The record-union., 1897-03-30
VOICB OF TIE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub
ieCts Of Living and News
Interest.

on hand in the Eastern markets anu
those in sight in California will not
last longer than June. If this be true,
our fruit growers viii have a practically
clear market for this years crop, which
promises to be an enormous one. SO
mCte it be!
NOT SURPRISING IN THEM.
Iryo Register: Our enterprising con-
tempOrarfes of San Francisco do not
seem to know of the existence of any
agricultural land east of the Sierras
map of the State showing rainfall
for the season published a few days
ago ignores our little three or four
inches of precipitation since the first
of the year. but shows two immense
lakes off in the Death Valley region,
while the representation of Owens
lake and river looks like tiny alfalfa
leaf hung on a very brief spider web.
A SUGGESTION.
Placerville Nugget: John L. Sullivan
has openly avowed an admiration for
Mrs. Robert Fftzsimmons that is lit
the more ardent than man generally
cares to have lavished upon his wife
by any other than himself. This looks
as though John may have meant II
when he said he wanted to fight the
winner of the big fight, and is certainly
a new way to tempt man into a flght
for championship honors. Verify, the
ring is beginning to SAVIOR somewhat OF
the tilt yard of olden times.
A BRICK IN 1T.
San Jose Mercury: When the "Ex-
aminer'' kicked the legislative hat 1t
was not aware that there was a brick
under it. 1t has been nursing its toes
and making wry faces ever since.
NONE OF THESE.
Los Angeles Herald: While the States
along the Mississippi River are suffer
ing from floods that are appalling IN
their destructiveness, how singularly
blessed by nature are We of California.
One that has never seen a flood along
any of our great rivers cannot form an
adequate conception of the desolade-
ness Of a raging waste of waters, up
rooted trees floating by, upendlng,
whirling, SwiShing about, until caught
by stronger trees or other obstruction;
and here and there parts of house
or other building crashing into the
seething mass and the rushing waters
tearing at it, or pi.ing up more, while
the whole muddy surface not infre-
quently carries with its wreckage fowls
or small animals and occasionally hu-
man beings.
All buildings not protected by trees
or located higher than the surrounding
country are swept away, and if the in
habitants were fortunate enough to es-
cape they are probably locking on in
dumb resignation from the nearest
bluff
Such is picture of the almost annual
scenes along the Ohio, Mississippi, Mis-
souri, and Arkansas Rivers.
Then, after the food, thin, pale, ShiV-
ering mortals may be seen trying to re-
build their homes, while the mdasma
creeps in and takes possession of the
miserable beings, and We wonder why
they remain. But for a man who can
not get together SO to save his life,
how is he to flee from such life?
And so, dwellers in the land of almost
perpetual sunshine, you have reason to
congrat ulate yourselves that neither
floods nor hurricanes, nor lurking mi
asma. nor great suffering of any kind
awaits you, but the desert places are
| made to blossom for you, and fruits,
flowers and vegetables are abundant
and cheap. And this is California.
OLIVES.
Los Angeles Herald: The culture of
olives in California has increased
so rapidly that the State now
has a monopoly of the market
of this country. The crop of
last year netted S25O,O0O to the
| growers, but this year it is estimated
the output win yield S3,OOO,000. The
reason for the expected great increase
| is that great number of orchards bear
this year for the first time. 1t takes
seven years to bring an orchard to
| productive bearing. Properly tended,
J the trees continue to produce for
centuries.
WHEAT AND SILVER.
! Mountain Messenger: During the
campaign the Democrats told us that
the sudden rise in the price of wheat
and decline in silver was due to political
manipulation to influence the election.
| The election is over, but wheat has con-
| tinued to rise and silver to decline. This
| fact should be remembered, as it is
| likely the same argument Will be
sprung the next time to delude the un-
thinking, should free silver be made an
| issue again, which, however, we think
| unlikely.
| PROTECT AMERICAN SHIPPING.
| Los Angeles Times: So far as indi-
Gated in the dispatches from Washing
| ton, the new tariff bill contains nc
provision for the protection OF Ameri-
can shipping by the imposition Of dis
| eliminating duty on goods brought to
| our ports in foreign bottoms. A pro-
vision of this character. or something
of a similar nature, should be incorpor-
ated into the new tariff. The cld-time
| supremacy and prestige of the Ameri-
can merchant marine was built up
chiefly by the aid of discriminating du-
ties such as it is now proposed to enact.
A protective measure which fails to
take cognizance of the needs of Ameri-
can shipping will necessarily be de-
| ficient and incomplete.
| England, Germany and other nations
which are our principal competitors for
the worlds commerce, have established
their commercial prowess by means of
/ liberal subsidies to their ocean-carry-
| ing trade. If the United States is to
compete with these great commercial
nations we shall be obliged to adopt
their methods, to some extent.
! The proposition to place a discrimi-
mating duty of 10 per cent. in addition
| to all other duties, upon merchandise
brought to our ports in foreign bottoms
will work no hardship to any American
| industry. if enacted into law On the
contrary. it will have the immediate er-
| feet of greatly stimulating the build
| ing of American ships. by American