The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 6, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1896. THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF AUBURN A Gem That Nestles in the Heart of Placer County. RAPIDLY BUILDING UP. Magnificent Business Blocks and Fine Homes That Reflect Prosperity. THE GOLD MINERS' PARADISE. Rich Resources and Attractions of the Loveliest Village of the P.ains AUBURN, Cav,, April 5.—In the mid- dle of Piacer, the Gateway county, lies the beautifu v of Aubu which nature has done so much for, and if the author of the poem in weet Auburn, loveliest ge of the plain,” is referred to could only have been translated to this pictur- ¢ he surely would have found the 1 which be soughtto the loveliest city of the * rn is most em describe, an ge of the pl quite the c trary d appearance. In this particularity, however, is one of its chief charms. e street: laid c i utter disregard to sth, but | cther, and a few s one large, condensed t of many handsome Id be a credit to n the richest the old placer regions, and immense qua tities of gold were taken out here. In the early doys the was alw made as near as p e 10 the mine: tent accounts for the the streets at the present time. The peculiar shaped county, that surrounds Auburn has an area of 1429 square miles, and reaches from the Sacra- mento Valley to the boundary State of Nevada, 100 western line of the co elevation of 100 feet, wt isat an of the The nty lies at a mean the easte: e of 8000 feet, face and clim rowing is the chief e to the rolling u find the home ig and olive, as The ea st of sngar pine, fir timber, being very Here is where h i red up to a few spruce, cedar and valuable. ing flow it was res Auburn’s growing, al diate v The most Zantgraft, awn the Hathaway carried on in ensively. 1ably the Chapman Bros., guerette, all ndsome profits. nining being ount. beautiful granite thouse was laid appropriate cere- . The structure vill cost probably $200,- July 4, 1894, v monies by the F when comp! and they e for the cou of pressed bricx. lutely fire proof, w The South Yub: hasi Aubarn, is an mense consolida of water and mining §nterests, the growth of many years and the fruit of sagacity and enter Its property cove three counti Nevada and Sacramento—extending from SBummit station, on the crest of the Sierras, where it ow: o=t valuable reservoir site, to the Sacrame River, its present terminal. Tts prosperity is based upon The building is abso- marble floo ater Compan .| The main streets have been macadar possession of ancient and valuable water rights and an immense storage capacity on the divide. Eighteen reservoirs, at an average altitude of over 5000 feet, collect water derived from melsing snows during the rainy season for distribution in the foothills during thedry season. One of these, the Fordyce, is as large as the better advertised Bear Valley reservoir n Southern California, and is restrained by a dam 815 feet long, 90 feet high and 125 feet deep, beside which the Southern Bear Valley dam is a mere plaything, and which cost $300,000. Meadow Lake dam, yet higher up among the clouds, cost §75, | 000. Thirteen smulfer distributing basins among the foothills bring the total of artificial reseryoirs up to thirty one. Be- | | sides these the compan{ has some fine | reservoirs sites at high altitudes for future | erection of dams and extensive increase of storage. One of the latter could be made | to double the total present storage, al- thou h this now amounts to over 2,000,- 000,000 cubic feet. The_distributing canals form a network over Nevada aud Placer counties, and have reached the gateway of Bacramento County. These ever-dividing liaes of ditch, tunnel, flame or pipeline are carried along the crests of the ridges, and are thus available everywhere for power, for irriga- tion or for municipal supply. The total length of these waterways is 400 miles, of which at least 800 are of a capacity sufii- cient to allow of a flow of 1000 miners’ inches. Important and valuable mining claims belong to the property, but are worked only by lessces. The entire orig- inal cost of this plant was immense, not tar short of §3,000,000, and at present, with modern machinery and skill and lower wages, it could not be replaced for less than $1,500,000. The most important interest of the com- pany is power. The fall in elevation be- tween Bear Vailey, Placer County—the outlet of the upper stor. system—and the terminals is over 4000 ,and in many places the hills drop so abrubtly as to furnish power in large amount and »f not expensive_ application. Some of s is utilized and the source of large in- es in the rich mining regions of Ne- City and Grass Valley, while other cks of power are in the service of mines and factories in other parts of the system. weastle 3000 