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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
The Managers.

Managers are an ill-used race; they have
bad name which they do not always de-
serve. Considering all things, it is small
wonder that their tempers are occasionally
short; the wonder rather is that they are
as good fellows as they are. I remem Der,
in my salad days, asking an actress OF
some experience what sort of folk man
ayers were to deal with. My dear" she
said, lmpressively, They're angels if
you're making money for them, and
they're the very devil ifyou aren't" How
ever this may be, they certainly are not, as
is so often represented, impervious to or
jealous OF rising talent. Like the equally
mallgned race of publishers and editors,
they are quite awake to the value of good
thing when they find it. So many people
dabble with the stage nowadays, with no
intention OF taking Ii up seriously, that no
wonder managers are apt to be skeptical of
genius In the bud.-Macmillan' Maya
zine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19

Mr.. Smith was perforce satisfied with the
arrangement, and, according to his attor-
ney, it is greatly. to his advantage to sell
the raw material.
For months" said Mr.. Chickering YES
terday. ''Mr. Smith has had in contemnla-
ton the organization of an English com
pany to handle the raw material as
shipped from this State. 1t was intended
to build one big refinery near Liverpool.
This would have enabled him to DISPOSE
of the refined article throughout Europe.
'tIn company with Mr. Smith | made a
thorough investigation Of the borax market
in Europe, and became satisfied that II
would be better to sell the raw material ii
purchasers at good prices could be OBJ
tanned. This was an easy matter. Mr.
Smith securing contracts for 5000 tons n
be delivered during the current wear,
What he will do IN the future in the mattar
of forming a stock company is sometime 7
am not at liberty to speak about. OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
THE PEDDLER's CALLING.

Its Antiquity and UniversaIity Has
Been Obscured.
The antiquity and universally of thu
peddler's calling has been obscured by a
name given him in days when that calling
had lost much of its Importance, a name
whose etymology, though still uncertain,
unduly specifies or belittles it. Modern
philology dismisses with a smile Johnson,s
explanation of a contraction from .'pettv
dealers" or the more picturesque deriya-
ton from pied pouldreux, and observes
that the word came probably with Danes
or Norsemen into England. and has its
origin in the ped or panier in which fish
were brought to market in Norfolk whila
the peddir (peddIer) of Lowland Scotch ia
equally OF Scandinavian origin. Peddar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
Declaration That Land Con.
demned Twenty Years Ago
Was Not Paid For.
THE RAILROAD POSSESSIONS.
A Freight Yard That the Govern
ment Dredger Would Have to
Cut Through.

An obstacle in the way of the Alameda
tidal canals completion will be the itiga-
ton that is sure to result when the pres
ent means of railroad delay are exhausted.
When Congress finally makes the ap-
preparation that is needed for the work,
and when the Government engineers con-
clude that harbor improvements more sat
isfactory to the railroad do not require all
the money appropriated, the canal project
will be taken from its place on the map
and will be transferred to the courts
The Southern Pacific Company has a
right of way across the land just to the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19
THE SALE OF THE CENTURY

1t is no misnomer to characterize the
coming auction of business lots on Marker
Mission ana Valencia streets, as e.most
important sale of centrally located real
estate ever held in San Francisco" Unless
1t be the auction of the City Hall lots that
brought SO much OF abuse and censure
upon the heads of our city fathers. there
has never been offered here at public ven
due so much of valuable unimproved busi
ness property. The Ryer estate sale
which was compulsory, and took place mn.
der an order OF the court, alone approaches
the coming event During many wears
the PACING Improvement Company. under
the skillful direction of Messrs. Stanford
Crocker and Huntington, acquired much
, valuable and admirably located properly.
The time has now come when some of this
real estate been found unnecessary for the
present needs of the corporation. On lam
uary 23d much OF these holdings will he
disposed OF at auction by Baldwin & Ham
} mond, the most important portions of
when are on Market, Valencia and Mission
streets, between Twelfth and Hermann
streets The business center of the CITY is
gradually coming nearer and closer to this
location, and its value therefore will be
} greatly enhanced in the course of time.
1t IS not too much to say that it will soon
conSutute the business center of the city;
and, considering all the surrounding cir
, cumStances, 1t Is fair to prophesv that
buyers Will be able to secure an investment
here which cannot be duplicated in wears
TO come. In addition to the Market-street
property, large corner at Fifteenth and
Valencia will be sold in subdivisions, also
, the northwest corner of Castro and Seven
teenth streets and five lots on Waller street,
adjacent to Golden Gate Park.-The Wave,
} Jan. 10.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-19

