New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE

by Telegraph 10 The Tribune
-, Francisco. oct 12.-The government
Vin have to provide sviftsr Launches ioi
,be revenue marine service II this ser
ice IS expected 10 overhaul and capture
lbe skilful smugglers who are coming
money by running contrabsnd Chinese
INTO This port. This week, although the
oecors ware warned, sixty Chinese from
Mexico were landed here, and all sue
ceeded in reaching Chinatown. The swift
launch which brought them was uls-
covered while stealing out Of the maroon
but il easily ran away from the revenue
tug. The cargo represented between
sl5coO and $4,000. The smugglers are ex-
pectsd 10 make an attempt soon TO LAND
\ second lot Of Chinese.
4 dav after the escape Of the SNUG
glers two suspects were arrested on
yasolene yacht as they were leaving the
barbor. They protested they were inno-
cent fishermen, but the paint was not dry
with which they had changed the name
Of their craft
Mr. Arnold's plans for the Twin Peaks
tunnel, submitted 20 the supervisors TINS
week. show that by means Of the tunnel
The ocean beach al the junction OF Sloat
and Junipe~o Sierra boulevards may be
reached from .the business district in
twenty minutes, whereas it now requires
forty minutes.
The building Of this tunnel will he the
most important step in the development
Of the suburban lands Of San Francisco,
which have lain idle so long because OF
rac, Of rapid transit This tunnel will
bring many square miles of land beyond
the Sutro forest nearer 10 the business
cortre Of san Francisco than any part OF
Oakland and Berkeley.
The announcement of General Leonard
Wood that the San Francisco Presldio
viii be one Of the three great military
rosts OH this coast was received mere
,vftb great satisfaction. An inspection OF
The old building was made this week by
the new board OF survey, OF when COLO
mel Gardiner is the head, and as result
of it's report many Of the older structures
will he condemned. Secretary or war
stin,son. on his recent visit was greatly
,rnpressed with the natural advantages or
tho Preside. and he will recommend 10
Congress an appropriation Of N,6P''o Tor
the Improvement OF the grounds.
MANY California towns in the fruit dis
tricts are now holding fairs TO display
their resources and advantages 10 inc
SETTLER Among these the most consplcu-
ous Is W-atsonville. about seventy miles
from San Francisco, in the lower part OF
me rich Santa Clara Valley. The town
has recently been made a port by the
buildinr of a long pier into Monterey
Raw. 10 which deep water vessels may
come, This will be a great advantage
i'm the shipping Of apples TO England,
which is one Of the chief industries OF
jacksonville.
The Ncvtown Pippin grows nowhere IN
the state so we'll as in the fertile valley
ero,,pd jacksonville. Il is estimated that
This YEAR 500 carloads OF these apples
will be shipped, and every year VIII sec
larger output because Of new orchards
coming into bearing.
Other shows which are announced for
next week are the Concord walnut lar
across the bay in Contra Costa county
and the Oroville orange and olive snow
al the county seat OF Butte county
Many Eastern persons believe that the
orange fourishes in California only IN
Los Angeles and other southern counties
but the earliest oranges shipped from
california come from the Sacramento
Valley. Orders have just been received
from Australia for several carloads OF
,besA early oranges. which will be sent
direct nv the steamers OF the Spreckels
line.
President Moore Of the Panama EX-
position told the German-Americans OF
the city this week that 100000 would
be needed in gate receipts 10 make the
fair a success. Up to this time twenty
four nations and thirty states Of this
country have announced their desire TO
participate in the fair. BY January, Mr..
Moore declared, work would be In fun
swing at the fair grounds and he pre-
dicted that all the buildings would be
completed by June, 1915.
Mayor Rolph this week handed over to
President Taussig. of the Mechanics In
sfitute a warrant for 500, 4S7 for the block
hounded by Hayes, LaTliin, Polk and
Grove streets, which will be used for the
erection OF a new auditorium. The Pan
ana Pacific Exposition Company has set
aside 100000 for the building Of an au-
ditorium in the civic centre, which VIII be
completed in time for the opening Of the
Worlds Fair.
The Mechanics Institute bought this
property in 1880 for H75,ooo for Archbishop