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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1914
Page
2
Barstow California weekly paper published by William J. Evans as editor and manager. It is a second class matter entered March 8, 1910, at Barstow post office under the 1879 act. Yearly price listed as $2.00.
The county releases official returns from the recent bond election. District by district tallies are provided, detailing approval or rejection in each area.
A brisk exchange notes the relentless cycle of criticism in journalism. The column highlights how slams trigger further melodrama as media outlets and readers clash over every jab and response.
Oregon gets 1 220 135 from a 23 460 000 national appropriation for reclamation work. About 500 000 funds go to the West Umatilla project and nearly the same amount to joint federal state work. the remainder supports the Klamath project. California may also receive substantial aid if debated. Victor Valley residents press for government reclamation aid with Southern California support urged.
Merchants who do not advertise locally lose prestige as residents expect coverage in the home paper. Readers trust those who support the paper and grow doubt about those absent from its columns. The home paper proves valuable to local merchants in multiple ways.
E. T. Hillis repaired the north road damaged by the flood and his crew continues work. Bad spots near Todd will be addressed at once, and work on Stoddard's well road will begin soon.
The county will award a contract soon to construct a concrete bridge over Coyote Creek in Cajon Pass. The structure will remove two railroad crossings and keep the road on the east side of the tracks, diverting eastward from the canyon.
Santa Fe begins reconstructing five miles of washed out Cajon pass line between Keenbrook and Verdemont after completing a 1.5 million dollar double track. The work aims to restore the tracks to their pre storm condition with an estimated 500 thousand dollars and several hundred workers involved.
The California horsepower tax on automobiles from five to thirty dollars and a two dollar license fee for hire vehicles are declared constitutional. Receipts fund the State Highway, fines split between state and counties. District Attorney Goodcell will allow a grace period before enforcing licenses.
C J Eaton sold the Pilot mine to Needles business men but the purchase price is not disclosed. The property has produced since discovery and ore values are steady. The Larson brothers’ Clipper Mountain outfit has paused, with Pete Larson and Joe Spencer taking jobs at Hidden Hill Co. ore is hauled to the railroad and a carload soon.
The notice invites readers to share district development news and promotes a printer's advertisement offering benefits for country readers. It mentions a subscription option of $1 for six months.
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