The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1904, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1904 WILBUR WALKER DESCRIBES WORK OF MERCHANTS® EXCHANGE FOR BENEFIT OF WIDE-AWAKE OAKLAND Practical Measures Bring Results of Value. Mercantile Interest Finds Its Able Champions. 1 o By Wilber Walker xcha g purpose ry nterests raise are existence such lic $100 Yere now w existing are for fee lice! s tk ' creat tir t in the first inst Jle to speciaily ax, by £ to lawyer me se vering goods ef has be ot shed by the s’ Exchange a mer- s of Oak an deliver in their and ir merchandise had pay a license g in Oakland, Alameda and Berkele We took the license matter rt. We three times contested | ense for & ering goods in Ala- nd three times for the right to o e the Oak ght once. The sion was tavor of the Merchants’ Exchange as all five Superjor Judges sat in 1 the case, that finally set- the matter for good TRADING AT HOME. The Merchants’' Exchange has ftriven the people of Alameda County nd or in Alameda Coun de that used tc ty every even- » has been made it was . of the by ay coming -to Alameda County an Franeisco Christmas time. We say and are epared dem f that pur- hasers « ny kir can hu\' = well in Oakland as n in cisco, both as regards quality 2 NO PLACE. The Lazy Ones Must Stand Aside. That dull, heavy feeling from coffee not amount to much in itself, but t's a great obstacle in the way of fame and fortune, for it kills ambition and makes one lazy and finally sick The successful men or womén must meuer themselves. The way to conguer that dull, stupid feeling 9 times out of 10 is to pay a little attention to proper food; coffee in particular will dull the senses and make one feel lazy and stupid after the first effects of the cup have worn off, an hour or so after drinking it I was a lover of coffee,” says a New York man. “It seemed to me breakfast was rothing without it, but I noticed an h after breakfast a dull, stupid accompanied fre- may feeling came over me, quently by nausea “Thinking perhaps it was caused by coffee I wanted to make sure of it, so I ve up the use of coffee and drank Postum in its place. My old trouble dis- appeared and I learned to look forward to my Postum with as much eagerness | as T used to look to coffee, and instead of being bad in its effect, Postum is very healthy, and I feel ‘fit as a lord’ right along.” Name wiven by Postum 0., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason why Postum helps toward fame and fortune when used in place of coffee, the drug-drink. Look in each package for the famous little book, “The Road to Wellville.” B nd against the The same | sar time, increased the land. The most of the enterprises of this the Merchants’ Exchang ged was the tunnel road reda and Contra Costa road was projec Since then it has a dream at intervals ars ago the Exchange wern r in earne and the re- at the road hs been coni- of constructing the road AR Thre: fths of the Contra Costa County. It was € anged a Costa should pay two- Alameda County two- and the remaining ‘one-fifth of was to be ed through the e Merchant: hange by tions This was carried it successfully. The Merchants' Ex- | j change raised between $11,000 and $12, | 000. The road does not reduce the dis- tance, but decreases the grade and | s up an easy way for the people | ‘ontra Costa County to get intc | Oakiand trade | The Merchants' Exchange also put | through the Redwood Canyon and Moraga Valley road, otherwise known as th Medau road. The Exchange has perated with others in the new thill road from Oakland to Hay- ds. That follows the line he [1ower foothills and is distinctivi a scenic drive. One provision is that | no electric or other rallway shall be mstructed on the road. We co-oper- with -other bodies in that. The hants’ Exchange has assisted in Oakland's streets improved k on Telegraph avenue is now under way and it will probably be { completed in six months | FOURTH OF JULY. Five successful celebrations of the | Fourth of July in Oakland have been | brought about by the Merchants' Ex- | change. BEach, in