The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 28, 1906, Page 1

:: .-+++++H*i+flfl+i—l++m+= I TEMPORARY OFFICE b OF I : The San Francisco Cal i ¥ 16513 Fillmore St. * PHONE: WEST 956. I A sk bbb deb b deb bbb § RS R S R ] B OAKLAND OFFICE The San Francisco Call 1018 Broadway Fusiness Office Phone: Oakland 1083 Editorial Rooms, Phone: Oaklard 458 f VOLUME XCIX—NO. 149. TWELVE PAGES——SAN. FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1906.—PAGES 1 TO 8 PRICE FIVE CENTS BURNHAM URGES BU .DING OF MODEL CITY ————eeee Famous Authority on Municipal Architecture Says Golden Opportunity Confront Description of His Much Dis-, cussed Plans for “City : Beautiful.” Yew S Parks, Wide Boulevards and Harmonious Civic Cen- ter Included. —_— i | Scheme Would Insure Pro-f tection Against Fire { in Future. , YORK, Apnl 2 appoimnted two yea nt and Adornment of San I y-beautiful, arrived here today lying Continental architectur If the people of San Francisco can only pull themselves to- < 1, “I am confident that they will have in a very short in the world. Courage and work is all that is re-| lieve both - will be forthcoming.” .—Daniel H. Burnham, an ard by the Association for the Improve- 1cisco, to prepare plans for a new from Europe where he has been T fire would have been a rs throughout the city to co-operate in the treets. By this means | be divided into sections en small chance of spread- the limits of the diwision in ates: i Certain rtions of the Burnham 15 will be allowed to be dormant he Thes# call for a park *#In Peaks and an of adornment at as 1e fire has removed | e To- the rea ‘esent 4@ on R ALY THE FEARS OF THE COUNTRY BANAERS have s issued a state- the bankers throughout the g them that there is noth- in the present ent in full reads: OAKLAND, Cal, April 1906. ers of California: Gen- erous inquiries having ved by the commission from situation. ey this point : = ELECTRIC CAR STREET Terr ST 7O AP/55/ n different portions of the g ng as to present condi- it has seemed appropriate thai atement should be made e banks giving such information as the. commission believes may be of service. As already advised, holidays ve been declared ever since the day of the earthquake in San Francisco and the commission is Informed that such holidays will be declared in fu- ture s0 long as any necessity therefor During the holidays undoubt- > legal situation of the banks enks may at their pleas- open their doors for the trans- actlon of such business and only such business as the banks desire to trans- act, and that it is entirely discretion- ary on the part of the banks whether they open their doors for the trans- action of any business and as to the amount or amounts that any or the banks pay to any of their depositors or creditors. anmed to con-| Acting on this plan banks in certain boom property |1 es have opened their doors and s section of the |have used a wholesome discretion in * |determining what amount to pay. s perk are to be grouped th . gs ‘of the city. | ractically cleared the necessary prop- | ured at reasanable cos: e extension of the P ure s most of the hava. con- r figure. The Mission has position by the | oute has .been " n boulevard abput the city has al- e Every one is aware of the fact that ready been begun. The section along|the interior banks' deposits with their the ocean is completed. The-chief ob- | correspondents in San Francisco are stacle to this feature was the difficulty | much concerned as to the present con- of const tion along the water front. |ditions. As to such banks as we have r front now offers a ctlear |Just mentioned it can be stated of way. - While these three features appear to be feasible at no distant date, other elements of the general plan have also been made possible. These are the widening of certain streets, the con- struction of public squares throughout the city and the building of. terraced roadways on the steep hills of the city. The plan to widen the streets has re- oceived - hearty Indorsement from the lee ding business men of San Francisco. It Sansome street or Powell street had be~= as Wide as Ve~ “=~= avanue the with the utmost assurance that such | deposits will be paid in full in the near ! tuture. ' Furthermore as to the intertor | bunks the commission is assured by bankers more favorably situated that they are ready, willing and anxious to | assist those banks which own good se- | curities or quick assets and need such’ assistance. Very truly yours, C. H. DUNSMOOR, HERMAN SILVER, 'N. BLACKSTOCK, Board of Bank Commissioners, Attest: J. CAL EWING, Secretary. CONSTRUCTION WORK ON NEW CAR LINE, AND ELECTRIC CAR RUNNING o EVETH NN G SO S R E RIS VIR ON AN L MARKE T ST5- S Stricken San Francisco. MAYOR RUNS SIREET CAR WITH GRAGE Trolley Line Starts Amid Cheers on Merry Way. The first car line of Greater San Francisco started yesterday morning. It connects Fillmore street with the ferries, through the Mission. The first car started from the car barns of the United Rairoads, at Turk and Fillmore streets, at 10:40 in the morning. It ran up to Franklin Hall and there got the official party. Mayor Schmitz there took the con- troller and acted as motorman through- out the trip. His Honor blew out a fuse at his first start, but soon learned the trick. He whizzed the big car along at good speed, yelled “Next carl™ to people trying to flag him in