The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 26, 1904, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TH DAY, MAY 26, 1904 TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION the « Continued prom Page 1, Column 7. proved sate and ::“um‘w;:”__‘ - vetord by Ge r Pardec 1 our @ISCU- | The second was an amenqment to the pure topics. It was | food law, by which the retail dealer who eould Le able 40 relate the | show a manufacturer's guarantee of purity . « Improvement As- was relieved from responsibility for the purit ‘Y to organize, and | of goods he sold. This guarantce will always a des place | be the best proof as to who is the one guilty 1o propose that we should | of selling (hings for something else than they mul nilar organiza- | really are ully of the retall mer- | The Uird det was a law permitting the gur- " The suggestion was | nishment of the wages of public officials ’ - This law has been fought bitterly by the mon- ; the assoclation | cy lenders, who, prior 1o its paseage, were (b I titions, then very | only people who could get hold of an official's ¥ » crystallize and | wages. The matter was earried to the Su. deals entertained as prem Court and the constitutionality of the o t als of the entire com- | law was there affifmed, only one Judge dis city. Labor- | securing the adovtion and _approval of the X o coltected | “bulk faw,” which prevents the fraudulent sale We also pre- in bulk. 1 Our mubicipal | of a merchant’s stor “ satisfactory. | vented certain undesirable legislation answer of & The Grocers' Assoclation posscsses & strong were aske nt to say mow that this & But the fort service of the Merchants wl he roll of the Mer ver it _may be needed, so things be considered as really one more th his splendid organization. in expect Lo pand sev 1 laws 'T\m r the family expenses. Such®a law is statute Ilinols and several one other Stat T s, Is unjust In Bfteen State ¢ ive eight tand Why ald ever out that the time i in unts mysel! Wyoming ac 1 cannot s a essaries of life sh n shall be extended to four nrobably ask years. that will allow the foi of mutual fire insur have been saving from th of thelr insuranc various Bastern States as they have in Germany advertising is treated as ob. ey under false Dretenses. at not only the consu ealers acturers California would m of @ pure food hould be the enfor laws against adulteration efforts to_se these laws the Merchants™ tion of San athy fve assistance shall not be disapp: anizations like the r Association that men We want a law n on safe lines ipanies, such as wo a give a1 ke, | 30 to 50 per cent o i the merchants want a law such N ti »iy he cit our ure As80 and ¥ th THE VALUE OF THE CHART ial” was Supervisor A w introduced by worthy repre st type of Ameri- |t ted and mit to abu respected already the material futu has wakening ad- While the Merchants' | accomplished splen vement en greater | the | educa merchant | united effort. | results of this will be I am prophet to foretell. As a are some things that 1 that 1 e will be organization. Among timate enoug rohant there and by this e following effective and 1o better our city sroughly paved streets system action of advertising action businesslike civil government and a merchants schemes those that to and are this T Concerted chant from the North | k wuthoritatively ul Telegraph Hill that will secure retail merchants gen PROTECTION. of the associa- that the longest @ FVIRE was characteristic and its spirit FOR BETTE It - . tion . speech of the evening and one that e 3 "y S ery member listened to with the clos est attention should deal with a sub- ) ject of practical and immediate import- v o ance to the city. “The View. of the E at w e at- Property Holder” was the subject of [ at you| Dr. Hartland Law's address, and he S » B¢l argued at length and with great force | ¢ the man who | for an auxiliary fire protection system | o which w to furnish sea water from reservoirs H t Y ahilat Twin Peaks and lower levels. Dr. Ite s ¥ = Tor two | Law’s points w frequently punctua- ted with applause. The substance of . aws you will; it 1% | hjg gddress is here given: end gives good or speak Of sewers, well paved . streets, beautiful ~ sw more I'RADE LEGISLATION DESIRED. \ Merch. was th