New-York tribune., 1893-12-31
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
REVIEW OF THE YEARS BUsINEss-THE
MIDwINTER FAIR-TRAIN RoBBERlEs'

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San Francisco. Cal Dec. 30.-The retrospect OF
the year In California does not show the usuai
gains in business and the customary progress
in the material development Of the State About
the only increase In crops In found In hops. OK
which 5000 bales shipped this year. gain
OF O. ooo bales over last year. There has also been
a substantial increase in the gold yieid the
output for this year being S3oOo.ooo. gain OF
about s. Ooo 900. From all indications gold minins
will have a big boom the coming year. A. hun
dreds Of mines that have not been worked for ten
years will be reopened and new properties de-
yeloped. The wine men have had a good year.
A there has recently been unexpected demand
for wine and brandy. The decrease In panK
clearinga probably serves az the best index 10
the Cn3ncial depression on this coast. THIS oe-
crease amounts to $l06 900 o0o Real estate trans
actions IN this city also fell from s2l l,ooo~o 10
Ns70O,0O0 The grain shipments were heaVy' o"'
the low price made the total returns smai'c''
The railroad freight movement surpasseo '"e
records Of all previous years. the increase over
~. nreyious year being 47.0oo.0oo pounds. which
,ould fll p. .,94 cars The salmon and cod fishing
industrics were both prosperous
While California has not escaped the general
bua,ness depression. the number OF failures mas
h.er small and the actual suffering among the
roor Of San Francisco has been much less than
IN any Eastern city Of its size. Two meetings
Of business men have been held this week IN AID
OF tho unemployed. large sam was collected
C,aus Spreckels giving 5000 and Mrs. Parrot
$1,000 Committees were appointed To sohc"
svhscriptions from business men ana cap'tahs's'
The most feasible plan for spending th's i""o
md furnishing work Is TO improve undevc"ped
parts OF Golden Gate Park. Over 1000 working
men have registered at unemployed headquar-
ters and they will receive work as soon AZ posS''
bic.
The Midwinter Fair will not be formally opened
On the first day OF the year as expected on'y
Informal exercises will be held. and the regular
openinG will probably occur In three weeks
Meanwhile the grounds will be open. as they
have been for several weeks. and an admission
Zee Of rs cents will be charged. Great ueiay mas
marked the shipment Of foreign exhioits from
Chicago. and the railroads are nenina WIN ai al a"
their freight. The Fair has cutgrown all .x- c
pectations. developing from ~ acres 10 loo'
with n remarkable number OF interesting e"-
hibits..
Scarcely 81 was the pitiful sum secured by
two train robbers who held up" the southern
Pacific express near Los Angeles Thc ropoery
is noteworthy as the first which has occurred
tar were driven out Of their lucrative business
of footing trains in the San Joaquin valley Inc
escape OF train robber Evans convicted oI
murder. from the Fresno jail" furnishes iresh
in certain parts OF California. The hostility 10
the railroad and express compan,ts IN rresn'
and Tulare counties II 80 great that II COST
thousands to capture Evans ana convict MIN
into his hands by carelessness which Is little
short Of criminal.