The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-03
COAST EXCHANGES.

The Pomona Beacon reports that q nursery
man of that town has received orders Tor
100000 young olive trees.
A glass factory at a cost of $50, 900 is among
the new enterprises which the Herald dis
Germs anent Los Angeles prospects.
The Palo Alto Ne,cs says that work has been
commenced on the new water system for that
town. The water is to be obtained from wells.
The linden Tribune of Sonoma is pacifed over
the fact that petition approving the Dingley
bill is being circulated and signed by every
grape-grower in the Sonoma Valley.
According to the Ne,os Santa Barbara is now
considering a proposition from an Eastern
company to furnish it with municipal cleo
trio light plant OF q capacity of 162, 900 candle
power for the sum of $4,000.
The Anaador Records mining edition, issued
last week, was remarkably well got up for
a paper published in SO sparsely settled a
community. 1t compares favorably with
special editions issued in cities ten times the
size of Suffer Greek.
The White Telephone Company has COM
pleted its line to Bakersfield, aud the local
lines will soon be completed, connecting the
principal parts of the valley. The Visalia
will probably be made in q few months.
The Independent observes that Santa Bar ba ra
is in the singular position of finding that she
is destroying her sea beach by hauling it
away. The sad sea waves neglect to replace
the sand which is removed for filing in town
lots with result that the beach is being re-
duced to q rocky skeleton.
The movement to have free art gallery at
the Hazelton Library ought to be successful,
says the Stockton Independent That city has
number of artists who should willingly con-
tribute pictures that will be credit to them
and to the city and q source of pleasure to
those who visit the library.
The Santa Rosa Republican IS felicitating II.
self upon the circums lance that "good things
continue to come 10 Santa Rosa" This cheer
full remark is evoked by the promise of visit
from the Native Sons. Are we, then, to infer
that the Republican regards the Native Sons as
good things" and if so, in what light?
The Santa Cruz Sentinel fatty declares that
Santa Cruz will refuse to accept all invi-
tations to celebrate the Fourth of July with
any neighboring town. Santa Cruz is going to
have n celebration in her own yard, and
doubtless the Sentineps gifted editor will
thereat recite poem OF his own composing.
The lone Echo is branching into double-col-
umn editorials on the road bond ques ton. No
one who has ever driven over the roaos OF
Amador County will feel the remotest inclina-
ton to deny that they need improving. The
possibility of bonding the county for the pur-
pose OF bringing about this reform is at pres
emit under serious consideration by the Echo
and its constituents.
Santa Clara Journal is 80 years old. The
first number was printed on May l, 1867,
under the name of the Santa Clara Nelcs. At
the expiration of eleven years the name was
changed to the Journal In 1883 it rose from
a weekly to a semi-weekly by which system Of
publication it has been regularly appearing
ever since. These thirty years OF experience
makes the Journal one of the landmarks of
Santa Clara Valley.