The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-13

in the reduction of taxation and in internal
improvements.
''The Wright irrigation law should be so
amended as 10 place the control of those ir-
rigalion districts under the Boards of Su-
pervisors of the several counties in order
that the expense may be gradual, and the
investors in the bonds satisfied that the
laws pertaining TO the levy of the taxes for
the payment of interest and principal
should be fully carried out without being
inreriered with by reason OF the personal
interests of the trustees OF the districts !;
and also that the laws should be so
amended as TO make the bonds frst-class
security whether the law is repealed or not.
''That the labor of prisoners should be
utilized in such a manner as to make them
as self sustaining as possible without in
terfering with free labor, and with this
end in view | believe that much of the
labor at Folsom during part of the year
should be utilized in the manufacture of
ice for the purpose of storing and refriger-
ating fruit for the benefit of the producers,
TO be sold at very small advance above
cost in order TO save the expense incurred
in the packing and shipping of fresh
fruits and as Sacramento is now and no
doubt will continue to be the great fruit
shipping point in California, the fact of the
proximity of the State prison to Sacra-
mento makes this plan feasible. and have
no doubt it would be profitable to the
State as we'll as TO the producers.
81 am most certainly in favor of adopt
ing plan whereby good roads can be
built in California and l should favor
such a course. The great trouble with
the present system OF building roads in
California is that they are not properly
constructed and thereby the expense Of
keeping hem in repair is almost equal to
that of their construction. think that a
system ought to be adopted in order that
roads hereafter built shall be perfect and
permanent, and l think that can be ac-
complished without any general Increase
OF taxation.
sit is the duty of the State, considering
the present condition Of affairs, to adopt a
course which will give to the unem poyed
work TO do, and as the people OF a State
must be supported by the State IL they are
unfortunate, my idea is that they can be
more easily taken care OF by providing
work for them until times should revive,
and this can be readily done by carrying
out the system of improvements suggested
by me, and though il may cost some money
70 do so. yet the properties receiving the
benefit OF that labor ought TO pay the eX-
pense Of IL so that the general taxation
shall not be- incre ased. And l think that
the improvement of the Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys and the completion of
the belt railroad in San Francisco and the
improvements that ought to take place are
sufficient to give employment to all the
idle men in California willing to work
without at all increasing general taxation.
"Of course you are aware that person in
an interview of this kind is lot able TO go
into the details minutely. but have given
you an outline of what my IDEAS ara at the
present moment and l assure you
that l have carefully considered them,
so carefully, that l can see how
the same can be carried out without
increasing the burdens of the people, and
l shall be glad TO give you such views III
regard to these matters as you may desire
in the future"