The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-19
COAST EXCHANGES.
The Morgan Hill Sun recently celebrated its
third birthday anniversary.

The Morgan Hill Sun recently celebrated Its
third birthday anniversary.
special fiesta edition of the Los Angeles
Herald, consisting of forty-four pages, will be
issued on Sunday next
The Hollister Bee huzzed around the Easter
flowers in an enlarged edition Of sixteen pages
with bright new cover.
The newspapers OF Placerville are discussing
proposition to erect a cannery in that town.
The citizens are called upon to cooperate.
1t seems probable that Los Gatos will shortly
issue bonds TO the value OF $500 to be ex-
pended, according to the Mai, in perfecting
the sewer system, procuring fire alarm sys-
tenn and building town hall and Jail.
Santa Rosa recently obtained large wooden
mill, and is now IN fair way to have a shoe
factory added to her enterprises. 1t will prob
ably be branch OF the Belcher factory IN this
City, according TO the Santa Rosa Press.
Lake View is to have carnival. The Clear
Lake Press says that the reports from the COM
mittee organized 10 conduct the same are very
encouraging. Bicycle and water sports win be
among the main features OF the festive occa-
sion.
The Chronicle Record remarks that practical
SsSp Wv osetcGl VI permanent rOkQ I'M
proyement has been taken by the municipality
OF Chico in its purchase of q fourth interest in
rock-crusher The other three-fourths in
terest is owned by Butte County.
The Winters Independent calls upon the peo-
pie OF that section 10 hold fruit carnival as q
means OF advertising the county. 1t thinks a
fruit Carnival will be a novel improvement
over the rose fairs and wafer carniyals which
It's sister cities have been holding.
The Advocate, published monthly In this
City. has taken new departure. Hereafter it
will be largely devoted TO mining, irrigation
agriculture, gooo roads and other kindred
pursuits. George II. Maxwell Is the editor.
and he is assisted by George f. Weeks, q we'll
known newspaper man.
The creamery industry, which Is becominp
SO prevalent throughout the State, seems 10
have reached its highest perfection In Colusa
County. The Colusa Sun remarks that cit
looks like business to see thirty or forty wag-
ons, buggies, etc., waiting at the creamery for
chance to unload their milk"
w. q. Meltck. editor and proprietor of the
Antelope Gazette, and q member OF the Legfsla-
ture, has purchased the controlling interest in
the Pasadena Neps. The Star of that town.
In welcoming him to the local field, hopes
that Tin the rose leaves which bestrew his
path there may be but few thorns."
The Republic Of PlacerviIle reports that the
Lincoln Fruit Cannery is a success in eyery
way Its labor expenses per month while ru n
ming have been $1,000 and The outlay for fruit
$1,000. The amount of sugar used was 100.
600 pounds, costing about $4,000. The man.
agement expects to take on hfty more hands
during the coming season.
The Sonoma County Farmer has its eye upon
the netghboring towns. 1t notes that Guerne.
vile has organized an Improvement club
with view to rendering the town and the
adjacent country more attractive summer
resort. The Russian River, where 1t passes
Meeker's Grove, will be damned to form a
boating and swimming pool four miles long.
The city of San Diego Ihas proposition be.
fore 1t to allow the free use OF sixty acres of
the city park for five years to a tobacco com.
pany for the cultivation of tobacco The OBJ
1ect Is not an unadvantageous one for San
Diego inasmuch as it has in view the demon
stration in public of the possibilities OF the
county in that direction.
The Riverside Press watches the orange sales
with an eagle eye and has statistics always at
the tip Of its pen. 1t observes that the sales of
California oranges In the New YORK market
week before last amounted to sixty-nine car.
loads, one car OF navels bringing prices from
50 IL per box for 96's up to 81 10 for 1865.
the highest average for the season.
Two papers in the State, the Red Bluff Senti-
mel and the Colusa Sun. are holding voting con.
tests with view to sending the m oct popular
teacher OF their respective counties on vaca-
ton trip. The Sentinel proposes to send its
teacher to San francisco for a week, while the
Sun Will send Its choice to Alaska Teachers
seem to be very popular with the interior
press.
The Salinas linden calls attention to the fact
that on the 4th day of next month the electors
OF its town will vote upon q proposition to
issue $75, 900 worth of bonds, $40 900 for
system OF sewerage and $35 900 Tor a public
school building. The index cites this incident
in the progress of Salinas as an example of IN
recent burst OF enterprise which has arisen in
the town.
The Petaluma Argus draws attention to the
impor lance OF the new law requiring all the
different grades OF cheese made in California
to be branded. The State Dairy Bureau will
issue, free of charge to all persons or firms.
conseeutively numbered brands of the differ.
ent grades OF cheese as required, applications
for which must be made in writing. This ia
another move toward insuring the purity of
food in this State.
The MERGED Express causticaily remarks that
those persons OF Fresno County who are throw.
Ing every opposition possible In the way of Sc
curing the right OF way for the Valley Rail-
road oy holding out Tor unreasonable prices
Tor their land are the kind of people who want
low prices tor verything they have to buy and