The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-04

The report Of the Assessor on the values
of products in the mechanical and manu-
featuring industries Of San Francisco
shows a considerable diversity of enter
prise. requiring much capital and giving
employment TO large numbers of workmen
Doubtless the Assessors figures as to out
put are a very moderate estimate of the
productivity Of the city. but taking the list
as it stands there are about eighty business
undertakings which exceed 100000. and
many of them 20 into millions. Boiler
and iron work represent over 81. ZOO, 000
frnit-preserving nearly S3,000,000. sugar
$4,000 600; tInware, tin, ETC., over 50 000-
600; Woodworking and grading, So. 800 600 4;
shipping bnlt. So. SOC, 900; coffee. spice and
yeast-po WIDER. over So 900, 900; boots. shoes
and shippers, S2,50O.000; breweries. 50, AGO.
600. The employees number 80, 153 No
one can scan the list without feeling that
under better conditions of transportation
with the Stockton and Bakersfield Railroad
in operation-many of these industries
would undergo great development, while
many others would be started.
In New York recently a young man ap-
pealed to the sympathies OF the public by
walking up and down with a board on
which was painted, 81 am deaf aud dunn.
and God will bless you if you help me-"
1t was hot day. and the unfortunate in
digent had broilfng and baking such as
none envied. The shekels Of the compass
sionate flowed toward him. and he VEN
tured into saloon to cool himself No
body would consider it an outrageous of
Tense to find a street beggar in roasting
weather Stacking his thirst with lem onade
or even with schooner OF lager, but this
young man had no sooner crossed the door
of the bar than he recovered his tongue
and also his bearing In a painting voice
be said: "Phew! How hot 1t is. Gimme
a lager" This desertion of his principles
as an impostor cost him fine of $40.
Probably he paid it cheerfullv, knowing
public will provide for him. His defense
might be that he does not proclaim him.
self ALWAYS sufferer. He is only deaf
and dunn" for the moment.
The first-class passenger has now a tariff
to the East which must satisfy the long
ings of his heart.for comfort and economy
combined. By the Canadian Pacific he
has the opportunity to travel from San
Francisco via Victoria to New York or
Philadelphia for S53 60, and to Chicago,
S48 60. This is inclusive of meals and
berth by the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's vessels. The older railroads are as
tonished at these rates and will probably
have to lower their own. One road reacts
on another beneficially for the public, who
have very limited experience Of these con-
cessions and are doubtless prepared to vel.
come and enjoy them while they last.
If they only had fortnight's work ont
OF the pump dredger which has been set in
operation on the Mersey bar the San
Joaquin sloughs would offer little impede
ment to much deeper steamers than the
Captain Weber, which has again taken the
ground on one of her trips. The dredger
in question was designed to take up 5000
tons an hour, but it actually does about a
fourth more work. A dredger equal to So
GOO or 40. 600 tons a day is'something in me-
chanics to be proud of.
The fastest days run of the new Cunard
steamer on the voyage from Queenstown
to New York is 54S' knots. This 10 un-
doubleday extraordinary speed. even
making allowance for the favorable addi-
tion of time in going west. On another
day during the same voyage $50 knots
were logged. The passengers cheered and
the whistle was footed when the an
nouncement of the 54S run was made
Still better work will be obtained when
the engines are in absolute perfection,
Quite number OF railroad companies