The record-union., 1895-07-19

ity in the shape of the life and capture Of
Sontag and Evans.
THE AGE OF ELECTRICITY.
Stockton independently
The experimental test OF transmitting
electric power from Folsom to Sacra-
mento. a distance OF about twenty-two
miles, proves that it Is not only feasible
but very successful. The loss OF power
in transmission is 10 per cent, but the
remaining 80 per cent is ample for all
purposes, because the amount ls practl-
cally Unlimited. The success OF the eX-
pertinent means much for Sacramento.
1t means progress and prosperity such
as that city has never enjoyed, and 1t
means almost as much to other parts or
the State where water IS going 10 waste.
The example of the Folsom water powor
will be prolific of limitations, and 1t Will
not be long before all The mountain
streams that are of sufficient volume Will
be harnessed and reharnessed TO generate
power and light in the service OF man.
THE DAWN OF NEW ERA.
Santa Rosa Republican,
The transmission of electrical power
from Folsom To Sacramento has proven
to be entirely successful. The same
power can De transmitted fsr greater
dis tance. 1t can be generated at Folsom
Prison at very little expense and be used
to promote industries in all the sections
of the common ealth. The skies are
clearing and the wheels OF industry Will
soon be humming in California. 1t Is
the daWning OF u new era and prosperous
one. too, at that for our great Stale.
RIGHT YOU ARE.
Woodland Democrat.
The transmission of electric power
from Folsom has made Sacramento the
most available city i'll California for the
establishment of manufacturing Indus
tries. What Sacramento is to-day Wood
land might have been months ago, If the
power now running to waste IN Cache
Creek had been properly utilized. There
are thousands of dollars in Woodland
that are seeking safe and profitable IN
vestment. The wonder is that Woodland
capitalists have never made an effort to
distrib butte an electric current from Cacne
Creek.
FAILURES OF FARMERS.
lColusa SUM-
1t is utterly impossible to hinder spec
ulation in the business walks OF lie, Dut
as all men desire sustenance from the soil
and as the ultimate ownership oil the
| land is in all men, there Is right to
| legislate so that there may be but little
speculation in the soil. Failures of
farmers do have worse effect on the
country than other failures, but this is no
reason why we shall all Sit back and de-
| clare that the country is going TO the
| ''demnition bow Vows because a few
| farmers have Over-speculatedt themselves.
! 1t Is too much the habit for farmers to
get together and declare that all other IN
dustries depend on them and that they
are maltrealed in some way. They must
remembe that they are given the land
the last resort of everybody for some
thing to eat and which belongs of right
to every body. People are not obliged to
eat up all the potatoes man raises
simply because he raises them.
HONESTY.
| Santa Barbara Press.
| Honesty is the bulwark of permanent
| prosperity. Kingdoms not founded upon
it are swept away by adversely. Enter
prise which seeks TO avoid its stringent
| provisions are forced into dissolution.
| The nation whose currency lacks the ele-
ment of honesty is doomed to commercial
and monetary miasma and disease
| throughout the entire period during
! which that lack continues. Dishonest
currency is the hotbed of poisonous sedl-
ton, revolution and blOodshed.
| OIL.
Paso Robles Leader.
Boring for oil in this vicinity has been
| given up. Elk ,,erience is said to be valu-
able not purchased at too high a figure.
OF one thing we are sure, and that is the
company have a hole in the ground, a
lot of costly experience and s., 800 worth
of we'll boring machinery that they will
sell for one fifth its original value. This
is heavy price TO pay for nothing. This
is not the first time a company has made
such a mistake and got left, and some
one else has stepped in and got the
benefit.
| RIGHT YOU ARE.
San Leandro Reporter.
Selfshness and prejudice should give
way to liberality and enterprise. The
world moves and the communities that
are to prosper must move with it. The
energy the people of any place expend IL
lighting one another is wasted energy.
Sometimes it is necessary to waste a little
energy in reaching a common basis of
action, but as soon as such basis Is
reached, all the energy should be eX-
pended for the common good.