The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-05-11

at the outset, it will be able to do with
out their suggestions at the wind-up.
HOW WOULD 1T WORK?
/ Col11sa SIM. OF the milionsvof dollars
expended by the Government in pre-
pairing for and prosecuting the war by
far the largest portion goes in payment
for the labor We have paid some
money to foreign nations for warships,
but that cuts no figure when compared
with the vast sums that will be put in
circulation among our own people. II
the war lasts for a year all branches
of trade will be stimulated with vigor
the effect of which will be felt long
after peace has been declared.-Red
Bluff Cause.
Whv limit the war to year if such is
to be the effect? Why not run it all
the time? Would it not be just as well
to let lot of contracts for powder, ball,
etc. build a lot of ships, load them up
with men and take them out and sink
them. men and all? If destruction and
death is not the essential element of the
claimed prosperity what is it? 1t often
makes one wonder how much rot 1t is
possible to compress into a square inch!
NO NEED TO WORRY.
| AIdm6Qa Enclndi. ANO Oiu WIVES AA~~A
borrow any trouble about the possibility
/ of a Spanish or any other fleet lying OH
San Francisco harbor and Smelling the
city. Though many vessels carry guns
able to send a shot twelve miles, it
would be impossible for them TO drop
shells into San Francisco, as has been
| frequently explained and for a very
| simple reason. In order to send shot
I lDn, a w + n
| elevate the muZzle of the gun to very
| high point so as to get the proper ira
| jectory. When so elevated the force OF
| the recoil comes almost squarely on the
deck instead of horizontally as when the
/ gun is in it's usual position, and 40
vessel has ever been built whose decks
could stand such a shock, or a series OF
them. This has been pointed out by
naval authorities over and over again,
and it is amusing to find journalistic
old women worrying at this date about
any such alleged possibility as bonn
bardment of San Francisco from outside
the heads
GLUCOSE TRUST.
/ Oakland Enquirer: Notwithstanding
! the general understanding that the glu-
cose industry, which assumed such
! large proportions number of years
ago, and afterwards collapsed, the glu-
cose trust has just paid dividend at
the rate of Z per cent year on its Sl4,-
| 100000 of preferred stock The de-
mand for glucose and grape sugar for
export to Europe is immense, the value
of the exports having grown from
500, 900 in 1884 to $2600,OOO last year.
The mills owned by the trust grind up
/ nnD Toll
A GOOD WAR.
! Riverside Press: The Press" has
not been either peace at any price or
war at any cost 1t has been steadfast-
ly for peace if it could be maintained
honorably, and for war if the national
dignity and honor required it.
! But now the Press" believes we are
engaged in a good war; that may mean
a holy war;, an honorable war, hui
name war, a patriotic war, one or all Of
| these qualities.
The United States is in the position
of a strong, courageous man who goes
| across the street to protect weak
| woman and helpless children from the
brutal cruelty of an inhuman husband
and father. Right-minded people ey-
erywhere, applaud the act and wrong
m1nQeQ people Sld1u III WuOleSOliiS awe
of that man. The moral effect is good
on both sides. The protector grows
stronger in the exercise of his good
qualities, and others are inspired TO
emulate his spirit; his act is an uplift
to the moral standard of the commun-
ity in which he lives. And, on the other
hand, evil impulses are restrained. The
1 other cruel men in the community
| no
AS A SUPPLY BASE.
Los Angeles Express: A coaling sta
ton in the Philippines should be made
an indispensable condition by our Gov
eminent in settling upon the future OF
those islands at the close of the war.
| Lack of proper coaling facilities has
been the chief drawback in Admiral
Dewey's preliminary operations in Ash
attic waters and the neutrality procla-
nations will make future action ex-
tremely difficult unless an adequate
| base of supplies is obtained. The Ad-
miral will in this respect have to live
off the enemy's country" as General
| sherman was wont to do in darker
DAYS. His position is an extremely
difficult one, owing to the smallness OF
his force and the condition just cited
but no one doubts that Admiral Dewey
will prove entirely equal to the occa-
sion. Our naval ofncers are punt tnaI
| way,
AS to the future, much depends upon
whether the Philippines are wholly
wrested from Spanish control and their
ports occupied by the American forces
They may be held as hostage or guar
anty that Spain will carry out the con-
ditions Of peace.
THE FRUIT OUTLOOK HERE.
Pasadena News: The fruit outlook in
and around Pasadena is not nearly so
bad as some would have us believe.
The apricot crop along the foothills
lis going to be very good. Some orchards
need thinning to get size. The orchards
along the level Of Pasadena are not SO
lthickly loaded In the lower levels they
are pretty thin. The peach crop Will
be fairly good The recent rains Will
increase the size of the peaches ana
apricots especially. The apple crop
bids fair to be a full average in those
orchards where the Goblin moth is kept
out.
The grape crop ought to be as large
as usual. The orchards and vineyards
are being irrigated and the water sup
ply will go much farther than expect
led. This will also help on the setting
of fruit buds for next year. Orange
shipments continue to be made. Prices
are low, but it still brings In a steady
amount of cash, The Orange and
Lemon Growers Associations are thor
oughly organized and bringing in top
po+ob ,r;oao The deciduOuS fruit