The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-11


Mr.. T. /. Goodsen proposes this year to
make another experiment with California
oranges in Europe. lie will make a study
of what happens to ten carloads in the
chief cities, such as London, Paris. Berlin,
Liverpool, Glasgow, Antwerp and Ham
burg, but he does not appear to be very
confident about the result. To obtain very
high prices there can only be a limited mar.
ket, and many of the buyers would not
higgle about any price for very choice fruit.
But the mass Of Europeans will be con-
tented with poor or ordinary fruit at a low
price. If q European demand could be
excited, the relief to the grower in Cali
fornia would be appreciable. But can II be
said that there IS oVerproductiOn in this
State? The market in the rest of the
United States Is large enough, If well Guilt
waited by proper system or distribution. to
consume much heavier fruit crops than will
be grown for years TO come.
From the fact that Turkeys treatment of
the Armenians is again arousing indigna-
tion, it may be surm sed that this oppres-
sion is premonltory OF an outbreak of war
feeling, if not Of actual hostilities among
some OF the European powers. There is
always some gross disagreement going on
in the Turks dOminiOns provocative of in
ternatiouaI rage, and il is quite a familiar
process to press the Sublime Porte for re-
dress of grievances and the punishment of
wicked Governors or under officials. The
Armenians undoubtedly have been sub
iected 10 ouirageS and wrongs of 4 most
gTievouS character and it is quite likely the
present complaints are well founded. But
whether Europe will bristle up in bel
ligerent attitude is another matter. Spring
is the season when nest of rumors is
Matched out. While men, arms and gum
powder abound money is scarce and trade is
too PROSTATE to permit of war.
New York has celebrated the two nun
dredth anniversary OF the introduction of
the printing press into that city. Printing
was in operation with cut metal types in
1906. and it therefore preceded the dis
coYery of America by nearly half century.
But although somewhat late in The printing
trade New York can now boast that its Hoe
presses are not only the most perfect for
rapid work, but are very largely in use on
the other side Of the Atlantic. Without
such machinery, due to inventive skill in
America, the world would be poorly off in
the dissemination OF news. What a con-
traSt there is between the capability of the
first steam press and the whirring printers
and folders OF today
The Kelley motor has taken marine
shape. At least, some mechanical device
quite S wonderful has been perfected by
an ingenious gentleman of mature years
called Sheffield, who predicts that vessels
will be driven across the Atlantic soon at
the rate Of thirty-fye miles an hour. This
is a speed not wholly unattainable on pres
ent lines with trple-expansion engines
Small launches have been built capable of
speeding through the water at twenty-six
miles an hour, and some torpedo boats have
been planned to maintain twenty-Seyen
knots. But Mr.. Sheffield proposes TO I'M
prove the mileage by using sugar and
chora.e Of potash as the generators of
power. The immediate effect of using sugar
would be to give a boom to beet-root cuItlya-
ton. but as that use would Interfere with
the household pies, there must be something
wrong in this teegraphic use of sugar.
Lead or another ingredient must have
been dropped out by the Morse code. 1t is
unwise TO pronounce any invention nom
sensical before it is tested but the judicious
will not be seriously concerned as to the
fate which awaits steRm-power Kelley
reyolutionized nothing-not even opinion
about himself.
At length the quietus has been given to
the litigation about the ownership of the
lake front at Chicago. The Supreme Court
at Washington has issued the mandate for
execution of judgment in favor of the city
OF Chicago and against the Illinois Central
Railroad. The company is denied its petit
ton for rehearing, and Chicago has come
to its own again. The decision involves
millions, besides great municipal adyan-
tages in future. ana the lake city will no
doubt be prompted 10 look around and see
whether it has not more valuable property
similarly inalienable, but allenated. 1t is a
decision also which encourages Oakland and
doubtless other cities in the assertion Of
their rights.
The late Duke of Bedford is said to have
had an income from agricultural land alone
Of $4,000 year, besides an enormous in
come from ground rents in London. He was
nevertheless miserable. AS he did nothing
with his millions to interest himself or the
world his millions did much TO worry him.
Shortly before his death he was heard TO
say that he had a quarter OF million ster-
ing idle Tor want of II safe investment at
8 Der cent Had General Booth any power
over him he might have secured u su ug ad-