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SAX FRANCISCO should have a Chamber of Commerce with
a membership of at least 5,000. It is not enough that the
chnmber should be representative, as it already is, of all the
!* important industrial and commercial inter
ests of the city. The body should be more
! than representative. It should be inclusive
I and not merely a skeleton organization. That
•' is to say, it should include not only the leaders
but likewise the rank and file. This is a matter in which numbers
count to give force, impetus and authority to the movement for the
common good of the city.
Room for 5,000
in the Chamber
of Commerce
It is the purpose and the fundamental object of t the chamber
to provide the organized machinery that will concentrate the energy
of the city for the general advancement by united action. Great
and small projects designed to promote trade and industry can be
intelligently financed, either directly or indirectly. The promotion
of all legitimate enterprises will be a proper function of the body,
*nd this work can not be effectively accomplished without a great
find impressive membership working to a common end.
The chamber will provide an effective machinery for the adjust
ment on reasonable basis of controversies that may arise, and its
decisions will he regarded with respect.
San Francisco needs more than anything else the installation
of new industries. The executive officer of the chamber has taken
occasion to point out that a single permanent industry, even of
moderate proportions, brings more steady income and lasting trade
fnr the whole city than the occasional gathering of transient visitors.
There is no reason why we should neglect the promotion of the
means to attract the visitors by reason of the metropolitan features
of San Francisco, but at the same time our people should apply
their energies and work together in aid of the establishment and
encouragement of new enterprises, for which the unrivaled location
of the city affords such pre-eminent facilities.
All these objects will be accomplished by making the Chamber
of Commerce a powerful and inclusive organization. There is a
great work for it to accomplish, and that work has hitherto been
much neglected.
APPARENTLY Senator La Follette is eliminated by physical
indisposition from the list of candidates for the republican
nomination for president. The labors of a severe and streh-
Ems'campaign have already proved too much
r his powers of endurance and, although he
litinues to assert that he remains and will
The Insurgent
Campaign Is
Going to Pieces
remain in the race, most of his important
supporters have already abandoned his cause.
Indeed, it -was a lost cause from the start, and at no time has he
appeared to be a formidable candidate.
The Call has consistently opposed Mr. La Follette's nomination
and has regarded him as an impossible candidate, but there is no
i-ense of exultation over flis failure, which was inevitable for many
reasons apart from physical disability. He has occupied from the
beginning a wholly untenable position, and the strain has told too
severely on his physical resources.
This is matter for regret, but his indisposition presumably is
only temporary and its appearance at this early stage of the cam
paign may save him greater humiliation and distress later in the
season.
The insurgents thus bereaved of their first love are now driven
to the admission that theirs is a forlorn hope of ''anything to beat
Taft." It is a campaign born of personal hatred for a man who
has done them no injury and has unflinchingly gone on minding
his own business. Failing La Follette they are now clamoring for
Roosevelt, who is not a candidate and will do nothing to secure the
nomination. Theodore Roosevelt will not repudiate the traditions
of his party. He is, and always has been, a regular republican and
strong party man, and he must realize thoroughly that his nomina
tion next summer would necessarily mean a repudiation and con
demnation of republican policies and administration in the last
three years. No party could reasonably expect to win a campaign
on an issue so presented. It would be equivalent to la. confession
that the republican party is unfit to govern and an invitation to
voters to elect a democrat.
The insurgent campaign never had any logical cohesion, never
could agree on what was wanted, except the single unreasoning
purpose to beat Taft, and it is today more at sea than ever.
S~\ REGOX is talking of spending $40,000,000 in the construc
-1 tion of good roads—s2o,ooo,ooo by the state and $20,000,000
by the counties. The example of California in borrowing
$18,000,000 for the construction of a state
highway system was probably the inspiring
cause lor the Oregon movement, which *.as
started with such ambitious ideas.
Figuring Ways
and Means for
Good Roads
Doubtless the experience of California
has been some help, because it must be obvious from the investiga
tion of our state highway commission that the $18,000,000 fund will
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
Signs of an Interesting Season
not provide money enough to build all the roads whose construc
tion is supported by just and reasonable claims.
