The herald., 1897-01-30
ORANGE COUNTY.
Interest Increasing in the Ofilcers' SAL
ary Bill-General News.

SANTA ANA, Jan. 29.-The Chyno-
weth bill ASSEMBLY bill No. 257) Is ex-
citing more interest among the citizens
of Orange county than any other propo-
sition that has been presented to them
since the last election The people are
just now beginning to understand what
it means to be on q gold basis" and
they are In earnest in enforcing the de-
mands Of this situation. Not only sala-
ries of county officials are involved in
this matter, but those of teachers and
other public employees, with rates Of in
terest. And why not? If we are to live
on the gold basis, self-protection de-
mands OF the people to act and act
promptly. Let the lesson Of the last
campaign be impressed on the memory
of those who aided In defeating the will
Of the people SO forcibly that they,
though blind, may yet be made to see.
Touch a mans pocket and you touch
his heart"
These extracts from leading journals
published In Orange county speak for
themselves:
The people who elected Mr.. Chyno-
weth hope he will be patriotic and live
up to his pledges, and having introduced
his bill in line with that policy, they hope
he will not be dissuaded from his patri-
otic purpose by the clarnor of Jim Nc
Fadden's mutual admiration society at
Santa Ana.-Anaheim Gazette (Rep.)
The treasurer's Office should be consol-
idAted with the collectors Office The
supervisors get too much pay. They
don't earn $500 year. The school di-
rectors of our city schools do nearly as
much work as the supervisors and get
no pay at all. City councilmen do deal
Of work for nothing. The recorders Of
fee IL self-sustaining. but the high fees
charged for recording come of of the
people. The principle Of the bill Is good
and we hope our representative will
push the bill along We are on q gold
basis. Let the salaries be regulated ac-
cordinEly.-Santa Ana Standard (Dem.) }
r. F. McCombs. who has been con-
nected for some time with the firm Of
Blee & McCombs of this city, had ar
ranged to leave this week for Alaska,
but the ice. snow and other seventies
reported as connected with average
Alaskan weather have caused Mr.. Nc
Combs to prudently postpone his excur-
sion for two months.
"A new industry. composed at present
entirely of infants, is reported as having
been begun In, Orange county.
"A gentleman named Herman Kruger
has begun the raising OF frogs, and for
that purpose has imported the best
FrenCn StOCk Ills pond Is S1tuateO IN
the Garden Grove section If the epi-
cureans In the shape Of cranes and
snakes do not gobble up all of Mr.. K. g
Juveniles, and the ways and means COM
mittee can be persuaded to extend its
protecting arm around what may re-
main. he may make success of his un-
dertaking.
Petitions asking the adoption Of the
Chynoweth bill No. 257, and also asking
the consultations of the offices OF tax
collector and treasurer on a salary Of
$4,000, are being circulated and literally
signed.
For week ending January 20. 1897, the
number of real estate transfers in Or
ange county were seventeen, aggregat-
ing $40, ,106.6S
Dave and Aaron Peterson. who have q
rich silver claim near Banning, left this
week with six loaded burros for the ptr-
pose Of developing all their interests
are worth.
The friends Of o. l.. Maye are much
exercised by the recent report OF his re-
verses. Mr.. Moye was once one Of Santa
Ana's foremost pushers.
The Santa Ana Standard 10 out In an
article which strongly cond daanae YrUs-