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New-York tribune., 1903-05-06

COACHMAN. GARDENER--General man
on gentleman's place; first class every
way and VIII do whatever may be required
married. one child. aged seven yeaip; WIFE
win assist family; board nlen. etc wants
house. best references Can be seen az
CsARPENTER'S I54 6th-ave
New-York tribune., 1903-05-06
Citg Property to Let.

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T-HOR RENT-Three story house. j1th-st between 9th
{ and 9Th aves- Apply 10 C. r. DICKEY, Room 20. -
Cortlandt-st.
DHYSICTAN part Of his partly furnished,
II handsome excellent locality. WEST SIDE.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-06

COACHNAN.-A gentleman leaving Tor t-u-
ROM desires situation for MS fFst class
cr,a-hrneu whom he can highly recommend
in every particular. thoroughly UNDERSTANDS
care Of fine horses and carriages Adcress
New-York tribune., 1903-05-06

COACHXAN.-Young man; married: no
family; best Of reference. good appear
ancs; last employer can be seen Call OF
address. SIS East 33d-St-
New-York tribune., 1903-05-06

ELECTRICIAN.-AU round man; rot afraid
Of work for hotel or apartment house.
HT-MPFNFsR 25g 31-ave.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-06

GENERAL repair man, understanding
bricklaying. plastering. painting. paper
handy around boats and horses JOHN
son. 162 East 2Sd-st.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08

person, because it is hardly probable that
private interest will tend to such use of
the forests as will long insure their pres
ervation. And though, from the legal
standpoint, this is a Federal question, the
State has a deep interest in it's solution.
During several sessions, the Secretary Of
the Interior has appealed to Congress.
though. so far, without success, to change
the laws which make it so fatally easy
for corporations and spectators to ac-
quire the ownership of the forests. Rec
ognizing the vast prospective interest
which the State of California has in this
matter, it may be wise for the Legisla-
ture to address Congress by resolution.
setting forth what, in its judgment, ought
to be done.
But worse than the rapid cutting of our
timber is the utter want of care for the
protection of the second growth. Dead
and fallen timber, stripped bark and
limbs, rejected butts and tops are al
lowed to lie where they fall. In short
while the ground, exposed to the sun, Is
covered with new growth Of tiny trees.
which, if allowed to grow, would, in half
a score of years, cover again with CRATE
ful shade the land upon which the rains
VI M4llNcl ldli anu liuS our streams would
still retain the slowly fed sources of their
summer fulIness. But ere this second
growth can gain a development that
makes it a protection to the thirsty soil,
ere 1t can become sturdy enough to fight
its own way, the fallen debris left by the
umber-cutter is swept by mountain fires,
and the little trees are killed before they
have the opportunity to do the work that
nature designed them for And in the
place of the cool, damp depths of forest
shaded mountain sides, holding, like
sponges, the rains of winter to give them
slowly up in the spring and summer to
the mountain streams and rivers of the
plains-in place Of this we have bare
baked mountain sides, gashed and quilted
by the winter torrents. which thus run
riot and are lost to those who need them
most in the heat and dryness of succeed
ing summer.
Net only so, but in half a century this
second growth, having done it's work dur
ing these years, would, IL permitted to
exist, itself again become a source of
wealth. And thus our friends, the trees,
serve a double purpose to our growing
wants.
] call the attention Of the Legislature
to the instant need of some action 70 pro-
tect our present forests and promote the
growth of new ones in the place of those
no longer ours. Let some protection be
given: at least let the danger Of iires as
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
DUTY OF STATE
TO FOSTER ALL
OUR INDUSTRIES

