The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03

SO strong motive to that end exists in the elimi-
nation of competition.
HARTMAN NOT THE FIRST
Hartman was not at all the originator of the plan
OF pledgng the credit OF railroad for speculative
purposes. The same plan was tried in 1892 by A. A.
Mcleod using the credit of Reading but Mcleod
struck blast of hard times almost at the outset of
his ambitious schemes and he went to smash. Harri-
man, the contrary, started on the crest of
rising boom. Luck? Well, not altogether. The
wise man reads the signs of the times in aid OF
his forecast.
THE NEW CHIEF
Robert Scott Lovett. the new head OF Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific has been in San
Francisco several times. He is very quiet little
man, and certainly the least talkative lawyer have
ever met He was leading counsel for the Southern
Pacific in the injunction suit brought to restrain
the Western Pacific from building a mole running
out from the Oakland shore of the bay. But Peter
Dunno and A. A. Moore did most of the talking
on that side. They their the hearing
before Judge Morrow, but were decisively beaten
before the circuit court of appeals. F. NJ Cutcheon,
New Yorker, and Garret McEnerney were lead
ing counsel for the Western Pacific The case was
sensational in the outcome that gave back to the
city of Oakland the control of its water front.
SOhE ES EEMEO OON1
The amenities of journalism on the Mojave
desert are vigorously upheld by Editor Robinson
OF the Antelope Valley Gazette at the expense of
his loathsome contemporary Jones like this
The lying Ledger that we have carried
and that the profession abhors who when
beaten in argument indulge in personalities.
w viii homo professions; "a
the profession which be bamboozled into elect
ing of its officers such lying, sneaking.
contemplate hobo of the editor of the
Ledger is will not much about
personalities.
Desert journalism is not always thus, for wit
the Imperial Standard, to wit:
When you stately, keen eyed wander
ing about any portion of the valley during the next
two days, spot him. for that is an editor, That is
the who has made southern California ia
nous who has painted the Lilies @ and added colors
glory of the land are known.
find this material for a happy neighborhood
row in the San Joaquin valley from the Hanford
Sentinel
Over in the city of Portervile the mayor of the
place arrested for violating the speed ordi-
regarding the driving of automobiles Now
nance repealed Why does not that lobster go and
pay his fine ike and see that the ordinance
the respee o G Ds aw 0" BUT to oeR Pn o m
Porterville IS place where the city board paid
fire insurance premium castiron water tank
mounted upon concrete foundation.
Mr.. BUNDLE ON SLANG
1t may be due to the refining influence of Brother
McClatchy it may be something else but what
ever the cause the honorable trustees of the city
of Sacramento stout stickers for the use of
classical English in official communications. By
consequence the unlucky harbor master of that town
subjected himself to sharp rebuke from the board
because he presumed to express himself officially
in letter addressed to that body to wit:
Gentlemen: l have the pleasure to inform your
honorable body that Adolph Fay has come
through with his harbor dues and paid up o Sep
tember |, and have, ito keep peace IN the family
exacted no penalty account of delinquent pay
/ ne n i'm keen
paid up. Very respectfully.
c. 7. BLAKE, Harbor Master
Come through; come through; come through
These are not phrases in which to address this
honorable body, remarked Trustee Carragher, with
some indignation.
Il move said Trustee Hopkins, 'that the letter
be returned to the writer be couched in respect
full language and 1t ordered The lingo
of the hobo does not go with Mr.. Bumblc in
Sacramento.
THE LAW ABIDING
BOOSTERS OF PASADENA
The Pasadena city council is considering an
which provides, among others things, as
summarized in the Pasadena News, these:
First that chickens may stray from home
That nobody may keep chicken, duck. goose
turkey, pigeon dove, goat, sheep rabbit
within so feet of residence. providing however
that II hens may be keep 20 feet distant
That Growing roosters at distance
Of 100 feet from all residences
That last provision seems little obscure but