The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16

L ybHldS anu the Naive Sons nave uUlteU
to erect building of handsome design and
generous proportions. Its length win be
140feet, and the lodgeroom will be 40 by
60 feet, with several anterooms in addi-
ton. besides fine banquet and dance rooms
and hall and Offices on the second floor.
On the ground floor there will be a large
and commodious storeroom with plate
glass windows in front. The total cost of
the building is estimated to be from $4,000
to $4,000.
The Vancouver Independent gives notice
that its editorial department has been
placed in charge Of James A. Snodgrass,
an able and experienced journalist.
The Shasta Courier calls attention to the
fact that as long ago as 1850 it advocated
the opening of the Sacramento River to
navigation as far as Middle Creek, and it
has now reopened the campaign. 1t shows
these important facts: First, without any
improvement of the stream steamer did
once ascend to Latonia, near Anderson.
Second, in spite of the fact that the Legis-
lature declared the river navIgable
stream as far north as Middle Creek, the
railroad company was permitted to span
the stream with two permanent bridges, a
clear violation of law. Our contem-
porary insisted at the time that draw
bridges should be constructed. 1t adds:
"Other States that have not done hun
dredth part as much benefit to the Repub-
lie as California have been favored by the
Government, while we have been ignored
and neglected so far as waterways are con-
cerned. and it is high time that our claims
be recognized and amends made for the
past. We are satisfied that our delegation
in Congress will work diligently, and we
hope effectively, in securing adequate ap-
preparations for the great enterprise OF
opening our State waterways to permanent
navigation. 1t is given out that the pres
ent Congress will be afflicted with economi-
cal spasm, but trust that our wide-awake
representatives will be successful in squeez-
ing through bills OF sufficient allowance to
inaugnrate systematic work"
The Alameda Telegram joyfully an
nounces that its recent temporary troubles
have been conquered-they were never of
financial character-and that henceforth
it will 60 blithesomely singing down the
ages.
view of the situation presented by the dis
charge of 500 or more workmen from the
railroad shops. Its reasons are these:
1.-The coming season promises to be busy
one for Sacramento County. The indica-
tions are that the electric road to Orange
Vale will be completed prior to September
/, 1896, and rapid work with large force
of men will have to be done in order
to have the road in operation at that con-
tract time. Besides, the portions of the
San Juan grant recently sold are very
heavily wooded. Over 500 acres of this
land must be cleared for planting before
March l. 1896, task which will necessi-
tate the employment of 300 or 400 men for
several months"
The Jacksonville Rustter justifies its title
by beginning its eighth volume with aug
mented vigor and pluck.
According to the San Jose Ne,cs there
are people in Santa Clara County as we'll
as in San Francisco who are deeply inter-
ested in the suggestion to establish free
market in this City. mo one," it says,
lean more thoroughly understand the i'm
portance of the scheme than our fruit
growers and market garden :. There is
hardly one of them who has not had
practical experience with the methods of
the middlemen and commission mer-
chants. They have seen their goods
dumped into the waters of the bay while
thousands Of people stood around ready
to buy at some price. Last season was
not their first experience in that direc-
ton. Every year material portion of
l. Ash
Last year it was potatoes and melons,
other years it has been asparagus and to-
matoes and all kinds of perishable fruits.
The free market would stop all this.
The producers would get price for their
products in proportion to the demand.
and the people of San Francisco would
get their fruit and vegetables on terms
tn at all could afford. Whenever the free
market proposition assumes shape that
will enable the people of this county to
give it assistance, there is no doubt that
it will receive it, and in a manner so
hearty and energetic that it will count
much toward its success" Our contem-
porary thus cites very important instance
of the hardship suffered by producers be-
cause there is no free market in San Fran
cisco.
The Hayward Journal calls attention to
a strange condition of affairs in that thriv-
ing town. 1t says: "The lack of suitable
houses for homeseekers to rent in Hay
ward is liable to keep the town back very
ma terially unless something is done by
our property-owners. There are many
beautiful sites for residences in town
which are now vacant and within easy
reach OF the sewers, and we are surprised
a move is not made to erect a number of
neat cottages on these lots. But as we now
stand strangers are forced TO go 10 other
places to locate, and we are naturally
losing business by it, for every family
locating in town is benefit to our busi-
ness men," And yet the rate of rents
makes investment in Improvements profit
able; the town has population of 1900,
is situated in one of the most fertile, pros
porous and attractive sections of Alameda
County, has fine sewer system, superior
public schools, quick rail communication
with San Francisco and every other
needed advantage and attraction. Our
contemporary urges its citizens to organize
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