New-York tribune., 1910-04-03


digging the canal and should be permitted
TO direct the celebration Of its completion
He said the Panama Canal would settle
freight rates as we'll as the labor question
in California He advised Caiifornians to
send men TO washington and demand IN
Congress that TO which San Francisco was
entitled.
Despite the protests Of the fire marshaI'
Insurance experts and many large property
owners, the supervisors have decided 10
permit temporary wooden buildings within
the fire limits TO remain until May l, l9lI-
This viii make five years from the great
hre. The presence of these fimsy struct-
ures keeps up insurance rates in the busi-
ness district and is a hardship TO men VINO
have improved their property WIN pert'la-
nent buildings. The supervisors however
were Influenced by the appeals OF the many
owners of these structures, who contehdeu
that they should have more time because
thew were among the first 10 rebuild the
citv and secure the resumption of business
in the downtown section. and who pointed
ont that thew did this when prices of lum-
Der and materials were extremely hlgh'
Judge Str-tevant decided this week that
MEMO Park is a dry town. The decision
was delivered in the case Of saloon
keeDer who closed his place. He contehdeo
that il was more than one and half miles
from Leland Stanford Junior University aS
the college must be counted as quaor@
gla and nor as whole ground. The court
held that the measurement must De TAKEN
from the outer bounds of Stanford rahch'
which is a part Of the university GROUNDS
Among the large sales Of real estate TINS
week was that of the northwest corner OF
Mason and Geary streets, lS'l2 feet IN
Gearv street by 10 feet in Mason street
eo7- s2O0 900. The site of the old supreme
Court building. at McAllister and Larklns
streets was sold for $0O.oOO
Some damage is reported to orchards In
various centres from excessive rain ana
also from the ravages of thrips' insects
which blast the fruit in blossom Gener-
aIlv. however. the fruit crop will be large
and OF fine quality.
It will interest Eastern packers 10 learn
that the association which ships most OF
the fruit from Sacramento and Newcastle
has decided TO guarantee all fruit this year,
ro+b in regard to size and quality. All
f,-,it will be standardized precisely as or
oroas and lemons are now. The method
viii assure the purchaser that boxes are
NOT "deaconed'' with fine fruit at the top
and bottom
pronInent members OF the Country CLUB
Of Burlingame are eager 10 incorporate
ra,t, town of Hiusborough, which vii! IN
oI,da mart Of the present town OF Bur
tiryan7a with the exclusive new district
r,tt,r has been kept sacred from the COM
r,,,tar Burlingame will have chance 10
vote on the new incorporation on AprA %
This movement Is expected 70 further the
sale OF many small building lots in add
rfon TO BurItngame, which has dispIeaseo
owners OF large country places
English capitalists have renewed options
IN most OF the shore Of Clear Lake. in
Take county one OF the most beautiful
bodies OF water in the state The plan Is
10 establish several summer resorts on the
lake shore and develop abundant electric
mower by utilizing Cache Creek. which Is
the sole outlet OF the lake
Rect sugar growing will be introduced IN
Hawaii by capitalists who recently bought
the island Of I.arai They purpose 10 build
a sugar beet factory and plant several
thousand acres TO beets. b. Offering small
Ia nd holdings at a low price they plan To
bring In permanent white settlers, VINO
may be depended on 10 work IN the beet
fields. They thus hope 10 escape the
troubles or the cane sugar planters in OBJ
taining laborers