The record-union., 1893-05-25

some method of disposing of the garbage
OF the city. These are matters that can
not walt. The health of the people de-
pends upon prompt, vigorous and intel
Hgent action.
bakersfield Californian. The New Y York
WORLDS Fair was never ready. The
centennial was weeks and weeks behind
IN INSTALLATIONS. Part of the Paris Expo
sltlon was not complete when the show
was over, and it will always be so. A
Droad-mlnded man would make liberal
allowance for the differences in the CO.
e1ilclent OF effectiveness between a man
at nome employing others whom he has
known and the same man in new envi-
ronment compelled to employ others new
aLke to hlm and 10 it. In fact, a broad
minded man would have coefficient of
common sense somewhere about him,
thereln distinctly differing from these
special correspondents. The pity of all
thls tlresome special tault-hnding is that
IL IS almost entirely confined TO corre-
spohdents OF California newspapers, and
IL Is devoted to belittling our own State.
Stockton Independent: Women are
showing by the way they conduct the
societies of which they are the exclusive
members about how they would act in
politics. That conduct gives no hope that
they would be free from bossism or more
| courteous or considerate of others than
are men. In the Women's Worlds Fair
organizations they have suuabbled as
Dadly as have the men. Only on Friday,
II is charged, Mrs. May Wright Seweli
issued Uoss-llke orders that Mrs Helen
M. cougar should not be recognized in
the " Women'S Congress, Of which Mrs
SeWell is President. On the same day in
! New \ ork Mrs. Helmuth. who presided
at the meeting OF the Sorosis, requested
! a Chicago woman to retire because she
Was OnlX nnn-rpZi6npt
not entitled to act at a business meeting.
ana at the same meeting Lotta and Mrs.
Jonn Dillon, both actresses, We're black
balled as candidates for membership.
Santa Cruz StnJ The preliminary steps
have been taken for the calling of a Stale
GOOD Road Convention, to be held in
sacramento the coming summer, and the
can VIII soon issue. II is well that this
has been planned. The subject is one
that Is more vital to the best interests of
tne otate imam competing railroad. In
most OF the counties OF this State road adj
hllhlstratlon Is almost entire waste of the
peoples money. Practically, seventy
cents OF every dollar put upon our roads
Is IosI, giving us at the best but tenn
PoFary Dement'S. Those who have given
The most careful attention TO road matters
estimate that the average California hioh-
| way Is so luIl OF obstructiOns to the free
revolutions OF wheels that full 80 ppr
cent. OF power eNerted in hauling is lost.
with not less than % per cent. OF lime
wasted, when compared with the advant-
ages OF the smooth, well-made. fiat and
properly drained road. In the move
meht OF products. the seeking OF mark cts,
the tlme OF the farmer expended unneces-
| sarl!y, the useless loss in wear and tear of
yehlcles and horseHesh and the loss in
leeu, exclusive of all other things the
loss 70 Calliornla rural districts is esti-
mated to be not less than $1,000, 900 per
annum by reason OF bad roads. That is
TO say, with S3,O0O,OOO expended in max
ms good roads in this State the entire sum
| could be saved to the people in a single
year.