The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

buildings uD TO that time in those cities
having been erected by him. In San
Diego he became a millionaire, but all
that is left of his fortune is the watch.
His courage has never deserted him,
and in the future Of San Diego he sees
his own and is satisfied with the out
look.
Fresnoites who visit the fair are dis
appointed that the project to increase
the market for raisins from their coun-
ty by giving away samples is not un-
der way. They realize what is being
lost when they note the success Santa
Clara County is meeting in advertising
her prunes by free demonstration.
There has been some hitch in Fresno in
the matter of securing the necessary
raisins. To procure the amount needed
and distribute it would not coTt more
than $1,000. The visiting Fresno citi-
zens who see the benefits to be derived
from a wide distribution of the chief
product of their county are hopeful that
the tangle will be Strengthened out and
the demonstration carried on.
Charles F Wyer. Fresno County's
commissioner, is arranging for the
publication Of special articles on her
farm and orchard products to appear
in various farm journals throughout
the Eastern States. The story of the
California Smyrna fig and it's caprifica-
tion by the imported blastophega is
creating wide interest. Smyrna made a
serious mistake when she allowed any
Of the insects 10 escape from her bor-
ders. for IT looks as if the improved
California fiO made possible by them
would drive hers from American mar
kets as the Fresno product increases.
The preparing and packing of the
California figs will be done under
modern methods and in a much more
cleanly manner than in Smyrna.
DOLE is IN TRAINING.
Supervisor James Booth OF San
Francisco visited the exposition with
his sister, Mrs. Barr of New Orleans,
who came here to meet him. Mr..
Booth inspected the San Francisco
building and was well satisfied with il
when he learned the adverse circum-
stances under which it had been erect
ed He went to the Chicago convention
and will pay Yale College, where he
was a student for three years, a visit
before he returns home.
Norman z. Dole of Stanford. who
holds the worlds amateur record as a
mole vaulter. but who made a poor rec-
ord when the Stanford team competed
at the Stadium here. is going to try to
redeem himself. He did IL feet 32-100
inches in competition at Berkeley. but
failed to qualify here at II feet 3
inches. Dole's explanation of this is
that the high jump just before the pole
vault threw him out Of stride and he
could not start well.
Dole has entered, unattached, for the
pole vault in the national amateur
meet on June 25 at the Worlds Fair
Stadium and he may establish new
mark. He was not in good condition
when he came here from Chicago, but
is now at the home Of relatives at
Hinsdale, near Chicago, training hard
and will be IN good shape on the 25th-
Among those he will go against In the
pole vault is McLanagan of Yale, who
has a record of IL feet II inches.
Otis E. Hyde is the only other men,
Der Of the Stanford team that remained
here. He is a son of Santa Clara's
Fair Commissioner. He has not en-
tered for the games of the 25th, as he
realizes he is not in proper condition.
His speciality is the shotput and he has
a coast record of As feet 61s inches for
that event.
California and her neighbor at the
fair, Illinois. are beset by noises that
jar and make existence uncomfortable.
To the south Of them is Jerusalem.
where the Turks keep up an orchestral
din OF their own peculiar style that is