Show Joe HIedilEJs Opinion of California SAN FRANCISCO Sept 6The Ala Cal fornia publishes an interview with Joseph Medill proprietor of the Chicago Tribune who is nowhere on his third visit to California Califor-nia He says I am more impressed with the possibilities of the Pacific coast every time I visit here and am much surprised that more energy is not directed to the development de-velopment of the natural resources of the country You have not recovered from the old mining craze Irrigation is what is wanted I have given much attention to the subject and I believe I am safe in the asser tion that i the waters from your hills and mountains which now flow idle to the ocean were turned upon your lands it would increase in-crease tho products of the coast fully one hundred millions annually I would not then bo long before your interchange of products would you the greatest pros geatest perity and your people would regret that mining ever turned their heads My advice is to push this question of irrigation mako yourself a nuisance on the subject Thats the way to make i win Mr Medill who is accompanied by his wife and accompaned wfe daughter expects ex-pects to leave here for tho East Tuesday J next LATER Mr Joseph Medill of Chicago who is now on a visit to this coast was taken seriously ill last night and obliged to remain in his room at the Palace Hotel throughout today On inquiry tonight it was learned that ho was much better His ow reply I was that he was all right again |