succession, has been better than the preceding ones. This has almost led us to dread the next celebration for fear that it will not keep up the record of being an improvement on those that have gone before it. In ‘anmm vears Oakland would have a fine Fourth of July procession in the forenoon. After that was over every »ne would go out of the city, l The Merchants' Exchange has real- | ized that there could be a practical as well as a patriotic side to the Fourth | of July celebrations. In carrying out | this idea, celebrations have been de- | vised so that the visitors to the city { would remain all day. There have been | merning parades, afternoon exercises | at Lake Merritt and .fireworks in the evening. This has resulted in leaving | quite a large sum of money from out- side in Oakland every Fourth of July. Thousands of visitors have been | brought into the city and induced to | pass the Fourth in Oakland. The Merchants' Exchange has co-op- erated to bring people to Oakland dur- ing the sessions of the national assem- in San Fran- blies of various kinds cisco. Oakland days have become well | known. The fame of Oakland has | been largely extended thereby. Oak- land entertained, among other famous guests, President McKinley and Pres- ident Roosevelt. Arrangements are making now for the entertainment of the delegates to the National Retall Grocers’ convention to be held soon in San Francisco. | Recently the Merchants’ Exchange has been engaged in collecting the Al- ameda County exhibit for the Louis- fana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis. This work has been in charge of a com- mittee headed by Mr. Gier. Mr. Well- bye i now in St. Louis attending to the installation of the Alameda County exhibit Co-operating with others, the Mer- chants’ Exchange aided to secure the passage in the Californal Legislature of the bill to permit the garnishment of the salarieg of public employes., The exchange has been instrumental in the passage of other bills, WORK IS THOROUGH. In a general way the purpose of the exchange has been to get behind one thing at a time and to push that to a finish. We have agitated in favor of | combining Oakland, Alameda and | Berkeley into one city. That ought to/ be effected. The consolidation of the three cities into one would make a commniunity larger than Log Angeles. It would be influential by reason of the charaoter of its inhabitants. The Mer- chants’ Exchange is emphatically in favor of a greater Oakland, to extend from the Contra Costa County line to San Leandro Creek. Now, within three | | | #privilege to do so Without extra expense, £ | WILDOX Walrrzl JECRZrIR YV~ | OF MERCH EX OF OAKLAND, WHO | THUSIASTIC WORKERS. distinct sets of taxes are levied and col- lected—for Oakland, Alameda, Berke- ley, Emeryville and for the county. All| assessments and all collections cost money. We affiliate with the California State Board of Trade and with the California Water and Forest Association. The ex- change holds a meeting once a week. Every member and every citizen who has an idea that may work out to the | benefit of the public is permitted to present it. If it seems to the exchange to be feasible, a committee is appointed to take the matter up. The officers afid directors are: President. Theo Gier: vice-president, A. Jonas; treasurer, W. H. Weilbye; secretary, Wilbur Walker; | directors, George W. Arper, R. N.| Briere, D. C. Brown, H. C. Capwell, J. L. Champlin, H. C. Coward. F. G. Eiben, F. M. Farwell, Herman Gord. J A. Hill, N. A. Koser, F. J. Lea, E. F. Muller, H. M. Sanborn, A. H. Schlueter, F. Sinclair, J. F. W. Sohst and H. G. Williams. Al EL DORADO'S PEOPLE INVITE CO-OPERATION Board of Trade 15 ()nrnn!wd for Pur- pose of Increasing Prosperity at Home. The El Dorado County Board of Trade has sent out a letter to all the leading men in the county asking them to co-operate for the benefit of the sec- tion of California in which they re- side. The letter s signed by Max Mierson as president and Clark How- ard as secretary. The objects imme- diately in view are deseribed in sub- stance as follows: 7 