The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-12

are inspid, weakly things. lacking in
motive as to text; hymnal and tresome IN
their setting.
Aware of these facts, as | presume they
were, George Adam and young Emile
Bruguiere, in cOmpounding new Vocai
sedative to be known as Mothers Gilt,
have taken big chances.
am not sufficiently versed in harmony
and counterpOint to criticize the Brugulere
part of the work. but if it is In keeping
with Adams graceful lines no further
apologies for their perpetratlon Will De
necessary.
My attention has been drawn to an in
teryiew which appeared in morning con-
temporary of the 9th inst, in which that
journal reports Henry Miller of Miller d
Lux. the great meat and cattle kings, as
saying:
''Most of the retail dealers are so in
censed at the Baden Company that they
will not buy meat Of it at any price. They
do not object to refrigerated meat. Let
there be no misunderstanding about that.
A majority of the butchers are
satisfied that refrigerated meat is health
full and, in fact, superior to unrefrlgerateu
meat"
Being q householder myself the state
ment made me curious nough to lnyestl-
gate in the interest of the public why II
refrigerated meat, according to TINS
authority. was superior to unrefrlgerated
meat there should exist boycott against
it waged by the slangnterers and wholesale
butchers of old Bntchertown.
Extending my visit to old Butchertown
| found that the methods of slaughterlng
cattle. ETC., that had been In vogue Tor
forty years were still as crude as they
were when San Francisco was a pueblo,
wasting those parts Of the slaughtered anil
nal that modern science has made valu-
able; and more than all | was surprised to
find that in and about these slaughter
houses there appeared to me to be large
quantities of refuse matter which was
offensive to the eye and nose. making the
place a nuisance not properly allowable
within the city limits, and indicating
great derelictiOn OF duty on the part of the
health authorities. Coupling my obserya-
ton with previous knowledge of modern
methods of slaughtering in Eastern cities,
and having had frequent occasion to ex-
anime the methods followed in the only
modern Strengthening and refrigerating
plant on this coast, readily concluded
that the savings under these methods
must permit of the cheaper markell ting of
beef This in itself is sufficient to account
for the antagOnism of butchers following
the old method and their banding together
in a boycott to maintain their prices.
On visiting the stockraisers / found uni
form satisfaction with present conditions.
because they are able TO get fairly living
rates. while under the old regime they
were compelled to accept whatever price
the old ButchertOwn monopoly esta bllshed,
and particularly so when The farmers
hogs were shipped into San Francisco for
sale.
Not only so, but on making inquiry from
a N w W.
making the fight against the refrigerated
meat, discovered to my surprise that they
were deluded into the notion that IL was
the purpose of the Eastern and California
people who had Incorporated to sell re-
frigerated meat to take away the trade OF
the retailers to shops OF their own.
The idea seems to me absurd and the
only conclusion TO be arrived at is that the
public, who should be benefited. were
being taken advantage of by the monopoly
or union which existed in Butchertown
and who were seeking to prevent good
meat from being sold at cheaper prices.
AS in all these matters the public have
the highest interest it seems that they owe
it to themselves to discipline the retailers
VITO have been imposing on them. The
simple way to do this is to Withdraw their
patronage and divert it to refrigerated
meat shops. In this way they can destroy
the evil effects of a monopoly which has
been providing for them inferior meat al a
higher price.
Last night a telegram came through
from London quoting she Pail Mall Ga
Zette as saying: 1T is curious how the
American sportsman is never satisfied
unless every possible condition is in his
favor. The fact that Gould refuses to
take part in the proposed match will con-
ba Iiph
is an unworthy holder Of the Americas
CUP"
1t may be that the love of our country
and victory prompted us to make too much
of the ViGllant's cOnquests and too little
of her defeats. At the same time the Pail
Mall Gazette should remember that there
are genuine sportsmen here who love fair
play aud want the best boat to win. When
Lord DunraveD was here he won the hearts
of all the yachting men, and as the Prince
of Wales is perhaps the most genuine lover
of legitimate sport In Europe 1t seems onIy
just that we grant him his victory freely
Sp0rtsmen, and newspapers who report
them, might as we'll congratulate a man
who is an avowed friend and admirer of
Americans.
Cricket is certainly not an American
game. and may be fairly said to be in a
languishing condition in California. The
announcement that the worlds record had
been beaten at KlnknerVille on Sunday
before last may be taken cum grano.
Not that full credit should not be given
to tie gentlemen who made such an excel
lent score, but the conditions under which
it was made must be taken into considera-
ton.
First Of all. a record" must have been
made in some frst-class match on a first
class ground before Ii will be acce pied bv
any recognized cricket association. The
justice of this is easily demonstrated by
supposing that w. G. Grace went in to bat
an Indifferent scboOlboy's bowling. The
champion would probably remain at the
wickets eight hours day for a week.
Then again the ground at Klinknerville
Is in such state thai good fielding is al
most an impossiblity. and therefore the
batsmen have additional chances of ac-
quiring runs. The batsmen. Messrs. Rob
ertson and Sheath, are good cricketers, and
probably have no intention of claiming a
broken record under such circumstances.
Personally, should like to see them bat
under more favorable auspices, when their
efforts would be more appreciated.
Wars and rumors of war come and 90.
strike bubbles are blown and burst. but
the question of illumination commenced
when God said, "Let there be light" and
it has lasted ever since Householders, on
the one hand. are ever clamoring for cheap
light; wealthy companies are ever putting
forth their claims for something new and
better than the old, and yethalf the world
continues to live it's life in semi-darkness.
There is an amusing side to all this, and
the fun can be found in print from time to
time. Nearly every week writers to the