The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-15

change for that under which Mexican
dollars have fallen nearly one-half in
value in seven years time.
THE LOUD BILL
Bakersfield Californian: The Loud
postal bill is dead, having been tabled
by substantial majority. Its author
has had but this one idea since he en-
tered Congress, and it was a cruel act
to deal so ruthlessly with it. There
was real merit in the bill, however,
and its passage would have done much
to prevent the yearly deficit in the pos
tai department.
WORK FOR WILLING HANDS.
Los Angeles Herald: The contin-
ued industrial depression throughout
the country has given a new impetus
to enterprises having for their chief
aim the removal of workingmen and
their families from the congested labor
centerS to various localities where the
presence OF native resources invites
emigrants willing to work out destiny
in their development.
The apparent collapse of Mr.. Debs'
scheme for transplanting to some one
of the Western States large colony,
title of Social Democracy" has not
discouraged other less pretentious en-
terprises, along lines not so involved
with menocing elements. On the con-
trary, some of these have been organ
lied and have taken tangible shape.
While Mr.. Debs has been exploiting his
localized movement on the stump and
IN the newspapers.
SUGAR BEETS AND COLUSA.
Colusa Sun: Sugar beets are to be
planted in quantities sufficient to make
good test, at least, in the vicinity Of
Colusa We are satisfied that this
district of country is we'll adapted TO
the growth of the beet and that it is to
be the future industry here. We have
worked hard to get it started. When
the discussion of a factory here was
commenced We urged it on all the
available capitalists and got some to
come up and see the country. Every
man (Who had a knowledge of the
business) to whom we showed the
country or to whom we described it
were satisfied that it would be first
class for beets. Then as soon as we
found that factory was to be estao-
lished at Crockett we went to the man
ayers and got them interested in the
country and finally to agree to take
beets from point as high up the river
as Colusa provided we could get enough
to Justify preparing for the shipment
Thls company controls the bulk of the
Island sugar, which it will refine at
Crockett, and it also expects to have
other factories tributary to this one
Tor the purpose of making unrefined
sugar, and we believe, and they be-
neVe, that Colusa is their place The
Colusa committee has done good work
ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
WILLOWS Promoter: Another nice
loss to the Government which is Gi
rectly attributable to yellow journal
ism. is about to be contaminated For
months the papers We're full of har-
rowing stories of the great suffering
winch was sure TO overtake the KIon-
dlkefs, from scarcity of food, all writ
ten in San Francisco but purporting to
come from special correspondents in
the Northwest. The Government was
asked to relieve the distress and it
cheerfully went about the work. Now
the war Department has decided to
ABANDON the proposed expedition Tor
the relief of the Klondike miners the
conclusion being reached that there is
no necessity for it. Secretary Alger
iias requested that joint resolution
De introduced in Congress. authorizing
the dlsposing of the supplies and the
reindeer purchased for the expedition