The record-union., 1897-10-26

Cliff House with no grades worth
speaking Of to contend with
AS regards the other proposition to
purchase the property between the
City Hall and Market street, and turn
it into a park, it is scarcely likely any
thing will be done now in that line.
The expense would be enormous, for
although no very costly structures have
been put on the property in question,
still the holders of even the one-story
buildings would demand fabulous
prices. The clamor for the change is
interesting when one recalls the fact
that the city once owned all the prop
erty in question and the City Hall Com
nissioners sold it so as to get money
with which to build the hall. They
only got about a million out of it, and
now that the hall is constructed ana
they want the land back, the chances
are it will be held for three or four mil
lions. However, as San Francisco is
talking of a ifty-nillion-d dollar bond is
sue she can afford all these things if
the people say they want them.
GERMANY AND RECIPROCITY.
San Jose Herald The United States
has informed Germany that it is ready
to go into a reciprocity arrangement.
Germany now has the question under
consideration.
Looking at this from the protection
ist point of view it seems to be very
wrong thing. Just after putting tar
if on German beet sugar and other
products so that American manufac-
turing and the sugar trust can charge
1o r1fo hi Tfi Govern
ment now proposes to deprive them Of
that advantage and Let German goods
come into this country to compete with
them. What will the organs of the
sugar trust say to this proposition
What will all the syndicates, trusts,
combines and monopolies say?
The free traders will say if free trade
is good with Germany why not with
other countries and the world at large
What is reciprocity but a measure of
free trade? If a little of it is good why
would not more be better?
DOING PRACTICAL WORK.
Tacoma Ledger: In preparing re-
ports OF the Executive Departments of
the Government, Secretary Wilson is
first with not only report of the ac-
complisked results of the Department
of Agriculture, but with estimates and
suggestions for the work of the de-
partment for the ensuing year. Among
these are requests for material increase
IN thee branches of the work of his
department, the Bureau of Animal In
dustry, farmers bulletins and the
Weather Bureau. According to advance
information the Secretary finds that
the facilities of the Bureau of Animal
industry for the inspection of meat in
tended for foreign shipment are over
taxed and he will urge that the ex-
pertinent already made by the bureau
in the shipment of butter to England
should be followed by more work in
this line. The shipments thus far made
nave produced excellent results. as is
indicated by the fact that representa-
tive of English firms has recently been
In Iowa buying up all the available but
ter supply for export.
Under the energetic direction of Sec
retary Wilson the Department Of Ag-
riculture has become one of the most
practical of the many that have in
charge the public interests, and the
beneficial results are rapidly increasing.
Secretary Wilson has already enlarged
the markets and demands for American
products in a marked degree and should
be given opportunity for further exten-
sion of his good work in this and other
practical directions.