The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
Back From New York With All
Sorts Of Interesting
News.
OPPOSED TO THE FUNDING BILL.
Eastern People Are for Mckinley and
Would Like Also to See Coils
Put Up.

George Raphael of the firm of Raphael
Brothers has just returned from four
weeks business trip to New York. He
was seen at his residence last night by a
representative OF THE CALI, and seemed
to be extremely glad to get back.
"W When the train came over the noun
tains and saw California just beginning
to come into the spring months, 1 felt that
l was passing once again into the land of
sunshine" said Mr.. Raphael. when [
came through Ohio frightful blizzard
was blowing, and it made me appreciate
the comforts of California weather all the
more.
From business standpoint. however,
the East is frightening up little, not
withstanding the fact that they have had
good many more failures there than we
have had here. To certain extent trade
is slow, but not so weak as it has been.
One thing l noticed particularly, and that
was the strength of the mining business.
1t seems to be steadily improving, and
Eastern capital is ready to invest in Cali
fornia gold mining. The moneyed men
of New York want such investments, and
are reaching out in all directions for them.
yes the bond issue was looked upon as
dubious proceeding, as it was feared
that they could not be disposed Of but
Morgan seemed to be ready to gather the
bonds IN. There is a pretty good feeling
East for Californians and they are well
coined very warmly. New Workers are
beginning to recognize San Francisco and
this coast as very considerable part of
The United States, and the old method of
looking upon California people as wild
and wooliy children of the West is a thing
OF the past. There are great many
Western people in New York, and they
are pretty generally successful.
''You would be surprised to hear how
very seriously the funding bill is consid-
cred in the Eastern States. 1t is a constant
theme OF conversation on railroad trains
and at places where people from all the
Union are likely to eongregate, and not
one man in ii hundred is friendly to the
measure. The general i'm preston is that
huntington has had about enough of the
blood of the West, and it is hoped that the
Union Pacific and the Central Pacific will
pass into the hands of the Government.
Ilearned shortly after my arrival that
had been quoted in the Washington Post
as being very friendly to the funding bill
and had expressed the pelief that it's
passage would be the best way out of the
difficulty. | want it distinctly understood
that am opposed to 1t in any conceivable
form and tnat l would give most anything
to see Huntington brought up to the issue
and made to pay his debts to the Govern
ment
"The Presidential boom is all for Nc
Kinley. Even in New York, which ought
to be Morton State, l found that the
name of Mckinley was on everybody's
lips. Reed is not discussed favorably to
any great extent, nor is Allison. So far
as the Democratic party is concerned, /
was unable to find any body who wanted
to talk of it at all. There is very large
disgust on in the East over the antics Of
Cleveland, and Mckinley is looked upon
as the logical candidate for the Repub-
lican party and the most available man to
lead the campaign.
"War talk is never heard and seems to
be confined solely to few alarmists who
are ready to howl at moments notice
Business men generally consider war a
bad thing, and il finds no place in the con-
versation of Fasteners.