The record-union., 1896-04-28

San Jose Mercury: From statements
made in a letter written by a reliable
resident of Havana to President Jor-
dan of Stanford, the latter is satisfied
that the rebellion sis not a mere ban
dit outbreak of negroes and jailbirds,
but the effort of the whole people to
throw off the yoke Of a Government
which they find intolerable."
GOOD IDEA
Kern Echo: On Saturday morning
the Sea City .Cyclers of this city will
take a run to Capitola to attend the
good roads convention to be held there
at 10 a. m. All cyclers are invited to
join. The wheelmen and cyclers are
much interested in good roads and they
should be largely represented at that
meeting.-Santa Cruz Penny Press.
Keeping everlastingly at it will give
the cyclers no small amount of influence
in road building. But to make their
influence of the first Importance they
should go to some trouble to inform
themselves on road building. Every
cycling club should be provided with
some standard works on that branch Of
engineering and be a subscriber to one
or more periodicals devoted in part a.
least to such subjects.
NOT SO POPULAR.
Alameda Telegram: The people of
Oakland are ever on the alert for an
excuse to attack the Southern Pacific
Company Their Populisft Mayor and
long haired City Council see the "octo-
pus" back of every contemplated i'm
provement Oakland is known far and
wide as a city of cranks, and moneyed
men are in consequence shy of making
very extensive investment. The nerves
of the inhabitants of Athens have suf-
fered a sudden shock, however. A ru
NOR has gained currency to the effect
that the railroad shops in West Oak
land are to be removed to San Fran
cisco. The people of Oakland, and espa-
cially those residing in that portion ad-
jacent to the extensive plant of the
Southern Pacific, are thoroughly arous-
ed They realize that the removal of the
car shops would be a severe blow to
Oakland. The monthly wages paid to
employees in and about the Oakland
railroad yards amount to over $4,000
monthly, or over S1,600,000 a year.
Oakland can i'll afford to lose such
valuable plant, and it is not strange
that the West Oakland Improvement
Club was called together and Manager
Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pacific
invited to address the meeting. The
manager informed the frightened mem
bers of the club that the company had
no present intention of removing their
shops The scare had the effect Of wax
ing up some of the business men, how
ever, and the 1ong-haired crank is not
so popular as he was.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Chico Chronicle-Record: The project
of river improvement now being agi-
tated is of general interest. If the plans
of the promoters are carried out, nav
igation on the rivers of California will
be much better Beside, the danger Of
disastrous floods will be much de-
creased, and mining operations can also
be carried on without placing in jeop-
ardy the interest of the farmers in the
valley below.
THE EXTENSION OF TRADE.
Los Angeles Express: An expedition
is shortly to start for South America
that should attract more general at
tention than it is doing. 1t is an excur-
sion of a number of prominent busi-
ness men Of New York and Philadel-
phia, who will go to Brazil and Buenos
Ayres to study trade conditions with
a view of introducing goods from this
country in those markets. 1t is a scheme
fraught with immense possibilities, and
as it is being made semi-ofncially un-
der the auspices of our State Depart
ment 1t must prove a success. 1t is a
suggestive fact, however, that the trip
has to be made via England, and no
doubt the first thing the business men
will urge when they return will be that
Congress encourage by subsidies a di-
rect line with South America.
While the merchants Of the Eastern
States are turning their attention to
the South American trade on the At
lantfc Coast, why should not the Cali
fornia merchants initiate their example
and send a delegation to Central Amer
lea, Peru, Chile, Australia, and partic-
ularly Japan and China.
INKSTANDS.
Stockton Mail: 1t ought to be i'm
pressed upon the peoples representa-
furnished with inkstands for the pur-
pose of throwing them at one another
The Congressional inkstand is rather
an expensive affair, and, then, there's
the damage to the carpets and walls
and Money should have settled their