1t is claimed that man standing at
one end of the Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO shouted the name bob" which was
distinctly audible at the further end,
distance of eighteen miles.
, 1896-12-17

special delivery stamp, and added Zoe
to the amount in the envelope. and
the stamp was put on for her at the
postofiice.
The system Of collecting mail from
house by mean of letter boxes has al.
ready been proved a time-saver by tests
begun under the last administration,
as the time saved by having a box in
which the carrier can leave mail with,
out having to wait for a tardy servant
to answer his ring at the door bell more
than compensates for the time con
sumed in collecting mail. Now the
department takes another step. and
proposes to sell stamps to its patrons
in a manner which will take ne ore
of the carriers time than to cole or
deliver an ordinary letter. 1t is ex-
pected that this peddling of stamps
from house TO house, for that is what
it really means. will largely increase
the sales of stamps as soon as the sys>
TEN is well introduced and in general
use.
, 1896-12-17
MOST VIOLENT FOR YEARS.

Sandy Hook Point, Conn, Dec. 10
One of the most violent northeast gales
for years is prevailing along the con,
nection at the short of Long Island
Sound. The waters at the sound have
been dashed into a wicked condition and
driving snow renders navigation prac>
tically impossible. Not a vessel has
been seen passing today and those that
have not ventured out.
, 1896-12-17
STREET CARS SNOW BOUND.

Philadelphia, Dec. 16.-The wind and
snow storm which began here early last
evening, continuer throughout the
night and at noon today shows no sigma
of abating. During the early morning
hours the wind blew a gale and rail-
road and street car trafiic suffered con,
siderably. The suburban trolley lines
with one or two exceptions are SNOW
bound. Snow to the depth Of six inches
has fallen. Reports from the Delaware
break-water state that NO marine dis
asters have been reported and that the
wind has fallen to about 25 miles an
hour.
, 1896-12-17
MAMMOTH SNOW DRIFTS.

Litchfield, Conn, Dec. l6.-The worst
storm ever experienced in this section
so early in the winter is raging in
Litchfield county. Snow began to fall
at 2 a. m. and still continues with no
sign of abatement. 1t is accompanied
by a bowling gale, which is causing
mammoth drifts.
, 1896-12-17
AT BRIDGEPORT.

Bridgeport. Conn, Dec. 16.-The Sc
verest storm of the season is raging
here today. The snow has reached a
blowing a hurricane. Only a few troll,
ley cars are running and the schools
are closed. Business is at a s%tandstill.
, 1896-12-17
STORM AT BOSTON.

Boston, Dec. ia severe storm has
bean raging here since shortly before
midday. The wind is from the north
hour. The barometer marks 29.6 while
the temperature is 10 degrees above
zero.
, 1896-12-17

Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless,
and invariably reliable, are the quail
er fails in colds, Group and lung trou-
bles. Children like it because 1t is
pleasant to take and 1t helps them.
ChaS. N. Settele.
, 1896-12-17
cast STORM SWEPT.
A TERRIFIC STORM PASSES OVER
THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC
COAST.

Vessels Dare Not Co to Sea in the Ter
rife Gale-The Surface Roads and
Ferries Almost Btockaded-High
Winds, Heavy Shows and Low
Temperature.
, 1896-12-17

Daily Republican Soc psr month.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

Ackerman, Oakland; Jacob Froenfeld,
William Goldstein, Charles L. Acker-
man and I. H. Ackerman, San Fran
cisco.
Livermore Free Library. Formed to
secure free library for the town of
Livermore. Principal place of business,
Livermore, Alameda County. Capital
stock, $1,000. Subscribed stock. 5000.
Directors-H. H. Pitcher, N. D. butcher.
Dell C. Savage, Cora B. Mitchell, Ella
l.. Gregory, Emma B. Coffman and
Christina Bestonons.
Old River Land and Reclamation
Company. Formed to purchase, re-
claim, improve, hold, use and sell lands
in the county of San Joaquin and else
where. Principal place of business,
Stockton. Capital stock, $25O,OOO.
Subscribed stock, $5,0OO Directors
Paul r. Jarboe and John Herd, San
Francisco; Frank E. Lane, S. w. New
ell and Joseph Fyfe, Stockton.
Kings County Oil and DEVELOPMENT
Company. Formed to carry on a busi-
ness of placer and other mining. Prin-
cipal place of business, Grangeville,
Kings County. Capital stock, 500, 600,
all of which has been subscribed Di-
rectors-Emil Mohr, San Francisco; t.
L. Hameoh, H. Kischbraun, John Nc
Kenzie and Scott Sampson of Grange
vile.
California Sand, Gravel and Supply
Company. Formed to operate a ma
chine known as the Osmer Quicksand
Extractor. Principal place of business,
Los Angeles. Capital stock, $4,000
Subscribed stock, $4,000. Directors
J. ]. Osuner w. A. Cooper, T. L. String
ham, r. S. Darrach and j. NJ. Talbert,
all of Los Angeles.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

