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The morning call., 1892-08-25
THE TARIFF AND TRUSTS,

The principal argument of free-traders
against the protection policy is that COM
binatioHs OF home manufacturers control
prices and thus eontriye TO realize all the
profits. Senator Vest, in a debate in the
Senate, said that the benefits Of competi-
ton under protection were not shared by
the people, because as soon as manufactur-
ers secure the tariff duty they get together
to destroy competition and form combIna-
tons. The Missouri Senator declared at
the time that the wool manufactures of
the United States were in the hands of q
trust. 10 this assertion Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island replied that it would be quite
impossible TO make a combination that
would control prices or production of
WOODEN goods, as the number OF establish
ments is so great and the styles manufae-
tured OF such iDiiniie variety. As Senator
Aldrich represents a State in which the pro
duction of woolen goods is a leading indus
try, his opinion as to the possibility of
controlling the business by combinations
would presumably be of more weight than
that of Senator Vest. But the latter did
not profess to rely so much upon his own
personal knowledge as upon verbal reports.
He had beer informed that there were one
hundred trusts In the United States which
depended upon the tariff for existence, and
he had such faith In the truth of the in
formation that he submitted the list that
had been given him. The submission of
this list was Senator Vests fatal mistake
80 long as he rested upon the assertion that
there were one hundred no one could prove
that there were not. But the list furnished
the basis of evidence. Senator Aldrich ad-
dressed letter of Inquiry to representa-
tiyes OF seyenty-Dine OF the industries
included In the list. The replies were
subsequently, laid before the Senate. Sev-
enty-two OF the seyenty-nine contained
emphatic denials of the existence of apy
combination for controlling production.
Seven admitted that com binatious had been
formed to control prices, but declared that
these combinations had not vet pro-
duced the desired result. Combinations
had not been wide enough in their
range OF operation to have any appre-
ciable effect upon prices. The manufac-
ture OF barbed wire was one In which
combination had been formed. But prices
were lower now than ever before. There
were SO many manufacturers not included
in the combination that prices were fixed
by competition. In the flint glass industry
sixteen firms had formed combination
with forty firms outside. The same SUBJ
stantially was true of flint jars. -Four large
manufacturers of hinges had associated for
combination purposes. but outside firms
had prevented an advance in prices A
lead trust had given place to powerful in
corporated company which had succeeded
in advancing prices In the face of compete
tion. la preserves partial trust had not
succeeded In influencing prices. In tbs
The morning call., 1892-08-25
STARVATION AT OUR DOORS.

Every one has heard of the man who was
ruined by drawing an elephant in lottery
The beast not only ate his own head of, but
his masters, too. It seems that the owners
Of Woodward's Gardens are in precisely
the same pTedlcamen.. When old Mr.
Woodward was alive he kept up a menag-
erie on the gardens. and il was really cap
i,al place for children to spend the after
noon in watching the antics of the wild
animals. When he died a majority OF his
heirs proposed TO sell the realty: what was
to be done with the animals they could not
make up their minds. They were offered to
fhe Park Commission, but, for some reason
or other, they were refused. They were Of
fered. as free gift, to Mr.. Drury Melone,
one OF the eohelrs, on condition that he
should take them away, but that gentleman
declined to add TO the attractions of his
place at Oak Knoll a number Of pulmonary
monkeys aud rheumatic lions, and SO they
remain. like the coon in the story, which
could neither be sold nor given away, and
which declined to be lost.
Under an order Of court, a receiver has
been appointed for the Woodward property
pending the disputes among the heirs. This
official, on consulting bis lawyer. found that
he was bound to feed his livestock, and he
did so until he was out of pocket some
S6443. The court authorized him to refm-
burse himself by selling S6443 worth OF
monkey, bear, lion and tiger But the Su-
preme Court, which has a natural affinity
for rheumatic and deerepit creatures, for
bade the sale, and the receiver had to sus-
pend proceedings. So the matter rests If
the receiver stops the beasts rations they
!. will die, and he will be responsible to their
owners; II he goes on feeding them, who
Is to foot bis bill? When Mr.. Searles was
confronted with the like difficulty and found
himself the owner Of house which he
could neither live in nor sell nor induce any
one to take OFF his hands, he solved the dIf-
fenlty by presenting it to the Art Associa-
tion. How would 1t do for the Woodward
heirs to present their collection OF wild
beasts to the Academy Of Sciences? DR..
HarkDess is just the man to sandwich the
'wheeZy old lions between the megatherium
and tho namuofh
The morning call., 1892-08-25
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Chauncey NJ. Depew is reeuperating at
Homburg
Cardinal Gibbons Is again at his home at
Baltimore
The health of George William Curtis is
rapidly improving.
II Is reported that Modjeska intends 10
make chicago her peTmanrn mt residence.
The late Professor Freeman dislIked
Plato. Carlyle and Ruskin as authors in
whom no merit was 10 be found.
Vsssili Verestchagin, the celebrated Rus
sian painter. has settled in Moscow, where
he intends To reside permanently.
President Harrison says that the worst
features of the Office he holds are hand
shaking and signing vast numbers Of docu-
ments
Rev. DR.. Henry Hopkins Of Kansas City,
son OF Mark Hopkins, will be asked by
the trustees TO accept the presidency of
DTury College.
On the margin of picture Of himself. re-
Gently presented 10 an officer OF his cOnrt
Emperor William inserted the motto: ssrhe
right remains ever the right"
j. Z. Minor. assistant treasurer for the
Coniederacy as long as 1t had a treasury,
still retains $500, ,000 in Confederate notes
and has 10 other funds to speak of.
An English biographical sketch of Henry
distinguished apostle Of the single tax mar
r0wly missed election to the Lord Mayor
atty Of New York"
Sir Richard Wallace says that though
Alexandra Dumas was famous as CASTRO
nome and a culinary artist, his fayorite
dish was beef left over from the soup of the
day before and broiled
The morning call., 1892-08-25
GIVING Mr.. CARR CREDIT.

