The morning call., 1892-08-03

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wine-producers in California might be rec
tilted by little combination among growers
themselves. They are not so absolutely at
the mercy of wholesale dealers who buy at
IL cents a gallon and pay on four months
bills. or pay with 4 per cent discount and
sell for cash at 40 or 90 cents per gallon.
What is TO hinder the growers OF 4 whole
county com binlng in the engagement of
travelling agent who can go East with sam
piles and make known what the State can
do among buyers thereP ltmight even pay
TO send such agents to Europe. Or take the
Denmark dairy plan. Denmark is poor
country, with thousands Of poor farmers.
Yet by combining and sending ali their milk
to a central dairy, IN which they themselves
have an interest, these poor Danish farmers
command the top price in the English but
ter market. 1t is proit-sharing associa-
ton, each little district by itself. What is
to hinder the wine-makers Of valley or
county combining for storage and cooper
age purposes and holding on TO their product
until the favorable moment comes to SELF
BY judiciOus management the wine product
of California might be quadrupied. with
twice the profit that comes TO the producer,
but If men are to fight individual battles
with insufficient capital success is lmpossi-
bic. Ii becomes case OF letting wine so
to waste as il is with fruit, much OF which
has heretofore gone TO the dungheap
week has passed with fruit sales by
auction, and apparently the change in sys-
TEN has come to stay. There may be de-
feels and even openings for deception in the
auction system, bur if honestly conducted
il enables the consignor 10 see what his
fruit has really sold for, and that is an i'm
mense satisfaction, for then grower has
speedy announcement of when there Is
Glut or rise. He does not require TO wait
until he gets a note from the commission
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particular consignment Is light and fiat.
The auction system is quick and the returns
should be quick. Fruitgrowers can easily
keep check upon an auctioneeT by appoint
ing some one to note down the prices of all
sales. In many other fields OF production
this system would prove beneficial.
If there is one thing in government which
should be honestly and impartially per-
formed it Is registration. An official who
has registration in charge has no business
10 be partisan. Registrar Brown may not
be partisan. He only takes the view that
for central Office registration, which begins
On the 18th inst, mixture OF Republicans
and Democrats as clerks Is undesirable.
He prefers TO have them all Republicans.
Two years ago one-thlTd OF the clerks were
Democrats. But the Democrats are not
driven from the field. They are TO keep
watch on the outside on Mr.. Browns move
ments. OF course, the Democrats will re-
ciprocate when they come into Office.
Mr.. Holden Of the Lick Observatory is
obviously not satisfied with the sensational
yarns that have appeared about the planet
Mars as seen through the Lick telescope
and the Imagination OF a contemporary. He
prefers TO wait until the observations are
weighed and Siited, and he thinks that ali
premature leaps into the light tend 10 bring
science into ridieule and discredt, and
no faf Z oh
signals 10 Mars is venturesome when ii is
quite speculative whether Mars is in con-
dltion 10 support such life as we call human,
even in its lowest degree. This c0nserya-
tive protest should be respected.
Governor Mckinley must have wonder
fully good voice or he would not attempt to
address audiences of 1900 on such dry
subjects as the tariff. He had such an audi
ence yesterday in Nebraska. But it must
be borne in mind that Mckinley has been
the best-abused man In the United States
ever since he carried his famous Legislation.
he has also the satisfaction OF knowing that
no man is more popular In respect OF the
services he has rendered. But to address
such a mass Of people is a task for Tai
IMAGES trumpeter aud not for the human
larynx.
Mr. Gladstone has issued circular to his
supporters to be in their places on Thursday,
when the election of Speaker occurs, and also
and especially in their places on Monday.
when the business of moving the address to
the Queen takes place. The election OF
Speak ct viii doubtless fall again upon Mr..
Peel He is q Liberal and has been In Office
throughout this Tory admin stration. 1t re-
Quires two days to get q Speaker into the
chair. First the Commons are requested by
| the Royal Commissioners or the Queen to
choose a Speaker. and this they forthwith
| do. Then the Speaker is presented In the
House of Lords on the following day, and
| lays claim to all the ancient privileges and
| immuniiies enjoyed by the faithful Com
mons in the past. AS matter OF form the
| royal assent is given 20 the claim. Then
| the Speaker reports to the Commons what
has passed, and then genuine business is on
| the programme. These ancient forms are
| not all mOonshne. Long ago the claims
| were characterized by manhood and cour-