The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
Rain Falls in Nearly
Every Section of
the State.

STOCKTON, Sept. 23.-The untimely
rain of last night and to-day has
caused loss to the growers in this
county of fully $3.50, 900. If the rain
should continue forty-eight hours and
there seems a prospect that it will, the
loss will reach half a million dollars.
That statement is made by ]. B. Me-
loche, who is in close touch with the
conditions. Table grapes and beans
suffer the most though onions are also
hurt considerably. The rain could not
have come at a worse time for the
beans. The effect will be to advance
prices fully % per cent on beans. Wine
grapes are not injured; on the contrary,
they are benefited. The recent hot
spell had begun to dry them out and
increase the sugar to an undesirable
extent.
SAN JOSE, Sept. 23.-Up to 1890 a.
m. to-day one and thirty hundredths
inches of rain has fallen in this valley
since last evening, and in the foot
hills the precipitation has been fully
twice as much. Reports indicate that
many wine and table grapes are hope
lessly damaged, and that many hun
dred tons of prunes. still on the ground,
viii be total loss. The bulk of the
crop. however. has been picked, and
where the trays were stacked the dam
age val be slight.
FRESNO, Sept. 23.-The first show
ers of the season freshened things
about Fresno County to-day and this
evening. Rain has been pouring
steadily though not heavily Many
seem glad to welcome the rain, but the
raisin growers who have their trays in
the field are down in the mouth. 1t
means the loss of many dollars. Plenty
of warning was given by Weather
Bureau Observer Bolton, but some of
the ranchers delayed stacking their
trays till too late. Those still in the
field probably will be spoiled
GRAPE GROWERS LOSE.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 23-The grape
growers of this locality have suffered
a loss of thousands of dollars from the
present storm. The grape season was
in its height when the rain began, but
now all shipments to the East have
been stopped. Most of the grapes that
remain on the vines will be ruined be-
cause the moisture will cause decay as
soon as the grapes are picked The
bean crop which was just beginning to
be harvested has also suffered great
loss. The total rainfall for this storm
amounts to more than two inches, the
greatest precipitation ever recorded for
a September storm.
SANTA BARBARA, Sept. GA
heavy rainfall in this county to-day re-
suited in much damage to crops, beans
in particular suffering. The threshing
season has just opened, and thousands
of tons Of beans are still in pod in the
fields.
In Santa Maria and Los Alamos dis
tricts an average of an inch of rain fell
during the day, an inch and a half be-
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hours.
RAIN is WELCOMED.
GAZELLE, Sept. 23.- The fall of rain
which began yesterday still continues.
making an acceptable change In the at
mosphere, as typhoid and mountain
fever were developed by the recent hot
spell.
NAPA, Sept. pa heavy wind and
rain storm visited Napa Thursday and
to-day and rain is falling tonight The
rainstorm is one of the heaviest in this
vicinity in September in many years.
1t will do considerable damage to hay.
much of which has been left stacked
or baled in the fields. Grapes were be-
ing hauled to cellars, and the crop on
the vines will be injured, especially if
hot weather follows the rain.
REDDING, Sept. 23-In the TWENTY
four hours ending at Z o'clock this
evening 90 lncneS OF rain fell here
making a total of BAT inches for the
storm and season. Rain is still falling
Drying fruit will be ruined where
caught out. Stock raisers are bemoan-
ing the destruction of the dry feed, al
though the green feed will be started If
the weather moderates.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23.-San Diego
was visited by a slight sprinkle last
evening. 1t is cloudy to-day, but clear
ing.
LOS ANGELES, Sept 23.-The storm
which has been raging in the northern
end of the State has not reached South
ern California as yet, though the