The record-union., 1897-09-23
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects of Living News
Interest.

Kern Echo: A journeyman cook got
run over at Fresno by the cars few
days ago and died from mis- injuries.
This causes the 'Expositor" to remark,
weepingly: Peace to his soul. He IS
a martyr to the present system of legis-
lation for the money power" OF course.
ANY lout can see that it was the fault
of the laws. If we had the right kind
of men in the halls of legislation, those
car wheels would have come to dead
stop when they got within foot of the
cooks legs. Dog gone these law max
ers, anyhow.
WIDE TIRES THE BEST.
Humboldt Times: Would it not be
we'll for the Supervisors of the coun-
ty, in connection with their graveline
and otherwise improving the public
highways. to consider the adoption of a
Wide-tire ordinance. That kind of a
law could be so framed as to work lit
tie immediate hardship to those whom
its provisions would effect, and the
benefit to the roads by preventing them
from being all cut to pieces by narrow
tired wagons would be immeasurable.
which tend to make good roads and not
destroy them-would be a great benefit
to those who use the highways for
freighting purposes. Recently expert
ments were made in Columbia, Mis-
souri,, with regard to wide and narrow
tires which demonstrated the practi-
cility of their use by teamsters The
same power that hauled one ton on a
good hard roadbed when narrow tires
were used hauled one and one-uuarters
tons when six-inch tires were used. On
gravel roads the power that hauled ore
ton on narrow tires easily handled one
ton and six hundred on the wide tires
On dirt roads free from ruts. il is stat
ed, the power that hauled 1000 pounds
on narrow tires hauled 2766 pounds on
wide tires. Thus it will be noticed that
the use of the wide tire means quite a
saving to the teamster in being able to
increase his load materially.
1t is physical impossibility to con-
struct gravel road that will with
stand the damaging effects of heavy
loaded vehicles with narrow tires. Just
as soon as the winter weather sets in
and water soaks through the surface
OF the graveled road-bed the narrow
tired vehicle CUTS right through to the
sub-grade and keeps such a road in bad
condition all winter. Other portions
OF the State are taking this matter in
hand. Why should not Humboldt's
authorities
COTTON AND SILVER.
Oakland Tribune: According to the
New York World" the statistics of the
cotton crop for last year show it to have
been S,lo1,964 bales. 1t has been sold
for about $3.50, 600, 900, or something
more than the total volume of the
greenback currency. This is more than
five times the value of the annual sill
yer product of the country. What
folly is it then for cotton growers to
think that their prosperity depends up
on doing something for silver" when
all the silver produced in the country
would not buy one in five of their cot
ton bales.
A PLEASING INCIDENT.
Los Angeles Herald: There was an
incident at the reunion of the union
veterans of Orange County at Santa
Ana on Admission Day that is worthy
OF special comment. A feature of the
exercises was an address by Judge
Blackstock of Ventura, an ex-Confed-
crate veteran. The Judge said that he
fought for principles that he believed
were honorable and right until the
struggle was ended-until he was
whipped" is the way he expressed il
and now he had come back into tha
fold and was working for a reunited
country and common flag. Other ex-
Confederates have expressed the same
sentiments; they are no longer unique
or remarkable. But the speaker
reached the keynote when he said j.
This is great country and it needs
US all, north and south"
How true that is! There is room for
ALL there is need for both. Our united
republic emphasizes more than ever he
fore the principles that made that re-
puollc possible. Our national develop
ment needs both the north and the
south, both the east and the west The
progress of modern civilization has put
US in closer contiguity with the nations
OF the old world and their policies We
can no longer, as a nation, live within
ourselves. Therefore it is essential that
as people we should present a united
harmonious front in all things and upon
all Questions that affect our national
and international relations. Even az
this day, there be those, doubtless, who
would be glad to see it otherwise. Let
the heather rage" We are a nation of
1f,G000OO people presenting a solid
front
1t may be truly said that the war is
over. The last ditch is closed. the
bloody chasm has been crossed. the
bloody shirt is no longer waved. We are
the people.
ROADS AND TAXATION.
San Jose Mercury: Considering the
fact that Santa Clara County main
tains system of county roads such
as no ether county in California pos
sesses, the low rate of taxation here
is almost phenomenal. Other counties
with much higher rates of taxation do
not possess a single mile of frst-class
roads. In this county, notwfthstand
ing its foothills and mountains. there
is scarcely a road that is not kept
in excellent condition and sprinkled
during the summer months This mag
nilcent system of road maintenance
saves money continuously for every
farmer. fruit grower and other pro-
ducer in the county, and yet he pays
less taxes in proportion to the value Of
his property than the property owner
IN any county in California, with 9le
exception. perhaps, of two or three
counties. which have not decent mile
OF road within their respective borders.
Ii reflects credit upon the Judgment
of the majority of the citizens of San
Ia Clara County that as q ,1nla thn,-