New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-15
NJ. II. DE YOUNGS BUDGET.
AN INTERESTING TALK ON SEVERAL
TOPICS
THE SUCCESS OF THE MIDwINTER EXPOSITION
COMING REPUBLICAN swEEP-EFFEC'T
OF THE NEW TARIFF ON CALL
NORMA BUSINESS.

FORNIA BUSINESS
NJ. II. De Young. proprietor of The San Fran
cisco Chronicle" and vice-charman of the Repubi-
National Committee, is at the Waldorf. one OF
his missions East this time Is to buy collections
the new museum recently established In San Fran
cisco. He was seen yesterday by Tribune reporter
and. usual. he had lots of interesting things to
talk about.
I'VE have recently had one Of the greatest and
most successful expositions in the world" said he
referring to the Midwinter Exposition which closed
in July I'VE made money IT, and
equippng one OF the finest museums In America
Our exposition had the largest electrical display in
the world exceling that at the Worlds Fair
French officials connected with the coming exposi-
ton in Paris sent delegation OF experts to see
how managing things. and they will use
a number of ideas 1t cost $4,000 to get the
exposition we'll started, and we raised II all by
subscription with the understanding that the money
gift 10 the exposition and was not TO be re-
turned 1t great thing for California. and the
people OF the Pacific Slope will talk about it for
years TO come"
What do you think OF the political outlook"
Republican prospects are unusually bright. In
California shall elect majority OF the Congress
delegation Of seven, and the next Legislature Is sure
to be Republican. The Republicans will carry the
next National House OF Representatives. am con-
Hdent the Republicans will carry Newiork this
fall see Hill has taken the stump. dozen HIS
will not save the Democratic party this fall The
Mckinley tariff gave people a temporary shock ana
aroused good dea! Of prejudice that directy
affected the vote We lost thousands Of votes FOR
instance. because OF the increase or duty on I'M
ported Sumatra cigars. A smoker in the habit OF
getting two for quarter would nave IL 'oa MI"
that two would cost him thirty cents thereafter lie
would ask why. and would be told II was on account
OF the Mckinley tariff. That would make him not
and cause him TO change his vote at the hrst OPP
nortunity II was so all through the schedule
"Rut after the Republicans were defeated people
all at once remembered that business had doomed
under the Mckinley tariff and began to regret their
haste in voting IT away nnfy and Maine as
the figures showed beyond any question lney SUI
re swncp a in November as the result effects
Of the closing down OF Eastfrn e 10 ,nk
erlng have greatly reduced consumption Una, me
price OF California fruits suffered Immensely IN
Consequence As a producer OF luxuries California
is greatly interested In seeing scae OF WIGS Pr ,
East to consume its raisins, prunes, almonds dried
fruits and preserved and canned fruits OF an KINGS mas
forna hard We have produced on an average
for NAM Years past We cannot stand Australian
and Argentine competition FiCcks are being
rapidly reduced the growers sending their sheep TO
the shambles rather than saving them Tor shearhs
purposes Shall seriously feel the withdrawal Of the
bounty from beet sugar. Under the stimulus OF the
County act plants were erected N oaof q aoo M
pounds during the pr5en, nddneR waih th
bounty system but without II beet sugar production
Will to the wall.
I'VE are now raising the finest almonds and Eng
lsh walnuts In the world. and II we had been en-
Outraged we should probably have produced ihcin
IN such abundance that the foreigner would nave
had no show in our market. We had begun 10
make great progress in producing dried ng which
is in every respect equal the best imported bur
the reduction from 2i2 to lie cents a pound VIII
stagger the industry II IL doesn't ruin H.
I'VE have been raising about DJ).no bushels or
barley annually but the reduction Of the duty from
80 cents a tushe 10 30 per cent nd valorem VIII
probably shut out OF the Eastern centres. "a the
Canadians Will undersell us.
The reduction OF the duty on m Minerals and iun
Der has hur. immensely and benefited Mexico
on the one side and Canada the other. The re-
inoval OF the duty Jute bags will close UP the
bag factories