The record-union., 1893-08-02
CALIFORNIA IS THE PLACE.
A SaCramentan Tells of the Hard
Times East.
The Situation at Denver is Critical
Thousands of Unemployed
Glad to Get Home.

Forest Fl. Lyons, formerly night clerk
at the Capital Hotel and nephew to Z.
G. Blessing, one of the proprietors of
that caravansary, has returned to Sacra-
mento alter an absence OF a year i'll the
Eastern States. Mr.. Lyons saw the
greater portion of the United States dur
ing his travels, making il point to visit
nearly every State. And, of course, he
took in the Worlds Fair.
'Yes, I'm glad to get back to Cali
fornia," said the tourist to a RECORD
UNIoN man yesterday, land Pm par
ticularly glad to get back to Sacramento.
They can say what they please, but Sac
ramento is pretty good town.
Now, l am not student of the
financial question:" continued Mr.
Lyons, but Pm good observer, and
saw enough i'll the course of my travels
through the various States of the Union
to convince me that unless Congress does
something at the special session to re-
lieve the financial pressure, something is
going to snap. California is in a flourish
ing condition as compared with many of
the other States. Why, in Kentucky.
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa
Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, Colorado,
Utah and Montana it is simply awful.
The people are looking forward to the
end with apprehension and fear. III most
OF these States no one seems to know
how to account for this demoralizing
state OF affairs, but in such States as
Colorado, l tab and Montana it is obvious
to even an outsider that the cause is the
closing down of the mines.
The country is literally oVerrun with
the unemployed, and they are all hungry.
too. l was i'll Kansas City a week ago
Monday, where there are thousands OF
them. There all Of the big packing
houses, which gave employment to thou
sands upon thousands of people, are
closed. One place there alOne-Armour's
great packing -house-which gave en-
ployment to 1000 men and women, is
closed tight as drum. | did not hear all
this, but Went and investigated for my
self. But, while Kansas City might be
having hard time of it, its experience is
nothing compared with what Denver is
going through, or the whole State of
Colorado, for that matter. 1 was in Den
yer last Wednesday and saw that pro-
ceSslon OF 5000 hungry and penniless
men and boys, all crying for bread. 1t
was an awful sight, tell you. The rail-
roads there are taking box-car loads of
unemployed by the dozens out every day
and landing them at the Mississippi
RIver-the termini.
ut is the desire of the bankers and
business men TO get as many OF these
men out of the state as possible. The
business men are offering to pay the rail-
roads to hurry the work, and the banks
have called upon the Governor for pro-
lection, as they are afraid of an outbreak
and raid. The unemployed are desperate
and without means OF any kind, and
there is no telling what is liable to hap
pen.
Montana is not so bad of as is Colo
rado and Utah, for it has agricultural re-
sources and plenty Of live stock to de-
pend upon, aside from the mines. But
they are having hard rub of it there
Just the same.
so you can see easily" said Mr..
Lyous in conclusion, that California is
having a picnic compared with the 9TH
ers with her unlimited and varied re-
sources. OF course | have no doubt
money is tight here, but that does not
hurt so bad as starving does"