horsepower is availa- ble for use and is about to be transmitted electrically to Sacramento,where the South Yuba will compete on equal terms with the Folsom Light and Power Company for the lighting and heating of the Capitol and the running of shops and factories. Newcastle, Penryn, Loomis and re supplied with both arc and in- ndescent lamps. It would not in the least embarrass the South Yuba Company to furnish power to run the Central Pac trains from Rocklin to the Summit, and at less than balf the present cost by stesm nd coal. e outlook in the line of power not only in Nevada County but along the railroad in Placer and Nevada coun- st and far reaching. Municipal supply has become an im- portant branch of the busine: Nevs City, Grass Valley, Colfax, Auburn, New Loomis, Rocklin and Lincoln ail use South Yuba water. Sooner or later Sacramento, Oakland and San Francisco must come to the mountains :o insure amount and guality. The South Yuba, on better terms than any other company, can compete for their custom. Thne purest melted snow can be supplied 0 in any amount at a figure |so low as to render the outlay of the | capital necessary a profitable investment, not only for the water company, but for { ens. Indeed, a rate is present offered the meiropolis so much beneath what taxpayers are assessed by the Spring fference in voirs, ry for divide to the sea- shor Before long the wisdom of accept- ingt offer wi Irrigation a source of profit, over 12,000 acres are watered ata cost to the skillful rancher of $6 per acre. From | this source the unsurpassed foothill region lying about and below Newcastie derives its prosperi any schemes for the ex- | tension of thi stem are in the air, and the near future may see perpe! rdure of garden and orchard cree} down to the very river br: al Thus the Sout has an immense future before it, i aiready one of the great properties ot the State. Its management is sagacious and ising. The well-known John g is and has been for ma. ar trusted and valued general r nd 1t would probably beimpossib! his superior in this line in” Cal | anywhere else on the coast pipe lines and all apparatus nec | conveyance from 1 be seen. has become an extensive ger, to find ity), president; William Dowd New York, vice-president, and Charles | Van Norden, resident director for Califor- nia. Auburn keeps up with the times. Since its incorporation it has made vast im- ovements. Too much credit cannot be en our municipal government, which aged by an economical board of s John Morgan i . K. Wi . Freeman and McCreedy ure the Trustees. The city has been th oughly sewered at an expense of | although Auburn has a natural drai; and everything put in city dress. the city’s populstion numbers about 3000, and new buildings are constantly being | erected, within the last two years no less | than thirty-five new residences bee t, inctuding a city hall at a cost of $35000, an 1. 0. O.F. hall which cost $13,00, and our present new courthouse. | It has a live Board of Trade, which is do- | ing effective work, and Charles Van Nor- | den is the presideat. The people ara pro- | e and the merchants are doing a g business. ZEoha Heights bas become through the enterprise of some of our best citizens one of the most charming residence spots in the city.. To an unrivaled view, every sanitary adjunct of sewer, water supply d beautiful evergreen trees has been supplied, and now the spot is the chief To-day | stock of $100,000. ud at the present time | ¢ | has just added another new {S"el of the city. A broad driveway has en laid out that sweeps around the hill and commands a splendid view of the rushing torrent of the American River in its picturesque gorge hundreds of feet below. The scene from this spot, or from the opposite side of the residence or D. W. Lubeck, 1s one of indescribable grandeur in its wildness. Then, turning to a view in the west, you gaze upon another scene fully as grand and possessing all the at- tractions which the hand of man can give. Colonel Hamilton of the Sacramento Bank, Hon. C. F. Reed, F. Birdsell and ‘William Ambrose are some of the promi- nent citizens who have erected handsome residences on the heights. The Placer County Bank is a strong financial institution. It has a capital Its finances are looked aiter by D. W. Lubeck, vice-president, and T. J. Nichols, the cashier. During the summer months especially, Auburn 1s thronged with visitors from the coast, but with the six large hotels it has ample room for the weary traveler. The Freeman Hotel has a large dancing plat- form and during the summer months weekly concerts are given for the enter- tainment of guests. Well attended churches of most all denominations are represented and there isa heavy sprinkling of iraternal societies. The county seat is naturally the resi- dence of most of the