come.
The news is certainly not good for
either this city or Tahiti. and will i'm
prove matters in no way whatever.
OREGON IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
The Late Troubles are Amicably Ac-
iusted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. I4.-It will be
a receiver was appointed to take charge
of the property of the Oregon Improve
ment Company. The property included
the steamers Puebla and Willamette.
valuable coal mines in Seattle and several
large tracts of land in the Northwest.
AT the time the attachments were levied
and the receiver appointed the company
was engaged in the construction of the
Seattle and Northern Railroad. or more
properly speaking, an extension of that
road to Hamilton, the main line having
been completed. 1t was also building the
last twenty live miles of the Port Town
send and Southern Railroad
The attachments had the effect of throw
ing LOCO miners out of employment.
though the mines were kept running.
The steamers, of course, had to be laid up
pending the result of the troubles be-
tween the company and its creditors
The report now comes that syndicate
of New York capitalists has taken charge
of the conpany's entire affairs and that
the troubles have all been amicably adj
justed The work stopped by the action
of the creditors will be at once resumed
and the steamers put on. The discharged