The San Francisco call., 1895-07-30
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

One OF the most important points IN the ar
gument OF the attorneys for the plaintiff In the
Fair case will be the regard that the capitalist
seemed to have for his son Charles. Incidents
in point are being recalled, and the following
was told recently in hotel gathering:
Some months ago, when Senator Fair was not
on the best terms with Charles the latter took
a few weeks off in the mountains for the pur-
pose OF recreation and incidentally to hunt deer.
He was gone nearly two months and while on
the trip did not enjoy much association with
civilization. AS consequence his beard grew
TO proportions which threatened to outdo those
OF his father. When he returned and learned
that james g. was not in the best health he
went to tho office almost Immediately and en-
tered the capitalists room without the usual
announcement.
His father was sitting at his desk and slowly
wheeled around to see who the visitor was.
There stood Charley half buried in his new
growth OF whiskers, looking for all the world
like his parent. Notwithstanding the fuct that
the Senator was suffering from rheumatism
he bounded out of his chair and fell upon the
neck of his boy, where he shed tears of Joy and
satisfaction.
"Charles,' he half sobbed, ''you are the
image of your father. Welcome to my arms
and my heart" The scene was said to be the
most touching in which the father had figured
for some time, and when Charley went away
Senator Fair stepped to the head of the stairs
and watched him go down to the street.
Charley shaved and his fathers indifference
was resumed.
This instance was told as, probably, the
strongest one of the old mans regard for his
son, unless it be the time when he took tug
boat and went out to quarantined steamer
merely for the purpose of waving a handker
chief to Charley.
George II. Appel, manager at Sacramento of
the California Fruit Transportation Company
of Chicago, was in town yesterday, and was
asked about the shipments of fruit to England
made by his company.
"We are making the fifth shipment for this
season of ten cars by special train, to leave
Sacramento tomorrow morning, connecting
with the steamer st. Louis of the American
line at New York, and the results of the sale
will be cabled to us on the fourteenth day from
the time the fruit leaves
"In the first shipment we got $6 box, but
owing to improper handling the prices of the
second lot were lower. However, we expect
that the prices will be 81 or $5 box during
the entire season. The expense is at the rate
OF 81 80 q box, with 5 per cent commission. So
we get much better returns than from the
usual Eastern markets These European ship
ments should make a good market for Cali
fornia fruit, especially in the present condition
of the domestic markets. 1t will tone up the
Eastern markets by Withdrawing the surplus,
and altogether be of great benefit to California
fruitgrowers. There is now no longer any
question about our ability to land the fruit in
England quickly, in good condition and at a
comparatively small expense. By exercising
care in selecting the fruit to be sent and get
ting it over in the right condition a splendid
market can be built up on the other side.