The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-28
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

c. c. Hutchinson, founder of the city of
Hutchinson, Kans., and man whose Easter n
lectures on the agricultural possibilities of the
Great West SO captured Horace Greeley that the
lecturer was engaged to write for the Tribune,
has returned to California. Mr.. Hutchinson
comes now as the Pacific Coast secretary of the
University Association, an institution some
what resembling in its purposes theChautauqua
Circle. The association is organized for the
systematic study of history. 1t is commended
by Rev. John Henry Barrows, originator and
organizer of the Worlds Parliament of Relig-
ion; John w. Cook, president Illinois
State Normal University; Henry McCor-
mick, professor of history Illinois Uni
vers1ty; J. H. Collins, Superintendent of
Schools, Springfield, Ill.,, and many professors
and instructors in Ohip, Wisconsin and Kansas.
Branches OF the association will be organized
in California. The fountain-head of the new
association is in Chicago
Mr.. Hutchinson is an observant traveller and
noted incidents and examples of industrial de-
velopment on the line of his journey through
the States OF the Mississippi Valley. Speaking
OF his trip yesterday he remarked: "This years
crop in Missouri Is sure to be the greatest ever
known. According to the Government STAN
dard of agricultural reports it will rate lis.
The maximum had been placed at 100, and most
of the reports from other sections range from
rs to 80. There is great industrial prosperity in
Missouri, and ST. Louis is growing city. The
advancement of Chicago is something won
derful Its great development now is on the
lines OF manufacture. Many manufacturing
establishments within radius of $50 miles are
being drawn to the city. The railroads en-
courage this concentration. In my judgment
it is mistake. L think the development OF
many substantial towns, each with its own
special line OF manufacturing industry, would
be better tor the country than the great Gen.
tralization of wealth, population and factories
in one city. However inducements are pre-
sented by Chicago which cannot be resisted by
the manufacturers interests of that region,
and everything seems to be centering there"
Alexander Mackie, secretary of the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad,
these days occasionally takes little time to
figure up what would be the profits on sure
cure for phylloxera.
Some time ago. he said yesterday, al re-
ceived letter from a Cousin of NINE John
Stalker, who is chemist for the Roughfont
Bleaching and Dyeing Company Limited. big
concern in Belfast, Ireland. He told me of a
discovery he had made of phylloxera cure
which was being tried in France Italy and
Spain with very satisfactory results, and asked
me to let him know about having it tried out
skeptical about any remedy, but asked him to
send some on. This he writes will soon be
done.
al also communicated with those in charge
OF the agricultural department of the State
University about it. Mr.. Hayne writes that he
believes that some remedy viii be discovered.
From what Mr.. Stalker writes have no doubt
that his 'Rigstalk. as he calls it, is doing good
work where tried in France"
There will be an opportunity again next
spring for some one to write another 'Inno-
cents Abroad" Fugazi announces that the
Compagnie Generate Transatlantiques big
steamer La Touraine will make cruise of the
Mediterranean and the Orient. leaving New
York with frst-class passengers only. The
itinerary will include Lisbon, Gibraltar AL
giers, Malta, Athens, Alexandria, Port Said,
Jaffa, Beyrouth, Smyrna, Constantinople, Mes
sina, Palermo, Naples Monte Carlo, Marseilles,
Palma and Malaga. The whole trip will last
about sixty days.