A progressive body called the El1 Dorado Board of Trade has recently been organized in this county for the purpose of developing this locality, advertising the resources of the county, securing an increase in population and assisting in the planting of new industries in our midst This body hopes to assist in improvments of all kinds. Roads bridges, public buildings, schools, schoolbouses, sanitation, protection of property and all matters pertaining to the welfare and interests of the county will come under its notice The Board of Trade earnestly solicits the co-operation of all persons, and to the end that it may have a fund for working purposes it has placed the annual dues at $5. With the money collected from dues it is the inten- tion to distribute literature. plainly and truth- fully set forth to tie homesecker and won- derful_advantages of EI Dorado as a mining, agricultural and lumbering county. This circular is designed to Interest all those who want to take part In the movement to advance apd develop this county. e HOW THE HOMESEEKERS COME TO CALIFORNIA Stockton Is Urged to Have Strangers Notified of Section of Very Great Resources. The. Stockten Mail, after a study of the ways in which the present home- seekers come to California, urges that the advantages of the country near Stockton shall be made better known. In an editorial the Mail say: The reports of the Southern Pacific Company show that during March nearly 12,000 homeseekers came into the State over the lines of that company. Of these 6141 came by the Ogden route and 1017, by way of Portland, It is evident therefore that a great many more than half of the homeseekers entering the State over the Southern Pacific lines passed through Sacramento, They could have come through Stockton and stopped oft here if they had desired to do so, and It is likely that large numbers of them Would have taken advantage of the opportunity to examine this vicinity I they had known that it was thelr Out of the 7158 colonists who came into the State by northern routes during March San Joaguin County ought to have captured & few hundred at least. A great many of them un- doubtedly made Southern California thetr,des- tination, and uniess they o their way through ft is not Wkely ther 3 they wiil return in search of land. Our advertising literature should emphasize the desirabllity of homeseekers who come by the northern or central routes making an investigation of the advantages of this vicinity before proceeding southward. —————— The Sacramento Women'’s Council has selected M street, lento, as the first to be improved by its efforts. It will be planted, uniformly, on hoth sides, with palms, to give it a semi- miles of the Oakland ‘City Hall, five! tropical appearance, | ciroular assérts that the jubilee Modesto Tells What Coming Jubilee Signifies. Alameda Makes Plan to Secure More Attention. —— Among the leading events now inter- esting the interior counties of Califor- nia is the coming jubilet at Modesto on April 22 and 23, to commemorate the completion and successful operation of a great firigation system. A circular has been issued by the Jubilee Press Committee from which some idea of the importance of the event to be cel- ebrated to the people dwelling in and about Modesto may be gained. The “will mark an epoch in the history of Cali- fornia,” and continues: “It will signalize the completion and successful operation of the greatest ir- rigation systemn in America, one of the greatest in the werld, planned, structed, owned and managed by the owners of the 260,000 acres of land tra- | versed by the canals—by the people, organized for the purpose in two mu- nicipal corporations known as the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation dis- tricts. “Thirty thousand acres have already been withdrawn from grain cultivation and devoted to alfalfa, vines, Cali- myrna figs, oranges, ‘almonds, peaches, sweet potatoes and other products for which irrigation is necessary, and the results to date have more than grati- | fied the most sanguine expectations. “Settlement and development