The morning call., 1894-01-04
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

+. Z. Farmer. formerly in the hotel business
In San Diego and other cities in this State, but
who during the Worlds Fair conducted a
hostelry In the neighborhood of the White City,
came in on the Southern overland last night
and Is staying at the Grand, Mr.. Farmer says
mat more money was probably lost In hotel
ventures in Chicago during the fair than in all
the other unSuccc ssful enterprises combined.
only small proportion OF those established
really made money. and after the close of the
exhibition the fixtures OF all the vast number
which necessarily went out OF business were
thrown upon the market and sold for song.
30 Corrlgan, the noted Chicago horseman,
with his wife and family, is registered at the
Palace. MIR. Corrigan controls the Garfield
Park race course IN that city, and owns one of
the most successful stables in the country.
Some years ago, when lie was a resident OF
Kansas CITY, The Times of that city, under the
control OF The late DIR. Mumford, opened up a
lively warfare on Mr.. Corrigan as result of
the latter's attack upon a reporter for that
paper, and for several weeks thereafter it took
about all the city's able bodied police 10 keep
the pugnacous doctor and the equally irritable
hOrseman apart.
Louis Jones, who represents a firm OF cream
ry-buders in Chicago is guest at the Grand.
Mr.. Jones is enraptured with the advantages
Whlch this State promi ses from butter-maklng
standpoint. He claims that the favorable eli
mate, the pure spring water from the noun
talns and the plenitude of sweet grasses render
the Pacific Coast without an equal in The cOun-
Try TO successfully prosecute this branch OF in
dustry. Mr. Jones has erected five creameres
in the State within the last three months, aud
asserts that he will build 1G0 within the pres.
ent year.
icePresident Harrahan of the Illinois Gen.
trail Railroad, who has been staying at the
Palace for some days past, IS said 10 be the pos
SCISSOR OF one Of the two collections OF annual
passes over all railroads in the United States in
existence. The family Of Jay Gould is reported
TO own The other. The collection of these
passes bade fair 10 be- guile fad in the East
some months ago, but the railroad officials re-
fused to encourage The idea by gratifying the
requests made.
Superintendent Nicely of the ST. Joseph (Mo.)
public schools arrived on the overland train
yesterday. Mr. Nicely gained a good deal OF
nOlOrety for his official action in forbiddng
praying In the school over which he has charge,
and an iTreVerent Iowa paper in commenting
upon his order said that il would surprise
good many people TO learn that such an order
was necessary in st. Joe.
Samuel Rainey is back al the Grand after his
trip 10 the State line 10 meet Boss Buckley.
He accompanied The latter down 10 his ranch
near LIvermore and returned 10 the city yes
terday. Mr.. Rainey says the boss Is out Of
politics for gOOd-in fact that he had intended
10 retire three years ago whether ne was sue.
cesSful in that campaign or not.
Henry Williams, VINO lives near Ashland. Or,
has been IN the city tor several days looking
after claim which he was prosecuting against
the Southern Pacific Company He originally
estimated the injuries which he had received at
hut 4atfl.
eral consultations with lawyer, compromised
the matter for 500 and pass home.
William Vanderhurst of Salinas prominent
merchant, and also the grand commander OF
the Knights Templar in this State, registered
al the Occidental last night. Mr.. Vanderhurst
OF the State for the purpose OF visiting a num-
Der OF lodges In his official capacity.
Frank Bornn, staff correspondent of the New
York World, with his wife, is registered at the
Occidental. Mr.. BJTnn Will remain in Cali
fornia all winter. furnishing his paper with
information about the Mldwinter Fair and
other State matters.
One of the clerks In the New Western Hotel
who resides in Alameda affrms that yesterday
morning when he arose at an early hour aud
went out 10 his chicken-yard the fowl were
walking over the ice in the water trough.
Spencer Adams a former Sacramento boy
was at the Grand yesterday. He Is going 10
Lima, Peru, to take charge OF an extensive