" WO of the most important indus
tries of the commonwealth are those
of mining and agriculture, including
under the latter term viticulture
and horticulture, dairying, stock-raising
and numbering and all the industries di-
rectly connected with the soil. These are
the source of great share of our wealth,
our reputation and our prosperity. In
their development there have been illus
trated not only the limitless resources
which nature has bestowed upon Califor-
mia, but also the indomitable energy of
our people. For, without the latter, the
former would have remained as valueless
as they were while the land was in the
possession of the several races which
preceded us The goldseekers who were
drawn here by MarshalPs discovery were
pioneers in q double sense; for they not
only explored a strange land but in ex-
tracing the precious metal they were
compelled to develop a new art With
characteristic American ingenuity they
overcame stubborn difficulties, and so
thoroughly did they and their successors
master the business that California has
since been called upon to supply the
world with practical and theoretical min
ing men.
The triumphs of our agriculturists
have been no less remarkable. In this
case, as in that of the miner great nat
ural opportunities were accompanied by
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08

management is. one of the most import
ant concerns Of the Government, how
much more important is 1t for this State,
by averting the danger of destruction Of
its forests. to save itself from such a
fate as has overtaken Spain and other
semi-arid countries of the Old World!
Our. national Government, seeing this
great peril imminent, has created series
of forest reserves which will pro-
tect forever the headwaters of nu-
merous streams flowing into the
San Joaquin and other valleys.
But there are millions of acres of timber
lying outside the forests reserves. Re
Gently the title to these lands has been
passing from the Government of the
United States to private parties with
rapidity which has excited justifiable
alarm. One great manufacturing corpo-
ration has acquired no less that 10000
acres. A single enterprising speculator
who has been engaged for several years
in buying out smaller owners and the
makers of original entries, is credited
with controlling no less than 1000 900
acres. Several other investors are cur
rently reported to have acquired from 20
900 to 100000 acres. The methods by which
these great tracts of timber land have
been transferred to private owners are
discussed in the last annual report of
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock. He
charges that q system of making whole
sale entries in the names of persons who
ore hired for the purpose has been in
augurated by spectators, who immediate
ly acquire the title from the entrymen,
and that in this way, at a cost of only
about 81 so per acre ownership is ac-
Quired of timber which in some instances
is worth forty times as much So long
as fraud is so easy and SO profitable
as this one has proven TO be it will be
rracticed; and Secretary Hitchcock an
nounees it as his conclusion that unless
certain acts of Congress, notably the
stone and timber act of 1875 are soon re-
pealed amended, the result will be
"the complete destruction of the timber
on the unappropriatedN and unreserved
public lands
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
PROMISES A WISE
AND ECONOMICAL
ADMINISTRATION

% o the Legislature and the people Of
the State Of California: It is the
custom for the chief executive Of
California, upon assuming office. to
announce at least the broad principles
that viii govern his acts during his ad-
ministration Of the affairs of state, and
TO call the attention of the Legislature
and the people to matters which he may
deem Of special Importance. To attempt
10 do more than this would not be wise
on the part Of one who approaches the
task before him without the benefit Of ex-
tended experience; and. moreover, the
need Of detailed discussion has been
met by the message which the retiring
Governor, enjoying the advantages Of
four years Of intimate acquaintance with
state affairs. has aready laid before the
Senate and Assembly. That the sugges-
ti0ns for the guidance Of the Legislature
contained in that message will receive
thoughtful consideration. and. wherever
possible, viii be acted upon, is the earnest
desire OF him who now succeeds to the
executive Office.
Standing here to-day, the new Cover
nor Of my native State, the impressive
words OF my oath of Office still ringing
in my ears. striving 10 appreciate fully
the responsibilities that rest upon me,
realizing family my own limitations
and the difficulties before me-stand-
ing here to-day. 1 pledge to the people
OF California and TO you, gentlemen of
the Legislature the best that in me lies
for a wise, careful, economical and yet
progressive administration. It is my
hope that during the next four years
this great State shall advance with even
more rapid strides than ever before to-
ward the accomplishment Of her splendid
destiny.
In order that this hope may be real
lied, il is indispensable that there should
be the most cordial cooperation not only
OF all public officers but also Of all good
citizens And 1 shall therefore welcome,
a all times, the views. adverse or favor
able, Of every citizen Of California whose
interest I'm the welfare Of the State impels
him TO do his duty and freely express his
sentiments.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
LABOR OF YOUTH
IMPERILS WORK
OF THE SCHOOLS
DUCATIoN is the greatest interest

