The record-union., 1893-06-16
PRESS VOICE.
What Leading State Papers Have 10
Say
On the Winter FaIr-Good Road Agita-
tion-Water Power-PubIic
improvements.

lodLuTe IL Will give ner an individuality
and prestige that will rebound immensely
to her benefit Out of a total of S230,O00
bonds proposed), there are $1,000 deS
lgnated for roads and bridges. This will
do great deal of badly needed work. In
the expenditure of this money the farm
ers and teamsters. with some idle time,
Will have an opportunity to earn some of
1t. The work being well distributed
over the county it will not court the at
tention Of large contractors. and on gem
eral principles they should be discOur-
aged that the money may be distributed
amongst our home people as much as
possible.
COlusa Sun: Ragsi The Sacramento
RECORD UNION takes us up on our para
graph about rags few days ago and it
assures us that tens OF thousands of tons
of rags are imported, and come from
warm countries where they wear more
cotton than wool and where cholera pre-
walls most. Now, we suggest that we
put Mckinley after those rags and en-
courage the rag-making industry in this
country. Why can't we make our own
rags? Why do we encourage pauper-
made rags?
San Jose Mercury: From all reports
that have come from Chicago there seems
to be little doubt that the provisos in the
Board of Trade resolutions will be COM
piled with. Many of the leading foreign
exhibitors have already signihed a will
lngness to send their goods to the pro-
posed exhibition, ana it is not at all likely
that Congress will hesitate in voting
whatever amount is necessary to send the
national exhibit. The proposition, there
fore, appears to be thoroughly feasible
one and promises a sufficient return in
money, as we'll as in benefits to the
State, to make it worth while for San
francisco to carry it out. The Hon w.
ii. Mills aptly summed up into single
sentence strong argument in favor of
the proposition when he said that ION its
face the suggestion proposes to change
the policy of doing nothing to that of
doing something" Here is the whole
thing in a nutshell. 1t is time for San
Francisco to assert her metropolitan
leadership by doing something that will
grain prestige for herself and the State
throughout the world. She cannot do
anything better for this purpose at the
present time than to provide for the pro-
posed fair. 1t will be the first of the kind
ever held in mid-winter, aud that in 1t
self Will be an immense advertisement
for our climate, as well as for our re-
sources and our industries.
Colusa San: The older civilization has
brought out a slow, plodding, indus
trious, economical people. while the
other has developed a fast, extravarant
IL.
This race could conquer in war several
times its numbers of the other, but is The
contest to be one of war? Or is it to be
the slower process of "the survival Of the
fittest?' In that kind of a contest what
advantage will the people have who can
live on the least-WhOse wants are fewest?
If the Cinnamon oVerrun the American
continent, even if we keep them out of
the United States, won't the contest go
on?
Newcastle NetCS: The RECORD-UNIoN
of Sacramento will please take notice that
the Newcastle NejcS gave the parole bill
its hearty Endorsement from the time of
the bilPs inception, and that this journal
urged the passage Of the same, quoting
the opinions OF leading penolOgists in
support thereof We believe the bill TO
be good one, and that much good will
result therefrom.
Woodland Mail: And still Cache Creek
"bickers down the valley" The source
of enough power to run all the machinery
in HOlO County, and to operate all the
electric railroads needed 10 do business.
goes on throwing itself away as it has
done probably for thousand wears.
Luckily the supply is ineXhaustible and
some day energy will wake up from its
sleep and grasp the opportunity. 1t may
not in this county, but it will in some
county.
Stockton Independent: Some Califor-
mans seem to imagine that there are
things that are too good for this STATE. BY
that error alone can the hesitation about
securing a winter worlds fair be ac-
counted for. Winter in California is a
delightful season, and if the fair PROPOSE
ton is accepted the delights of CaIifor-
MIA winter will be more widely known
than ever. SUCH a fair is none too good
for California, unless it's people make il
so be illiberality. If they do, then any,
thing is good enough for them, because
they will deserve nothing.
Fresno ErpOSatOr: The State Board of
Trade has taken up the matter of holding
a commercial fair in San Francisco this
winter, made up from the principal ex-
hibits at the Chicago Columbian Exposi-
ton. II the San Francisco public can be
aroused to vigorous action the project
can be carried to a successful conclusion.
The press and people of the interior will
lend their best energies toward its sue
cess. If only an united and earnest effort
can be made success can be secured.
Oakland TrtdaHe: Whether California
is to have the Worlds Fair this winter will
depend altogether upon the liberality OF
the San Francisco people. Generous
subscriptions over there viii bring CO.
operation from all sections Of the State.
Grass Valley Union: A mass meeting
OF Inc Lax payers Oh Butte County Will be
held on Saturday, the 24th instant, for the
purpose OF considering the advisabilitv
OF bonding the county for $500, coo, Tor the
proposed building of good roads. This
move Is undoubtedly intended to check
the progress of the county division move
ment, and is step in the right direction.
The source of all dissension in Butte
County was the bad condition of its roads.
which caused the people of Chico to rise
up in arms and demand the creation of a
new county.
Newcastle NelCS: The Sacramento REC
oRD-U MON has hobby for good roads.
and is agitating a Road Congress to be
held in that city soon. The RECORD
UNION is receiving the Endorsement of the
press generally, and no doubt much good
Will result from its lapors III behalf of
better roads.
Stockton Mail: In the last twenty
years has anyone ever heard of a scheme
that would help San Francisco that the
newspapers of that city did not get into
quarrel about? Take the case of the pro-
posed Mid-Winter Commercial Fair as
an illustration. The fair might or might
not prove success, but it is worth try
ing for. The san Francisco newspapers
are determined, however, that there shall
be no exposition. In their quarrel
among themselves they have already
split the people into factions and arrayed
interest against interest. 1t would be
blessing to everybody if each San Fran
cisco paper could have a special hobby of
its own that would have no relation to
the State of California.