The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-10
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

at looks to me as though I am to become
the possesSor OF fine printing press whether
want it or not" said F. W. Fratt OF Sacra-
mento at the Grand Hotel last evening. 81
came down here to see my old friend Wells
Drury TO ask whether he wanted to claim some
interest in fine $4,000 reversible back-action
perfecting printing press that has occupied
space in one OF my buildings on J street in
Sacramento for some time past.
''Mr Drury tells me that he sold his interest
in the printing office to Harris & sheehan and
to go to them. l have been to them and they
referred me to General Thomas J. Clunie. I
talked with him, but he disclaimed all respon
sibility, and said Gus Abbott was the proper
person TO see. Abbott sent me straight back to
CIunie with the assurance that the latter knew
all about the matter, and there you are.
among all these men 1 cannot find one who
wants TO claim the press. 1 have written to
the makers in New York telling them that
want the press taken away.
s'The press is bolted to the stone foundations
OF the building though the fastenings were
intended TO last as long as the eternal hills and
suggested to the makers that if they did not
care to remove it might begin to consider it
fixture OF the property, and that if 1 have any
more trouble may decide not to relinquish
possession to any one. am still awaiting the
answer from New York.
'Iknow OF no city in the country where the
people so uneomplainingly endure the exac-
tons OF gas, telephone and water monopo1ies
as in San Francisco said E. B. Haight an ex-
tensive gaspipe manufacturer of Boston, at the
Palace yesterday. 1.-The question of cheap gas
is one which vitality interests every city, and
where charges are exorbitant the only remedy
possible is competition, and that lies in the
people Some time ago a number OF influential
and determined citizens of Boston started a
crusade Tor dollar gas, and that rate has been
practically secured. The evidence that dollar
gas is possible is supplied by. the companies
themselves in several localities. On one street
dividing two wards the people on one side pay
81 90 TO one company, while just across the
street the residents pay 81 to another. In
Brighton, suburb where the works of one
company are located, that corporation charges
81 30 for gas, while it delivers it miles away at
the dollar rate. Some day the people of San
francisco will awaken to a realization that
cheap gas is possibility and they will then Sc
cure it."
E. c. Bald, the favorlte OF the Press Cycling
club OF Buffalo, \. Y, and one of the speediest
riders that ever mounted a wheel is at the
Lick. eddie" is regarded somewhat in the
light OF phenomenal in his native town He
first acquired national celebrity last summer
IN Springfield, Mass, when he was entered
against some OF the "crackerjacks," as the
speedy riders are termed in wheeling parlance
and rode away from them in a spirited man
ner When the handsome young cyclist re-
turned home the whole town turned out to
meet him. The schools took vacation, bands
played, the evening papers got out special
edluons commemorative of the wheelman's
achievement, and the Mayor delivered a eulo-
CYSTIC address OF welcome, in which the free
dom OF the city and all ii contained were laid
at the feet OF the youthful prodigy who had
brought fame TO his native town Bald will
remain in the city for several days, and then
proceed south to go into active training
E. B. Lupton, who own an orange and lemon
orchard in the vicinity of Los Angeles, was at
the Lick yesterday. In general conversation
upon fruit topics Mr.. Lupton mentioned new
process for curing lemons, which recently came
under his observation and which he believes is
destined to come into general use among lemon
growers. at was in Riverside that my atten-
ton was called to the matter" said he, 'sand
gentleman named Devine is the first person to
adopt the plan, although believe it originated
with his foreman. The lemons are carefully
graded, after which they are placed in large
bins to the depth of about three feet, and over
the fruit is placed thick layer OF partially
green alfalfa. The alfalfa is said to properly
sweat the lemons and give them brilliant
color, al the same time rendering the rind pill
able. The method has been tested TO the salts
faction of Mr.. Devine, who thinks it is the most
satisfactory in results produced"
Down in San Diego County is new mining
camp which, in the belief at least of B. NJ Glib
son OF that locality, who in the city yester-
day, is in fair way to become famous The
locality is known the Rice mining camp and
was discovered about e year ago by two
brothers OF that name who went out there to
locate bee ranch. Some old workings at
tracted their attention, and their investiga-
tons led them to forsake bee culture and
prosecute search for the yellow metal. They
were successful in developing some very rich
ore, Mr.. Gibson says, and this led to number
of other prospeetors quietly going to the
locality and taking up claims. "The ASSAYS OF
the ore run ali the way from $50 TO $4,000
ton in gold" said Mr. Gibson, "and the gentle
man from whom l received my information
said that the ledge is very large and extern
siYe one"