New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
RECEIVING THE PRESIDENT-TIIE STATES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. POPULARITY.
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San Francisco. April 25.--For three days Cali
fornians have been engaged in receiving Presl-
dent Harrison preparing for his reception lie
saw the southern counties at their best. for the
orange groves are in both blossom and fruit and
every mountainside and plain is spangled with
brilliant wild flowers. Nature in April In south
ern California makes cheap and common any at
tempt at decoration 4 unique and perhaps the
finest spectacle presented In the Presidential Tour
through southern California was That OIL the
school children at Riverside, the richest ana most
beautiful of all the orange colonies. IheN were
gather in front of their schOoEOuse. WHIe
behind and around them were masses OF roses ana
orange blossoms An almost equally ATTRACTIVE
sight was seen at Pasadena, where 25Ho SchooI
children literally showered flowers upon the PIeSi
Dental party, and the procession passed over pa'H-
WAYS Of roses San Francisco is gayly decorated u
receive the President Inc line of march from the
ferry TO the Pavilion, only about MILE blds lalr
10 be one mass of people. Great preparations
have been made to give General Harrison taste
of genuine California hospitality, and from pres
ont appearances there will be no failure In these
generous intentions.
California dairymen have declared war on the
middlcmen. and at a meeting held on June l 1t
suppress the frauds in the present system of
handling butter. Throughout California batter
is sold by the roll instead of by the pound.
Commission merchants haze taken advantage of
this and have gradually reduced the size Of the roll
until now. instead of the full two pounds which II
is supposed TO weigh, roll falls short from five to
eight ounces. This is clear profit TO the middle
men, the dairymen are paid by the pound
Another evil which has increased largely during
the last few months is the adultcraton of butter
with OlcOmargarine. The dairymen propose 10 cs
tablish n large cooperative market and handle
their own goods. Commission men sheer at this
and threaten to import butter from the East. The
public will welcome any movement to make the
commission men give a fair deal, as these men are
largely responsible for the great advance in the
prices of fruit and vegetables during the last few
wears Growers have been so badly treated by the
San Francisco commission men that they prefer TO
dry their fruit, let it rot in tie orchards
rather than to ship it to this city This, with the
heavy shipments to the East has reduced the local
supply until now the best oranges sell here for 81
O dozen and apples cost quarter of dollar for
three pounds California is the greatest fruit
State in the Union yet both fruits and vegetables
are dearer in San Francisco than in New-Nork.
At meeting of the State Board of Trade this
week the reason why California does not grow
more rapidly was discussed. The presiding officer.
w. H. Mills said that the chief causes of the
slow growth were the cost of the long journey
and the high price of land California needs set
tiers who pay for their land, and can afford to
wait two or three years till the orchards come
into bearing This is the class which has con
verted certain sections of Southern California INTO
q garden that gives an income Of $4,000 from
twenty acres in fruit The State is greatly III
I.1.rS tt-itn, ba, oh
from 5000 to 10000 acres in wheat, and who re-
fuse to sell any land in small lots.
Lieutenant j. W. Potts, of Queensland, is in
this city preparing to make a tour of Alaska,
Hudsons Bay and Iceland. Lieutenant Potts
probably knows New-Guinea better than any
other European, as for SIN years he has been en-
gagged in exploring work there. -Four years ago
be was captured by natives and narrowly escaped
death.
General Greedy dropped in on the Signal Service
Cfce here this week and inspected H. lie etlu
the Department considered tins the most InpVl-
tant station outside of Washington, because OF lhe
weather pecullarltlcs OF the COasJ ana tiit A.5I
interests involved. General Greedy has not NlSItcd
This state since 1878, and he was much struck
with thp extraordinary development OF the south
ern counties and the san joaquin Naliey.
The singular experiment was tried by an Aus
tralan of shipping l,'OO BOXES Oh "PPlcS Io-i
what like carrying Goals 10 Newcastle, as even
late winter apples are grown III the mounltu!s
eu tiicient 10 supply all the state demands. II
nrnred disastrous in this case, as improper Stow
b. ar tho heat of the hold converted the greater
na1t of the consignment into fine specimens oil
baked apples.
Sarah Bernhardt opened her engagement here
los nirb1 10 one OF the largest audiences ever
gathprcd in the Grand Opera House. she opened
IN :. la Tosca," which she played tins afternoon
md to-nirht giving " Joan Of Arc Sunday nIenls
md " CIeopatra" three nights and one matinee
next week Already $4,000 has been taken III
from advance sales without premiums, ana IL -
confidently expected that SiO,VVo VIII nc Ic1iiHc"
for the eight performances, which VIII eclipse
Sarah's Boston engagement, and VIII surpaSH any
theatrical or operatic engagement in San Francesca
The State Board of Health has decided that
beart failure will not he accepted cause OIL
death hereafter in a physicians certificate
One of the best charities started here in a long
time is a lunch-room for working gir.s. opened
nv the Young Womcns Christian Association.
Luncheon may be brought 10 the rooms by the girls
and q nominal price OF one cent IS asked 1OT Tea
coffee or cocoa Regular evening classes VIII be
formed in dreSsmaking. Several prominent society
women have charge of the lunchroom.
The Larrabce Brothers, Of Montana, who bought
the real property of Ben Holidays estate some
time ago for $40 1000. promised 10 DO something
for the two llilay Children who were practcal%
left pcnniless. They have now conveyed 10 the
trustees farm of 700 acres worth $l2 ,OOO for the
benefit of Linda and Ben Holiday, who are Irving
with their grandmother in Portland, Oregon.
Nh "OFF MON TUSD IT ATLANTIC CITY.