X wh work of th A 3 was discussed v signed to Joseph A. Stulz, water sup . mak gty A GRAVE SITUATION - o are vertain ser as of th 1 v L Y business men The: - & closests the b | a as & confiax M - ance, Pine & X v extending | o) found that Pine | main If a con- | wiined ight while we sit | Gnd Pine streets r in the main & t pe s more than two could - . wat on that street, and if the =2 E were blowing that whole section om » and Pine east over the hill into the - strict. would be at the mercy of the € s In soine sections there are only four- - h mains and on some streets, whers there v " are many bulldings containing inflammable Material, there are no mains at & We a face to face with this matter. When the Baldwin fire took place there were some .t is twenty-seven engines at that fire, and there was absolutely no pressure in the mains. Th b hydrant in ihe basement of the Columbi ™ Theater, across the street, would mot give a - a bydraulic elevator several blocks sents ninety away would mot raise. In er words, it ehly meant just this: there was not emough water t we w to feed the mains coming to that fire, and that fire was in & most favorable part of the town, as it could be surrounded on three sides, Powell, Market and Ellis streets. There was utual fire lines that bave GOING OUT OF BUSINESS We Surrender Possession of Store to Olson Bros., Grocers, on July 15th. Cutting prices every day. Dress Goods, Silks, Suits, Separate Skirts, Shirt Waists, Jackets—all cut down in price far below cost. Can’t help it. MUST get clear of the goods. The finest stock of Staple Domestics in the city. _ Blankets, Quilts, Comforters, Table Linens, Nap- kins, Towels, Table Covers, New Shirt Waist Ma- terials—all going at ruinous prices. other | Let us lay out a plan that would be adequate | election to Will Open at. 9:30 O'Clock This Morring. C. CURTIN 911-913 Market. Street. [ no wind; t firemen had it practically within their grasp. hould a conflagration come as in Baltimore or Toronto, an Iranciseo would be destroy e That 15 the position that you and your bu: ness and your property are in to-night. O dinary fires can be handled, extraordinary fires ot be handled, and the water company. # business preposition, should not be asked tem are New York, Boston, Buffalo and Phil- adelphia. Jivery houee could be supplicd witn salt water by means of a reducing valve, and it would rot be hecessary in order to connect with the main to shut off the supply. The department conld use one of those recently Invented machines which is strapped onto the main and which works in such a manner as to put in' more hydrants in the down- | to firet tnake cpe ops, Mol @ manner as ey nave ot or oy the larger malns unlest | Ing around it taps the hole, turning it a lit- e mercy of 4 corporation c - T e sufficient renumeration on the one hgnd and | MAIR and the machine can then be taken oft and the connection is complete. On this put a city officials who are_endeavoring to' do the [ REC - o 1 the t ucing valve and if only five pounds pres- Bt ey can With the smslion AHOROL VN Iiore et il ater fa waoied dn ihb. Wibes . it could be had, even though the main pipe THE DEEP BLUE SE. 2 Ih-tg| 34%000 pounds pressure to the ;‘?unn We are between the fire, devil and the decp | InCh: Tollets” and “house sewers -could be blue sca and, of the two, we had better take the deep blue sea. We can use that, All we | e fushing of the street sewers in the cily of San Francisco is a very important item. The have to do Is to put a pumping plant down | fo O A0 * valleys, the fact on the beach, run a pipe up Avenue H to | {het (BAt we ’;'fryhm.'a'fim'w:si»m makes Stanyan " strect and | from Stanyan Mreet | ihiy' ot srenter “imoeiiare hor v other o tke top of win o Feuks, There | city, except it be situated identically the same. there 14 & flat made for the pump, and 'by | Nature has prosided. wisely and wonderfully avating twenty feet deep we con gt & |for Ban Francisep, It has Aot only riven her reservoir of ruck cavable of holding 20,000,000 | fii SGE Fralicico. Tt has mot onjy xlven her gallons of water. om there It could be con- | q|l that 1s to b desired In: natural beauties ucted down the Clarendon Heights into an- W pressure tank holding 500,000 gal- lons, and