The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-11
COAST EXCHANGES.

OF California is observable in the temper OF
the interior press. In the old days when
a man was shot for refusing to drink
when he was not thirsty, the newspapers
carried chip on their shoulder and
called their disagreeing contemporaries
unthlnkable names. 1t was this spirit
that gave birth to the amusing burlesques
on Western journalism which the wit who
created the agonizing yarns ascribed to
the ARIZONA Kicker conceived. A faint
shadow of this primitive sort of
journalism still hangs over the business
as it is conducted in San Francisco, but
The CALL is happy to say that it has been
banlshed by the interior press of Califor-
MIA, and that this is an index OF the intel
lectual advancement OF the State.
These remarks have been called forth
for this occasion by the dignified attitude
OF the Marysville Democrat in its attack
upon The CALL for calling attention to the
inevitable results of taking the magnates
of the Southern Pacific Company into
scheme for pooling the large land-holdings
in the Sacramento Valley and settling
them with immigrants from the East. The
Democrat, while making it's attack, is so
D4Ss'NA "iiN SSllOiOuo dS " say lIeb iiO
San Francisco CALL is q progressive Jour
nal and generally correct on propositions
intended to advance the interests of the
State, but that cit has not shown the
usual liberality in discussing the proposed
colony scheme in the Sacramento Valley"
After referring to THE CALLS warning tina
Southern Pacific utilization with the scheme
will make the institution of a COM
petlng railroad, such as that which
the San Joaquin Valley will soon have,
a difficult if not impossible achieve
ment, our contemporary declares that
"this is very narrow view to take of any
public question IN which the people of the
whole State are interested 1t then adds:
What the people of this valley desire is
more new blood, the cutting up of some of
the large and holdings and to have them
settled with small farmers. And they will
be pleased to receive the assistance of the
capitalists mentioned by THE CALL and
are willing to take the chances in the fu-
ture." But is the Southern Pacific "new
blood?" That clause eliminated from our
contemporary argument, everything else
is granted. The CALL is as anxious for
the welfare of the Sacramento Valley as
for that of every other part of the State,
and for that sole reason it is compelled to
think that the grip of the Southern Pacific
on any colonization scheme in co-opera-
ton with the landowners will operate
against the institution of a competing rail
way. The Democrat has failed to answer
the objections which THE CALL has ad-
vanced, and we should be pleased to see it
as able in argument as it is generous in
spirit.
The Alameda Telegram in entering upon
its tenth volume, tells this still, small
secret of it's financial success and moral
power: ''To combine pure tone with
that amiable, good-humored touch which
has stood out as marked characteristic of
the Telegram will be our increasing effort
To instruct in an entertaining way and to
brighten the home circle will be our I'M
ceasing endeavor'
| The Fresno Republican announces con-
dition in that county, the news of which
will bring delight to the whole State. After
reciting the familiar fact that 1.-The yield of
| Fresno vineyards which are planted upon
suitable soil and are properly handled, is
unparalleled" it rightly declares that
"the only difficulty which has been
encountered by the grape-growers has
| been that OF marketing their product"
1t adds: High rates of transportation
and combinations of middlemen have
raised serious obstacles in the way of both
raisin and wine production; but gradually
these obstacles are being removed, and the
prospect is good that the vineyardist will
soon begin to realize some of the pros
| perity to which he is entitled by virtue OF
| the natural advantages which surround
him." Our contemporary shows how the
salient difficulties have been overcome and
how the production of the best in raisins
and wines mas been accomplished, and
then makes statement which is timely,
as being an appeal to the loyalty which is
so necessary to the conduct of the bust
ness. 1t says: ''lf the raisin-growers will
only remain firm in their determination to
break up the system of consigning their
crops without limitation upon prices at
which they may be sold, their industry
will certainly follow in the wake of sue
cess that is browning the intelligent efforts
of the wine producers
The Lassen MoH has opened its tenth vol.
ume, in which, although it is as yet not all
printed, we can read a continuance of that
conscience and ability which have made
this stanch old weekly so successful in the
past.
A bewildering and imposing list of new
enterprises is constantly being added to
by the southern end of the State. There
has been hardly time to recover from the
announcement that tunneling in the
mountains back of Santa Barbara has de.
veloped water supply of Unreasonable
value, when the Lancaster Gazette comes
with an announcement that contracts have
been let for the construction of great irri
CATION system, which will store the flood
waters of Little Rock Greek and distribute
them throughout the valley. "The ditch, u
says our contemporary, sis to be 81 miles
long, 6 feet deep, 10 feet across the bottom
and 10 feet on top" The effect of this i'm.
portant enterprise is thus announced
with the completion OF this ditch and
reservoir West Palmdale, Palmdale and
vicinity, that fertile uncultivated section
will be turned into fruitful orchards"
In spite of the fact that Angels is small