The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-07
the CORRIDORS.

vote by use OF false vote.
AROUND the CORRIDORS.
while coming West on the overland train
the other day had a long talk with Judge
Goodwin, the editor of the Salt Lake Tribune"
said W. b. Martin of Ogden at the Palace
yesterday, "and he gave me some interesting
details relative to the work now being accom-
plished In Utah in the way OF reclaiming arid
lands by means of many extensive Irrigation
systems. The Judge says that the success
which is attending This work is attracting TO
the future Stale many immigrants from Kansas
and Nebraska who have been compelled TO
eek rev homes by reason OF repeated failures
in crops. One colony In particular OF which he
smoke has settled in Willard County, located IN
the western part of The Territory, where a tract
Of land comprising 10000 acres. all under
irrigation, has been puIcha ed. There yet re-
mains large body OF land in the same locality,
the Judge says, which is sill in possession of
the Government and is open TO entry, perpetual
water rights being given at the rate OF SO per
acre. Judge Goodwin says that the reclama-
tion OF this land by irrigation was long advo-
catced by Influential men in the Territory, but
1t was not until 1891 that active work was
commenced. In that year over 100000 was
expended in the construction OF a reservoir and
irrigation system. the former covering an area
of over 1900 acres. The method OF distribution
of the water from this reservoir is through two
large canals, seventy-eight feet in width. and
carrying over five feet of water. There have
been constructed over fifty miles OF branch
canals and laterais running in all directions.
Willard County, tile Judge says. is tile home of
several large projects of this kind. which, when
completed. will result in the reclamation Of
over $4,000 acres of land Near the center
of the county canal system is beng laid out
which will redeem $1,000 acres. and still an
other company proposes 10 supply water 10
100000 acres. In the Bear River and West
water Valleys, the Judge says, thousands of
acres of fruit and other lands are being
brought into cultivation"
Howard Lowdes. formerly in the manage
ment of the Santa Fe road, was at the Palace
yesterday. 81 WAS talking with Joseph Nc
Farland Of the Pinkerton Detective Agency In
Denver" said he. while in Los Angeles the
other day, and he gave several gentlemen
some Information relative to the celebrated DIR.
Graves murder case In Denver, which he
claimed had never been brought 10 public at
tentiOn. The statements made by him referred
to the causes which led up TO Dr.. Graves COM
hitting suicide. He said that week or more
previous TO the second trial letter was re-
ceived by him from a Boston young man. In
which the writer said he believed he was In
possession of important evidence bearing upon
the case, and which resulted in the prosecuting
at Orney taking a trip back to see him. When
the attorney met the writer OF the letter the
latter told him a strange story. 1t was 10 the
effect that one night last April after visiting
some friends near Boston, in one of
The suburban towns. he had gone to
the station to take the train returning TO the
city, ana while awaiting its arrival he was APP
preached by man WHO asked him IL he could
write. With this rather peculiar question the
man went on 10 say that he wanted 10 fool a
friend, and requested the young man TO write
as his queslioner dictated. Foreseeing no harm
in such request the young man complied and
wrote the identical woros which were found
upon the bottle which was sent TO Mrs. BarDa-
by. After he had finished the work required of
him the boy received bill from the man, who
laughingy said that good joke was attached
to the transaction. The boy told some of his
friends OF the matter, and some months la er
when the papers were full of the murder story
one of them published cut of the doctor,
which the boy saw and imme diately identified
as the man for whom be had writ EN- the note.
1t was arranged to bring the boy to Denver to
! testify in the case, ana the very night that Dr.
Graves heard OF it he committed suicide"
There win no: be many travelling men who
will lose their votes this election said l.. T.
sale house, at the Occidental yesterday II
never witnessed sucn a general pairing Of votes
among commercial men as is the case this year
have paired off with Democratic friend OF
mine who represents a New York millinery
! house through the South, and all the boys I'm my
| acquaintance who will be unable to get home
| have got out OF the difficulty In the same man
| ner. The Republican Commercial Travellers
Association of New York recently issued a
| a r in NJ US cd fro h
| careful whom they paired with, as IL was under
| stood the Democrats we're working a scheme
| by which one of heir political faith would pair
| with an unlimited number Of Republicans, bu
1t is nearly always the case, where pairs are
| made. that he parties thereto are on terms of
familiar friendship, so but little danger need be
| apprehended on that score. never knew O.
so many of the boys going home 10 vote in I
| State campaign. however. The tariff que stior
affects trade seriously IN many lines, and ha.
thus become question OF personal importance
| TO the boys who carry those goods Som.
| houses have gone so far as TO call all their mel
| in for the election. which is a rather expensly,
method Of testifying their interest in the re
| suit"
Louis V. FIRTH junior member of the firm o
| Firth & Son, the large steel manufacturers O
| Sheffield, England. is at The Palace with hi
| wife. The firm mentioned is one OF the larges
| In Sheffield, and does large business In th,
! United States. MIR. Firth contends that the
reduction in the tariff on steel OF nine-tenths OF
| cent per pound, as provided by the Wilson
bill will be solely beneficial to the consumer
and the manufacturers will reap no ben Fl
themselves. Sheffield. he says, reaches oul
into all parts OF the habitable globe for trade IL
the steel ind ustry. and even the great German