Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-04

Under date of August p the San
Francisco Call makes the announce
ment that il shortly will enter the
evening journalistic field. This, not
withstanding the fact that few days
previously John D. Spreekels, through
tie columns of the Chronicle stated
that he had no further use for news
paper building and intimated that he
had had sufficient experience in the
world of letters.
The announcement Of the afternoon
project reads, in part, as follows:
Since the announcement was print
ed in these columns that the San
Francisco Morning Call, with its fran
.chises, its plant. its circulation and nil
there was of its physical being had
been sold to Mr.. NJ. II. de Young, pro-
.prietor Of the San Francisco ChroE-
icle, there have come from every
quarter expressions Of regret that
The Call was 70 pass out OF existence
August 81. 49,
Old friends and supporters of The
Call have voiced this sentiment OF
sorrow in oil sine Gritty. As one friend
" newspaper said: The passing of
The San Francisco Call was for This
community like the death Of an old
and highly esteemed citizen.
Together with these spoken and
printed regrets there have become
current many reports and rumors re-
garding changes in the San Francisco
newspaper situation that would fol-
low upon the sale of The Call.
1t is for the information and benefit
of these friends who have mourned
the passing of The Morning Call, and
to set at rest the runors and make
known the situation as 1t is, that an
announcement of what is to occur is
made this morning.
Coincident with its disappearance
from the morning field The Call will
reappear in the afternoon field.
The Call, in its new field OF activity,
will be a clean, wholesome home
newspaper, pledged TO the highest OF
newspaper ideals and devoted to the
best interests and to the highest de-
velopment of San Francisco and It's
citizens and the people of California.
Owners Are Two
The Call will be owned and pub
Ilished by. F. w. Kellogg and John D,
Spreckels. Mr.. Kellogg, who owns
I so per cent of the stock of the news.
paper. will be president and publish.
| er. while Mr.. Spreckels, who owns the
remaining 20 per cent interest, will be
yice-president and treasurer.
There are no other interests or in
dividuals concerned in. the ownership
of the paper, and the actual manage
ment and direction Of The Call will
he in the hands of Mr.. Kellogg.
While owning aid dhtefest in the pa
Iper as a minority AStockhelder, Mr.
Spreckels will hayefho active part in
the publication, but viii lend it al
| the strength of his advice. his person
ality as, a man of large affairs and his
knowledge CT California conditions
and requirements. u
Mr.. Spreckels' present interests ex
tend to almost every part. of Califor
MIA and touch upon many lines OF &C
tivity. from his railway and newspa
per interests in San Diego to his su
gar and shipping and other Interest;
| in the north Remaining continually
| IN touch with The Cali, although with
out taking part in its active direction
Mr.. Spreckels will be powerful fac
tor bringing The Call rapidly to
the trent in the new sfield.s6
The Spreckels' interview in the
Chronicle reads: IS
The papers having published a state
ment that John ID. Spreckels would
shortly begin the erection Of news