The record-union., 1895-07-24

worth League, Young Mems Institute,
Young Mems Christian Association and
hundred other titles indicating workers
in the field of individual and general
emancipation from vices and evils that
at1lict and degrade humanity, vast host
of many millions of young men and
maidens are marching VIGOROUSLY on
ward and upward in the great fight for
the elevation of the race. And the num-
Der or these young refOrmers Is lncreas-
ing at marvellous rate. At the present
rate of Increase the main burden and
honor of world-lifting will ere long de-
volve upon the youth.
ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION.
Modesto Herald.
The successful transmission of electric
ity from Folsom to Sacramento for
power, heat and light. has attracted the
attention OF observing men the world
over The distance is twenty-five miles,
and the statement is sent out that the loss
OF power in transmission does not exceed
10 per cent Already the power is utIl-
lied TO operate the street car system OF the
Capital City, and the early installation of
this power by the factories, mills, etc, Of
Sacramento in place OF steam Is un-
doubted. 1t is estimated that this power
can be furnished at about half the cost OF
steam, saving that will run up into the
dreds of thousands, of dollars annually.
Cheap power and cheap transportation
are the great factors controlling the esLab-
lishment of manufactures, and with her
electrical energy, capable OF unlimited
expansion, and the river at her door,
Sacramento is in a position to otter adj
vantages unequaled on this western slope.
GOOD RESULTS IN SIGHT.
[Chico Chronicle Record
Almost Upon the eve of the bringing
into Sacramento of electric power good
results are being experienced. Manu-
tacturers in all parts of the country real
ize that there is room on this coast Tor
manufactures and that the supply for the
Western marke ct must soon be from the
West. Sacramento has earned the prestige
she now enjoys, and her growth as man
ufacturing town will be watched with de-
light by the people ofevery ely and ham,
let in California. The theory Of the enter
prising people of the Capital City Is cor
rect in practice. Already a proposition
has been received from the Ostrander
Gun Company of Boston, to the effect
that it Will come to Sacramento to enjoy
the Folsom electric power, If an advance
will be made sufficient to cover the eX-
pense of boxing It's plant, paying freight
charges to Sacramento, and placing it in
building which it can lease, with the
privilege of purchase at the end Of five
years.
no, YOU ARE NOT.
iRedlands Citrograph.
There is no question as to the amount
of advertising county gets that has good
roads. South California has few very
good roads, but we are better Oil than
North California.
STOP THE FLOOD.
[Antioch Ledger.
Nine out of every ten men will agree
that immigration should be stopped. Al
most every American citizen, even
though he may be foreign born, realizes
that the hard times, discomfort and gen.
eral tumult between labor and capital is
due almost entirely To too much pauper
and criminal immigration. Our foreign
born American citizens who have inn
bibed American principles. are just as
much in favor OF stopping further immi-
grafton as the native born. Immigration
would have been restricted long ago if
political demagOgues and religious fanat
les had not intertered. The political DEM
ogogue has succeeded heretofore in per-
suading the foreign citizen that any effort
to stop immigration was an atfront to his
native country. Thus it has been that
the demagogue has controlled the stua-
ton, for the old political parties have
been afraid TO make the issue for fear Of
raising q tremendous ruction. But the
foreign born American citizen now
knows that to stop the Immigration of
foreign pauper labor, and of anarchists
and agitators. would be just as beneficial
10 him as the native born laborer.
ASSESSMENT VALUES.
Oakland Times
The correct principle in making assess
ments should be to assess all property
alike, so far as ii can possibly be done.
Neither iavoritisin nor prejudice should
be allowed to influence the Assessor-he
should hew sQuarely to the line, no mat
ter who is hit with the chips.
AS to values, the cost of an article,
piece of property or franchise, should not
be the rule, but only guide in esti-
mating values. A piece of property
which cost certain amount year, two
years or more ago, may not be worth to-
day one-half its cost The true value OF
property on the first Monday in March
should be the basis of assessment Prop
erty Is worth what it will bring in the
market-and the rule of assessment
should be that value. irrespective of cost.
Another rule OF value which must neces-
sarily enter into the computation, is the
profits which property produces. This
rule, of course. can only apply to prop
erty in active use. and not 10 property
n6lu LOT IULuTo VALUES, ike uUlulpTOEGu
real estate. Active property is valued
according to the profits it brings in to the
owner. 1t may produce no profits to-
day, in which case that feature ought
necessarily to enter into the computation
OF it's value, if the property is held and
used for profit rather that for ornament
or pleasure.
STONE BRIDGES.
Oakland Enquirer
No part OF Engineer Mansop's talk to
the Board of Supervisors was more in
teresting than his advice to build stone
bridges. He said the best example of
stone bridge is at ST. Helena, where it
spans the Napa River. 1t cost Sl4 800,
which WIS some thousands of dollars
more than steel bridge would have
cost, but whereas the life of steel struct-
ure would have been a fraction of GEN.
fury, the life of the stone bridge will be
multiple of several centuries. Therefore,
the stone bridge is the cheapest, although
its first cost is somewha: higher. These
remarks by Mr.. Manson were drawn out
by an inquiry from one of the Supervis-
ors as to what kind of bridge IS best for
a poor county to build" and Mr.. Man
son very truly said the best kind is the
mosti economical, and that means the
kind which will be cheapest in the long
run.
GOLD ABOVE AND GOLD BELOW,
TOroville Register.