The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-12
of Texas who are being instructed on the
Elysian career they may have in Southern


California.
Small subscriptions to the Stockton and
Bake sid project are by no means to be
despised. 1t would be one OF the best
things for the project to get the practical
sympathy Of every resident in the valley
who could buy single share. 4 man who
has few hundred dollars in the railway
will support it with his trade. and will in
short time get his investment back in re-
duced freight charges ana passenger fares
1t is not merely the new line that Will
duee charges, but the Southern Pacific
also. 1t is all CANNON ana dust-blinding
to pretend that the Southern Pacific Will
still do as 1t likes when there Is cOmpeti-
ton IN the interior. IL will only be able
TO do what it can. The steamers OF the
Panama route have demonstrated that it
is quite tame and submissive lion when
caught by the name and forced to be gen tie
and give up roaring.
Even $1,000 admissions day at Chicago,
If kept up continuously until closing
day, would leave the exhibition managers
in the lirch. 1t is said that 3O,GO0,0 900 ad-
missions are needed to raise the funds to
the point of profit for those who advanced
the money. To make up 100000 would
require an attendance of 100000 daily.
l.
contributes $4,000 visitors. each of whom
passes the turnstlles ten times. it will be
wonderfully good patronage. but will only
be sixteenth part of the nun Der required.
The >malnstay of she exhibition must be
the American public. Out of the masses
how many wOrkingmen can afford the out
lay. with a long and costly journey, loss
oil time and wages and heavy expenses
The railway companies are not encourag-
Ing traffic by concessions. aud about the
only way the wage-earnerS could visit the
lair would be to hire freightcar and tit it
up for the Journey.
They have got at Chicago little bit of
The Barney Stone. from Barney Castle, in
tie south Of Ireland. The oscillations of
generations OF good people in search of
happiness have worn this yenerated stone
down into a monumental shade of its
former SELF and the White City is FORUM
ate in having got chip. A long process
sion Of notable people nave paid their
duty to this quaint shrine. Father Prout
made Sir Walter Scott salute it. and
Maclise caught him roguishly in the act.
1t is common custom to lead a pretty girl
TO the saluling point and finish the de-
YotiOns vicari0uSly. a happy ceremony
which puts most parties into merry
humor. This art Of exalting the Barney
Stone will doubtless come into vogue at
Chicago.
The prevalence of drought in Italy in
dicates very abnormal year in Europe.
Dry weather in long spell has been the
characteristic in Germany, Hungary,
France and England. ana all vegetation has
suffered. All the moisture now possible
will not overcome the effects Of the desic-
cation and Scorching the ground has re-
ceivcd. With partial failure of crops it
ought to be a good year for American agri-
cultural produce. Already Italy is spoken
of as requiring imports of over hundred
million bushels. This is alluded to as not
altogether an evil, inasmuch as the duty
on cereals may balance the budget for the
Government, which is very hard put to it
to make ends meet with heavy military
and naval expenditure.