The record-union., 1894-05-11

The following is from the KIeine PTeSse,
Frankfort-on-the-M Main, April Z, 1884.
Herr Heinrich Flinsch is an ex-member
of the Reiehstag and at present Sladtrath
of Frankfort:
THE CALIFORNIA GOLD LAND.
At Yesterdays well-attended meeting
of the Frankfort Division of the Colonial
Society Herr Stadtrath Heinrich tllnsch
recounted his Impressions OF travel III
California. The speaker, who has son
in America and beside enjoys excellent
connections over there, has acquired
deep insight into that remarkable coun-
try, and in his lucid, simple style, alded
by maps and drawings, which ne caused
10 be circulated among his audience, pre-
sented his observations IN a very pleas
ing manner. He began with ueIlnea-
ton of the Southern Paclhc railroad as
1t crosses the Sierra Nevada. rooled LOT
thirty-one miles with snoW-Sheus Whlcn
are made exempt from danger and de-
struction by complete system OF pro-
lection against fire. He gave geological
sketch OF the second largest State IN the
Union. which covers about the same area
as japan or North Germany and has only
1,25O,0 900 inhabitants. The activity OF the
gold -dlggers. in hydraulic mining, n1leu
up the beds of the rivers. OF the Sacra-
mento, for example, to such an extent
that they overtiowed, and TINS k1nd OF
mining, therefore, has been forbidden.
He then described graphically num-
Der of remarkable geographical points
and the imposing flora OF The country. III
speaking of the colossal grain output OF
California, which comes into competition
with our depressed farming, he explained
that over there also the tillers OF Ihe SOIL
are having hard times, but that they
.'soueal'' less than our farmers. lie de-
voted a special part of his narrative 10
the great traffic resources, the road, the
climate and the population OF San ram
cisco. The Caliiornians, sald ne, owing
to their favorable climate, are generalIy
larger in stature than the sharp-breasted,
narroW-shouldered Americans OF the
North and East. The women, also, are
less lean and angular than other Amerl-
can women. To illustrate the mixture OF
the population of San Francisco, IN Wnlcn
the Chinese, and later the japanese,
played a conspicuous part, he referred to
what he saw in a barber-shop, IN wnlch a
South German handled the razor, MeXl-
can polished boots, and negro tended
the door. The Chinese, Notwithstanding
the disgusting food they eat, he found
otherwise punctiliously neat.
The speaker then touched upon agrl-
culture and gave from his journal careful
notes regarding the wine industry, the
irrigation system, cattle growing, horu-
culture. the fruit orchards OF the south,
sugar culture, etc. Backed by statistics,
he spoke next of the excellence and great
volume of the products OF the SOIL ana
referred in glowing terms, IN conclusion,
to the blessings OF the development IN
California due to the creating power OF
capital and enterprise, which called to his
mind the "Eaust' of Goethe in the second
part of the poets great work. The de-
yelopment of independent individuality,
the self-respect and equality of the people
of California commanded his admiration
so that he would advise Germans desir-
GUS of emig rating, and who have capital
ola few hundred dollars to start with, to
90 there and settle. That the German
picks up English quickly and is readily
acclimatiZed is not To his disadvantages.
The German element, by means of their
enlightenment and tenacity, exercise
nevertheless a great influence, which
shows itself in the absence OF bigotry in
those districts settled mainly by them.
In this sense still further is California
land of gold for German coIonlsts.
The following is from the Frdnkfatrter
Zeitung of April 6. 1894:
Herr Stadtrath, Heinrich Flinsch spoke
Yesterday in the hail of the Chamber of
Commerce, before the Frankfort division
OF the Colonial Society, and gave his OBJ
servations as a traveller regarding Cali
fornia. The speaker has son IN Amer
lea and has other excellent connections
there to which he is indebted for a SvS-
tematic knowledge of all the peculiarly
remarkable phenomena of the country.
His lucid narrative, supplemented by
notes from his journal, statistics, maps
and illustrations, helped his hearers to
grasp as if by instinct his idea of the men,
the economical conditions in California,
and called for the universal applause OF
the large audience. Herr Flinsch des-
arihad vary accurately the S0ntharn Pa
citic road as it passes over the Sierra Ne
vadas into California, through thirty-one
miles of continuous snoWsheds and the
excellent system to keep this long and
wonderful roofing free from danger of
destruction by fire. He gave geological
: and Typographical sketch of the second
largest State in the Union, the area of
which is about that of Japan or of North
Germany, and which has, notwithstand-
ing, only 1856 900 inhabitants. He
touched upon the gold-digging times,
pictured the important features of agri-
culture, and with a few strokes sketched
the grand commerce of San francisco.
He spoke of the delights OF the climate
of California, saying that the people there
are larger in stature and more robust
than in the eastern and northern parts of
The United States. After mentioning the
part that the Chinese and the japanese,
called for short "Japs," play in a popula-
IlOR WOnueIIul1y llllAOSiy u0 OlldtSQ upOu
the agricultural resources of the soil,
owing to the natural fertility of which
manures are not needed, confessing that
he was not able to find words that would
adequately convey his sense of wonder
and admiration. Truly, said he. farming
in California suffers its depression be-
cause OF the surplus of grain and horti-
ticultural products but the farmers there
do not complain so much as ours do. and
they get on better. The vine industry is
on a magnificent scale. with its steam
wine presses, and the results attained in
wines and brandy of superior quality are
very encouraging. He examined one
brandy mandatory which contained
10000 barrels in cellar. He noticed, as
an astounding development, from four to
five cuttings of alfalfa produced within
the season by irrigation, two crops OF
potatoes, and this as an ordinary occur
renee; how admirably the Holstein milk
cows thrive: the wonders of horsebreed-
ing, especially trotters: then the great
things accomplished in the cultivation OF
raisins, oranges, nuts, etc. What had
remained under Spanish dominion,
either desert or pasturage for cattle, had,