Our contemporaries Of the Record Union
are engaged in extoiling the abilities OF w.
3. Carr. who was at one time the active
manager OF the political department Of the
Central and Southern Pacific Railroad COM
panies. The CALL referred to the an
n0uncement that this gentleman was again
in politics and instituted the inquiry as to
his employers. The Record Union did not
respond to our remarks in direct manner,
but in an editorial used the following Ian
guage: Nv. B. Carr was In former times
connected with the politics of this State,
ana we care not who his friends or his
enemies may be to-day. We are prepared
to assert that the State never knew a more
honorable politician. There have been
leaders and bosses since Mr.. Carr was the
great directing force Of politics in this State
and not one Of them can claim TO be in any
respect the equal of Mr.. Carr" We may
differ somewhat with the Record Union as
to Mr.. Carr, but we can say without much
hesitation that of our ordinary bosses mot
one OF them can claim 20 be In any respect
the equal OF Mr.. Carr" THE CALL referred
to Mr. Carr's capacity in It's issue OF Tues
day and stated that when he was employed
by our railroad managers it was said, upon
what we considered good authority, that no
less than 80 newspapers were at that time
subsidized by the Central and Southern
Pacific Railroad companies TO assist him.
1t is possible that Mt. Carr had more aid in
the way Of newspaper assistance than some
of our bosses have had of late, and that is
the reason the Record Union gives him so
much credit.
The morning call., 1892-08-25
sELFIs sHNEss ExEMrLIFrEp.

1t is interesting to notice the expression OF
alarm manifested by persons connected
with the management of the affairs or the
Central and Southern Pacific railroads
just now it seems that these men are using
extraordinary exertions to put an end to the
use of sailing vessels via Cape Horn to
obtain cheap freight rates by our business
men. 1t is a strange arrangement for one
railroad company to be able, by the be-
stowal of subsidies. to deprive a populous
city and State or the use of sailing vessels,
steamers and other railroad organizations
indeed, of every means of obtaining
merchandise, except by paying extortion-
ate rates by way of its own lines.
Never before in the history of the
United States has there ever been such an
effort to extort money from generous peo-
pie as that which has been practieed by
MeSsrs. Stanford ana Huntington; two
men made wealthy-yes, very wealthy-bY
the people. TO enrich themselves beyond all
precedent, combining against the people
who had made them rich. Was it not
strange that TWO men could have been found
so lost to ali sense of gratitude as to wish to
destroy the people who had done so much
for them? Now il is said that the managers
of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
companies aid them in breaking up the use
of sailing vessels By our merchants. but we
do not imagine that there is much sympathy
in the East for men who have so shamefully
treated the public. We are led to these
remarks from reading the following COM
ments in reference to the asse milling of the
Transcontinental Association in New York :
The Southern Pacific Company's fight for q
reduction OF transcontiuental freight rates TO
meet clipper ship and other Caps Horn cOmpetl-
tion, TO be made dnriug the TTansconiinenlal
Association meeting, Is now considered TO be
very complicated one by men In this city who
have given the matter much consideration OF
late. Ii was at first the opinion Of many that the
Southern Paclhe's influence in the association
was so great that Mr.. Stubbs and his associates
could not fail 10 carry their point or wreck the
whole concern. These opinions have changed
considerably Of l4te ana the men who held them
now say that they expect the Southern Pacific
Company VIII be met with an opposition great
deal stronger than Mr.. HuutIngton's men sup
posed 10 exist when they asked that the meeting
should be called. All the roads with Pacific
Coast outlets that can reach San Francisco by
water connections VIII. It is believed, be arrayed
against the Kentucky corporation. and there
VIII be many "alraiP' roads siding with them.
The morning call., 1892-08-25
LAND ROUTES VS.. WATER ROUTES.

