The weekly union record., 1865-09-16
How to get Rich.


At the opening Of the Northern District
Fair. General Bidwel, Congressman elect. in
the course of bis opening address, thus plainly
exposed the cause Of the hard times in
California
To regard to the dullness aud stagration 10
business which from time TO time pervsde the
land, there are many causes and many rene
dies We should ask ourselves =: Do we not
continae TO practice the habits we assumed IN
former and fusher times and thereby live be
yord The legitimate bounds Of our present
available resourcesf 1t is true too, that the
scarcity Of money and the high rates Of inter
est which capital commands precludes the pos
sibility OF engaging in many enterprises for the
development of the mipes and the improvement
OF the material resources Of the State but we
can and ought 10 produce more than we do
even with our present means and the present
high prices of labor and capital. will not
assent that we can at once remedy all the
trouble that seems TO beset ou- path but !
do say it is in our power to remedy much OF
il. But so long as we continue TO import
things that can be produced here. just SO long
must we send away our gold TO pay for them.
We eau and ought to produce all or nearly all
of the thousands Of barrels, boxes aud cases OF
dried spples, raising and other fruits, which
we import, amounting annually 10 half million
of dollars We could produce nearly all OF
the brandies, malt and other liquors, If we
must have them, which we now import. and
thereby save, annually, quarter OF million
of dollars more. We have the means aud
should produce all OF the butter. cheese, bacon,
hams, pork, lard lard oil. linseei and in time
even olive oil, which we import aud thereby
make saving of at least half million dollars
more every year We have 10 this State ex-
haustless mines Of nearly pure iron and we
can and ought to produce all OF that material
used for railroads, machinery and other pur-
poses, and thereby same annually millions OF
dollars more These and thousands of other
things, which we ought, aud will eventually be-
compelled to produce here, or do without. we
have to pay for in gold and at prices which
charge the consumer with transportation. in-
surauce and profit ou the articles aud then|
again with the transportation, insurance and
profit and the gold sent TO pay for them, and|
this, of course, in addition to the original cost;
all of which can be saved by producing them|
here. If we cannot do all of this at once, wei
should do as much as we can, and aim 10 make
the residue at the earliest practical period. Isl
it true in this land of luxuriant vegetstion|
where, literally. the cattle upon thousand
hills Craze and thrive in winter as well as|
summer with little or no attention, that wei
must continue to transport butter and cheese|
from New York i? There is no such necessity,
and | speak from experience. Buta few years.
ago nearly all the farmers OF this valley. aud II
among the rest, purchased nearly all the but
ter they used-butter that had been imported
across the Isthmus of Panama or around Cape|
Horn. Some of it seemed old enough to bave|
made voyage around the world. became|
ashamed of it, aud resolved that il could not j
with thousands of cattle which had at the|
time, make sufficient butter to supply my own|
Iamlly-and my family is large, over ffty,|
sometimes q hundred in number | would dol
without it. Aud with many other things Il
have made similar resolves; and | am happy
10 be able to say they baye resulted 10 success
II the whole State-aroused TO he Importance
OF decreasing importations which depete our
purses and absorb the means that would give
US prosperity and independence. would make q
hrm resolve 10 manufacture more OF many
things or do without them. the result would bel
an impetus to all branches of industry that
would revolutionize the condition OF thngs|
and Danish complaint from our shores