New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Immense NesC Aurihiary Fire Sys-
tenn for San Francisco.
rRx Telegram to The Tribune.

San Francisco, Feb 22!-City Engineer MAIL
son submitted plans this week for an auxihary
water system for fire protection for "hlch
bond issue of S5,200,0oO will probablys be ap-
proved The city will be divided into TWO rire
zones each to be supplied by an independent
water system The water mains are earth-
quake proof Bored wells will furnish an inde-
nendent fresh water supply, while a salt water
sunnIv is proyded for emergencies TWO steer
ereboats will be built There will be TWO Iresh
water storage reservoirs each with capaciy
oe 100000 gallons, on Twin PEAKS AT d ''
foot elevation, another reservoir or oU"'V'V sai-
Ions capacity at 50O-foot eIeVatioh anu
third reservoir Of OOOO 600 gallons at a 529-foot
elevation One feature OF the pipe system Is
that any block may be cut OF from lile
msinder of the system by valves "H0h 'iii'
system is completed IL is hoped 10 reduce 1iio
excessive insurance rates which are now the
rrea test obstacle TO rebuilding the business POI
ton of the city.
The State Free Market will be opened next
week at Pacific and Drumm streets "here d
spacious new building has been erec'eu Il -
MANNED to have this place open TO all producers
and to sell fruit and vegetables direct 10 coli-
sumers. 1t is hoped in this way to break she
,,ononoIv of the commission men, who regulate
rrrices m s11tt themselves and who furnlsn poor
fr,,tt in the heart of a fruit growing country.
new uquor license fixing saloon licenses al
s1 nn0 q wear and licenses for selling liquors III
cases at $500 year, is now being d1scusseo
here The present license is $500 a year for
soIoons while groceries which sell liquors IN
cases or bottles pay nothing for the privilege
Tho increase of the license fees would reduce
the number of saloons from 2,40o to lSoo ana
increase the revenue 100000 a year
Valentine Hush, a well known capitalist ana
mining broker, died this week at his OahIdn"
home Two of his daughters are married TO
Thomas and William Magee, prominent real es-
tate brokers
Much discussion has been caused at Stanford
University by the effort of President JORDAN 10
reduce the habit Of drinking among the stu
dents The question was brought to a heao oS
the accidental shooting Of a student who Whiie
intoxicated tried to enter the wrong house. The
student affairs committee, headed by PROFESSOR
Durand. resigned. as the members did not see
their way clear to enforce the new regulations
and a new committee has been appointed, with
Professor Arthur B. Clark, a prohibition en-
thusiast as its head. The students assert that
reports Of drinking have been exaggerated anu
that there is less drinking at STANFORD Ihah d.
the University Of California or at most Eastern
colleges In addition to two hundred athletes
who are In training there are as many Young
Mems Christian Association men who do not
use LIQUOR In Encina Hall, the large dormi-
tory three quarters of the men do not drink
The majority of the students do not believe in
prohibition or in preparatory school police meth
DDS The faculty have decided to make drink
ing ground for suspension.
The annual citrus fair at Cloverdale opened
this week with fine exhibits OF oranges ana
lemons from Northern California counties This
fair WAS started sixteen years ago to demon
strate that some OF the best oranges in the
state were grown north of San Francisco. AT
that time only a few oranges were grown com
mercialIy around OroviIle, in Butte County, but
now half dozen counties are large shippers
In addition all counties from San Joaquin south
along the foothills Of the Sierra Nevadas pro-
duce large quantities of oranges Fresno. Tu-
lare and Kern counties are especially noted for
the size and flavor of their oranges. OF course,
oranges will only thrive in warm. sheltered
spots. but by the aid of hedges they can be
grown in nearly all places where peaches or
prunes flourish.
The threeSraiIroads running to the Yosemite
Valley have made traffic agreement by which
the old Raymond route is to be abandoned and
all tourists will go in by the new Merced route
Bv this new road visitors will be carried by
rail TO the rim of the famous valley and the
long dusty stage ride eliminated The Mari
nosa big trees will be made a side trip from
the valley. Last year eight thousand persons
visited Yosemite. but it is expected this year
that fifteen thousand will go in over the new
route.
Judge Olin Wellborn. Of the United States
District Court has cited J. Stanley Brown and
F G. Haven, officials of the Chamber of Com
merce at Ell Centre. in Imperial Valley, to ap-
pear before him IN Los Angeles and answer to
ooY,r+ hoy a
patch to the Judge calling his attention TO the
alleged Injustice of his order forbidding the
California Development Company from divert
ing water from the main Imperial Canal. The
reason given was that this use OF water in
crea sed the flow into Salton Sea, but these two
officials contended that it would ruin hundreds
of settlers in the Imperial Valley and would not
help to lower the waters of the Salton Sea
One thousand men will begin converting TO
the standard gauge all of the Hartman electric
railway lines in and around Los Angeles to-
morrow Subways will be constructed and q
between Los Angeles and Venice will be cut in
half
Southern California celery growers have lost
roo carloads of celery valued al S150,0o0, be-
cause OF excessive rain The average was in
creased this year by 600 acres, but the output
will he 900 carloads less than last season.
BUILDING WALLS WITH BAGS.
The nracttce Of constructing breakwaters and