from there down Seventeenth to Market, where atraight lines of pipe can be Inid to the ferry. Laterals can laid to the north and to the south and the city grid- ironed east and west. We can have the finest and environments, but in the summer time, When the sewers wre dry, when the water in the cesspools at the majority of the street cor- ner® has evaporated and the deadly sewer Bases arise to the highest point, when the sewer gases are emitted to an alarming extent, then nature comes in, knowing that In ali water s for the Fire lmmnnn:‘m that | probability we would not have sense enough ar e in-any ceushviih the world. There 18| (o take care of ourselvos, and she brings -the o position’ equal to it. trade winds and carries this sewer gas heaven- Well nigh_imposaible, then, would be any | wayq WGP $1d carries this sewer gas heaven, such conflagration as occurred in Baltimore | not help nature. | The meliowater fire system or Toronto if we had such s high pressurs | would give us nn antinestic solutjon and we syetem, because the amount of water that | could pour this into the sawers and Keep them could be put on any fire in & short time would | aheolutely clean and freah - The. pressare. of drown the fire and everything about would be no necessity for steamers— hose could be attached directly to the hydrants. salt water may also be used for washing our streets which are paved with basalt, to carry Oft ull the dust into the sewers and from the 3 fre In New xork recently the fire De- | sewers into the aceap to,be purified. brescnt. | Thelr streams of water woul ECONOMY OF THE PLAN. more than two or three storfes. It wi S 1t 1o the river, so the fireboat was ad Chicago or Baltimore had a system ar- the nd in a lttle time the fire | Tangwd like this their firea would never have was extinguis with the salt water, showing | 0°Curred. In Chicago, when the conflagration that salt water is more effective in its ex- | Wibed ont the water works tho city was en- tinguishing qualities than the fresh water. | ! at the mercy of the flames. In our All experiments shgw the same results. Pi e fire cculd destroy our supply or burn reservolr, there would be no @éngine to 8 i operly prepared) as ot s e B s [ D down ‘and_ the ‘means "o extingulshing | fon o e ot 0 b 00 as great & conflagration as as ever beon e layre waoslaithp a0 UM, £ B8 4 00 | NIRRT 1 Tt i b ours. Did _we situation is ideal. No city has the | ne more water we could then start the pumps, atages of & high pressure water system | 01 they would be adequate to supplying any o (he e W otior ™t | AMount needed under ordinary or even ekt 54 e SHalt water or fresh pro. | ordinary circumstances, and should that not cured in any way that we may, the inde. | 06 sufficient the Mooy conld D sy - v - d ome of the reservoirs of the g Val. pendent graviey system is an ‘ideal one. It | jugh S 0L the reservolrs ot the Bpring Vel is economical to build and to operate—inde- [ Jo¥. and we pendent of corporation or clique—under con- trol of the Fire Department, and gives every atom of safety possible. With the reservoirs on Twin Peaks and adequate pumps, we could fil the reservolrs and then rest. It would be cgsary to run this pump but a very small ortionof the time and hence the cost of maintenance for such & eystem would be little. It would be most wise %0 begin this plan in the essentlals and | Now the question naturally comes, how are we golng to do thiy? What would be the re- sult of such a system aside from the safetf? There naturally d follow a reduction in insurance. One of our citizens recently re- ceived a letter from one of the consulting en- gineers of Philadelphia, who states positively that in that city the underwriters have re- duced the fire Insurance rates 25 cents on each a small way. establish $100, or & quarter of 1 per cent, since the in- then as the city grew from year to year ex- | tipduction of the high pressure system. As tend the pipes and the hydrants. That wouid | opposed to this in Eastern cities where they are not provided with high pressure systems, as_In Baltimore, they are Increasing rates, The city of San Francisco pays $100,000 per and be the natural way to do it at the beginning. in_years to come. In order to give you some fdea of what this | AnLum for the water subpi: even supply of water would do, I may say to you | though they pay that the water npany re- that at the cgallwin fire only two million | fU%es to put in more hydeants or rearrange Kallons of water were used: This plan woutd | the mains o as to make it positively and ab- give ten times as much water as was used | Solutely safe without additional cost. We may at the Baldwin fire, and it would be 4 | 88 well apply this toward an independent n)m: in ten hours if necessary. It is the amount [ 1M, b?"