New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-02


T.. believe. The most important mining town In Mex
| leo And right here Just want TO say good woIi
| for Mexican cigars. The tobacco from which these
cigars are made ie grown natural soil which Is OF
high quality Of fertility and Is free from the taste o!
the fertilizers which now used In Cuba ana which
Is recognized IN The Favor Of The Cuban cigar.
| awe had wonderful trip down the railroad 70
| Vera Cruz In distance OF 200 miles we descended
| some 1000 feet ard during TINS trip AL the
fruits and flowers ard grains AID 20 forth when can
| be grown IN a temperate tropical zoae. In Cor.
dova We bought pneappes for. 3 cents apiece, aAd
| a buShel Of oranges for - cents. THIS trip from
| Mexico 70 Vera Cruz Is one o. The most famous IN
the world as respects the engineering difficulties which
had to be surmoun'ed In about thiry.hvc miles We
descended by zigzac course around mountains 5000
| feet
Returning 20 Mexico proceeded directly to
southern California ard visited there all the notable
places which are the resort Of travellers. only wish
TO mention the park and ho1c NJ Monterey bult ana
| owned ey the southern Pacific Railroad Company.
| believe 1t to be the finest park in the world 1t
contains seventy.two filed with all the trees
| and Hover, and shrubs which be grown IN any
climate. They bad at the time Hc were ;hcTe iity
Chinese gardeners al work and me entire park WIS
kept in the most beautiful order lon could scarcely
weed spear of grass anywhere. lheN HiN'
within the park artificial lake with an abundance
Of water and every possible contriyancc for the
Monterey is summer more than winter resort
The climate is equable and comfortable 1t Is never
too hot even IN the summer, and never very cold IN
the winter.
TOO MUCH TRUST IN ORANGES.
In Southern California the principal business seems
to be the growing Of frIt, mainly oranges; ana II
seems me they rather ovcrd ping this branch oI
the business. ! do not believe that permanent ana
certain operity be depended on in producing 50
| Iltau auf "a
California agriculture. in my Judgment. will be found In
the production OF wine and wheat.
"The Nicaragua Canal Is | tank. an absolute ne
CesSity for California our party had numerous con
versations this subject with the people whom W.
met. We told them Just what we thought. said TO
them that did not t5nk they quite appreciated the
importance OF that canal 10 their interests. believe
that within one year after that canal is finished Tn
price OF every cultivated of land In California VIII
be doubled. And this Is why think In all tlr
large cities OF the United States the radius OF business
is beginning 10 be circumscrbcd. Here In Newl"k
have already lost the jobbing business west OF the
lakes Chicago Is being clrcumscrlbcd in The same
way. She must divide with OmalH. Kansas city aud
Denver Each one Of these large and important places
is becoming the centre OF traffic and radius all itH
own. In my Judgment, California with H. onoFin"s
facilities for production. lacks facilities for getting 10
a market. They cannot ship wheat 5000 miles by
railroad TO compete with the Northwest. OF course
lower rate but when they want quick market and
when il i, likely 70 make difference Of or 10 cents
a bushel In Liverpool whether you get II there III SIN
weeks OF four months, II makes very important DIFF
ference IL the value Of land.
This too has a bearing New York. for on all
large financial transactions New York derives some
benefit There cannot be prosperity In any part Of
the country that f. not felt in New-lOrk Possibly
some of the railroads might oppose this scheme, but
think 1t would BE- great mistake If they did The
railroads would share the great prosperity which
wOald come from the Nicaragua CanIl.
From Monterey We went TO Francisco.
was very much surprised visiting the onion Iron
Works there. Of which Irving NJ scott /, the principal
owner and 1t Is an immense establishment,
and they able to build an armorcd Ship furnish II
and turn II out In complete shape. We were taken
board the aInlOed cruiser Monterey. which had
been launched and the ways there skeletons
Of several ships. including the battlcshp oregon. At
this place each Of the party was presented with Il
metallic Ratchet. made Of one Of the plates Of thc
oregon, manufactured by Carnegie Brothers.
SOUND On TIE SILVER QUESTION.
THE business out in that part Of the country
appear 10 be absolutely sound the silver question.
We expressed opinions very plainly TO the people
there on this subject, from an Eastern standpoint
said 10 them. In substance: We want all the silver
circulate that possibly be circulated A. lon- |
you keep the two metals at par, It IS all hsAt
but We are Gctung very dangerously near t. the |
a
We should be situated If gold should ~ to premium
ana II should become IA mere matter of meichHdi-c |
and be taken out Of circulation. II certainly Will
be, when 1t reaches per cent premium The Mayor
Of the city who occupied seat by my side remarked
to get the best out Of his investment possible; but
the majority Of The people at that table were heartily
In favor OF the Eastern Wow on the SILVER question, |
aud gave to them right there the doctrine Of The
New-foTk Chamber II Commerce.
NJ NJ Estcc and 10 Irving NJ scott for The colresio,
and the hospi,alties which we there received Pro
Tacoma and seattle At Portland they have a t-autl
full hotel and are binding Chamber OF Commerce
any chamber In the United States. My idea n. |
speeting all that Pacific Coast country is thai Thy
ulsry trle Of Southern CaIfDrnia settlers do moi g,
to u country where they must pay from 900 10 900
per acre II IS asking more for land than II is worth.
In san Francisco and In fact KS orally along the
way the Pacific Coast do not hesitate 10 press
Sdles l said to them a few wordl. parflG,lary il. |
San Francisco, In substance as follows: About an
eighth to te-th Of all our productions. when
drygoods commission merchant In New-fork a few |
New England and the south about ii 900 900 worth
for labor In the production Of the same goods Ever
aud q few to Japan. They were taken away from
to go across The cOanent By the Union Pacific and b,
in the simple word subsidy The Pacific Mail
steamers for years have got less than 10000
for postage This English line gets II subsidy Of |
E25O,OO0 AQu were asking the Pacific Mail Com
pany, who practically private owners. b compete
with great Government That never cau be done. |
England grants no subsidies, She does not like that
word. She arIiingcs IL In little different way 10
;NOid the disagrceabc sound She says 10 a company
You establish line 10 cerai place they did
to New-YOrk 81 and we will give You so much for
carrying the mails until such Time the business in
crea-es and You afford to get along without this
subsidy" That has been the policy Of Great Britain
with every line Of steamers She las established for
the last forty years.
HOW A SUBSIDY WORKS
we complain in this country that there is not
"A single steamer carrying the American flag the
.vOrth Atlantic between New York any seaport In
Europe. You may go all over The world (and have
been ID considerable traveller IN my fc) you do
not the American fdg anywhere In a,y foreign
port after you leave New York. \ friend Of mine In |
the grocery trade told story. Of hi, Gus
toners, small grocer, who had been buying his good
thirty days Time 10 him and said he wanted