New-York tribune., 1893-08-27
IN THE GOLDEN STATE.
MDWINrER FAIR-lNCREASED POSTAL RE
CEIPTS- CALIFORNIA WINE IN ENGLAND.
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CEIPTS-CAlIFOKNlAW WINE IN fNuLAND.
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San Francisco Aug. 26.-Thc chief occurrence
OF the week for san Francisco and the whole state
was the breaking Of ground for The Midwnf"r
Fair buildings at Golden Gate Park Many con-
servative people have uicd to throw cold water
on this project of bringing here the best EXHIBITS
at the Worlds Fair but the enormous ana on
tbusiastic crowd that filed thc par; THURSDAY
and cheerrA the ceremonies was the best aisw'i
to all prophets of evil The strect-car lines were
simply choilcd for hours, and careful estimate
places the number Of those in a'tcndanc" AZ 'o-
900 When one considers that San Francisco
with its suburbs has not more than 1OOooo III
,habtants il will be seen that this was really IN
outpouring of the people. The beautiful little
amphitheatre-ike spac" call concert valley,
lsclected as Tho site for the buildings. was crowicu
with people who in the sun fpr hours to listen
ito addresses by W. II. De Young, General Barnes
Irving NJ Scott and other speakers. The ilrS'
spadeful Of EARTH placed in silver box with the
first golden nugget found by Marshall in SutterS
mil-race at Coloma, was auctioncd 10 the hIsh-
est bidder
In three weeks the ground will bc graded. and
building will begin. Much of the success, Of the
work is due 20 Dircctor-GcncraI DE Young, wh"
.for two months has given all his time to push
ing on the enterprise. In the face of hard times
the sum Of nearly 100000 has been subscribed
ard contributions are coming at such rate '1a'
il will not he moro than fortnight before the
fund reaches S5O0.0O0. 1t is now recognized
that this Fair is the only salvation of San Fran
cisco from an extremely dull winter. Ii visitors
No not come in from various parts OF the coast
ad the Fast trade j. bound to sniler worse
tlrrn it has suffered this summer The Falr VIII
also be slIrc to extend the citys trade reia'lohs
with Europe Australia. India and South America
Thers. is no good reason why California 'ah'"
and Med fruits should go TO London ana from
there u sent ont to India or Chlll or New Noutn
Wales :~.et this is what goes on to-day s'hhpN
a.c,use h,c merchants in these countries have
SHever hsS brought into trade relations WIN
lC.HforniaI. The large number Of French ana
lc,nan ,vi,., exhibitors who will come ont mere
ole, gives bop, that these men will have snhcicnt
,ireuence 10 bring out colonies of their country
,nep 70 develop the wine and fruit industries oil
California.
An estimate of%the space needed for the new
S.n Francisco postofce reveals the remarkable
growth in business of the office in ten years
The receipts show an increase Of over 40 per cent
Though postage has been heavily reduced. Inc
.free-delivery system has cnt down the boxes one
half Ten years ago only 10 men were cm-
nloved now ABS are regularly at work The at
tempt of Congressman ,Bankhead to block work
ON the postoice exctes surprise here. His latest
charge is that the title to the lot is imperfect
but the best experts in San Francisco passed on
all the abstracts and deeds
Great preparations are being made here at the
Grand Opera House for the fortnights engage
ment of Henry Irving The stage is one OF the
largest in the country, and will permit the use
,Of all the elaborate scenery OF Inc Merchaht
IOf Venice and Beckett The sale oi seats
bromises to be large
The new Chinese Minister and his big suite left
fhere for the East this week, after having royal
thine in San Francisco II was estimated that tne
sparty of seventy-eght spent 81 100 day III
Motel bills alene, while the hackmen real%d a
harvest These Chinese gentlemen were MADE
ITO feel that Calfornians drew the line between
them and the coolie.
Charles F. Oldham, a large London wine dealer,
is here inspecting different wineries. Seven years
ago he bought ten barrels of California wine ana
had great difficulty in selling It, Now he sells
II 90, 600 gallons yearly, and the demand Is con
iHtantly increasing He says that the best Cali
lfornia wine can now he bought in London, us
lit is kept four TO six years before any is placed
the market.
The good sense and self-control OF the people
in Fresno and other cities in the San joaquin
VALLEY prevented conflict between white
Iaborers and Chinese. Many of the unemployed
who clamored for work refused to labor when
the opportunity was offered. They preferred
free food and lodging in the open air in climate
where rain is unknown in summer to hard work
under burning sun.