The record-union., 1897-04-26


opinion of the new road law passed by
the last Legislature and signed by the
Governor is that it is entirely worth
less. Some of the provisions of the Act
could in no wise be carried out; there
fore it must be put in the list of freak
legislation. oh, our Legislature is
dandy
A DIFFERENCE.
San Bernardino TimeS-IndeX: The
statement of w. c. Ford, Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics in the Treasury
Department during the Cleveland ad-
miniStration, that the exports of Amer
lean manufactures during the calen-
dar year 1896 amounted in value to
over $3.50 Q00000, has been disputed by
writer for the Inter Ocean, who, in
an elaborate review of our foreign
trade, shows that they amounted to
less than $135, 100000 The difference
! is so great that if Mr.. Ford has not lost
his regard for public opinion as we'll as
his office he will have to rise up and ex-
plain his figures.
THE SUGAR-BEET INDUSTRY.
Stockton Mail: The cultivation of the
sugar beet is being introduced every
where over the country where the acre
age warrants it, and where experiments
have demonstrated the possibility of
attaining to a sufficient amount of sac
Charine matter in the product The
large profits derived from the culture
of the beet and the refining of the prod
uct have induced men of large means
to join hands with the farmers in build
ing up the new industry, which prom
| ises SO well for both.
According to a bulletin upon the su
gar beet just issued by the Arizona
Experiment Station, the first beet sugar
factory erected in Germany was put
up on the estate of Baron de Koppy in
1863 This was a small affair, being
capable Of working up but 523 tons of
beet roots per year This is in great
contrast to the modern factory. The
one at Watsonville, California, worked
last year l 400 tons of beets in one day.
and factory is being built at Salinas
California, with a capacity of working
5000 tons of beets in twenty four
hours A. the jacksonville factory last
year there was manufactured a total
of 1000 tons of sugar 1t is stated
upon the best of authority that the
Watsonville factory last year paid its
stockholders 30 per cent on their in
vestment The profits of other plants
have been equally large, and greater
returns are looked for this year as the
higher tariff rate has materially ad-
vanced the price of sugar.
HILL LANDS
The Calistogan: The Santa Rosa Re
publican" holds that the value of the
hill lands in that county is not appre-
GATED and that there are thousands of
people in the towns here and elsewhere
| living from hand to mouth as day Ia
borers, who might soon make pleas
ant home from which good returns
would be secured by going into the hills
and wisely handling even but a small
tract of land That is good advice at
any time. The farm would make a liv-
/ ing for thousands who prefer to starve
| in the cities.
| THE PER CAPITA.
! Mountain Democrat: While the finan-
| cial depression of recent years has re-
duced the producing capacity of many
industries, returns from the mines of
| this State have been steadily above
$4,000, 600 per annum, in the coin Of
! Old Bullion and General Jackson. I'm
annual per capita of those engaged in
farming has been $500, in manufacture
ing 81 900 and in mining 81, ,490-the net
excess of the latter over both the 9TH
ers being $3.50
PROMISE OF THE SEASON.
| Healdsburg Enterprise: If indications
count for aught this section will eXpe
rience a prosperous season. Prospects
for a splendid harvest of fruit are ex-
cellent, and it is now thought that
! growers will receive good prices for
their product. The cherry crop is very
satisfactory, this year, whereas last
! season it amounted to nothing. I'm
doubtedly the canneries will operate
| heavily, thus giving employment to
many workers, and all things taken into
consideration, the Enterprise" predicts
a lively and prosperous season for the
Healdsburg district.
DEADLY PUGILISM.
! Fresno Republican: A man was kill
ed the day before yesterday in a ring
! fight in San Jose. We dealt out a heap
or righteous Indignation to the people
of Nevada because they permitted q
contest between the most scientific
! boxers in that State, but it does seem
that we have little cause to plume
ourselves on our superior virtue
while we permit these gore-soaked and
brutal fights, which occasionally result
| in death between the lesser lights OF
the brutal profession. And we do not
add to our glory by terming them spar
ring contests. This rose of puglism by
any name smells equally dubious. II
the papers of Nevada now rise to make
few personal remarks, we should
listen to them in patience, for our
house has good deal of glass about it..
THE LABOR LAW
San Jose Mercury: 1t would seem as
| if the contract labor law was being for
gotten at present. The Salinas index
SAYS: The Japs are coming into this
vicinity in large numbers, and many
OF our people look upon them as de-
| triment to our community Fridays
trains unloaded an even thirty who are
under contract to work in the beet
fields. Quite recently the Japs held a
meeting in Jordan's hall and decided
upon 81 per ton as the price to be
| charged for caring for the beets from
the time they were three inches high
until loaded on wagons ready for ship
ment."
PROTECT THE FISH.
| ST Helena Star: 1t is usual during
every open fish season for those too
greedy to catch the festive trout in
the ordinary, legitimate way to use
blasting powder and in this way kill