The record-union., 1899-05-01

TO TAHoES SHORES.
+ Auburn Republican-Argus Work is
Isoon to be commenced upon the Truckee
and Tahoe Marrow Gauge Railroad, and
the projectors expect to have the road
completed before the snow falls again
this year. Among those engaged in the
enterprise are D. L. Bliss and w. u.
Toby of Nevada, w. S. Bliss OF san
Francisco and M. L. and l. L. Requa OF
Oakland. The road will be fifteen miles
long and will run from Truckee on the
Central Pacific south to Tahoe City on
the lake Of the same name. The neces-
lsary rolling stock is being contracted
for IN the East.
In addition to the railway the com
pany intends to have a telegraph serv-
ice along the road and to all important
points around Lake Tahoe. 1t is also
proposed to build and equip steamboats,
for the transportation of freight and
passengers on the lake. ! BY this means
the company expects to- make Tahoe
City an important distributing center
for towns, settlements and mills around
the lake.
The construction of this line will give
to Placer, County abou 132 miles OF
railroad, there being already 1925 miles
of the Central Pacific, 20.50 miles of the
California and Oregon and about five
miles of marrow gauge from Colfax to-
ward Grass Valley.
LOOKING TOWARD CALIFORNIA.
Pacific Rural Press: Our correspond
] ence indicates a. growing interest IN
California on the part of the outside
word. During the last few months we
have had an unusual number of appeals
for confidential advice about the State
and its adaptations. 1t is an interest
ing fact that such appeals are more
i specific in their scope and more fea-
sonable in their anticipations than SIM
liar appeals were "a few years ago w
have explained this fact on the ground
that California is now advertising her
self through her. productions rather
than by the old style of boom lltera-
ture.
We are glad to note that present IN
quiry about California, at least so far as
If is disclosed to us, comes so largely
from those who are practically ac-
uuainted with the methods and results
of the lines of production they expect
to enter upon in new country. They
many respects, but they at least know
how to make agricultural calculations,
and know that they are conditioned up
on good and persistent work in the lines
proposed.
Now, as formerly, fruit lines are fav-
orites with inquiring correspondents.
The constant advancement of our fruit
products and the mishaps to fruit in
vestments in the Eastern and Southern
States combine to glorify California in
the eyes of fruit growers in those re-
gions. The greatly improved industrial
conditions at the East no doubt allay
much discomfort and tend to make peo-
pie remain at home but, at the same
time, the freer circulation of money at
the, East is giving many people the
chance for which they have been wait
ing, viz: the chance to realize fair
values for what they have to sell and
to undertake removal to California.
This is giving us constant accessions of
the better sort.
We expect that produce values
higher than we have recently enjoyed
will prevail for some time to come, and
we know that good producing methods
can supply these commodities for less
! than they can be produced elsewhere.
1t is really very good time for the
| homeseeker who is capable and indie
pendent to have his eye on California,
and there will never come time, prob
ably, in which such a one can so fav-
orably situate and circumstance himself
upon a California land holding as at
present.
AUXILIARY FARMING PAYS.
San Francisco Trade Journal: There
is not enough attention given in this
State to auxiliary farming, and expert
ence has taught in older settled States
at the East that it is this which gives
farmers a steady income. A B. Spreck-
els, President of the California State
Agricultural Society. says that we raise
only about sixty per cent of the beef
consumed in the State. The reasons for
this are obvious Lands are put ITO
other uses that require small areas and
less expense than would be the growing
of cattle for market. Such is the belief
that prevails, which in degree of mag
nitude this theory may be correct, but
as an auxiliary Of the farm it is wrong.
We believe that a diversion of feed
stuffs now exported could be made in
the direction of cattle raising to a limit
ed extent that would give better returns
than If extended to one source. The
raising of a limited number of high
class steers each season for the local
market by the average farmer would
be most profitable, which idea If made
general would in the aggregate finally
staT9p out importation from the free
range" States adjoining California. and
improve the individual income of those
in 1t. The same rule would apply to hog
raising. We annually import a large
proportion of our consumption of hams,
bacon and lard. The same with poultry
and eggs. Every farmer should send his
quota Of these commodities to market
daily and thereby stamp out the i'm
portation of all character of food meats
TO this State. Our sheep industry is
on the wane, simply because of estab-
llshed custom that prevailed in Cali
fornia in the early days Large f1ocks
and extensive ranges were believed to
be necessary for profitable investment
in sheep. Wenow have in this States less
than 100000 sheep with a weld in
1898 of about 24O00.O00 pounds of wool
IL the plan of small f1ocks as an adj
Junct of the farm was followed. we are
or the opinion that three times the num-
Der of sheep could be maintained with
pfoht. The farmer that has a variety
or products is the most successful
soft snap is the preface to a hard
luck story-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.