- DUCATION Is the greatest interest
l. with the care Of which the State
Il stands charged Fully one-half OF
the revenues raised by rae as6lste
Government is expended for education in
one form or another; and In this CalifOr-
MIA Is merely yielding to the strongly
marked tendency in all governments.
which, where they once grudginsly gave a
small pittance for the education OF the
people, are now content to see IL become
one Of the largest Of the State and local
and even national expenditures. New
York State, counting State and local out
lays, spends S30OOO.0O0 annually upon her
public schools; and California. with a rec
ord of more than 100000 a year. Is. in
proportion to her population. equally lib
eral. The cost Of our public schools Is not
far from S for every man, woman and
child in California; but the object is rec
ognized noble one, and no taxes are
paid more cheerfully.
In these matters California is where she
belongs in the front rank OF progress.
Proportionately. she expends as much for
her common schools as any Of the States
in the Union; or, If there be exceptions.
they are but two or three in number. In
results obtained. also, we have reason for
satisfaction, even If not cause for exuIta-
ton. But excellence in these matters is
marked by an advancing standard. and
California cannot anOrd to rest upon the
record of what she has accomplished Al
ready several of the Western States sur
pass US in the percentage Of children who
attend school, and II will not do to be fur
ther Outstripped in this competition
The welfare and the perpetuity OF the
State demand that each and every one OF
its citizens should be educated and intelli-
gent. The public schools are kept up for
that purpose. And the State should insist
upon it's right to have every child within
it's borders obtain at least some education
And California should be ashamed that So
large a proportion of her children do NOT
go to school at all. There may be two
reasons for this. One is the OvercrOwd-
ing of the schools in some Of our larger
cities: and the other Is the fact that child
labor is becoming more frequent as our
manufactures increase. or both condi
tiOns California may well be ashamed
Let US provide school room enough for an
our children: and then see to II that every
California child shall go to school at least
six years. The State has a selfish inter
est in demanding this while huunanftv
and charity will applaud the act Abova
all. California should, once for all. refuse
to allow the growth OF child labor withio
her borders. commend these matters to
the careful consideration OF the Iegisla-
ture.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
NEEDED REVISION
OF CALIFORNIA;
IRRIGATION LAWS
EGISLATION which promises to be
Of inestimable benefit to the arid

Of inestimable benefit to the arid
West has recently been enacted BY
Congress, whereby the proceeds OF
sales Of the public lands in certain States
and Territories may be used for the crea-
ton of irrigation works. No State has a
deeper interest than has ours IN this mo-
mentOus Innovation in national policy; and,
In order that we may secure the largest
possible benefit with the smallest loss OF
time, it would be well to provide for CO.
operation with the Federal authorities. at
least in the measurement Of the flow OF
streams, the surveys Of reservoir sites
and other preliminaries to the practical
operation Of the act This subject. as
well as the matter OF our forests, also
commend to the thoughtful attention Of
the Legislature.
OF equal Importance is the revision OF
the irrigation laws. a course OF action to
which all parties in the late election
pledged their candidates. This Is a most
necessary proceeding, because the evils OF
the existing system are numerous and
very serious; but it is also difficult un-
dertaking. because IL involves numerous
legal and economic problems. These.
however. should not discourage attempts
at reform. but should only incite to
greater efforts to accomplish results which
would be so greatly beneficial and TO
which members Of the Legislature. as Wsu
as the executive officers, stand pledged
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08

therefore be my indeavor while at the
head Of the executive department to act
in this spirit and respect the independence
of each of the other departments. But,
on the other hand, there should always
be such cordial relations between the con-
comitant branches of the State govern
ment that no one of them should ever
hesitate to advise and counsel with. or
even offer criticism to, the others. There
fore, ! bespeak from the members of the
Legislature, both Senate and Assembly,
from the other officers of the State gov
ernment and from the judiciary, on all
occasions and at all times. full, frank
and free offering of advice, counsel and
criticism to and of the chief executive
And in turn l shall take it upon myself
to advise and counsel with the other
branches of the State government as
custom and law direct
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08

