The Mena weekly star., 1906-05-03

San Franc1Sco, Aprll 29.-It takas more than an earthquake and con flagration to put the San Francisco newspapers out of business. With !. resourcefulness that cannot but be ad. mired, they surmounted all difficulties Saturday there is little in their appearance that would indicate tbs strain and stress under which they have labored in order to present the news to the eager public of this burned city. Only one of them has suspended publication. The Evening Post, being unable to acquire plant in the vicinity of the city, has re- tired from the field for 50 days. All others are issuing as usual.
 It must be remembered that at 5:13 on the morning of the earthquake April Is. power and water failed in every newspaper office In San Fran cisco. Still in the hope that as the day grew, these agencies would be provided, the gathering of news went on as usual. When the conflagration made 1t apparent that all plants with out exception would be destroyed, the Bulletin put at work force in its composing rooms and hand bill was hand set and some hundreds of copies run of on the proof press, giving the salient features of the days news.
 The morning papers, the Call, Chronicle and Examiner retired to Oakland on the other side of the bay. and there on Thursday morning issued
 q Joint paper from the office of the Oakland Tribune. On Friday morn-
 ing they split forces again. the Ex-
 am,ner retaining the use of the Tri-
 bune plant and the Call and Chronicle
 issuing from the office of the Oakland
 Herald. Two days later the Call se-
 cured the service of the Oakland En-
 ouirer plant Meantime on Friday the
 Bulletin. after a suspension of one
 day. made arrangements for the use in
 the afternoon of the Oakland Herald
 eouipment and from these sources and
 under such circumstances the san
 Francisco papers have been issuing. Offices were hurriedly opened on
 Fillmore street. which IS now the
 main thoroughfare of San Fr"ncisco
 and from these headquarters the news of the day as it was gathe ed mas been transmitted by means Of auto mobises kad the ferry service to the Oakland shore. There also were ac- cepted such advertisements as have been offered.
 The number of these is perhaps the best visual sign at present of the re surrection of the new city. It was loted that in IA page paper printed Friday by the Examiner. there were )yer nine pages of advertisement ana n l6 page paper published Saturday morning by the Chronicle at least sO percent of it's space was devoted to the same end. What better evidence could the world have of the indomita- ole purpose of the merchants or sau Francisco. It is to be noted that thls issue of the Chronicle. of which men ion has been made, was delivered Dy carrier at the residence of every sun ,criber remaining standing in san Francisco not later than o'clock. The maintenance of telegraph com munication with the outside worio aas been one of the most difficult mat CTS with which the newspapers nave lad to contend The experience oi the Associated Press in this respect VIII give an idea of the obstacles confront- ing the other news agencies Of the ,ity From Wednesday, April IS, untli
 Mono ay. April 23, there was neither
 communication by means of telephone
 ,r telegraph between Oakland and Sah
 Francisco. On Monday one telephone circuit with Oakland was estabiished md the Associated press used this TOT
 elegraphic purposes. The use con
 tinued through Tuesday and Wednes-
 lay 1t failed. On Thursday the Western
 Union by extraordinary efforts sue
 .eeded in getting bay cable in work' ng order and by running wires in d 'oundabout way managed to get wrc
 nto the municipal headquarters al
 Franklin Hall on Fillmore street near
 Bush. This wire was placed at 'ne
 service of the Associated press anu through communication to the eas'
 established. News from the Asso~ ;iated press headquarters has been
 going over this wire ever since.