The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-09

COLONEL Z. b. BROWN
| for then half the politicians of the State
come down to thaw out after the cold
winter. The true Neyadan makes ii
! point of honor to stick by his climate so long
as the mercury is fooling around the zero
notch, but as soon as the buds on the sage
brush begin to swell and the birds commence
to make the hillsides vocal with delicious music
| the silver State denizens desert their homes
| for California. At this season of the year Ne
| yada is inexpressibly delightful SO far as eli
mate is concerned, but there are very few up
there to enjoy those advantages. The greater
portion OF the population may be found in Cal
ifornia, Chicago or New York"
"The history OF this last Legislature" re-
marked julius Kahn, q local attorney, in the
Baldwin yesterday, reminds me strongly OF
my actor days. You see, when We used TO start
on the road at the commencement OF the sea-
son everything seemed of a roseate hue. The
men were the finest fellowsyou ever met. The
ladies were all beautiful and their voices were
incomparably sweet.
"It never was long, however, before some
thing happened to mar the scene. The leading
lady was making up to the manager, the heavy
man monopolized the soubrette or the singing
chambermaid favored the comedy man. Soon
the members of the company were not on
speaking terms and at last one felt, 'oh, Lordi
viii the season never end
$50 with our last aggregation of lawmakers.
When the Legislature convened the remark
was frequently heard that it was an exception
ally fine body OF men. Dodge of Alameda and
others said to me that the session would be an
historical one because OF its purity. But we
all know how it ended-extravagance, at
taches, bugs In bills and then Biggy's bomb
like charges OF bribery.
'There was one result OF those charges which
amused me vastly. At noon of the day on
which Buggy caused that sensation had been
talking to a number of members about the adj
journment, but they all secuted the possibility
of an early end of the session. After Biggy's
charges, however, they quickly changed their
minds and within twenty-four hours the hour
of adjournment had been set for the very day
preferred. Suit me? Well, should say yes.
You see, 1 was opposed to little bill which I
knew the Governor would veto, and 1 was
afraid that if the Legislature remained in ses-
sion 1t would pass the bill over his disap-
proyal."
Myron Angel pioneer newspaper man OF
| San Luis Oblspo, who has been spending few
days in the city, says that the go-ahead spirit
| which pervades this part of California is be-
ginning TO act in his section. San Luis 0bispo
| is making and planning numerous improve
ments. Mr.. Angel was for years editor of the
| Tribune in his town, and to his energy and
persistence is largely due the construction by
the Government of breakwater in Port Har-
| ford Bay. He is author of q history of his
county, and has perhaps done more than any
other one man to advertise its advantages
| abroad.
sfThe CALL has taken some tremendous strides
] in the past few months" remarked Mr.. Angel.
| at has all the elements of great newspaper.
By the way, it is fortunate for our part OF the
country that the ordinance relative to the use
of bituminous rock on the San Francisco
streets lately passed by the Supervisors, has
| been vetoed by Mayor Sutro. San Luis Obispo
| County has whole mountains of bituminous
rock, and the material is shipped up north by
i sea, having to be melted before shipment. If
the rock melted before shipment were to be
! Iegislated against why, then, one of our indus
tries would receive severe setback"
"The forward march on the road to pros
perity appears to have been resumed with re-
newed spirit and vigor from one end of Cali
fornia TO the other" observed J. ]. Humphrey,
president of the Bank of Pennington, Wash,
who is on his way to his northern home after a
months sojourn in Los Angeles eve of the
| far Northwest must be content for the time to
profit by your example. In Eastern Washing
! ton we have a good climate and "a fer
| tile soil, but we have been putting in
| the whole acreage to wheat and now
| wheat has fallen so low as to render it
/ an improbable product. Now we are setting
| out orchards in every direction, and move
ments are on foot to establish sugar-beet fac
| tories in various localities, the farmers promis-
! ing to raise the requisite quantity of sugar
beets, which give excellent results. The
| Northwest has gone through q siege of hard
| times, like all the rest of the world, but the
sun of good times is driving OFF the clouds, and
/ the State of Washington will show up well in
| the procession"
1--WE have got everything we could possibly
wish for down our way" said T. C. Law OF
| MERGED in the lobby OF the Lick last night
except prices for our produce. We could not
/ have ordered the seasons better if we had had
! the directing of their courses. Everything
! that has been planted in our county this season
VIII yield a crop, and big one, too. ALI we
want is market. If you give Us that we win
| ask for nothing more.
1.-THE valley railroad? Yes, that is going to
benefit us greatly, no doubt; and, by the way,
we are particularly fortunate in our position
| in respect TO that The railroad has got to
come to Merced-that is, it must pass through
that county to reach Fresno and the south OF
course, we are going 10 do our part, but we are
not dying with anxiety to know whether or not
| we get the main line, as are our friends over in
Stockton"
Lee Fairchild, poet and politician, has re-
| eeived overtures from General John NJ. Clark
| son of the Republican National Committee,
looking to his selection as one of the orators of
the party of protection for the campaign of
/ 1896.
I -------
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.