‘*'h 00,000 gallons of water now of at the beginning of the fire that | b v the Fire Department could be us As to the presstre. the pressure at | [0, gardens lawns snd beautitylng the city, n by e whuld be' over 800 pounds | APd it would mot be necessary to be served sy Mol o W B v po with three or four notices a week Instructing square inch and twenty streams could be thrown over The Call bullding. The would run néarly (00 feet without en- In_ Philadelphia recently ~they or- 1 & high pressure eystem which is sup-, patrons not to use the water because of Its scarcity. SUCCESS IN CHICAGO. George C. Sikes of Chicago, the sec- by gas | Th h ibie 1o fhrow water over & twenty.atory | Tetary of the Mumicipal Voters' League bullding easily with this system, but these | of that city, was then introduced to engines stopped during the test, answer the toast, “The View of the MAKE AQUARIUM OF PALACE. | Visitor” By request of President Symmes, however, he devoted most of his time to an account of the work of the Chicago organization of which he is an officer. He said in par We could have at the Palace Hotel twenty lines of hose and it would throw water over the top of the Palace Hotel {nto the ocourt and make an aquarium out of that court in @ very short time. Twenty streams in twenty- four hours at that pressure and at that posi- | =~ You know what Mark Twaln said: “‘When tion would only use 20,000,000 gallons of | In doubt, tell the truth." It is a common- water and would still leave in the reservoir | place that the government of nerican cities several million gallons to ie used for any | Parks & failure of democracy. This 1 be- lieve to be false, Our bad municipal govern- ments are rather a result of the lack of democracy. Too many of our cities have been ruled from State capitals and they have been badly ruled. ~Glven home rule I cannot be- lieve the misgovernment of American cities is permanent. Their citisens are more in- telligent and public spirited, on the whole, than are the residents of the rural districts. The public sentiment of the citles is far in advance of that of the country at large. But the light {s turned on the city and scandals there are published broadcast. Then the bat- tles there are flercer than in the country, be- cause the great prizes by which the public service corporations can pay for corrupt action subsequent fire, with pressure ensugh (> (v come another fire in any part of the city, The cities that are using this high pressure ays- COSSIP TN CANP OF POLITICLINS are far beyond any other temptation. But >— we are waking up and a better public senti- A i ment is everywhere taking hold of municipal Animated Coutest Betweel|riems = 0 caicces: ot League. We have been modest in our aims and have confined our work to trylng to get Bard and Oxnard for Sena- = a clean City Council. A fewh years ago the 19 Q Council was rotten, fifty-eight out of the torial Honors Xxpectel|SzRe s st et o ot the Job that had any money in it for the “‘gang.”" e But after hard and practical work conditions have changed nt our method is to watch every of the Council and collect data also every man who wants to become a Senator in rd has defined his posi- Senatorial contest with sufficient clearness to satisfy his sup- A We found two things to be done | porters that he is a candidate for re- ning out the Council—first, to over- come the fetich of partisanship, and second, the Senate. It is clear, likewise, that Henry T. Oxnard is in the race for Senatorial honors. Un- less something like a political revolu- tion occurs this year the Legislature will be safely Republican, and the contest will therefore be fought to the finish in the Republican camp. It is common gossip in party