When the project Of bringing merchan-
disc TO this city by water was in embryo, it
was said that the establishment of either
clipper CT steamer lines would test the
question whether the work could be done
at The lowest cost by land or water. Water
is, Of course, cheaper than land, mile
against mile. but the land route is always
The more direct. Tie water route follows
The channels nature has created. a clipper
snip coming from an Atlantic port around
Cape Horn to San Francisco travels five
times the distance train of cars travels to
make the same points. The question the
TraDse0ntinental Association will probably
consider at tbeiT meeting in New York is if
the railroad can compete with the water
line in the transportation Of lmperishable
goods, II it can, or if the managers think
they can. there will probably be cut In
Though rates designed to restore the carry
nc trade Of that character to the railroads
What the railroads can do no one knows.
What they have done. however, is pretty
we'll known. Among other things it is
known that they have charged S47 q ton to
bring hardware from New York to San
Francisco. 1t is known also that clipper
ships bring the same kinds of freight at So
IOA toA- - a nANc gap HcAo 10 DC
crossed. II the clipper ships can bring
freight for IS per ton. 1t would not be of
much use fer the railroads to offer to take il
at $50. The advantage would still be with
The clipper lines. But reduction to $50 or
less would be a kind Of admission that ex-
tortonate rates have been charged in the
past. The cut which is believed to be under
consideration ranges from 40 to 60 per cent
m he al. 7. 4E,.-
the excess Of profit the Southern Pacific has
been wringing out Of the people. or does the
husiness9
The morning call., 1892-08-25
THE RULING PASSION.
The Last Words OF q Celebrated Tast
of Wines.

The Last Words OF Celebrated Taster
of Wines.
The late M. R was one OF the most ex-
perieneed judges of red wine that the de.
partment OF the Gironde has yet produced
says ''Bonfort's Wine and Spirit Circular"
His opinion regarding the quality Of vintage
was worth that of all the other noted wine.
tasters put together. His ability to distin-
guish the good from the bad. the superIor
from the Indifferent was as unerrin0 as IL
was uDquestioned. His decisions in all cases
where Judgment was required were accented
as final. lie could tell the origin of a glass
OF wine, name the property on which IL was
grown and identify the year of the vintage
without seeing either bottle, label, cork or
capsule. and il he then made a mistake IL
was O rare exception. With him tast-
Ing was science which had deyeloped al
most into mania. Somebody said that he
20 longer liyed-he tasted. Unfortunately
r. met with an accidental death In the
very noontide of his career. One day when
riding In his victoria the horses took
fright and poor K. was dashed violently
upon The pavement They carried him nm
conscious into neighboring house. where.
pending the arrival of a DOCTOR kind nands
engaged In bathing his head with the best
wine found in the cellar. A large drop of
the purple liquid coursed down his cheek
and trickled into the corner of his month
For an instant, though for an instant only
he seemed to regain consciousness. His
nostrils dilated, his lips moved. One of
those present bent over him to hear his last
words. R heaved deep sigh, and muir.
INJURED In an almost inaudible whisper:
'Brane- Cantenac, Ga And his spirit passed
The morning call., 1892-08-25
W Il SHALL SEE.

