The record-union., 1899-05-14
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EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

wave. Well may it perturb the sane
| financier 1t is exactly of the kind of
craze that seizes upon people and re-
suits in real estate boomS, Which have
been somewhat familiar to the people
/ of California But the trust boom is
more to be wondered at 1t must more
or less involve men of hard business
heads, who have already made sue
cesses in large business ventures, While
the more petty real estate boom Is a
Juror of people largely unused to con-
sidera BILE business affairs, who simply
| lose their heads Perhaps those own
ers OF large industrial enterprises who
permit their properties to go into trusts
are shrewder than would appear in
turning over the same at GENERALIZATION
and thus being able to retire in good
shape. In that case the enterprises are
likely to pass into comparatively mex
perienced hands, and constitute
greater menace to genuine prosperity
than otherwise In any view there is
reason for uneasiness, and the great
1inanciers of the country are beginning
| to see it.
QUESTION OF IMMIGRATION
Marysville Democrat: The question
in which residents of Northern Calfor-
mia are greatly interested is how best
to increase population and wealth. Of
course, all know. that immigration from
the Eastern States and countries has
given Southern California a great ad-
vantage over this part of the State We
know the Importance of this when we
visit Los Angeles and other southern
cities and towns, as it shows progress,
prosperity and wealth. Some people
are of the opinion that advertising our
resources is all that is necessary to turn
the tide of emigration this. way, but this
/ is mistake. Northern California is
cursed with too many large farms, and
too many men of one idea. These con-
ditions have added another equally bad,
and that is a high tax rate Capital is
plentiful and interest cheaper than ever
before, yet we do not find money seek
ing investment in land for homes in
this part Of the State. The Glenn farm
the Cone ranch, the Bidwell place and
score of others have been a curse to
Northern California. Twenty thousand
people should occupy these vast tracts
or land, where now there are only a
lew hundred. Put this number of peg
PIE on these acres and each becomes a
producer and a consumer, thus Great
ing wealth and reducing the tax rate in
NoiNh COOiity 1ltuuc6 the number OF
population, the producers and consllrn-
ers, and the tax rate increases. when
fact has been demonstrated in these
counties The first important duty of
every citizen who desires an increase
of Immigration to Northern California
IS to work for a reduction of expenses.
and the next is to work to break up the
land combine, giving the people
! chance.
A QUESTION OF "IF."
Yreka Journal: If the men who are
so opposed to holding territory con-
quered from Spain, had only stated that
CUBA, Porto Rico and the Philippines !
would all have been surrendered to our !
enemies on the battlefield at close of |
war probably we would not have gone |
10 the expense of capturing them Pos
slDly the persons opposed to retaining |
sucn countries under American protec- !
| torshlp, had no idea Uncle Sam could |
capture them, or else did not want their
capture. The same kind of kickers
| existed When Texas was admitted into /!
the Union. which resulted in war with
Mexico just the same as with Spain. /
causing later acquisition of California. |
and all the territory west of the Rocky |
Mountains, except Oregon. James K. |
Polk, Democratic President. did not |
give the country back to Mexico nor |
give the Mexicans of the territories full |
power in them, nor do we intend 10 re- |
linquish our claims in territory SINH |
larly acquired although willing to give
them territorial government the same |
as Alaska, New Mexico, Arizona. and /
as Hawaii will receive
SOOTHED.
| Napa Register: Any feelings of sore
ness which our late enemies the Dons
may have experienced upon the ami
versary of their naval disaster in Ma
Mia Bay were substantially soothed on
Dewey Day" by Secretary of State
| Hay at Washington, who paid to the
French ambassador, NJ Carnbon, the
S20,OO0OO0 provided by the treaty of
peace for the cession of the Philippines
THE BEEF INQUIRY.
| Portland Oregonian: The Wade court
has reached but one conclusion that is
not open to dispute. viz, that it is a
| technical violation of army regulations
| to ventilate complaints, but the answer
to this is that only by forcing the sub
| ject upon the Government could any
| investigation of the beef supply have /
been obtained. Had General Miles
been content to submit the evidence
that came to him to the Secretary of
War, the matter would have been per-
manently pigeon holed in the interest of
Alger, and there would have been no
investigation at all.
THE BEEF INQUIRY COURT.
San Diego Union: The finding of the
Court of Inquiry is rather inconsistent
in one respect 1t criticises General
Miles sharply because he failed to
make an earlier complaint about the
beef, and by implication, at least, it
blames him because he entered any
complaint whatever. But whether the
General erred as the court finds, the
course which he has taken since the
verdict was rendered viii be commend
ed on all sides He declares that the
finding having been approved by the
Commander in-Chief of the army,
there is nothing more to be said. Cen
eral Miles will not lose friends through
his dignified silence under a criticism
that must be CALLING in the extreme.
AMBASSADOR CHOATE4
Stockton Mail: Minister Choate said
at a meeting last Saturday of the Brit
ish and Foreign Sailors Society in
London that he was neither British ncr
foreign, but American There was
great applause. and applause was de-
served. 1t was neat idea. Mr..
Choate is evidently getting his diplo-
matte legs, so to say The diplomat