The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-01

approved modern methods by a com
paratively new firm, that OF Henry ''
Weeks and Francis Blackie Sr.
Making up the books and separating al
the different properties of the county mas
been very laborious, but will prove OF great
value as years go by and the county De-
comes thickly populated. Mr.. Weeks has
had long training in this line OF work ana
is quite an enthusiast over the latest sys-
tenn of classification in use in his office.
The Monterey Abstract Bureau attends
to the same line of work.
Salinas has a modern well-equlpped hre
department. Gas, electric light and arte-
sian water are supplied by different local
corporations.
The present Mayor, Thomas Harris, Tor
years the independent editor of the Salinas
Democrat, and the City Councilmen
Charles France, G. F. Lacy, John Berges'
Dr. Faulkner, Ed MCGUIRE and John
Parker are dubbed 1.-The progressive board,
because they are unanimous in urging
varied Improvements.
An election is ordered to bring out vote
on the question of issuing bonds to raise
money for complete system of sewerage
and for the city to own its own water and
light plants. From present indications
the sewerage question will be carried with
a rush, but the water and gas proposition
will be heated and close contest.
The fraternal organizations, particularly
the Masons and Odd Fellows, are very
strong here. The Odd Fellows have
good building of their own, which contains
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$4,000 toward establishing few years ago.
Mr.. Carr is one of the pioneers of the
State, having come to San Francisco in
1849, where he worked for about one year
in the Custom house-M Military Collectors
| office it was at that time. Just after this
he was elected to the Assembly of the
State. While serving he introduced and
| passed the first funding bill for San Fran
cisco. Subsequently he engaged in mining
and real estate, and in 1853 went to live in
the Paiaro Valley, where he remained
| until 1858, when he moved to Salinas Val
ley, which he has called home ever since,
| if such an active man can be said to have a
settled abiding place.
1t is with the staging business of the
| early days that Jesse D. Carr's name be-
came first widely known over the entire
West. He carried the first mail between
Virginia City, New, and Boise, Idaho.
| From 1866 to 1870 he was the largest stage
contractor on the Pacific Coast, his con-
tracts amounting to $500, 900 year. For a
number OF years he carried the mail be-
tween Oroville, Cal, and Portland, Or.
In talking of these old and exciting days
Mr.. Carr-"Uncle jesse as he is known to
every one in Salinas-savs they were the
hardest days of his varied and active life.
Mr.. Carr owns about 10000 acres around
Salinas and 10000 in Modoc County, where
! he has extensive cattle interests. He owns
a controlling water right to $50, 900 acres in
Modoc also. This magnifcently preserved,
erect, rudy faced old gentleman of 81 was
asked on the street of Salinas not long
since, in hearing of the writer, how it was
he kept so young. Quickly the answer
came, "By going to bed early at night,
getting up around in the morning, and,
more important than either, never allow
ing myself an idle moment" His neigh
bors say he is the first person up in the
city of Salinas. And he is persistently in
/ dustrious and an inveterate traveller.
Salinas has the usual number of Prot
oSUalD QCIOullUdUlOuS dhSi Adj &c NotAAOAAS
parish. The United Presbyterians have
held the same man, George Mccormick, as
their pastor for twenty-three years. Rev.
Mr.. Mccormick is very popular in the com
munity. The schools are up to the full
standard of California schools, which
means excellent. The hotels are specially
good. The Jeffrey; of which F. W. Schroe-
der is proprietor, and the New Abbott
which is under French management, are
about even in the race for popular favor.
The Salinas and Commercial are far above
the average.