The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-01
that will commend itself to the favor OF pro-
gressive people in the Athens of the Pacific

that will commend itself to the favor of pro-
gressiye people in the Athens OF the Pacific.
The Fresno Republican is now printed by
electricity, supplied from the waters of the
San Joaquin River, thirty miles distant. The
paper says:
The lamps which Will light the city will soon BE
in place. There has been some delay on account
OF inability to get poles for the lamps. The poles
come from Mendocino County and are now on
their way. The motors for the Hughes Hotel,
Madary's mill and several others are in place.
since the not weather set In a number OF people
have ordered fan motors, by which to keep COOL
FROM present appearances Fresno will soon be-
come what 1t has already been named-the Elec-
trio City.
More electric power is promised the mines OF
Tuolumne. According to the Sonora Union
Democrat, Captain Youngren and Lester E.
Walker have filed notice that they have located
and claimed $4,000 miners inches OF water on
the Tuolumne River, the same to be diverted
therefrom through canal for the purpose of
generating electricity for power. "The point
at winch the notice is posted and from where
1T is proposed to start the canal is 500 feet
above the Moffit bridge No indication is given
in the paper as to the location of the power
station. 1t is generally understood that the
gentlemen can raise plenty of money to carry
the project through. They are evidently more
or less enthusiastic over the success of the
plant recently put in on Kings River in Fresno
County, and are casting about for a good loca-
ton In which to become interested in such an
enterprise. With the Mammoth, Shawmut,
Eagle, Blue Gulch, Wheeler g. Hill and other
mines opening up near them, the site would
seem to be good one
Says the Pasadena News: A. r. Smiley is
credited with purpose to build an electric
railway from Redlands to the top of the San
Bernadlno range north of that city at an ex-
pense of $4,000. Mr.. Smiley is able to build
and pay for the road if he chooses to do it. 1t
would be great card for Redlands and South
ern California in general. Any one who should
make the mountain ascent at Redlands would
be all the more bent on taking in Mount Lowe.
San Dtegois to have new gas company. The
Sun says that the intention is to begin supply
ing gas there within ninety days or four
months at the latest. Contracts have already
been made with many consumers. The PROPOSE
ton is to CAPT talize the company. at 100000
and bond it for 100000 The citizens OF San
Diego are asked to take $35, 900 of the first
mortgage bonds only.
The first carload of oil from Coalinga to
Fresno amounted to about $500 gallons and
was shipped from the wells owned by the Pro-
Captain Barrett and Captain McClurg of Selma
are prominent members. ''This new industry"
says the Fresno Watchman, twill prove the re-
demptlon OF the West Side country, which has
heretofore been at the mercy of the tickle wind.
Fresno will hail the day with great rejoicing
when the output from the West Side oil wells
will require numerous refneries to skirt the
western foothills.
The Yreka Union is in its forty-fourth year.
1t is one of the earliest pioneers OF newspaper
dom on the Pacific Slope. and despite the fact
that it is uncompromisingly Democratic, it is
paper that, like wine in bottles, grows better
with age.
Riverside has big shoe mandatory in
prospect, the stockholders of the Los Angeles
Shoe Manufae turing Company having under
consideration the establishment of such
plant there. The Riverside Enterprise has the
following concerning the matter:
They propose to bring their shoe factory here
and iZe, or rather organize entirely new
company with capital stock from $4,000 TO
$4,000. The gentlemen state that there is good
opening for the manufacturing OF shoes In Cafor-
MIA, as about 80 per cent OF all our shoes come
from the East. great deal OF the leather used
in the East is manufactured here, shipped East
and then returned in shoes This brings up the
price. freight has to be paid across the CONT
ne mt both ways. This shoe factory would stimu-
late tanning, and that would give employment to
more men, Canaigre tanned leather is good, and
with the facilities the city has for that business,
would add another large branch of industry to this
city's resources. The movers in the matter pro-
pose TO organize an entirely company, with
Riverside people holding controlling interest
The Sunset Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany is about to extend its lines over Amador
County and that portion of Calaveras County
not already reached by telephone. In this re-
gard the Stockton Independent furnishes this
information:
The entire distance to be covered Will be about
156 miles, and the double wiring for the copper
circuit FOR all but 40 mics of it 272 miles of
wire to be used. 1t will not be easy line 10
build, but will be good line for Stockton and
for stockton busine So men. In all of the sections
into which the line win run there is but poor COM
munication with the Gas City. The telephone line
will open up the desired communication, and
much business for Stockton dealers will be the re-
graph Is slow and business will seek the other
channel because it will be quicker
The Vsalia Times states that q. D. Johns, a
plumber of that city, has applied for patent
on an apparatus for heating water for domes-
tic purposes. coil of about twenty-four feet
OF inch iron pipe is placed within cylinder,
through which the stoyepipe passes. The heat
of the pipe keeps the water warm. Mr.. Johns
has already been offered a goodly sum for an
interest in his patent, but he will place it in
the hands of a company, already partially
formed at Hanford, for introducing it into gen.
eral USE