New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
EErECTs OF THE STRIKE ON BUSINESS
BARS on FERRYBOATS-BIG
RUN OF SALMON.
RUN OF SALMON.
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hvoving more than ten thousand men has re-
SuteS in a serious disturbance of business
throughout the State, and has caused the frui.
rr,ywers TO suffer a heavy and irreparable loss
With the machinists and ironworIers there are
now not less than twenty thousand men on
fnrike in this city, most of them with dependent
families. Wholesale and retail business has
fallen of that mdwinter dulness has taken
-be place of the activity usual at this season Of
the year. The Employers Association reports
that business is moving as usual but this is
probably a story told to affect the strike.
merchants everywhere complain Of the shrinkage
in trade. while scores Of idle trucks and dray
horses turned out to pasture give evidence Of the
true facts. That workmen. too have suffered is
evident from the general desire 10 effect settle
ment Of the strike. If the strike is not ended
soor the city viii face coal famine. the
present supply is sufficient for only about ten
days.
The fruit grower who is not in any way in
EVOLVED in the disputes Of employer and en-
rloyee in this city has sustained the most seri-
Gus loss through the strike. The strike began
when the warm weather was causing peaches.
pears. pTunes and plums 10 ripen rapidly. The
growers had thousands Of tons OF fruit repre-
serzing their entire years work boxed and
reedy for shipment The prices were good and
af.er two or three bad wears the grower saw
hope Of lifting the mortgage on his place. Then
came teleeraphic orders not to ship fruit, as il
could not be handled because Of the strike. The
fruit in boxes was dumped out for the hogs.
while much Of that on the trees was never
picled This loss VIII not fall the farmer
alone for the merchants and laborers Of the city
will feel the effects cf the injury TO the farmer
in the coming winter. All this has grown out Of
a trivial dispute between half dozen teamsters
and their employers.
The deeds recorded on Thursday show the
transfer Of the eastern half Of the block Of
land over which the Blythe heirs fought for
years. from Florence Blythe Moore 10 the Bank
ers' Investment Company. OF which Isaac s
Helman is president. The property has a front
age Of 1921 feet in Market-st. and 1349 feet
in Geary-st. The consideration was sleoo0o0
The purchasers have one years option on the
western half of the block, at about the same
figure.
The troubles Of the prune growers have been
materially relieved by the damage caused to
Middle Western crops by the drouth. on
Wednesday the Cured Fruit Association the
prune combination) sold p 100000 pounds of
rrunes at an advance of over three cents. This
cleans up all the old crop Of small sizes. The
buyers are understood to be New-York men,
this country
Some weeks ago. General Manager Krutt-
schuitt of the Southern Pacific, announced that
the bars on the ferry boats of the company would
be closed on August l. The men who had held
these concessions for years appealed TO the
Liquor Dealers Association, who at once opened
negotiations to secure the repeal Of the order
They threatened that the business of the liquor
nen amounting s1Oo0O0O annually. would
be transferred the Santa Fe and other rival
lines This appeal went to President Hays, now
in New York. In reply Hays telegraphed that
The bars might continue until September l.
An unprecedented salmon run has occurred on
the Columbia River and at the Puget Sound
fisheries Every available boat was pressed into
service enormous wages being paid TO fisher
men, The catch OF a boat In one night reached
$1,000. The canneries were swamped and were
forced TO refuse the fish. The indications are
that this VIII be a record breaking season for
the packers, so the newly formed salmon trust
begins business under the most favorable condi-
tions. II learned to-day that the Alaska
Packers Association has already sold 100000
cases of salmon, practically the entire pack for
this season. Only one small cannery's output is
not included in this sale. The price is a little
below that Of last year. Last seasons pack was
100000 cases.
Commissioners
Wednesday making il misdemeanor TO shoot
trap or hurt the seals al the Seal Rocks. Every
effort viii be made 10 check the decrease in the
herd that has been one OF the attractions AT the
ocean beach for many years.
As a result Of the gas war now in progress
here. citizens will get cheap gas. William J.
Payne, representing an Eastern syndicate, which
recently secured an option Oh the plant q the
Equitable Gas Company. has arrived here 10 as
sumo control Of the property. Fearing serious
competition, the Pacific Improvement Gas Com
pany offered rate of - cents thousand feet
10 customers Of the Equitable. but held its
customers 10 the old rate 81 40 The Equitable
retaliated by making its own rate - cents 10
all customers. Payne declares that his company
viii take the aggressive side as soon as il takes
1un control. and extend its mains 20 every part
OF the city.
II is announced that the Rio Grande system is
70 establish branch agencies at the important
interior cities - the State This Is attempt To
.IIset the advantage gained Dy the Union Pacific
chc
Two Stanford University stuAonts. who have
been studying the seal rookeries OF the Santa
bafhara ISLANDS, have fou1d convincing evil
eence that the seal is not destroyer of fish, as
fas been stated. Slaty-three sea were killed
and their stC:aachs opened. Only three contained
ealhle hsh. There ceyilnsh, squd and
sAe4ihsh in the stomachs Of the seals. In the
stomach of one huge bull seal were found hf
'eeh pieces Of rock. each larger than hens egg.
Law pa Sed by the last legislature which
went into effect August !. falls heavily on
Meaica! students. II provides that any
VINO wants To practise medicine in California.
no matter from what school he graduates must
pass written and oral examination before the
state Medical Board before receiving a license
- practise. Over six thousand physicians, more
Nan half from other States, applied for IL
teises in the few months before the new law
became effective.
= remarkable revival of mining is in progress
~ - Northern California and Southern Oregon
ahe mountains Of Shasta Trinity and Siskivou
Colnues, which the Argonauts of the arlv