Consideration of the vast sums required to build a competent
system of state highways has suggested to the people of Oregon a
discussion of the question whether it would not be better to raise
all the money by direct taxation in installments of say $1,000,000 a
year. The Oregonian makes these calculations:
Let us consider the state's share. The state by the sale of bonds
realizes $2O,(HM).00O, at 5 per cent per annum, payable in 30 years. The
bond sales shall extend over 10 years, yielding the principal of $2,000,000
per year. The $2,000,000 is to be spent annually*for roads. But what
does' the state pay for the $2,000,000 it gets each year of the dceade—
It pays for 30 years 5 per "cent per annum on
$20.000,000—0r $1,000,000 per year, or $30,000,000 in interest alone.
Besides, it will doubtless be arranged to create a sinking fund to meet
the bond payments when dve —30 years hence. The sinking fund ought
to be $666,666.66 each year. There is a total of $1,666,666.66 to be raised
each year for 30 years in order to get $2,000,000 each year for 10 years.
In other words, the state of Oregon agrees to pay $50,000,000 in from
30 to 40 years in order to get $20,000,000 in 10 years.
According to these figures the state would pay $1,000,000 a
year in interest after the bondsare all sold and would have to meet
the principal besides at the end of 30 years. The annual charge
on the taxpayers would be more than $1,500,000 a year. Now, if
the system could be constructed on the installment plan with the
$1,000,000 a year payable for interest, this plan would save a great
deal of money, but it would be a very slow process. They could
build about 100 miles of road every year with $1,000,000.
It is an ancient and always interesting sum in arithmetic, but
it leaves out of consideration altogether the loss entailed by bad
highways. This loss is certainly more than $1,000,000 a year in a
state as big as Oregon.
AT the instance of the commercial bodies representing nearly
every important city in the United States, including San
Francisco, the interstate commerce commission has been
■ 1 engaged for several days on the investigation
of overcharges and alleged frauds committed
by the express companies. The examination
of the facts and testimony presented has led
_________ I to the announcement that certain companies
will be criminally prosecuted. The aim of the petitioners repre
senting 211 commercial bodies is to correct unreasonable rules and
practices and reduce exorbitant rates.
The investigation was begun in New York city in November,
when a mass of evidence showing discrimination was presented and
a great number of specific complaints were submitted. Among
these charges were the following:
Delays due to disregard of routing instructions from shippers and
indirect routing intended to increase profits.
Delays in delivery, in returning undelivered goods and in settlement
of claims.
Restriction? in free delivery and upon the size of packages.
Discrimination in rates and excessive rates for valuation.
Double collection of charges and overcharges for fictitious weight.
Further examination in the course of last week's session and
the testimony of the special examiners appointed in November by
the commission have developed evidence of fraud which will be
made the basis of the contemplated prosecutions which will be
instituted in the most important cities.
The fact is that hitherto the express companies have been
suffered to run loose and free from every form of regulation. They
have at length with the utmost reluctance been compelled to submit
to the jurisdiction of the interstate commission and will be made
to answer for their offenses if such can be proved, but more impor
tant still they must undergo a thorough and scientific revision of
their r,ates.
Prosecution
of the Express
Companies
OPIUM smoking in the prisons and jails can be stopped, and
Sheriff Eggers has resolved to put an end to the practice
in the San Francisco county jail. This is not. perhaps, so
; simple a matter as might be inferred from
the fact that the men are under confinement.
Warden Iloyle has definitely succeeded in
stopping opium smoking in the San Quentin
, I penitentiary, but this was not accomplished
without persistent effort, notwithstanding that conditions of isola
tion and restriction were more favorable than those which surround
Opium smoking and the introduction of the drug among pris
oners can not be stopped^ by a single raid or search among the
inmates. The unhappy victims of the habit do not lose their craving,
in a day or a week or t month, and they will apply their utmost
ingenuity to gratify the ruling passion. The vice takes possession
of their whole being and its gratification becomes the prime and
single object of existence. It requires eternal vigilance to isolate
them from access to t\e drug and keep them away from contact
with the machinery and organization that has grown up in response
to the powerful and absorbing demand for means to gratify this
overpowering passion.
Men can be weaned from opium smoking, but it takes time.
