The record-union., 1895-10-04
SHUTTING OUT TRADE.
Necessity for Road to the Mokel-
umne Bridge.
Position of a Prosperous People in
Lower Sacramento and Northern
San Joaquin Counties.

EDS. RECORD MON: our we'll
known reputation for fairness and readi-
ness at all times to assist any legitimate
! enterprise prompts and encourages me
to address you.
am only one of your many readers
and patrons in the northern part of San
Joaquin County that feels we need your
powerful influence to correct an abuse, or
ct least negligence, on the part of your
county that has existed for several years.
Your influence must be great, for
am satisfied there are but few firesides,
either In the city or county at which the
DAILY or WEEKLY RECoRD-UNIoN is
not welcome visitor.
a brief history of the injustice done us
by your county will enable you to set
the matter right before your people and
forestall any opposition that might arise
in case your Supervisors make an effort
to remedy the evil.
For many years the people along the
line OF the Lower Stockton Road and vi
cinity, in the southern part of Sacra-
mento County and northern part of San
joaquin County, have felt the necessity
OF better communication and greater con-
veniences to facilitate their business
intercourse.
About seven years ago the Supervisors
OF both counties came TO an understand
ing and jointly constructed a fine bridge
across the Mokelumne River on the line
OF the Lower Stockton Road, and each
board pledged the construction and
maintenance OF a good road to the ap-
proach OF the bridge in their respective
counties.
And now right here was the COM
mencement OF the cause of our grievance.
Z C0nntY
maintained good road to the bridge.
And what of Sacramento County? Did
1t keep faith? No; and to the shame of
your county and board the road has
never been constructed, and is passable
only about two or three months in the
year. II the people OF either side of the
river wish to transact any business with
the other, they have to go away up the river
TO Hlcksvllle to cross, or down the river
to Walnut Grove, from fifteen to twenty
miles out of the way. But who has sut-
fered the greatest loss? | will leave that
for you to judge, but [ will try to make
1t plain TO you what a short-slghted pol
icy your county has pursued toward US.
We claim to have the garden spot of
San joaquin County-yes, of California
and when strangers come among us they
look at US IN surprise and say: why,
you don't seem to know there are hard
times in the land" Well, you can guess
| is because we are prosperous and happy,
and who could help it ON such soil as
| ours.
! New Hope Bend, as it is called is a
! deep, rich sedimentary or alluyiaI de-
! posit that subirrigates and never needs
surface irrigation. 1t is the most pro-
| ductlve soil in the world, and this pros
porous people want to spend their money
/ with You, patrOnizing the merchants in
/ tie New Sacramento" Our wives and
daughters are complaining all the time
because we do not get up a petition TO
your people to keep your road in repair,
that they may drive 10 your city to do
their shopping, claiming they can do bet
ter than in San Francisco or Stockton in
nearly every line, and particularly on the
special sale days of your great houses
Weinstock, Lubin IL Co., Hale Bros,
Nonpareil, Red House Company, and
many others.
We also raise large amount of pork,
and find we can do better with your great
packing houses, especially the Mohr d
oerk Packing Company, than even in
San francisco or Stockton, and another
important industry which we would be
glad to pRtronize or to sell our goods TO
is in the southern part Of your county
TWO great creameres, the Star Creamery,
in the PIersOn district, and the Glenn
Creamery, on the Lower Stockton road
only two or three miles north OF the
bridge. The latter is very convenient to
us, and if the road was open the year
round we would be too glad TO sell our
milk TO them, as it would be more profit
| able than making butter or cheese our
selves. The Glenn Creamery is manu-
featuring 250 pounds OF most excellent
butter per day and not working up to
more than one-third of its capacity. Mr.
Smith, the efficient manager, says they
find ready sale for every pound in your
city ana could, il he was running full
capacity.
We have no creamery in the northern
part OF our county, so would be forced TO
trade with you. There are great many
other important things l have omitted,
tor fear l have already wearied you with
my long communication. One thing
more. Perhaps | have been too severe
on the Supervisors, for the road fund
might have been exhausted, but certainly
there might have been something done
in all these long years since. But we
have considerable faith in the present
efficient and enterprisiug board and be-
lieye they are fully alive to the impor
tance of the situation.
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
New Hope, October l, 1895.