The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 12, 1902, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, ACTIVE MEN OF COMMERCE RENDER TRIBUTE 70 OCE - Continued From Page 1, Column 6. te, and with sincere pleasure, perso: as officially, 1 welcome the representa- ters of the most notable project our glorious State, for its and upbuilding, since the con- first transcontinental railroad, nd I extend to them the good wishes, the 2 _bospita the most friendly feel- f the people of this living community. the first electric spark which shall mark npletion of th v cable system the “ast will have become the new West. Who shail say that San Francisco may mot be the heart and center of that great system which shall send its electric arterial current rough these metallic conductors to the re- motest confines of Oriental civilization and of Eastern barbarism, and shall impress upon the peoples of those lands, and upon the govern ents of the Bastern hations, American prin- =, American enlightenment and American ilization? Who sbell say that the iron chain which through this enterprise hall bind together the continent where civilization had its beginning end its centuries of conservative stagnation, with this continent where it has had its great est and most active development, and where there is no time for stagnation—will not add to the sum total of the happiness of earth, through the elevation snd prosperity peoples whom the progress of commercial ad- vancement &nd the quickening impulse of American thought will bring into a closer union of mankind and to a nearer realization of the universal brotherhood of man? San Francisco’s part in these results will de- pend largely on the energy and enterprise of ber own pRople. upon the progressiveness of ber merchants and upon the conservative co- operation and united action of capital and la- bor, employer employe In her common cause; but 1t depend in large measure 2iso upon the good will and sincere interest toward this city of the men in control of the company which shall operate this great system of trans-Pacific communication toward this They can do much for us and they can do little. . So far as we can let us make their interests ours, and they will undoubtedly make our interests theirs. And from the man at the head of the enterprise, remembering the friendly feeling for California and for San Francisco, which was ever evinced by his dis- tnguished and lamented father, John W. Mackay, and recognizing also the man excel- lent qualities of his own personality, we have every reason to hope for thie city the most practical and substantial consideration. May the initiation of the laying of this ca- ble to-morrow mark mot only the beginning of & great advance to San Fraucisco and her mmercial prosperity and prestige, but may it also bring to the company of operation re- sults both satisfactory and profitable. May the uniting of this American State on the we: ern siope of the American mainland with the new American possessions, the Hawallan I ands and the Philippines, now our country’s land by conquest of peace and of war, prove its results the wisdom of our new national and the success of the principles of actice of national expansion. may the lines of divergence in the body s By of the | e of our people. between labor and capital and between employer and employe, become less | marked and their relations friendly and peace- ful, for their mutual and reciprocal success and advantage, as they have co-operated har- moniously and peacefully in the construction and in the laying of this great trans-Pacific cable, Mr. Mackay and gentlemen of the company, formally and officially as Mayor of San Fran. cisco, T again extend to you our cordial wel- come and our best wishes for your entire suc- cess. GOVERNOR GAGE SPEAKS. Governor Gage was the next speaker. He was cordially greeted by the audience. The Governor said: First, T thank you for this most enthusiastic official welcome and as remarked by your Mayor, your city isgbout to be the recipient of a great benefit thfough modern science and modern business men. We may differ in poli- tics, but I believe in expansion, and alwavs will. 1 believe that the expansion of this west- ern territory is about to be united with con- tiguous States. American thought will be winged over this_wire, and our patriots in Hawall and the Philippines will be able to give a response. 1 believe those who are now there are maintaining the honor of the United l:\.lel as well as the glory of the American ag. It is pleasing to me that this great project was planned by a man who was deeply inter- ested in the far West, whose sterling worth and energy founded a Western State. ~You know whom I mean, the late iamented, talent- ed John W. Mackay. It is a pleasant thought to me that that project should be executed in part at least by the distinguished son of So distinguished a father. It is a pleasure to me to welcome to the State that brilllant son, who will ever be held in kindest memory by all Callfornians; he who will carry out the com- mendable work of joining this State with the Orfent. You and your associates, Mr. Mackay, we most cordially welcome to this State. | PRESIDENT MACKAY RESPONDS. | Ciarence A. Mackay, upon being intro- cuced by Chairman Sbarboro, was given an ovation, cordial and prolonged. The audience arose to welcome him. In re- | sponse to the demonstration Mr. Mackay made this acknowledgment: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: 1 wish, first of all, to thank you for this reception that you have =0 generously a rded to myself and asso- clates. 