New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-21
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
MUch Erpected from San Francisco,
Nee Mayor.
IBv TeIegraph 70 The Tribuns. !


San Francisco. July 20.-The selection OF In
Edward Robinson Taylor as Mayor OF San Fran.
cisco is the most hopeful sign Of municipal "a.
form since the conviction OF ex-Mayor Schml.,
The graft prosecution when the commerce.,
bodies and labor unions refused 10 go into con.
vention TO name Mayor ,ook the only cour,.
open. and Spreckels. Heney and Lsngdon bega,
the search for a man of ability and standing vb,
would accept this trying position.
They rendered the office to DR.. John CALVES.
one of the foremost physicians Of the city vs,
did valuable service in relief work after the a..
and TO Ralph Q. Harrison. former Justice n, 81,
Supreme Court Both men declined. and -.
prosecution then sought Dr. Taylor who IL emit
nent as lawyer, physician and literary ma,
DIR. Taylor consulted with Chief Justice Rs.,+-
Of the Supreme Court. and on Beatty advica,o
cepted the offer. No man more independs,. :.
representative Of labor and the professions corl,
have been selected, as Taylor was a prac-,c,I
printer when young man and has prsc,,,.,
both law and medicine. He Is sixty-eight ,,...
old, but IS really IN his prime. as he look, -.
years younger than his age. He has fine eYar,-
tive ability, as he has shown as dean OF FJs,.
ings Law College and acting head Of CooTs.
Medical College
With a new and honest Board Of Supervisor,
and with large commissions in the hand, J
competent men. there should be a great s+J--r
lation this fall rebuilding and restorato1 !,
confidence among capitalists.
officers of the United Railways decI.-a ~.
one out Of every seven Of the striking carm.,
IS now employed. The strike Is ah.o1,,..-
broken. and the cars would be as crowded 49,.
fore May l were 1t not for fines frnnosa5 -
many labor unions on members who r,5a -
them Several of the largest unions ara og,.,.
ing the question of revoking these fines as e.,
say II Is unjust to their members to f7rca -h.,
20 walk long distances 70 and from work merely
70 give moral support 70 the striking cs--,s
mere mas Deen large decrease in the nurobs,
or labor union OmnIbuses run 10 accon77o5a+.
"oFKihgInen' and II looks as though the union.
were preparing TO give up the losing fight.
The orange white fly pest has been e-adica.as
IN Marysville. Yuba County. All Orange Ia,,o,
or other trees that furnished food 10 thu n.,.
nave been destroyed. The cost has been beavv
nut heroic measures were justified as II mi,
pest spread II would have ruined the oraug,
and lemon Industry OF California-worth S5a
100000 year.
! The Superior Court Of Los Angeles decided
this week that any one may land on Santa Cara
ma Island who pays the usual pier charges
fixed by the state law For years the BannIrg
company. which owns the island has prevented
any one from landing near Avalon unless n,
came in the Banning conpauy's boasts TIA
+ motor boat company brought suit TO test the Ia
sality OF this embargo and the court favors
It's suit One result OF the decision "a TIA.
there viii be a reduction in rates on steamers
/ from the mainland.
California fruit packers and shippers ara max.
/ ing strong protest against the new ruling ).
the pure food act prohibiting a certain s-.I
amount OF sulphur from being used in uressry-
ing dried fruit According TO methods used N
the state all California dried fruits will Ia
f barred from the markets OF the East Eight
thousand fruit growers are interested in ths
( success OF this protest. Chief Chemist Wiley
OF the Department OF Agriculture Is chargsd
i with misleading California fruit growers in re-
gard TO the sulphur provisions OF the pure food
act.
Ramon Valencia. descendant OF one OF ths
old Spanish California families. died this week
He was born at the Preside OF San Francisco
+ in 1880 and Valencia street was named after
his father
The Southern Pacific and Western Pacific
/ railroads have settled out OF court their fight
/ over the Bay Shore terminal on the Oakland
: side Tho Western Pacific obtained q right Of
way. and hence withdrew condemnation pro-
+ Ceedings against land claimed by its rival. The
/ Western Pacific company has let a contract OF
/ S1.OoO0oO for extensive grading near Islais
+ Creek I'm The southern part OF San Francisco
I and a 100000 contract for q long line con-
Meeting with ferry and freight slips on the Oak
. land side OF the bay.