The record-union., 1897-07-22
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

bakersfield Californian: The stories
| of untold wealth to be had in the Alas
| kan gold fields will doubtless tempt
many poor fellow to brave the incle-
ment climate and the hardships Incl
| dent to winter in the frozen north in
the hope of speedily enriching himself;
and the great majority, if they return
at ALL will do so hungry, forlorn and
! footsore. There are promising gold
fields near at home that but wait the
coming of the industrious miner to
| yield handsome returns, and they Of
! fer far better opportunity to the pros
| pectoE than does frozen Alaska.
CHARLES F. CROKER.
San Jose Mercury: The death of
| Charles F. Croker removes a busy
man from busy world. The event is
saddened by the fact that he was in
the prime of manhood, when his ener-
| gies were at their most vigorous stage.
| Had he lived the time allotted to man
the works which he might have been
enabled to accomplish would, in all
probability, have been much more than
the work which he has already per-
| formed. Yet in his short life he has
done much-much which will remain as
| testimony of a life of extreme activity
important deeds crowded into brief
space of time
Mr. Croker inherited much of the
energy of his father together with a
large amount of business sagacity and
foresight. He clearly saw the great
future of California slowly unfolding
itself, of the dormant resources and the
great opportunities which that develop
ment would give to the people of the
State He, with the true spirit of
Native Son. set himself at work de-
veloping these resources thereby add
ing wealth and fame to the State of
his nativity. While much of his work
| has been In connection with the rail-
| road company, of which he was Vice
| President, still more of his time has
been spent in planning industrial en-
terprises, in erecting buildings to beau
tify the cities, to bringing water upon
/ the famished plains that arid wastes
might be reclaimed and a garden made
| in the wilderness. He was ever a gem
erous, loyal citizen. whom the State
can i'll afford to loose. But his work
will live and be an ever-enduring mon
ument to his many goodly qualities.
! =
| San Diego Union: The utter lack of
| knowledge on the part of many young
women who obtain situations to do
general Homework, is a source of con-
slant annoyance to the families that
! employ them, besides affording keen
| untaught girls who essay to earn their
disappointment to well-meaning, but
| livelihood in this way. Many of these
| young women, wholesome in appear
ance and of excellent character, secure
| positions, only to be obliged to relin-
| quish them almost Immediately, be-
cause of their inability through lack
| of training to perform the duties that
are commonly included in the term
general homework. The situation is
unfortunate both for the young women
| and for their employers. The former
| are generally not to blame. Their de-
| ficiencies are commonly due to lack Of
| opportunity to obtain the necessary
| training. 1t would seem that there
should be some remedy for this state
| Of affairs.
| THE CURRENCY REFORM.
| Riverside Globe: The President may
not be able to do anything with the
currency If he isn't it will be solely
because a free silver Senate will block
! legislation. Let him move out, so that
the country can place the responsibility
| of delay where it belongs.
REASONS FOR REGRET.
Alameda Argus: One hears on all
sides expressions of regret over the
death of Charles F. Croker. There
are several reasons for this. One is
that to his personal associates he was
most genital and agreeable man. An
other is the sentimental feature. All
people who are not enviouS feel meas
ure of pity that man who had SO
much to live for, and deserved by per-
sonal worth the good fortune that he
enjoyed, should be cut off in his prime.
A SHEEP MAN.
Stockton Independent: Milton Snow.
the well-known sheep raiser of Milton,
came to town Saturday on business
and not to see Bryan, but did see the
noted Democrat. ''I seldom miss any
thing of the kind when it is convenient
to take it In he remarked, but turn
| ing from the man to part of his sub
| ject, I have something more OF knoWl-
edge and considerable more of inter
est I am interested in sheep and wool.
! At present I can get 81 so and 81 10
| for sheep that year ago were consid-
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