The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-16
THEY PRAISE 1.-THE CALL, !"
Opinions of Editors Regard
ing It's Attitude on Pub
lie Matters.
A STAND FOR CLEANLINESS.
Does Not Pander to the Lovers
OF Sensational Criminal
Literature.

THE CALL, alone among the newspapers
of the coast metropolis, stands up and de-
mands that the State Board of Equaliza-
ton, now in session, assess the railroads of
the State, more particularly the Southern
Pacific, at something like their actual value.
THE CALL in its issue of Monday gives
page of statistics bearing on the question,
and points out the unfairness of the board
In assessing @ valuation on the Southern
Pacific less than a fourth of the amount
fixed by the officials of the road in their
annual report to the directors. THE CALL
is to be commended in this work it has
undertaken, but the railroads are not
the only sinners in the matter of lodging
the tax levy. There is not large property
owner in the State who pays anything like
his just proportion of the taxes. This is
the glazing evil of our present system-ir-
remediable it would appear as long as
public sentiment does not demand nor
seem to expect common honesty in making
returns. The small property-owner prac-
tically pays his full quota of taxes, and in
this lies not only the injustice of the pres
ent system, but the hardship entailed in
imposing the burden upon those least able
to bear it.-San Bernardino Review.
If we are not mistaken the San Fran
cisco CALL, if 1t has not already done SO,
will make the Examiner and Chronicle
think there is another paper in San Fran
cisco. Under the management of Short
ridge The CALL has been steadily ad-
vancing in the art of journalism and now
stands neck and neck with the two lead
ing City papers. It will soon erect a
splendid building on the block on the
southwest corner of Third and Market
streets, which will be its future home.
The building will be situated directly
opposite the Chronicle building
cino Beacon.
THE CALL alone among the newspapers
of the coast metropolis stand up and de-
mands that the State Board of Equaliza-
ton, now in session, assess the railroads of
the State, more particularly the Southern
Pacific, at something like their actual
value. THE CALL, in its issue of Monday,
gives a page of statistics bearing on the
question and points out the unfairness OF
the board in assessing valuation on the
Southern Pacific less than fourth OF the
amount fixed by the officials of the road
in their annual report to the directors.
THE CALL is to be commended in this work
it has undertaken.-San Bernardino Re-
view.
The CALL is rapidly looking toward su.
premacy in San Francisco journalism, and
it's refusal to pander to vitiated public
taste in publishing all the wild rumors
afioat in the Durrant case, has earned it
the esteem OF all respectable journals.
THE CALL keeps an eye on all the leading
interests of the State and sounded the key
note, the other day, when it said that las
long as fruit-growers are divided, the other
fellows will get the profits" Here Is some
thing for our producers of apricots and
prunes to read and Observation-Disclosures
Democrat.
Then there is the old well-known Wild
Der drug store, now at Ii Ellis street. Italso
had to be removed from the corner of Third
and Market to make room for that enter
prising newspaper, THE MORNING CALL, OF
which Charles NJ. Shortridge is editor and
proprietor. Not long ago the southwest
corner of Market and Third streets was
purchased at an enormous figure, and the
old landmark is to be removed for mag
nifcent structure for California's friend,
THE CALL.-San Francisco Commercial
Traveller.
THE CALL composing-room is now Lighted
by electricity. Heretofore about sixty coal
oil lamps did the Illuminating, and the
change from the heat and foul air they
produced to an even temperature made
the boys feel as if they had stepped from
proprietor of the paper has proper re-
gard for the health and comfort OF his en-
ployes.-Pacitic Union Printer.
The San Francisco papers are deluging
US with mass of stuff about the Durrant
trial, illustrated with pictures in the poor
est style of engraving. THE CALL. how
ever, is an exception to the rule, having
avoided catering to the morbid, sensa-
tional desires of the class of readers which
some of the other papers seem to be
making such desperate efforts to please
Weaversville Record.
THE CALL is a champion Of the peoples
rights. The course it is pursuing places it
in position that it will be appreciated by
the people of California. Great efforts
have been made by that paper to compel
the State Board of Equalization to investi-
gate and .abate the rascality of the South
ern Pacific Company in the valuation of
their property offered for taxation.-An-
derson News.
THE CALL did an excellent thing for the
taxpayers of the State when it exposed the
manner in which the various State Boards
of Equalization had continuously decreased
the Southern Pacific assessment. Taxes
would be much lighter were we to elect
honest DOdruS VINO WOulQ assess the hold
ings of the octopus at their full cash value
-Ukiah Republican-Press.
J. M. Shawhan of the San Francisco
Call has been in town during the past
week looking after the interests of his
paper. THE CALL has distinguished itself
by being the only paper having headquar.
tiers at the encampment and the only San
Francisco paper giving full report daily
of the happenings at the camp.-Santa
Monica Outlook.
The CALL is to be complimented on the
stand it has taken in the Durrant case.
It's reports are free from sensational
matter, and the plain, unvarnished facts
are given. Criminal cases are "boomed,,
too much nowadays, and the panderine To
the morbid curiosity of the public is de-
moralizing to journalism. Repub.
lican.
The San Francisco CALL is to have a
handsome home of its own. That is an
other evidence of prosperity on the part of
9. paper which richly deserves it. The
CALL has demonstrated the possibility of
publishing in San Francisco a clean, popu-
lar and newsy paper. That is quite an
aChleVemHnt.-VaOs n0ofoe Evc,o.n