circles that the Republican legislative defe- gations from the counties south of Te- hachapi will exert a controlling influ- ence in the choice of a Senator to suc- ceed Mr. Bard, yet there Is considera- ble activity in the Republican camps of San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramen- t get before the voters accurate information which they N would accept orts. So we issue each One gives the record of This is published some time hefore the election. The second report, pub- lished only a week or two before election da gives the best obtalnable information, gath. red from all possible sources and carefully verified, regarding every candidate, whether he be a member of the Council already or a new man The Voters bave accepted these reports as a safe basis of action, and that they follow the advice given in their voting is shown by the fact that out of the seventy present mem- bers of the Council ffty are men indorsed by the league, and the Council 1s now organized on wholly’ non-partisan lines and controlled by honest men. (Applause.) Andrew Davis, first vice-president of re: ar two men i to, San Jose and Stockton. the Merchants’ Association, read an There is an impression that the|;teresting paper on charity reform in south will present two and perhaps|gan Francisco and California. He de- three Republican candidates to the Legislature, although pressure will be brought to unite all the southerners in favor of the aspirant who may win & majority in the distriets south of Te- clared that the abuses of charity were breeding grave problems of dependence and pauperism and pleaded for co-op- S HAPPILY CELEBRATED eration in dealing with the queltiflna[ involved upon a systematic and prac- tical plan rather than by an emotional | and spasmodic effort. i PARDEE ON NATIONAL GUARD.| A letter was read from Governor Par- | dee, who regretted his inability to be | present and bespoke the support of the | association for the National Guard, saying, among other things: It is necessary that men like these of the Merchants' Assoclation shall allow and en/ courage thelr employes to become members of the National Guard and freely give them all the time required for drills and encampments. * % * You have it in your hands to put us n such a position that if occasion should re~| auire (which God forbid!) California can fur- nish for the nation's defense a force of brave. | trained, disciplined, well-equipped men, ready to follow the flag and uphold our nation's honor. Wil you do it? Judge John Hunt, of the Superior | Court, closed the speechmaking by | reading, amidst great laughter, lhree\ humoro etters purporting to come from “préfessional men,” and to give | their views of the work of the Mer- | chants’ Association. The first letter | was from “a®professional politician” of | the Bowery type, giving his opinion of local politics and reformers; another | was from “a professional cynic,” and ' cleverly satirized the efforts of a mer- chant to evade jury duty; the third | was from “a journalist,” and gave the | events of the late war between the | flower dealers and the Merchants' As- sociation in the form of bulletins from | the “front.”” Judge Hunt also read a letter from Richard Mansfleld, the cele- brated actor, in which he highly prais- ed San Francisco and the work of the Merchants’ Association. Judge Hunt's “letters” were often | much applauded, almost every other | line being a palpable hit at some phase of local politics or a humorous thrust at municipal graft, that called forth especial commendation. ! A few short words from President Frank J. Symmes closed the anniver- sary celebration. THOSE. WHO WERE PRESENT. The list of those who attended the | great dinner follows: L. H. Allen, W, M. Alexander, G, M. Arms- | by, Leo B. Alexander, Harry B. Arnold, Charles R. Allen. P, N. Aronson. Jullus Bamberger, Gustave Brenner, J. L. Buchkan, Edward L. Baldwin, Emil Bauer, H. A. Bauer, Herbert F. Briggs, John Bennett, Fred W.' Baker, George W. Brooks, Dr. C. F. Buckley, A.' F. Barnard, H. P. Bristol, ptain Charies F. Baker, Charles Bundschu, aul Bancroft, David Bush, C. S. Benedict, Paul; Boettcher, M. A. Breuss, J. B. Blalr, | John Buker Jr.. J. E. Butler, Franklin Bang: John F. Cannon, J. Parker Currfer, W. E. Cumback, Douglass Cushman, A. Crane, P. Cahill, E. J. Clinton, H. M. Cochran, Jullus L Cabn, M. A. C. Christesen, B. B. Cutter, A. Comte Jr. R. A. Daniels, E. G. Denniston, F. W. Dohrmann Sr.. W. J. Dutton, Alfred Dick, F. Dreyfus, Andrew M. Davis, Robert Mck. | Doble, F. 