formidable obstacles. Our markets are
so far away that our crops are trans
ported greater distances than those of
any of our competitors. Only rich soil
and a singularly favorable climate.
coupled with enterprise which never
permits itself to be conquered, could have
made it possible to produce grain for the
European markets in competition with
the nearer wheat fields. or to transport
our fresh fruits across thousands of miles
of desert and mountain to the Eastern
centers where they are sold
1t is the duty of the State carefully
to foster these great industries, to see
that they are not oppressed by unequal
taxation or other unfair conditions and
to make liberal provision for the scientific
research and training which are neces-
sary to insure our future leadership in
these directions. There is an increasing
dependence upon science in all the prac-
tical arts and the hushandman and the
miner of the future must be better edu-
Gated than those of the last century.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
PROSPEROUS ERA
Is NOW ENJOYED
BY OUR CITIZENS

v fornia is blessed to-day with
material prosperity for which
her citizens may well thank the bountiful
mercies Of the God who rules the destfn-
les Of nations and Of men. Almost every
Interest is thriving as it has not thrived
before in many years; our homes are
homes Of peace and plenty; work and en-
ployment abound, and the rewards Of in
dustry and enterprise We're never great
e. Wealth is increasing: and the propor-
tion Of the increase which is represented
by the $3.50. 10000 deposited in our savings
banks indicates that prosperity is widely
distributed among all our people and is
not the exclusive enjoyment of a few
Upon such industrial conditions as these
We may well congratulate ourselves; and
If we are wise. We shall carefully refrain
from any course which might produce
a change for the worse.
One OF the essentials to a stable nros-
perity is a reasonable content with the
dressings we enjoy and the avoidance of
oissensions which would interfere with
the steady movement of industry. We
may, therefore, well deprecate the efforts
of those who. however honest in their mis-
taken zeal, would strive TO create classes
among our people where no classes are
or ought to exist, and who would endea-
vor 10 array those who labor with their
hands against those whose livelihood is
gained in other ways. Under the Ameri-
can flag with its guaranty of equal
rights, there is no room for classes
LABOR without capital and intelligence,
can accomplish little; and capital, without
lebor and intelligence, is equally HELPLESS
But labor and capital and intelligence. all
ihree working TO a common end, can do
az things. il is the duty of the State TO
see that each Of the three, so necessary
10 our welfare, shall be given protection
ana encouragement, and that none of them
shall be sacrificed TO the others But
u should be always borne in mind that
labor has but little opportunity to look
after its own welfare; and. therefore IT'S
rights and privileges should be the more
carefully guarded by the State. But the
rights and privileges of all persons should
be, and Will be. preserved and guarded
by the State so long as we are true TO the
American ideal; and any attempt to
divide our citizens into classes according
10 their occupations, or to found political
parties upon so-called social distinctions.
VIII be the first step toward the disin
tegration and downfall which have been
the fate Of all nations that have entered
upon such a course. Greece, Rome the
French Empire, all fell to pieces as soon
as classes were recognized in the state.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS
s .EFoRE ASSEMBLED LEGISLATORS AT STATE CAPITOL
UNDUE ECoNOMY BRINGS DEPLETION OF GENERAL FUND

Fiftyfourth fiscal year .............. 1880 900 90
The cost of conducting the State Government does
not vary SO much from year year that the general fund
levy be reduced million dollars in any year
without causing the expenditures
The demands upon the general fund in years have
exceeded three million dollars annually And
receipts from other than
revenues OF the year still bound to be exceeded the
expenditures If the levy larger than it has been
the last two and especially for the fortyfh
year.
The present Legislature and the executive
the serious fact that the general fund will be
pleed by the end of the fiscal year,
new fiscal year will commence with small a balance
that between July and December before the taxes for the
coming paid in the fund will be exhausted
will be to resort to borrowing
in order to pay the States creditors when their
ture Later the amounts borrowed
to the funds from which they borrowed.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08

