Telegram-herald., 1890-05-15

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seci1sE tzlly / have oztexe1 hsIe soL8s
gsunies br01ghE from rls s@ss lave fsls
Z h11lilsased - Ehs lgrTy 4Sx Which accom-
panied thzaT rejection Il said ~ plainly
a. wor,is "Hers : narrow. sungy,
plcay1-E Lsh 5sstsrnsT fresh from Tx cor
strained, ons harse pasgsree u Connectl-
e1t, al LOT at AZ up ~ ouE brOSt. breezy,
expansive Ssy Il dong bnslaass'
'sThs C~hf0rni4Es. yOa know, dont
boCh1r viii that sort q change" wss
the re1aAEk lads a. one Of these 70
nzsAl&
How long have you bean II CAitOr-
aiay' ssksd
Eight veanA'
] mestitaIed ! came % thts state Ia
1850 aud remained until 1870. l saw
tee state In hsr fash days Here was
man eight years Ia CalifoniA hooking
down at NE from hls lofty perch or ex-
perienee. He Californian said
Sco-TL Yes. a Californian, said Com
mon Sense-''ss good as you ara What
though yOu were Out here III the early
days and saw II alp l. IL any credit 70
you, Are you any better for Il than he
Is, Only you're angry because he won't
take you're cOntempuble little cOppeFs.
So ! carried az last my cOppers 10 the
postotdce and huInbly exchanged them
for two cent stamps, and felt somewhat
relieved because the general government
was not above taxing its own money IN
California.
But California today wants money as
much as Connecticut. California with
al her immense resources Is in some re-
specJs poorer than Connecticut Cali
fornia prices for provisions. clothing, etc.
are as low as eastern prices California
today Il not the California OF 1853, when
the miner was singing his bucksAln full
Of gold dust wildly about. paying for
poor whisky fifty and twenty-five cents
drink. and foolishly imagining that be-
cause the place had given him a few
thousands IN gold it was inexhaustible
California IS land OF wonderful posi-
bilities and immense resources. She
should be the richest state IN the Union.
She viii be in time But she needs the
cent in her daily currency as much as
does the opulent city of New York.
You may here II the course Of a day
want half a dozen small items, which in
the east can be bought for cent or two
/ When here you shovel out your nickel
every time; you find il great factor in
melting away your daily pocket allow
/ ance Result, 1t checks trade. People
T do not buy as they do in eastern cities.
/ If YOU want sheet OF paper or sin
( gle envelope you must plank down your
/ FIVE cents for II. IF you buy matches you
/ must buy five cents worth and pack
/ cord about with you. You must buy
! five cents worth of candy or none at all.
The cent stick of candy, the cent or two
cent apple, the cent cake, tart or roll at
the bakers, the cent or two cent or three
cent anything are here impossibilities
Inotice that in the worlds great cen
ters Of commerce like London, Paris and
New York 90 you find the smallest sub
divisions Of circulating currency.
/ Now, as 20 some results. In New
York city the Italians fruit stand is
seen on almost every other block In
San Francisco il is hardly seen at all.
And California is the fruit paradise Of
the United States. The Italians retail
fruit business in New York Is, in the ag-
gregate, an immense trade. Many is
the ton sold daily from those corner
stands II depends mainly on the one,
/ two and three cent sales; knock the
penny out and the business would be
ruined. Therefore is not the despised
4 copper in the hands of boys and girls as
well "a grown up people a means Of put
ting and keeping In circulation a great
deal Of cash every day: If | can buy
twenty small articles with Il instead of
go. for tho reason that can by means
of @ small currency cut that dollar up
into twenty pieco5 instead Of ten, Is not
that dollar when capable Of such
division worth more o. me? You are
charged here fifteen cents az some houses
for a glass of beer If you are unwise
enough % lay down a quarter Of a dol
lar. That Is ~ the rate Of "bit" a
drink. : dit" is either ten or fifteen
cents. 4 long bit is fifteen cents. A
"short bit Is ten cents. People who put
on style here and do the magnificent and
wish % stand well in the estimation of
the bar keeper seldom prefer short
bit for a drink. No. They lay down
their quarter every time and the bar
keeper calmly shoves ten cents back.
winch the cu-tomer pockets. and his
reputation is intact In this way a
princely man cun pay sixty cents fo- four
glasses ~ larar n ne doesn't DO some
short bit business.
Tie daily paper here is five cents. As
result. v0u see IN the street car and
ferry boat nothing 20 compare with the
uevspaTer rcading by the masses while
m trnnsit from shop or store 70 their
homes A. 10 New York. where every
boiy's nose Is buried in psper when
going from or returning 20 their homes.
which they buy FOR one and two cents.
The entire sentiment on which this
roval contempt for small currency is
bssed always wac a humau The miner
n tha f-sh times after living few
years where a dime was the lowest coin
IN circulation raired ont = the soil a
fcw thousand dollars IT, went with 10
fe hs eastern home turnea up his nose
- coppors. spent bic money. came back
fr more. fn rcost cases never g1t a. and
.ivsi 0u brsad. beans and bacon iu a
.ahin which his eastern friends woul3n 9
rake a. a hen coop. He WAS the man
above coupers
It seems 80 me BIT 2 ridiculous old
'4s~ pride ard usage. as ri3iculous A. a
French door key which must weigh
nearly bali a pound hecaase All ancient
dCor KEYS weighed near half pound