The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1897, Page 16

16 THE FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1897. b THE NEW POSTOFAC Seven Commercial Bodies Meet and Memorialize Congress. “THE CALL'S” POSITION INDORSED, A Business-Like Demand That Work Begin on the Federal Building at Oace CONGRESSMEN ARE PERSON- ALLY ADDRESSED. Several Incisive Speeches and =2 Strong Plea for Immeadiate Federal Action. At a joint meeting of the principal com- bodies of the City vesterday short, < and tficisive speeches were made r of hurrying up the important building the San Francisco Post- oftice. ! The tone of the meeting was fully in ony with the course advocated by 1E CALz, and at the conclusion of the de- tions a letter was addressed to the i a delegation urging them to be astive in forwarding in every way possi- ble :he building of the Federal structure. Those present represented and have long been prominently identiied with the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, the Board of Trade of San Francisco, the Builders’ Exchange,the California State Board of Trade, Oakland Board of Trade, the Manufacturers’ nd Producers’ Asso- ciation of California and the Merchants’ sociation of San Francisco. Hugh Craig presided, and Captain William L. Merry acted as secretary. Speeches to the point were made by such representative citizens as Hugh Crag, Symmes, Moses Greenebaum, J. A. Filcher and Julian Sonntag. While little time was consumed by any ome speaker, the ground was thoroughly cov- ered, and the tone of the deliberations was so business-like, sensible and sincere that t is little doubt that the moral effect will be good at Washington. It 1s the opinion of such men as Johu P. Irish and others who bave studied the matter carefully, that nothing will be so conducive to hastening the work that has so long lagged as unanimity of sentiment among representative citizens. Heretofors there have been many adverse influences militating agamnst anything like haste in the work. There was absolute hsrmony and one- ness of purpose at yesterday’s meeting, end the names of those who took part are well known in Washingion. A strong but brief memorial to the Sen- ate and House of Representatives was drawn. The situation was briefly re- | viewed, and the needs of San Francisco were put forth in respectful language. In every detail the situation was presented from a thoroughly business point of view, and the subject will probably receive prompt attention by the new administra- tion. Among those present were: Hugh Craig, presid. of the Chamber of Commerce o San Francisco; Julian Sonntag, president | of the Manufacturers and Producers’ As- sociation of California; F. W. Dohrmann, president of the Merchants’ Assuciation; Oscar Lewis, president of the Builders' Exchange; J. S. Emery, vice-president of the California State Board of Trade; Craigie Sharp, secretary of the Oakland Board of Trade; Captain W. L. Merry, ex-Postmaster S. W. Backus, J. A. Filcher, D. J. Staples, E. H. Kittredge, Captain Charles Nelson, ex-Mayor L. R. Ellert, Moses Greenebaum, Louis Parrott, M. H. Bates, F. J. Symmes, Edward Coleman, J. H. Knowles, Charles Mason, J. W. Kerr, with many others. | the proper time to impress upon our dele- The meeting came to order soon after 2 o’clock, when Hugh Craig briefly stated that those present were cailed together by the associated industrial insututions of San Francisco for the purpose of consider- inc certain resolutions which would be d later. The first business would be ct a chairman. NEW TO-DAY. In Fn‘}n! - sumption ?l nothinglike takifg Time by the fore- lock. Dactors dey consumption can’t be cured; they have arguments to £ {mve it. But when hey see it cured right under theiz face and eyes by Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, they admit that there’s something wrong about their arguments and something wonderful about the ‘‘ Discovery.” It isn’'t miraculous. It won't cure every case ; but it cures a suprisingly large per- centage of cases , even when the patient is preity far gone with a bad cough, and bleeding from the lungs, and reduced al- most to a shadow. Consumption is a blood disease. ‘The lungs want a fresh supply of pure rich bl and plenty of it ; that is what the “‘Golden Medical Dis- covery” gives them. It is a blood-maker. It gives the blood-making functions power to produce a large quantity of the nourishing red corpuscles which make healthy Ii}r-giu'ng blood. This stops the wasting; drives out the impurities; heals the ulceration and besins a rapid build- ing-up process, of solid, substantial flesh and vital energy. 