'Dohrmann Jr., William S. Downing, P. F.'Dindon, Eugene G. Davis, Major C. A Devol, A. B. C. Dohrmann, W. N. Dickenson Jr. R.D. Davis. Eugene S. Elkus, Victor H. Elfendahl, Scott Ennfs, Chester H.' Evans, J. A. Eveleth, W. E. Elliot, C. M. Ellfot. | J. Homer Fritch, Morris Feintuch, S. Feder- spiel, B. Faymonville, J. Frowenfeld, Henry Frohman, J. J. Fagan, M. J. Fontana, Dr. | G. K. Frink, E. W. Foulkes, C. R. Ford, John | T. Fogarty, Roland D. Fontans, G, C. Fisher, | George F. Fossey. | .G, Glesting, M. Greenbaum, W. Growall, H. S."Greene, George nzwels. Henry Grandjean, Thomas A. Gfaham, N. B. Greensfelder, Charles R. Gagan. W. M. Hall, A. Harshall, Frank L. Houpt, Ferdinand Holtum, S. M. Haslett, C. F. Hunt, | | i E. L._Hoag, Hon John Hunt, John R. Han' | | sen. Henry " Hickman, James' Hogg, W. W. Hanscomb, John W. Hoyt, D. A. Hulse, Mar- | shall Hale,“A. D. Hedges, George W, Haas, | H. J. Hil, W. B. Hunt, J. R. Hiller, H. C. | Houghton, 'Henry Hilp, 'R. B. Hale. Rufue P. Jennings H. L. Johnson, J. M. Jacobi, Willam H. Jordan, George A. John- son, J. D. Jessup, C. R. Johnson. A. Kains,'F. W. Kroll, Hon. Frank H. Ker- rigan, 8. Katten, Jobn C. Kirkpatrick, Eugens L. Kohlberg, John A. Koster, J. B. Kennan, H. Kohlberg, Louls M. King, A. J. Kilmer, Fred J. Koster, J. Krastensen, M. S. Kohl- | berg. Dr. Hartland Law, G. P. Lauinger, C. G. | Larsen, Harold W. Law, J. A. Landsberger, Willlam*G. Loewe, A. Larsen, John Lubbin, | | Henry M. Landsberger, Samuel Levenson, J. L. | Lee, E. Levenson. | W. §. Miller, William D. McCann, R. D. | McElroy, H. S." Manheim, Dr. W. F. McNutt, A. J. McNicoll, James McNab, D. R.- McNetll, | W. C. McCloskey, Roy Mauvals, H. I Mul" | | crevy, Maxwell McNutt, Joseph Magner, Dr. | | J. L' Manson. H. J. Meclsaac, Byron Mauzy, | Daniel Marx, L. H. McRoskey, Saul Magner, | | William Metzner, William H. Metson. Harry Nordman, C. P. Overton. James M. Patrick, Grattan D. Phillips, Dr. Pischel, H. O. Palen, Aaron H. Powers, F. Palge. Dr. Brandley Plymire, A. R. Pom- A. W. Porter. John W. ‘Quick. W. C. Ralston,’ John G. Rapp, P. C. Rossi, I L. Rosenthal, John Rapp, Henry Rosen- feld, W. P. Redington, H. Ravn. Houghton Sawyer, Dr. H. J. Sartorio, H. S. Stedman, Frank J. Symmes, L. S. Sherman, Owen H. Smyth, A. W. Scott Jr., F. B. Surryhne, James G. Spaulding, Robert H. vayne, George C. Sikes. Andrea _Sbarboro, Fred L. Schultz, M. Sondheimer, Horace B. Sperry, J. Stern, F. P. Sherman. H. Schuss- ler, Martin Stevens, Charles H. Schiveley. M. | Strauss, Warren Swayne, Alfred E. Sharboro, | Adolph - Silverman, A. M. Shields, W. M. | Searby, Carl H. Schmidt, Joseph A. Stulz, Al- bert F. Schmidt. L. E. Sperry, Edward | Saunders, A. B. Smith. Frank Morton Todd. E. W. Tagganl R. L. | Toplitz, A. H. Turner, L. Tasheira, Robert J. Tyson. Harry Unna, 1. O. Upham, George L. Un- derhil] . F. von Rhein, John M. Vance, Charles H.'Van Qrden, John H. von Husen. Willlam M. Weil, Willlam Wolft. ¥. Weck, Charles H. Ward. H. Wiener, Louis Welnmann, Charles M. Wood. J. A. Weston, Fairfax H. Wheelan, George T. Wright Wright, Charles Weinshenk. H. C. Warwick, A. D. Whitehead, T. H. Wolfe, Howard Wilcox, A. J. Wagner, A. A. Watkins, C. White, Edward F. Welhe, Charles Wetherbee. hachap! in the November election. The holdover State Senators must be reck- oned with in all the calculations of the political managers. It is now understood by the friends and supporters of Mr. Oxnard that Senator Perkins will preserve strict neutrality, but Senator Bard himself and many of his supporters expect something more favorable from the senior Sepator than a declaration that | he will keep hands off. During the last session of Congress many of the United States Senators ex- pressed the wish to Senator Bard that he might succeed himself, and among shose who gave him good cheer and encouragement was his colleague, Sen- ator Perkins. In the campaign preced- ing the election of aUnited States Sen- ator in 1903, which culminated in the