are proceeding at a ravid pace, From the Stanislaus River to the Merced—be- tween which the districts Me, the Tuolumne River (navigable to Modesto for a portion of the year) dividing them and furnishing an abundant sup- ply of water for beth—a vista of new roofs, alfalfa fields, gardens, young or- chards and vinevards presents to the traveler; and a score of great canals, veritable rivers on the plain, feeding the distributing ditches, are crossed in passage. Visitors on the occasion of the jubilee will be taken on train and carriage excursions through these scenes so pregnant of transformation and prosperity. SETTLERS BY THOUSANDS. “Within less than eighteen months over 3000 settlers have made their| homes in these districts, and oncg un- broken grain ranches of from 640 to! 10,000 acres in a body have been sub- divided and a score of families will now often be found where formerly there was but one. On one of the largest tracts fully 100 families now have homes, and on another in excess of 1000 men, women and children, all from the Middle West, have their habitation and are prospering. Modesto’s population has in the in- terim jumped from 2000 to about 3000, the settlement of Ceres has doubled in population, and the little town of Tur- lock has trebled its people and business houses. “The cost of this great enterprise was $2,600,000, representing a bonded | indebtedness of less than §10 per acre on the land, of which only the inter- est, at 5 per cent, is payable during the next twenty years. Enhanced values and business already represent dnuhle the investment. “A great concrete dam thirty miles higher up on the Tuolumne River, con- structed ten years ago at a cost of $660,000, raises the water to a level from which it is taken on either side by the main canals of the districts. One of these is 74 and the other 64 feet in width on the bottom, and they are designed to carry volumes of water eight and six feet in depth, respect- ively. These main canals are each twenty-two miles in length and supply 200 miles of laterals ranging from 40 down to 20 feet in width. “Great wealth for the people of the districts and for the State will flow from this enterprise, and the example will stimulate the people of other sec- tions to place themselves in like posi- tion, independent of the exactions of ! private companies, deriving the water at minimum cost and attaching it to the land Inl.llenlbly and in perpetu- ity.” IMPORTANT TO ALAMEDA. Coming close home. to Alameda, a matter of importance has been brought to the front by the Alameda West End Improvement Association. The story is told in full by the Alnmedu Encinal as follows: Apropos to ad: the vlm- of e rtising tbll city by securing rsionists, prese; rsicnists, who are at nt one side (of $0 to that mm-nl Semith of the West ment Association has had this matter im view for some time, and the Encinal is glad to be le to second tis efforts most hearti] s these trivs are now o ists come across by, Toute and are landed at th- loot of Bmdw-y. Elestric sary aro thar the party. ccompanied by competent g lain ail the. different polnts of lnurnt Qa to Berkeley, then returns, st thence to Pledmont Si g Ater i hmmfl;‘o:o-dl ”“"‘"'“ c AT e T U m Berkeley, where Secretary Stearns tells them con- | made | MAT ADJOURN THIS MONTH Present Session of Congress Is Likely to End in the Latter Part of April | [MANY BILLS ON FILE Political Diseussion Will Consume Time Not Devot- | ed to Appropriation Bills WASHINGTON, April 10. — April 28 has been discussed In committee-rooms and among Senators and Representa- tives as not at all an improbable date for the termination of the present ses-’ i slon of Congress. No call has yet been | issued, but Republican leaders of the Senate anticipate holding a meeting lof the steering committee early next | week to agree on a general programme for the remaining days of the session. | The appropriation bills this week will | | take precedence of ail business In the Senate, but it is more than probable that political discussion will take up | most of the time nominally devoted