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Show "W" BACK FROM "The pacific I'artjr nivlalnn as It Is Vlawsil by tli L.adiug; Mn of California. The buoyant face of Clerk McMillan is again vi.'ible in tho cabinet of the clerk's oflioe after a furlough tof some days during which timo he visited California Cali-fornia and brings back with him the mixed memories aud indistinct recollections recol-lections of orange groves, of vine-clad hills aud their luscious products, of wino cellars and their hospitablu owners own-ers who Made the whirl a Buiirce of much pleasure to him. He is much improved iu appearance, his relief from the never ending tedium of a rsspousi-ble rsspousi-ble position has stamped its ellect in ruddy blushes and he now looks forward for-ward to the buow drifts und cutting winds as mere tritles. "Y'os," said he, "division ou party lines and the iilantinc of the old reli- able standard iu Utah soil hits been discussed in California with the same veal of other status aud while statehood is left entirely with tiie discretion of those who have hoisted the colors they are looking for ward with considerable interest to the time when we are in the union and titund side by side with thorn in the protective sisterhood. For JUaitieV yes, first and last. The same enthusiasm with which they rallied before is visible there today and California will sond a solid delegation should he consent to "But business there is very ipiiet. They have had an unprecedented yield of fruit but uo market, lor this state of aliairs tiiey are holding the railroad responsible aud tons ot fruit are rotting. rot-ting. The result is that the irrownrs are looking around them for other uses to which to adapt their product. Canneries Can-neries are being projected on a more exUnsive scale than ever before and the industry is promised better support thau ever before. Relief how-evur how-evur lies :n the hand of the railways rail-ways aud uniess some concessions are made by them, thiugs will be dull for some time. Aaia, eastern ciunpetion has maile its appearance aud this has cut heavily into resources of which California has hitherto had undisputed control. It is a grand cummouwealth with a graud people, and an uurivaled climate, and when nut hampered bv discriminations should boja.-, prosperous as any iu the union." Mr. McMillan experienced an enjoyable enjoy-able voyage and is receiving a cordial welcome homo. |