Our neighbors Of the Examiner are quite
anxious at present that the machine poiti-
clans of its party should put forth ticket
for support at The coming election W hich viii
present tolerably fair exterior. In order to
perpetuate the regime for which ii has done
so much. II asks for delegates 10 nominal
ing conventions who will present q fair ex-
terror, but it has urged ON several occasions
that it would not do to discard the old asso-
ciates of Buckley. THE CALL would like
to know what can be expected from an or
ganization which has heretofore acted with
Buckley? It's members may try 10 deceive
the public, but that Will be all. The pros
poets at present are that Buckley's lambs
will be as prominent as ever for positions in
the municipal government and for members
of the Legislature, although the master
spirit is still absent.
The morning call., 1892-08-25

Claus Spreekels is at least one of San
FraDcisco's citizens Of whose enterprise not
even Coils p. Huntington can have the
smallest doubt The railroad magnate pro-
fesses TO have some doubt about the enter
prise OF other citizens. He says he has
and that means something with railroad
magnate owing the Government his share Of
$4,000. .000-when he has a point TO drive
home by precept and example. What does
Claus Spreckels say about the enterprise OF
the railroad-California's only railroad, as
the phrase runs about the Southern Pacific (?
Why, that In his own industry of sugsr-
manufacture, he found that he was being
outrageously overcharged for freight. He,
like wise man with money in his purse, took
the remedy into his own hands. Il buiit,'
he says, "a road from Watsonville to Moss
Landing, and now IL runs to Salinas.
built this line because the railroad charged
me too much. Now / can have beets for 70
cents tonrthe Southern Pacific charged
me 81 25. Yet my road makes money. We
carried over 10000 tons of grain and other
products. besides beets, last year" There
is TIE story of how TO meet the Southern Pa
cific in nutshell. Build local competitive
roads A third of the money that the
Southern Pacific EFFORTS for freight will nut
them on paying basis. The railroading
of great part of California is about as easy
as running canal through Holland.
An extensive canal system through the
great valleys Of California would do much
to improve the transportation outlook.
Through region without impediments re-
quirinR tunnels or locks, canals could be
constructed with very low minimum ex-
pendlture. AT present Ii pays to compete
against the Southern Pacific with traction
engines hauling wheat along the highways.
The engines make 30 miles a day and in
three days reach the seaboard. Wheat Is
transit. But If 1t pays to convey wheat by
road In this fashion much greater would be
The morning call., 1892-08-25
THE TURRET-TOP ISSUE.

. The Democrats are especially unfortunate
this year in the selection of campaign is
sues. The Chicago convention made it i'm
possible to push the tariff issue to the front
and consequently the leaders tried to fall
back ON negro domination and the billion
dollar Congress 1t was left for the
Examiner Of this city to discover an issue
in turret-iops or what it is pleased to term
the ''steel ring" The purport OF the
Examiners sensation is that the Carnegie
works not being provided with machinery
to produce the plates the contract calls for
the Secretary of the Navy had considerably
allowed the use of such plates as the works
could produce. The article greatly amused
Irving M. Scott. who has had some expe-
rience in dealing with the Navy Depart
ment. Mr.. Scott says that the law as to
any changes in vessels under contract is
very strict. Recommendations have to go
through various boards and special board
is appointed to consider such special matter.
MIR. Scott continues: "We could not put In
a copper rope instead of an iron-wire rope
unless We made an application. had 1t
The morning call., 1892-08-25

OUR LABOR TROUBLES.

The recent strikes serve to convince SEN
sible people that there must be devised some
means by which labor difficulties can be
settled In our progress until quite recently
comparatively few persons have been en-
ployed In manufacturing pursuits, hence
there was little clashing of interests, but
now every large city has a vast force which
is dependent upon It's daily labor for its
support 1t will not answer to say that
these men should be turned loose by tens
Of thousands at time, without any means OF
support, or that when employers do not
coDeede TO their workmen wages which
would bankrupt them the parties con-
cerned should be left 10 settle their troubles
by force. There must be devised some plan
by which labor difficulties can be settled
without a resort to such means as have
been resorted to recently. We may defer
action for time, but thls.will not cure the
evil. What shall be done? is the ques-
tion. One person says you can do nothing !;
that contests between labor and ca pital can
only be settled by the parties themselves
The question may be difficult one, but it
will have to be met by legi Station, neverthe-
less. There will be enacted laws to meet
the question. And this. it seems, Is becom-
ing the opinion of the best minds in the
country. and it is also the impression that
laws must be provided very soon.
The morning call., 1892-08-25
HE RELEASED The BIRD.
The Latest Story Told About George
Francis Train.


