The San Francisco call., 1897-10-30
HAD MANY TRIALS
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Bad Business Management That
Caused George to Retire From
the Evening Post.

Colonel John P. Jackson, Collector OF
the Port, bought the Evening Post from
the Hinton Rapp-George Company 1t
was the only time in his life the shrewd
colonel was bunkoed, tbough he laid no
blame upon Henry Geor- tor the trans
action. a mau named Thompson, during
the absence of Henry George pretend ed
TO have authority to sell the latter's inter
est; at least he made Jackson so believe.
After the money was paid Thorn pson
skipped out and went East. In this way
Colonel Jackson hal 10 pay twice for the
lnterf st in the paper held by George.
Speaking yesterday OF the transaction,
Colo1e. Jackson saiu:
Henry George had not as much knowl-
edge OF business principles as 4 boy IL
years old. He was what we call genius.
His head was always full of economic
theories. The Post was practically
swamped when | took hold of it. Henry
George had bought Bullock press for
$25 GOO and the burden OF that debt was
100 much for him al d his associ tie
They were afraid they we're going TO lose
the prousrty for the bit, so they started
a morning paper called the Argus, which
ian for few weeks and tnen suspended.
After this George had quite a hard
struggle for existence, ard Lnrough the
influence of a few trends the office of
State Inspector of Gas Meters was pro-
cured Tor him. 1t was slnecure, but it
enabled him to live very modestly while
he wrote his famous Uook, Progress and
Poverty The best work l remem Der him
dong while he was editor of the Post was
MS defense of the rights of seamen His
vigorous assaults on Captain Clark of the
American ship Sunrise for cruelty 10
mem bers of his crew resulted finally IN
the prosecution, conviction and punish
menJ of Clark"
Tracing Henry Georges life in San
francisco by reference TO the dire ctories
for several years it will be seen tha. he
otlen changed his residence as well as his
place of work.
In 1866 he IS described as a printer. re-
siDlug / 313 Six h street, corner OF Ship
ley. In l867-6S Henry George is de cribed
as editor oi the Daily L mes and dwelling
al S7l Folsom street. near Fifth. In the
1860 directory he is down as editor of
the Daily Chronicle dwelling at 1902 Fol.
som street In 1870 he appears simply as
an editor, residlng on the east side OF
Anna lane, near E lis street. In 1872 he
IS recorded as editor OF the Evening Post.
dive ling at COS Stevenson street
In 1873 he is de cribed as mem Der of
the firm of Hinton, Mahon & Co, and
dwelling at the Government Hou>e, where
ever that was. In the following years
directory his residence is located or the
west side OF Valencia street, between Nine
teen and Twentieth. In 1879, 1876 and
1877 his home is at 625 Harrison street
In he directory of 1857 he is first de-
scr bed as an Inspector OF Gas Meters.
His next residence is ver at 420 Second
street in 1878 In 1879. 1880 and 1881 he
resided at All First street, and 1t was in
this house at he wrote Progress and
Poverty" setting up much of the copy
with his own hands from case of type
he had placed in one of b rooms. His
office as Inspector of Gas Meters was at
52l Mission street.