The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-06

The American apple has long been known
in Europe Ii is ore of the best and finest
In flavor that Europeans know. This year
100000 barrels have been or will be sent
over the Atlantic. Now comes the first ex-
port of oranges. They cross the ocean
from Florida and the vessel carrying the
freight a specially fitted up steamer, with
good ventilation and refrigerators, proceeds
directly to London. So there is The best
possible chance for an excellent market
The freight Is 20 cents per box and the sell
ing price will be ascertained at auction
Too much must not be expected from this
trade at first, because the Englishman ac-
cords equal privileges of import to all other
regions of The earth. Oranges come to Eng
land constantly from the Azores, the south
of Spain. Algeria and the Levant. Auction
sales determine the value of the consign-
ments on pretty reliable average. There
is no reason why Florida should not sue
coed In these shipments. but the price must
inevitably he kept down by competition.
England will not pay more than it can help
for the best fruit.
The estimates OF that seller Of fruit, Mr..
Goodsell, are a trifie roseate. He has the
not on that in ten years the United States
will supply 81, 600, 600 boxes, or sufficient to
supply the whole world. IL this should be
the case, perhaps the price of oranges will
AssuredlY other countries will not desIst
from orange culture because the United
States can produce so much. But we may
leave these extrayaganees Of statement to
the ultimate fate of test. 1t is clear that
Florida has market for oranges in Europe
II ii can compete With the Azores, Spain,
and Jaffa. The West Indies and portions
OF Australia may also be considered COM
petlior. Californis's time will come when
we have fair transportation, and that Is still
matter never to lie let 60 TO sleep by night
or day. The orange productivity OF Cali
t0rnia is equal in area to much more than
the whole State of Florida, but merely to
grow is not to sell. The moment we have
more railroads and the Nicaragua canal,
California will become the garden of the
United States, and will have a large export
Of produce for foreign countries. At pres
ent we grow. but do not move very much
In the report of Secretary Elkins en- the
state of the army, there is one good point
which may prove a solution to some diff
culties. Indians are described as showing
remarkable aptitude for military service,
presumably Ia the saddle and also on foot.
They ride well and shoot straight. So there
is room In our army for an increased en-
ployment OF aborigines. But ii Is, of course,
hopeless III at all the Indians who might
oifer themselves could be employed in mill
tary duty. Only small proportion could
De employed IN special service. The war
OF races forbids amalgamation. .cretary
Eiklns points out that the United States
army man, private and non-commissioned
officer, is paid considerably more, double
or qulntuple, what the armies of Europe
are paid. Yet he does not think that this
Is SUFFICIENT TO induce the best men to enter
tue army. Probably his conclusion is right.
In tie army there are mighty few men
descended from the Plymouth Rock Puri-
tans. and there are even few of these Puri-
tan descendants who enter at Yves. Point
or Annapolis. IL is business not war that
The American people consider. As our
army is small and should be very efficient
perhaps the Recommendation of Secretary
Elkins should have serious weight with
legislators. We must pay higher than other
nations. aud let US have the best men for
the work OF national defense.
IL Is some consolation TO the high-falutn
mind to be assured that Mount ST. Elias,
1890 feet in height. belongs to the United
States. 1t just misses belonging 10 Canada
and England by the edge of its base. The
mountain Is of no great use to us, save as a
geographical expression-snow clad 1t only
happens to be few thousand feet In some
cases and few hundreds in others higher
than any other peak on the North American
continent. But the Mexieans and Central
Americans may live in hops. They nave
still volcanoes at work, tossing up cinders
by hundreds OF tons from nowhere beneath.
and thus they may discount Mount Elias