to | appropriations. The postoffice bill will | divide attention early in the week with the conference report on the Indian bill. | By the time these two measures shall | |have been disposed ofit is expected | that the sundry civil bill will have | been reported from the Committee on | Appropriations. It is quité generally | _ {understood that several Democratic ! | Senators will reply to Senator Spooner’s speech, among them Senator Gorman. | There will be an effort made to get up | | the Panama canal bill during the week, | but not if it would interfere with con- | sideration of appropriation bills. The measures of importance that will | come before the House this week in- { clude the $3,000,000 appropriation to carry on necessary river and harbor | work; the general deficiency bill, which ils expected to come from the Appro- priations Committee early In the week, | the Cooper bill amending the Philip- | pine efvil governrhent bill authorizing a bond issue by the island government for interest on improvements and guar- anteeing 5 per cent earnings on capital to be invested in railroad buildings in the islands; the Statehood bill and con- ference reports as they may come up‘ for consideration. The river and harbor and general de- ficiency bills are not likely to consume | much time, but the Philippine bill, | which probably will be reported by Wednesday, is expected to require at least two days’ debate, The Statehood bill's career is to be determined by a caucus of Republican | members to be held probably Thurs- day evening. A special rule from the Committée on Rules limiting debate and providing for a vote is expected as thé result of the caucus. —_—— GATES' STEAM YACHT ARRIVES FROM CHICAGO Little Vessel Makes Trip to New York via Gulf of Mexico in i 177 Days. NEW YORK, April 10.—The ninety- ton steam yacht Roxana, which was . built in Milwaukee last year for John | ‘W. Gates, arrived here to-day from Chicago after a vovage down the Mis- sissippi, out through the Gulf of Mex- ico and up the Atlantic coast. The ves- sel was 177 days in making the trip. [ S —— Y omething about Oakland and its accomplish- ents. with its prospects for the future. After his the Creek route Is taken again for the city. All this is done twice a week and at the small cost of $1 per head. 1t is proposed to change this route somewhat, as soon as arrangements can be made. The excursionists are to be taken direct to Berke- | ley bv way of the Key Route, thence as here- | tofore to Haywards, but on the return trip the | parties will be switched at.Twenty-third ave- nue and brought around through Alameda, back to the Creek route landing. 1In this city guides will_be provided who will show the publio buildings and _expatiate upop- the attractions of the Model City. NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS. in progress to carry Negotiations now good prospect that & many as 100 peo- Dle have taken part & & fime in thess tiive, &nd the amount of good done is incalculable, | Sacretary Stearns of the Oakland Board of Trade is working hard in the matter, and to | his efforts, if successful, Alemeda will owe not a little of the accomplishment. Of course, it must not be lost sight of inat it was | Eresident Smith of the’ West End . who first took the matter up. Eve: Who has.any. possible influence in this matter should use it to the utmost. ADVERTISEMENTS. - Open Sores can be cleaned cmt. the suj u- i non stopped a cure by e use o Only morbid matter is d b{v thi§ marvelous germicide, which lows Nature to build up healthy issue. Absolutely harm 5: Used and endorsed by leading physicians everywhere, Sold by leading druggm ar trial bottle sent, prepaid, on receipt of ’sTcfinh‘ ine bears my signal e genuine ture on every bottle. Addm Q“‘ @cmwu % New York. FRER—Valuable Booklet on Mo to Treat Discases. HOTELS AND RESORTS. (New)HOTEL BUTLER SEATTLE. REMODELED AND REBUILT at expense ,000—New Management—ENTIRELY ;LOCART%" 10_street lines, theaters; et em EUROPEAN PLAN, o] [% OUS BATHS— il SRt st b MO S TN De Ster. sh Baths in Hotel. UNSURPASSED RESTAURANT, 3 