county officials. The present Sheriff, W. C. Conroy, is a young man who has the reputation throughout the State as a second Cunningham. He has always been vigorous in running down criminals, and durine his six years of service for the people has made a credit- able officer. L. L. Chamberlain is the present Dis- trict Attorney. Heis serving his second term, which must be regataed as substan- tial and gratifying evidence of the public approval of his administration of the af- faurs of his office. Lee is a bright young native son, with a clean, feariess record and an ambition to keep in the iront rank of progress. The present Superior Judge, J. E. Prewett, has handed down some able de- ons, and seldom is one reversed by the bigher courts. W. L. May, Placer's Connty Clerk, is now holding IS second term of office. His re-election is evidence of the bigh esteem in which he 1s held as & pub- lic’ officer, and his thorough knowiedge of the minute and complicated details of all matters pertaiuing to his office is a rare and avsiling acquisition in a public ser- vant. In educational opportunities Auburn o0y Gerk W LMAY has well-graded public schoolsand a Sierra Normal Colleze. The efficient County Superintendent of Sciools, Professor P. W. Smith, takes great interest in his work, He is bigh up in educational matters and & nsing young Native Son. John Adams is the present Assessor and his friends can always be sure of a call from him at least once a year—the 1st of March. Forest Hill may well be proud of its production of County Recorder 0. A. Bilkey, who has made many warm friends since coming to Auburn. John Chisholm and E. C. Uren are stanch old Repubiicans, and hold the | respective offices of Treasurer and Sur- veyor. The city is well lighted with electricity; the incandescent light can be seen every- { where. ‘The Bell Electric Light Company §ynamo 0 its plant. B. F. Hartly, the practical miner, has secured a franchise for an electric railroad, and he expects soun to induce capital to take hold of the project, so Auburn can look forward to a long-felt want—an elec- tric line, The institute for the cure of the liquor and morphine habit, conducted by Dr. Rollins, furnishes some very fine testi- monials of its good work. Colonel W. S. Davis’ pretty residence, | La Tovon, commands a sightly view of the American River. The colonel is public spirited, and the community can always rely upon his assistance in any movement that is for the advancement of Auburn’s interests. The birdseye view of Auburn was taken ten vears ago and consequently leaves out meny of the public builaings and business blocks, as well as_about 150 residences, of which some are the fin est in the city. Auburn has well-established houses in all branches of businessand the merchants are wide-awake to the wants of the people. The Auburn Board of Trade, although only lately organized, is pushing ahead and_ accomplishing good work. L. E. C. Jordan, the hardware man, is an active member of the board, and through his per- sistent energy !ately was instrumental in connecting Auburn with Georgetown by telephone, and expects to have it run on tbrough to Forest Hill. Journalism is well represented by two Republican weeklies—the Placer Repub- lican, edited by W. H. Sharden, and the Placer Argus, edited by Ricchmond & Rodehaver—and one Democratic week!y, the Placer Herald, edited by Will A. Shep- ard. These papers fully cover the ground for weekly editions, but’ Auburn is much in need of a daily sheet. The city has two well-equipped volunteer fire departments—the Rattlers and Hose ompany No. 2—which have saved thec insurance companies many dollars. THE HANDBALL COURTS. Champion Donnelly and G. Hutchin- son Defeated by Bonnet and Lawless. Owing to the rain yesterday there were no games played in the Union handball court, but in the San Francisco court, which was crowded, several closely con- tested and interesting games took place. The chief attraction was a match between P. T. Donnelly, the amateur champion, and George Hutchinson, and T. F. Bonnet and J. Lawiess, the two latter winning after some clever play. For a long time the wish has been ex- pressed in handball circles that Bonnet | and J. Harlow, the coast champion, would agree to play a match. The obstacle in the way always was that Bonnet would not play. for money, which would place him in the ranks of professionals. Yes- - L‘SW(TAT!'; =) qu\st?it@ e = ~~ 5 N VIS = W-3.D4 terday, to the delight of all lovers of hand- ball, it was announced that a match be- tween the two for a $50 trophy, to be pre- | sented to the winner by Phil Ryan, the | proprietor of the San Francisco court, had been arranged to be played in the court |on Sunday aiternoon, April 19. The match will be the best of five games, and | Tim Sullivan, an old-time player, who is | unacquaintea with either Bonnet or Har- low, has been selected as the judge and scorer. Each player has many supporters and a good deal of money will change | hands on the result. I: will be cne of the | best games ever played on the coast. Foliowing were the games played in the San Francisco coart yesterday : R. Sher and G. McDonald played M. McNeil | and J. Rodgers. sud each side won & rub. J. i . Edwards defeated D. Regan and —11, 1921, 21—17. J. Nelson liams, 21—6, 21—12, 21—9. Aus tin Hendry and J. Slattery defeated P. Hutchin- |son” and J. Collins, 2111, 18—21, 21—16. | 3. Callopy and W. Callahan defeated J. Sulli- | van and M. Brady, 21—18. 