2 Tnkind fate has willed that T shall ‘take the place of the one who should have addressed you to-day. Apart from the commercial aspect, it was the helght of my father's ambition, and as he had hoped, the crowning achievement of his life, to have seen this cable laid from the Pa- cific Coast to our far Eastern possessions—an all-American cable; its object the advancement of commerce through this artery of trade: its goal the far East and its cradle the Golden Gate. T cannot tell you, zentlemen, how happy I am to be with you to-gay. I feel that I am at home, among friends, one of you, a native son of this S 3 | 1t has fallen upon mc go carry out this work, and T can assure you, gentlemen, that I will spare no pains to see that it is consummated. Time can only tell whether our efforts will have been successful, and, if so, let this cable be a monument to my father's memory, and then, gentlemen, myself and my associates will have been satisfled. Once again I thank you, gentlemen. CABLE BUILDER CHEERED. George G. Ward, vice president of the Commercial Pacific Cable Company, was introduced as ‘“one of the best cable men in the world.” His remarks were listened to with profound interest. He said: “Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen—We deeply appreciate the honor of meetirg such a distinguished body of men repre- senting the business community of this ¢ity, and we thank you most cordially for this great reception. | “It is very gratifying to us to feel that we have come to see you on this occasion for the special purpose of showing you some evidence that an American Pacific cable is at last a reality. For more than twenty-five years a cable across this great ocean has been projected. Bills have been introduced in Congress from time to time, but nothing was accom- plished until the latée John W. Mackay teok up the question. You are well aware that for many years he had a great de- sire to see a Pacific cable lald. “He was convinced that the United States, and especially the Pacific Coast, needed -direct telegraphic communication with the Far East—that it would greatly benefit not only California, but every State In the Union—and after closely watching the different bills before Con- gress for several sessions and finding it did nothing to aidgin the construction of a line he took the responsibility of lay- ing the cable himself. You are also aware that he met with some opposition during the last session of Congress, certain members being in favor of a Government cable. They went so far in advocating their cause that Mr. Mackay's bona fide intentions were questioned, but those who were acquainted w'th him knew that whenever he undertook anything he never failed to carry it out, and he much appre- clated the stand taken in Congress by Messrs. Newlands, Loud and others in defending his good name. The Navy De- partment suggested that the cable should | be landed at Monterey, but Mr. Mackay said no—it must start from San Francisco even if it cost more money. We arrived at an amicable understanding with the Government a few days ago, as you may have seen in the press, and were assured of its co-operation. Some late styles in Boys’ Overcoats We present to-day three new styles of long overcoats for boys, and the sketched from life, being accurate to the smallest detail. The one on the left is the Paddock;" the front is as pictured, with large velvet collar, long fly frent and slant flap pockets; the back has two closed vents; is $7.50. pictures are the price of the garment The middle picture is the West Point, modeled after the military overcoat, Awith three double frogs and large shawl roll collar and wide flarin, value for only $7.50. g skirt; loose fitting, very swell; unusual The sketch on the right is 2 Roman Blouse, with a broad double breasted front, with two rows of pearl buttons; velvet collar and slash pockets; the back has five rows of corded plaits; price $8.50. These garments are made of heavy kersey in Venetian blue, light tan and bright cardi- nal; the ages range from three to seven years. They are our own make and we can truthfully say you cannot get coats like them else- where in town for a cent under $10.00. The “maker to wearer prices” mean a saving. Boys’ Waists, Sweaters and Hats Special in boys’ flannel blouses the sizes are from 4 to 13 years. T bands; the blouses are made with the price 75¢. 'Thcse will be placed on sa ?