The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-28

The Railroad Commissioners are a law
INTO themselves. That has long been an
understood factor Of the situation. They
DID some pretty work Of their own initia-
tive Yesterday. and the public can only
stand by and admire the GOODNESS Of their
conduct Some time ago Nj Beekman took
the audacious liberty of making grossly
violent personal attack upon Mr.. Leeds, the
manager Of the Traffic Association, This
llbelnus piece Of spite was written in cold
blood and read with unctuOus inslStence IN
cold blood, and when Mr.. Leeds asked Op-
pOTtunity 10 reply to some OF the statements
he was magnanimOusly told to keep his seat
The Commissioners said 10 him: stand
back! We are holier than thOu! So the
precious document went on file. Yesterday
Mr.. Beckman asked leave to expunge from
the record all the personal illusions and
his brother Commissioners consented. The
repentant BeCkman also suggested that Mr.
Rea should withdraw some personalities,
but the latter did not see the use OF that.
As the other personalities went on record
perhaps the public may see no great use in
the TecantatOn now made by Mr.. Beckman.
His SANDER still stands
The Traffic iniquities Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company are further Illus
tTated by q fresh comparison of grain
rates drawn I'D by Mr.. Leeds. He shows
that in California the haulage of wheat for
certain average distances is 49 cents per
ton higher than in Kansas; and for rye,
oats and barley the average rate Is So cents
per ton higher than in Kansas. When an
aiYZed the comparison IS even worse as ap.
piled to California. Another calculation OF
rates 10 Port Costa shows 63 cents per ton
for wheat higher than in Kansas, and fGr
other grain actually 81 per ton higher.
This is the sort of information which the
Railway Commissioners might get for them
selves, and when others present 1t they re-
ceiye 1t with seant courtesy.
There is great relic at the news that the
steamship Vega has arrived at New York
from Lisbon In safety. Had she gone down
through collision with the ship Fred B. Tay-
ICr there must have been an appalling loss
of life in all probability. Meanwhile the
vessel that struck the Taylor is unknown.
1t will be remembered that number Of
years ago the Cunard steamer Oregon was
sunk off Long Island by collision with
thTee-masted schooner. Fortunately the
plenty Of hands on the CunaTdeT enabled
ali lives to be saved. Most Of the mail bags
were recovered by divers.
The news from Chicago as to the food
when has swept over so large an area of
worst has happened. 1t is singular dis
aster. and its recurrence in the future will
have to be guarded against by all the skill
the engineers can bring to bear. The dam
age is frightful to contemplate, but the
metropolis OF the West is so wealthy and so
energetic that II will foot the bill with less
grumbling and wTinging Of hands than any
other city would show.
The new Chinese restriction act. if the
Senate succeeds in getting the appropria-
ton for the purpose carried. will have $780,
600 TO give its provisions efficacy. There
appears 70 be a fear, however, that the
House viii cut down the amount to $4,000.
This would be an Increase Of 100000 COM
pared with last year. If the appropriation
is we'll utilized we shall hear less of stealthy
Monaghan immigration across the Canadian
border and in the Puget Sound region.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has given demon
straiive lesson TO the English newspapers
on the scope Of the Mckinley tariff. Two
papers Of note, that might have known bet
ter, actually stated that the act favored a
few capitalists like Mr.. Carnegie and Mr..
Hewitt. 1t was, in fact, represented as a
kind Of bargain between the ironmasters of
America and the Republican party. Now
Tor the facts. Dir. Carnegie points out that
this act actually reduces the duties upon the
principal articles he manufactures to the
extent of from % TO 80 per cent; also, that
on materials from foreign countries used in
manufacturing and afterward exported
hence 30 per cent Of the duty is remtted
The act, be says. swept away S65, coo, 600 Of
revenue from imports and put on the free
list more than 1900 articles. including raw
materials. Duties were increased upon tin
plate, cutlery, fine woOlens. silks, linens
and wines. Mr.. Carnegie, at least, gets no
benefit from the act prolectiyely. aud he adj
vises the British to give it more careful
study than it has received.