The record-union., 1893-07-07
PRESS VOICE
Comments by Some of the Interior
Papers.

Comments by Some of the Interior
Papers.
Palermo Progress: The Rural Press in
| speaking of the road meeting recently
| held IN Oroville says that several speak
| ers expressed themselves in favor of good
roads, but were opposed to any bonding
scheme. 1t seems not to have occurred
TO some of the gentlemen who aired their
views on the subject and found severe
IauIt with newspapers for agitating the
matter, that the only way to have good
roads is to build them, and the only way
to build them is to pay for them.
| Fresno ErpoSitor: Some of our ex-
changes are urging the opening of the
hydraulic mines as a means of aiding the
financial situation. The ErpOSitO1' is in
! favor OF opening the mines, because il
thinks it right; but SO far as the financial
situation being aided thereby, it is the
verest Dosh. The million or two of dol
lars in gold, or even five or ten millions,
extracted from the mines in a season
would be but a drop in the bucket as
compared with the great demands of the
world for the yellow metal.
Chico Enterprise: Reports to the Olive
| growers Association show that the Cali
! tornla olive oil product for the last sea-
son has aggregated about 1000 gallons.
All Of this has been bottled and nearly all
OF the product has been sold at prices
ranging from 10 to 30 per cent higher
than the prices obtained here for French
aud Italian oils. The seasons product
was not so great for various reasons as
the output OF 1891 when over ii 200 gal
/ Ions OF oil were made. 1t is a consery-
alive estimate that in five years, with the
/ present planting of olive trees, the olive
oil product will be between 10000 and
| 10000 gallons.
| San Bernardino Courier: A gentleman
y rt,gN l...a,
! ne tells says 1ale'S victory over Harvard
means an increased attendance at the
former college next year. This is en-
couraglng, and allays any suspicion that
may have been aroused of the useless
ness OF boat racing in university course.
However, as the students appear in the
light of advertising material we are of the
opinion that they should be paid for their
eXertions.
Bakersfield CaJJo27ataas: The fruit
growers of Sonoma County have formed
union for selt-protection and to facili-
tate the marketing and shipment of their
products. All over the State the same
movement IS going on. This of course
is an interference with the regular chan
nels of trade" as the journalistic champi-
ons OF the remorseless middlemen have
1t. but it is good thing nevertheless and
an eminently proper step. 1t is high
time the producers managed their own
affairs so as to secure at least fair share
of the profits.
Plumas NatiOnuL- Bulletin: The min
ing interests OF Plumas are coming to
the front and are attracting the attention
of mining men to the county. This is a
fact, Notwithstanding the moss backed
croakers whose strong fort in life is to
discourage enterprise and to critcise those
who have the push, the ambition and
ability either to develop our mines them
selves or to secure the investment of cap
ital for that purpose. Witness, if you
please, the big operation on the ridge be-
tween Gibsonville and La Porte. BY
sinking a shaft between four and FIVE
hundred feet deep, the Thistle Shaft peo-
pie have developed an immense channel
of rich gravel, are taking out lots of gold,
and employing nearly a one hundred
men. There are several miles Of this
channel, doubtless containing millions of
gold, which will certainly be worked in
the future, now that it's extent and rich
ness have been demonstrated. From
many points it will be seen that there is
an increasing interest and activity as to
Plumas County mines, developed and
undeveloped. Attention is being at
tracted to the county. More prospecting
is going on than for years past, and there
is greater disposition to take hold of
and develop the mines. Let the good
work go on. If continued, we shall re-
turn to an era of prosperity-of gold pro-
ducing in large quantities, of good wages
and good markets.