The record-union., 1897-10-22

has been struck within decade.
What's the matter with the escape Of
Chris Evans. Thomas? ]. f. Nolan.
who sells shoes, says the atrocities of
Weyler and his agents are too recent
not to Tepoice at this saving of a sweet
maiden from a living death" Sweet
maiden!" Of course Mr.. Nolan has
kissed the blarney stone. With what
an air of positiveness W. R. Davis of
Oakland declares that mo International
ENHANCEMENT can possibly ensue from
the liberation of Miss Cisneros. Mrs.
W. B. Harrington, who must be an ex
pert in international law. thinks .'the
right direction was taken to accom-
plish the desired end DR.. Lustig
sagely remarks, 'All these heroic re-
leases are applauded by the masses
The paper says masses but that IS
plainly misprint.
STATE PROTECTION.
Los Angeles Express: The New York
Tribune" of October 9th quotes edi-
torially from an article appearing in
the Los Angeles Express" some time
ago With regard to the new law requir-
ing public officials to patronize home
industry and says that such law is
mot calculated to inspire the people of
other States with a desire to invest
; largely in the products of the Golden
State"
The New York Tribune" takes en-
tirely the wrong view of the California
law. 1t is not in the nature of an en-
barge on outside manufactures and
products coming into this State, for,
according to this law, whenever they
can be laid down here cheaper than the
| local product they must be used. 1t is
only when the State product and the
imported are of the same price and
equally good that public officials are
required by the law to take the Califor-
MIA article. They are, moreover. pro-
hibited from. advertising specifically for
| proprietary articles manufactured out"
side of the State, and thus entirely shut
ting out the local producer.
| There is no reason why a State should
not look out for the interests of its own
manufactures just as the nation does
for those within its borders--not by
tariff, but merely by requiring State of
ficials to set the good example of patron
izing home industry to all its people
There are some things that cannot be
produced at all in California, and 9TH
ers that cannot be produced so cheap
ly here as in other sections of the Union
Such articles must be imported and they
constitute volume of trade that is a
fair offset to the exports of this State,
which can be produced better or cheaper
here than in other sections.
THE CATTLE BUSINESS.
Tulare Register: The shortage of
| wheat in foreign countries may account
sufficiently for the advanced price of
wheat, but there can be no question
that the advance in beef has been due
tC, the increased tariff that has shut the
doors against Mexican cattle, and to
the increased consumption which the
opening of the factories has brought
about. The boom in prices of cattle in
the corn producing districts is little
short of phenomenal. AS much is now
being paid for feeders as fatted beeves
usually bring, and last springs steer
calves are now worth $40 per head.
The great ranges in Arizona and New
| Mexico have been literally stripped of
cattle. For several years these ranges
were overstoeked, with the result that
the feed was exhausted. but the past
year or two have been more than usual
ly wet and the feed is now better than
it has been since 1898, and, unless
drouths come, there is going to be
money coined in breeding feeders on
the grassy plains and mountains of Ne
vada and the Territories.
Money will also be made in cattle
raising in Tulare County if all the al
falfa is sown that can be. California,
as we'll as the East, has drawn on the
Territories for cattle, but now that
there are no cattle to be had there the
home supply will be taxed to its utter
most to feed the people.
The corn districts can no longer
breed cattle They have not the pas
turage, and feeders have to be shipped
in. To supply these feeders will tax
the capacity of the plateau States and
Territories, and so California VIII nave
to breed and grow it's own cattle. Get
in line The outlook for the business
of rearing and fattening cattle in Tu-
lare County was never better than now.