2 It isn't only consumptives who need the “ Discovery.” It cures every form of chronic blood-disease and all scrofulous and eruptive affections. Mg, Isaac E. Downs, of Spring Valley, Rock- 7 *For three years I ble disease, consump- Before takin, Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery I had wasted away to a skeleton: could not sleep nor rest, and many times wished to die to be out of my misery. Step by step, the signs and realities of raturning health slowly but surely developed themsclves while taking the * Discovery.” y 1 tip the scales at one-hundred-and-eighty-seven, and am well and strong. The ‘Golden Medical Discov- ery’ has also cured my daughter of a very bad ulcer located on the thigh. After trying almost everything without success we purchased three bottfes of your *Discovery’ which b it perfectly,” Yours truly, y/ta_ac £ 'jmwn o Meeting of the Postofficc Committee in the Chamber of Commerce. On the motion of Julian Sonntag, Hugh Craig was elected to fill that position and Oscar Lewis was appointed secretary. “You are doubtless familiar, gentle- men,” suid the chairman, “with the ob- ject of this meeting, and Iam sure you will agree with me that the people of San | Francisco cannot be accused of impatience | when they impress upon the authorities | at Washington the immediate necessity | for some attention being paid to our re- quirements in this matter of a new Fed- | eral building. You will find that other | cities in the State of California witha much smaller population have public edi- | fices which are at once a eredit to the Fed- eral Government and to the cities them- | selv In Los Angeles, not satisfied with | what they have already obtained—which was only done by all pulling together with e long and a strong ‘pull—they are even insisting that the present Federal | building shall be removed from where it | is and u larger one provided for their in- creased business. It isa fact also that we | have contributed to the Federal treasury | in the way of customs dues, etc., a large sum of money, averaging $7,500,000 a year, | and in return for all this appropriations | have been doled out to us in the most parsimonious manner, and we have had to | fight with each delegation for every con- tribution received. It cannot justly be said that we have not given sufficient to the treasury to war- | rant them in making this small return. Strangers coming to our City are aston- | ished at the inadequate provision made for the convenience of the public with | reference to postal matters, to say nothing | of the other requirements of the country. | To take visitors down to an almost | sbandoned part of the City and show them | our miserable Postoffice is something we are ashamed of. It seems now, therefore, eation the necessily for immediate atten- tion to the resolution which will be pre- | morial is in the hands of the secretary and | realize. as we at home realize, how much sented to-day. I shail not take up more of your time, but ask the secretary to read a communi- cation which has just been handed to him.” The secretary then read the following resolution received from the Builders’ Exchange: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Maren 1, 1897. WHEREAS, The City of San Francisco has long been in need of a postofiice building suited to the demands of & City of her class, we having many years ago outgrown the capacity of our present antiquated quarters; and whereas, & large amount of money has been expended in the purchase of & lot now lying idle, and_the necessary plans preoared; and whereas, the commencement of the work at this time would be a great benefit to the State at large, and aiso give great relief to the labor market in its present depressed condi- | tion; therefore be it Resolved, That we, the board of directors of the Builders' Excbange of San Francisco, hearuly and earnestly join with the various mercantile and industrial organizations of this City in urging our representatives in Congress to use their best endeavors toward the early commencement of the work, and 8150 to urge at the special session of Congress an appropriation of money sufficient to enable the continuous prosecution of the work. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread in fuil upon the minutes of the board and a copy | be sent to the joint meeting of industrial and | commercial bodies to be held at the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday, March 4, 1897. By order of the board. 