The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
THE COAST PRES 5.

Kedlauds has another new paper In the
Record, edited by J. a. whitmore, a newspa-
per man OF considerable experience. 1t is re-
piete with wsll-writtea news items.
Increase In advertising patronage is the ex.
ceilent reason for the enlargement of the Ba-
Kersheld Echo. The people OF Kern County's
capltal appreciate enterprise, as well as the
value OF printers ink in an p-to-date paper.
The San Bernardiuo Sun announces that
early In the spring it Will issue an illustrated
souvenir edition devoted to the Interests and
indus tries of San Bernardino County. 1t will
be 50paged booklet, magazine form, and
the edition will consist of some 5000 copies.
The CGItstogton has celebrated its twentieth
birthday by discardiug its patent outside"
and appearing as all-home production.
The paper is meeting with deserved success,
aud is doing valuable service for the ad vance
ment OF the interests of Calistoga and
vicinity.
J. w. Tinker and F. H. Fowler are the new
editors and managers OF the Hemet NelCs, and
'hey propose TO devote their best energies 10
the growth OF Hemet and settlement and de-
Velopment OF San Jacinto Valley. The gentle
men candidly admit that they are noviees in
the business, but assert their high purposes,
ana ask that criticism be tempered with JUS
tice.
The Hanford Sentinel has issued a special
edition. descriptive OF that city's advantages
OF location, Its fine climate and the product
lVeness OF the surrounding country. 1t shows
IN a concise way just what Hantord and
Kings County have 10 Cffer for the investment
| OF capital, establishment of manufacturing
industries and the culture OF all kinds of
fruit and vegetables.
The Los Angeles Herald was sat home" to a
/ 10.
handsomely printed on fine paper, having
Deen issued for that occasion. The new, spaei-
GUS and elegant quarters OF the paper in the
Hellman building were ins pected, and the ex-
tensive, complicated and costly equipment OF
the Herald doubtless found quite up to
the metropolitan standard. The paper has
made astonishing progress under its prese mt
management.
Charles A. Lucas has assumed the editorial
management of the EleUuto-, the organ of the
Afro Americans in this city. The birth of that
paper was simultaneous with the issuance OF
the Emancipation Proclamation by the i'm
mortal Abraham Lincoln. The founder of the
Elerdtor was the late Philip A. Bell, colleague
OF Fred Douglass in the battle for the freedom
OF the colored race in America and man Of
great moral iorce. Success has attended the
publication OF the paper from its very incep-
ton, and 1t ranks to-day as one of the
IesuluS JOURNALS ueYOteu 10 the In ntereStS
OF the colored people. a number of improve
ments in the EieUator are contempIa ted for the
near future. the same being jus tilted by the
liberal patronage accorded the paper.
The Hum boldt Standard has rendered ma
terial assistance toward the upbuilding of The
redwood shingle industry of Northern Cali
Iornla. The outlook for large Eastern de-
mand for this product is very promising. Hum
| ooldt manufacturers may be counted on to steer
clear OF the suicidal policy OF sending inferior
redwood shingles 10 the Eastern market TO be
sold as the frst-grade article. Says the
STANDARD: "By way of caution our shingle-
makers should take the greatest care to ship
nothing which is not true to grade and name
This county will yet gather in millions for her
redwood products sold east of the Rockies
The best market for the present and near fu-
ture will be found in shingles; but, If we ever
secure a railroad a demand for frst-elass red
wood will spring up, as the supply OF clear
pine is meager, even in the Southern States
and will soon be exhausted. In This era OF
'hustling for trade' the redwood mill men
ought TO keep up with the procession. They
should push their products into every avail
able market and not wait for buyers to come
after lum Der and shingl es. This apathy, this
waiting for trade to come to US in the past has
worked injury TO the redwood mill men, and
they should learn from experience what must
be done to win and hold trade"