The record-union., 1897-08-18

we speak, nearly all of which would
have been prevented but for the fact
that the Democrats and the Populists
delayed action on the tariff bill by
prolonged and unnecessary discussion
in the Senate.
WELL. WHAT OF IT?
Fresno Republican: we are taxed
on everything yells an excitable free
trade journal. Well, what of it? You
can't pay the expenses of Government
without being taxed. can you? And it
is just as well to have the tax widely
distributed as it is to concentrate ii
on a few things is it not? What's the
matter, anyway? Do you want tc
keep on borrowing money from bond
syndicates, with which to run the
Government?
ANOTHER INDICATION.
Healdsburg Tribune: Another indica-
ton of the sound financial judgment OF
the average farmer comes to the sur
face in the series of reports produced
in the New York Sun" Democratic)
in which it shows that the farmer in
all parts of the country, especially
those of the West, are paying off their
which they have received for their
farm products.
FOOLISH PEOPLE.
SuIter Independent: Money is COM
ing out of hiding faster than out of
the Klondike, and currency is going to
be current from this time on."-San
Francisco Call
Still the flood of money which is
coming out of hiding" doesn't seem
to be stopping the rush to the Klon-
dixie. How foolish all these people
are, to be Drawing the rigors of an
Arctic cline, with winter coming on,
when right here at home more money
is voluntarily seeking the light of day
than the gold seekers can possibly dis
cover or unearth in the land of mid
night sun.
THE BLACK SCALE.
Ontario Observer: There is to be
inaugurated throughout San Bernardo
no County in August a general war up
on the black scale. Commissioner
Pease will lead the fight and is now
calling for volunteers. He was here
organizing his forces. While service
in this battle with the bug is legally
compulsory, he hopes that the neces-
sites of the case will prompt voluntary
action on the part of the orchardists.
Those who will not cooperate in the
good work will be compelled to clean
their groves in order that the unclean
may not infest the clean. This is
right, just and essential. Owing to
the great reduction in the cost of cy-
anide of potassium, the expense of fu-
migation Will be much less than for
merly. 1t is cheaper to fumigate the
tree than to wash the fruit, and that
clean bright oranges will bring more
money than scrubbed oranges goes
without saying. There are none so
poor who cannot afford to fumigate
their trees and we hope to see no lag
CARDS in the work here.
GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT.
Reno Gazette: The reported jam
at Juneau and Dyea gives everybody
who staid behind the opportunity of
saying Il told you So" but that will
not be of much assistance 20 the mfser-
able mob of men who are soon TO be
surrounded by winter. 1t would seem
good time for the strong arm of the
Government to reach out and smooth
for his far-away possessions with as
much care as the case would seem to
warrant The machinery of our Gov
ernment is too slow, and while the
British have their mounted police, their
regular mail service, and afford ade-
quate protection in their remote prov
inceS Alaska shuffleS along without
even being organized. Why not send
some of the regulars up there at once,
without waiting for the call for aid
| which is sure to come. A protest from
Washington, together with petitions
from the merchants and outfitters OF
British Columbia, resulted in a back
down on the question of collecting roy
| atty, and also the regulations in regard
to collecting duty on miners outfits
/ have been modified, SO that one hun
dred pounds of provisions go in free
and only the usual customs are collect
| ed on the surplus. These concessions
show the people spirit, and should be
| followed up by necessary precautions
! for protecting our citizens both on the
| journey and after arriving at the mines
PRICE OF OLIVES.
Redlands Citrograph: From severa
1
| buyers are quietly, but actively, trying
to corral all the picking olives in South
! California. There is now no question
that the olive crop Will be light, very
| light, and the prices ought to be gooG
for the grower. 1t would seem to be
| the part of wisdom to go a little care
| fully about the matter Of selling al
prices that rule now The prevailing
! figure with these buyers is 500 pei
ton, delivered.
CALIFORNIA MINES.
Fresno EXpositor: The Klondikt
craze will be an indirect good to US
Now that the excitement has abated q
jot. but while it is still the fashion tC
! talk of gold mines and nuggets infor-
nation and news from our mines nearer
home will be welcomed and given such
attention as they deserve. A good