The Latest Story Told About George
Francis Train.
New York World
A tall, lank man walked across Madison
square yesterday morning and accosted
nearly everybody he met with the query,
want to buy a mocking- bird? ?" He carried
fiat, pastebOard box about eight inches
squaTein his hand. Inside finttered a bird,
which apparently did not relish its confine-
ment at ALL Small holes punctured in the
sides Of this improvised cage gave the song
ster chance 10 breathe. George Francis
Train was occupying his usual bench.
AS the yender approached he asked
him to let him view the mocking-bird.
How much do you want for him ?"
inquired the philosopher. tits worth
81, said the man, to whom 1t would
appear such a sum was something as large
as the side OF a house. "Can be fly ?" queried
the philosopher. The man nodded his head.
my little boy ketched him In a trap "he said.
"Wlll your little boy get the dollar?" went
on Mr.. Train. His mother WILL" answered
the man. "Well," returned George Fran
CTS. IF this bird bad been in 75 jails. the
way have, he will appreciate getting out :"
and fishing 81 out Of his white coat pocket,
the sage handed it to the man. Then, un-
tying the string he lifted the cover off the
box. There was whirr as the bird flew
out like shot The vender, who didn't
appear to be particularly industrious soul
looked at Train with an expression of dis
trust. You're a chump," he said. you're
another" returned the citizen. sWhy
don't you go to work instead of peddIing
your little boys pets? ?" The man muttered
something and SUNK off. as the bird, evil
IDENTIFY weary with his cramped wings. sat
on neighboring branch and began TO make
his toilet meanwhile thanking his lberator
In cnirp or two. THAT gives me mora
real pleasure than pint of peanuts" said
Mr.. Train, ard the mocking-bird doubtless
thought the same
The morning call., 1892-08-25

they were good riders. Garfield parasols." /"
Instead, the women riders of the party, and
they were New Workers, well mounted aud
experienced h0rsewomen, wore chevlot
skirts, with skirts of lightweight cloth and
sailor hats. Two Of them had on skirts OF
some blue cotton material that looked like a
dull finished linen. Three wore white
skirts, with Eton pockets of the blue, black
ties, and blue straw hats with black ribbon
bands. Every skirt was short, showing the
trousers to match. A much more sensible
and comfortable riding costume for country
wear than the cumbrous, warm and posi-
fiyelY cruel one fnrmerly In nse.
The morning call., 1892-08-25
COURT NOTES.

The Supreme Court has denied a rehearing In
the case OF G. o. Vincent. who Is now under
sentence of death for numbering his wife In
Fresno.
j. NJ. Wood. as the assignee OF +. j. and J. v.
Owens, has sued the Board of Stale Harbor Com
missioners for S9I41 81, alleged TO be due on
material and labor used IN the construction OF
section Of the seawall
John Samuel Lewis, an expfessman. has sued
j. j. MckittIiek for $4,000 damages COM
pensation for Injuries said 10 have been re-
ceiyed on the 9th OF july 1892. at Seventh
street. Lewis says he was twice knocked down,
beaten and kicked by defendant.
The supreme Council. American Legion OF
Honor, have sued Mary A. b. DoZier and Barton
DoZier and Martha n. Byrd TO have their claims
decided TO $4,000. due on a benefit certificate to
the nearest relatives OF Florence Byrd, de-
ceased.
In The divorce suit OF Adolph Lang versus
Lena Lang the defendant has filed an answer
denying The various allegations OF Lang. She
says IN particular that she was not unfaithfui,
did not fiirt with Adam Bach or call their child
rem monkeys aud apes.
The morning call., 1892-08-25

passed upon by the Board of Construction
and Repair, investigated by board Of off,
GERS, the precise cost to the Government
asceriained, the increase or decrease in cost
plainly stated, and finally the whole ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Navy" The
tnrret-tOp issue will probably join other
issues that have been sent to the rear.
There is nothing in it, Our imaginative
contemporary has afforded additional test-
mony of the correctness of the estimate
which pronounees that journal more at home
IN the realm Of fiction than of fact.