St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-25
CHATS WITH TRAVELLERS.

Albert Scheffer was at the Merchants
Yesterday afternoon cheerily chatting
with coterie of friends. Il have Just
returned from quite an extensive trip
about the state," said he. Il went eS-
pecially through the southern counties,
and l want TO say that when we COM
plain of this weather we commit an
egregrious error. 1t is precisely the
sort of weather that this state needs to
develop the crops. Why, you can al
most see the corn grow as you stand
and watch the waving fields. You
know we had a very cold, wet and
backward spring, and the farmers were
unusually late in getting the seed in
the ground. With cold summer the
crops in some localities could not
mature.
BARLEY, rye and oats are now being
harvested, and the yield is generally I'M
usually large, and the quality is excel
lent III all instances. In the localities
where the cinch bugs are not commit
ting depredatiOns, the wheat crops are
mora than ordinarily promising" con-
tinued the banker, hopefully. That is
what we want to relieve the state of the
financial depression"
Charles Essmann is connected with a
Los Angeles wine house. You would
doubtless be surprised if you really
knew to what extent the California
champagnes are supplanting the i'm
ported Wines" he said at the Mer-
chants. ut is only of late years that the
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place really good article on the mar
ket. | think, without prejudice, that |
can show you samples of California
wines that you cannot distinguish from
imported goods. Our sales are SO great
that it keeps our entire capacity en-
ployed all the time, and it is profitable
business. The fruit crop is especially
good this year and the wine output next
season will be enormous"
a Raymond and Whitcomb excursion
party arrived in the city yesterday and
took quarters at the Ryan hotel. The
party numbers 40 and they ara ell route
from the principal Eastern cities for the
Yellowstone and Pacific coast Then it
is proposed to visit Alaska. and return
ing the worlds fair will be the object
i've point.
1.-The principal theme of general COM
meut at the Sound is the bank failures"
said William q. GOsslin, OF Tacoma, at
the Ryan last evening. There is
bad depression in the money market,
and every one who has money clingS to
1t like grim death. What do | think is
the cause? l am undecided. Repeal of
the Sherman law certainly cannot
make things worse. Are our people in
favor of free silver? Oh no; beyond
the cascade the people are divided,
but the great majority favor
gold. This is especially true
In California, but this side
of the cascade we find the free silver
ADVOCATES, and they are legion, and I'M
compromising, too. They are honest,
no doubt. in their declarations, and they
hold that immediate relief will be found
i'll law for free coinage. This senti-
ment. find in the East. is prevalent i'll
sections. but there is not enough OF it to
make such a bill possible. 1t will not
pass congress. L have been in Chicago
for few weeks, and now | am Ell route
home. L want to get out Of this hot belt.
This weather is killing
Carlos Wreder aud Julius Wreder are
guests of the Ryan. They are from
Hanover, Germany, and are members of
the worlds fair commission from Ger
many. As agents of the fatherland they
are now taking an extensive tour OF the
country. They express surprise and
pleasure at the sOlidity and development
of st. Paul. Today they will visit Min
neapOlls, and then continue their trip
west to the coast.