The morning call., 1891-09-15
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Territories.
The Salvation Army has shaken the dust
of HanfOTd from its feet.
Portlauds entire street railway system Is
now owned by one company.
Pasadena is to have another fine new
winter hotel, the Spalding, which will be
ready for occupancy In October.
A 'nickel-in- the-slot" machine that per-
fumes your handkerchief is the latest in
Tuare County town. What next?
Pullman, Wash, has sold her school bonds
at a premium of $50, and will proceed at
once TO the erection of handsome structure.
If the Government establishes gun fac
tory on this Coast San Diego wants 1t.
That is curious. Anything else San Diego
would like?
Fresno grape-growers now say that the
amount of damage done the crop in that
county by the heat this summer will not
exceed 10 per cent.
The peaches are still on the trees on the
Verona ranch, near Ammonia, Tulare County.
The Droprietors say present prices Will not
pay for the picking.
The Carson Tribune says matrimonially
inclined young men should come TO Ormsby.
We have twenty-five widows who own
property worth $1,000 or more.
This seasons salmon pack on the Colum-
bia River has all been disposed OF, with the
exception of about 1000 cases Of flats, and
cannot be filled.
Grain harvesting has been reduced to a
fine lOint in California A recent report
from Stauislaus County shows that it costs
just so cents per acre to harvest the crops
from ranch of 1880 acres.
A starch-factory in Los Angeles is one OF
the latest manufacturing projects to be put
upon Its feet. 1t is to have a capacity of
converting $4,000 pounds of potatoes per day
into $1,000 pounds of starch.
The Shasta Democrat says: We are re-
liaby informed that the Southern Pacific
Company has surveyors in the field locating
a route for railroad out of the county east
to Fall River, Big Valley. etc.
The great midsummer harvest edition Of
the Los Angeles Times is attracting the
wide attention that 1t merits 1t is admir-
ably gotten up and ought to do great deal
Of good for the section it represents.
Sheep-raising in Lake County is said to
be an Improbable business on account Of
coyotes. Ii is reported that many sheep
men are getting rid OF their focks and pas
turing horses and cattle upon their ranches.
A new fishing pier 5000 feet long is to be
built at RedOndO, anent which the Pasa-
dena Star remarks: We don't see any need
of this, as from the end Of the old one the
average fisherman will tell as big lie as
the ordinary piers can stand.
few days ago the thrashing crew of
Moses Miller discovered bear on the farm
of Mr.. Nickerson. in the suburbs of Leb-
anon. They surrounded him with pitch
forks and drove him into another field,
where he was dispatched, one of the men
cutting his throat
Twenty-Five per cent of saccharine matter
is said to be the lowest amount that will
make good selling rasns under present
competitive conditions. The amount OF
sugar in the raisins can be determined by
pressing and straining the juice and testing
with the saccharOmeter.
Funds TO the amount Of S25, 900 have been
cabled from London for the construction of
a canal and dam in Santa Cruz Valley near
Tucson. The sum of S4700 has already been
paid to the dam-site owners. The canal
will irrigate land for thousands of set
tiers and will be of inestimable value to
that region.
When are we going to have q shoe factory
in Los Angeles? asks the Times. 1t is
said that Sl9,000,000 worth of boots and
shoes are annually sold on the Pacific Coast,
and that only 100000 worth are manu-
factured here. Yet we export hides. Such
foolish and unnecessary drains on our re-
sources should be stopped.
Summer Is about over along the sound.
The Astorian of September 9th says: The
Telephone made her last trip to the bridge
yesterday. On Friday the Potter makes her
last trip to llwaco. which about marks the
popular limit of ''the summer season." al
prettiest month at the seashore.
The Sacramento Bee says: The Kelsey
or Japan plum is just now attracting much
attention from orchardists. 1t has good ship
ping qualities, is of good size, firm and fine
flavor. 1t commands the top prices in the
New York market Some fine samples of
the new plum have been sent to the Bee
Office They were grown at Orange Vale.
on the tract of Captain j. A. Todman, of
Lake Tahoe.
The Visaia Delta says: sin-packers
are pleased that the new tariff-sheet
adopted by the Transc0ntinental Associa-
tiOn will go into effect early enough TO be of
benefit to this seasons crop. 1t will go into
effect on the 21st inst 1t will make several
changes In the various classes of freight,
but the most important Is the cut of cents
on the raisin rate. 1t is dropped from
81 50 to 81 80 per carload of raisins sent
East.
On the Fourth of July son of DR.. Mans
field OF Los Angeles disappeared from his
home, and all efforts TO ascertain his where
ab0uts We're unavailing. On Thursday.
however, DR.. Mansfield was viewing the
stock parade at the Sacramento Fair, when
he discovered his prodigal son leading a
fatted calf. The services of Officer Shook
were secured, and he captured the boy and
took him to his father. The lad seemed glad
to be taken charge of, and gladly consented
to accompany his father home.
The Portland Oregonian says: There is
likely to be litigation at Ashland over the
water in Ashland Creek. The fruit-growers
use so much Of it as to subject the mills in
town to serious Inconvenience. The peach
growers argue that the peach crops bring in
from $4,000 to $4,000 year to that place,
an amount far exceeding that realized from
any other one source, and they have made
up their minds that they will encourage
peach culture to the utmost, even If it takes
every drop of water in Ashland Creek to
give it the necessary fostering care.