The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-11
SCOTT HAS COME BACK,
Irving MS Mission to the
East Was Crowned With
Success.
SHIPS TO BE BUILT HERE.
The New California Is Attracting
Attention The "Call"
Praised.

Irving M. Scott has returned from the
East, where he had been on business con-
nected with building of warships on the
Pacific Coast. In his absence he noticed
the growth of the new California, and ON
this subject, as well as upon other matters
of general public interest, he had much to
say last night.
He was asked about the object of his
visit to Washington, and his reply was:
my work was principally to get an act
of Congress to get some of the ships of war
built upon this coast, and we succeeded in
doing So"
In thus suddenly switching off into the
plural Mr.. Scott no doubt had in mind the
public-spirited representatives from Cali
fornia.
1--WE will get one torpedo-boat and one
battle-ship on the Pacific Coast. The tor
pedo-boats decided upon in February are
in the hands of committee that will re-
port in about month, and the prospect
of building one of them in San Francisco
is very good. If small one it will cost
about 1926, 900, and if large about $250000.
The battle-ship will cost about 81, SOC, 900,
and all that work will be done here on this
coast.
centers is very favorable toward California
at present The belief prevails that Cali
fornia has recovered from her period of de-
preston and this is the place to make in
vestments. They are watching what we
are doing with great deal of interest. If
the people will only get facilities here and
so place themselves on an equality with
Il. e. 49, 10
East.
1.-THE movement of the Manufacturers
Association in endeavoring to create pub
lie opinion in favor of home products is
the best movement on their part for Cali
fornia in my recollection. AS an illustra-
ton of the point-in the month of March
last forty locomotives, costing $40, 900 each,
1900 cars costing $4,000 each, and fifteen
first-class passenger coaches, costing ST., 900
each, were ordered in the East for use in
California. These items represent less
than half of the annual amount which is
necessary to keep up the railroad traffic of
California, all of which with improved
appliances in use elsewhere could be man
ufactured in this State as cheaply as in the
East.
'sThere is a very good feeling in New
York over the revival of mining, and there
is every prospect of a profitable business in
that line. The development of our local
wants has attracted the attention of East
ern ma nufacturers, In some departments
they have been supplying materials that
should have been made and could have
been made at home with very little exer-
ton on the part of our manufacturers. |
hope that the spirit aroused will not be
allowed to die, but will steadily grow until
articles made elsewhere for local use will
not be of sufficient amount to be worthy of
notice. This problem is in the hands of
the manufacturers themselves, and can
only be met by them in supplying home
wants at home as cheaply as abroad"
Speaking of the agitation to increase the
population of San Francisco to half q
million, Mr.. Scott said it had attracted q
great deal of attention in the Eastern
cities, and feared it may bring an undesir-
able class of people here. This, he added,
should be guarded against by encouraging
immigration of thrifty citizens with some
money and desire to work.
With regard to national politics he OBJ
served while travelling that the two great
political parties seem to be shaping them
sslyes on more substantial lines than have
marked the last two campaigns.
1.-The fundamental principles" said he,
"are apparently that policy which will
give most work to the people"
He has come to the conclusion that BIZ
metallism, with the coinage of silver ar
ranged upon an international basis, will be
the solution of the silver agitation. Mr..
Scott saw that feeling is growing in favor
of annexation of Hawaii and completion of
the Nicaragua canal. He thinks it pretty
certain that the next Congress will author
ize the construction of a cable between
San Francisco and Honolulu. Then
changing his subject to the Park Museum
and art, he said:
Gas Californians are burying their diff
ferences and petty jealousieS to pull to.
gether and making the building and own
ing of their own railway possible, in few
years expect 10 see just as fine an exhibit
ton of works of art in our city as in other
cities of America"
He had friendly words for the CALL and
its policy. -
did, " said he with touch of enthusiasm.
"Its views should be enforced. If any
one wants to see the effect of dealing
wholesale in lottery, let him go to New
Orleans and look at the people who play
tied the sale of lottery tickets and publica
ton of prizes.
az have also noticed the position of the
CALL in regard to quality of news, and
1 think that if the CALL will
set another example by keeping its
Sunday edition down to practical
size and also keeping out worthless matter
it will make another stride and be appre-
ciated by the intelligent readers. The
prominence gwen to the local news of the
Pacific Coast in placing it on the front
page should be taken as an example by
every paper on this coast, for by so doing
they will command the respect of other
portions of the country. This innovation
of the CALL has my best wishes, as being
in line with the new order of things now
existing in California"