New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

On THE PACIFIC SLOPE.

San Francisco. Dec THE excitement nm
the japanese school question is subsidtrr n
rapidly as it arose The language used by tss
President IN his message was resented bv CI
fornians, as they alleged that he had not b,,r
properly Informed OF the conditions by then
from whom he gained his information
While there is question but that tr,ss
unions are behind the Japanese ExcuaOu
League popular sentiment against the Jauanss
Is growing I'm San Francisco because Of the AZ.
gressiveness Of japanese in getting homes an,
buying property In several Of the choice r.a
dence districts. Before the fire the Japanss
lived mainly on the edge OF the Chinese quarts'
and didn't disturb whites. but since the An
they have refused to go to Oakland. and har'
ousted many white tenants by paying owners
higher rents. All trouble over the school CUES
tton could have been avoided by placing ds
age limit on pupils admitted TO primary and
grammar schools.
The agitation among San Francisco hsc
unions against the Japanss, must he because .,
the strong desire of farmers and fruit growss
for Japanese labor It is impossible under pres
ent conditions to pick the fruit crop wltaoa;
Japanese help. In the season just ended NAM
thousand pounds OF grapes and other fruit wsn'
TO waste because OF failure 70 get help.
A special train with San Francisco ousire"
men visited GoldheId and Tonopah this wees
Mines which have been turning out millions
gold in the last six months were inspected. ana
IL is believed that many San Francisco eapln'
lists Will invest large sums in the developmsn'
of mines whose richness was evident even
those with no expert knowledge. One OF 10
81
pah and Goldfield Is the absence OF san Fran
cisco capital in both camps. Salt. Lake IeD
yer and Philadelphia capitalists having invese'
most of the money that has made these ean''
great producers.
San Franciscans are heavily interested !"
Manhattan mines which have only just 0es-'
TO show the rich ore that they contain :,
President George DuTey OF the 7oelu
Public Works began this week TO removs uns@'
walls. work which should have been begun
month after the fire. Fcr nearly six morn.
President Maestretti OF the board did noenD.
TO compel property owners To remove aans''s a..
walls or 10 provide sidewalks in business ~
tricts =.
The result has been that tn many aiar'els =,
first real work of removing debris Is no" -
way. In cases where owners are dtatory !"
~
Will be done BY the city and the o'ls
lien on the premises
One OF the oldest or the Pacific Wan r,.,,.
ship Company's employees. Samuel '" rr
hurst. died this week. aged seven'S-''-. /,
nfty wears he had been with the e'''a r1s ard
chief engineer of a number OF us 'esany ''s,.,any
finally, for eighteen years. as supb W. biz nss
engineer and superintendent ol,.s OF IN Grssa-
piers here His body will be DuiieN
wood Cemetery.
n. F. Hansen. explorer for the peS ~. wsss
Agriculture. arrived here from ChinA hos
with many new plants and trees va ..,.ly %
sure Will flourish IN this country e,rt SD 10
the arid plains Of the great N'r'A shaS
paid special attention TO feIass s's,pss that
would stand drouth. and he ,',iH n.'sncs the ~
specimens he brought over WIZ
OF the deserts. ,-r
A report of the Relief Co'po, ., lsw
the DISPOSITION OF funds from Ap'A me cssa
vember n has been issued II SHOW cisco Sss
hand To be sl9s514s held In sSl 'Ss. rstal rssr
york and 1'hi.ago banks. I,0 ~ admln'''
amount u S6st327s Vhe 49, p.r csa'
ing this big fund was less TIA"