Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-10-22

Shingles are in great demand east of the
Rocky Mountains, the average eastern
shipment being 1000 carloads month.
The price of shingles has recently adj
vanced from 81 thousand to 81 .35,
with prospects of further advance.
Under the pure food law adopted by
the last legislature crusade has been
begun against liquor dealers who sell
inferior goods under the labels of we'll
known brands. The internal revenue
collector of San Francisco made seizures
at four saloons where inferior San Fran
cisco made liquors were found in inn
ported bottles. AS soon as the stuff has
been analysed the offenders will be
prosecuted under the State law, and also
under the federal statutes for violating
copyrights, the principal brands having
been protected by copyrights.
The prospects for the orange crop in
Southern California are exceedingly
promising. The outlook is good for a
80 or 40 per cent increase over last sea-
son, or upwards of $4,000 cars for the
year. The fruit will color up and ma
ture as early as last year, and from
Highland and Redlands shipments will
be made by the last of November.
Two expeditions will leave this State
this month for India to witness total
eclipse of the sun. Prof. Charles
Burckhalter, as the astronomer at the
Chabot Observatory, will go with two
complete outfits, and Prof. w. W.
Campbell of Lick Observatory, will rep
resent the State institution. The Pier
son expedition from the Chabot Observ-
atory will leave October 3d. W. w.
Campbell, of the Lick Observatory, will
start October q, and it is not improb-
able that the two expeditions will meet
in the Orient.
The San Francisco Call says that
movement which may involve the issue
of $40, 600, 600 in bonds by the city of
San Francisco is beginning to take
shape. The plan. as outlined by COM
mittee OF the grand jury, will soon be
presented to the board of supervisors in
the form of a recommendation for gen.
eral improvement of the streets, sewers
and parks of the city. The committee
of the grand jury having charge of the
subject consists of G. O. Burton, J. r.
Howell, I. w. Hellman, Jr., Charles s.
Stanyan, Luke Battles and the foreman,
HI. III. Hobbs.
The State Board of Trade contem-
plates calling convention of delegates
from all the counties in the State to be
held in November, for the purpose of
arranging for an adequate representa-
ton of the resources of California at the
Worlds Exposition in Paris in 1900.
Among other novelties it is proposed
by W. H. Mills to construct on the
banks Of the Siene relief model of the
Yosemite Valley, to cover at least an
acre of ground. He would have it built
entirely of California marbles, onyx,
building stones and redwood. The in
accessible sides of the grand canyon
could be utilized as places for elaborate
exhibits of cereals, fruits and other
local products. The plan is yet in
embryo, but promises to attract much
attention.
The Bakersfield Californian gives an
illustrated descriptive article of the
Power Development company which
has put in a hydro-electric power plant
to furnish light and heat to Bakersfield.
The electricity is developed at the
mouth of the canyon of Kern river,
sixteen miles east of Bakersfield. The
water has fall of 1913 feet to the water
wheel. Theoretically 40 cubic feet of
water per second falling 1913 feet develop
for this company 300 horse power.
The 10,0O0 volts are transmitted to
Bakersfield over line composed of six
copper wires and twenty-six sawed red
wood poles placed 125 feet apart. This
electric power will be used for lighting,
for running electric railways, for man.
ufacturing, and for pumping water in
irrigation. Verify a new era is dawning
in Bakersfield. 1t ought to incorporate
and clean up.