A jail sentence under strict isolation from the drug may be the
means of saving a man. The process is distressing, but it is the
only means of physical salvation. The county jail has many opium
fiends. Let us hope that Sheriff Eggers will succeed in curing them.
The process is disagreeable, but it is for their own good.
Prevention of
Opium Smoking
in Jail
EXPRESS PROFITS
ARE 50 PER CENT
Such, at Least, is Indicated
By Testimony Given at
Rate Investigation
THE • express .;;, rate "„ investigation
now in progress in Washington
has developed some highly inter
esting data. It would appear from
the testimony that the companies' prof
its range somewhere about 50 per cent.
A dispatch from Washington brings
the following:, ' \ ",'■''.■'
■„ A reduction of practically 30 per
cent In the express rates of the Y
. country, it has developed, is the
real desire* of the shippers press
. ing the inquiry of the express busi
ness before the * interstate com
merce commission..- Such is mdi- "
cated by the testimony, of wit
".. nesses. •'. ;- .-'" . ; -/: . *«&-!,''-.«./..;j -*«/:./;
'■■• Several -.witnesses representing
shippers have been examined, f their
testimony being-; largely technical. 'r,
' CharlesVA:/;Stickneyi; of St. Paul,
. Minn., declared he paid 50 cents for /<„
-the" express I transportation '■ of ad- h'«
■> vertising plates of five pounds orp...
. ,under,2 while >a; rival association
paid only ■ 26 cents: for similar serv' f;
v. Ice. . v/. ■■■ ••■•■;.:.';"- r '••••=■ >sV■•<■■/:v/-;V"
: C. W. Hillman of Cincinnati de- .
; clared ; the: Wells-Fargo Express
'.company made a profit on com- " "
bined • Jntrastate, and s interstate
business of 41.54 per cent." : Henry '■
C.' Barlow »of the : Chicago Traffic
! association and the Chicago Cham- --
" ber of ; Commerce: suggested re
duced rates, the i average x reduc- .• -\
tion being - from- $3.67 per -100;'
pounds to $2.85. \ The ? proposed ■ re
ductions r would amount, to about .
two and on»(-half; times- the first
class freight rate. • : : - • *
-'J Attorney Frank ; L.yon* of ; the in- V
' terstate commerce commission: dis
cussed the - work of the f commis- ' .**.
sion^ investigators during the last
six -or s eight': months. The figures .
v indicated •■ • that : - between 1893 and ; .
1910 the increase? of fc express : rev
enues to l the railroads was ■• 184 per'
£ cent, i while i the -.. increase: of ,: freight '-
*. revenues , was 132 per: cent, the ■; in- •'
crease of passenger revenue 108 per ' .
• cent,; and the increase of mail rev
- enue 72 per cent. In the same pc- "
* riod the -Increase in the popula
tion of the : country was only 38
per cent. '•'■ '■'".■■■■■* >":<' : y '■■ ■• ■:;..■■..':■'
- * * * ■ /.; .
E. O. McCormick, vice ■ president iof
the Southern V" Pacific, in " charge of
traffic, has-: returnedv from a visit in
the southern pert of the state. •— ■, .^ ; ;
>;/; >lX- ",,:/'%■''-■:;*- 1-v^r'v.*^' 1,"" :// '--Qp- ':
;: The members of the railroad commis
sion have gone to ; Los Angeles to con
duct a*; further ) hearing rin * the San
Pedro case. ;"":. ■-; ;". \ v ':- -r,* \' -y •': :'■
"■/*-.""> '•:''"■■■■'" '■■*,;- :#.,»:- ; C.;;-;'-/.: v
--; A. C. Ridgway, ithe new vice presi
dent of the I; Rock !il Island, has been
with the Rock Island only little more
than two years, having gone to it jas
assistant general manager. About a
year ago ho was appointed assistant to
the second vice j president^ in charge of
maintenance on system ; lines/*/ Prior to
joining t the Rock Island he was vice
president t and general manager of the
: Denver ? s and <i Rio Grande. Ridgway
was born iin i 1860, and t * has i: worked up
rom"i; the ;|ranks *In /; the railroad ;' field.
His first official position was that of
general U superintendent ;1 of the s Flor
ence and Cripple Creek, after which ha"
was general manager of the Colorado
Springs Cripple Creek. In 1902 ihe
Abe Martin
Some folks pay a compliment like
they expected a receipt. Th' feller
that's short in his accounts is ailus
long on somethin* else.
