The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
COAST EXCHANGES.

W. L. Thatcher has sold the Nordhoff Ojat to
Randolph r. Freeman. No better advertise
ment than this pretty and bright little paper
could be conceived OF for the beautiful and
fruitful Ojai Valley.
The Los Banos Enterprise wound up its sew
enth volume last week. 1t is a successful
paper, an that is largely because it is sim
cerely devoted to the best interests OF the COM
munity in which it is published.
The Fortuna Advance has enlarged from a
four-page to an eight-page paper, and has add
ed to its features number of special de-
partments that go to make it most complete
and thoroughly intere sting publication.
The California Rerielo is the new name
adopted for the excellent magazine which has
heretofore been known as the Santa Clara.
Carrie Stevens Walter IS still the leading
spirit and the clever lady is ably assisted by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. J. Gibbs
The sausalito News is on the high road of
success. 1t is a well-conducted paper and
very influential in Marin County affairs. This
week the construction of q new home for the
Nelrs will be commenced, and when 1t is COM
pleted new power press will be introduced
and the various departments viii be lighted
by electricity.
The Santa Clara Ne,cs devotes special edi-
ion to a description of that town, showing it
to be quite commercial, educational, railroad
and geographical center, and picturing ius
steady and sure growth. The paper cannot
fail to attract attention Iabroad. and Santa
Clara will doubtless reap material benefits
from advertisement.
That excellent paper, the Petaluma Argus,
has just celebrated its forty-third birthday.
In opening the new volume the editor makes
these observations: ait has not been much OF
money-making concern, though its pres
ent proprietors have had enough to
eat and clothing to wear ever since
they took hold of it thirty-six years
ago. The Droprietors are still older than
the paper and they would like to turn it over
to some younger bloods. Tom Thompson and
brother Weston-the founders of the Argus
had the sense to get out in time to make some
money for their old age, aud we are glad to
know that they are both now in clover"
In an editorial about "California homes"
the Willows Promoter makes these very peril
nent suggestions:
"He who buys land in California secures a
home from which he will be rewarded with a
perpetual income for the maintenance of him.
sell and family, sure dependence in case OF
sickness, an unfailing annuity to his heirs
AFTER death. 1t Is better than savings bank,
more profitable than life insurance, and 100
to l6O acres of good productive soil will Sc
cure the home, the annuity. The rude win
;ers OF the East are wearing people out; they
love-the sunshine and flowers that are only
found in this grand old State OF California
Iii fact, there are more hours Of sunshine in
California than in any place else except
heaven"
The Merced Star, under the caption of IA
a Ind n
ced proposes to furnish a market for great
quantity of fruit heretofore wasted. "He
points out that fruitraisers experience consid-
erable loss even in good business years be-
cause much OF their product becomes too ripe
lot shipment. Being practical chemist and
skilled in the distilling of liquors from fruit
In MS native country, Mr.. Dupont is now or.
ganizing company to utilize this waste in
the manufacture of excellent wines. bran.
dies ana other liquors, which can be made
from every variety of fruit Mr.. Dupont has
entered field hitherto uncultivated in this
section. plan which provides a market for
what has hitherto been considered as waste
product is one deserving of investigation and
promotion. Such an industry, 1t would seem
should be paying investment, as 1t is a known
fact that good fruit liquors are profitable
and salable article always in demand, 9
class OF products that gains By age, instead oi
being valueless if not speedily consumed"
The Eureka Standard, after quoting an edi-
torial utterance of THE CALL to the effect tha
what the voters of the State most desire in
the State Legislature is first, letrenchment;
second, good roads. and third, more retrench-
ment,' remarks: This is putting it in few
words The Legislature. if 1t shall do the will
OF the people, will cut down STATE expendi-
lures and remodel the county government act
SO that the expenditures may be lessened in
every county in the State. Taxpayers have q
just cause OF complaint when the taxes on
their property, assessed at its full valuation
range from 81 20 to 81 70 on each 800 OF
valuation. The most expensive thing in the
world to the farmers ana general public is
poor roads. The transportation of farm pr cd
ucts in this State over wagon roads alone costs
the people three to FIVE times what it would