In a recent issue OF the Record
Union" we noted the formation of a
corporation for the purpose of expert
ing mines. IN the very nature OF things
q corporation Of this character involves
the liability of becoming unreliable and
insecure, and not infrequently of be-
coming constituencies and unscrupu-
lous. No respectable mining engineer
ever joins an association Of this char
acter. He stands upon his own person
aIity. To form an association is one OF
the devices often employed Of produc-
ing the appearance of reliability. No
individual corporation of this kind has
reputation, and hence 1t has come to be
understood that the appearance of re-
spectability is sought to be produced by
a corporation. Moreover, no institu-
ton of this kind has ever prosecuted a
successful business, nor even has stayed
in business more than a few months.
We think the Sacramento mining ex-
pert corporation perhaps belongs to the
devices which men have adopted for
the purpose of acting as go betweens
between the purchasers and sellers OF
mines
The record-union., 1896-05-22
HILBORN'S IDEA.

He who aspireS to official station,
especially if it be Of the representa-
tive character, ought to be inspired by
an honorable ambition only. The selfish
purpose should have no large part in the
scheme Of his desire. Whenever a man
develops an ambition to sit in the Leg
islature, or in Congress, simply to ad-
vance his own well-being, and further
the ends of his own planning, he is
unfit for the place. That man will al
ways subordinate the public good to
his private purposes.
s. G. Hilborn wants the people to
return him to Congress. Abstractly,
that may be an honorable desire. But
under examination, if it discloses a
selfish purpose, it should be sat down
upon with force that will forever si-
Ience such demand Mr.. Hilborn did
not make even an approach to the ideal
as Representative. He has no hori-
zon beyond himself; he is simply inca
pable of looking at any question of pub
lie concernment from a standpoint loft
ier than his own personality.
The people have been cursed and at
fiicted by full enough of such Congress
men. The demand and crying need Of
the day is for men in station, men who
are broad gauge enough to get out of
themselves and take a position upon the
tableland Of craftsmanship.
Of this Hilborn is no more capable
than he is of understanding the distinc-
ton between a statute-maker and a
statesman. But Mr.. Hilbon may not
be blameworthy for this. Men are
rarely to blame for incapacity to rise
above their environment, or for the
neglect of early training in the art of
legislation and representation. But
Hilborn has some sort of a claim
against the United States Government
for fees supposed to have been earned
in Chinese cases when he served the
Government upon its law side. The
Supreme Court has recently decided
that Hilborn's claim has not the vir-
if he can be sent to Congress it may
serve him well in pressing his claim to
payment. Out of that idea was born
his resolve to pose as a candidate.
So the people are to be asked to help
Mr.. Hilborn promote his selfish ends by
returning him to a body in which he
demonstrated entire lack Of capacity
to rightly serve his constituency and
the whole people. Hilborn's claim hav-
ing been set upon, Hilborn's candidacy
should be in like manner disposed of.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Weather RenOrt.

