The record-union., 1897-10-07


use of printers ink as sold by the 10
cal paper is a rare bird. Advertising
has become as much of necessity as IS
the quality of the goods. But prices
and quality must go hand in hand with
advertising. The trouble is that so
mutn advertising like other efforts IS
misdirected. The merchant needs to put
Thought in his ads and keep in touch
with the demands of the people and
advertise what they want. Then, with
price and quality of goods satisfact-
ory as advertised, the business is bound
to grow.
NEAL DOW.
Oakland Times: People are so ac-
customed to associate the name Of the
late Neal Dow with the prohibition law
in all Maine that they forget he was
anything more than an advocate of that
measure. But he was mora-very much
more. He was a successful business
man and q brave soldier of the Union.
He accumulated a fortune in manufac-
turing and there was no suggestion Of
self-irterest in his campaigns for pro-
hibition. When the Civil War broke
out Neal Dow was nearly 60 years old,
but ne raised a regiment and went into
the army at it's head, rendering good
service in camp and on battlefield
General Neal Dow was a good example
of the American citizen Of the old Puri
tan type.
THE GROWTH OF CITIES.
Los Angeles Herald: Every census
shows a greater percentage of increase
in urban than in rural population, and
if it continue, the time is not distant
when the one will equal the other, and
perhaps the population of cities will
exceed that of the country. The enor-
nous growth of our cities is coming to
be regarded as portentious of great evil
to the nation.
The causes which produce urban
growth are many. Men ambitious to
acquire wealth go to cities on account
of thsir facilities for business, and those
who possess wealth go there to live on
account of the greater conveniences, the
greater activities and the larger facili-
ties fer amusement.
The chief cause of the more recent
and phenomenal growth of cities is the
changed condition in respect to trans
portation. Railroads afford facilities
for trade at way stations but the most
conspicuous result of their influence is
the building up of terminal points. The
effect of their existence and efforts is
concentration of business and popula-
ton.
MISSING NO TRICKS.
Los Angeles Times: The United
States is not only sending thousands
of bicycles to Europe, but large ship
ments are also being made of cold
drawn steel for the purpose of trans
formation into bicycle tubing; and now
a Cleveland concern has sent 900 tons
of bar steel to Birmingham, England.
If this is not sending Goals to New
castle. it comes near it, mighty near
it," IS Birmingham has always been
considered the seat of the mighty when
it came to the question of steel.
Brother Jonathan appears to be miss
ing very few tricks in the world of
commerce these days.
RESTRICTION LAW EVADED.
Los Angeles Express: 1t would ap-
pear from a San Francisco dispatch
that simple and easy means of evad-
ing the Chinese restriction laws has
been discovered. Last year Attorney
General Harmon rendered an opinion
to the effect that the officers of any
foreign country having dependencies in
China should be recognized as compe-
tent to sign a document certifying that
Cinnamon holding them are "mer-
chants or students and thus entitled
to free entry into this country under
the law.
It is reported that there are already
in the United States 400 Chinese labor
h. 4 +Ix~
under such certificates, issued in Ma
Gao, a dependency of Portugal and
who ere working in the orchards and
salmon eanneries. No identification at
the port of entry lis required, previous
residence is not necessary, and, in
brief, the way seems to be open for
new flood of Chinese immigration un-
less the loophole is stopped in short
order
It is not to be supposed that the off,
cials in foreign countries will take the
trouble to aid in keeping the Chinese
out of the country, and an Act of Con-
gress will probably be necessary to
| overcome the effect Of Attorney General
Harmon's decision. Fortunately, the
! winter session of our Federal law-mak-
ing body is only two months distant.
PROTECT THEM.
San Diego Union: If the reports about
citizens of the United States being i'm
prisoned in Guatemala are true it is
fortunate that the Alert was sent to
Central American waters, and unless
the men are promptly released a still
stronger naval force should be dis
patched to the scene of trouble There
is certainly no disposition on the part
of this country to bully a feeble little
nation like Guatemala; but that Re-
public, like other Central American
States. has so often given evidence of
disregard of treaties and international
law, that in case of an outrage such
as now appears to have been commit
ted by it, there should be no diplomatic
beating about the bush. A peremptory
demand backed UP by a display of force
is the only way to deal with these OBJ
infringe treaty rights.
CALL A HALT.
Marysville Appeal: Why do our young
people seek to get away from their
country homes? Why that overwean-
ing desire to come to town to live
that is met with whichever way we
turn? Tt is principally owing to the
fact that diversions are few and con-
genial companions limited on the
farms
1t is time to call halt and give this
subject of diversion, companionship and
neighborly intercourse some considera-
tion lest in a few years our children
be tramps and hobos
A mans life does not wholly lie in
contemplation of his corn and hogs as
their quantity increases. He should get
something else out of life day by day
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