The record-union., 1895-05-08
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of some of the Newspa-
pers of the Pacific Coast.
fAlturas New Era


pers of the Pacific Coast.
Alturas New Era.l
The man or woman who takes up
timber claim lays the foundation for
competence. There is little doubt but
that the next Congress will repeal the
timber land law as has been urged by
Government officials at Washington for
several years; then the only mode left to
acquire such lands will be by homestead
and residence thereon.
THE CHINESE DRAIN.
lGilroy Advocate
Ex-Collector Quinn of San Francisco
says that in the past forty years the
Chinese have sent fourteen hundred
million dollars in money out of this
country to China. He believes that this
drain has had serious effect upon the
finances of the United States; that the
Chinese represent a live danger to-day,
and are likely to become still more
dangerous under the operations OF the
new treaty.
NEVER SATISFIED.
[Colusa Herald.
"The earth is mine, and the fullness
thereof, and if l can't have fence around
il, Phi kick, so | will" Why is it some
people are never satisfied?
A FRUIT CENTER.
Biggs Argus.
That Butte County is pre-eminently
adapted to the raising OF tirst-class fruit
of every variety can no longer be ques-
ton or conjecture. Thousands of acres
now IN full bearing and the applications
by shippers and Gamers for contracts
covering large quantities coming in at
this early date prove concluslvely that
market has been well established, which
will broaden and widen with every sea-
tl,af frI1i itG in q
will be in demand all over the COM
mercial world.
THE BIG PAPERS.
Vallejo Chronicle.1
There is beginning to be public discus
sion anent the cumbrous daily paper.
For instance, it is reckOned by many dis
eliminating people to be altogether too
large. Twenty or twenty-four pages arc
too many, They contain mass OF stuff
that nobody can begin to read. 1t is
mostly froth and fluff Very few people
attempt more than skimming process.
Eight pages of well-selected. we'll written
reading, in clear, tair-sized type is enough
for the average reader. That, OF course,
is not allowing for the advertisements.
Advertisements are not vacuous, padded
or tiresome. The advertisements of
modern newspaper, written as they are
now, constitute one of its most interest
UNPALATABLE ADVICE.
[Stockton independently
A Englisnman who was for many wears
engaged in a London mandatory of
pickles, preserves, etc., tells thu San
Francisco Cdtt the reason American
manufacturers do not succeed is because
they are pig headed' and will not learn.
This is very unpalatable advice, but it is
healthy ii it is true. 1t is hard to believe
that it is true, however, because Ameri-
cans have, in all other lines, been re-
garded as ever hasty to adopt new ways
and To learn what they do not know. Ii
"pig headedness'' is confined to those
who are now in the business of putting
up pickles and preserves it ought to be
easy to induce progressive competitors to
enter into the business and compel the
pig headed to learn in order to compete.
1t sometimes happens, however, that the
would-be instructor is the pig-headed
person. Mankind is too apt to erect dog
mas in all kinds of business and to de-
nounce as pig headed those who do not
bow obedience to the doctrines and dog
mas thus proclaimed. One thing the
Englishman says seems to be true. how
ever. He says the American is not con-
tent with small profits. Though he can
sell his American product at half Of what
the English commands and make hand
some profit he is not always willing to
do so. Though the Englishman's COM
ments and advice may be unpleasant to
hear it should be investigated by those
interested in the subject. If he can teach
Americans they should be willing to
learn on subject which is of such vital
interest to them.