San Joaquin ~ Santa Barbara County California Newspapers, 1894
San Joaquin County
Population, 28,629; agricultural. San
Joaquin county contains 800,000 acres of land, the larger
portion of which is susceptible of the highest cultivation and
very productive. The principal product of the agricultural
portion is grain, but many farmers raise a greater variety of
crops. The location of Stockton, the county seat, virtually at
the head of tide water on the San Joaquin, has always given her
citizens water as well as rail communication with San Francisco.
A line of steamers plies regularly between Stockton and San
Francisco. The railroad facilities are as good as those extended
to any interior locality on this coast. Stockton is a central
point for the distribution of lumber throughout the valley, the
annual sales exceeding 40,000,000 feet. The general trade of the
city is large, and its manufactories are very extensive,
including a flour mill with a daily capacity of 1,400 barrels,
another with an aggregate production valued at $2,000,000,
carriage factories, manufactories of threshing machines, and a
paper mill of large capacity. Assessed valuation, $39,022,521.
Lodi,, Population 1,250
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Sentinel |
Green & Axtell |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1881 |
Valley Review |
Frank B. Cluff. |
Thru. |
lnd. |
1878 |
Budget |
L. R. Steele |
Sat. |
lnd. |
1892 |
Stockton, Population 14,424
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Banner |
A. Glaser |
Sat. |
lnd. |
1877 |
Record |
Denig & Martin |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1880 |
Golden State |
Creed & Alspaugh |
Thru. |
Peo. Par |
1891 |
Independent |
J. L. Phelps & Co |
Daily |
Rep. |
1856 |
Independent |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1856 |
Mail |
Colnon & Nunan |
Daily |
Dem. |
1889 |
Mail |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
lnd. |
1880 |
Woodbridge, Population
400
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Recorder |
Murphy & Welch |
Friday |
Ind. |
1893 |
Sam Luis Obispo County
Population, 16,072; agriculture, fruits
and dairying. The shipping and rail facilities are ample. The
raising of sheep, cattle, horses and swine enters largely into
the farm husbandry of San Luis Obispo county. The bee product
interest is also very important. The county seat is San Luis
Obispo. Assessed valuation, $14,090,675.
Arroyo Grande, Population 1,500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Herald |
S. Clevenger |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1887 |
Cambria, Population 500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Critic |
Roma T. Jackson |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1888 |
Cayucos, Population 500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Critic |
Roma T. Jackson |
Sat |
Ind. |
1888 |
Paso Robles, Population 860
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Independent |
Chas. H. Arnold |
Sat |
Ind. |
1893 |
Leader |
H. G. Wright |
Wed. |
Ind. |
1886 |
San Luis Obispo, Population 2,995
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Reasoner |
Reasouer Pub. Co |
Thur. |
Far. Alli |
1892 |
Tribune |
Tribune Printing Co |
Daily |
Rep |
1868 |
Tribune |
Weekly Edition |
Friday |
Rep |
1868 |
San Miguel, Population 700
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Central California |
Mrs. Frank Burns |
Friday |
Ind |
1885 |
Courier |
A. H. Dodge |
Thur. |
Single Tax. |
1889 |
Templeton, Population 450
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Advance |
Advance Pub. Co. |
Sat. |
Ind. Rep. |
1889 |
San Mateo County
Population, 10,087; agricultural,
stock-raising and dairying. Fine stock-raising and San Francisco
suburban homes are in the eastern and particularly the
southeastern and south central portions of the county. Cherries,
peaches, plums, currants, goose-berries, apples, strawberries
and blackberries are prolific and of fine flavor and good size.
Redwood City, the county seat and largest place in San Mateo
county, lies about 28 miles south of San Francisco. Assessed
valuation, $15,460,174.
Half Moon Bay, Population 550
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Advocate |
Owen & Owen |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1890 |
Redwood City, Population 1,546
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Democrat |
Democrat
Pub. Co. |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1884 |
Times-Gazette |
O'Keefe Bros. |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1859 |
San Mateo, Population 500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Leader |
Richard H. Jury |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1889 |
South San Francisco, Population 1,000
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
News |
Barnes & Morphy |
Friday |
Rep. |
1892 |
Santa Barbara County
Population, 15,754; fruits and agriculture. All kinds of fruits
do well. The culture of the olive and the manufacture of olive
oil is one of the most successful industries. Hundreds of acres
have recently been planted with olive trees. The fig thrives
throughout the warmer portions of the county, bearing two crops
in a season ; bananas are perfected in all the sheltered coast
valleys, and all kinds of nuts are grown in Santa Barbara. It
contains the largest English-walnut orchard in the world.
Assessed valuation, $16,813,798.
Lompoc, Population 1,490
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Journal |
Averill & Hodges |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1890 |
Record |
W. W. Broughton |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1875 |
Santa Barbara, Population 5, 833
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Herald |
G. G. Childers |
Friday |
Ind. |
1890 |
Independent |
William LaVies |
Daily |
Ind. |
1883 |
Independent |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1878 |
Press |
Press Pub. Co |
Daily |
Rep. |
1868 |
Press |
Weekly Edition |
Thru. |
Rep. |
1868 |
Santa Maria, Population 995
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Graphic |
John P. Krider |
Thru. |
Ind. |
1889 |
Times |
Jenkins <& McGuire |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1882 |
Santa Ynez, Population 300
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Argus |
W. E. Miscall |
Thru. |
Dem. |
1888 |
California Index |
Pacific States Newspaper Index

Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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