The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-30
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

L. B. Barrett, the head of large agricultural
implement house in Chicago, who has ex-
tensive interests in the southern portion of the
State, is at the Palace. ~ recently made trip
to Hanford, in Kings County," said he, "and
while in that vicinity was especially inter-
ested in the Lucerne vineyard, owned by Paige,
Monteagle & Chittenden. This vineyard was
planted in the spring of 1890 and consists of
1000 acres, which lastyear produced 1920 tons
of raisins and upon which much larger yield
will be grown this year. These gentlemen have
upon their place the largest fruit dryer in the
world so was informed. 1t has a capacity of
10000 trays, each 30x36 inches, and which
will hold an average of thirty-two pounds OF
green fruit. It requires three boilers and one
eighty horsepower engine to run the machin-
cry, and the raisin stemmer has capacity of
sixty tons of raisins every ten Yours. Separate
boarding-houses for men and women employees
are sustained, and altogether it is model es-
Enlistment"
~ was up in Stockton the other day when a
peculiar construction of law was brought to
my attention regarding the estate of a dead
man." said d. J. Clinton, fruit-buyer, at the
Palace yesterday. 'Now the matter to which
refer may be the law, but contend that it is
not good law by long shot. man named
Eaton died in the city mentioned early last
week, leaving behind him watch and few
other personal articles of little value. There
was no money in sight and the deceased had
no friends. The Public Administrator stepped
in and took possession of the watch and other
articles referred to, and refused to allow them
to be utilized for the purpose of meeting the
necessary expenses of burial, claiming that the
law would not admit of such an action upon
his part. Some charitable ladies took the mat
ter in hand and gave the body decent burial
+I,a ne no int boc
caused much criticism"
A. B. Fisher, who is interested in the salmon
fisheries of Washington, and who resides at
Fairhaven, in that State, was at the Occidental
yesterday. ga recent experiment we have
made" said he, sis in shipping fresh salmon
on ice to Eastern cities, and if we have not re-
ceived very large pecuniary returns, we have
at least succeeded in calling attention to the
fish of Puget Sound. One of my friends sent q
salmon to gentleman in Chicago, who had it
served up at banquet of the Union League
Club. The fish was so large that no dish could
be found to hold it, and carved board was
brought into service for the occasion. Wash
ington industries are showing gratifying indi-
cations of q revival and we hope for prosper
Gus year."
S. ]. Saunders of Tacoma was at the Cali
fornia yesterday. He says that that city is en-
gagged in waterfront controversy with the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company similar to
that which is now pending between the city of
Oakland and the Southern Pacific. "The rail-
road" said he, "after it had exhausted about
all the means the people up there possessed
through extortionate freights and in payment
for lands which never cost it dollar, now has
its grappling-hooks out for Tacoma's water
front, but public sentiment is strongly opposed
to thus giving that company warranty deed
for the town."
Several local sportsmen were discussing mat
tiers OF general interest in the cafe of the Pal
ace last evening when one of them remarked
that George Croker had adopted radical
departure from ordinary customs in hunting
and would henceforth shoot over a bulldog in
stead ofone OF the hunting breeds" Mr.. Croker
says this is not an experiment with him. said
the gentleman, "as he thoroughly tried one of
these animals while he was in North Carolina
some time ago. However, the idea of utilizing
o bulldog in the field is new one in these
parts, and will be watched by sportsmen with
much Interest,"