The San Francisco call., 1899-10-23
EARLY RAINS
WILL BENEFIT
ALL INDUSTRIES
States Prosperity Is
Assured.
MINERS AND FARMERS JOYFUL
MINERS AND FARMERS JOYFUL
FOREIGN CAPITAL CERTAIN TO
BE ATTRACTED.
E. R. Lilienthal Foresees Great Pos
sibilities-I. w. Hellman De-
cIares 1900 Will Be a
Banner Year.

It is the universal opinion of banking
and commercial men that the early rains
which have just visited the State will
prove Of incalculable benefit to every in
dustry in California. Statistics show that
a wet October presages heavy rainfall
for the ensuing season and should that
rule hold good there is no doubt that the
wear 1900 will be a wonderfully prosper
Gus one.
One effect of momentous import to the
State which this extraordinarily bright
prospect insures will be the attraction Of
foreign capital to this coast, which in a
measure had been discouraged, owing to
the dry season of 1878. The abundant
crops of 1883 hardly had the effect of
restoring confidence in the stability or
this State for large investments, by rea-
son of the fact that rain only came at the
critical moment to save its reputation for
abundant crop productions. Now that all
signs point to good times as a result or
the wet season that is to be, increased
revival in every branch Of trade is looked
for and a consequent increase in the IN
vestments from outside sources;
The Industry which has benefited i'm
mediately by the rains is mining. The
generous downpour means an early re-
Sumption of work In many mines, ,ooth
placer and quartz, which have been closed
down for months owing to lack of water.
This means employment for thousands of
workmen, besides the spending or large
sums for necessary machinery appliances
and sIuplies Besides this the rain guar
antees early feed on the mountains, thus
insuring a bright outlook for the cattle
and dairy interests. 1t Is the experience
of wheat men that heavy early fall rains
in the last and first months or the year,
and then little rain until March and April,
have been most beneficial
E. R. Lilienthal, president OF the Crown
Distilleries Company and head OF the
firm Of Lilienthal & Co, who possesses
large agricultural interests in the State,
is Enthusiastic in his ideas of the bene-
fits which will accrue TO the state by
reason of the auspicious beginning OF the
rainfall. ,.., ..o,a,o,,+ ;,
said he, 1.-The recent rains mean mQcn tSa5
for California. The. good crops of 1899
and the assurance that the present rain
fall gives US for next years crop Will
undoubtedly attract foreign capital to our
o5nortunities for investment. AS a
natural consequence I can see possibili..
ties of enormous magnitude and an era OF
prosperity sep5sng {aaf baa6 OF tsef phffg6Sf phfg6v
nrosnerous. The rains coming so early
In tbe season have assisted in the filling
up of the land with moisture, ana we VIII
only need an average rainfall from now
ON +o preserve the moisture for root
crops. like sugar beets, the successful
raising or production of which means so
much for California, where conditions are
81 favorable for the sugar beet industry.
The October rains help the farmer be
cause it enables him to faH-ploW his
All this signifies bountiful crops and
nlentv of money which cannot be mathe-
matically calculated, but Will run up In
the millions and place Cal1tornia on a
sound financial basis which will do much
for its future development.
/ w Hellman, president OF the Ne
vada National Bank, is another firm be-
lever in the bright outlook for this state,
owing to the early inauguration of the
rainy season.
1T was good rainfall at the proper
time" said Mr.. Hellman in an inter-
view. land it is the beginning of a good
season 1t will encourage every industry
in the State and the benefits have already
been very large. With a bountiful rain
faU to follow. next year will be the best
California has had in many years All
branches of trade will receive a stimulus
wear of prosperity in the annals Of the
State. And let US not forget that the
present year has been exceedingly pros
perous in all lines of commercial enter
'The rainfall has already relieved the
financial stringency to which the farmers
were subject in the past. and plentiful
rains this season will place them beyond
the reach of harassing mortgage
'@The early rains will likewise be ex-
tremely beneficial to the wine industry,
which forms so essential a part of the
states resources. 1t will cause an in
creased growth of vines and an added
Weld Of grapes. 1t may not be advisable
to be over-sanguine regarding the
splendid future in store for California,
but there can be certainly no mistake
of which she has never before expert