{;‘)fldren's sweaters, ages from Fedora hats, in all colors and Yacht Caps, 25¢ to $2.00. and shirt waists. he wais: le for one week at 50c. 2 to 5; prices range frq 50e¢ t 1 shapey, BOC. F150 ga.00. ° 7 Sailor caps, in blue, red, brown and tan, 43¢ to $1.50. Golf caps, in all shades, at 25¢ and 45e. If you live out of San Francisco and cannot call and ses these overcoats, We pay particular attention fo Mail Orders. SNWO0D material. Open evenings from now until Christmas. The colors are navy, brown, gray, cardinal and royal blue; ts are made with a double box plait in back and front, detachable regular shirt waist collar; are nicely finished and have pockets. Regular sweaters for the holidays, in all the newest shades and combination stripes; prices from 75e to $2.00 write for samples of the © We have an elegant line of 718 Market Strect. Smoking Jackets “Now, gentlemen, you as men of busi- ness probably know better than I do the value of submarine cables to commerce. They are the arteries of trade. They in- crease commerce, and commerce promotes good feeling between all peoples. Cables are the means’of quickly correcting mis- understandings between nations and have frequently prevented war, and, If I am not mistaken, this direct connection with the Orient will do for San Francisco what the Atlantic cables have done ior New York. Business is daily transacted be- tween New York and London ,in five minutes, and there Is no reason why the same cannot be done between San Fran- cisco and China when this line is com- pleted. You are better judges than I am what this means to the banker and the merchant. When the Atlantic cables of the Commercial Cable Company were opened to the public they started with a business of 100 messages per day. They now transmit about 5000. This must cer- tainly mean an enormous increase of trade. ““This cable now about to be lald will, in my opinfon, add largely to the prestige of the United States. It will establish a new bond between America and the Orient and will bring about a new com- mercial era. “We undertook to complete the line to Manila in 1904, but you will be glad to know that it will be finished, all being well, by the Fourth of July next. But it is not our intention to stop at Manfla. Realizing the immense importance to America of independent cable connection with China, in view of the ‘open door’ and the immense trade awaiting in that vast country for the United States, and California in particular, we have made arrangements to extend the cable from Manila to Shanghai, which we hope to be able to complete before the end of the coming year. ADVANTAGE OVER EAST. “I say California in particular, because while the East has a time advantage over the West in communicating with Europe, you will have the advantage over the East in communicating with the Orlent, being in practically instant touch with China. “You can form some opinion of the ex- tent of this great work when I tell you that the length of this cable will be three and one-half times longer than an At- lantic cable. When this is completed, gentlemen, the system we have the honor to represent here to-day will reach from England and France to China, three- fourths of the distance around the globe. And I venture to predict that we shall be able to beat Puck's prophecy of gird- ling the earth in forty minutes by send- ing a message from San Francisco to San Francisco in one-fourth of that time. “The first section, now about to be com- menced, will probably be completed about Christmas day, or say by January 1, and if we have the good fortune to be in com- munication with Honolulu by that time we shall be delighted to give you the free use of the cable to exchange your con- gratulations and greetings with your friends. The remaining sections, starting from Honolulu, touching at Midway and Guam, to Manila, 3000 miles of which have already been manufactured, will be laid and in operation, I hope, by the end of June next. The whole length of the line will be about 10,000 nautical miles. EULOGIZES LATE CHIEF. “I can scarcely trust myself to speak of the character, the enterprise, the hon- esty, the uprightness, the liberality and the warm heartedness of our late beloved chief. You knew him equally as well as ourselves, many of you probably better, for he loved California and its people. He was a great ‘builder-up’ of his enterprises, I think the greatest this country has ever seen. He had. fréquently sald t6 me, ‘I like the man that does something to build up the country.” To us his loss is irre- parable. We feel that we have not only lost a great president, but a great per- sonal friend. And could he have been present this afternoon it would have been the ‘red-letter day’ of his life. “But we feel, gentlemen, that he would have wished us to have accepted your kind invitation and to have assisted in fittingly celebrating the beginning of this great undertaking. The very last mes- sage he sent on this earth was on the business of this cable and within one hour after the message had been cabled from London—I was with him at the time—he was, alas, stricken down and was only conscious for a few minutes at a time until be passed.away. Thus, to his enter- prise, gentlemen, will Americans owe the enormous advantages of telegraphic com- munication across this great Pacific Ocean. He crowned his wonderful career with an undertaking which should earn him in history a place/among the most public spirited men of his day and forever stand as a monument to his memory. SON TO BE COMMENDED. “His son is to be greatly commended for the way he has taken up his father's work. He is most anxious, and I am sure, will prove to you and the world that he is a ‘worthy son of his father.” You may rest assured he will never do anything to discredit the name of Mackay, but, on the contrary, every act of his will add laurels to and perpetuate the name of one of the