The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-08

which are already very extensive. Inc Ray
mond Hotel in this State. / am Informed, en-
bodies an investment Of S250,0OO while the
new resort in Colorado, which Mr.. Raymond
took charge Of for the English owners also
takes a good deal of capital in It's running man.
agement. The City OF Mexico hotel will be
still more important enterprise. The projectors
believe that with such hotel the capital OF
Mexico will attract many more people during
the winter months than now 20 there from thls
country"
''Your item in THE CALL about the recent
death in Canada of the Oldest locomotive IRE
man reminds me OF another man, recently ue-
ceased, who is worthy OF note ana VINO also
followed railroadDg" said o. X Mortimer oi
Baltimore yesterday. "His name was william
nj. Reed and at his death he was 80 years Oh
age. Fifty-four years ago he became an ei,'
ploye of the Newcastle and FrenchtoWn hIail-
road, one OF the earliest railroads Duiit III tiiis
country. The line was an important INK I'D INC
route from New York, Philadelphia 10 WASH
ington. and before there were railroads IL was
a. turnjik with numbering coaches, WHICH
sometimes occupied many hours IN makins
their Journey of about sixteen miles. 1poh
came tramway with horse-draWn cars anu az
length a true strap-lr0n railway win queoi
littie cars and engines. Reed remained an en-
ploye of the company till the Duiiuihg Vi tne
Philadelphia, Wilmington ana oaNiiuolo Ia.
road brought about The Abandonment Vi 'ho
older route The embankment OF the ola apan-
doned line still runs, green riuse' enio1sn
many miles of cultivated farm ianu.
nOne of the most unique industries which
csme under my observation during recent
visit to London was that OF aeHsurer 10 news
boys" said T. j. Mckenzie, resident OF elias
cow, Scotland, who is in the city, line rates
obs ~
bipb-twopence on the shilling for brief loan
but his risks are heavy. He has no security
for money loaned whatever. Stlll there Is
regular method TO be pursued In negotiating
loan. No boy is advanced money unless an
other youngster answers for 1t that the nrst Is
the sort of boy to repay loan. No. 2 does not
become surety, but 1t is part of the agree
ment that If No. l fails to come to time the lat
ter will receive sound thrashingiat the hands
OF the indorser. This is the only satisfaction
the newsbroker ever gets If one of his juvenile
borrowers forgets to pay the loan, which, how
ever, very rarely happens. The average Lon
don newsboy is not a provident fellow. most of
his little earnings going into the treasures OF
the cheap theaters."
Among the many large investments in
Washington real estate" said A. w. Duane,
who is engaged in that business In the city
named, 1.-THE Sharon estate, represented by
Francis Newlands the Nevada member OF
Congress, has the largest single investment,
which is more than 100000. Senator John
Sherman is taxed on nearly 100000 worth OF
property in the city, and Senator Cameron OF
Pennsylvania has good deal more than that
amount, and has prOfited largely by the rise
that has taken place during the past dozen
years. The estate of the late Senator Hearst
of California must have quarter OF a million
"A
ment is chiefly In the great new section across
the eastern branch OF the Potomac, which
New York syndicate Is going to put on the
market. Washington now has streets and
avenues sufficient for a population OF q mil.
lion."
1.-THE cooperative colony OF New Australia.
in the wilds Of Paraguay. which was established
with great boom, has come to an inglorious
end" said the KEY. w. S. Braddock, the Uni
versalist minister who has spent much Time
tr aveling through South America and other
c0un tries, In conversation yesterday. "a tract
OF land had been purchased and large num-
Der OF misguided families were induced TO emil
CRATE TO the new Utopia, where they expected
to live in bliss unalloyed by the possession OF
capital and unannoyed by the cruel and grasp
Ing capitalist. They were provided with land,
and had strong hands and willing hearts, and
the assertions Of the prophets that land and
labor are the source OF wealth. 1t is sad to
relate that when the funds of the promoters Of
New Australia gave out the settlers were left
helpless, and many of them are now in starv-
ing condition"
Among the passengers who arrived from
Honolulu on the steamer Australia yesterday
morning were E. W. Macfarlane and wife.
They have come 10 San Francisco TO attend the
wedding OF &. Macfarlane and Miss Albu, the
singer. The '4Ih inst. was the fifteenth ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Macfarlane's
wedding day, and the event was duly celebrated
on board the Australia.
Henry Wat erson, the distinguished editor OF
the Louisville C0urier-JourDal, will arrive In
the city this morning. The officers of the Press
Club will endeavor to make arrangements to
have the Kentucky editor meet the members OF
that body at an Informal reception Ell her this
evening, tomorrow night after the lecture or
upon his return to this city few days hence.
Colonel John II. Soper. commander of the
Provisional Government troops OF Hawaii, was
among the Australia passengers yesterday.
His mission in these parts is TO study military
tactics as taught by Uncle Sans representa-
lives.
w. j. Morgan, the lead OF the great lltho-
graphing aud show-printing house bearing his
name, of Cleveland. Ohio, with his family, is
registered at the Palace.
Mrs. Benjamin Folsom of Buffalo, N. Y, an
aunt OF Mrs. Cleveland, wife OF President
Cleveland, Is guest at the Occidental.