The Weather Bureau report show the
highest and lowest temperatures yes
terday to have been 60 and 80 degrees,
with fresh southerly winds and showery
weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and p. m. yesterday were 29.97 and
1913 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were "a and 46
degrees, and one year ago to-day 7S
and So degrees.
The rainfall yesterday amounted to
.26 Of an inch, making for the season
22.9O inches as against 1890 inches to
an equal date last year.
1t will be noticed that the temperature
yesterday was lower during the day
than it was a year ago-63 degrees yes
terday and "A degrees a year ago-but
the lowest yesterday, or the night tenn
perature, was o3 degrees, as against a
night temperature of 46 degrees a year
ago.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

The Executive Committee Of the Re
publican State Central Committee,
which met in San Francisco yesterday,
is a curious illustration Of the manner
IN which localities, when left to them
selves, play the hog in the distribution
of sovereignty. The committee is COM
posed of twenty-one members. OF
these, nine are from San Francisco and
one from San Mateo. The San Mateo
member is 'fthe good Mr.. Preston" who
residhs on Washington street, San
Francisco. Mr.. Preston owns a vine
yard in San Mateo, and for the sake Of
appearances that county is set opposite
his name. But Mr.. Preston is to all
intents and purposes a citizen of San
Francisco and a railroad lawyer, being
the chief counsel Of the San Joaquin
Valley Railroad. OF twenty-one mem
bers of the committee ten are from San
Francisco. Southern California shares
with San Francisco the "bristles" busi-
ness in the way of hogging places on
the committee. Pasadena got one, Riv-
erside one, San Diego one and Los An
geles three, making six. Thus the little
territory south of Tehachapi and San
Francisco get sixteen out of twenty-one
members of the governing committee of
the party. There is not one representa-
tive from the San Joaquin Valley, not
one from the mining counties of the
State, and none from Northern Califor-
MIA Alameda County gets one, who re-
sides in Oakland This Oakland fellow
ought to be counted with the San Fran
cisco crowd He does business in San
Francisco and resides just across the
bay. Counting this Oakland man for
San Francisco. and that city and South
ern California get seventeen of the
twenty-one members.
1t sometimes happens that large
membership is given to locality to Sc
cure full attendance at meetings, but
when the Los Angeles region and the
San Francisco vicinity have seventeen
out of twenty-one members, the dis
tance between the two places forbids
the idea that the committee was made
up with reference to the convenience of
It's meetings. It's composition indi-
Gates clearly that the two localities
played the hog and in the geographical
distribution of the membership of an
important party committee there was
no manifestation of a decent respect for
the rights of localities.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

will hardly consent to be taxed to build
roads all over the State.
Wouldn't they? How does our con-
temporary know? We believe that
they would gladly do it, for three all
sufficient reasons l. They are convinced
that it would enhance assessed values
and thus lessen taxation. 2. They now
know that their prosperity is gauged by
the prosperity Of the rural sections. 3.
The people of the cities are now entirely
convinced that the good county road
is a good business investment for the
town.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

It Is now a very serious question
lowed to remain upon the streets. Some
thing should be done to remove them at
once or the city will certainly be mulct-
ed in damages for someone who is in
There can be no question whatever in
law that the city would be liable for
injury to anyone entitled to travel the
streets who may be injured by reason
an order at once that they be raked
into the cutters. Fine rakes in the
hands of three men can accomplish the
work in three days on the streets most
affected. 1t is impossible for these
loose stones to be driven into the street
surface again, or If they could be so
treated, 1t is not desirable to have them
there. They are halfway between cob
BILE and gravel, and hence Of no earthly
use on a roadway. 1t makes little diff
ference if they are removed from the
cutters before next fall. II there Is no
fund in the treasury to meet the ex-
pense of carting them off now, in the
name Of common decency they should
be raked to one side. The Executive of
the city will be upheld by the people If
he will address the Trustees officially
upon the subject. 1t is not a question
of who is to blame-it Is the condition
that we have to deal with, and Heaven
knows 1T is bad enough It Is injuring
Sacramento seriously In the eyes of
strangers; it is endangering the lives
and limbs Of citizens; it is cruelty to
horses, and 1t Is exposing the city to
liability to respond in heavy damages
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Saws the Tulare "Register".

The State Convention of Supervisors
which sat in San Jose last week re-
solved in regard to good roads to this
effect: That laws should be passed
which would enable the roads of Cali
fornia to be divided into three classes,
State highways, county thoroughfares
and district roads, the first class to be
built and maintained by the State, the
second by the counties and the last by
the road districts. Good scheme, but
hard to put into practice. The oitaes
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Kitchen Cutlery.

No kitchen is complete without q
set of the celebrated Fremont Knives.
There are three in the set for bread,
cake and pairing, with wave edges
and malleable iron handles. The
blades are of fine quality steel and
they are worth double SATURDAY
NIGHTS PRICE, 15c SET.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

All power to the women's organiza-
ton in Alameda against the tyranny of
the big hat in congregational assem-
blies. Talk of woman's rights. What
are they beside the exposition of
woman's autocratic, uncharitable and
indecent disregard of the rights of
men and other women in this simple
matter of obstructing the view.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Table Linen.

