The morning call., 1894-05-23
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

States, and gave CALL reporter an entertain
ing recital Of trade conditions, progress etc.
yesterday. In this country, lie says. it was for
many years an accepted proposition that GER
tain gradesiOf gloves, for dress and driving
purposes, could not be made in this country
and as purchasers became accustomed TO buy
ing the foreign made goods dealers naturally
catered TO their wants without question But
within the past five years, Mr.. Hutchinson
says. great change has taken place in the
tanning methods employed by the glove makers
of this countTy-in fact there has been more
improvements noticeable in that time than in
twenty years prior. The supremacy of the
foreign-made goods has rested upon the fact
that in certain grades of leather they had been
able TO produce softer and more piable finish.
Now that this has been overcome the United
States produces the best gloves made iii the
world, and Mr. Hutchinson says that this fact
was strongly brought out at the Investigations
held by The WAYS and Means Committee OF
Congress at the time the Mckinley bill was
under discussion four years ago. Mr.. Hutch
1nson is protectiOnist II all that the term
Implies. "In The two towns of Gloversvllle ana
JOhrst0wn," said he, eve turned out over Sl2-
100000 worth of goods in 1892. If we succeed
IN dispOsing OF half that amount this year we
Will do well. Both of the towns named are in
Fulton County, New y ork, and engaged in this
business during the prosperous period were
over 80 600 people. Half OF these are now
idle, and the outlook for their early re-employ-
ment is not good by any means, JOhnsIOWn and
GloversvIlle are Two fthe most prosperous little
cities IN The world. A person attending church
on a Sunday would be unable 10 distinguish the
family of an employer from that of an employee
either by their dress or manner. For this con
dillon OF affairs in the past protective tarllf is
alone responsible, and / am happy to state
that nlne-tenthS of the workingmen who for
merry thought differently have become rabid
converts 10 this belief. Speahi ing about this
change of political sentiment, let me tell you
OF one incident among many which have re-
Gently come under my observation and which
tend to show the drift OF public opinion on this
subject. A short time ago l met a member of
the firm of Graves, Blackwell & Co. of Las
Vegas, n. Mex. They are large dealers in gen.
eral merchandise, and buy and ship wool ex-
IenSiyelY. The gentleman referred TO said that
all OF them had been lifelong Democrats. but
that decline in the price of wool from II TO II
down 10 to GA cents had been an effectual
means OF political conversion-and this feeling
is not confined TO any one locality but has
spread all over the country.
E. f. de Camp OF Willis is at tile Russ. He
says that about be sole topic Of conversation
10 his locality at present is the proposed new
railroad 10 the coalfelds, which will run from
also from Willis to The cOalfelds. The pro-
posed plan will make Willis junction on the
road. MIR. de Camp sta es that the presence OF
large tracts of coal oil and gas lands in that
portion Of the State is fact which has been
satisfactorily demonstrated. On his ranch
comprising abont 500 acres, there is a spring
which for years has emitted a strong odor of
gas, and an oily substance bubbles up from the
surface OF the water. Twenty years ago, he
ia
in that section. discovered gas in plenty,
and Its presence has been well known TO
all the settlers for years, but for some
reason but little effort was made to develop the
fields few years ago well. boring machine
was brought over fro n Lake County and put 10
work, but the machine was not adapted TO
boring 10 a greater depth than 300 feet, and
consequently proved a failure. Even al that
depth, however, moderate quantities OF gas
were struck. In well recently bored, MIR. de
Camp says, gentleman from San Francisco
who was inter ested in the project. while trying
10 assure several friends who were with him
OF the presence OF gas, threw a lighted piece Of
paper into the well and succeeded admirably
in his purpose. An explosion followed which
wrecked the machinery and tore up the ground
for some distance about the mouth of the well.
Mr.. de Camp thinks the country is destined 10
have big boom.
S. Z. Gross OF Chicago, who for some days
past has been guest at the Palace, is a gen
tleman who has probably had as much IL not
more TO do with the upbuildDg Of Chicago in
the past few years as any man In that city. lie
operates on a large scale In laying out town
sites and building thereon what proves to be
the nucleus of city. In this manner he has
built no less than seventeen towns In the neigh
bOrhood OF Chicago, and all of which are now
within the corporate lim!Is of the city. Among
these are: Holly Road, Windsor PARK, Fern
dale, etc. Tie plan upon which these towns
were organized was original in its scope, and
was calculated to attract desirable class OF
residents. A purchaser was first required TO
satisfy Mr.. Gross as to his respectable
ity. and, this being accomplished, he
was allowed q to choose lot upon
which, a residence was erected for him.
Upon this property the occupant pald
10 rent, but the moneys paid monthly were
applied directly 10 liquidation of his indebt-
edness. For instance, If a man purchased a
$1,000 piece Of property he paid thereon $50
month until his entire Indebtedness had been
Cancelled. MIR. Lowe carried all these loans
himself and dealt directly with the purchasers.
II case presented itself wherein purchaser
was unable TO meet his obligations through
misfortune or for other reasons for which he
was not personally responsible great leniency
was shown him and an opportunity afforded TO
6Xlficdlc himself from MS QlIlculteS. Inc
plan proved not only popular with The masses
but extremely profitable TO its originator, as he
is supposed to have cleared up several millions
in these investments.
r. i. Taylor Of South Riverside is at the Lick.
South Riverside is distinct colony from River
side. being located about fourteen miles south
ward OF that place. Mr.. Taylor laid the colony
out in 1887, aud says that estimating the pOpula-
tion upon the usually accepted basis of five in.
habitants to one voter, the place would have a
population OF 400 as they polled $50 votes in
the last election. The town is laid out in the
form OF circle, three miles in diameter, and
around which boulevard runs, OF which 1t is
expected ID time to make magnificent drive.
A. l.. JesSup OF Los Angeles who was at the
Occidental yesterday, has just returned from a
trip TO the East and says that while he was in
Cleveland, Ohio, he accidentally met the three
Germans who tramped across the continent
from New York 10 this city and who spent sew
eral weeks here vainly waiting for the wager to
be sent them. The men. it will he remembered
by those who became interested in their novel
effort, finally gave up hope of hearing from the
stakeholder and left this city with the avowed
intention OF 'hoohng iu' back 10 the starting
point. Mr. Jessup says that they only walked
a short distance and bad worked their way