The record-union., 1897-02-26

ours that the difference pays the cost
of recoinage. England owes California
for wheat and -four, while Australia
owes in England for merchadise. BY
shipments of this gold direct to Califor-
mia a great saving in exchange is ef-
fected
A WORD FROM THE SOUTH.
Los Angeles Capital: And now we
have changed all that. Time was when
the north. which means San Francisco,
had nothing but contempt for the south
OF California-the cow counties they
called our part of the State. Now they
are planning how to induce the tourists,
who are attracted here by the climate,
comfort and business opportunities we
offer them, to go to San Francisco.
They even seriously talk of establishing
bureau here to be headquarters for
those able jaw smiths who will be en-
ployed to talk visitors into the delusion
that there is any attraction for them
north of Tehachapi. 1t will not avail.
The incoming Fastener wants a live
place, a city of open-hearted energetic,
hustEng people; a climate that does not
drive persons to murder and sudden
death; a chance to invest his money
with a certainty Of deriving profit there
from; a place that is growing a place
where his neighbors will try to help him
along in his undertakings; in brief, the
blessed city in the world-and in Los
Angeles that is found. Those people
who wish to find the opposite of the
qualities above enumerated will obtain
them by applying at San Francisco.
EVEN SAN BERNARDINO LOST BY
IT
San Bernardino Times Index: There
is now a small amount due the city on
account of the failure of the First Ma
tiona1 Bank in which a portion Of the
city's funds were deposited. The propo-
stion to demand that the bondsmen of
the City Treasurer make good that
amount without further delay, or wait
ing to see whether the bank will pay
out or not, has raised a very interesting
question which the courts may be called
upon to decide.
THE RAISIN TRUST.
Fresno Republican,: The San Fran
cisco Bulletin" Sagely inquiries:
Now, have the gentlemen who have
undertaken to form a raisin trust taken
the sun of California into their combi-
nation? Suppose that august luminary
should proceed to hide his face during
the whole curing season down at
Fresno. What would become of their
supplies then?"
All, there you have it, the narrowing
possibility that the befogged intelligence
Of the apocryphal raisin trust has over
looked. The sun may quit shining in
Fresno. Likewise the duck may re-
frain from swimming, the skating sea-
son may open in hades, the Bulletin"
may again advocate bimetallism, and
the raisin trust may go chase itself
down steep place into the sea.
ROADS AND SAN FRANCISCO.
Inyo Register: AS expected, San
FRANCHISES legislators kick against the
State highways because San Francisco
will, if it passes, have to pay for build
ing roads in other counties This would
undoubtedly be true, but it seems to
us that the metropolis ought to wake
up to the fact which it generally for
gets that the interior counties do far
more for the city than they receive
from it. San Francisco won't be hurt a
bit by doing a little extra putting UP
for the rest of the State.
THE TENDENCY.
san Diego Union: The tendency all
over the country is now toward liberal
State appropriations for improved
highways. New Jersey proposes to
spend 1000 900 in this behalf. There
is a bill before the New York Legisla-
ture providing for an annual outlay of
500, 900 of the States money for bet
ter roads. In many other States equal
ly liberal appropriations have been
made or are now pending. The ques-
ton that at present interests the peo-
pie Of California is whether this State
shall enter upon the task of road re-
form now, or defer making even a be-
ginning until two years more have
passed.
LABOR AND THE MINES.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: In dis
cussing the problem Of the unemployed.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald pro-
poses sending them TO the placer mines.
He cited the fact that Chinese made
moderate wages working over claims
that had been worked, and he thought
these unemployed men would be glad
to take hold Of the same thing. But
just there he is mistaken. There has
been SO much humbuggery about eight
hours and big wages that he will not
get men TO work from daylight till
dark, as the miners of early days did,
and all for a measly one or two dollars
a day. Not much. The very ground
he is talking about is trampled over
every day, and by men just as good
as those he will send out, and but small
advantage is taken of the fact that
tt ere is gold 10 be had for the digging
AND NOW THE DOGS.
Modesto News: George William Win
terburn is of opinion that since cows
and hogs have already been banished
from cities, and since the horse is also
disappearing, Ii is time for the dog to
follow suit and be expelled, too. there
being no reason why he should be an
exception to the rule that refuses to
tolerate livestock in cities. 1t is re-
markable how many of Mr.. Winter
burns fellow -countrymen and women
agree with him exactly.
A ROAD FALLACY.
Oakland Tribune: One of the objec-
tions employed by San Francisco pa
per against the proposed law for good
roads, is that ii Will be unfair toward
that city which VIII have to contribute
for good roads in ofher parts of the
State. There is 40 city on the Pacifis
Coast which has more vital interest
in the construction OF good roads than