The record-union., 1894-12-12

may involve human liberty and Amer
lean sovereignty. The press should pub
Ilsh those things demanding publicity,
ana let the people know what is being
Done. The matter had just been discussed
IN the Pacific Press Association, the coast
neWs-gathering agency, and il was felt
tnat the time had come when the press
should move ia the matter, and accord
ingly committee had been appointed to
see that tho Legislature passed legisla-
ton beneficial to the State by conserving
publicity, and to see that no laws inimical
to the Interests of the people were passed
| by suppression of publicity.
They are about to enter upon the super
vision and watchiulnesS over legislation
that will affect the press of California and
the people TO whom it speaks. Let the
newspapers scan legislation, and they
Will discover large amount that should
not pass, anu much III the past that was
the open door To lniany and wrong.
All The things mentioned by former
speakers-honesty, truth1ulness, energy
and independence-coln bine like pris-
matte colors and give us pure white. The
motive underlying all newspaper work
Is the t6lng to study 10 make clean and
lofty. II Is the purpose with which we
approach work that gives us results.
lie would like the Executive Commit
~ VI 'A-O CfAlAiOI MA L ICSS AsSOtldlIOI 10
appoint a committee to act jointly with
That OF the Pacitic Coast Press ASsocia-
uon at once. That association had author
lZed The placing OF skilled agent in the
Legislature to look after matters and see
that wrong is notdone the people through
assault upon the press.
lie presented To the association the
compliments of Mr.. Fillmore OF the
Southern Pacific Company, who said he
hoped they would get snowbound and
stay all winter. Laughter. lie hoped
they would meet with storm. so that
they would be able 10 appreciate the
gigantic struggle the railroad nainten-
ance involved nearly every winter. lie
was glad 10 be with them ana remem-
bered with pleasure an earlier excursion
up The Sacramento River canyon and
trusted this one would Ue a. pleasurable
anu useful.
In relation 10 the duty of editors and
propretors OF the press IL the State, he
said that the grandest inheritance OF the
child OF to-day Is the civilization to which
II Is born-a very different civilization
from that OF hundred years ago. 1t is
! necessary that paper should encourage
the people III It's locality as much by writ
ing and treating OF the local advantages
and resources AS by aiding in accessions
TO their population. The editor may not
see that his work has much effect. but his
work is like that Of The coral insect,
which is little, but by the aggregation OF
It's minute cells its work produces great
islands and reefs. We each add some
thing to the civilization III which we live
If we will. We must keep California
abreast with the highest ciyIlization-tle
grandeSt development.
The best boom literature you can write
Ior your town Is that II is a city OF homes,
| law-abiding people. Ii you can say il
Is city OF churches and OF good schools
so much the better. These things will
attract population of the best KIND by
showing that moral and social conditions
arc OF the best. Little things are really
often great ones, the beginning of i'm
proveuent. Have you park? You
can have one as large as your town; not
as large as Golden Gate Park, but pro-
portionately so. Have YOU a public
library? Have you public lighthouses?
1t is an easy matter to have them, and
these little things go to make up the sum
Of great ones.
AS TO advertising the great resources of
the State, the first duty of the press
ls to conserve good government.
The resources can take care of them
selves. The first thing, he repeated. is
good government, which insures secur-
ity of property; the next, development
OF resources. We have not yet exploited
the resources of the State 1t is the duty
of the press TO investigate the capabilities
each OF Its locallty-and thus the best
good of the whole State is conserved
That is, for instance, what Mr.. Boynton
OF the Oroviile Mercury is doing with re-
gard to Oroville, In determining product
i've capacity there, and like capacity for
like products elsewhere, to snow Oro-
viIles place in the worlds climate That
is what every paper should do-stimulate
Improvement at home; promote the high
est interests and best social conditions of
each locality, the security of property,
and the resources OF every community
and district.
ii. a. McCraney of the Lakeport AUu-
| tdRche moved that a committee of three
| be appointed TO confer with the other
committee referred to by Messrs. Mills
| and Osborne.
| General Sheehan suggested that the Ex-
| ecutIve Committee appoint such commit
tee at some time during the excursion,
and as the Chairman Coincided with his
| view, Mr.. McCraney withdrew his mo-
| ton.
| The meeting then adjourned
AT midnight the large majority of the
association LETT on its own train, chartered
by it, for Rocklin, where they rested un-
til aybreak. They breakfast at Auburn.
lunch at Truckee and dine at Reno. Al;
night the citizens Of Reno give them a re-
ception and banquet. Thursday the train
will run TO Carson, and returning will
reach sacramento about Friday noon.
! The press train will be under the direc-
lion OF A. Is. Lennon of The Executive
Committee. The train consists of sIeep-
ing cars entirely.