6—21, 21—12. Nelson defeated J. Slat- 21-8, 13-21, I 21-12, P. Hutchinson ana lblry and P. Kel 2117, T. F. Bonnet and J. Lawler defeated P.T. Donnelly, the ameteur chsmpion, and G. | Hutchinson, 521, 31—18, 2119, 21-12. T0 HUNT FOR A GUAND ISLAND. Money Being Subscribed to Fit Out a Southern Expedition. FOUND EIGHT YEARS AGO The Discoverer Had No Idea That the Repulsive Stuff Was Valuable. CERTAIN HE CAN LOCATE IT. The Project Hes Commended Itsclf to Oaklanders, Who Have Started a Stock Company. Captain Fowler of Oakland is interest- ing investors in a project to fit out a vessel to locate a guano island that was discov- ered eight years ago. His scheme issuf- ficiently feasible to induce shrewd men to make an investment, as is proved by the signatures attached to the prospectus. ““Eight years ago,” said Captain Fowler, “the master of a vessel owned by J.D. Spreckels was sent to Clipperton Isiand to load guano. When be got there he was surprised to see the nature of his cargo, and recollected that on a former voyage he had seen a large 1sland of the same stuff, but had not known of 1ts value and had not given it a secong thought. “Ever since then he has been sailing ana is at present on a vovage, but when he re- turns, if we are ready, he will fitouta vessel and will at once go and lo- cate the island, the position of which he says he is absolutely certain of. 1 have carefully investigated this matter, and as I am a pioneer of fifty vears' experience I claim to know what T am doing. When this island was discov- ered the captain was hunting for otter snd landed merely to inspect the island. The fumes of the phesphate were so strong as to interfere with breathine, but he bad no idea what a mine of wealth he had found.” The announcement is as follows: Prospectus of syndicate to be formed for the purpose of fitting out an expedition to locate a guano island, which is known to exist, and then to form a company to work the island and sell its product. The islaud in question was discovered eight years ago. According to the description of the Aiscoverar—a well-known sea captain of good repute and standing—the island is about three miles in length. Its width he could not de- termine at the time, owing to the obstacles of miilions of birds. Besides, he was noi awere then of the commercial vaiuve of guano, and thought it useless to further inspect the island or to have nis discovery recorded at the Hydrographic Office and put on the chart. The location of the island being in a tropical region, there is no doubt but that the immense quantities of guano which the eaptain ascer- tained it contained sre what is celled am- monical guano, which commands the highest price in the narket. The captain’s proposition is to charter a small vessel, sail to the 1sland. locate the same in proper shape, und then to bring back & sample lot of guano of about 50 or 100 toms. Such a trial quantity would be sufficient for sending to Europe in order to close contracts for regular shipments. The price of guano in Europe ranges from $15 to $25 a ton, according to quality, and | contracts for 10,000 to 30,000 tons can be readily closed by the promoters of the syndi- cate. ~ The present freight rate by sail to | Europe is from 5 t0 $6 & top, Owing to the favorable location of the island, any large vessel can anchor there. and the cost of putting the guano on board will be very smali, thus | lu\'mg a large margin for profit, According to the captain’s estimate, the re- quired capital to make the necessary expe- dition will be about $1200, and he expects to receive 55,000 shares of stoek in the com- pany with 100,000 shares, which it is pro- posed to incorporate as soon as the above pre- liminaries have begn accomplished. Of the remaining 45,000 shares the intention is to set aside 15,000 shares as treasury stock, to be sold at §1 per share or more, as the com- pany may elect, while the balance of 30,000 shares will be divided pro rata among the sub- scribers to the syndicate. It is distinctly understood that parties sub- scribing to the syndicate will not be required to pay the amount signed for until the entire $1200 will have been