The morning call., 1894-11-25

AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

"San Francisco's rulers apparently have little
interest In any movement which promises relief
TO your citizens from burdens they are now
bearing" said 7. ID. Morgan, who is connect
with a large electrical house in Cleveland,
Ohio. at the Occidental yesterday. 81 have been
somewhat interested in the progress made by
a certain party here, who is endeavoring 10
secure franchise for competing telephone
line, but observe that your Board of Super
Visors has refused, so far, 10 give the appl ca
tion more than a super fetal consideration. l
am Informed by persons in position TO Know
that your telephone subscribers her. pay more
than those of almost any other city in the Union,
and my own experience teaches me that
the service rendered is simply abominable.
Eastern people would not for a day endure the
vexatious waits which find are the universal
experience here at lines before you can get an
answer from central this being especially true
In the evening. There is a proposition on foot
which. II given encouragement, will give your
citizens far better service Than they now en-
JOY and at one-half he cost. The only objec-
ton that the Supervisors make, OF which
hear, is that they don't want any more over
head wires, and that be people object TO hav-
ing the streets torn up for laying Them under
ground. hen the railroad company concludes
that 1t wants to do piece of work of this kind
l observe that the Supervisors make little If
any resistance, and il looks to me as though
their opposition TO a new telephone system sug-
gesled that there is something rotten I'D Den
mark"
George Thompson aud r. p Beattie, two ex-
perienced oil and gas prospeciOrs from the
East, WHO have b en- looking over the State
quietly with d view Of ascertainlng whether
either OF the Two products of the earth can be
obtained here in paying quantities, came up
from MERGED yesterday aua started East last
mig hit. Both these gentlemen are Interested in
the oil and gas fields about Lima and FindIay
Ohio. and are men OF wealth. They refused 10
say much regarding the results of their OBJ
servati ons, bul SAID that at one or two points
they had found indications which, they thought
might be proftably followed w. The only
way to find oil or gas is to bore
for it," said Mr.. Beatte, land that
costs money. We have about con-
Guided to put down two experimental wells,
but don't want TO say in what section they
will be located. If we put our money into this
matter we naturally wish TO feel that If the ex-
pertinent proves a success we will be the bene-
fci ries, and we wish to secure leases on the
outlying lands surrounding the favorable loca-
tons we have chosen before we commence
work. 1t costs from $1,000 TO $1,000 10 put
down a WELL and II you don't happen TO strike
oil or gas, of course you are just that much
money out OF pocket. The report that the gas
ueiuS III OulO are giving OUT IS. III many IL
stances, true but new wells are being put down
all the time, and the demand keeps increa sing
beyond the supply. We have been sufficiently
encouraged by our visit here TO come back
again, and later / may be able 10 give you more
important news"
Alexander McDougall, The inventor OF the
whaeback boat, who IS expected in this city
soon, is said 10 have big scheme on hand In
conjunction with John Rock efeler, The Stan
dard OH magnate. These TWO gentlemen own
large cOalfelds' in Washington which lack
transportation facilities, ana the scheme men
toned proposes TO send this coal from the
mines to the seaboard. distance of about
forty miles. by means OF pipes using hydraulic
pressure. The coal will be broken up into
suitable sizes by immense crushers erected for
the purpose, and forced through The pipes TO
The place OF shipment. The project also con-
templates the placing In service of IL line OF tile
whaleback boats for transporting the coal to
market
Brigadler-General Forsyth, who is staying
at the Palace, is busily engaged familiarizng
himself with the different posts under his CON-
mand in the vicinity OF this city. He was not
accompanied to this city by one of his daugh-
tiers. as was stated, but left all his children IN
the East.