The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-31
PLEASED WITH US.
How Our Visitors Enjoyed
the Holiday.
FRUIT AND FREIGHT RATES.
What Pacific Coasters Should Do in
the Matter of Both-Aftermath
of a Days Pleasure.

The visiting Oregon merchants enjoyed
themselves yesterday in ways lnnumer-
able, and seemed 10 be as thoroughly al
home in San Francisco as the most we'll
posted citizen.
Al Golden Gate Park. the yacht race, ID
fact everywhere that amusement was
likely to be found. the Oregonian was there
and taking an active part in the proceed
ings.
After an impromptu meeting. or rather
accidental gathering of the clans OF the
north at the Palace Hotel at about 10 80
A. NJ, general rush was maze loI tue
news-stands to secure copies oil the morn
ing papers giving an account OF the arrival
of the excursion Monday, and the banquet
of that evening.
THE CALL was in great demand. and as
one visiting business man said, HE
CALL took the initiative IN calling pubic
attention to the benefits to be derived by
competition in the north, so we naturally
look to IL for an account OF all proceed
ings."
The morning papers read, discussed.
mentally digested, and the aftermath OIL
the banquet gathered in the shape OIL
crop Of notes and stories of personal eX-
u
sldered in order and acted upon.
The day was crisp and clear. "Oregonlan
weather when it is not raining, Sug-
gested one gentlemen, with smile. GU
may laugh" re continued, put perhaps
you Californians do not know that spring
and summer weather in oregon Is the
counterpart of The glorious climate OF
your own State"
Chairman E. G. Smith of the Oregon
merchants committee was surrounded by
an eager crowd of local business men
anxious to hear something about the
mines of Southern Oregon, on which sub
lect Mr. Smith is thoroughly posted.
81 have been so busy talking of other
things" said S. n. Wilkins of Corvallis,
'Ihat L have not mad time TO speak of the
important question Of fruit-raising in Ore
gon and California.
This is subject which should be dis
cussed by the present or some future con-
ventlon, for 1t Is OF Importance to the whole
Pacific Coast.
Freight rates for the shipment of fruit
to the East are altogether too high. We
must have lower rate else we cannot do
any business with Eastern cities and de-
rive any profit therefrom."
what is the quality of the fruit raised
in the Willamette Valley?" was asked.
Our fruit is considered among the best
In the market. We cannot, of course, raise
such a variety as California, but our APP
pies. peaches, aprlcots AID prunes cannot
be beaten.
Recently number of large companies
have been formed which will plant num-
Der OF large tracts Of land in primes. This
season about ]. 400 acres in all will be
planted"
What action do you think Oregon and
California fruit-growers should take to-
ward lettering the condition of the fruit
growers of the Pacific Coast?"
in MT Oft Of
efforts. In the first place let convention
of those in crested be called to discuss the
problem and the best means of approach
Ing the railroads OH the question of lower
freight rates.
Provided that cheaper rate by rail
the feasibility of drying the largest Dor
ton of our fruits and shipping them by
water. Special efforts should be made 10
find an Eastern market for them"
j. B. Walker, Secretary of the Oregon
Pacific Railroad. was one of the earliest t
risers OF his party.
Il thoroughly enjoyed myself at the
banquet" he said cheerfully, land am
ready for more fun to-day. 1 am going
out 10 see the bicycle races. You see Pm
more than casually interested in wheels.
The Oregonlans are mighty we'll
pleased" he whispered, confidentialy.
They think there is no place like San
was success from start to finish. as has
been the entire programme of the excur-
sion so far.
Just think of it. am having such a
good time myself that L have postponed
my return to Yaquina until after the ex-
cursion on the bay tomorrow
Il shall return on the Northern over
land in the evening. Yes. | am going to
patronize the Southern Pacific, for L can
not wait for our steamer"
At this juncture Lippmann Sachs an
preached and accorded Mr.. Walker a cor
dial invitation to visit his establishment.
There is nothing like it this side of
Chicago" exclaimed Mr.. Sachs. with a
merry twinkle in his eye, and whether he
meant it or not be came mighty near tell
ing the truth.
Passenger Agent Bergin did not lose
track OF the eXcurslonists for an instant,
but flew about among them like a hum
ming bird among h0neysuckles. We are
not poking fun at Joe" either. 1t is a
fact, for e. c. Smith said something to
that effect. though he did not use the same
expression.
One of the lady excursionists was rather
SolicitOus for Webster Jones. She said she
never saw such an active young man in
her life and she wondered If he did not get
awfully tired of being so nice ana cheerful
to everybody.
BY 2 O'clock in the afternoon all the
visitors had left the hotel lobby and were
scattered about the city.
Last night the all absorbent subject of
conversation was the excursion on the bay
to-day. Don't forget, ladies and gentle
men, the tug leaves Mission wharf 1 at 9
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