greatest citizens of the United States of America.” William H. Baker, as the representa- tive of the Postal Telegraph Company, made an acceptable address. He was fol- lowed by Fairfax H. Wheelan, who made an eloquent speech on behalf of the com- merclal organizations of San Francisco. Irving M. Scott spoke in his vigorous and characteristic style and won applause from the audience. GOVERNOR-ELECT PARDEE. At this stage of the proceedings the chairman announced that Governor-elect Pardee was in the audience and that his presence on the platform was desired. ‘When Dr. Pardee came forward the au- dience welcomed him with rounds of ap- plause. The Governor-elect, responding to the welcome, spoke of the pleasure it afforded him-to join in the greetings to the officers of the cable company. He spoke of the high character and great attainments of John W. Mackay and pre- dicted that Clarence H. Mackay, a native son of California, would execute the work which the father had planned. Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, was not on the regular programme of speakers, but he was called for by the chairman and made an address in which he reviewed the great work in the cause of science and civilization which had been done in the university laboratories. John McNaught spoke on the toplc, “The Value of the Cable to the News- papers” as follows: 1 am to speak to you of the value of the cable to the newspaper. Before I enter upon that theme, let me say one word of what the newspaper has done for the cable. moved to make this statement by Dr. Wheel- er's declaration that the cable ig due primarily to the university, since the university trained the men who developed the sclence out of which the cable comes. The doctor is right enough that far, but it is/clear that sclence could not have laid a cable of any kind had not men of money and energy come to the aid of the scientists. Such men, however, would never have known anything about sclence had not the press taught them. Thus in the end it was the newspaper that brought science and enterprise together and so made the cable pos- sible. Of the value of the cable to the newspaper it is not possible to speak with any degree of accuracy, for no man can’ forecast what will be the effect upon the complex business of the world of the introduction of a new factor of far-reaching influence. Kach new factor as it develops in our civilization becomes o generat- ing force and brings into existence new com. Dbinations which in turn develop new activities. So it will -be with the Pacific cable. The ac- complishment of that enterprise will, of course, facilitate the gathering of news, and in that way be of value to every progressive news: paper. I need not. however, speak of bene fits &0 obvious as that. It will be better worth your while to direct attention to some of the changes which the cable will bring about in newspaper conditions. At the pres- ¥ e s S 1902. AN CABLE PROMOTERS LB ent time our news comes almost exclusively from the eastward. Telegraphs throw light upon the whole vast region from this western verge of America (9 the far east of Europe where despotisms of Russia and of Turkey draw a line against the press. From that quarter comes the gredt mass’of news that we read cvery mOrning. From the west we get little or nothing. Over the gray expanse of ocean from the near Far- allones to_the .far_Philippines, there is dark- ness, so far as the newspaper is concerned. The laying of the cable will be virtually say- ing for that part of the world: ‘‘Let there be light.”” With the dawn of that light we shall rapidly increase our daily store of Pa- cific Ocean news, CHANGES IT WILL BRING. There will thus be a change of conditions which will potently affect both the public and the press. The public mind is affected by the news, and since nearly all news now comes from’the East, there has come about a con- viction that San Francisco is at the edge of the world; that everything is to the east of us, and to the west of us nothing. When we receive about as much news from the West as from the East, we shall realize that San Francisco is not at the end of the world, but the center of the world. Our growing interest in the islands and the Orlent will lead to a demand for fuller infor- matlon concerning them, and that Information every progressive newspaper will have to sup- ply. Then one of two things must happen— elther the paper will be enlarged or some of the items that now take up a large amount of space will have to be excluded or condensed. I do not believe the paper will be enlarged. It is already too big for *he price. The result will be the elimination of many of those petty local scandals and freaks to which so much space is now given. We shall thus have a better as well as a fuller journal- ism than ever before. In short, the cable by making us a cosmopolitan city, 'will give us a cosmopolitan journalism. Tt is a matter of gratification to us all that this enterprise which we expect to make so marked a change in our conditicns comes to us not from a foreign source mor an alien hand, but from a Califor- nian of the pioneer days and from his son, who is also a native son. The Paclific cable will fcrever stand @ monument to the energy and patriotism of John W. Mackay and attest his rank among the ‘greatest ‘““world workers” of all time. In future years, whenever Califor- nians meet to celebrate some great achieyement of the larger destinies that await us, they will remember the men who helped to open a way for those enterprises, and then as now they will pledge John W. Mackay, his son and ail the glorious company that laid the Pacific cable. Among the representative citizens at- tending the reception were A. P. Wil- liams, A. B. Spreckels, George Sperry, John F. Davis, Charles H. Spear, R. A. Crothers, Rudolph Herold Jr., E. S. Bab- cock, George Newhall, Irving M. Scott, James Rolph, H. R. Hind, Emile Bauer, Dan T. Cole, Major Rathbone, Horace ‘Wilson, Samuel Braunhart, A. Ruef, Her- vey Lindley, Thomas Field, George W. Prescott, James McNab, George H. Dry- den, J. A. Filcher, W. S. Leake, John C. Kirkpatrick, David Bush, Charles Bund- schu, 1. J. Truman, Byron Mauzy, W. A. Bissell, A. R. Briggs, N. P. Chipman, W. H. Mills, E. O. McCormick, C. M. Woos- ter, T. C. Friedlander, L. W. Storrer, George H. Wallls, E. W. Maslin, W. 8. Green, Frank Jaynes, Frank H. Lamb, Paul Cowles, S. D. Brastow, Dudley Evans, L. F. Rowell, J. D. Mackenzie, Colonel F. E. Beck, Paris Kilburn, H. W. Titus, James H. O'Brien, H. Freese, Judge Coffey, L. E. Alexander, M. Alex- ander, Edmund Tauszky, A. Rossi, R. P. Jennings, T. T. Willlams, Dr. J. H. Gall- wey, Dr. J. H. Rethers, Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler and others. The reception committee of the occasion consisted of the following named: Irving M. Scott, president Pacific Commer- clal Museum; George A. Newhall, president San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; A. A. Watkins, president San Francisco Board of Trade; George W. McNear, president Mer- chants’ Exchange; F. H. Wheelan, second vice president Merchants' Assoclation; A. Sbarboro, president Manufacturers’ and Pro- ducers’ Association; James Rolph Jr., presi- dent Ship Owrers’ 'Association of the Pacific Coast; Rufus P. Jennings, executive offic:r Califorria Promotion Committee; = James K. Lynch, president California State Bankers' Assoclation; N. P. Chipman, president Cali- fornia State Board of Trade; M. H. de Young, San Francisco Chronicle; John D, Spreckels, San Francisco Call; Willlam R. Hearst, San Franciseo Examiner; Thomas Garrett, San Francisco Evening Post: R. A. Crothers, San Francisco Evening Bulletin. Musical selections as follows were ren- dered: March, waltz, “‘Symphia’* “North and South” airs (Charles Mackey’ ‘“‘Hands Across the Sea” (Colzman); (Bendix) (Sousa); tone Dpicture, international King Dodo’” (Wright, (b) "’ (Nevin); Hawalian alrs ““Good Old Summer Time « (Burger); medley, (Chataway): march, ‘“‘Hail to the Spirit of Liberty” (Sousa); intermezzo, ‘Hiawatha" (Moret); fantaisie on American airs (Tobani). Siiforain ALL READY FOR SPLICING. The splicirig of that section of the great Pacific cable lying aboard the steamship Silvertown and the short piece forming the shore section, which already extends into the ocean, will take place this fore- noon, not earller than 10 o’clock, if all goes well, though the work may be post- poned until the afterncon. The shore end of the cable lies In the station on the beach near the CUff House. The Silvertown will be anchored as close to the shore as possible and as soon as the wire is connected she will weigh anchor and by noon will be speed- ing toward the Hawalian Islands, laying the cable as she plows her way through the waters of the mighty Pacific. This will be the greatest commercial event in this State since the continental railroad was started and the occasion will be observed with much ceremony. Thou- sands of people will crowd the beach and eagerly watch the workmen as they. unite the shore end of the cable to -the coil which will span the sea and connect two continents. The exact time of the splicing is not as yet definitely settled. Much will de- pend upon the condition of the weather and the sea. The men awgurd the Silver- town set to work last evening with the intention of working all night to get all in readiness and by 4 o'clockthis morn- ing the ship will be anchored near the shore. e From present indications it appears that there may be a slignt delay in the procecdings. The late stormy weather has resulted in a high sea and unless the water is reasonably calm the work- men will be compelled to wait. However, if the weather conditions are satisfactory the ceremony of splicing the cable wiil begin about 11 o’'clock and as soon as it is over the Silvertown will be on her way across the ocean. The ceremony on the ocean beach near the life saving station will be a most impressive one and will dwell long in the minds of all those. who witness it. The cable will be christened by Lhe little daughter of Governor Gage, in the pres- ence of Clarence Mackay and the other prominent men connected with the enter- prise. The Governor's daughter will break a bottle of California champagne on the cable and while the process of splicing is going on will name the great rope. The wine will be held in a beautiful silver frame with the inscription of the date of the christening and the name of tha cable ship engraved upon it. Mayor Schmitz has issued a circular to the Board of Education requesting that body to grant all the school children and teachers