The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-16
AROUND THE CORRIDORS

Y. n. Beal. formerly resident of Topeka,
mans out now living in New York, is at the
Iaiace. lie Is an old friend OF Colonel Cyrus
h. Halliday, who few DAYS ago was placed at
tue heao OF the Sante Fe road, vice Reinbart.
resigned. MIR. Beal says he has known Colonel
haiilday Tor over thirty years. and that be was
one OF the original founders OF the city of To-
! peKa. lie was an active Free-State man IN the
early days and took part in the border troubles
"nlcn occurred In connection with that move
| meht. A feature Of his character, Mr.. Beal
says, which seems to have a bearing
on his recent appointment, is his in
ueiatigaole persisiency In pushing any
| project he undertakes Colonel Halliday
was one OF the orgnators OF The Santa Fe
and was the leading spirit of those who car
rled the proposed lue TO successful issue. He
secured the legislation which gave the Santa
re It's land grants, was the first president Of the
road and has always been a director-he and
Alden Speare OF Boston being the only two per-
sons who nave served continuously on the
BOARD since 1t was organized. He is very
wealthy man and is said TO be the largest iDdYid
ual owner Of properly in Topeka. He is pres-
Qrnt OF the gas company and OF the Merchants
National Bank of that city, and is generally re-
garded as man OF great executive ability In
handling large transactions, but not person who
usually pays much attention 10 small details.
During the lrOUblOus times of the war be was
an active Republican. but subsequently drfted
away into a DebulOus sort OF political atmOs-
phere. never quite reaching the Democratic
camp, however. While not practical railroad
man 1t is believed that bis administration will
be successful one and of great benefit to the
property.
Hard times have had such an effect upon the
custom tailoring business that a concerted
effort is about 10 be made by the employers to
a in N
tailors for piece work. One Of the former, who
requested that his name be not published, in
speaking OF the matter yesterday said: several
OF the leading merchants last Monday informed
their tailOrs that they could no longer pay the
prices fixed by the union scale. and PROPOSE
ton to reduce the same 90 per cent is 10 be dis
cussed In the meeting of the TailorS' Union 10
be held Saturday night. The simple truth of
The matter is that people Will no longer pay the
old prices for suit OF clothes. Where we used
TO get $40 and $50 for suit purchasers now
grumbe at paying from $50 TO SEQ. and still
we must pay our taiors the same prices for
making them That we did in the flush times.
The ready-made articles are also cutting no
httle Inquire In the business nowadays, and IL
we expect TO keep our doors open we must
meet the demands of buyers AT least In meas
ure. Several large houses in the city do not
employ union men, and we of necessity are
compelled TO compete with their prices. l hope
that the tailorS will accede to our request, be-
cause the reduction is bound to come, and
would prefer to see IL accomplished without
any trouble"
George Fl. Libby OF Portland, Me-, is visiting
friends Id Oakland. The family history of Mr.
Libby is quite interesting, especially that por-
ton relating to his mother. When Mr.. Libby
was an infant his father and mother moved 10
a little village known as L0ches Mills, n. Y.
aud during their first years residence there
Mrs. Libby went out in the woods one day to
pick raspberries. The fruit she found in IN.
limited quantities and after picking several
quarts she requested a trainman running into
Portland TO carry them there and dispose OF
them. Her friends ridIculed the idea, but her
first venture proved successful, and finding
that she could secure market for all the ber-
Ties she could gather she hired young woman
as assistant and later had a score OF employees
at work. She finally removed to Port land in
order TO oversee the business, sent both her
son and daughter to college and acquired a
moderate fortune, all through the berry picking
industry.
E. H. Winship OF Omaha is at the Occidental.
He tells an interesting story of d recent "Strke'
In the city named in which the mattresses in
the clearinghouse and lunchroom OF a local
company were the moving spirits. The man
ayers concluded that the mattresses should
wear uniform, consisting Of a plain black
dress, collars, cuffs, tie, apron and little
white fiat linen cap wheTeat the girls rebelled.
They asserted that 1t was an uncalled-for at
tempt to make them wear badge of servltEde,
aud tearfully protested against fhe innovation.
In a body they deserted their posts and ap-
pealed TO the public for sympathy. The strike
spirit, however, seems TO have struck frost
during the past few months experience in
Omaha, and the girls found 1t was a case Of
uniforms or no situations, so they chose the
least dlsagreeable alternative.
Colonel ii. II. Stanton, proprietor OF the
Southern Hotel at Bakersfield, is at the Palace.
He was for many years resident OF Kansas
and for fifteen years controlled all the dining
stations along the Union Pacific road between
Kansas City ana Denver, except the two at the
terminals. This was before the day OF the
dinng-car, and when the railroad company
finally concluded TO place those convenient ad-
1uncts in service It paid Colonel Stanton many
thousand dollars 10 give up his contract. He Is
schoolmate of Captain Austin of the Ell Monte
Hotel In Los Gatos aud the two have been
spending several days together in this city.
Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill took
drive through the residence portion of the city
yesterday morning, but remained IN their apart
mepts the rest OF the day. They are receiving
no callers or even cards, all letters and COM
munications first undergoing the inspection OF
his Lordship's secretary. which Is as far as they
usually get unless OF importance.