The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-10
Plans to Be Prepared Without
Delay.
4 Building Suitable to the Business
Needs Of The City.
Payment for the Land to Be Made When
the Titles Are Found Satisfactory.
The Foundation Work.
Epecial to THE MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON, Oct g. Supervising Ar
commence work on the San Francisco Post
Office plans as soon as the title to the land
on Seventh and Mission streets was per-
fected. Being asked whether his plans
would contemplate building of moderate
cost or an elaborate one, he replied: Il
shall design building that such grand
city as San Francisco ought 10 have, In
keeping with her business interests. Then
let the Democratic Congress appropriate
the money or not. l shall have done my
duty"
Mr.. Edbrook is known as one Of the finest
architects in the country. He has designed
many handsome buildings throughout the
United States, among them being the Tabor
Grand Opera House in Denver. He was in
California number of years ago. He
helped design the Capitol Building at Sac
ramento. From the conversation with Mr..
Edbrook it is evident that he will take par
ticular pains with the San Francisco Post
Office plans, and will take a good deal Of
pride in erecting a building in San Francisco
that Will at once be pride to the people of
the city and TO himself.
The Secretary of the Treasury said to-day
that he had written to the Commissioners in
San Francisco to transmit the abstracts of
title as soon as possible. When they arrive
they will be submitted to the Attorney
General for his opinion, and if the titles are
found perfect the money will be paid TO the
property-owners and the plans begun at
once. When they are completed bids Will
be invited for the foundation work.
SCHOOL CENSUS BULLETIN.
The Census Bureau has issued an extra
bulletin on education. The total school en-
rollment tor the Unitei States on July 1st
this year was abnut 1920 900. The total
public school enrolment, including about
65,000 in universities, etc, was u. COO; in
private and parochial schools not far from
10000 each. The table gives the national
population and the school enrolment of
each decade since 1910, when the first edu-
catOnal census was taken, showing a gain
OF tn o school enrolment from 1880 to 1870
OF 9794 per cent 1870 TO 1890 Of 1921 per
cent, indicating nearly the same relations OF
population and school enrolment in eac
period, Notwithstanding great local changes.
The relations of white and colored attend
ants in the South fill two tables, indicating
216S per cent of white and 1886 per cent of
coiored population enrolled in schools in the
census year, while the gain over 1880
was 1891 per cent for whites and 61.5S per
CtuL COloItu
CRUISERS SENT TO CHILE.
The United States steamers Boston and
Yorktown have been ordered to Chile for
the express purpose Of relieving the Balti-
more and San Francisco, the huils OF which
are in SO foul state that they will have to
be docked, and it will be necessary for them
to go to San Francisco for that purpose.
They start north Immediately upon being
relieved. The Baltimore will sail first, and
will be relieved by the Yorktown, which
has already started for Chile, and will reach
there in about fifty days. The Boston is
being rapidly prepared for the voyage at
the Brooklyn Navy-yard, and will start in
few days. 1t is said at the Navy Depart
ment that it is not at all likely that any
other vessels will be sent to Chile.
MEXICAN RAILWAY CONCESSION.
The Mexican Government has just granted
q concession for Il standard gauge railway,
about $50 miles long, from the City of Mex
leo to town on the Pacific Coast at Pali-
zada Bay, and the letting of the contract
will take place during the present month.
The road will traverse what has been con-
coded the richest mineral section of Old
Mexico, which not only produces silver,
gold and lead ore, but has also large agri-
cultural and timber resources in addition to
a local traffic. 1t is believed that this line
Will secure large transcontinental patron
age, as it will offer the shortest route be-
tween Australia and Europe.
REPORT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS.
DR.. Dorchester, the Superintendent of
Indian schools. in his annual report. details
the work of the year. In giving his esti-
mate of the progress of outstanding the
Indians in the Dakotas, he says from the
church authorities he learns that the Roman
Catholic Church Indian population in those
States is 4740, while from ten TO eleven thou
sand are OF other denominations.