a holiday. The board Las hon- ored the Mayor's request and all the puh- lic schools will be closed to-day in order to allow the puplls and teachers to attend the ceremony. The Silvertown cleared at the Custom- house yesterday for Homolulu and paid as dutles $5500 on instruments to be used at this end of the line and $2600 on one league of the cable. The pupils of the Lowell, Mission, Poly- technic and Girls’ High schools were, by the grace of Clarence Mackay, taken on board the cable steamship Silvertown yes- terday and shown all the wonders of that vessel’s electrical equipment. Nearly two hundred boys and girls took advantage of the opportunity to see how the elec- tricity they were learning something about was applied in a commercial way. In spite of the (showery weather the young people enjoyed the unexpected treat and left the ship in the afternoon cheering the officers who had shown them the electrical secrets of the Silvertown's complicated equipment. . Gertrude Warner Scott 7 N N — AN N \\\\\\\\\\\\\\; DR. KILMER & CO., Binghamton, N. Gentlemen: My trouble began with cer of the stomach, and would die. ney remedy. (Gertrude Warner Scott.) rectly understood. edy, Swamp-Root, sent absolutely free offer in the San Francisco Dalily Call. If you are already convinced that S purchase the regular fifty-cent and o everywhere. 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Dur- ing all that time there has not been a single lottery drawing or a game of fan- tan conducted in the Celestial quarter, something unheard. of in the history of Chinatown. The Chinese know Cook, this being his fourth time in Chinatown, and have such respect for his ability to stop their gambling games that they have closed up every “tan” and lottery game in the dis- trict. As a consequence Chinatown Is dead. The squad has a search warrant for every questionable house, and if admit- tance is refused the doors are chopped down. During the last month there has not been an arrest for gambling made by Cook’s men. The only revenue turned into the police treasury was $25 for one case of opnium selling. The Commissioners and heads of the Police Department bave accomplished by placing Sergeant Cook in the Mongolian quarter what they endeavored to do for years—suppress gambling games in China- town. Cook says there will be no gam- bling as long as he is in Chinatown. The squad goes on duty at 9 in the morning and stays till midnight, one hour later than their orders compel. The squad comprises Sergeant J. B. Cook and Policemen D. Russell, T. N. Herlihy, D. Matheson, D. J. Keohane, A, M. Smith and H. M. Owens. —_——————————— Britt Brothers Will Box. Jimmy Britt, who has been knocking out all the villains and bad men at the Central Theater for the last week, will vary the monotony by going three rounds at the theater with his brother, Willie Britt, to-night. Willle was af one tim: the amateur champion featherweight of the coast, and he thinks he can give his husky brother a stiff battle. All the newspaper men in the city are invited to be present while the little mixup is in progress. Willle says he will surely put it on his champion brother, and will show his friends that he can still go in old- time form. BAGGAGZ TRANSFER MEN GIVE ENJOYABLE BANQUET Members of San Francisco Associa- tion Gather to Discuss Urgent Needs of Their Craft. The Baggage Transfer Assoclation of San Francisco gave a most enjoyable ban- quet at Techau Tavern last night. A score of the members of the associatiom sat down to a feast of good things, which | were described on the menu in the ver- nacular of the craft. David Bole, vice president of the association, presided at the gathering and the flow of wit was un- restrained until the early hours of the morning. Talks on the urgent necessities of the transfer men were in gyder, but did not interfere with the enjoyment of a deli- clous menu which was presented for the delectation of the assembled guests. The menu card was in the form of a baggage tag and included “broiled lobster a la trunk, strap sauce”; “ice cream and cakes, served in, valises.” and ‘‘check your baggage cheese.” The members who sat at the banquet board follow: Samuel A. Wells. California Transfer Comi- pany: William Ovitt, Central Transfer Co pany; A. Simons, City Transfer Company; Al- bert Mack, Commercial Transfer Company Henry Kleebauer, Golden Gate Transfer Com- pany; George Howes of Howes' Special Deliv- ery Company; David C. Bole, Signal Transfer Company: Richard Green, Van Ness Transfer Company; Lemuel H. Lucas, San Franciseo Transfer Company; Dupont Coleman, - Paciflc Transfer Company: Henry D. Morton, Morton Special Delivery; Willlam O'Brien and William Edwards of Union Square Transfer Company; John McHenry. ——— Engineers Give a Banquet. The International Union of Steam and Electric Engineers, Local No. 6, tendered a banquet to the Mayor, Board of Su- pervisors and Fire Commissioners last evening at a downtown restaurant. The banquet was given as a to- ken of their thanks to their guests, who lent their assistance in passing an ordinance in connection with stationary engines which will do much to protect life and property. The dining hall was beautifully decorated and more. than fifty guests were present. President W. J. 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