The morning call., 1893-10-07

turned out, with the advantage OF con-
venient water facilities. Other manufac-
turers have also been meta aphOrically turn
ing their eyes in longing toward the Fair
waterfront lots, but so far their signing
has been disregarded. The ex-senator de-
clares he is not Qnite ready TO entertain
these proposals, while at the same time
there are good reasons for supposing that
they are being considered to some purpose.
Another reason why manufacturers
have not hitherto been met with great
enthusiasm when they bring applications
tn Mr.. Fair is said to be because that gen.
tleman has designs of his own on the i'm
proved land.
When he started mis- 50, 900, 600 job it was
given out that his intent ton was merely t0
improve the value of his own anG adjacent
property. Incidentally he proposed TO do
good by furnishing work for good many
laborers.
Now. however. 1t Is said that the solid
nature of the work and Its connection
render the original theory of Mr. Fairs in
tentons plausible, viz. that the flled-in
water front Is intended for new railroads
terminal facilities. The Atlantic and Paci-
fc, the Santa Fe, and "Borax King" Smiths
opposition ferry system are among the
favorires said to be behind this colossal
shifting Of sand down in the northern
section of the city.
Certainly. Whatever its ultimate pur-
pose. the face of that section bounded by
Webster and Baker streets, Francisco
street and the bay is being steadily trans
formed.
Where only one shoveling machine was
at work there are now three. new one
having just been set up. The capacity of
the latter run at full speed is 1000 cubic
yards day, while the others can load
1900 and 1900 respectively. Altogether
10000 yards have been moved so far and
heDceforth 1t Is expected TO shift from
100000 to 125,000 yards month. There
are eighty men at present employed.
Instead OF the single dump" originally
instituted there are now three, which
spread out like fan between the gas
works toward the Fulton Iron Works, the
Seaside Gardens and Baker street. There
the scene is daily very busy one as the
teams hauling trains of six tpcars speed
along the narrOw-gauge roads.
This activity will soon be increased. Out
in the bay to the north OF it are the tors
of line Of piles which mark the position
of the seawall, the contract for which has
just been awarded to Warren q Malley.
They have fifteen days to start the work
of filling in rock and within that period
will begin bringing over the necessary ma
terial from Angel Island.
About $4,000 tons of rock will be re-
quired ana besides the necessary pile-driv-
ing there will be 200, 900 yards of clay fill.
ing to be put in behind the wall. All this
will make work comparatively plentiful
down in that section. 1t being estimated
that not less than $50 men will be employed
when the work is in full blast.
Looking across the great sand dump
from the corner of Francisco and Blu.
chanan streets toward the Fulton Iron
Works the surface is seen to be almost
louo bo
to the east and northeast being filed in
are being shaved away by the grading or
shoveling machines. Part of Fort Mason
reservation will eventually disappear, in
accordance with contract to that effect
Almost all the Chinese vegetable gar
dens with their unwholesome 10 oking
open tanks for irrigation. supplied largely
avalanche of sand. Their miserable shan
ties have been removed and the misera ble-
looking Chinese have had to seek pastures
new.
Miniature estuaries in . line with De-
visadero street have just been reached by
tho encroaching sand; but hitherto the
actual tidal water has been avoided by the
bumpers and will be avoided until the sea-
wall protects the sand from being washed
away.
But there is plenty of room for the
bumpers" without touching the water
yet. 1t is expected the whole work will
take At least two years, and out toward
Baker, in q line running parallel with
francisco street, there is clear course
that will afford plain Straightforward
dumping for months to come. Every day
the distance which the sand has TO be car
ried is naturally increased, but the ma
chimes are never kept idle moment.
With the introduction yesterday OF the
third shoveling machine and with the