The morning call., 1893-06-01

The Pacific Mail is now under the open
direction of Mr. Huntington. who is to sue
coed Mr.. George Gould as president. This
makes no practical change. Mr.. Hunting
ton has long been in control. and the ship
ping business has been little more than a
secondary con sideration under bond to
transcontinental railroading. Rates and
arrangements of all kinds in connection
with railroad traffic are now in delightful
condition, always with tendency toward
improvement for traders. The Union
Pacific Company are working ON in
dependent lines to a certain extent. To
Astoria by steamer from San Francisco
freight is down to 81 ton. from the figure
Of SIS recently. This cut is due to the
Union Pacific, and it has also established
canal and lake connection between New
York and Duluth, with a view to captur-
ing freight on the Atlantic seaboard for
San Francisco. This will disturb some
competitors grievousy. The Canadian
Pacific is also energetic. All is tending to
the benefit of the Pacific Coast, and Mr..
Hun tington's power is ebbing.
Our visitors from the Willamette Valley
had yesterday delightful outing on San
Francisco Bay, and must have come ashore
with very pleasant impression of what
they saw. From the dull gray sky In the
morning they may have had forebodngs
of the weather they are familiar with in
the north, but the sun broke through the
fog-hanks, as is its won't at this season,
and only a haze remained to soften the
distance. 1t was not all trip of pleasure
however The visit to the Union Iron
Works was something to remember in
connection with the industrial possibilities
OF San francisco, and the busy scenes
along the wharveS were also noted. Ship
building has to encounter some disadvan-
tages, but, eventually, it will be a great
feature of enterprise. Meanwhile, our
Oregon visitors are study ing transportation
and reciprocity in business, and out of this
reunion and discussion of interests some
mutual profit is certain to arise. a return
VISIT or San francisco merchants to Ore
gon would be in good part.
The Monterey has had her baptism in
the open sea and has returned to the bay
none the worse for her ducking, and with
very good record. 1t is believed. Her
big guns were heard booming far in the
ofhng near Santa Cruz and Monterey, and
made the household croekery rattle as if
| little earthquake were passing. These
are trifies which may be borne in time of
peace. If there are any faults in the good
vessel the critics will dutifuly put them
under the search light.
The report on the silver question and
the currency of India. with recomlnenda-
tons, presented to ex-Lord Chancellor
HerschelPs committee, evidently is not of
neutral descriptive nature, but embodies
some practical suggestions. What they
are is to be concealed for the present, but
they can hardly be kept long in the dark
1t is said the Government is afraid of dis
turbing the currency status and will not
permit disclosures until ready with prac-
tlca legislation. 1t does not follow that
the Government will accept all or any of
the suggestions or resort 10 legislation
INN ediately.
Captain McCalmont is the luckiest of
men. His colt Isinglass not only carried
off the 1000 guneas. but the Derby. as
nearly every sporting prophet predicted it
would. The favorite won for once, as if
to restore confidence in turf tips. Mccall
mont is very rich man "a second Colonel
North-but without heavy business cares.
His money came to him Unexpectedly in
lump. and he makes generous use of it
without going to extremes. Even in horse
racing he is lucky, hut he does not 20 too
far in betting. If Isinglass wins the st.
Leger stakes 1t will be the marvel OF the
century, but that is a long anticipation.
Boxes of ladybrds are being sent to diff
ferent parts of the State to make havoc
OF cottony scale and other pests that affiict
the fruit-grower but may have some
career of usefulness In the scale of nature