The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23
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The Santa Cruz Sentinel says: Next
Monday +. Il. Cummings will begin to
drive piles for bulkhead for an artificial
lake on the SpreckeIs Aptos Hotel prop
erty. In all 250 piles are to be driven.
Orders have been given to demolish the
hotel and cottages to make room for Claus
Spreckels' country residence. The club
house is to be raised and brick founda-
ton built. Mr.. Spreckels intends to erect
schoolhouse on his Aptos ranch and pre-
sent 1t to the county. He intends to ex-
pend $250,000 in improvements on his Ap-
tos property. Recently he purchased a
large tract of land in the Salinas Valley,
which he will subdivide and erect cottages
thereon. There is also talk OF his building
sugar factory. The sum total OF his in
vestments in the SalinasValley will amount
to 81 900, ,O00."
1t is pleasing to read in the Stockton
Independent that Henderson & Son OF that
city have just finished two handsome
stage wagons for an Idaho line. Our con-
temporary adds that Stockton already has
the best of the Idaho stage-building busl-
ness. The two new creations must be su-
perb. They are to carry fourteen passen-
gers and have all the most approved ap-
pliances for the handling of express mat
ter. mails and baggage. For Idaho, which
is so much more convenient to Minneapo-
lis, to come to Stockton for its stage
coaches is thing to be proud OF. This IS
not to be wondered at when it is reflected
that Stockton turns out the finest agrlcul-
tural machinery in the world and that the
Northwestern cities have found them
selves unable to compete with it in that
particular.
The Stockton Mail announces that the
San Joaquin Water Company's south
branch canal is within three miles OF Lath-
rop and that water can be turned on as
soon as the fumes are constructed. The
effect OF this great improvement is thus fore
shadowed by our contemporary: "Rlch-
ard Threlfall, who owns land near Little
john Creek, has ditched 1900 acres and
made it ready for irrigation, and 500 acres
in the Orange Blossom Colony on the
Stanislaus River viii be cut up for orchards.
Very little land has been pledged for irri-
CATION since the report in the Mail few
months ago when the amount under con-
tract, as shown by the books in the County
Recorders office, was about 10000 acres"
This, from the Oakdale Leader. shows
how that prosperous community is work
ing out its destiny: "We are to have cleo
trio lights, we already have a cannery,
and soon we'll be after creamery-not
just now, but in about another year."
The Brentwood Enterprise thus indicates
the benefits which community may
enjoy by exercising little enterprise:
The Antioch pottery is sure thing now.
The people of that place have subscribed
very literally and in short time they
will doubtless see the benefit of such enter
prise"
The strong and popular old weekly Sen
tiael of Hanford has become daily, and
that means spirit, progress and prosperity.
The Boulder Creek Blast has enlarged
itself under Manager Watson's inspiring
touch and is more enthusiastic than ever
in telling about the charms possessed by
this delightful corner in the Santa Cruz
Mountains.
The Shasta Courier, being now forty-four
years old, has son old enough to lend his
vigor and aspirations to the fate of this
able journal. He is Lloyd Carter, son of
the editor, w. L. Carter.
w. A. Selkirk has sold the San Ber-
nardino Sun to the Saturday Review, and it
will henceforth shed Republican light.
The Amador Record has begun its fifth
year without any letting down of the en-
ergy and enthusiasm that inspired its be-
ginning.
The Fresno Interior has acquired its own
plant as the result of its success and enter
prise.
The MADEIRA Mercury has completed its
eleventh year and is still working intelli-
gently to inform the outside world of the
superior attractions of that section.
James F. Lyon has secured the interest
of Mr.. MCGUIRE in the Santa Maria Times,
and the paper. in earnest of its intention
to do all possible for the advancement of
the community, assures its business rival,
the Graphic, of its hearty cooperation to
that end.
J. ]. Vanderburgh, talented and ener-
getic young journalist, who will be heard
from in the development of the San Joa
quin Valley, has acquired W. I. Lyons in
terest in the Selma Irrigator.
The Reddlng Free Press has begun new
volume with sturdy purpose OF assisting
in the settlement of the upper Sacramento
Valley.
The Benicia Signal. having found it i'm
possible to compete with that strong old
paper, the Ne,o Age, has retired from the
field.
The Natsonville Pajaromian is hand
somely garmented in new type. That
means prosperity.
The Marin Journal has emerged from It's
thirty-fiftn year, and with complete new
outfit of machinery and type is prepared
to continue more effectively than ever its
high-class and intelligent policy of the
past.
The Labor World is a new journalistic
venture at Los Angeles. 1t is devoted to
the interests of organized labor and labor
in general, and its editor, F. B. Colver,
evidently understands his business.
The Tehachapi Eurie, the only paper