choice of Senator Perkins to again succeed himsglf, Senator Bard testi- fied to the worth and ability of his col- league. Politicians remark that Henry T. Oxnard is displaying considerable en- ergy and tact as a candidate and may win the friendship and support of sev- eral of the leading Federal office-hold- ers in this State. It is said that Gov- ernor Pardee and Congressman Met- calf favor the proposition of electing to the Senate one of the southern aspi- rants so that Alameda County may not be embarrassed four years hence in the selection of a candidate to succeed Senator Perkins. ——————— Take Pussy From the Well. The official staff of the Humane Society has been endeavoring for three days to rescue a cat from a well beneath a house at 3218 Sixteenth stzeet, whither the feline had been driven by a dog. Officer Unger was finally lowered into the well by Of- ficer McCurrie last night and the ani- mal was brought safely to the surface of the earth. 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Cut out this ad. 906 Market St. Above Ellis, San Pramcise), Cal |0 | Premiums in @ | Net amount paid for Losses. ENJOY YOUR VACATION Get a cool, comfortable pair of Ladies’ Drab Canvas Shoes at the Rightway this week for $1.15. ALSO Men’s White Canvas Lace Shoes and Oxfords; this week, $1.40. We have a large variety of out- ing shoes for men, women and Cannot be duplicated elsewhere for children and our prices are right. one-third more. % Sée our windows. PROFITS SHARED WITH THE CUSTOMBRS. Successor to NOLAN BROS. SHOE CO. PHELAN BUILDIN 812-814 MARKET ST. -11 O’FARRBLL ST. STATEMENT STATEMENT OF THE OoF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE oF THE Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection AND INSURANCE COMPANY F HARTFORD, IN THE STATE OF CON. necticut, on the 3lst day of December, A. D, 1003, and for the year ending on that d made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Californ pursuant to the provisions LA FONCIERE 1 INSURANCE COMPANY OF‘ PARIS, IN THE RBEPUBLIC Frarce, on the 3lst day December, A. D. 1003, and for the year ending on that day, ss made to the Insurance Commissioner of the Stateof California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Com- missloner: or of Sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, | CAPE¥AL. condensed as per blank furnished by the Com- | Amount of Capital Stock patd up missioner. in Cash ... $1,250.000 00 CAPITAL. - = Amount of Capital Stock, patd u exginad In Cash s 2 | Real State owned by Company.. $590,392 33 Cash Market Valus of all Stocks a2a Bonds owned by Company.. 2,097,638 52 Real Estate owned by Company ash in Company's Office. .251 03 Loans on Bonds and Mortgages Cash in Banks......... 131,081 40 Goh” Market Vaue of aif Seoct Premiums in dus Course of Coi- ol T ol fe G BV < 232 <2 ¥ sd s das ... 620,986 40 Cash In Company’s Office Bills receivable not Matured, Coch ta Tauhe taken ~for Fire "and Marine v TS 5 vas o e TReovsnt Sued ey | Rents due and acorued. .. Due from other Compantes for Re- o e insurance on losses aiready paid Total Assets . | Total Ascets LIABILITIES. ] LIA LITIES, Losses in process of Adjustment or | Losses adjusted an I‘un;‘ahl ] In SUSDENSE .-vcerieccnnnn .. $20,418 0g | Losses in process of Adjustment | | Gross premiums on_Risks running or in Suspense..... .. ...} 3868601 74 one year or less, $106,565 21; re- Lot _releted, Wiuiing oo | insurance 50 per cent :......... §4,882 60 | . DRSS ... eszeozeec Gross premiums on Risks r&nnln' more than onhe year, 41 382 10; reinsurance pro rata.... 1,798,478 18 | b Due and to become due for Com- X e i missions and Brokerage .... 32,510 &4 B W saan e Cash Dividen Stockholders re- A S maining unpaid : . 454808 ot |Due and sccrued 'for saiacies Net cash actually received for Due and accrued for Commissions premiums ... ce .- .$1,304,254 38 and Brokerage .... - 40.540 T8 Recelved for a All other Liabilities 390,503 38 Mortgages 81,574 o1 | — Recelved for inf N Total Liabflities ............ on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all other sources . 99,433 96 | INCOME. Recetved for Rents ... - 83 & i it ecetved f: Recelved from all ofbier sources.. 