New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Excursions for the Bankcrs-Gret5
to Try His Anship Again.

San Francisco. Oct. 23.-The American Banks
ers Association did much solid work at It's
annual convention this week though its men,
oers Gid not lack for entertainment after rhs
daily sessions were ended The local reception
committee gave the visitors such a welcome
they have seldom met IN other cities. Free
flowers. fruit and wine were dispensed at head
quarters and the arrangements for excursions
were bewildering Besides short trips 20 places IN
the immediate vicinity. the programme included
at the end OF the week visits 70 Asst Colony. the
largest wine growing establishment on this
continent: to Mount TamaIoais. which com
mands view OF fifty miles around san Fran
cisco; TO Stanford University With its campus
OF 9OCO acres and its chapel one OF the most
beautiful churches In this country. and To San
Jose. and the Hotel Del Monte at Monterey.
The bankers were much impressed By the signs
OF rapid growth In San Francisco. and by the
healthful financial condition OF the whole Pacific
slope At least half the visitors Will return
home by way OF Southern California
Tomorrow Dr. August Greth proposes to
make another trial OF his new flying machine.
which he demonstrated last Sunday could DO
sailed at win. even asainst strong wind Tho
test last week was not a good one because the
inventor used weak motor. but In all essen
tials it proved conclusivsly that ths machine
was buoyanr and capable OF being stsered. and
that il could make thirty miles hour. Tho
feature Of Greth's machine Is that u Is driven
by tive eight bIaded propeI1e-s. one on each
side. amidships and SO arranged that they can
be worked at any angle. thus driving the
sci IN any direction desired This gives the
aeronaut much better control OF the machine
than can be secured by the Santos Dunont or
Stanley Spencer types. With engine Of forty
horsepower such as Santos Durnout uses
Greth should make a success he used only
Ave Horsepower last Sunday. Grsth has been az
work on his invention for more than ten yearA
but he has had no capital. as money ed men
here had no faith in his machine. With SUM-
cient capital he is confident that he viii perfect
machine which will take the prize az the 81
Louis Fair.
Reports OF the experts show that the total
shortage Of the bankrupt grain firm Of Ep-
pinser Co. Is S1.5G0OOO Receiver wads-
worth sold for 100000 the grain that remained
In warehouses. though 10000 worth Of wheat
should have been there. The trial OF tbs Ed
pinsers will come Up early IN November.
John Bradbury a well known young man OF
Los Angeles. who inherited fortune IN Next
can mines married this week Miss Bessie Ton
ner, who has been employed in the Courthouse
as a stenographer for eight years. Bradbury's
first wife was Miss Banning. from whom Ia OBJ
tanned a divorce.
Seventy English people were this week set
tied on colony lands In Fresno County. near
Sanger. These people contracted TO buy small
farms subject 70 approval when they reached
here. and all were so well satisfied that they
perfected their title after examining the soil
and location. Most Of them will grow fruit. for
which the soil is especially adapted Ten thou
sand acres Of land in MERGED County have been
bought by a Swedish colony. which Includes 40
families The advance guard Of this colony will
reach here next week. and IL Is expected that
the whole colony will be settled by ths begin
ming of the year.