Show RAISIN GRAPES A report on the rasin product recently published by the san francisco Kj cummer suggests a subject that should receive serious consideration in utah according to there given the rasin crop of the pro ince of malaga in sis years has fallen off considerably over half A once annual output out put of boxes has in that period been reduce 1 to thia latter quantity ia less than the product of california lait year the shipments of the united states hae declined to boxes thus it appears that spain lias virtually retired from the united states markets on top of this says the examiner come the recent storm in this state cutting da the product by a fraction estimated in acme quarters at nearly one halt this sudden shock has struck the market after all calculations cu have been maja and after croft of the malaga crop not taken in this country has been asp eed of eleew here there is a vast deficiency and absolutely no way f meeting it under circumstances prices ought to boom and three growers who have saved even part of their chopa should make almost ai much as if they had saved everything the history of industry does not show many advances like the conquest by california for the fret place in the raisin production of the world spain has held almost a monopoly of raisin growing tor hundreds of years fathers had handed down their skill to their bons eons through generation after generation this course of trade had become v orn into a rut so deep that seemed likely to ever change it seven years ago california challenged malaga with a production of one box to her rivals fifty today to day a single district in this state surpasses ho whole of spain and our supremacy has come to stay one californian acre will produce more grapes alian three spanish acres and there is nothing in the spanish climate to match our hot dry summers for curing raisins our growers put brains in their work they use machinery where it can be used to advantage and halt a dozen years are enough for them to acquire the inherited experience of centuries they have practically conquered the american market and they are already well on the way toward alio possession of alie markets of the world there is every reason to believe that certain parts of utah are highly adapted to the culture of raisin grapes we have seen barn plea grown here under far from the most favorable conditions that were equal to any of the california products the subject should receive the united attention of our horticulturists A thorough study should be made of the requirements and a systematic movement began to test the question thoroughly tho supply for our home consumption at least may not bo raised with profit to both the grower and the consumer JOB McAtur rB the big fighter at the risk of his life rescued a baby from a burning house in san francisco last tuesday for external reward he probably received thanks awfully 1 when he conns at the risk of a bloody nose to knock out a fellow bruiser before the california athletic blob lie may have countless cheers and a puree of gold to the saving of the child the san francisco newspapers devote ten or twenty lines to the slugging match they will give two or three columns with a scare bead all of which shows the relative esteem for heroism and esteem for brutality IT ia said that there is to bo an american corner in tea this winter there will also be milk and sugar in tea as is usual in this country which makes and drinks the cheering beverage after A most barbarous fashion |