New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
HARBOR DErENCES-FRUIT GROWERS
TRCST-LABOR TROUBLES.


San Francisco Fel G.-The Gillian war scare
has had som, good results. One of the most I'M
portapt is the general feeling excited In san
Francisco that something should be done TO ana
the Government in completing the harbor de-
tences Experts have decided that the ola CIV
cemetery, where the paupers have been Duiieu'
is the best place on tic peninsula Tor mouii"n-
heavy guns, il commands the approach u Va.
Larbor Here are Gfty-four acr,s OF lana uiaV "ii'
not be valuable for residence purposes LOT '"eH's
years. vet the supervisors wish to place hish
value on the property, and owners oil auI"oeno
real estate are eager to assist them. lhis "eeN
= movement was started to buy this lana HoHi "ic
city and deed il 20 the general UoVerni"uV ioi
one dollar. Behind the movement are represent"
tives of all the leading banks and mcrcantile
houses and il premises 10 be SUCCESS III ''ii'
way the tedious process of condemnation OF 'he
,and NAV he avoided and the deicnces may be
finished in a few months.
The San Francisco Supervisors this week leiuseo
an appropriation of 81 600 TO AID the hS"rauno
miners in their Efforts TO get an apPioP' 4a.i''
from tho general Government for building
dams to impound mining deoris' ine "u'"a
ta,es n be derived by San Francisco
from q resumption 81 hydraulic mining were
s,ron,lv presented. but the opponents OF the meas
rre contended that the city was too poor 10 No'e
this money. Considering the large sums waste"
yearly By this extravagant municipality 'hcir IT,
fusal 10 help the miners is nlsgaroiS.
Much interest has been excited here by re-
mort from New-York chat +. Armstrong, the IN
suronce man. PROPOSES to start a huge CaNloriua
fruit-orovinp trust OF course any one 1anlnar
with California horticulture knows that II Wouiu
ne imposssb!e 10 buy one-quarter OF the 1r'it III
terasts of the State, but what may De zone IL ="
put score of the largest orchards INTO one oi,i'
stock company and thus save thousands yearly !"
operatinC expenses Armstrong owns one OF 'ic
largest and finest young orchards III NahioInIa'
which was recently described at length III INC
Tribune lie has over LOCO acres tha' VIII oo"i,
into bearing this year This OF itsel1 Will oeiiaNo
=, large canning aud drying establishment. 1t is
probably the purpose, II the trust DC io' ''u
IN erect canneries in the great fruit
districts and turn out such superior canned SoouS
that the brand will assure sale here and abroad
The worst result of the present system is that no
buyer can count upon getting the same quality oil
canned or dried fruit two years in succession. III
tue trust will maintain standard lrnit pack IL
will be a good thing for every California lIul'
grower.
1t is probable that repetition of the long ana
disastrous iron mouldcrs' strike Will be maze ny
tho brewery epployes The trouble grew out oil
thc Brewers Union enforcing arbitrary fuies OIL
work, and placing a boycott on a brewery lha' re-
fused 10 yield it obedience. The Brewers Asso-
citation did not wait for the strike OF the workmen,
put champiOred the cause OF the b0ycoted pie"eI!
aud issued new set Of rules which closed with ms
notice THE employers reserve the right TO EN-,
poy whoever they please This is la. 9eia r's
Of the union. and as such has been accepted ne
matter has been referred 10 ten branches OF the
brewery workmen's union, and If they vote Tor a
strike it, will be begun at once brewery owners
declare that they can ill the places Of every man IN
their employ inside OF two days
The new Mercantile Library was formally
opened Tonight The whole lower floor OF the
new building at Van NeSs and Golden Gate avcs ~
devoted 10 the library, giving room laoNloo
feet A novel feature s private readlng-room
for ladies' beautifully decorated and finished.
Heavy rain this week extended throughout the
State and DO more complaint Is heard of lack OF
moisture ! nc season promises well.