Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-24
WHAT THE CoUHTRY PRESS SAY.

Oroville Register That the Spring VAL
ley Mining Company, with no natural out
let for their tailings that would not destroy
a large body OF agricultural lands, took
hold of the matter with an earnest purpose
Of doing everything possible to work their
mine without damage to the farming
lands To that end the company exs
pended many thousand dollars, and with
such success that complaints are no longer
heard from the farmers Of damage sns-
tanned by the flow of debris from the
Spring Valley mine. What has been done
by the Spring Valley Mining Company in
this matter can, in our opinion, be done by
nineteen-twentieths of the hydraulic min.
ing companies in the State. In the case of
the debris from the Spring Valley mine,
the canal being constructed with capacity
to carry all the waters of Dry creek, the
dump of the mine, at its highest stages,
separation of the fine from the coarse ma
terial is made at the reservoir in the edge
of the valley, instead of at the dump Of
the s!uices, as would be required in hand
ling the debris from the mines on Yuba
Colusa San. That it proposes an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State, al
lowing the Legislature to remit State taxes
on all manufacturing establishments, and
giving to local Boards of Supervisors, town
governments, etc, the power to remit local
taxes. That is to say if company pro-
posed to erect factory of any kind in
Colusa, let some State authority, some
county authority, and some town author
ity, have a right to say that it shall be
free from taxation for a given number of
years. Our rate OF taxation fer State,
md ,n
almost as much as an Eastern capitalist ex-
poets to make clear on his money. Now,
if this could be remitted, it would bring
the manufacturing interest to our doors,
and would not increase our taxes, because
it would bring property to us that other
wise would remain awaY.@ The article on
revenue in our Constitution wants amend
ing anyhow, and suppose we put this
clause in it? What say our oontempo-
raries?
Nevada City transcript. Never before
in the history of the State has so great a
struggle been carried on within her con-
fines as the one now waging between the
miners and the farmers. The industry that
populated the coast with the brainiest and
most progressive element abounding In the
East is being assailed by portion of cur
citizens, some of whom are honest but ig-
norant, others intelligent but unreasonable,
and still others as big thieves and black
mailers as the sun ever shone upon. If
the attack upon hydraulic mining proves
successful, we all know full well that the
foundation of the whole gold. producing in
dustry will have been sapped. To remedy
the damage done to the valleys by reason
of mining, the miners have agreed to take
the most liberal measures.
San Jose Mercury. That we doubt if
there is father, much less mother, Of
any girl pupil in attendance upon our pub
lie schools who would not like TO have that
girl devote AN hour each day TO the prac-
tice of needlework. Everybody knows that
young people need the stimulation of num-
bers-of association-to call out their best.
Work, with them, is very apt to be drudg-
cry when performed alone, in the solitude
of the home but when performed in an
associative capacity-in the schooi-roou,
for instance, ii company with their mates
it becomes recreation. Inspired by the
spirit of emulation they would learn more
in one hour than they would in weeks
coerced application under the mothers in
struction, conceding that she has the time
and skill 20 impart that instruction.
Sutter county Farmer. That in refer
ence to the appointment of Conference
Committee, we presume the farmers will
not object to any amicable conference. If
matters can be so arranged in such convea.
tions as to carry out the Recommendation
of the committee that the miners take care
Of their own tailings and cease operations
until such arrangements are perfected, the
Convention might effect perfect settle
ment of the vexed question, but if this
cannot be effected, there IS but little use In
calling the meeting.