the most approved United Raflroads style, and backed and filled at recaleitrant switches with an ease that was almost - ,O,N,THE LINE OPENED TO FERRIES, VIA MISSION AND MARKET STREETS. CYSTRUCTION WK V. JZH.CA® Z0E elegance. At his side stood Superin- ® tendent David Young, who worked the .S CONFIDENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO BRINGING ABOUT ORDERLY ADJUSTMENT OF AFFAIRS Nerve, confidence and supreme faith in the great destiny of §an Francisco are bringing about an (fiderly adjust- ment of affairs. Very little time is given in the General Committee to talk, but yesterday morning the citizens as- sembled were inspired by the heroic utterances ¢f Archbishop Riordan and | Mayor Schmitz. The Archbishop in the | language of the famous apostle remind- | ed his hearers that he was a ‘‘citizen of no mean city, although it was in | ashes. Almighty God has fixed this as the location of a great eity. The past is gone, and there is no use of lament- ing or moaning over it. Let us look to the future and without regard to creed or place of birth, work together in har- mony for the upbuilding of a greater San Francisco,”” The sums of money contributed by the cities, towns and generous men of the United States to minister to the needs of the homeless and hungry will in the aggregate surely surpass all the calenlations of the honr. .The relief coming through fraternal’ sources and by private donation is immense. Plans for disbursement of aid to those who really need it, and have no means of obtaining it except throngh the regula {1y organized departments of the a ! and city, are now engaging the special study of General Greeley, Governor Pardee, Mayor Schmitz and James D. Phelan. - Concentration of ecamps may become necessary. The destitute families are at present scattered over a wide ‘area from the Potrero to the east camps of North Beach. How to reduce the ex- penses and simplify the process of dis- tribution must’ be solved. It is the Jjudgment of Judge Morrow, Dr. Devine, Horace Davis, Archbishop Riordan and others who have had experience in the line of administration, that months will elapse before the distribution of publie 2id can be ended. Every effort to give employment te workers is encouraged 30 that self re liance of the individeal will take tho : place of dependence on publie charity. The vexed question touching the care f fifteen thousand Chinese is adjusted or the time being. The Citizens ('om- wittee and the federal authorities have decided to concentrate all the Mongol- ian refugees at the Presidio Golf Links. The army undertakes to care for the heathen. Under current comment is to the effect that President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft will be highly gratified by this adjustment. The amount of money remittedo the Finance Committee up to 9 o’clock yes- terday morning was $5,400.000. Mr. Phelan went to the Mint y terday to confer ith Superintendent Frank Leach an J the Sub-Treasurer. A very large portion of the relief fund is im- mediately available. Within a few days money will circulate freely. Bakeries, butcher shops, grocery stores, barber shops, vegetable stands, ate., are Opening every hour. The street cws are running and are lights are promised. v The unburned area of San Franciseo comprises by long odds the largest city on the Paclds Cosst. The streets are crowded. The peopie are full of energy. Thousands of men who are individ- ually able to command vast sums of money are figuring with arehiteets and builders on plans for restoration of mer- cantile structures. The stupendous task of removing the debris from the devas- tated sections of the city has fairly begun. The pace will quicken with the increase of facilities for carrying away the wrecks. —————e——— Babies Born at Richmond. The 260 refugees being cared for al Camp Rockefeller have every comIart possible. There is room for about %00 more. Since the camp was established three bables have been born. Hospital at Ingleside. The San Francisco Jockey Club hay established a hospital at Ingleside for the use of the general public. At pres- ent there are ninety patients under treatment there. - alrbrake, and behind him Motorman Engby, who rang the bell. Conductor Hancock was behind, but had little to do but hang to the trolley string, all of the passengers being of the category technically known as deadheads. They comprised Judge W. W. Mor- row of the United States Circuit Court and president of the Red Cross Soei- ety; Vice President Chapman and As- sistant President Mullally of the United Railroads; Abraham Ruef; G. H. Davis of the New York engineering firm of Ford, Bacon & Davis; Thomas Magee of the Real Bstate Board, Supervisor Wilson, G. M. Roy, Clem- ent Bennett Willlam Babcock and Charles Gagen. . The car ran along Flllmere, from Broadway southerly, along Church to Sixteenth, down Sixteenth to Bryant, then back to Mission and down Mis- sion to Fifth. The curve there inte Market street was not yet finished, but it was before the day was over, the cars running down Market to the ferry. ‘There was very little trouble, and by today the entire ling will be running smoothly. The worst part of the track is on Mission opposite the postoffice. There the whole street has dropped several feet. The sidewalk tore away from the building, but the pile refused to follow it and stands plumb. i