The record-union., 1893-06-27
PRESS VOICE.
Expressions Of the State Press on
Topics
OF General Interest to All the Peo-
ple-Erank Opinions and In
telligent Comment.

tellfgent Comment.
Stockton independent: When people
become alarmed good advice is thrown
away upon them. This is proved by the
way they disregard not only advice, but
apparently truthful assurances that
their money is safe in banks of the high
| est reputation. kilograms say the runs
on certain San Francisco banks are re-
| garded as foolish, but the advice is adj
dressed to foolish people who cannot be
| expected TO behave wisely. That form of
insanity has to run its course like a
fever.
Fresno EJp0sit0r: The midwinter fair
| project, despite the financial furry, is
| booming right along, and there is now
no question but what it will be held. The
project is meeting with favor from all
| cltlZcnS who want to see California pros
! per.
| San Jose Mercury: The directors of the
! State Fair have issued an attractive
pamphlet of eighty-tour pages giving the
| list OF premiums, which this year amount
| to the handsome sum OF S3OU 900. There Is
| good reason for believing that the fair
viii be one Of the best ever held, but it of
| course depends upon the people to make
! II SO, and since less than three months
/ Will intervene before the fair opens in
| tending exhibitors should begin outlin-
ing their plans for taking part in it. AS
1t ls now wall assured that we are to have
a W orld's Mldwinter EX position at San
franclsco, in which the exhibits of every
county in the state should take prom
Inent place, extra eXectons might be
made both for the state Fair and local
lalrs as means Of preparation for the
winters exposition.
Biegs Argus: Every citizen of this
4 nN ~ ~. fraF1 ,e,ra
| Ing good roads, more particularly the
| farmers and merchants, and it behooyes
every taxpayer to lend favorable and eu-
| couraglng aid Ia bringing about the de-
| sired improvements. Strike while the
| iron IS hot and the movement will be
rewarded with success, but neglect it and
another year will bring about only the
| old doplorable condition Of the past.
| The fact that the people who drive over
| the roads all months OF the year viii save
J IN DreakaSe, wear and tear of rolling
stock, injury TO live stock and machinery,
more every year than the tax, all OF
| which will be remedled by the success of
the bonding project, should be sufficient
| evidence and proof to every person that
the project is the only means whereby
the evils OF bad roads can be overcome
Bakersfield CalJo1uian: There are
still few people left who fail to recog-
ntZe the value of an irrigation system,
and occasionally one still sees the unrea-
sonable boast made that such and such a
section does not need irrigation. Just as
well might the owner OF an intiammable
structure claim that he did not need any
insurance. The irrigating farmer is i'll
! the agricultural world what the owner OF
a tireproof building is in the commercial
world. He is proof against loss.
Oroville NelO Era: France has the best
roads in the world: 10 aid in keeping
them in good condition the law requires
| all freight wagons to have wheels with
tires six inches wide, running on axles
OF unequal length, so that each wagon
| makes roller two feet wide. Ordinarily
! this system of wheels repairs the damage
| done by the hoofs OF the horses.
! Santa Rosa Republican: We have seen
the people OF town go crazy over a real
! estate boom for which there was no
| foundation and in which there was no
sense. In an hours time a staid, plod-
ding, conservative people became frantic
| to purchase town lots at fabulous prices,
! prices a hundred times as great as the
same lots since sold for. The bank furry
appears TO us to be the same kind of fool
lshnesS and it has proved almost as
disastrous to some communities. Every
business man, every producer, every
| good citizen is interested in preventing
such business disturbances.
Santa Ana Blade: Sacramento has
| gained the first point in the Capital re-
movaI contest. superior Judge Grant of
1oIo County, in the case of Livermore
| VS.. Secretary of State Waite, having de-
clded that the act Of the recent Legisla-
! ture looking to the removal Of the Capital
| from sacramento to san Jose is uncou-
stltullonaI, and, therefore, void. Ii the
/ supreme Court confirms this decision.
the action OF the Legislature will 90 on
record as mere child,s play. 1t was the
| disgracefuI feature Of the session.
| Napa Register: California is prosper
! Gus, no matter what the croakers saw. and
| with stream of gold and silver con-
stantly flowing into her lap from the East
In exchange for her fruits, the hard times
are mostly hard in mems minds.
! Marysville Appeal: Now. something
| should be done, not only in Butte but in
all tho northern counties, and the man
| VINO has community welfare at heart will
nor oppose propositions looking to solu-
ton OF the road and county drainage
| problems.
| Woodland Mail: In tie midst of the
unfounded financial fears that have re-
suited in closing the doors Of several
| banking institutions and creating panjcky
| feeling all ovor the State, it is pratifving
10 note that the confidence in the Yoio
| County banks is undiminished. Not =
/ slugIe deposltor expresses the least fear
!
is likely to arise, would not be abIe to
meet every obligation. There will be no
/ closing OF the doors of any Yolo County
bank, no matter how long the financial
furry may continue.
Briggs -4rgUS: With good roads the
farmer living ten or more miles from his
marketing town can go to town anv dav
of the year, and he is not comnelIed
to sell the productions of his farm or
/ range to lay i'll provisions cIothircr ~,
on low market on account OF ilnDass-
able roads when prices are good. There
ought to be but one opinion on this nron1
oslNon. GOOD roads add to land values,
stimulate trade in every town and citv.
Placerville Democrat. The dina po,,aI-
ISIS who nj whole pages of a newspaper
with v.apId and sensational glorifcation
OF such numbering outlaws as Evans and
oontas presume too much upon multi