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

= U0QeT Qale Oh august - -- the gan
Francisco Call makes the announce
ment that it shortly will enter the
evening journalistic field. This, not
outstanding the fact that a few days
previously John ID. Spreckels. through
the 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 all,
there was OF its physical being had
been sold to Mr.. NJ. H. de Young, pro-
prietor of the San Francisco Chron-
icle, there have come from every
quarter expressions of regret that
The Call was to pass out of existence
August 81. -
Old friends and supporters of The
Call have. voiced this sentiment of
sorrow in all sincerity. 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"
Togethe with these spoken and
printed regrets there have become
current many reports and rlImors 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
Iof these friends who have mourned
the passing of The Morning Call, and
to set at rest the rufnors 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
lreappear 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-
lyelopment of San Francisco and its
citizens and the people of California.
Owners Are Two
The Call will be owned and pub
lished by F. w. Kellogg and John D.
Spreckels. Mr.. Kellogg. who owns
80 per cent of the stock Of the news
paper. will be president and publish
| er, while Mr.. Spreckels who owns the
remaining 90 per cent interest, viii be
lyice-president and treasurer.
There are no other interests or in
ldiyiduals concerned m the ownership
of the. paper, and the actual manage
ment and direction 81 The Call will
he in the hands of Mr.. kellogg.
While owning an interest in the pa
per as "a minority stakeholder, Mr..
spreckels will have No active part in
| the publication, but will lend it all
| the strength of his advice. his person
| elity as man OF large affairs and his
knowledge of California conditions
land REQUIREMENTS. s9ss ~
Mr.. Spreckelse present interests ex-
Etend to almost everyypart of Califor-
MIA and touch upon many lines of &C
tivity, from his railway and newspar
per interests in San Diego to his SUI
gar and shipping and other interests
| in the north. Remaining continually
| in touch with The Call, although with.
out taking part in its active direction,
Mr.. Spreckels will be powerful fac
tor n bringing The Call rapidly to
the front In the new field.
The Spreckels interview in the
Chronicle reads:
The papers having published state
i ment that John d. Spreckels would
shortly begin the erection of news