The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
IDEAS OF WESTERN EDITORS.

South Africa is just now in high favor with
British capitalists. South African mining and
other stock is IN high request in London. Mil
lions of pounds of English money have been
invested in South African mining ventures
The boom is still on. Very little attention is
paid to the warnings of the cautious. They
are very likely attributed to envy by the sue
cessful spectators. and those who have not
been successful are not as yet convinced that
large gains for all who have put their money
In "Kaffirs" is an inpossibility. The boom
fever while it is raging blinds men to every
thing that does not tell IN favor of the success
OF their favorite enterprises We wonder If
the time will ever come when British Colum-
bia mining projects will be looked upon with
favor by British investors. Who knows but
that before very long fortune Will smile on this
province, and that those who are SO energet-
lcally and so pluck1ly, IN the lace of many dis
couragements, proving in q practical way that
its mineral resources are rich and varied will
be almost If not altogether as successful as the
South African pioneerS?-Victoria (B. CO. Col
GniSt.
In the light of possible development Is not
the newness Of this country apparent to every
observer? Who can tell what Santa Rosa
might not become if we who live here would
but open our eyes to consideration of the
possibilities within our grasp. At compare
lively little eXpense we can create the power
here that would drive more machinery than
there is to-day in any city of 100, 900 inhabi-
tants on the Pacific Slope.-Santa Rosa Repub-
lican.
Chicago capitalists are receiving bids for q
tower 100 feet high to be erected in one of
the West Side parks of that city. This means
that we will presently be informed by Chicago
newspapers and Veracious Chicago people that
the Western metropolis has tower 10, 100 feet
in height, from the top of which the observer
has good view OF Montreal, New Orleans and
San Francisco Chicago is indeed wonderful
city and wonderful people live there.-Marys-
vile Appeal
The year that we are about entering upon
promises to be season of great prosperity for
this community. Among the numerous other
enterprises that will con tribute to this result
VIII be the closing of the Santa Margarita gap
and the running of through overland trains
into this city.-San Jose Mercury.
The investment made in Calaveras County by
Addison Bybee OF Indianapolis and his Eastern
associates may mean great deal for Lodi.
The mines are to be connected by railroad with
the Southern Pacific or Valley road, and as the
most feasible route is from Lodi, all the traffic
may come this way.-Lodi ReYieW-Budget.
1t is a standing disgrace to the United States
Government that it does not own single dry
dock large enough to accommodate second
class battle-ship. The incoming Congress
should supply this "long-felt want with as
little delay as possible.-Los Angeles Times
The Atlanta boarding-hous keeper now has
an excellent opportunity to get even for the
fence rails thatw burned and the hen roosts
that were raided back in the '60s.-Carson
tNeV.) Tribune.
The human family is a contrary lot at best.
We have even known men to feed their sheep
to the hogs and go right on voting the Demo
cratic ticket just the same.-Tulare Register.