Vest Pocket Essays
GEORGE FITCH
DOQS-The St. Bernard
THE St. Bernard is the noblest of
ajl dogs. He is not only huge
and handsome with an irreproach
able character, but is much more. He
is a whole life-saving station in him
self.
The St. Bernard was originally de
signed by the monks of St. Bernard's
monastery of Switzerland, long before
railroads and interurbans were in
vented. The monastery was located
at the top of a mountain pass where
it began to snow in July and quit the
last of June. Transportation facilities
were only sketchy and often the
traveler in attempting to wade over
the pass got buried in snow to his
neck or farther, and was dug out
in a beautiful state of preservation
the next spring. To prevent these
delays the monks trtned the St. Ber
nard dog to roam the mountainside
after each heavy snow storm and
prospect for travelers. Armed with a
small, barrel of stimulants slung from
his neck, the faithful animal, guided
by his unerring nose, rooted out the
traveler, and pointing to the barrel as
best he could, said with his tail:
"Have one on me." Then he escorted
the cheerful victim to the monastery
and filed his application for another
Carnegie medal.
In consequence of this beautiful
custom, travel over the pass became
so enormous that the monks were
compelled to decline to rescue any
traveler more than once a day. Vast
numbers of dogs were kept con
stantly employed, while the breeding
of these animals for use in Maine,
Kansas and other regions, where it
(Copyright. 1912. by George Matthew Adaau.T
Uncle Walt THE POET
PHILOSOPHER
The years roll on. so swift, so swift! Old age
on us advances, and we into its shadows drift with
I mournful backward glances. It
seems but yesterday that we who
falter now and totter, were play
ing on the sunlit lea, or by the
woodland water. The days went
by on heavy wing, slow then
were life's long stages; for childhood seemed an
endless thing of cycles and- of ages. Thus time to
childhood still appears a crippled thing on crutches;
but. childhood past, the busy years throw on the
high speed clutches. Our minds intent on plan or
scheme, on triumph or disaster, we do not mark the -»>- ~ -
years tl|at steam by faster and still faster. And then some day the
truth comes home—the truth that makes man shiver; the scattered
hairs upon the dome, the pink pains in his liver, the creaking of his
shoulderblades, and many another token, all tell him, while his valor
fades, that he is old and broken! It is a thing demanding tears that
in our fierce endeavor we do not prize the speedy years until they're
cone forever. mo. **
TIME
FLIES
became general manager of the Den
ver, Northwestern and Pacific, and in
1905 general manager of the Rio
Grande.
W. H. YThitenton, who becomes gen
eral manager of the first district, was
born in 186T and also has risen from
the ranks. Ills first official position
was that of trainmaster for the Rock
Island, in 1 r»01. since when he has been
superintendent, general superintendent
and general manager of the third dis
trict at Fort Worth.
C. W. Jones, new general manager
of the third Mistrict, was born in ISSB.
and has been with the Rock Island
since 187- r. as operator, train dispatcher,
trainmaster, superintendent and gen
eral superintendent. w He has held the
last position at Davenport since 1907.
n= : '■ • • • • "'~il
Answers to Queries
' SPROULE— C. E., city. Where west William
Spronle of the Southern Paciflc Railroad company
born? '._ ;,.:■. ; :-.: -..: ; ..-; -' „.. V ,1-;- ".'■}, a"
I lln county Mayo, Ireland.
*'.'.-.. * * i *
PRESIDENT— T. H., Novato.v Was ever a
PERSONS IN THE NEWS
GEORGE B. KITTINGER, a real estate oper
• a tor "rof;. Seattle, Mrs. Kittinger, Alfred H.
Orme of, I/>s Angeles, who Is on a trip around
; the world; and A. F. •Williams, a mining man
of, Bozeman,: Mont.', are among the recent; ar
rivals at the' Manx. , v< . T.,'
;■■..;; - *• *-«*;„'»,*
H. M. : HALLER, president of the Chamber of '
■ Commerce ? of "Portland."who' has :beenjspend-
' Ing seTeral weeks in" the, southern part of the ,
state, is at the Palace with Mrs. Hailer. >
•■ ■ ' ' *. # '■^■■■» '"' -/ ,
FRED LOCXIJEY. manager of < the department of
I the northwest ;of \ Sunset, the Pacific ; ; Monthly,"
-: is; here from Portland for a ; few days and i Is
'" staying *at : the * St. Francis."
