The morning call., 1894-12-20
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.


adjustment, ls in the CT y. He thinks that 1t IS
a curious circumstance and reflection upon
the business foresight OF CallforEia's moneyed
men that fruits are shipped to the East, made
up into certain varieties of canned goods. and
shipped back TO this s ate and sold ut looks
like giving away trade secret" said he,
but IL Is a fact that our house makes brand
of pe-fruit for which most OF tie fruit from
which it Is manufactured is purchased In this
Safe. If onr house can pay the freight on this
line of goods both ways and still MAKE money,
there certainly ought to be an opportunity for
some one TO make a good investment here
where there would be no freights TO pay. We
have GOOD market In California for this line
OF goods. and one of our men comes out here
every year IN order to make the necessary pur-
chases."
b. o. Nelson, an attaehe OF the Boston and
Maine Railroad, who is IN the city, says that
Mrs. Stanford, who has been In Boston and
that vicinity for some tim, is preparing to
come Wesl. Her private carSwas ordered to
DC got Ia readiness for trip to Portland. Me-,
just before l left Boston," said Mr.. Nelson,
land it was said thai from that point Mrs. Stan
ford and party would proceed to the Dominion.
visiting all the principal cities on the
line of the Canadian Pacific road. Mrs. Stan
ford has Tor her COMPANIONS niece and her
brother. Frank Lathrop. Three servants go
with the party-a chef, wal ing maid and man
ofawork. The Car is conveniently fitted for
housekeeping, and when the occupants prefer
TO remain on board they are as sumptuously
cared for as If stopping at first-class hotel"
w. F. de Land, who is connected with the
Lower California Pearl Fishing Company, Is in
the city, and says that the past season has been
quite successful. The company has a number
of schOoners and forty launches. each of the
later being equipped with machinery and div
ing apparatus. About 600 men are employed
by the company, aud they fish for 1000 miles
along the border line of Guatemala around the
coast Of Osxaca and Guerrero and up 10 the
mouth Of The Colorado River In the Gulf Of
California Quite a number OF pearls were
found this year, some OF them being very large.
One weighed IL carats, one l 8, another ~ and
still another 10. The pearls are white, black.
different shades of green and blue. The green
and blue pearls are found in no other fisheries
In the world and are very valuable.
Z. ID. Decker, who recently came up from
San Diego. says that the promoters Of the San
Diego Pacific Railroad have novel scheme by
which they propose 10 build the road. They
propose TO Issue stock of a value of SO per
SHARE and payable in monthly nstallments OF
so cents each. 1t is further proposed 10 enlist
in The enterprise the services of all the A. X.
U. strikers possible, the inducement of employ
ment being held out TO them. 1t Is estimated
by the men who have the project 10 charge that
il 100000 persons can be induced TO take
stock on this basis 1t Will supply sufficient
amount Of capital TO build five miles OF the road
every month.
Jerome Williams OF Cripple Creek, Coo
was at the New Western yesterday. He states
that the celebrated mining camp has lost none
OF its vigor. and that the near approach of the
Midland terminal branch OF the Atchison road
is Installing new life into the town. The road
mentioned had been completed TO a station
called Victor when Mr.. Williams left home, and
lie thought that the few miles Intervening be-
tween that point and Cripple Creek would be
covered In a very few days.
The Anaconda mine OF Butte City, Mont,
a gentleman from that section says Is now
tuning out gold and copper. The output up to
within a very few weeks after the passage OF
the silver bill was silver and copper, ana the
change was lucky and quite peculiar colnci-
dence. The mine is private property, owned
by the Hearst estate, Haggin and Tevis, Marcus
Daily and possibly some others.
A. r. Wilson. a lumbeIman from Oregon,
who was at the Lies yesterday, says that big
combine has been formed In Washington to
control the cedar shingle output OF the State.
single mills IN the State, which number about
200, and an organization has already been
effected, he says, with sufficient amount of
capital 10 carry out the scheme.
T. ID. Mckay, late passenger agent of The
Burlington. Is back from trip East and Is at
the Occidental. He will leave for his new post
OF duty in Yokohama the first of the year,
where he assumes the position of general pas.
seuger agent for several steamship lines and
railroads.
I. r. GabeI and Judge c. N. Sterry OF Albu.
querque, n. M. are at the Palace. Both gen.
tlemen are connected with the legal depart
ment OF the Atlantic and Pacific road, but
claim that no important significance attaches
to their present visit here.
Ex-Judge Buckley OF Stockton. who was one
of Attorney Herrin's opponents for the position
OF gen raj counsel for the Southern Pacific " as
in the city yesterday
A plumb line by the side of very large
t9llding inclines little from the perpen-
dicular because the weight is attracted by
the mass Of the edifice.