The record-union., 1897-06-04
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on SUBJ
iects of Living and News
Interest.

ficiency under the Wilson-Gorman tar
if law to date for the fiscal year be-
ginning July 1, 1896, as shown by the
official records is $33, 755, 1856 This
shows the necessity for the immediate
| enactment of the mex tariff law.
CONVICT LABOR
San Jose News: The North Carolina
Penitentiary was self-supporting last
year for the first time in its history of
a quarter century, says the New York
/ Post" From 1883 to 1889 the appro-
priations for its maintenance averaged
100000 a year. Then, under change OF
polic9y, the annual expense dropped TO
S3l 300 which was the figure until 1898,
when further reduction was made TO
SO, 600 a year. The achievement in 1890
was under the management of Angus
tus Leazer. He thinks it could be done
again, mot probably every year, but
certainly, if the present policy is main
tanned, self-support should be attained
or Appropriated every year." This re-
suit, the convict labor damagogues may
be grieved to learn, was accomplished
by keeping the convicts profitably en-
ployed in farming.
SAN DIEGO TOBACCO.
Los Angeles Record: San Diego Coun-
ty is growing a very superior quality
of tobacco, and a fine uality of cigars
and smoking tobacco is beingq put on
the market by a San Diego firm. Sue
| cess to the EFFORT The man who pro-
duces an article which excludes its
Eastern equivalent, and thus keeps
money at home, is a public benefactor.
San Diego County is one of the most
glorious and resourceful domains in the
State, and every predetermined citizen
of California, north or south, will sin
cerely rejoice at every legitimate effort
put forth by the border county to in
| crease the volume of it's products.
WILL BE READY TO FLY SOON.
Suffer Farmer: The curious machine
that is intended to soar through the
air is now attracting much attention
in it's incomplete state on the farm of
Frank Schilling in West Suffer. The
inventor, Davenport, is now awaiting
the arrival of aluminium and other ma
terial from the East, after which the
attempt will be made. The car con-
tanning the four-horse power gasoline
engine has been completed and the big
cigar shaped balloon, 125 feet long,
made of canvas, is all ready to be filled
with gas, the acid and other ingredi-
ents from which to make the same be-
ing stored on the river banks in huge
iron casks. The engine will propel the
two fans or air screws, one on each
side of the ship and under the balloon,
by which fans it is proposed to propel
and navigate the craft The entire ship
will weigh 1900 pounds, and has been
built at a cost of $4,000. 1t is expected
that in about three weeks the airship
will be ready to fly. The initial trip
will be across the tules to the Butte
Mountains.
WON'T BE LONG.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: The heavy
merchandise imports at the present
time mean corresponding light imports
a few months hence. This will, at the
! outset, keep the revenues under the
new tariff law, but it will, at the same
time, make a very large merchandise
| balance in the country'S favor. AS
| consequence, while the Governments
receipts will be comparatively small
| for a while, the gold inflow will be
| large. The gold which goes out these
days will not be gone long.
PURE FOOD AND THE JAIL.
Los Angeles Express: Some stuff
| labeled raspberry jelly made a San
Francisco family very sick the other
day, and the manufacturer of it, when
questioned, said that it was supposed
| to be the pure and genuine article. A
supposition of this kind so nonchal-
antly expressed by manufacturers of
bogus foods should be met by the
] will a
such swindlers are fit tenants of the
| calaboose.
HE HOLLERS."
Colusa Sun: The Miners Associa-
| ton and the Anti-Debris Association
| have a thousand inducements to har
monize and not one to disagree. BY
working together they can advance
the interests of the whole State, but if
| they antagoniZe one another there will
be a loss all around.-San Francisco
| Call.
All that the Anti-Debris Association
asks is that the people on the streams
| above them so conduct their business
as not to injure those below. The
complaint of the miners at this time
against the association reminds us Of
the boy who was playing with his lit
! tie brother, and cried out: Mamma,
come here to Bill. Every time I hit
him on the head with the hammer he
hollersi" Now. if the miners don't like
| the 'hollering'' of the Anti-Debris AS
ISOLATION they can just quit hitting it
| on the head with the hydraulic ham
mer
AMERICAN PRODUCTS.
| Pasadena News: Under wise man
agement the products of the American
farms can be pushed out into all quar-
tiers of the world. The people of Eu-
rope have been educated regarding the
value of American corn and the United
| States thus found a market for TO-
| 00U,0O0 bushels of corn last year
China, Japan and other countries of
Asia took over 1000 goo barrels of our
| flour Other parts of the world ought
| TO be induced to take other products.
Ii is hoped that the California exhibit
IN Germany now will create a market
for our dried fruits. 1t is not enough TO
raise superior product. but finding
market goes hand in hand with pro-
duction.
THE SAN QUENTIN.
Oakland Enquirer: While applaud
| ing heartily the determination of the
Directors and the Warden to bring the
eonvicts in San Quentin to submission.
one cannot avoid feeling pity for the
wretched victims of the opium habit
who started the trouble and because
they We're deprived of their drug Their
sufferings must have been excruciating.