Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-15
LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO

ED. WORLD: Tho summer is pass
ing away and you still see evidence
Of continued dull business on all sides
here. When the long and dreary
winter season that lasted from No
vember until April finally terminated,
it was the general impression that
there were better times ahead, but
there is no evidence as yet that such
a desirable anticipation has been re-
allzed. There is even larger num-
Der of men and women out of en-
ployment in this city and Oakland
than there were at this time last year,
and scarcity of money and an inert
condition Of business generally seem
to be tho rule all round.
MILLIONS OF COIN IDLE.
Speaking of the dearth of coin in
the land it is refreshing and sug-
gsstive fact that there are nearly sew
enty million dollars in the Sub Treas
ury of this city, much OF which has
been lying idle and unproductivs in
the vaults for several years past.
There is only one city in the country
tNew York; that makes more pro-
life exhibit of a surplus than this.
This money is wrung indirectly from
the pockets OF the people, the most
of whom are growing poorer all the
time, being directly and indirectly
taxed for every article of food and
clothing that they have occasion tc
use in the daily routine of life. Sure.
ly there is something wrong in the
system shat witnesses the hording uE
of the peoples money to the tune Of
millions and tens of millions by sucl
process as this. The spectacle o
huge piles of public money rotting,
might say, in government vaults, anc
a condition bordering on poverty anc
starvation prevailing among larg,
element of the population Throughout
the land ought to set people think
ing, and if political economists car
come forward and solve the problem
in the interests OF public relief, the,
ought to receive respectful attention
This condition OF things is not calcu
lated to make mo view with holy hor
ror the reduction of plethora gov
eminent surplus with view of pro
yiding for the wants of the need'
veterans who came forward, riske,
their lives and rescued the nation
from peril nearly thirty years ago.
PICTURESQUE JOURNALISM
Seems to flourish in San Francisco
The recent expose made by one of tn
leading daily papers on the subiec
of "Chronicles of Kings!" reveals pc
culiarities in the foibles of great mel
not avsrse to espousing royal preten
sions. They are willing to pay lib
orally for it. Thus olives of grea
men all remind US" that in this de
generate age coin is king, but dali
papers should not criticise the system
too caustically for they too are in tn
same boat. 1t seems to be the bes
paying feature Of metropolitan news
paper work nowadays. Good SC
licitors, we'll dressed aud of good ad
dress, ought to be in demand, for the
have TO do the skirmish work on tn
picket line and bear the brunt of tn
toll. When they capture the "Kings
the battle is practically finished.
THE CENSUS.
The completion of the census ant
its results are looked forward to will
almost breathless interest. 1t is nov
generally conceded that the popula
ton of this city will come somewha
under the figure of 100000. Their,
are good citizens enough here, how
ever, to make their power felt if the,
will it, but in many respects it bear,
evidence of the truth of the state
ment that its local affairs are more
sadly mismanaged than those of any
other city of the country. Look a
the streets. On a windy day the,
are an eye-sore IN the literal meaning
Of the term. Filth is eyerywhor,