Amador ledger., 1907-02-08

eAdmineo. Mr Stewart has arranged
with Mr. Ramsay, of the Cohn ranch,
ked Bluff, to make experiments on
different kinds of soils, and has
engaged man in Sacramento to carry
on some tobacco experiments. The
association is hopeful of securing all
appropriation of $1,000 from the
legislature for tobacco experiments,
and Mr. Miller asked senator Perkins
II 1t will be possible to secure 50, 00U
from the government. Ihe senator
has brought the matter to the atten-
tion of DIR. Galloway of the bureau OF
plant industry, and if the plan meets
his approval the senator will intro
duce an amendment to the agricultural
appropriation bill granting 50, COO for
the purpose named. MIR Stewart is of
the opinion that many of the lands
hat are now unproductive can be
made to pay we'll il planted in
tobacco, and an effort will be made
10 have the government cooperate
with the state in this matter which is
OF so much Importance to California.
week ago the custom house in
San Francisco called the attention of
Senator Perkins to recent decision
OF the general board of appraisers in
New York admitting free of duty GER
tain black or Iipe Olives In brine i'm
ported in burrels. Such a ruling is
of very great interest to California,
where similar olives are prepared for
MAI ket. The senator at once wrote
to the secretary of the treasury call
ing attention to the very great i'm
poItance of the decision, and request
ing that orders he given the collector
at New York to file an application |
for review. Secretary Shaw at once |
complied with the request, and the |
order was given. California olive |
growers will therefore have an oppor-
tunlty to combat the decision and |
endeavor to secure a reversal. In one
or two California papers there has
appeared dispatch from Washington
stating that congressman Hayes, and
the members of the California deiega-
tion were 'hammering senator Per
kins' bill" which seeks to amend the
exclusion act. AS senator Perkins
has introduced no bill OF the kind, it
will perhaps be we'll to say that the
bill opposed by congressman Hayes
is that OF Hon. James b. Perkins, IA
froui Rochester, New |
York :
A few days ago Judge w. W.
Morrow wrote to senator Perkins
regarding the necessity for the in
of mail chutes In the new, {
postoiiice building in San Francisco,
and at the senat, RS request the trea- |
sury department has consented to
order their installation. |
The chamber of commerce of t
Berkeley has sent on petition, t
which has been presented to the {
senate asking for legislation increas- c
ing the salaries of clerks and carriers s
in first aid second ella postoitices. q
yesterday sub committee OF the I
house recommended an amendment to c
lhe postotfice bill increasing such t
and strong effort will be t
made to carry the amendment I
through. The salaries of rural carries I
is increased from S72O to Ss4O, and c
,ity carriers are substantially bene- t
lifted. The delegation will stoutIy t
support the proposed increase. {
The chamber OF commerce of Stock
ton has forwarded petition. which
senator Perkins has presented to the
senate, asking that an appropriation
be made for deepening the channel of
The San joaquin river to 10 feet to
Stockton. and the Sacramento to the
same depth to Sacramento. with 9 feet
to the mouth of the Feather river,
and feet up that river to Marys-
vile. The chief of engineers in his
report on these rivers states that
depth of feet has been secured on
the Sacramento at low water and low
tide, 4 to feet to Colusa and q to
30 inches to Red Bluff. 1t is the
opinion of the chief of engineers that
this depth will be sufficient for all
commerce existing and in prospect
for some years to come. This opin-
ion, however, is not accepted by the
members of the delegation familiar
with the conditions in the Sacramento
valley. The report states that the
minimum depth of the San Joaquin
to Stockton is s feet. The delegation,
however, showed that the growing
commerce of the two great rivers de-
mands an improvement of the channel,
and authorization was secured through
their efforts for survey of both
rivers as the first step in carrying out
the project of securing deep water
way to Stockton, Sacramento, and
Marysvllle. This survey will deter
mine the data on which an estimate
of cost can be made and an appro-
pIiation secured 1t is quite certain.
therefore. that the work Of deepening
the channels will be under way before
very long. The appropriation for
snagging and keeping the Sacramento
river clear was increased from S25, 00O
to $40, 600 by the delegation. Con-
QraSSman McI[inlaV also securpd an