New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
WAR IN FREIGHT RATES POSSIBLE-NEW
ELECTRIC ROAD-THE OHIO FRUIT
COMPANY-PROFTTS OF
FRUIT RAISING.
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IBY TELEGRAPH TO The IhlbCSkl
San Francisco, Aug. 2o.-The result OF the
Tramcon tine ntal Association meeting In New
York next week is awaited here with the keencst
interest II it decides adversely to the renewal
Of the Pacific Mail subsidy, such freight rate
vvar as has not been seen in years will break out
The Southern Pacific Company is In an ugIy
mood hecause Of the keen competition OF the ne"
steamship and clipper lines between New-l ork
and SAT- Francist). The sweeping cuts on "a
dozen important articles have stinulateu Shippers
and should the Pacific Mail take hand the Lew
Traffic Association will probably go TO the WALL az
it would not endure long competition al hoh-
paving rates Tie merchants who are backing
the new association declare that they can guar
antee it indefinitely, but this talk is ruDpish-
There is sentiment IN commerce. ana "hch
merchants are required to make up a regular
deficit the CONSCIOUSNESS that they are hghtlhe
for principle is no balm for money lost
The efforts of the commission merchants to
break down auction sales OF fruit have succeeoed.
Only one commission house entered heartily INTO
the new arrangement. The others, through their
connections with fruitgrowers and large 1rul'-
buyers. virtually boycotted the auctions, ana OF
course the sales had to be discontinued Inc oiu
system of selling fruit is too well eStaolsheu 10
be broken up except by combined ehort Oh INC
fruit-growers and the consumers. but IL is 40 oa"
a sr,tem that the small purchaser pays more for
good fruit in this market than in New iorK cny.
alAhnyGh hundreds of tons of hrst-claSs fruit
within fifty miles of San Francisco are solo
yearly at low prices to Gamers and dryers
now electric road to Golden Gate Park was
opened this week. Ii runs from the corner OF
Van Nessave and OFarrell-st to the PageSt
entrance of the Park, and by another year IL
A. hpan
will probably be continued to the ocean oeach'
There is little travel THESE suburban streets so
that the trolley system is not dangerous ou' inc
company has been enjoined from running trolley
wires across Van Ness-ave. and down TO POWELL
At. which is their starting point.
The openinC of the new school year witnessed
the introduction of manual training In the 'om'
mercial High School. For three years pupnc
school classes have been given manual framing
in the Cogswell Polytechnic College, but when
the lease of this college was recently revoked IL
was decided to establish classes in the schools
The bezinning is modest, but the eagcrness shown
nv the pupils is an earnest of good work by
next wear it is hoped to introduce the system in
all the grammar schools.
gross fraud is being perpetrated by con-
Germ in Ohio which sends out letters purport-
ing to give instructions for preserving fruit by
the "Call1Ornld COIu pAoeCos' Inv A''"0A'' NNN
Of which appeared recently in The Tribune are
so ingeniously worded that at first sight they
seem to give all the instruction necessary. but
when examined IL is found that details must he
secured from the company When appealed to.
the Company responds that the process
ia patented and IS must be sent as fee Inc
worst feature of the swndle is that the preserva-
tive portion of the compound is saicync aclo,
which preserves the color Of the fruit. out Is
poisonous. Professor Hilgard has analyzed THIS
compound and declares it is very deleerious'
The company should be prosecuted, as they are
using the United States mails to defraud the
public.
The California Illustrated Magazine for Sep
TENDER has a noteworthy article by Professor
Elliot Coues ON Gan Ghosts be Photographed? p
With the aid Of many curious illustrations ne
shows that every spirit photograph he has eX-
amined is bogus. Especially interesting is his
exposure of fraudulent photographs which Alfred
Russell Wallace, the English naturalist. i'm
plicitly believes are genuine. The article is
written with such, genuine fairness that it is
sure to have much influence over those VINO De-
ieve In this trick Of spiritualist mediums.
careful canvass of the State University
REGENTS shows that Major Powell. head Of the
Geological Survey, has no chance for the pres-
dency Of California University. The choice will
be between Professor Moses, of the chair Of history
in the State University, and President Hyde, Of
Bowdoin, with the chances In favor of Professor
Moses. A decision will probably be reached next
Tuesday.
Some returns are coming in Of profits in early
in Los Angeles County has apricot trees that at
one cent q pound. Seven acres Of apricots owned
BY H., P. Gray. at Le Moore, 1ulare County,
Of eight acres at Lordsburg, in San Bernardno
County, this year yielded twenty-five tons which ,h
these figures are verified and are given simply.
rs an index of the wonderful productivencss OF
well-cultivated orchards.
Aeronaut Woodward, Of San Diego. claims to
have demonstrated this week that he can con-
troll tho notion Of balloon by means Of big can
vas fans which act like the wings Of bird.
What he did do to raise or lower bis balloon
by means of nvas-0overed oaB. but he was
unable to guide It against the prevailing currents
Of air Those who have witnessed his ascensions
predict that he will set be carried out to sea- or
down into the Willis of the Colorado Desert,
where he will perish miserably.