New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
On THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Beautifwng San Francisco for Re
ception of the Fleet.
INV re,eg-ana to The TribuR

San Francisco. Feb. 15--Great preparations
gre heing made for the reception OF the paIlie-
chin feet which is expected 10 remain mere
,o,o- than the single week scheduled one
means of rendering the burned district aluaac-
,ive is 10 plant poppy and nasturtium seeds on
eli vacant lots so that the unslghtly heaps oA
bricks and stones may be covered with oiaze
of oolor The programme Of the entertainment
has M. been perfected Yet. but the officers and
,e, will have a strenuous week OF pleasure dLler
their long voyage.
Tho San Francisco & Bay Counties Railway
uee INCORPORATED this week. Its purpose IS u
extend the electric system with San jose' 'huS
rrov,dipg an electric line from the Santa cara
county seat 10 San Francisco by way Oh oa1N-
land The leading director is + NJ SMITH, 'iie
.qborax millionaire Of Death Valley
cr, sza Wee Chinese Consul at San fran-
cisco. left here this week for China 10 pay tlo
last honors TO his dead mother He VIII return ~
this country next year 20 direct educatlonaI "oiA
among his countrynen With Minister w lllis-
fang who is expected here on February 20 VIII
oorre tho re,v Chinese Consul for this port. In
the marty will also be new consuls for New
York Mexico City, Lima and havana
Much COMPLAINT is made by property owners
which amounted to s5,5sS,473, against $2'SS'zoo
q, 7sos This shows that san Francisco Is no"
having double the insurance premium PAID pc
fore -he fire These premiums, joined 10 the
high rate OF interest. are preventing many prop
erty holders from rebuilding.
The 6ecision of the Circuit Court of Appeals
In the case of the California Development com
pany. which controls the Imperial colony IS
eevere blow to the Southern Pacinc HailFoao
Company, which spent over two million oolIaIS
20 save Imperial Valley from ruin by the Ooi-
o-ado F2iver. The decision rests entirely upon
the legal point that by the laws Of New jersey
under which the California Development Com
many is organized. directors cannot be chosen
legally as they have been chosen by the South
Pacific
A, augmentation of $4,000 is suggested for
clearing the navy yard OF rats. One measure
Of relief viii be the fencing off the navy yaro
from the remainder OF the island by close "iIe
fence
Es,si.- Charles c. Moses of the cruiser North
DAKOTA is TO be recommended to navy ofnclals
for bravery for saving the life Of Seaman HuIee-
son a. Mare Island this week. Hulegson was
k,ocl..5 overheard by rope hoist and ms heao
struck the side Of the collier virginia rendering
him helpless Moses jumped oVeTpoaFo ana ie'
cued the unconscious sailor.
z cIer,eras Horst one Of the largest growers
OF hons IN the world. has just perfected an IN
vention for picking hops. which II is assst lel'
Will revolutionize the industry. BY its means
he declares it will be possible TO PICK ana Daie
hons for two and a half cents pound against
five cents for hand picking.
The Southern Pacific machine 9i4'IH -.
~. =. -. closed one hundred and fifty
No., =. "a of t;,fs week and the remainder
viii h. a,scharged soon. Whether the suspeh-
sion is merely temporary or not is not known
The .,.tior Of NJ F Tarpe.. prominent ~ lhe
VINEYARDS Of Fresno. ia dischargins seVeh's n"Fe
Japanese and employing white iahofers "4ii 10