New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF THE NEW YEAR
AN IMMENSE WINE TANK-LOIE
FULLER's PANTOMIME.

fly TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBuNE.1
san Francisco. Jan. 1.-The new year opens
we'll for San Francisco and California. Repub-
lIcan success has stimulated trade and build
ing and the year will witness the erection OF
number of fine public and private edihces.
Throughout the State abundant rains give
nron,ise of a large wheat crop. and the nigh
price of the cereal has led to big Increase IN
acreage. The United States Supreme Court de-
cison Affirming the legality OF the Wright lrri-
eation act has given boom to extension OF
water systems In the arid districts, and mas
helped to float bonds and other State and local
securities. Heavy foreign investments In min
ing properties show that the year VIII see
marked increase in the gold production. wh'ch
amounted to S13. .2S1 last year. the largest
of any State in the Union. The wheat crop OF
tho wear amounted to 2S6S2 200 bushels, the
orange yield was 100000 boxes. the raisln
crop "a OO0 900 pounds. the prune crop 81 ,ooVVoo
mounds California has now $4,000 acres
planted to oranges and 10000 acres to prunes'
II is the largest producer in the Union OF gold'
wine. honey, beet sugar. rasins, figs, oranges
lemons, olives. almonds and walnuts
San Francisco has shown steady growth IN
the year, the marked feature being the erec-
ton of new business buildings and handsome
homes near the entrance to Golden GATE far@'
Rank statistics show that the people are pros
perous. the total savings-bank deposits for the
wear being S1OOS51 4S1. Los Angeles SHOWS
the largest growth OF any Of the counties. us
assessed valuation rose from So4.'S''ioo u
S94. 644.5SO. and there has been great boom
in railway building and planting OF fruit trees
Gan Francisco will soon have the biggest oak
wine tank In the world The famous Heidelberg
tun holds 80, 900 gallons and Toledo, ONO mas =.
tank which holds 900 gallons, put All Uan
tank now building In the Lachman wine ceilac
i'm Brannan-st. will have capacity OF oV'ov
gallons 1t is thirty feet across: ana tne oan
slaves which are three inches thick, are twenty
feet long The oak used weighs twenty tons
and was brought from the East where IL naa
been seasoned for ten months. Inc tahk a, III
its contents will weigh 4Ou tons. ~ Is ~ NC
used for maturing California sherry. the larger
the tank the better the process OF aging is car
ried on.
II has been decided to complete the sea wall
around the water front before building tne peit
railroad This decision has been reached py lne
Harbor Commissioners. after taking aoVlce from
competent engineers. Work on the great Terry
house is being pushed and 1t VIII not De long
before San Francisco will show an imposing en-.
trance gate to all visitorS lhsteao Oh Tie P'e'e"'
ramshackle structure.
This week Jake" Rudolph. OF the old fol-
lowers OF the blind boss. Buckley while on a
drunken debauch shot a stranger In the street:
Rudolph Is a fine illustration OF the ieniency OK
California courts to criminals Althoush hu-
dolph has spent q term In State prison Tor as
sault with intent to murder, he was declared IN
sane three years ago, when he should have been
confined in San Quentin Prison for a murderous
| assault or the business manager or The enron
| icle" He spent a few months In an asylum, and
was then released. His recent escapade VIII
proba py result in his retirement for some time.
as his old employer has lost his political pull.
Milton NJ. Rohrer this week completed twenty
one years Of continuous service as Deputy State
Commissioner of Insurance In all these years
| he has occupied the same room In the same build
ing at California and SansOme SITS. Although a
| Democrat, he was appointed by a Republican
Commissioner because Of his technical knowl-
| edge and he has been retained because OF his
| experience and information.
| The STRENGTHENING force at the opening OF the
new year were uniformed In brown blouses.
| has proved its efficiency on the main business
| thoroughfares.
Loie Fuller gave at the California Theatre this
week. for the first time her new pantomime. IA
| Paris Tragedy" arranged for her by Armand
| Sylvestre. The critics praise her acting warmly
| and predict a success for II when she has
| worked 1t into shape. She also gave her new
| Chinese dance. accompanied by Celestial music.
| From the Southern California counties come
| bitter complaints OF the spread OF fruit pests.
| due to the lack of proper inspection OF imported
| officials recently have condemned and burned
several carloads OF young orange trees from
| Australia and Hawaii. and they now call upon
| the people to act with them In putting an end to
| the importation Of this infected stock. The
orange and lemon parasites are said to be In
| creasIng rapidly In the best districts OF
Southern California m to threaten the destruc-
. ttOn OF the finest groves.