The record-union., 1897-05-27
VOICE OF qHE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression OF
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub-
iects of Living and News
Interest.

all those who wax fat on Government
salaries or fees, or make fortunes on
Government contracts, or draw interest
on Government bonds, can be peTsuad-
ed that an expenditure of a billion and
a quarter dollars a year is a penny
more than is necessary for the support
of the Federal, State and local govern
ments of the United States.
PUBLIC OPINION.
Oroville Mercury: Public opinion, as
a rule, governs in this country, but it
was ignored by the last administration
in its treatment of Cuba, and although
Mr. Mckinley seemed to be half-per-
suaded to yield to it, he has not yet
done so.
THE TELEPHONE SITUATION.
Oakland Enquirer: 1t strikes ma
jority of readers with surprise TO read
that there are a thousand telephone ex-
changes being conducted in the coun-
try outside of those which are con-
trolled by the Bell Company. But
those are the figures which are given
out in connection with the meeting IN
Chicago to-day of the competitors with
the great trust and which is expected
to result in the organization OF ma
| tional association or perhaps combl-
nation. 1t shows that although the Bell
| Company wins it patent suits IN the
courts, it is nevertheless not so entirely
master of the situation as has been
supposed. But the meeting of these
outside companies to consolidate, II
that is their purpose, emphasizes the
fact that the telephone business is not
one in which there can be many inde-
pendent competitors; four or five eX-
changes in a single city would be mere
ly a nuisance, and to many persons only
an increase of expense, since the sub
scribers of one company cannot COM
municate with those of another, and
people in trade are almost compelled to
take the telephones of as many COM
panies as there are in town.
WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT?
Riverside Globe: Because we have
seen our country become a mighty ma
ton hundreds of honest men have come
to think of the Government as a great
machine capable of grinding out plenty
of dollars for all of US if it only viii,
and making life comfortable for at
least every industrious citizen. Since
the war Uncle Sam has given to mill
ions of people millions Of acres of land
as good as the sun shines upon. If rich
enough TO give Us all a farm, Why not
other things? An old farmer, so the
story goes, who had settled upon these
Western prarieS met with hard luck.
He worked early and late, but could
make no headWay. Do the best ne
could, the mortgage grew larger. Taxes
were high, crops We're good, but prices
were poor. While he was growing poor
he saw a few other men grow rich. AS
he thought over the condition of things
he determined to right them. He was
unable to do it himself, but surely the
Government could. He knew the Gov
ernmeut was strong and powerful, so
without further delay he decided TO take
a trip to Washington and see the Gov
ernment He did. He wandered UP
and down the halls of Congress, visited
the different departments, called at the
White House, and as he met the Presl-
dent. members of Congress and other
public men and told them his story ana
his hope that the Government Would
help him. they told him kindly and
firmly that they We're only doing What
the people who sent them there told
them to do. So the man went nome
with clearer ideas as to who and What
the Government was. He had learned
the simple but profound truth, Whlch
we all need to learn and relearn, that
we-the peopIe-are the Government.
AN EXAMPLE OF NEW JOUR-
NALISM.
Alameda Argus: A baby was born
in the Receiving Hospital at Oakland
racnecTeG cOntGm
rary. the Examiner is in one of its
characteristic sweats over it. 1t IS just
an ordinary baby, too-with the usual
number Of legs and arms, toes ana nm
gers and without even a strawberry
mark There is no unusual thing what
ever about it's advent, except that its
mother was poor and had to go to the
hospital. where she was mercifully
cared for The Examiner" erects this
simple incident into sensation, makes
all the Supervisors of the county god
fathers. and all the employees about the
hospital to caper about in glee. rms,
ladies and gentlemen, is new journal
ism.
IT IS TOO FINE.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: Some
beach mining by means of toms is car
ried on along the Humboldt coast, but
the method is too slow to get any Dig
results. On the Australian coast, and
in the lacustrine deposits of Colorado
and Wyoming finer gold than the Pa
cific beach gold is saved, much of it be-
ing so fine as TO require 900 particles
to make q cent.
MANAGEMENT OF MINES.
Marysville Democrat: 1t undoubted-
ly is true that the industry of quartz
mining in California has on many oc-
casions been given a black eye by the
management in developing and work
ing claims. Many really good mines
are idle to-day because of employing
men in their development who have
not had the necessary experience. Min
ing for gold in quartz lodes can be sue
cessfully prosecuted only by employing q
general manager or superintendent who
has had practical experience, not only
underground but in the milling of the
ore. A practical man of experience in
mining, one who has kept Well INFORM
ed of the new methods and improved
machinery can demand a large salary
and obtain it, The owners of a claim
who desire to perform development
work should first inform themselves as !
to the extent of the prospecting they
can pay for Do not commence until |
this has been fully determined, because |
if after a few hundred dollars or per- i
hapS thousands have been expended |
and before the point of development |
has been reached the work ceases, the !
whole amount is lost and quartz mining /.
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