0Oscak LEws, President. JamEs A. WILSON, Secretary. Mr. Greenebaum suggested that the foregoing should be laid upon the table until the remaining resolutions had been read. “There is a memorial,” said Julian Sonntag, “which has been indorsed by the presidents of six of the commercial and industrial organizations of this City and also of the city of Oakland. This me- 1 would move that this memorial as read be the sense of this meeting.” The memorial 1n question, which is in the shape of a communication to the Sen- ate and House of Representatives signed by the presidents of the six organizations co-operating to promote the speedy con- struction of the Postoffice, was thereupon read by the secretary as reproduced here- with. “What is your pleasure, gentlemen?” asked the chairman, when the document had been read. Mr. Bonntag moved the adoption of the memorial, which was done unanimously. Mr. Greenebaum suggested that it would be well 1o make the Builders’ Exchange resolution a part of the memorial, but the secretary, Mr. Lewis, explained that the former was merely designed for presenta- | tion at the present meeting as an expres- sion of opinion, and the chairman pointed out that that body had already officially indorsed the memorial. Mr. Filcher said: “These resolutions are all right in themselves; they are good and to the point as far as they go, but they could be strengthened by some sup- plementary actiou. They stand now sim- | ply in the form of a memorial to Con- gress, but the parties we havs to ‘pull on,’ as the saying is, are our own representa- tives and the Secretary of the Treasury. In the first instance we should try to se- cure for immediate use the $240,000 which is available from the appropriation made some years ago by Congress for the pur- chiase of a site, which can be done through the Treasury Department. “In order to insure promptaction in this respect we must work on the department through our representatives, I contend that this is a matter in which every repre- sentative from California can work in ha:- mony and with enthusiasm. They can be made to understand the situation and to Hicgh %W Presudent > Losiwr BLritol Seaomd Vi v, FRUSTEES: oo S, for A Gorlordong,; % Nl R e e it Lo Chas' M Yo, vz Goo ANoahiall, bctunird Colomara Gl Notioms, Wohoon. T Souwrl Vo EMeppitle AH Tttt VG Taierns WL blorrye To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives Assembled: S il Gimenal Suciandio:- o MEMORIAL. AL Mory MG Morcloruts Eebisnyes s sancucnl ¥aRcE s, - A8, in Congress Your memorialists, the commercial and industrial organizations of San Francisco, California, respectfully urge upon you the neces- sity and the wise policy of promptly constructing the new Federal Postoffice building, for which valuable property has been pur- chased in this City several years since. We respectfully request that the unexpended balance remaining from the purchase price, stated approximately at ($240,000) two hundred and forty thousand dollars, be at once applied to this purpose, and that an additional appropriation of $250,000 be added thereto with which to continue the work of construction. The absolute necessity of this work is admitted by all. San Francisco, the principal seaport of our Pacific Coast, has a Post- office which and is commented upon as a disgrace to our Government, in which the public service is at serious disadvantage. Our citizens object ‘to the policy of purchasing a valuable property for this purpose and permitting it to remain idle for years until the interest on its cost becomes sufficient to pay a large portion of the cost of the building intended to be placed upon it, mean- while permitting the facilities. public interest to suffer from inadequate Presenting these considerations as a basis for your prompt action, and confident of your favorable consideration, we have the honor, with high respect, to subscribe ourselves, . Your fellow-citizens, The Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, HUGH CRAIG, President. The Board of Trade of San Francisco, A. A. WATKINS, President. The Manufacturers' and Producers' Association of California, The Merchants' Association, JULIAN SONNTAG, President. F. W. DOHRMANN, President. The Builders' Exchange, OSCAR LEWIS, President. The California State Board of Trade, J. S. EMERY, Vice-President. Oakland Board of Trade, [} CRAIGIE SHARP, Secretary. geod would result to this State from the early expenditure of $250,000 in this City. The circulation of so much money must necessarily disseminate its beneficial in- fluence throughout the State. Its first effects will be felt here, where the money is expended, but the subsequent good will spread like the ripples on the surface of a vond into which a stone nas been thrown. It is from this point of view that the State Board of Trade feels justified in acting with you, in representing as we do the whole State, and I believe znd repeat that in order to secure prompt action in this matter the present memorial should be supplemented by a strong letter to our representatives, setting forth the neces- sity for immediate action and insisting that they use iheir influence with the Treasury Department to insure a speedy commencement ana the granting of the |- appropriation asked. ““This is only wy