Chef. formerly. “ ‘Waldorf-Astoria and et ORCH Telephone Connec- distance Wal m-nu. PATTOSIEN'S. OTICE TO THE PUBLIC Unforeseen circumstances force us to an- nounce that the doors of this establishment MUST be closed Saturday, April 16th, instead of May 1st, as formerly announced in the daily papers. Respectfully, PATTOSIEN COMPANY Per W. J. Pattosien, Mgr. OPERA GRAND! House ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY. LAST SIX NIGHTS OF MRS. FISKE Wednesday, Thursdey Saturday Matinee A DOLL’S HOUSE Preceded by A BIT OF OLD CHELSEA. FRIDAY NIGHET—HEDDA GABLER. SATURDAY NIGHT—SPECIAL BILL. BEGINNING NEXTSUNDAY MATINES KOLB AND DILL, BARNEY BERNARD, WINFIELD BLAKE, MAUD AMBER In “HOITY TOITY." Popular Prices—Seats Thursday. OPERA TIVOLIgs. , ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY. BEGINNING A Big Banner Bill! ihe Four Mortons; Edmund Day and Company; Ellis-Nowlan Trio; Flo Adler; Blind Tom; Four Welsons; Omar and Margina; James H. Cul- len, and Orpheum Motion Pictures. Regular matinees every Wednesday, Thurs- dn\d oSaturday and Sunday. Prices, 10c, and 50c. CALIFORNIA! ONE MORE WEEK. farce that has made laugh, McFADDEN’S The millons | TO-NIGHT FLATS... THE A gflffi&?’xflf’i‘&c‘}ffi 7100 nignts 1 BE G G AR :EVPIEV:?. I N e e OF A T e i e et ey STUDENT MASTERPIECE THE WORLD. USUAL TIVOLI PRICES—250, 50c, 75c. Box and Mezzanine Seats, $1.00. COLUMBIA i gt i 4 azco & Mayer | ww wiz| ALCAZAR™ s General Manager. TO-NIGHT—Matinees Saturday and Sunday. First Alcazar Production of Bronson Howard's Best Play Aristocracy A Comedy Depicting Society in San Francisco, London and New York Evs.. 25c to T5¢; Mats. Sat. & Sun, 25¢ to Sbe. Next Monday—The Brilliant Comedy, THE FRISKY MRS. JOHNSON, By Clyde Fitch. GENTRAL -2 "\ Market street. near Eighth. Phone, South 533. TO-NIGHT—ALL THIS WEEK. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. The Powerful Sensational Melodrama, IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY S[[ Panorama of Sodth American Seenes! LAST 7 NIGHTS. MATINEE SATURDAY. FAREWELL NEXT SUNDAY. The Semson’s Greatest Hit. ANNA HELD In Her Most Brilliant Musical Comedy, MAM’SELLE NAPOLEON The Handsomest Chorus in the World. S Beginning Next Monday, wTHE FOUR COHANS.... Tesclese THERE'S T SIGN THAT SAYE—-SEE KIsMET Nothing so catchy. Nothing so funny. Nothing so beautiful. And our “ALL-STAR' CAST. RESERVED SEATS—Nights, 25c., 50c. and The Gold Mines of Bolivia! Thrilling Escape From Prisen! Battle for Life in Ruined My onastery! A Great Play and a Brilliant Cast! Toe. Saturday and Sunday Matineed, 25c. and Children at Matinees, 10c. and 25c. Return to Pure Fun Next Monday, April 18th. . I “CHOW CHOW. An uproariously funny burlesque. MAJESTIC THEATER MARKET ST. ...OPP. LARKIN OPENING MONDAY, APRIL I8. ISABEL IRVING (Direction JAMES K. HACKETT.) In Winston Churchill's Play, “THE CRISIS” SEAT SALE THURSDAY AT SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.’S. PRICES—$§1 50, §1, 50c; box seats, $2. Schumann-Heink FAREWELL NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:30. TIVOLI OPERA HOUSE ENTIRELY NEW PROGRAMME. POPULAR PRICES: 50c, $1, $1.50. Seats at Sherman, Clay & Co.s ‘Wednesday. Hacing!%flamng! OAKLAND RACE TRACK NEW CALIFORNIA JOCKBEY CLUB, Racing Each Week Da. Rain or Shine Six or More Races Daily. Races commence at 2:15 p. m. Next—THE WHITE SQU. ADRON A GREAT SHOW Bvery Afternoon and Evening in the Thead TAKE A RIDE ON THE MINIATURE ELECTRIC RAILROAD ANIMALS FROM ALL CLIMES IN THE Z0O. VISIT THE MYSTIC MIRROR MAZE. —AMATEUR NIGHT THURSDAY— Admission, 10c; Children, Se. ‘When Phoning Ask for “The Chutes."” MISCELLANEQUS AMUSEMENTS SHAKESPEAREAN RECITAL. MARSHALL DARRACH MONDAY NIGHT, “*“ MACBETH,” ;2 DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. (ai and Priee Lists Mailei talogue on App! FRESH AND SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & C0. ““""’n;' u“ GRAND CONCERT AND DRILL. MBEOEANICE PA otz m::umo:m:::u. H ot . 5. ¥, Phone Main g FUND. PRINTING. Admissfon 50 cents. Reserved seats 75 cemts. For sale at Sherman & Clay's. |ECOOUGHES, oo neclRE%