Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
that the Jewish genius is wholly averse
from agriculture.
KICKING AGAINST THE PRIcKs.

The San Francisco Journal Of Commerce
appears to be a fair example of that peculiar
provincial narrowness and perversity which
have characterized the community action
of The city where it is published at various
critical junctures in its past history. 1t
has heard that there is talk of carry
ing wheat from San Francisco to New
Orleans by rail, at such rates as must drive
the sailing ships oat of the business. 1t
refuses to believe that this will ever be
done, however, and its reasons are very
curious. A contemporary having stated that
the Southern Pacific Railroad would prob
ably carry wheat to New Orleans at from
Sll to SD per ton, the Journal says, "The
Figures given for the railroadis SIC )stated
&c to be available only when the road runs
Through highly cultivated country with
ga heavy local traffic" What has the local
traffic to do with the through traffic? But
ouramazing contemporary proceeds to knock
down its own lame argument by expressing
the opinion that in "a few years " the
route Of the Southern Pacific twill be-
"come thickly settled with thriving towns
"and villages" in which case of course the
"heavy local traffic which it thinks in.
dispensable to the successful carriage of
through freight at low rates, will be fur
nished. Our contemporary, however, is not
at all satisfied with its own expressions of
skepticism, and so it seeks to "brace up
by introducing the cogent consideration
that this change in the carrying trade can
not possibly happen, because if it did it
would injure San Francisco. From this
consideration the Journal proceeds to a
still mere curious one. 1t says: "San
" Francisco could not afford to receive
"such blow, and if there was anything
"more in it than mere rumor, ii acoald be
"the duty Of The people Of this city to fight
SIT acith tie utmost determination. The
italics are our own. They serve to empha-
size truly singular proposition. 1t is to
be regretted, however, that the Journal Of
Commerce did not say precisely how the
people of San Francisco were to Eight "
the carriage of grain to New Orleans by
railroad. Are they to get law passed
prohibiting railroads from carrying grain
cheaper than the ships will do it? Or do
they propose to subsidize a fleet of ships
to carry it for nothing, so as to defeat the
wicked Vaccinations of the railroad men =?
We certainly should like to learn how San
Francisco would set about fighting
the new transportation line, and in
asmuch as there is no doubt as to
the reality of the coming change, we
advise our contemporary to lose no
time in furnishing up its weapons, and
planning the campaign. tits possible that
when San Francisco gets ready to Eight F."
the New Orleans. route, the wheat.growers
of California may have something to say in
the premises. And even though the ulti.
mate outcome should be to injure San
Francisco, the manifest benefits to accrue
| to the whole State and coast from the
proposed change in the methods of trans.
porting the crops to Europe will, we are
strongly inclined to think, be held to out
weigh any such considerations. Indeed
the Journal Of Commerce, and all who are
attempting to oppose this coming change,
are wasting their breath. 1t will come,
because it is needed, and when it comes it
will do away with the slow voyages of
sailing ships. The single saving in point
of time will be sufficient to establish it
firmly, and no matter what corns are trod-
den upon the people of the Pacific coast
will welcome and approve it most heartily.