individual opinion, but I will move that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to prepare a letter addressed to our members of Congress in both houses to follow these resolutions.” Mr. Greenebaum: “I think that the presidents of the various associations represented are the best committee to formulate a letter of this kind and 1 would suggest that the mover make this provi- sion a part of his motion.” On this understanding the motion car- ried. Mr. Filcher also thought it would be a good idea to instruct the committee to address a polite note to the Secretary of the Treasury cailing attention to the necessity for the Postoffice and to the action of this body. “Let us wake them up if we can,” he acded. Tne committee, however, thought the memorial and tie letter to the California delegation would serve the required pur- pose and at a subsequent meeting drafted the following, which will be signed by the presidents of the six orgarizations repre- sented and forwarded to Washingion without delay: To the Hon. California Delegation, Fifty-fifth Congress, Washington, D. C.—GENTLEMEN: At a meeting of all the commercial and indus- trial organizations of San Francisco and Onk- land, held at the Chamber of Commerce this day, a memorial to Congress was adopted urging the necessity for the prompt construc- tion of the Feaerai building and Postoffice at this City. We desire to respectfully supple- ment this action by requesting your active aid in procuring the commencement of tnis im- portant work. The time is especially pro- pitious; building materials are lower than ever before 1n this market, and a large num- ber of men are unemployed—many, in fact, suffering in consequence. It is good public policy as well as true economy to commence | the wotk. It will be hatled s & beneficial measure which will populariz: the Govern- ment with our working classes. The public service neeas the building, and ths criticism can no longer be made that enough money has been lost in interest on the idle property to pay for al arge iraction of the total cost. The unanswerable question can no longer be asked, Why did the Government buy the property i it was not to be made use of? We are certain of your efforts in our behalf, and thus oresent the matter to you as a basis upon which you can predicate your request for prompt action on the part of the Govern- ment. With assurances of our high respect, we Temain, your obedient servants, etc. ———— SAN JOSE CONGRATULATED. The Merchants’ Association Rejoices at the Ratification of a Charter. The following letter of congratulation has been forwarded to San Jose by the Merchants’ Association: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, Marcn 3, 1897. _Hon. Mayor Koch, the New Charter Club and the Citizens_of San Jose, Cal.—GENTLEMEN: The Merchants’ Association of San Francisco ex- tends hearty grestings to you and to the citi- 2eus of Ban Jose upon the triumphant ratifica- tion of your new charter. Although the metropolis of California has notas yei succeeded in securing a modern charter, it will now be in place for our citi- zens to jollow in your worlhy footsteps. No erort will be spared to awaken the people of San Francisco to the vital importance of adopiing a new organic law, and we feel confi- dent that the next attempt will pgove suc- cessful. Hoping that the new charter of San Jose will prove an auspicious beginning of a bright era in the municipal government of the Garden City of Calilornia, we remain, cordially yours, MERCHANTS’ ASSOCIATION. ——————— THEY are peers iu their profession—binding or printing. The Mysell-Rollins Co., 22 Clay.* e Lecture on Armonia. Hask ett Smith of London, the Oriental trav- eler and entertainer, by special request of many of our ecitizens, will repeat his lecture on Armenia and the Turks at the Young Men's Christian Association Auditorium, Ma- son and Eliis streets, Monday evening, March 15. He will also refer to Crete and the Grecian outbreak. The lecture will be illustrated with many excellent views, including the Sultan’s alace and pictures of other celebrated build- ngs in Constantinople. ————— Insolvent Saloon-Keepe: ‘William Ensberg, saloon-keeper, has filed a peiltion in insoivency. He owes $1082 and as personal property ‘worth $23. Ho also owne & homestead on Point Lobos avenue worth $2500 and mortgaged for §800. JEWELRY store, 5-7 Third, removed to 303 Kearny. Large stock of dlamonds, watches, etc. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODE GREAT SPECLAL OFRERING =—FROM—— OUR MAMMOTH . NEW SPRING STOCK As samples of the values that are attracting so much atten= tion to our magnificent New Spring Stock we present a few of T0-DAY’S GREAT LEADERS! COLORED DRESS GOODS! 