The herald., 1894-05-05
theological SOCIETY MEETING
1e Spring Session Closed at
Pasadena Yesterday.
t.G0v. Sheldon and Other Promi-
nent Pomologists Talk.
be Nicnragua Canal Given Rairing
Over-The State Board OF Horti-
cultural Commissioners
Med Waking Up.

W lHo bbCouu Anu uual HebBlOu OIL the
genealogical society met yesterday morn
81 hg at Pasadena, with an increased at
y tendance over that of the opening day.
The morning programme consisted Of
papers by ex-Gov. L. A. Sheldon, Judge
: Franklin Blades of Pomona and Mr.. d.
Edison Smith. The paper which was to
have been given by E. W. Holmes of
Riverside, upon Lessons OF the Coop
srative Movement. was omitted. owing
to that gentleman's absence.
4, The paper OF Governor Sheldon, upon
Transportation, was one OF the best read
before the session. He reviewed the
History OF the various modes OF travel
| from the time OF primeval man, and
showed the gradual change which
had come about, until in the nineteenth
century it is one OF the greatest factors
In the advancement OF civilization, and
calls for the wisest legislation TO prop
erly regulate.
His plan, briefly stated, was to con-
solidate all the roads OF the nation into
one system where the basis OF present
cost OF reproduction to be reached is
DOu0oQ lOI tudb huHi. huQ tudb tno
come upon the capitalization shall not
exceed per cent, and that government
shall revise rates go as to produce only
money enough to pay necessary operat-
ing expenses, an income of per cent,
md sufficient sum to make necessary
improvements and extensions.
BY such consolidation it is estimated
that expense OF operating can be re-
duced $3.50, 100000 per annum. and a
further saving to the people OF s135 000,-
(b00 on the basis Of interest and divi-
blends paid within the last few years.
( The system would be no more diff
built than the operation OF the postal
4ystem.
The paper delivered by Judge Frank
MIN Blades upon the Nicaragua canal was
listened to with much interest. He was
An earnest advocate OF the scheme, and
held that it would prove the means Of
greatly assisting the development of the
Pacific coast.
ID. Edison Smith read second paper
upon the same aubject, saying in part:
As | understand this scheme from
senator Morgan's report it is a petition
! from close corporation asking us, the
masses, to loan them 500, 900, 900, taking
lin part payment $40 1000, 600 OF canal
tstock, from which glowing dividends are
promised.
1t is through just such class legislation
as this present canal scheme proposes
that the peoples land, money and trans
portation lines have been so monopolized
by classes. that today $4,000 people own
over half the wealth and far more than
half the rightful heritage OF $4,000, 600
people.
This brings us to the question that
was asked me by distinguished men,
Der Of this society when / was diecuss-
I. ing the same question at our Redlauds
meeting. HAS not the building of the
Pacific railroads resulted in great good
DO the masses 2" answer emphatically
ho. They have been curse to the
'[hasses. They have given. immense
wealth to a few persons at the expense
bf the masses; under the control OF class
Legislation our medium of transporta-
zion, our medium of exchange, our nat
pral resources of wealth and our labor
Bsving inventions have been an absolute
turse to the masses. Under Just laws,
for and by the people, the entire popu-
alton of this country might now be con-
sntedly living in happy, peaceful
ONES east of the Mississippi rivers
>eople do not seem to realize in the
/ nallest degree the colossal robbery
hat has been perpetrated through
sst such sugar-coatsd class legs-
alton as this canal sheme pro-
,ses. Why, there is room
Tough away down in the state
! 4 Texas to place the entire population
! + the globe in families of five each, and
4 we to each family a half acre lot and
Ill have 100000 lots lett. Popula-
on of earth, 1,500.000000; divided in
lmilies of five, 300,000,000. Number of
ae.half acres in Texas, 1856, 731, 200.
wing one-half acre to each family of
70 persons of whole population OF earth
5uld leave over Ia acres per family for
i population equal to entire present pop
Iation OF United States 5000 ,000.)
The dispersing of the inhabitants of
70 country over so vast an area is
Eat misfortune. And 80 long as we al
the monopolization of land-of the
bural resources of wealth--the build
of all transportation facilities will
tvitably tend to enrich the few at the
pense OF the many.
Under just laws, giving everyone equal
bortunities regarding natures re-
trees, the building and controlling OF
Nicaragua canal by the masses--by
Eernment--might be of great benefit
the people. But there are other