28347 a3 | No¢ cash actually received for Ma- rine premiums ....... o Received for interest on Bonds and Mortgages .. $1,698,508 09 Total Income . o $L464313 63 | EXPENDITURES. 3,115 08 Total Income $1.781.518 14 $157,154 67 ) Dividends to Stockholders . . 60,000 00 - - Paid or allowed for Commission | EXPENDITURES. or Brokerage ...... 336,508 g8 | Net _amount Martne Paid for Salaries, Fees and other |7 Lossas ¢ + losses of charges for officers. clerks, stc. 7,000 0o | _ Previous - $1,027.595 12 Pald for State, National and Local | Paid or al taxes .. PR isuseron . 39,808 g7| or Broke s eee... 263,889 53 Paid for Inspections < 480724 10 | Pald for Salarles. Fees and other e i . charges for officers. clerks, et : A 180001 55 | 41 other payments and expend Total Expenditures .. ---$1.313,142 g7 | tures . e 11,101 18 Losses ircurred during the year.....$88.323 60 | Total Expenditures ..........$1,494.379 60 Risks and Premiums— Premtums. | s G. ROBERT, President’ | Premiuma. EUGENE SERIS, Secratary. | Subscribed and sworn to befors me, this i 12th day of April 1904, JOHN K. GOWDY, RISKS AND PREMIUMS, Net amount written during the| ar /31,461,088 Nt - U. S. Consul General at Paris (France). year 1.208,111 23 Net amy 3.522,147 31 | 3 President. Secretary, MANN & WILSON. Managers NE. cor, California and Samsome Sts. Subseribed and e Ja"“lr's'w:\;x‘. to before me, this - SAN rn.!!CISCLCAL. L. F. MIDDLEBROOK, Notary Publie. 7S - | STATEMENT | MANN & WILSON, Managers Frrad NE. cor.California and Sansome Sts. CONDITION AND AFFAIRS SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. OF THE STATEMENT L'UNIVERSO MARINE OF THE | CONDITION AND AFFAIRS INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE Og.ggfi:‘ :T‘%v"\g-: ?:na‘ n: g:’yg'; | ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissicner of the State of Califormia, pur- suant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner: CAPITAL Amount of Capital Stock. pald up METROPOLITAN PLATE GLASS 1D CasB cevnsnnens 1300.000 50 ASSETS. | Cash Market ue of all Stocks INSURANCE COMPANY | 5 B Ett i oy Cash in Company's Office. 52,935 54 | Cash in Banl 18719 4 (F NEW YORK. IN THE STATE OF NEW | Promiums in York. on the Sist day of December, A. D, | . tion Meea7 77 1903, and for the year ending on that day, as @ Bills rec 3 made 1o the Insurance Commissioner of the for Fire and Ma T.81T 00 ot sactions. 610 amd BI1 of the Botiaat o | Din m sther © ready paid. 401383 “ctions the’ Politica 4 - p - X 1 Condensed as ber blank furnished by the Com: | RN missioner: e s e CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid up LIABILITIES. S ntd=fomaneioon Al onsdi 000 00 | advasted and umpmi . ASSETS. Losses in process of A u.llm.fl(}. Loans on Bonds and Mortgages.....$497,858 ov | y OF I Suspense B e T - e ¢ 1 e ) a P = Interest due and ‘accried on sl LU Yeiuns o Spee P Stocks and Loans. . | Risks, $—— . Premiums in due Course ot Collee- per un‘:.!.’«“;n; SRR T Piace Ginss ‘oa hand. missions and Brokerage. . mwsts Accounts due for Glass sold. Total Mabilities Total assets ..... . i INCOME. LIABILITIES. Net cash actually received for Ma- Losses In process of Adjustment or | _ rine premiums...... Saaa . .$1,086,038 53 I SUSPense .....ciiiiiienniiina., $4.472 97 | Received for Interest snd dividends Gross premiums on Risks running on Honds, Stocks, Loans, ahd one year or less, $355,980 34; re- from all other sources. insurance 50 Total labilities ..... T} Toome. . -~ INCOME. | EXPENDITURES, Net cash actually recelved for - Net amount pald for Marine miums .. .....$343,108 lcsses (including . losses Received for_interest and dividends A e T o 3704528 24 on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from Paid for Salaries. Fees and other all other sources.. < for otk ete.. L1349 o Paid for State. National and | Losses Incurred during the year. L. LORIA. Vice President. CH. VUILLIOMENET. Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to befors me, this 9th day of April 1904 N W. BRUSH, HARLAX | U. 8 Consul at Mtlan Italy. MANN & WILSON, Managers NE. cor. California and Sansome Sts. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. THE WEEKLY CALL $1 per‘Yo.r. ‘A H. LAHY. Notary Publie. MANN & WILSON, Managers NE. cor. California and Samsome Sts. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.