The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
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COAST EXCHANGES.

The new editor of the Los Gatos Mail has
swung his publica ton into line for the genuine
American policy of protective tariff. He is
inclined to belief in the free coinage of
American silver, but he tempers belief with
reason. In fact, he contends that ''while the
free coinage of our silver at the ratio of 16 to
may be safe venture, we know that high
protective tariff for American products is a
safe system for the people of the United States
to maintain" Considering that "under the
existing mixed conditions of our political
affairs, 1t seems almost impossible to harmon
ize these two predominant, popular, American
ideas," he deems protection "the frst-to- be-
chosen safeguard of the Nation-to start the
now rusting machinery of our country into
activity"-and trusts ''to see bimetallism fol-
low in its wake as soon as such q course is
warranted by the intelligence of the majority
of the American people,"
Charles W. Campbell, lawyer and journalist,
has accepted the editorial chair of the Long
Beach Eye. He doubtless intends 10 keep the
Eye wide open and free from mote or beam.
From the Shasta Courier we learn that the
Humboldt and Trinity County Toll Road Com
pany has been organized with a capital stock
of $12,0 600, the principal place of business be-
ing Eureka and the length OF franchise fifty
years. The route has been surveyed and
mapped by Henry s. Lowden aud LentelI The
road will enter Trinity County by Low Gap of
Mad River and will intersect the Hay Fork and
Red Bluff wagon road at or near PhiIpot Gulch.
Distance of grade, thirty-six miles. The stock
has been subscribed for, and Humboldt Trim
ity, Shasta and Tehama counties will in the
near future be connected by good wagon
road. This line will open up to life and COM
munication country long dormant and iso-
lated.
Tulare County should be proud of it's news
paper men. Editor Pillsbury of the Tulare
Register has been selected to take charge of the
literary department of the Repu blican State
Central Committee and Editor Maddox of the
Visalia Times has been appointed secretary of
the Democratic State Central Committee. Both
positions require superior ability.
Mrs. Carmen H: Austin, formerly of the Mo-
reno Indicator, now edits the Household, pub.
lished at Los Angeles. She is a bright woman
and the Hoaseh0ld will profit by her services.
The Yreka Journal observes that, with the
new paper which is to be started at Sisson in a
few days, Siskiyou County will have seven
newspapers. three in Yreka, one in Slsson, two
in Dunsmuir and one in Fort JONES'
That smart little daily, the Bakersfield Cali
tornian, has just celebrated its ninth birthday.
Fresno is 70 have German newspaper to be
called the Tribune, the editor of which will be
Emil Guenther, an architect of Fresno.
arrangements have been completed and
the contracts of sale made for an enterprise of
more magnitude than has been opened in this
city for many months" says the San Bernar-
dino Sun. "It is the locating at this point of
one of the largest fouring-mills in Southern
California. The Suman mills of Cotton are to
be removed to this city and additional ware
houses and Offices added, so that the plant viii
be large and fully equipped one The mill
at Cotton will be torn down and moved to its
new location in sections, when it will be re-
built, together with substantial additions.
The mill will be a four-story structure and will
have the latest Improvements in milling ma
chinery added to its already complete plant
Both the upper and lower sawmills at se-
quota are now in active operation, cutting
$4,000 feet OF lumber each per day, according
TO the Sanger Herald. rEluming operations"