New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Combination Formed to Combq.
Threatened Freight Rate AdUqncs.
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San Francisco Nov s8-There Is strong sssIpv
here against the threatened Increase n railroad
freight rates and protective organization e uer
chants and producers representing S5oeo000 Of
cspital has been formed. Among the leaders IN ths
movement are the fruit Gamers. dried fruit msa
growers Of beans and the tanners They VII submit
their data to the traflc bureau o. the Merchants
sExchange and Seth Mann attorney for ths
bureau. will probably bring the subject 6ssors ths
Interstate Commerce Cotnnission Nothing tOr
years has aroused the producers OF California and
the San Francisco wholesale merchants % thor
oughly as this threatened advance
The reception OF TIE new Chinese Ambassadors
and Prince Tsai Fu. despite the mourning t1r ths
dead soveretgns. was a picturesque function. a.
there was strong military detail and huge crostI
turned out to see the Oriental dignitaries. ms
ambassador proved TO be very shrewd nan win
q perfect command OF English, but the reporrsSs
gave him far more information than they rscst7d
The prince IS clean young fellow. but bis gno-
rance Of English prevented him from conufourns
10 interviews There was much wailing In China
town over the fact that national mourning fo- ~
derarted rulers prevented the brilliant afrzirs thH
had been planned AS Il was. Chinatown vas /
Illuminated with electric lights IN artistic style
Ex-oueen LIiuokaIani OF Hawaii was es7e ts
several days THIS week. preparatory 20 pasasurs
tour which Will include Boston. New York and
WASHINGTON as well the leading cities q Europa
The Queen. although seventy years old. enjoys
travelling There is question that Wills n
Washington she will make an attempt 70 Obtain
her claim OF $4,000 from this government shs .
well or. however. having income OF about $500
year. In Boston she will arrange FOR the publ
cation OF her memoirs
The supervisors by a close vote, defeated hH
this week to gradually Increase ths liquor license
fee from $50 70 5000 year. Supervisor Murdoch
championed the bill which he showed would r.
duce the number Of small saloons and materially
increase the revenue from the sale q liquor Ins
measure was defeated by vote % ID 70 NUT
doch then attempted TO increase the license fee 101
$500 to $3.50 year. but this was also defeated
A contract was let this week for building the new
Columbia Theatre. on the southwest corner ot
Geary and Mason streets. II VIII be OF reinforced
concrete and will cost about S15.H .Ho Work viii %
rushed. The completion OF this building VIII 40
much to advance the district near Union square
Roos Brothers. one OF the ctty's largest clOthlns
and furnishing goods houses. VIII move do"n'oNA
next Monday. abandoning their Van Ness aven1'
store The firm opens IN the new Sullivan Blil1ns'
at Market and Stockton streets.
The first coinage OF 100 90 copper cents By ths
San Francisco Mint was delivered 20 the SUD
Treasury this week This issue - expected to %
the first Of many such issues which viii succeed u
making San Franciscans accept the Eastern con-
Although several department stores have preV4
their goods IN odd numbers. they have not sue
ceeded IN popularfzing the cent Calitornians -
fuse bother with any change less than S-es-'
piece.