reised. They will then pay the amount of their subscription to one of the members of the syndicate, elected by them, which latter will pay out the money for the above-mentioned purpose of &n expedi- tion, preliminary to an incorporation of & com- pany. The following gentlemen have signed the prospectus and have agreed to pay the amount of shares accompanying their names: Dr. Boyce $100, 2500 shares; Joseph McBoyle $100, 2500 shares; Frederick Starr $100, 2500 shates; C. B. Greene $100, 2500 shares. Captain James E. Fowler is one of the best-known pioneers in the Stai He came to California in August, 1849, the old packet Brooklyn. A few years ago he presented the California Society of Pio- neers with the old bell of the ship Ton- quin that foundered in San Francisco har- borin 1849, Mr. Fowler bought the bell, and for many years it was used on bhis ranch as a time bell. It is now in the Pio- neer buildin SYMPATEY FOR STRIKERS. American Branch of Socialists Hear a Lecture by Morrison I. Swift. The second lecture of the liberal social- ism course was given last evening by Mor- rison I. Swift at Kohler & Chase Hall. The subject treated was, ‘‘Where and How the Wealtn of the Country Goes.” The speaker first presented a memorial of the Califor- nia Anti-lmmigration Board, which was indorsed by a vote of the meeting. The lecturer cited a French writer who bas computed the power of interest to absorb wealth, and who finds that $20 ac cumulating at 5 per cent compound inter- est for seven centuries would be sufficient to buy the whole surface of the globe, both land and water, at the rate of about $16,000 an acre; or, estimating the entire wealth of the globe at four hundred billion dollars, this vast sum would have to be multiplied 30,000 times before we reached the total to which $20 at 5 per cent com- pound interest for 700 years would amount. This shows how interest, with its part- ners, dividends and rents, eats into the product of labor, and leaves the laborer in practical penury. Interest isa far more terrible instrument of robbery and de- struction than the sword. Of course we can build up millionaires so long as capi- tal claims the right to draw dividends at zh; rate of 6 or 10 or 100 per cent out of labor. The wealth of the United States is about $70,000,000,000, and it is estimated that three-fourths of this is owned by 250,000 people. Nearly 4,000,000 men wounld have to work all the time, Sundays included, to supply the interest on this sum at ordi- nary wages, and they would be able to consume nothing themselves. At the close of the evening the' lecturer introduced the following resolution in be- half of the striking workmen of San Fran- cisco, which was approved by the au- dience: Trade unions are liberal in spirit Ty for the purpose of sustaming to nt the independence of laboring men combined capital, That we favor the building trades’ strike in this City, and will wear a white rib- bon to show our sympathy; that we recom- mend to other sympathizers to wear such an emblem, and that our influence will be used to deter citizens from emgloying the firms which refuse to recognize the periectly equit- able demands of the strikers. HERE ON A BRIDAL TRIP Moran, Minister of War of Sal- vador, Making an Ex- tended Tour. New Public Buildings, the Materials for Which Are to Be Beuzht in This City. Norberto Moran, Minister of War of the republic of Salvador, now on a lengthy wedding trip, which will icclude a five months’ tour of Europe, is at the Palace Hotel, where he and his bride will stay until the end of this week, when they will start for New York. Mr. Moran’s visit to 8an Franeisco, to be followed by a stop here several months bence on his way home, while primarily for pleasure, is not entirely so. He is spending his time in observing carefully the more important commercial interests of this City, and his visits to the Union Iron Works may mean that the little Cen- tral American republic purposes, along with many other contemplated innova—; tions due to the new administration, to | build & modern ironcled. The Minister of War did noc deny this, but said that his position made it necessary that he should not speak of such matters. As to other Government improvements ?ol\;v practically under way, he spoke more ully. San Salvador, the capital of Salvador, a city of 40,000 inhabitants, is soon to begin work upon a pavilion to be constructed of iron and concrete, all the materials for BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE THRIVING CITY OF AUBURN, PLACER COUNTY. L2 Jcé astrn v i~ st 4B which will be obtained in San Francisco. Shea & Shea, local architects, have already subritted various plans for the exterior finishings. The municipality will erect four or five modern schoolbouses during the present year, $200,000 having been