:;.,-'-; i ■ ■ ■;*-■' :-*:; ;";.*■.■■,.;/■. ;*_ ;o
F. :I. VASBATJLT, an examiner of the interstate
commerce i commission, is at the Stewart with
, John iC." Lowe. He is here on business con
' nected with the 'commission. ■'
* * *
GEORGE• BARR BAKER, a magazine editor of
'-:-ik New :; York, is Vat v the St. Francis \ with ?- Mrs.V
% Baker, who \ was : formerly ;; Mrs. William *~ P.
■-:Fuller of this city. .: '■'■\'-; r .
"'.. '.'..*.*;.*:. /.',.,'•■
DAVID R. KER. a grain merchant of .Victoria^.'
"-is: at i the Palace with Mrs. Ker. They are
here for tbe winter months.,
* * *
3. N. LINDBAY, the stage owner and;hotel man "\
of Fort _; Jones, , is at the Union Square ; hotel
:? on a business trip. r ; ' ' **' :•• „
* * #
A. * W. DU BRAY, representing the i Parker \ Gun ;
'company ,:; in this \. city, registered yesterday
at '.the Arlington. ' ' '•'/
.** * '
H. H. ? TROWBRIDGE, .an : attorney of ' I^os An- -
; gelea,r Is spending a;few,' days at the St;j Fran
cis. , ,
-",."', * * ::; * ' * . -„-•>- :. ■■•
JOHN: B.]McTEBNAIf,i manager of the SaVoy ho
■Jtel, Seattle, is a 1 guest ;at ■;the ■ St. Francis. ■■;■■■•
tt * •
0. 'H. BOLLMAH, a stock man of Spokane, is
< among • the recent :*arrlrals at ; the : Cadillac.-
- * ."*'*.- -
F. A. KINGSBXTRRY,., a stock"; raiser of Sacra
mento, registered '. yesterday at ' the »Cadillac ;■ -
'. * * * ■» ■
L. L. CORY, fat prominent attorney of Fresno, is t
,"■■;■ among I the recent i arrivals at the; Sutter."" /; ~;
■MKt!:''; * * - •* ' ■ ' -
MRS." C. -' L.'; COLNAN, who :in ' interested :In , the
" - Stockton Mail, i* a guest .at the St. \ Francis. .
* ♦ *
R. H. BEAMER of Woodland, state bank com
.■' missioner, is a guest at the Setter. '-■', .-^
* # #
E. MAJtSK of this city registered yesterday at
the g Baimont^BßWWßßmßHßwKl
FEBRUARY 7, IQI3
is necessary to be snowed in on a
mountain pass to prevent death from
thirst, became a very profitable side
Jine. The world is now full of St.
Bernard dogs, but owing to the per
fection of the interurban and the ordi
nary red light drug store, they are
not used as much as formerly for life
saving purposes.
The St. Bernard has long, thick hair
and a face which fits well in almost
any painting. He is easily domesticat
ed, and can be taught many clever
tricks, such as pushing over the
piano, or 'standing on his hind legs
and licking the clock's face. A email
barn makes a very nice kennel for a
medium sized specimen. Some people
ke^p a St. Bernard and others keep
an automobile, while captains' of in
dustry and owners of corner lots on
Fifth avenue, New York, are able to
support both.
I WALT MASON I
n"gro.. president or • ex-offldo president of the
United r States?-~' /;• „ - . -„ - .
No.
» * ♦
■■■■ WEBSTER STREET ACCIDENT—J. F., Oak- -
land. ; - What i was the date that a I train » broke :■
through the Webster street bridge in Oakland? :
Memorial day. May 30, 1890.
■' #;;[.-< *:: ■ * ;~/
BRIDGE—[,. T. D.. City. Which Is the long
est bridge ;in the: world?
:;" < It i» said that the t, Wuzerabad bridge i
over the Punjaub is the longest.
