The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
POSSIBLY AN INADVERTENOE.

Apparently the methods of journalism
introduced by the CALL are quite novel in
these parts. 1t has SO long been the Gus
tom Gf our surmise be correctly to mention
only those private enterprises which pay
for being made thus conspicuous, that
when journal whose first aim is to help
everything that helps the State happens to
say kindly word that might incidentally
benefit some one, the inquiry seems to be
natural, 'How much was paid for it?" If,
on this basis, computation should be
made of the money which the CALL should
have received according to established
methods it might be assumed that the
| revenues of the paper are immeasurably
great. 1t has doubtless been surprising
discovery to many who have already re-
ceived these benefits that the CALL has not
asked them for money and that it has no
intention to present bill for its services.
In the pursuit of its purpose to be help
full to all useful citizens and enterprises the
CALL has been publishing special articles
descriptive of the enterprises of various
sections of the State. For this work con-
siderable pains have been taken to secure
writer's who could be depended upon for
honesty as well as accuracy. We believe
that if in some minor particulars these COR
respondents prove inaccurate, reasons
other than lack of honesty might be
sought.
These remarks have been called out by
the following introduction which the Calls
togian, bright paper published at Calls
toga, Sonoma County, has made to the
CALLS article descriptive OF some of Sonoma
County's attractions:
Below we give some extracts from a letter
written to the San Francisco CALL by one of its
own reporters who visited our town recently
and who saw our advantages as they really
exist. We regret that the reporters knowledge
of our surroundings was so limited, but judge
that the write-ups were according to the cash
received.
AS this is the first of our interior ex-
changes to cast slur on our attempt to
add our own efforts to theirs in the COM
mendable work of making their attractions
and resources known, we desire to say now
that we take all reasonable precautions to
tell the truth, and that if in the slightest
regard we fail in the undertaking we
shall take it as far more gracious on the
part of our contemporaries to aid US
than to cast unjust aspersions on our
efforts. They might well bear in mind
the fact that every section of the State is so
rich in natures bounties, and that these
resources have responded SO generously
to individual efforts to develop them, that
only the limitation of space in an issue of
the CALL prohibits the inclusion of all the
good things that might be said. As to re-
ceiving any remuneration for this service,
apart from that which will come to the
sections and industries described by max
ing them widely known, it is utterly for
eign to the policy of the CALL; and if any
| newspaper knows of payment to CALI
correspondent for this service, or if any
person or company has paid, or shall be
asked to pay in any way for it, the editor
of the CALL will accept information of the
| fact as a special favor.
We believe that in time the policy of the
| CALL, which at present seems to be re-
garded by many as peculiar, and perhaps
| revolutionary, will be accepted as the
proper and manly course, and the only
one that can help California and give ex-
preston to the generosity and fellowship
that exist among the best citizens of the
| State.