The San Francisco call., 1896-03-17

pleasure at any time of the year. In snort,
while Los Angeles has been talking about
boulevards, San Jose has been using them
for many years. These splendid public
thoroughfares exist, but they are the re-
suit exclusively of the good judgment,
business foresight and public spirit OF the
successive Boards of Supervisors OF this
county, and not due to San Jose enterprise.
Ihis means to say every Board OF super
visors in California might emulate the ex-
ample OF the Santa Clara board.
The Mercury gives further insight into
the good roads question in the following
paragraph: "If the project of the Super
visors to procure water for the purpose OF
sprlnkling the county road from Glroy
south to the Pajaro River is carried out
one may then travel through the entire
length OF the county, from San Francis
quito Greek to the southern line, a distance
OF nearly sixty miles. over sprinkled road.
The main lateral roads are also sprinkled
throughout the summer, and this magnlf-
cent system has been perfected at small
expense to the taxpayers, when the I'M
mense saving to the roads and to the haul
ers OF produce Is considered. No county
in the State has anything like it."
Los Gatos has its Women's Club, which
has not only effected the cleaning OF the
streets, but has begun scheme OF tree
planting that will add greatly to the charm
of the town, and now comes this announce
men by the News: "F. G. Hume, contrac-
tor for lighting the streets with electricity,
is pushing preparations to have the plant
in at an early date. The move OF the Board
of Trustees has met with hearty approval.
and there is every indication that the new
system of lighting will be all that is ex-
pected of it"
The following from the San Diego Union
gives an idea of the hopes and aims of the
southern end of the State: "Escondido
people are talking of starting creamery.
They also propose to bore for Oil, and min
ing men are looking over the field there
with view to putting up tifty-stamp
mill. 1t would be a great gain for the
town if any one of these undertakings
should be carried out successfully. The
faster creameries are established in South
ern California the quicker great drain of
money to the north and east will be
stopped. To bore for oil is always rather a
speculative proposition, but petroleum is
bonanza that is worth hunting for wher-
ever there are indications of it. The pro-
posed stampmili would wonderfully pro-
mote the mining industry, and ought to
prove profitable to its owners"
The Oakdale Leader exhibits q COM
mendable spirit Of exultation in making
the announcement that the Stanislaus
Milling and Power Company has received
so much encouragement from the progress
sive residents of Oakdale as to have de-
cided to install an electric-hght plant
there, with power for motors. This i'm
provement will serve a useful end in
attracting the outside attention which the
splendid resources of Oakdale so emil
nently deserve.
A curious illustration of the diversity of
Caliiornia's climate is shown in the fol-
lowing accidental arrangement of two
which recently appeared in
one of our interior exchanges:
"Twenty-six inches of snow fell at Te-
hachapi during the late STORM"
''Green peas are being shipped from
Orange County to Denver and Chicago"
The Coast ADVOCATE, published at Half
moon Bay. gives this interesting news:
"Mr. McGlew, who is interested in the |
California Oil Company, believes the PROS
pect for strike on the Bank ranch is
good one. Judged by the order of the
strata passed through the company is on
the right track. The presence of oil is GER
tain: the only question is quantity. An
other delay in the work has occurred. |
The well will be lined and the men were
laid off Saturday until the casing could be |
from the City and put into
place"
The new series of the Biggs Notes is a
handsome eight-page publication full of
energy and news and is an intelligent ad-
vocate OF progress.
The Middleton Independent has entered
on its ninth volume as earnest as ever in
making known the superb attractions OF
the Clear Lake region.
hhe Paso Robles Independent has be- |
gun its seventh volume, and is stronger |
than ever in the confidence of the Alliance.
The North Beach Ncws, published by P. |
Bonlin at 519 Filbert street, San Fran |
cisco, is the latest addition to the list of |
journals, and though small |
is strong.
The Stockton Record has given evidence |
of its progressive tendencies by adopting
the metropolitan idea OF publishing every
day in the week.
The growing prosperity of San Luis
Obispo is shown in the enlargement of the |
Breeze.
G. e. Arnold, editor of the Sierra Valley
Record, published at Sierraville, Sierra
County, is making his new venture sue
cess.
The Healdsburg Enterprise has begun its
twentieth year of existence with increas-
ing prosperity.
Messrs. Shaw & Wallace, publishers of
the Orange County Herald, at Santa Ana,
will begin in May the publication of a
daily issue.
The Riverside Enterprise, true to its