The record-union., 1897-01-04
Voice OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
VI the State and the Coast on Sub
Jects Of Living and News
Interest.

San Jose Mercury: Chicago must
eaKe back seat in the temple of So
clailsm, the position of honor now be-
ing occupied by that enlightened State,
massachusetts. At the recent election
the Socialist ticket received twice as
many votes in the latter State as i.
received in the State of Illinois.
A SHARP CRITICISM.
Alameda Argus: We have frequently
mad word to say in criticism of the
metropolitan press of California 1t has
Tor some time appeared to us that the
greatest enemy this State has is it's big
newspapers. They seem to have no
pride in their State or it's people, no
oesire to see them prosper, no thought
OF building anything up. They only
blacken and tear down. Men of means
and who if encouraged would have an
inclination to engage in industries here
are chased away by blackguardism and
caricature. By the same process men
OF affairs and means are deferred from
coming. Even distinguished visitors
are met at the ferry by reporters and
newspaper artists, and any divergence
in dress or manners from the fashions
and customs that prevail in San Fran
cisco are ridiculed the next morning in
print and picture. The fact has been
noted that Californias chief city is not
an agreeable place for man of promi-
neEce in any walk of life to live in
because of newspaper attack, criticism
or ridicule- This applies to women as
we'll as men, and the result is that the
city and State are beginning to feel the
drain of absentee landlordism, and
have no offset in the coming of others
with substance to fill the gap. 1t is
too bad that we do not have a more
patriotic press. 1t is unfortunate that
there is not more conscience, a juster
sense of duties and responsibilities, in
the editorial rooms Of the leading San
Francisco newspapers.
DOCKING IS CRUELTY.
Oakland Tribune: 1t has become a
fad for fashionable people in this local
1ty and those who are not so fashion
able to dock the tails of their horses.
Some of the scrawny specimens of
horse flesh have caudal appendages SO
abbreviated that they at once impress
the onlooker with the cruelty of the
practice All sorts of horses are be-
ing treated to this reprehensible course
-cobs as well as fine bred stock This
ton and action of humane societies as
anything else.
AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.
Oakland Enquirer: There are about
twenty-five canneries in the State, and
their combined output this year is over
100000 cases. There are twenty four
cans in a case, making 360O0,00O cans
of goods. The average market value
of case of fruit or vegetables Is 81 80,
which would represent total value of
S3,372, ,0OO
Even these figures will not be fully
appreciated, as people cannot realize
what it all means. The value of tin
plate required to make these 38,O00,-
900 cans would be S756OOO, and the
boxes for casing S150,000 more. The
help receives fully S450O and the
farmers and ranchers who raise the
100000 pounds of fruit and veg
etables required to do this amount of
canning receive sum 1t would be diff
ficult to estimate.
The last few years have seen a large
increase in the demand for California
canned goods, and this year the or
ders from foreign lands are greatly
in excess of all others. It is being dis
fruits come from this State, and we
will naturally reap the benefit from
now on. If the packing industry of
the Pacific Coast, from San Diego to
the Sound, could be thoroughly known,
we would find that it is one Of the
chief factors in the wealth of the coun-
try.
PRISON GOODS.
San Bernardtno Times Index: The
movement to have prison-made goods
labeled as such is proper In some of
the Eastern States extensive manu-.
featuring plants are operated by peni-
tentiary inmates, and these goods are
put on the market in competition with
free labor. Prison labor should be as
far as possible confined to non-com-
petftive channels, and when such Is not
the case the product of that labor
should be labeled.
EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS.
Alameda Encinal: The employment
agency proprietors do not look with ia
vor on Labor Commissioner Fitzger-
AIDS proposed bill for the establish
ment Of State free employment bureaus
I'm various cities, and are taking steps
to make a vigorous fight against it
before the Legislature. Protection for
people looking for work against the
practices Of some of the employment
people is certainly necessary and we
hope it will be accorded them.
FAILURES AND GOOD TIMES.
Los Angeles Herald: Times want to
be good; they are trying their level
best TO be good, and they would be
good If the people would let them
ic r1Ia fsf in |a
try for the present, at least. There
are plenty Of commodities of all kinds
ready 10 be bought and sold. There
are plenty of people who are anxious
to see business active, and yet the vol
urne of business transacted continues
very much contracted.
The fact is, we magnify the import
ance Of the peculations of a Chicago
or a Denver banker and get scared.
There has not been a bank or COM
mercial failure recently that should dis
furb trade movements in the slightest.
They failed either because Of dishonest
or incompetent management, and their
bankruptcy does not in any degree re- /
fleet the tone and condition of the gem
eral business situation.
BEET SUGAR.
Rural Press: A sugar factory with
capacity of 1000 tons of beets daily,