The morning call., 1893-01-05

The accounts which come from the gold
placers on the San Juan and Colorado
rivers suggest the experiences of the
pioneers in the days of '49. In country
which extends along the rivers about $50
miles 1000 men are said to be at work dig
ging and banning gravel. Most of them
are probably having very sorry luck. for
as usual in camps OF this class, provisions
and supplies Of every description are very
high, and those who appear to be prosper
ing are badly of at the end of the week or
month. The provision dealers and stage
proDrietors will make more money than the
gold-diggers. just as was tie case forty
years ago. man who sticks TO steady
industry is more successful in the long run
than the Eighty fidget who sees fortune in
sight within month. The real gold III
these placers viii be extracted by capt.
talists. who organize their work aud employ
the requisite machinery.
A trashy idea was enunciated yesterday
by Commissioner Rea of the Board of Rail-
road Commissioners. He wants bids from
the San Francisco newspapers to print the
proceedings of the commission verbatim
from the shorthand writer's notes. This
would be exceedingly useless expense The
public care nothing for any wisdom the
Commissioners are capable Of exhibiting.
They are discredited body, and the value
of their deliberations is absolutely nil.
Nothing the Commissioners can do Is
valuable enough TO preserve them on record.
They should simply be abolished by the
Legislature. The gall of these Commits
sioners Is astounding. They empl Dyed an
expert who is now clamoriDg for the pay
meDt OF his services, and not satisfied with
this extravaganza they actually propose 10
saddle the State with the cost Of reporting
proceedings before them.
1t Is satisfactory to learn that the mer-
chants OF San Francisco 90 not intend to
fall down before the bamboozling bandish-
ments of the Southern Pacific Company in
cutting rates. Even if the company carried
goods for nothing they should still fight it,
They intend to support the clipper lines
which have been established around the
Horn, knowing well that these and these
alone have brought about the present relief,
and that the moment they are Withdrawn
there would be prompt and remorseless
return to the old grinding policy which has
retarded the growth and trade OF San Fran
cisco. LIZ San Francisco attends to her
shipping accommodations she may despise
the Southern Pacific and compel it to give
reasonable terms. To yield Is to be again
conquered. The Southern Pacific gives out
that the backwardness of business in San
Francisco is fundamental and chronic Yes,
bur our merchants now understand why.
Among the items in the market reports
yesterday was one that couple of carloads
of poultry had arrived from the East. The
wonder is that our agriculturists do not
study how to raise enough of poultry to
supply our own markets. What State has
better facilities for poultry raising? We
are not afflicted with the cold OF the East
which tells so severely upon the stock of a
chicken ranch. and there is nearly always
abundance of feed at little cost. We are
also heavy importers of eggs. as Governor
Markham reminds US, aud not even hogs
enough are raised to supply local wants.
All this Is as it should not be. There should
be more attention TO animal products and
less TO wheat