The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-17
IDEAS OF WESTERN EDITORS.

The farmer who has been kicking over the
low prices he has been paid for his hay this
year will be surprised to know that upward OF
500 ,OO0, 900 worth has been imported from
Canada and other adjoining countries since
the German bill passed, and the same is true,
although to greater extent, in regard 10 wool.
They all come in free of duty now, and the de-
mand for the home product has fallen on
where the imported material could be more
conveniently reached. How many OF our
farmers in the face of such facts as these can
vote a free-trade ticket? The last few years
has been something of q revelation to many OF
the old-time Democrats, and they are now
ready to listen to reason.-Stockton Record.
Education and moral training as well as
charity should begin at home, and the foreign
missionaries who expend SO much money and
waste their lives endeavoring to inculcate
civilized and Christian ideas and sentiments
into the minds and hearts of the heather in
foreign lands could accomplish infinitely more
good with the time and money in the lower
strata of society in the large cities OF our own
country. The money would relieve much
distress among the poverty stricken, ana the
male and female teachers OF Christianity Will
find here broad field OF labor in which they
can accomplish more appreciable results
Grass Valley Union.
Yachtsmen in the East are commenting on
the toughness of the Defenders topmast, which
was abe to stand the strain of thirty-mile
race after it had been injured by collision.
This "Oregon pine" from Puget Sound beats
the world.-Seattle (Wash.) Post-Intelligencer
When our Washington daughter comes to
honor her old mother sufficient to quit ship
ping Oregon hops as Washington, then. and
not until then, should Miss Wash talk about
the Defenders mast not being oregon pine
oregon pine, however. is oregon pine, whether
cut on the shores of the Tacoma Ocean, on
Mount Seattle or in Oregon.-Salem (Or.) States
man.
Sir John Schulz, who has been appointed the
Canadian member of the Alaskan boundary
commission, is an old Northwest man, and may
be taken to understand the business given him
in charge about as well as any one who can be
suggested. In making choice of the American
commissioner the President should use the
same judgment the Canadian authorities
have displayed and select man who has a
practical knowledge of new and little known
regions.-Seattle (Wash.) Times.
The San Francisco papers, in describing the
electrical display at Sacramento, continue to
refer to the electrical line from Folsom to Sac
ramento as the first long-distance line in the
State. This is not so, as the electric power line
from San Antonio Canyon to Pomona and San
Bernardtno, distance eff twenty-eight miles,
has been in operation for several years, and
the Redlands line has also been working Tor
some time.-Los Angeles Times.
trial is the dragging into newspaper gossip of
the names of young ladies who have had moth
ing Whatever to do with the case. The en-
phatlc denial Miss Ida NJ. Clayton had given to
stories connecting her with the missing wit
ness, who apparently only exists in the 1magi-
nation of gossip mongers, was confidently eX-
pected by all who knew the young lady.-San
Francisco Bulletin.
Every time San Francisco is furnished new
set of Health officers a thorough investigation
of the filth holes in the Chinatown district is
made. That is about all that is heard of the
matter until q new boz ard is appointed.-Hum-
boldt Times
The snow-bound Eastern dairyman figures
on three acres to the COW. In California one
acre properly cultivated will keep two cows.
So one acre in Yolo County is worth six on the
other side for dairy purposes.-Woodland Mail.
AS THE CALL very truly and appropriately
says, zone reason why the United States has
no right to interfere in Armenian affairs is
that she has not yet made any attempt to pre-
vent massacres in Cuba. "-Lakeport Bee.
There are sixty-four counties in Texas with
out newspaper and fifteen without post
office. No great wonder that Texas is the TAN
ner Democratic State in the Union.-Alameda
Telegram.
The San Francisco CALL is the cleanest and
most reliable paper published in San Fran
cisco, and at the same time it is fearless in
exposing ongdoing.-Colusa Gazette.
The manner of publishing the City news in
brief adopted by THE CALL is highly appreci-
ated by many who have no time to read de-
tails.-Chico Enterprise.