re- cently appropriated for such public build- ings. As materials necessary for thoroughly modern buildings are very scarce in Sal- vador it is probable that” San Francisco will profit by these improvements also. In addition to the school buildings for the capital city many others will be pute up throughout the country. The sum of $100.000 & year for three years at least is to be spent on school buildings, which are to be after the most improvea designs, com- bining scientific ventilation and top lights. Heretofore old dwelling-houses and buil ings of various styles of more or less prim- itive accommodations have been used for schoolbouses. The Gouernment school system consists of a university, atiended by 295 studen: several colleges, with a total enroliment of 1800, and 891 primary schools, having 58,- 000 children in attendance. —————e HAVE BARRED THE WAV Belvedere Land Company Makes Things Annoying for Residents. Gates Thrown Across the Road That Are Only Opened to a Favored Few. The residents of Belvedere and Tiburon held an enthusiastic meeting last evening to devise ways and means for securing & bridge across the lagoon back of Tiburon, which will include a floodgate. The meeting was called to order by Pres- ident V. J. A. Rey, and although the weather was very unsettled, there was & large attendance. All present were of the opinion that a floodgate should be placed at the end of the lagoon, and a committee of five—Peter Dean, Thomas E. Haven, A. Coit Jr., J. O’Conneil and Commodore Pugh, chair- man—were appointed to wait on the Board of Supervisors and lay the matter before them at their next regular meeting. In speaking of the matter yesterday one of the citizens voiced his opinion as fol- lows: ‘‘We need the floodgate very mu You see, when the tide is out, the lagoon is one bare mass of a soft ooze, from which arises a most unpleasant odor that pervades the atmosphere, and when the wind blows is wafted over the whole com- munity, which becomes unbearable at times. By baving this floodgate we could keep froni five to six feet of water in the lagoon at all times, making it practically an inclosed lake. The action of the Belvedere Land Com- pany in placing a gate across the roadway leading up to the residences of Belvedere is causing a great dezl of annoyance to the merchants of Tiouron. The Belvedere Land Company con- structed a road along the east side of Bel- vedere when the town was being first built and bave claimed it as a private roadway ever since. When a team comes along, if the gatekeeper, who is the book- keeper of the company, don't feel disposed to allow it to pass through he shuts the | gate and is deaf to all entreaties to open it. The road is on the map of Belvedere and is known as the Beach road. The people | claim that it is a public highway, and when the gate is kept closed those who have nerve encugh simply go thmug[h by force. This is what the constable of Tibu- ron, Jack Maher, did the other day when refused to be allowed to haul a load of household goods up to one of the resi- dences. Charles Puth, the contractor who built most of the houses in Belvedere, has, it 18 said, cut the whole gate structure down several times when the gate was not.open for his teams. Dr. Frink, whose business is in this City and who livesin Belvedere, is compelled to drive two miles out of his way to reach his home as the gate is aiways closed against him. The residents of the hill say it is simply a case of monopolizing trade on the part of the land company. They have a milk route among the residents and it seems are trying to freeze all others out of ‘the milk business. The company will only allow certain teams to pass through and dealers who are not among the favored few are compelled to go a roundabout way to reach their cus- tomers. ———————— Attempted Suicide at Woodland. WOODLAND, CaL, April 5—W. R. Roberts of the firm of Ward & Roberts, merchant tailors, swallowed a portion of the contents of a vial of landanum last night. Despondency over business mat- ters was the probable cause. Roberts is in a critical condition, buc his physicians are hopeful of his recovery. —————— Visalia Robbers Secure, Counsel. VISALIA, CaL, April 5.—General Kit- trell has been retained to defend Si Lov- ern, Charles Ardell and their accomplices, arrested for alleged complicity in the at- tempted train hold-up near Goshen on March 18. The preliminary examination has been set for April 9, —————— Assawuited Near Folsom. SACRAMENTO, CaL.,, April 5.--Five tramps to-day beat and robbed an elderly sheep shearer named John Harrington near Folsom. They were all arrested and will be examined to-morrow. Quick RELIEF FROM CROUP snd Whooping Cough is afforded by Dr. D. Jayne's Expectoranty the old family stand-by for Coughs and Colds, Pul+ monary aod Broockhial affections.