The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-20
VOICE OF THE PRESS.

VOICE OF THE PRESS
Expressions of Some of the News
papers OF Interior California.
RED Bluff Peoples Cause
It is pleasing to note that the question
Of good roads continues to attract much
attention throughout the country. The
convention which has been in session for
couple of days In Sacramento will
doubtless bring out some new ideas and
lead TO some good work. 1t ism credit
able to the great State of California that
we should be so backward in this i'm
portant line OF development, which has
received so much attention in the last
few years from sections of the country
that are not nearly SO much favored by
nature as ours. AS one of the delegates
to the convention at Sacramento re-
marked, California ought to have the best
roads i'll the United States. Un:ortu-
nately, however, as we all know, she has
not.
CONVICT LABOR.
Los Angeles Times.l
Why cannot convict labor be utilized
i'll California for the construction OF
county roads? The plan has worked sue
cesstully in some sections, aud it has the
advantage that convict labor thus en-
ployed completes in the least possible de-
gree with free labor.
TULARE.
LTulare Register.l
There are no ice palaces or tobOggan
slides III the Tulare Valley, but it will
bear investigation by the man who wants
a home and TO give his boys start. For
stock. grain, alfalfa and fruit of all kinds
it asks no benefit Of d handicap on any
section OF the globe.
A WASTE OF WEALTH.
Placer Republican.
The plan IOr operating the rich placers
of the Sierra without obstructing the
waterways Of the Sacramento and San
Joaquin Valleys, Is believed by eminent
engineers 20 be feasible, and the promo
ton OF an enterprise that would result SO
advaniageously 10 the entire State can
not be too earnestly desired. The millions
OF gold that is locked up in the gravel
beds, once uuearthed, would bring re-
neWed prosperity TO every section. But
the Sierra gold is not the only nor in
deed the greatest wealth that awaits our
utilization. Every mountain SIDE, every
canyon and winding gulch, from the
summit line OF the Sierra on the east to
the western foot OF the Coast Range, is a
mine whose riches each winter rain
brings 10 our very doors, but 10 whose
presence we tatu0uSly continue to be
blinQ.
GOOD WORK DONE.
Lake County Avalanche.
Much work was done at the conven-
tionj, and much good accomplished, not
the least of which is the Increased interest
aroused in those who were present. II is
safe to say that every one OF the 225 dele
gates present went from that convention
more than ever determined TO do all in
his power to help the work along, and
each one will do good missionary work
i'll melting others to give the question
earnest and careful consideration.
THE ROAD CONVENTION.
Santa Rosa Democrat
There seemed to be a spirit of conces-
sion Oh ali sides, and an earnesttdesire to
act solely for the public good.
KNOCKS 'EM OUT.
LGilroy Advocate.
The pick and shovel in the hands of the
county prisoners sent up for vagrancy
has had strange effect upon the
tramp brigade They are avoiding the
county, and arrests of hobos are less
numerous than formerly.
BORROWING.
stockton Independent7
Congressman Wilson insists that there
is no dearth OF revenue in the treasury:
that there is an available cash balance of
SI65. 100000, including the gold reserve.
yet he insists that Congress should au-
thOriZe the borrowing OF moneys by issu-
ing more bonds. Ii what he says is true,
aud ii what Secretary Carlisle says is also
true that the revenues are increasing and
will leave d surplus by June, why should
the Government continue to enrich bank
ers by borrowing money that it does net
need?
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Nevada City Transcript
1t is very evident that the chief thing
needed to secure the holding OF the Ma
| tional epublican Convention of 1896 in
! this state is an earnest and united effort
on the part OF those most interested. And
| ii may be said without equivocation that
every resident OF the State is either di-
rectly or indirectly Interested in such an
event All representative gatherings of
a national character which have hith-
crto assembled in this State in annual
session have been productive of inn
meDse good TO the State at large. Every
delegate mas returned to his home mis-
siouary for California, sounding its
praises, advocating its interests and pre-
dieting its future greatness anu pros
perity.
a CALAVERAS OPINION.
[Calaveras Prospect
The interest aroused in the question Of
good roads by the recent convention in
Sacramento should not be allowed to die
out till some practical good is the result
We have always urged in these columns
| the importance TO the development OF
this community of having good means of
| communication, and have deprecated the
! hand o-mouth policy of putting patch
on here and another there, spending good
money for no permanent benefit.
| We have pointed out the fact that had
| this county issued bonds twenty i've
! years ago, sufficient to build substantial
! highways on all the leading lines of COM
munication through the county, it would
! have been money saved to taxpayers
! We also would have had the benefit OF
! these roads 10 increase our wealth and
| population, and so have increased our
! ability to bear the Indebtedness.
/ There is abundant material at hand in
nearly all parts of this county to construct
| almost perfect roads. Let the foundation
/ be once properly built, on carefully sur
| veyed grades, and well covered with the
! gravel which is so abundant, and the
yearly cost for repairs would nave been
! trifling.
IF you suffer from looseness of bowels
! or fever and ague, Augostura Bitters will
cure you. DR.. J. G. b. Siegert d Sons.
sole manufacturers. Ask your druggist.
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