Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-03
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Mot De Msiiso- Manitoba.
TgE COMMERCE AND IsDusrREs OF THs PACIFIC
CoAsT OF NORTH AMERICA.
This ia the title in biisf Of work the
prospectus OF which i before us, and which
viii shortly come from the press of A. L..
Bancroft & Co., San Francisco. It IS TO De
the result of The labors Of John s. Hittel,
the accomplished statistic;au and author Of
S 81 Resources Of California" ssThe His.
tory of San Francisco 90 Brief History
of Culture, etc. It is to be work compris-
ing in its treatment the rise, progress, pro-
ducss present condition and prospects Of the
the usef1l arts on the western sids OF our
continent, and some account of its resources,
with elaborate treatment of manufactures,
briafer consideration OF commerce, trans
porsation, agriculture aud mining, and men
tion OF leading Establishments and proEni-
nsnt men in various deparSmentsof business.
Probably no more competent and patient pen
could be brought 70 such a great tssk. We
have faith that the work viii be well done,
and that Mr.. Hittsn will not permit haste
TO sbssr it of any detail necessary 70 iss com,
pleteness. Such 2 book is needed and the
time for its presentation is at hand. The
whole region OF the coast is now sufficiently
well understood cad the Pacific side Of the
continent vhsch has been the theater OF such
Rid pdpalation and development can now
~ Tered in the light of its possibilities
r. IL &Sure safely forecast. As Mr.. Hit
hrefsce remarks, since 1S45 Won
= he has occurred.
~ 3ht took the place of savagism, over
r. s. Comm srcs and industry, the school
IL. - II - D. the newspaper and the factory, lit
" - 81 yrt, wealth and luxury, rose as If by
81 Dir iu1rence has since continued to
slous speed. San Francisco became
IS IS ~ is now one Of the world famous
Is. II 1cenes and trade Lines OF ocean
..I< II kom tfs Golden Gate to China and
a score OF seaports coast
- 2 : r. Ind Panama Every day trains Of
routes with passengers and freights
the Atlantic West OF the Rocky
~ Are $500 miles OF iron track, more
TX. popu alton than in any other part
he most productive mines, the most
erds and vineyards and the most ele
II 4 IRE now 70 be found in places which
= half a century since had no occupants
- Z I wild beast the almost equally
III man.. The most important Typographical
#of our continent is that made by the sum
5-3 ythe great mountain chain tending from the
~ Of the equator to that OF the Arctic ocean
Ward from this line lies the Pacific realm, which
have selected as our domain. This immense
Union is evidently destined TO be the seat of a
az industrial empire Notwithstanding the inter
- Ines, it has numerous bonds OF common sympathy
I'D interest, aud definite geographical unity
In his work he proposes, among other qnes-
tons to aeek out answers TO these: What
ara the business aspects OF this Pacific ciViliz-
alton What has this vast region achieved
in matters OF material progress? What are
the main features of it's commerce and in
dustry? Are the Pacific manufacturers and
mechanics mere copyists? Are they degen-
crate borrowers from more enlightened and
energetic inhabitants of other lands? Or
have they manifested inventive genius? Have
they contributed anything to the useful arts
of our time. How do the farmers, Miners,
aud craftsmen IN various mechanical occu-
pations compare with those of other coun-
tries? What is the success of the lsborers in
working iron, Steel copper, BRASS lead; type
metal, silver and gold? Has the Pacific
coast skllful shipwrights, millwriahts,
wbeelrights, carpenters, and cabinet
makers! Does it tan good leather
and make good saddles, harness, shoes
and gloves? What are the products OF
its fisheries, potteries, glass WORKS, sugar re-
fneries and printing offices What are the
quantities and qualities of It's textle'fabrics
and many other questions in that line of in
curry. The book will embrace seven dlyi-
sions, TO wit: Introduction, in which the
field will be considered and the general feat
ures OF business; second, Commerce third,
Agriculture; fourth, Mining; fifth, Fisher
les sixth, Engineering seventh, Manufact-
ures. In his Introduction Mr.. Hittell quotes
literally concerning Sacramento from the
commercial exhibits OF ths Sacramento Board
OF Trade and the annual trade reyiew Of the
RECORD UNION.
MARK RUTHERFORD By Reuben Shapcott. New
York G. P Putnaal's Sens. San Francisco: A.
L. Bancroft Co.
This is tbs autobiography of dissenting
minister, edited by his friend. Il is striking
book, and has engaged our close attention
Whether it is fiction or fact we are not as
sured-it makes little difference. Ii the first,
it is an example OF fiction writing of high
order if the other, it is most affecting
recital told with admirable skill. 1t presents
to the reader o youth Of the middle class IN
England, whose parents were Calvinists OF the
most pronounced order. They trained their
son for the ministry that is with the ex-
pecbalien and without doubt of other result.
1t vas, in their view, his destiny to expert
ence. receive sad preach He followed II
this path, and gas called TO Passionate But
he had heard OF other paths had caught
glimpses OF other life, had with scarce his
own knowledge psered icto other doctrines,
and thus in the very outset OF his career, be-
gzu to doubt, and came to be looked upon as
not wholly aud strictly orthodox. He reached
that condition through process for which be
could not himssH clearly account: Il was
the legitimate result of profoundly inquir-
ing and deeply reasoning mind which at.
clement of the religion OF his youth no longer
seemed vital factor. lie began TO de.
1Sfg from dogmas aad 80 discourse OF
broad morality. lie left ilis creed
syi5h psin to himself The uprooting of the
iaitn Of his carly manhood was slow pro
cess, bus all the more agonizing for that. He
atr0vs 20 remain, bub could not; he went CD
vita q sea OF doubt despite himself and the
consequent struggle tore his mind. The auto
biography ends abruptly. His editor thus
speaks of him in conclusion I" He was en
phaticslly the child of his tiune-of time o.
transition, OF 3 time when the earth under
our feet rocks and the foundations OF every
thing are shaken, of TINS Of intense misery
TO all thoss who pine to be assured" Ths
editor does NOS assure us as to exactly wha
sea Rutherford drifted into, but we are led Il
conf 7ctars that he settled into nothing pcsi
tie chat his coaaiets settled into peace
without specific stipulations, yet deGni
tive"
NEWFOUNDLAND 10 MANITOBA. Through Canada
Maritime, Mining aad Prairie Provinces. By W
fraser Rae. New York G. T. Putaans Sons
San francisco a. L. Bancroft & Co.
Mr. Rae wrote series of letters concern
ing a portion Of "The D0uii1ion" to tt,
London Times. These letters have beer
gathered, and hence this volume. They treat
of the resources, industries, climate. prospects
and probabilities of the region lying in New
foundland Nova Scotia New Brunswick
and Prince Edward Island on
the coast, and of Manitoba and the
northerly provinces. 1t sufices to say tina;
the work has been well DONE Dir. Rae
is 4 careful ssstistieien and q cultured OBJ
server. Many men viii travel through and
search out country, and yet not prove them.
selves to be possessed OF good obseryant quail
itiss-those qualities which teach them to
value details and see all things worth seeing,
aud which enabls them to weigh and COM
pare and consider the relations Of ell they see.
He does not therefore treat alone of the COM
merce and productions of tie REGIONS named,