Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-31
THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS.

The editor of the Cincinnati Volks-
jreund is travelling on the Pacific coast,
and in an editorial correspondence with
his paper has most serious complaint to
make against the country.
His grievances do not refer to the eli
mate-the climate of the Pacific coast is
superb; they do not refer to the product
iveness of the soil-he has never seen a
more productive country; they do not re-
fer to the hospitality OF the people-the
people of the Pacific coast are most hos
pitable and cordial to strangers; they do
not refer to the comforts of traveling-the
trains are clean, travel expeditions, safe
and comfortable; they do not refer to the
general prosperity of California and Ore
gon-lhose States are accredited with a
high degree of prosperity; they do not re-
fer to the civility of his fellow travellers
the people whom he meets are civil, even
urbane; they do not refer to the social
conditions-the social conditions of the
Pacific coast are most admirable they do
not refer to the opportunities for acquiring
wealth-no part of the world, in the judg-
nent of this estimable editor, offers greater
inducements to the rich, to the poor, to the
middle class; but they do refer to another
matter, and the indictment is most serious.
We commend it to the attention of the
State Board of Trade, to the Chamber of
Commerce, to the State Board of Agricult-
ure, and especially do we commend it to the
attention of Senator Stanford, as President
OF the Southern Pacific Company, A. N.
Towne, as General Manager, and the ge-
NAL Mr.. Fillmore, as General Superintend-
ent.
This Cincinnati editor has discovered an
abuse, and he demands that it shall be
renledied. he says that one of the most
monstrous and outrageous impositions prac-
ticed on travellers is the price Of beer.
While on the Northern Pacific the passen-
ger can purchase bottle of beer on the
buffet cars or in the dining-room cars for
30 cents, he is charged so cents per bottle
for the same beer on the Southern Pacific,
and especially between Portland and San
Francisco.
Now it ought to be understood by the
immigration agencies here, by the trans
portation systems, by the philosophical
people of California, who are endeavoring
TO induce immigration here, that no coun-
try can hope to attract desirable class
Of immigrants where the price of beer is
ten cents per bottle more than: in com
peting territory.
Who would live in California, where
the gentlemanly son of Africa holds out
his hand for fifty cents for bottle of beer,
when within thousand miles of the same
country like bottle may be purchased
for forty cents. 1t is true that The terri
tory lying contiguous to the Northern Pa
cihc is cold in winter; in fact has win
ter, is afflicted with billiards, is sparsely
settled, and viii remain so for ages to
come. What Of it, if there are seven
months of winter, and the other five
months of the calendar are very late in
Che fall, if beer may be purchased for
forty cents per bottle. What OF the
boasted climate of California, the product
lveness of the soil, the growth and ad-
vancement of It's people, when beer is
sold for ten cents per bottle more than in
another territory.
The people of Cincinnati have already
been informed of this difference in the
cost of common necessary of life No
more immigration need be expected from
Southern Ohio or Northern Kentucky
;ntil this great wrong is remedied.