The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01
IDEAS OF WESTERN EDITORS. Z
CALIFORNIA.

Chicago has new Free Library building
and is spending 100000 in interior decora-
lions and furnishings. Every progressive city,
big or small, either owns library building or
is agitating the project of building one. San
Jose keeps its library in q garrett and in order
to reach it the city proposes to spend enough
money in an elevator to buy good lot for q
building. This may be economy, but it looks
like wastefu1 expenditure of money on an at
tempt to accomplish nothing.-San Jose Mer-
curry.
In a great many ways this is a decidedly
peculiar community, but in none is 1t odder in
its idiosyncracy than in the strenuous efforts
some of its citizens seem to be constantly
making to keep capital from coming in. In
other cities of California the citizens appear 10
be forever devising means by which they can
induce capitalists to invest some of their sur
plus cash within the city's bounds and offering
them inducements to come and leave their
money. Here in Sacramento, however, an
outside capitalist has to squi1m and fight and
scrouge his way IN, while an assorted selection
OF prominent citizens are battling tooth and
toenail to keep him out.-Sacramento Bee.
THE CALL has been publishing only the i'm
portant details of the Durrant trial. Here is q
chance for those who are bowling sensational
journalism to show their appreciation of THE
CALLS sensible position by supporting such a
clean, reliable household journal. If they will
do it remains to be seen.-Benicia New Era.
difference in methods and hence differ
ence in rewards is illustrated by cases reported
from Kings County. One orchardist shipped
his pears East and realized $40 per ton. He is
well satisfied with the business. Another who
has no use for the doggoned newspapers and
never reads one dickered with Chinaman and
thus squeezed out $40 per ton for his pears.
He is thinking that there is not much in the
business and that Cinnamon are absorbing
everything.-Tulare Register.
The editor OF the San Francisco CALL GER
tainly has the courage of his convictions. In
recent issue he says:
Los Angeles, having handsomely provided for an
exhibit at Atlanta is now making preparations for
a grand festival next spring, and in the meantime
San Francisco continues to play the role Of pas
sive spectator
1t is refreshing to find one paper of the
northern metropolis that has the courage to
speak right out in school and tell the truth,
even though by speaking the truth it shames
the San Franciscan. That city has too long
played the part of the ''passiye spectator"
Meantime Los Angeles has played the part of
the active participant in all events and under
takings which would advance the interests of
Southern California in general and Los An
geles in particular, either commercially or So
cially. A short drive about the city will con-
vince the most skeptical that our people are
anything but passive spectators" THE CALL
has been paying considerable attention to Los
ing before the public accurate information as
to our resources and industries. The articles
have been well written and to the point-Los
Angeles Herald