The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02

Exchange is now. There was nothing but a
field of sandhills in sight. which were more
numerous than the houses. OF course, had q
desire to go to work and get on my feet, so I
proceeded in the matter at once. had no time
for yachting until 1870, and it was not until
this period that made any attempt to, but
when 1 did 1 concluded that baseball, lawn
tennis, afternoon teas, football, cricket and
horseraces were not in it for q minute, so
threw myself at the sport, and to-day am"
The man at the helm besitated a moment and
blushed deep, rosy red.
"The commodore of theSan Francisco Yacht
Club" finished the inquisitive one.
''Thats it," replied Cutie, with modesty
peculiar to himself, "but of course you know
that it is neither here nor there. just prefer
it to any other amusement, and it is the only
pleasure there is for me-"
"Did you ever meet with an accident while
pursuing your chosen recreation?"
This question seemed to fuster the commo-
dore, who replied, after a well-regulated look
of surprise, that no decent yachtsman ever had
any trouble on the water, that is, not $50 long
as he handled the rudder himself"
1.-THE policy of the present administration in
Mexico" said Clement Burton last evening at
the Palace, "is to squeeze the ultimate dollar
from foreign investments of all classes and
kinds"
Mr. Burton has recently returned from the
land Of the Aztec, where he went several
months since in the interest of an English
mining company. While his impressions of
the country were favorable as rule, he has
only censure for the system OF taxation levied
against foreign capital, which, he claims, is q
potent factor in retarding the development of
country rich in natural resources.
"Here is country" continued Mr.. Burton,
"that for fertility OF soil, favorable climatic
conditions and agricultural and mineral posi-.
bilities has no equal on this planet. 1t needs
only one thing, development. but 1t is not too
much to say that this can never be to any ap-
preciable degree while the most important
factor in all development is prohibited in its
natural operation by system of crushing
taxation. A wise and enlightened public policy
would certainly dictate measures looking to
the investment OF outside capital. The more
the better, for it is known if anything at all is
done in the matter of development, it will be
done by foreigners. Mexico has no money, as
is well known, and the straits to which she has
been put to raise necessary running expenses
during the last two years would suggest al
most anything but wise craftsmanship Take
it in the matter of minerals alone. Govern
mental restrictions have always imposed severe
restraints on the mining industry in Mexico,
where the operation was conducted by foreign
ers. Now comes the extraction tax of 21s per
cent vi sllfcT duU 90 per C6uI Oh SOlU. IQeTe
are no exemptions, even the special mining
concessions or zones granted by the Govern
ment being subject to the new burden. All
this comes in addition to the miEting charges
which are already outrageously high. 1t is
about the same with every industry. There
always seems to be some sort OF Joker in
| every concession granted. This last measure
| the extraction tax-win yield the Government
about $2,275.05O annually. But will capital
l<yOf for Inv to-
! On his journey from Denver to Los Angeles
r. II. Whitley, lawyer, Mystic Shriner and
State Senator Of Colorado. loitered for day in
| San Francisco. He wanted to see if the largest
hotel of Denver would fit in the Palace court,
as he had been told. Speaking of woman suf-
frage in Colorado, Senator Whitley said the
ladies turned out in force at the last
election to down Governor Waite, and sue
ceeded, but whether they would in the future
| take so deep an interest in political
campaign he very much doubted. He said his
| wife was of the opinion that the better class
| OF women would not, as a rule, turn out and
| VOTE If great moral principle or some re-
form measure greatly needed was involved,
the ladies would no doubt respond and cast q
| majority OF their votes to promote the cause of
good government. "When it comes to the sci
ence OF getting out voters" continued Sem
ator Whitley, 'sthe women of Colorado surpass
the men. In the last campaign they managed to
reach every woman by personal appeal, but
the men could not reach every man."
Denver, said Senator Whitley, sis recover
ing from the effects of the severe depression
caused by the repeal of the silver-purchasing
clause. The people of Colorado are almost
unanimous In favoring free coinage of silver,
and resolutions expressing that sentiment were
adopted by the Legislature"
The Empress OF Austria is subject to frequent
! ifs of insanifr.