The morning call., 1893-05-11
FREIGHTERS WORK
Not Aggressive, but Very
Active.
Revolutions VIII Not Interfere With
Work on the Big Ditch-C Chicago
Travel Light.

There has been a dread suspicion extani
among the uniformed that the Merchants
Association has been too passive to be
aggressive.
Accepting the opinions of those who are
Interested in the welfare of the organiza-
ton, one will be quickly convinced that
the association is not on the aggressive,
but is By no means passive.
Little has been heard from this combine
of merchants recently, for the reason that
they are pursuing the even tenor of their
ways and are also on a chase after the
business of the State, as will be observed
by glance at the cOmpany's books. show
ing the nj lumber Of ships loading from East
ern ports under its supervision.
Barry Baldwin said yesterday morning:
Because the association S quiet is no
reason that it is not workin G." Then the
gentleman called the reporters attention
to the fact that six vessels are loading al
New York belonging TO this company.
Relative to rates Of the North American
Navigation Company, any merchant will
be provided with a special schedule on
application at the company's Office.
Owing TO the uncertainty of the sailing
date of the new lines next steamer, not SO
much freight as usual has been offered for
New York, but shippers are only waiting
for the word TO pile 1t in.
The proposed Fresno-Monterey road has
created some little talk d. the Traffic Asso-
citation. Although these gentlemen favor
the building of lines in all parts of the
State, they evidently think Fresno would
do better to build to San Francisco
Nevertheless the association is willing to
LEND its aid to any enterprise which will
benefit the State.
The vslue of exports by sea for the first
four months Of this year shows that there
has been O very small decrease under last
year.
1t has BEEN claimed that the decrease
amounted to % per cent under the figures for
1892 but this is incorrect Here are the
figures.
For the first four months of 1892, value
of produce exports, Sl3,2U5, 400; for 1898.
Sl2, 200 500. Flour exports for the same
period OF 1892, 937, 969 barrels; for 1893,
1908 413.
During the month of April the arrivals
at European ports from San Francisco en-
braced nineteen ships with flour and grain.
There are now fifteen vessels, of 5000
tons total, in port, under engagement for
wheat, the largest list for some time.
This does not look much as If the freight
ers were Inactive.
San joaquin Valley freights have picked
up considerably this month. as have the
shipments from northern counties.
mtICUdukS ShliCt d uiSiQSllOQ 10 AVOID
the Sunset route notwithstanding the re-
cent cut In its tariff. 1t is found that
gouds can be shipped TO New York by
water and ;ranshipped to New Orleans
cheaper than under the railroads
schedule.
A leading merchant said yesterday;
"ROuting via the Sunset has proved en-
tirely unsatisfactory. We sometimes have
to take orders several months Ia advance.
We have no assurance that the railroad
Will maintain its present schedule for any
length of time, so it is far more satisfac-
tory to ship goods that are not perishable
by water for we know that there is
stable tariff to figure by.
Water rates may go lower but not
higher, that is, for some time TO come
when the Southern Pacific finds it is
going 10 be worsted in this fight it will, in
my opinion, re-estabish its old charges.
This instability of the railroad rates is
very annoying and q great detriment to
trade"
NJ. &. James. an empoye of the Ncara-
qua Canal Company, wires to a firm in this
city that the work on the canal will not be
impeded by the present revolution in the
Nicaraguan Republic. The company's
works are well protected, aud as the work
on the big ditch is being carried on near
the coast it Will probably be unnolested
by the warning factions.
Yesterday was light day for Worlds
Fair trade. Numbers of people invaded
the uptown ticket offices, but very few
tickets were sold.
So far the Southern Pacific has been
able to handle the traffic without ncon-
venience to travellers. but it is understood
that shortage OF rolling stock Is feared
next month.
To avoid this the company is putting
forward every effort to have its cars con-
centrated at terminal points.
Although little, IL anything, has been
heard from the proposed Eureka and San
Francisco line, the project is not dead by
any means. Before making public the re-
suits of their work in the past thirty days,
its projectors will first be assured of SUBJ
stantial backing. 1t is understood that
the movement is growing in popular favor
in the north, aud that good deal of the
company's stock has been subs cribed for.
Relative to the matter of The FL Campo
excursions, which have been reported to
be attended by rough element which
makes life miserable for the decent
people travelling on the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railroads ferries, the COM
pany thinks that statements in some pa
pers have been rather harsh
Evidence is offered to prove that less
trouble is experienced with FL Campo pic
nickers than is experienced in other ferry
systems carrying large Sunday crowds.
A BANK MANAGER RETIREs.-Eugene
Meyers. for many years local manager of
the London, Paris and American Bank