The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-09

worthy of note, too, that in former
years when Southern California has
sustained the rare visitation of a cold
snap, the fruit growers on the frostless
belt have never had any loss.
SATISFACTORY.
Santa Cruz Press: Nothing can be
more satisfactory than the swelling ev
idence that debts are being paid off all
over the country. The vast numbers of
farm mortgages which have been lifted
during the season, indicates a condition
which is satisfactory to every patriotic
American. AT the first opportunity, an
honest people, after period of hard
ship and Indebtedness, pay off these
honest debts, and the people of the
country have been doing this with the
money received from their crops. pay
ing dollar for dollar, each dollar worth
one hundred cents, alike equitable to
debtor and creditor
PURGE THE PENSION ROLL.
Tulare Times: The steady increase
in the appropriations for pensions is
causing much discussion, since it is seen
that the revenues Of the Government
are not going to show a surplus under
the Dingley law. The New York
World is publishing some figures that
ought to have weight with Congress,
but as long as the soldier vote is a con-
trolling force in American politics, it is
not likely that the pension roll will grow
much smaller for a great many years.
General John p. S. Goblin, Comman-
der-in-Chief of the G. A. r., is report
ed TO have said that if there are any
frauds in the pension roll 1.-The mem
beers of the G.. A. r. are more inter-
ested in detecting them than any other
men. The G. A. r. believes that none
should have a pension who is not en-
titled to it-who is not suffering from
actual disability
THE STATE TEXT BOOKS.
Oakland Times: The California
Teachers Association in its recent
meeting in San Francisco passed a res
olution declaring the State system of
text books does not meet the require
ments Of the schools and urging the
Legislature to take such action as will
lead to the discontinuance of their pub
lication." 1t was perfectly apparent
when this very radical resolution was
adopted that it would provoke some
thing of storm, and the Sacramento
were controlled by the book ring" We
do not think this charge is justified, but
we do think the teachers were foolish
to invite it by putting in their resolu
ton in that form. To call for the
improvement of the State books would
be good deal better than to ask for
their adjustment, particularly as it is
certain that the latter proposition has
no chance of success.
LIABLE TO BE A FAILURE
Antioch Ledger: The colony of Unit
ed Brotherhood on Winter Island do
not seem to meet with the success and
pated they would meet with. They
have only a small part Of their island
under cultivation That is planted to
tomatoes, and it is said that owing to
bad management they only received
about half as much for their crop as
other growers did. They launched
themselves on a theory that seemed at
the time a panacea for all the disadvan-
tages of individual operation. We are
truly sorry that they are not more
successful, for their failure will dis
hearten many whose hope is built upon
this plan of cooperation.
PERMANENT TARIFF COMMISSION
Tacoma Ledger: The proposition to
establish permanent tariff commits
sion has received the hearty approval
of the National Board of Trade. COM
posed of leading business men from all
parts of the country. There are many
reasons in favor of such a commission,