A good assortment of patterns in
Turkey Red Table Linen. It's 90
inches wide and quality you can't
get regular under 35c yard. SPE-
CIAL FRIDAY, Zoe A YARD.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

The Spanish who are railing at the
Government OF the United States ought
to be informed, If they do not know,
that the President and Congress have
not gone half so far as the people Of
the country would have them so in this
Cuban matter
The record-union., 1896-05-22
NOTE AND COMMENT.

'It is not necessary that In order to
build your own community up you run
another one down." says the Placer
vile Nugget" True. Go preach that
wisdom in San Francisco.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
SPECIAL TODAY.
Silk Betting.

Black Silk Corded Betting, two
inches wide, with cotton filling.
Wears we'll and looks well. On sale
Friday. REDUCED FROM zoe A
YARD TO 12c.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Mems Shoes.

A mixed lOt-but there are all
sizes represented-made from best
domestic calf, in various styles Of
toe. On sale Friday. 81 AND So
VALUES FOR So 70.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Misses Shoes.

A small lot of Misses and Chill
dren's Seamless FOxed Kangaroo
Calf Button Shoes for school wear.
Most all sizes in the lot. On sale
Saturday. REDUCED FROM 50 A
PAIR TO 81 so.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Lead Pencils.

Well finished, good quality PEN
ellis, with nickel and rubber tips.
On sale Friday. REDUCED FROM
zoe DOZEN TO 13c.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Children'S Hats.

Children's Wide Brim Fancy Mixed
Straw Hats for play and school wear.
On sale Saturday. 25c VALUE FOR
Ice.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

Congress is so near now to directing
that the belligerency of the Cubans
shall be recognized, that We may ex-
pect to find 1t "headlined" anyone of
these fine mornings. And right gener-
GUS. proper and manly 1t will be-
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Contest Over r1aina'S Estate.

1t is stated that August Pierotich of
San Francisco, nephew of Marco
Mama, who recently died in this city, is
going to institute contest of the lat
ter's will, which was recently filed in
this county, and which makes no provis-
ion for him. The estate is valued at
about $4,000.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Mems
HandkerChiefS.

Mems Fancy Bordered Linen Hand
kerchiefs in neat patterns. On sale
Friday. REDUCED FROM 123c
EACH TO 8sc.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Lace Curtains.

White and Ecru Nottingham Lace
Curtains, 81 yards long; new de-
signs with taped edges. Reduced
Saturday FROM 81 so A PAIR TO
95c.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
SPECIAL At ESQ
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Ladies'
HandkerChiefS.

Ladies' White Fancy Handker-
chiefs, very elabOrately embroidered
and pretty scalloped edges or bor-
ders. They would be choice at 25G
each. SATURDAY NIGHT, 17e
EACH.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
%%+SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY.
Bead Gin1DS.

Fine Narrow Black Bead Gimp.
Some of the choicest patterns from
the spring stock on sale Saturday.
REDUCED FROM 25c A YARD TO
15c.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Pongee Silks.

26-inch Pongee Silks, good, firm weave and
excellent finish. A value that would be
cheap at SOC yard. SALE PRICE, 25c A
YARD.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

The most simple and safe remedy for
a cough or throat trouble is Browns
Bronchial Troches. They possess real
merit.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Mems Hosiery.

Mems Brown Cotton Seamless Half
Hose in spring weight. New goods,
bought to retail at 10c pair. SAT.
URDAY NIGHT, 64c PAIR.
The record-union., 1896-05-22
Dress Goods.

There are several good patterns left yet from
the lot of Wool Cheviots REDUCED FROM
SOC A YARD TO 9c.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

Babies and children's photos from
Cutbirth's give satisfaction. Thir
feenth and K
The record-union., 1896-05-22

Tamales served day and night al
Welch Brothers.; also ice cream, with
cakes. Give us trial.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

Weather Forecast.
Northern California-Fair Friday; war
mer in northern portion; southerly winds,
becoming westerly; fog along the coast.
The record-union., 1896-05-22

Mrs. Carley's Thompsonian Remedies
at Green's Drug Store, Seventh and K
ctr
The record-union., 1896-05-22

There will be a special sale to-mor-
row at the Red House. See ad.