New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
San Francisco Forgets Recent Dis
aSter in Ne5o Years Cheer.

New Years Day here proved conclusively that
san Francisco is rapidly recovering from the
effects of the great april disaster. Never In
the history of the city was so great a crowd
in evidence. and never did restaurants and sa-
looms do such large business In Fillmore street
and Van Ness avenue professions marched up
and down for hours. The throng was so dense
in Fillmore street that that thoroughfare was
frequently blocked. The crowd marched up and
down the street chanting this dtty. which
seemed TO appeal to every
Market street
When Fillmore
when Fiilmores busted up
The holiday season q revelation even 10
sanguine shopkeepers. Those who ordered heav-
lily of high priced goods made large profits while
more conservative dealers. who feared the people
would not demand costly things tore their hair
because of lack of foresight. The holiday trade
exceeded that of last year. when the city was
regarded as most prosperous. This prob
ably due 10 the fact that every who Is able
10 work has been making wages for months.
In fact. the whole city is a great workshop. in
which the highest wages in the country are be-
ing paid to skilled as well unskilled labor.
The graft prosecution goes in so leisurely
a way that the actual trial seems afar off. Mayor
Schmitts attorney tried this week TO obtain the
transfer Of the case from Judge Dunnes court.
on the ground that the judge WAS prejudced.
Presiding Judge Graham entertained the motion.
evidently TO guard against appeal. but he
promptly dismissed it, refusing to interfere with
Judge Dunno. The attorneys for the defence
resumed their old diatory tactics of examining
grand jurors for bias This farce has shown
that legislation must be adopted to prevent in
dfcted persons from questioning the validity
prejudice or a grand jury.
One of the most amusing outgrowths OF the
Japanese school excitement has been the dis
covery of Japanese socialist. who believes that
President Roosevelt, the Mikado and all other
rulers should be removed. This fierce socialist
who would wade in the gore of the rulers OF the
earth. is a small. mild hammered house servant
in a Berkeley family RE says he learned his
rampant socialism from Jack London, the novel
ist. who recently ran as socialist candidate for
Mayor of Oakland. He asserts that he listened
10 all of London's fervid campaign oratory. and
that In writing his editorial he simply ap
plying the principles laid down by London. The
Assistant United States District Attorney be-
lieved this japanese socialist should be deported
hut the Commissioner OF immigration did not
agree with MIN, and asserted that II would be
necessary to prove that the japanese was a So
cialist before he landed here. The department
at Washington dismissed the case. evidently be-
lieving that one small socialist could not DO
much harm.
The retirement Of A. w Foster for fourteen
years president OF the California Northwestern
Railway, marks the merger OF the road with
several small lines into the Northwestern Pa
cific Railroad Company The new company will
be controlled Jointly by the Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe roads. The design is to consoli-
around Eureka, Humboldt County and thus
prevent ruinous competition.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company has
decided to put supercargoes on all steamers TO
oversee the loading and unloading of cargoes
Under the present rules the first mate does this
work, so that he is unable to share in the navi-
CATION of the ship. In future the officers will
take turn on watch. and thus no overtime can
be charged.
Despite high prices lumber receipts here have
been greater recently than ever known before
Monday big lumber fleet came in with sixteen
and a half million feet, which beat all previous
records. on New Years Day six and one third
million feet arrived. All this lumber is from
Northern mills, and much of It is to fill hurry
up orders. The demand for lumber cannot be
met by dealers. as ii outruns the great capacity
Of the Northern mills At Gray's Harbor wash
the price Of logs has been advanced 90 cents
while No. is worth SS Logs are now selling
30 per cent higher than two years ago and II
Is believed another advance Will be made soon
rive hundred Shingle mills in Washington are
closed down bacause Of a car shortage Ium-
bermen declare the Hill railroads are furnish
Ing only 30 per cent Of the needed by the
mills There are hundreds OF empty cars but
no locomotives.
Pasadena held its annual tournament of roses
on New Years. and forty thousand visitors came
from Los Angeles and other cities. The sun
shone brightly, but the air sharp as IL blew
over the snow covered mountains that encircle
the city. General Chaffee honorary grand
marshal Of the parade.
County. which was badly damaged by the earth
quake last April. has made great progress In re-
building. Over $10o0G00 has been spent in re-
construction, and by the end Of this wear no
traces will be left of the disaster
USE FOR OLD CARPETS.