The record-union., 1895-08-05
THE PRESS LEAGUE RECOMMEN-
DATiONS.


When the Sacramento Valley Press
League was formed two or three months
ago its Executive Committee was in
trusted with the duty of presenting its
views to the public on means to be
adopted to promote valley development.
The committee, while well informed
with regard to the views of the League.
wisely determined to take plenty of time
TO think the matter over and to study the
situation. Each member, after consider
ing the subject in hand. wrote out his
ideas. These after being considered in
and as result the first of the addresses
Of the committee to the league, appeared
on Saturday in the columns OF this paper,
the committee having held its session in
this city on Friday.
In brief the committee pronounces first
and foremost against land monopoly and
in favor of the most earnest continuation
of efforts to preserve and improve the
navigation of the chief navigable stream
and main drain way of the valley. the
Sacramento R liver. 1t then presents the
good roads question as one demanding
not only the Immediate attention of the
people, but their vigorous action in order
that transportation by wagon road may
be greatly improved, Quiokened and
cheapened. To that end it urges the
adoption of the bond SYSTEM. precisely
as the RECORD UNION has through all
the good roads agitation in which 1t was
the pioneer. and by which it has stood
valiantly. facts in which it takes honest
pride.
The committee wisely holds that as good
roads are built not for the mere present
but for all time, it is simple justice to dis
tribute the cost among all the benefici-
aries over long period of time. But
there is even a stronger and better reason
than that for the bonding system, namely.
that Of economy. AS a rule the sum now
annually expended for road purposes
producing temporary highways, and
keeping poor ones in worse repair, is
larger tax expenditure than would be the
interest and principal upon sum. which
If in hand at once, would give the COM
munity permanent good roads. and in the
meantime, pending the Indebtedness, all
the benefits that flow from lessened taxa
ton by reason of increased valuation.
from ease, cheapnsss and swiftness of
transportation and haul.
The committee urge the valley counties
30 make common valley exhibit at
the Atlanta Exposition. It's idea is that
this will be more impressive, economic
and greatly more result in benefits, than
If each county makes an unrelated ex-
gested that the several counties Of the
valley abandon their independent char
acter in the exhibit, yet that they be so
grouped or massed that the whole will
stand forward as a Sacramento Valley
exhibit. This is so wise suggestion. SO
foroible and lucid, that no comment IS
necessary, the advice proves itself wise
without debate. The counties are urged
to act promptly and raise each its share of
the necessary expense for the exposition.
There is now but little time remaining,
and whatever is done must be accom-
plished with a degree of haste that may
be regretable. but that cannot be avoided.
The committee heartily Endorses the
idea of annual conventions of the Su-
pervisors of the counties. Upon this sub
iect the RECoRD-UNIoN has already
freely and fully expressed itself. The
value of such assem- blies can scarcely be
overrated. They ought to be not mere
conventions, but the regular meetings of
a stable organization. AS such, the
body would really become more i'm
portant than the Legislature itself, and
we venture to assert far more beneficial
to the State
The establishment of a Valley Immi-
grafton Headquarters IS advised, and we
add that Sacramento is the most central
and by all odds the best point for such
headquarters. Here the cottages can be
best located that it is proposed shall be