Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-30
THE FUTURE OF cALIvosp1A.

California, Ike young giant bathing his
feet in the Pacific, now no longer feels isO.
lated since it is in close communication
with the States east of the Rockies.
The westward course Of empire, and all
that that term implies, has been
rapidly settling up the immense tracts Of
territory between the Mississippi river and
the Sierras, until now, wave-Gke, it is
beating hard against it's eastern confines.
California is feeling the warm impulses of
that westward growth. California, like
Minerva, was born fully grown, but with
out the experience that characterizes the
older and more successful and more SUBJ
stantial States. a quarter of century
ago California reminded US of the tabled
wonder of some glowing oriental myth
where cities spring up in day from a
golden soil. California has before it that
great ocean, the long sought highway TO
the Indies, forming the last link in the
belt of civilized enterprise which now
clasps the world, and across from whose
shores the American citizen can gaze upon
the oldest civilizations.
California to-day has great and glorious
prospect before it. The State has OF late
years entered upon new conditions, per.
force the result of passing through a transit
ton period; aided by it's now relative near
ness to the States" and it's new peopling.
As the star of empire shines for all, we are
not sure but that California, with agricult-
ure instead of gold, as the basis Of its fu.
ture prosperity with new and practical
elements in its rapidly increasing popula-
ton, instead Of code of laws that recog.
- he oh
the case in its early days; with new and
fresh aspirations permeating its society of
all classes with a general disposition to
live for the future and name, taking ad-
vantage of all its blessings-blessing5 that
are resultant of phenomenal effects-gold,
wheat and the grape being the tripodal
factor of its future greatnees-we are not
sure that it may not be said of California
"Loi uncover the land,
Which l hid of old in the west,
AS the sculptor uncovers the statue
When he has wrought his best"
California expects much from the com.
pleted Southern Pacific Railway, believing
that it reaches the resident of the south of
Europe with one hand, and will land him
in Southern California with the other, and
we hear that that railroad company are
making extensive preparations to let the
people Of the wine-growing countries of
Europe know precisely what they can do
in this State. The European fruit-grower
finds all his acquired knowledge useful In
California, with much more extended OPP
portunity for its use. We also learn that
an organized effort is being made to attract
the attention of the emigrant towards Cal
ifornia. Indeed, comparatively large
new population has been added to the State
during the past six months, and the pro-
motors of the scheme, coupled with the
efforts of the Emigration Commissioners of
the State now have every reason to expect
a large augmentation of Drawn and brain
to the State right steadily from this time
on. The cutting up of the large ranches
there into small farms at reasonable prices !;
the healshfulness of the climate; the GER
tain market for its many productions; the
new order of society there, and it's nearness
to the States by reason of the new and addi.
tional means of railroad communication, it
seems to us are sufficient to make Califor.
MIA great commonwealth in the near fu.
ture, as it is to-day the phenomena of the
country in its various products.
No doubt California has been sealed
book to many people in the Atlantic States
and in Europe. Ex-senator David Davis,
who has been visiting there speaks in glow
ing terms of its climate, the hospitality of
its people, and It's vast agricultural, hOrti-
cultural and timber resources, and says
what he has seen there is new revelation
TO be ever remembered. i Boston CONNER
cisl Bulletin.