New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
San Jose Centre of Big Electric
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San Francisco. June 17.-Anlonx IN. xrna,ae,.
OF Johns Hopkins University this w..k Wa.
Charles H sayIor. OF Berkeley, Cal. who \.
noteworthy for the amount OF work which ha
mas accomplished and the system OF lie .haa
ne mas adopted He worked eight hours every
night IN the Baltimore Postofice attended an
the lectures and Rotations. slept six hours ana
ate only two meals daily. He stood second In his
class Although he ate only tw1cs a day ron
three years his health was perfect
H. NJ Sptcl1ler. a young Baptist preacher al
Polo, Ill. returned this week from a thrse years-
trip around the world on a bicycle He sta-te:
without funds. and managed to mako his way
by giving lectures and entertainments. spick-
ler5 plan was 20 study sociological conditions IN
each country he visited and 20 obtain rnate-tas
for book Spickler will VISIT the principal rrlIs
growing sections OF California ana viii HRS
out IN order 10 how workers on rrufe ranches
are treated The only country IN which spickleu
had serious trouble was Turkey vher. suspi-
cious officials arrested him three times
E A Sothern, at the Columbia Theatre IN
The Proud Prince" and Mrs. Leslie Carter, al
the Grand Opera House. IN "Du Barry" havs
scored successes. Mansfield at the Colombia
Theatre did the largest two weeks business
outside or NETWORK City, and MaUde Adams.
who followed him in The Little Minister" also
had large houses The California Theatre has
decided to close next Sunday night for six weeks
because OF the lack OF good attractions Mel
bourne McDoweIrs company was stranded here
after six weeks OF poor business at the Grand
Opera House. Most OF the company failed to
get any salary. but the hotel men kept them
and by levying on the properties they secured
their money.
san joss VIII soon be the centre Of system,
Of electric railroads that will reach a score os
mountain resorts. and viii bring all parts CO
Santa Clara and Pa1aro Valleys within easy
reach Of San Francisco. san Jose IS only dtry
miles from this city and much OF thu interrne-
date country is now dotted with the suouroan
homes of wealthy people With rapid electric
transit every town between here and San Josa
Will be the centre OF a large suburban conanu-
nifty and people doing business IN San Francisco
who VIII be able to make their homes IN San
Jose. Santa Clara Valley IS one OF ths garden
spots OF California but It's growth has been
retarded by poor railroad servica-
Careful reports OF the FRUIT crop OF Caltror-
MIA show that most crops this season VIII ba
light Almonds and Moor Park apricots ara
almost total failures and peaches VIII be Light.
The Pajaro Valley apple crop, most ot whtch -
exported TO Europe, is the Hgheesc on record.
The prune crop is also scanty. Bartlett pears
are about the only fruit that viii be abundant Ia
certain districts. In others the pears were de-
stroyed by blight This bad fruit outlook waa
due 10 continuous rains IN March. which pre-.
vented poIlination. Citrus fruits n southerns
counties promise TO be abundant, but tbs
market last spring was ovsrstockec with
oranges the outlook Is not hopeful Tor growers.
Good navel oranges were sold BY pedlers u
San Francisco streets for Is cents dozen u
April and May a price that would not pay 90
picking and freight charges
Bank commissioners report that no toreN>
five commercial banks in California show q gain
Of 100000 in resources during the first hale
Of the present year. No fewer than tht-ty-thrss
new banks have been Incorporated since jan
uary %. There has been an Increase OF eishresa
savings banks in the State. and seventy-ssv.rs
savings banks show a gain OF 100000 IN r.
sources and nearly 100000 in deposits
Colonel John p Irish. who has made spe~
ciaI study OF conditions in the Yosemite Valley,
said at a meeting OF the State Board OF Trads
this week that the famous valley was badly
rnisnauaged- He argued that It. as well as tha
entire Yosemite National Park. should be placet
in charge Of a forester He cited several tn
stances of damage to forest growth in the park
due 70 clashes between state and federal au-
general sentiment in California IS that Yosenaits
should be turned over to the national govern
Taent.