,', \ i ■ * * * • ; - •'
; SWEARING—O.T.R., City. Who was the
author" of the phrase: "it is neither braTe
polite nor wise to swear?" What is profanity?
• It is believed that this was first used ■'•
by Rev. T. S. Arthur. . A commissary
general of the United States army once
described profanity as "the, % unneces
sary use of profane ) language."
# * *
. PANAMA CANAr^-Ourioos. .'Oakland. When
did the French commence .work on the•: Panama
canal * and ; when did the ; company building '- it ,•
go under? 'r]-:~.; :' :-:- ?.. -"■: ■-..•' ■ i-- --: : . ': ■*.<.- , : ■ ;.;=. ■•'.
The! French company began; work in
1S80; and attempted to raise a loan in
December, r 1888, but failed, and early
in 1889 its affairs -were placed in the .-"
hands of a receiver. r.
J.; P. MOHAN, a contractor of Salt Lake City.
W. M. Cummer., Mrs/ Cummer and B. L. Ire
land of Cleveland and Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Bar
rett ; of,; Maiden. - Mass., make ■up a 1 group ♦of
recent arrivals at the Fairmont. -
\ . va/','::-/..-..;,.^-'*A;;-^*>'r>-., ~ #-;••--..•-..■".■;- ,-.;.:-'
--'■-**•'■ T. WALCOTT, ?a " busing, man "of. Fresno; H. v
-;: ;.S. : Harbaugh, a mining man of; Goldfleld,'and
-. W. 'S.£ Pierce, a steamship man of Los An- 1
.' ]*a<V are among * the -* recent 'ajriVals at r- the
?•;■-- Argonaut. *'"•:, - y-v - : >• -■'..•.*- --t-vv, ,•-■ : -v'--■■
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F. G. MANLEY, amining man, who makes fail
-home;-'to^Seattle,",is at;the St. Francis.V Man
ley ris one of the pioneers of Nome and made
a large fortune.
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• HARRY WHITE, ; former I mayor of Seattle who
• has i large * interests J; in Alaska, is I a guest at
the.; Palace. He has' been spending th» winter
£ in Arizona. ■•• 'V .- ; • ■ ..,- -• ■ .-■*•. :- r
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A. L. COGGXNS, lumber man of -Lamelre. ts at
* the Union J Square with Mrs. Cogging route
home after ■a ' bridal ; tour of • southern" Califor
nia.:•;• '..:;■-. -:-':':y-':^-Z::-i-'-- ; ■-■.'~:.-.^- -.■■
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E. W. JOHNSTON,, a mining man of Seattle,
. who- made '; his -fortune in Nome, Alaska, -'la'
. ; among ; the recent arrivals at the . Palace. ;'"'"
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' CARL SCHARHAG. an importer of Rhine wine*.
/; is at J the Palace, registered from Cologne. He
makes yearly trips to the Pacific coast. *
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: PHELPS, a rancher of Meteetse, Wyo.,
' ' Is at the ; Stewart with his; family. ■} They * are -
spending the winter) la California..
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H. ,B. CAMPBELL,; a commercial man ;of this
*;, city, "is, registered at the Arlington. .
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E. A. KEYES, a capitalist of Salt Lake City, ie
" : at the St. Francis with Mrs. Keyes.:
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ISIDORE : B. • DOCKWEILER, - the i Los Angeles
attorney, -is staying ;at i tbe Palace. " ;
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. JESSE POTJNDSTONE. a mining man "of Grimes,
, "? is spending , a few days at ; the Palace.- ->" - -- ■
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M. 8. DARLING, a merchant of ; Spokane, regis
tered yesterday at : the -Stanford. ■ "':■::'-' S.
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i'A.^ W. E"VANS, a', merchant ;cl r Rt.a t> Bluff, Is
.'.registered } at .the Stanford. • *'. ~'{~ '■".. .-■'-.
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L. iM. WARE, a busings man of 'Sacramento,
*.is a gue%t at the' Colonial. •-, "v .'■
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WILLIAM McINDOO, a farmer of Fresno, is reg
istered sat the :Stewart.*.-;>* ; V' ./,^; > >r**>;-,«;;.
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F. AHMOITRK of Seattle is among the recent
arrivals at Belmont. ■ . . • */