Efforts nro being inndo to prepare a series
of railroad signals which will bo understood
on any road in tho country. As it is at present
tho code of ono line often conflicts or differs
from that of another road, so that if u
traiuman accepts a position on another road
ho has tho whole code of signals to learn over
again, and then ho Is in constant danger of
confusing tho two. This would all be done
away with If a uniform system bo adopted.
Criticising tho Cloth.
Tho Rov. Leonard Bacon la quoted as saying
that, nt ninny of tho idlest of summer
thero Is no ono profession so
represented as that of tho men who aro
supposed to bo olllcfnlly burning with zeal for
tho rescuo of a dying world, and that thero Is
no smaller cninll talk talked nnd no lazier
daw.UIng deno by any than by them. Now
xont
THE YOSEM1TE IN DANGER.
Influence Which Will Ultimately Itesult
in (ircut Injury to tho Noted Valley.
While nil these changes are occurring within
tho valley, there are Influences nt work
without its boundary lino which, if not well
directed, nnd in many cases checked, will in
another score of years, if wo may measure
progress by the last score, run railroads to tho
valley from all sides, build hotels throughout
this Alpine region of America and thoroughly
open Its heretofore inaccessible" wonders. To
Accomplish this tho heavily wooded slopes of
tho great watersheds above Yosemlte will bo
rapidly denuded of their finest thulicr. Tho
marts of our metropolis, impoverished by
ailing forests elsewhere, will seek their new
region Insatiate. Tho snow detaining growths
will bo swept away. The experience of older
regions will be repeated in tho floods of early
spring.