Owing conditions just described is inevitable
that the eves for general fund for the ffyfth and
fifty fiscal years should be much larger than the
levy for the ffyfourth And State taxes therefore, will
be higher fair that should be distinctly under
stood in advance that this however regreabe cannot be
avoided and that will be due to any extravaganza
of the Legislature but the policy of its prede
expenditures
In justice the taxpayers taxes cannot be raised
above certain figure To keep taxes within bounds and
at the time, to rehabtate the general fund.- it will
necessary for the Legislature make sincere endeavor
achieve by retrenchng needless
Tho necessity too plain to be questioned and
while there many improvements in connection with the
State institutions which could be made with good effect
while, indeed, many Of them much needed be
really urgent-only many Of them be undertaken
as be provided for by reasonable tax rate.
- From Co1ern0r Paydee'S IuaHgHraI 4ddreSS.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
WISE DIVISION
OF THE POWERS
OF GOVERNMENT

IT HE experience of a century has
proved that the division of govern
mental powers between the legisla-
tive, the judicial and the executive
departments, each with its limitations
well defined, both in our nation and in
our States, was a wise provision on the
part of those who framed our constitu-
tions. Sometimes this division OF author
ity leads to vexatious delays and some
times the Government appears to lack
vigor in righting wrongs or instituting re-
forms. But, in the long run, this division
or powers is conducive to that orderly
progress which contains the best assur-
ance OF the greatest good to the greatest
number. 1t is proper that each of these
three departments Of government should
be independent, and that no one of them
should ever attempt to interfere with the
lawful prerogatives of the others. 1t shall
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
STATE TAXATION
FOR SUPPORT OF
HIGHER SCHOOLS

HY the adoption. at the recent slac-
x tiOn, Of a constitutional anoend
ment, the levying Of special stata
tax for the support OF high scboolg
Is authorized; and thus there Is talxen. an.
other long forward step. IL is the decisio,
of the people. expressed by the ballot tbat
the State governments may undertal,s tb.-
partial support OF the secondary schooIs
and also that these should become. In tbe
fullest sense, portion Of the seneraI
system In dealing with a matter wiz
which they are so well acquainted a.,
they are with the common schooIs en-
instincts or the people can be trusted
But. In the practical application. sonos
dlrhculties may arise, owing to the nm
satisfactory condition Of the State rev
enue system. And for the present ana
for some time to come. the advocates 80
state support OF high schools ought to be
content with very moderate special tav
There are at present 139 high schools in
the state, and they have an enrollnanf
OF more than 1900 pupils. The consttt,,-
uonal amendment and the Iezislafion 20
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08
2 ?. !, $.

~ HAVE reserved till the last matter which holds
large responsibilities for Legislature and the Gov
any other and which calls for renewed seri
consideration each biennial session. The main
s many State institutions boards and
missions renders the financial problem troublesome at
all times During the next two it is certain to be
unusually difficult Briefly stated situation is this:
The bill by the last Legislature provided levy
for the general fund much smaller than is usual Al
though this rendered low possible for the
which agreeable it will make
a serious drain upon the surplus which had been
ating the treasury for years Exactly what the
will clearer by following fig
ures which the directed by
the general fund for each the last six fiscal years.
Forty-ninth fiscal year 90
Fiftieth fiscal year. 2,5536O2 90
Fifty-frst fiscal year.... ........... 4OoO 722 90
Fifty-second year Observation-Disclosures. 2946 222 90
Fifty-third fiscal 2,75OOOO
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-08

N
~ ton, to which we cannot too often
return when discussing what will
most surely promote the greatness
of our State. is the necessity of protect
ing our natural resources from needless
destruction or waste; and Of all our re-
sources there are none which stand more
in need of safeguarding than our streams
and forests. A large part of California
Is semi-arid land, in which irrigation
Is either necessity or an advantage; and
ever great areas of fertile soil the only
measure of production is the measure of
the water which is available.
The relationship between streams and
forests is an intimate one, and the for
mer are best guarded by protecting the
latter. Our forests are our great natural
reservoirs. Where the mountain sides are
clothed with abundant forests, which de-
lay the run-off of the winter rains, the
need for artificial reservoirs is not great.
1t is claimed, too, that the amount of our
annual rainfall has steadily diminished as
our mountains have been denuded of their
forests.
II, In country as moist as Germany,
the preservation of the forests is deemed
so important that their ownership cannot
be trusted to private interests. and their