The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-30
Business Men Go Down in
Their Pockets.
FUND TO SUPPLY WORK.
Citizens Will Be Asked to Swell
the Sum.
HOPE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
A Committee VIII Take the Entire
Matter in Hand and Ask
Public Support.

The adjourned meeting of the business
men to consider ways and means of rails
ing funds to give work to the unemployed
was held yesterday at the Chamber of
Commerce. Among the commercial and
professional men present were: Ex-Mayor
l.. b. Pond, County Clerk Haley. Hugh
Craig. j. ID. Siebe, NJ. p. Jones, W. N.
Bunker, j. c. Quinn, J. A. DOnohoe ST.,
Joe Hooker, Claus Spreckels, Jacob Neu-
stadter, IL. Newbauer, ii. III. Haight, AL
fred Bowler. United States Marshal Long.
Chief Crowley. c. de Guigne. Chief Justice
w. Ii. Beatty, j. G. Eastland and Messrs.
Wheeler. Cross and Taylor.
Isaac Hecht called the meeting to order,
and said: COMMUNICATION have met in
response to our call to try to bring re-
lief to the unfortunate and the suffering
There is neither war. famine nor pestilence
and yet there is great deal of distress in
our city. The workshops and factories are
only partially filled, the hum of industry
Is scarcely heard and the wheels of CON-
merce are clogged. Sucn is the case in the
entire country. and especially in the GEN.
ters Of commerce. We know that it Is
temporary and that we have to a certain
extent the means of controlling and over
coming the evil. 1t is for you to devise
plan and the means to furnish the required
employment and to look after the proper
expenditure OF the moneys contributed. 1t
is. therefore, necessary TO effect a perma-
nent organization, and nominations for
permanent chairman are In order.
NJ. Z. Jones nominated Isaac Hecht for
president, and the nomination was carried
unanimously. Rolla Y. Watts was then
elected permanent secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved, after which the secretary
Soid thaf t0n rdoxr b.aTN
containing check for S25 from L. L. AL
len " Co., to be applied TO the fund for the
unemployed. The manager of the Lon
don, Paris and San Francisco Bank wrote
TO say that he was sorry to be unable to be
present at the meeting, but desired to
make a subscription OF $3.50. g. T. Gader,
referring TO the advice of Father Mont
gOmery 20 the unemployed. "to be- present
about meal time" in the various houses
offered to pay for the board of two worthy
lab0rers at restaurant for one week.
In response to Alfred Bouvier's desire
TO hear from some gentleman connected
with the relief committee four years ago
w. III. Bunker said: Al was chairman of
the committee. The first meeting was held
on March s. and two days after we had 800
men at work, number which increased to
HOO. and built The road in Golden Gate
Park. The executive committee of ten
had full charge of the collections and dis
bursements, and everythi went off salts
facrOrily. The same method seems to me
to be the best for the present emergency"
At the chairman's request John c.
Quinn spoke on the condition of labor.
Il can apDreciale the condition of the
working classes of this city, especially
those out Of employment. happening to be
out of employment myself. SAID he. II
have served my time in my trade; have
employed labor and have had better CD
portunity of coming in contact with the
hfr oil naf horn nd
in twenty years | nave never known them
to be in such need as now. There are
more than 5000 women, children and men,
who, if they find place to rest their heads
tonight, know not where their breakfast
is coming from tomorrow. The situation
demands that every man should contribute
to the best of his ability. l am ready 10 do
my share"
n. 2. Jones moved that committee of
ten should be appointed by ths chair to
take charge of the collection and distribu-
ton Of funds. The motion was carried
unanimously.
Il. Craig said: "It appears to me
this is the time for action. Our case re-
minds me- of the story Of two shipwrscked
sailors who had been out of bareback and
water for twenty-fOur hours: Some.
things got to be DONE says Jack. We
churches suggested Bill. They sing
and pray said jack We don't remem-
Der a prayer and can't sing was Bills
rejoinder. Let's take up collection them
said Jack; they always do that in
churches.' We have got to that now. We
have organizations in The city that could
readily contribute S25, 000-the savings
and commercial banks with their deposits
and capital representing $685. 900
capital, the Spring Valley with $40, 000,-
600. the gas company with S10,0O0.O0O
Let rs have the tax list and assess accord
ing to wealth and send round and ask for
the money.
At the nomination OF Nj. p Jones, Dan
iel Meyer was elected treasurer of the or
ganZation.
Alfred Bowler read letter from AL
Hayman subscribing $500 to the fund.
Daniel Meyer through NJ. p. Jones sub
scribed 5000; after which r. M. Lippert
WAS elected assistant secretary. Claus
Spreckels amid great applause subscribed
$1,000. Neustadter Bros. $3.50. NJ S.
Greenebaum $3.50. j. w. Grace IL Co. $3.50,
Murphy, Grant & Co. $500, Levi Strauss
e. Co. $500. Mrs. Parrot $1,000, J. A. Don
oboe $500. County Clerk Haley Qor the
employees of his office $50 and j. d. Siebe
$500.
Rev. Mr.. Hirst said: ut is important
that this meeting should SO act that the
people will feel we are moving trium-
phantly along the line marked out. l
have letters in my pocket showing the
uctQ VI DIOL1p W hCbluH. L all Sulo IL we
only knew the suffering Of the people
hearts would open and subscriptions rain
in. again say l have perfect faith in the
business men of San Francisco"
Chief Crowley said that he was not au-
| thoriZed by the Police Department to
make subscription, but in this particular
case he felt empowered to say that the
police would subscribe at least $1,000. He
further said:
''In the whole course of my official
career l have never asked an officer for a
dollar. L will, however, depart from this
policy now. and accept the charge OF look
ing after the subscription. In this case l
will make IL a personal matter"
Rev. Father Montgomery, in answer to
call. said: I'VE who have been connected
with the movement from the beginning
| may be little more impressed than others
with the necessity of this matter. We
feel. too. that 1t is q good proposition for
the business men TO contribute to start
some valuable public work. We are in
vitinC Easfarn manila here and Our heat