15¢ 35¢, on Special Sale at 15¢ a yard. —72 pieces 38-INCH DRESS GOODS, in stripes, mixed and plain, regular price 955 ¢4 pieces S INCH FANCY FIGURED DRESS GOODS, new colorings, regue C ular price 50c, on Special Sale at Z5c a yard. SILK DEPARTMENT! 30 pieces BLACK BROCADED SATIN, French manufacture, medium and 95¢ large designs, regular value $1 50, will be placed on sale at 95¢ a yard. 95¢ BLACK DRESS GOODS! 55¢ _One case EXTRA FINE ALL-wOOL ENGLISH STORM SERGE, 52 inches wide, worth $1, will be placed on sale at 53¢ a yard. LADIES’ KID GLOVES! 55¢ —125 dozen 5 and 7 HOOK GENUINE FRENCH KID GLOVES, black only, all sizes, former prices $1 25 and $1 50. On special sale at 55c a pair. $1.0 —87 dozen 4-BUTTON GENUINE FRENCH KID GLOVES, embroidered backs and large buttons, in brown, tanand mode shades, also black, worth regular $1 50, will be offered at $1 & pair. HANDKERCHIEFS! 10 —500 dozen LADIES’ SHEER WHITE LAWN SCALLOPED EMBROIDERED C HANDKERCHIEFS (slightly imperfect), regular value $2 40 and $3 per dozen, will be offered at 10c each. MEN’S FURNISHINGS! 150 on sale at 15¢ a pair. —95 dozen MEN’S VICUNA CASHMERE WOOL SOCKS, made full finish, with double spliced heels and toes, extra value for §3 per dozen, will be placed 5()¢—12 dozen MEN'S GOLF SHIRTS, in a variety of neat fancy patterns, all sizes, DUC regular price $1, will be placed on sale at 50c each. LADIES’ KNIT UNDERWEAR! 157 doven LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON VESTS, low DC neck sna sleeveless, handsomely trimmed neck and armlets, ecru and white, regular price §3 per dozen, on special sale at 15¢ each. LADIES’ DRESS SKIRTS! $1 45—LADIES BLACK DRESS SKIRTS, percaline lined and velvet binding, «XD worth $2; Special for this day at $1 45. 1 7"—LADIES' FIGURED MOHAIR DRESS SKIRTS, assorted patterns, perca« «{ D line lined and velvet bound, worth $2 50; Special for this day at $1 75. 1 ()O—LAX)IES‘ EXTRA WIDE FIGURED MOHAIR DRESS SKIRTS, per- $ .o caline lining and velvet binding, worth $3; Special for this day at $1 90. $2 45-LADIES' FIGURED BRILLIANTINE DRESS SKIRTS, very wide, large patterns, percaline lined and velvet bound, worth $3 day at $2 45. ; Special for this TRIMMING DEPARTMENT! BLACK SILK MARABOUT TRIMMINGS, made from fine silk braids, in different widths, prices 25¢, 35¢, 50¢ and 75¢ a yard. (This line is less than half price.) LADIES’ BRAID SETS in Silk and Mohair Tabular Braids, in the very newest style of designs and ai the lowest prices. TWO EXTRA SPECIALS IN HOUSEFURNISHINGS!! FULL-SIZE FINE WOOL WHITE BLANKETS, 66 inches wide, mill cost 83 85 $5 10, on sale at GUOD BLEACHED OR UNBLEACHED DOUBLE-BED SHEET inches wide, on special sale at NG, 8L r yard 15¢ MURPHY BUILDING, Market Street, Comer of Jones San Francisco. OREGON FLOUR FOR ASIA The Russian Government Places a Large Order on This Coast. American Stip Snow & Burgess Sails for Vladivosteck With a Large Cargo. California merchants have lost another heat in the race of competition, and one of the largest orders for flour for the foreign trade that have been sent to America in a long time has gonme to Oregon. An agent of the Russian Government Tecently came to this coast to purchase supplies for the large body of troops that the Czar maintains in Eastern siberia, and apphed first to San Francisco mer- chants.” For some reason, presumably because prices did not suit, he did not vlace the order here, but proceeded to Portland, wi.ere he boug ht a large quantity of the material for manufacturing the staff of lile, 1t is understood that the amount pur- chased will require several ships to land it at its destination. The American ship Snow & Burgess, which recently brought a cargo of coal from Newcastle, New South Wales, was the first ship chartered to carry the flour, and she will sail shortly with 36,000 fifty-pound bags of flour and a large quantity of potatoes, also bought in Oregon. £ 7 The Snow & Burgess' destination is Vladivostock, the eastern terminus of the great Trans-Siberian Railway, the con- struction of which is viewed with so much alarm by Russia’s rivals in the Orient. Vladivostock is also Russia’s naval headquarters on the Pacific, and it is ex- pected that a large market for American goods will develop there. It bears the same relation to Russia's | railroad that Tacoma does to the Northern Pacitic and Vancouver does to the Cana« aian Pacific, and is expected to become within a few years one of the most im. portant places on the Pacific Coast o Asia. The island of Malta hes a language of its own, derived from the Carthaginian and Arabian tongues. Th»nobility of the 1siand speak Italian. NEW TO-DAT. Susan, Jane, Melinda, Betty, Carrie, Mamie, Bridget, Hetty, Annie, Laura, Belleand Soph1e —good cooks all are using b — 90 pieces BLACK DUCHESSE SATIN, 24 inches wide, soft, heavy Qunmy,* regular value $150, will be placed on sale at 95¢ a yard. 7 (