The record-union., 1893-06-05
PRESS VOICE.
Practical Talk by Interior News
papers.
Subjects of Living Interest-Free and
Vigorous Expression
Made.

lone Valley Echo: Some ofthe churches
are afraid their missionaries will be
driven out of China if the Geary law is
enforced. Well, what if they are driven
away from the Flowery Kingdom?
About all they accomplish there is the
spending Of good American money
There is better field for Christian labor
here at home.
Colusa Sun: There is much talk about
the demonetizing OF silver, but the Gov
eminent has been purchasing $4,000, 600 a
month, and has to coin and get out all
any body wants. Silver is receivable for
all Government dues. 1t is paid into the
Government vaults in large quantities,
Out no one wants TO take it out. The
Government has obligations payable in
coin, but the holders of these obligations
demand gold coin: and, to keep up the
parity between the metals, the Govern
ment has to pay in the kind the creditor
wants, Tor as soon as a man presented a
Government obligation and asked for
gold and he is given silver, down goes
silver to big discount. The fear that
this viii be done is what is driving silver
out Of sight to-day.
Willows ReOdctU: There are many who
VIII say that cherry trees grow better
along the river than they do on the
plains. This assertion can be cheerfully
combated by growing and natural evil
dence in Willows. There are no doubt
one hundred cherry trees within the cor
porate limits of Willows, and they all
look healthy and are loaded with fruit
this year, The idea was prevalent many
years ago that fruit trees could not be
grown on the plains, but we now have
living evidence that they can. 1t was
also thought that oranges could not be
grown in Glenn County, and then only
IN sheltered places, but now we have
thrifty and bearing orange trees all
around us.
Colqsa Sun: And now it is said that
san Jose can not get subscribed the
million required by the proposed amend
lnent TO the Constitution to be paid into
the Treasury before the clause, if carried
shall take effect. 1t is the safest thing in
The world to subscribe to that fund. The
money might have to be deposited a little
while, but the people of the State will
never put clause in their Constitution
that talks like that 1t is good chance
Tor San Josean to show his liberality
without the ghost of a show for 1t to cost
him anything.
Clear Lake Press: 1t is now an assured
fact that we will soon have a railroad to
connect our beautiful Clear Lake with
the outside world. Before many more
volumes OF the Press have been closed
we shall have the pleasure of announcing
that we have railroad facilities, and COM
munication for travel, ETC., between
Lakeport and San Francisco, and from
there with all parts of the world. We do
not entertain the slightest doubt of the
completion OF road by January l, 1895,
and probably sooner.
Amador Record: 1t is a foregone con-
clusion that State Road Convention will
be held in the near future. Nearly twenty
counties, through their leading papers,
have Endorsed the convention idea. There
can be no question that such gathering
would result in great good to the COM
monwealth by the increased interest it
would rouse among the people on this
important question of the public high
ways. Amador County is deeply inter
ested in the subject, and we feel perfectly
sale in asserting that she will approve Of
u State Convention and will aid in max
ing 1t success. The convention will
meet in Sacramento.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: The press of
Butte County is vigorously agitating the
question OF roads. 1t is noticed that from
$4,000 to S4O,O 900 is spent annually by the
county III repair of roads, and thew seem
no better. The fact is slowly impressinp
itself on the public that it will be cheaper
10 construct complete system of solid,
permanent, durable roads in the first in
stance and pay less for repairs afterWard.
The actual money outlay will not be
more. Inc county can be bonded at a
low rate of interest and the future genera
uon can help pay the principal. 1t will
De so immensely benefited by construc-
ton of fine thoroughfares now that it
cannot object to bearing part of the ex-
pense. Good roads mean higher land
values, cheap and easy transportation.
sleek horses, long-lived wagons, accessi-
bic markets for farm products the wear
around, ready communication with
nelgnbors and the town and postoffice.
and, in brief, an existence vastly more
satisfactory and profitable. There is
scarcely valid argument against con-
struction of good roads.
Pomona Times: The Sacramento REC
oRD-UNION has done the public a most
valuable service in checking if not alto
gether stopping entries of land in the
State Land Once by spectators, to the
exclusion of actual settlers There has
evidently been collision between the
State Land Register and speculative ap-
plicants. Their methods were in spirit.
il not in fact, violation of the beneficent
United STATES and State land laws, which
designed the public lands for actual set
tiers. The RECORD-UNIoN has got the
crooked business in the courts, and as far
as the case has progressed, it is victorious.
and the land thieves are withdrawing ap-
phcationS and in other ways hedging
against the consequences of their acts.
This fact alone is proof that their meth
DDS of getting land were illegal. The
Tor its prosecution, which bids fair to
save to actual settlers from 200, 600 to 300
900 acres.