The Placer herald., 1874-11-28
HALF A MILLION MORE.

1t will be remembered that amid the ex-
element and rush Of bus mess at ihe close of
the last Congress, Sargent, Houghton and
Page. on behalf of their bcnefactor, the Cen
tral Paciic railroad Company, succeeded in
rushing bill through Congress, providing
for an appropriation Of 500 900 for the i'm
provement Of Oakland Harbor The rail-
road Company own Oakland Front, there
fore when we talk about giving TO Oakland
Harbor, it means giving TO the railroad COM
pany. Well, the railroad company got this
$780, ,0C0, which it seems proved no more
than enough to sharpen then appetite, as
they now implore Congress to give them half
a million more. In this matter it is anus
ing to notice the railroad organs. As long
as the railroad has no irons in the fire, their
organs are allowed to do and say about what
they please But when some object is to be
accomplished, like the procuring of this sub
sidy, for instance. Stanford cracks bis
whip, and at once like so many whining ours
they cover at his feet tremblingly waiting
orders. The cdic is pronounced, and at
once they set up their peculiar howlings;
even the little puppies, in imitation of lhe old
dogs, anxious to serve the master that gives
them bread, join their voices 10 the hdious
howl. Every railroad paper you pick up,
even to the scky tool in Placer, is implorng
Congress, when it meets, 10 give just half
IN ilion more to their Godfather This we
know is much relished by the people, Of
Placer in particular, where every poor man
desirous of securing a patent to piece Of
ground TO call bis home. is compelled to pay
from two to five times the ordinary price on
account of the enormous grants already given
by an extravagant government to this bloat-
ed monopoly. The annual cost to the gov
ernment of the railroads is now about four
hundred and fifty millions of dollars, all Of
which must be paid indirectly by the poor
people, burden which is holding them to
the ground, as it were, and they certainly
will relish the idea of ping ON half million
more for Oakland Harbor, and few hundred
of the moncyed lords will advocate such
measures, for the masters money is their
bread. 1t is time the people were knowing
their own in these matters.
AWoRLD- -BEArER. This appears to be a
remarkable year for race-horses, since it has
scored up records that have eclipsed every
thing before recorded in the annals of the
turf. The best running time, both Of mile
and two mile heats, and the best troii~s
time to harness, have been made in 1874
and now comes" Fullerton to make record
in wagon race not only surprising anything
ever before known, but actually beating the
best recorded time in each of three successive
heats. The attendance at the race on Satur-
day was very large, but by no means,up to
the previous Saturday, nor was it as great as
tho day of "Occident's' triumph. In the
pools "Occident' and Fullerton" sold about
even, alternating as favorites, with "Purdy
as bad third The judgement of the betters
seems TO have been bad and there confidence
was misplaced, for Fullerton" won the
race in three straight heats, without a skip
and "Purdy" was good second in each
heat. "Occdept" behaved badly, breaking
and plunging wildly, and rarely saving his
distance on the first heat. The time made
by "Fullerton astonished all present, as it
will astonish the world. The best previous
recorded time TO wagon was 2.24. "Fuller-
ton" won the three heats on Saturday in
2:20a, 2:22f, and 2:21 Post,