The morning call., 1894-04-10
REDUCED TO HALF.
Free Meals and Beds in
Less Demand.
Many Members of the Industrial
Army Were Guests of the Sal
vation Relief Headquarters.

The departure of the Industrial Army
from San Francisco has effected remark
able change at the Salvation relief head
quarters for the unemployed. half the
tables are empty and now when night
comes at least half the warm blankets that
used to be in constant demand lie upon
shelves in a storeroom OF the old City
Hall.
The relief head quarters were opened
February 26 in the rooms previously occu-
pied as a Receiving Hospital. Captain
McFee of the Salvation Army was placed
in charge. with able assistants in the
various departments. He was allowed by
the city 211a cents for every man given a
nights lodging and cents for every meal
served. AS many as $50 men were given
accommodations ON the opening night.
From March IL to IA the average was 345
then it fell to 315 and raised again on
March % to 335. The first four days in
April show how the evacuation of San
Francisco by the Indnstrials affected re-
lief headquarters statistics. April / 1923
lodgings were given and 651 meals; April
2. 313 beds, 595 meals; April 3, 176 beds,
535 meals; April 4, 175 beds, $40 meals.
On the Sd the number seeking lodgings
was reduced one-half. So far the. tables
and 26. 564 meals given.
'sIhe. worst element has gone away"
said one of the Salvation managers yes
terday. I'VE have missed the sandlotters
and loafers who would not work il an op-
portuDity offered. Fully half of the men
who left here lately went East. OF course
there were worthless fellows who got meas
and lodgings free; it is not possible to keep
them all out. although the majority of our
guests are good men and they have shown
themselves to be industrious and glad to
work. We quickly detected the profess
sional buns and shut them out, and these
believe have swelied the ranks OF the
Industrial Army. Sandlotters aud loafers
could not remain long uD0n our hands.
"a whole regiment of idle men has left
this city without going out in body,
though the fact does mt seem to be gem
orally known. Mayor Ebert made some
arrangement with the Southern Pacific
Company to carry men to Ell Paso, Los
Angeles, Portland and other points in the
interior. These men were sent away by
u.s. but only upon good recommendations
and proof they had friends where they
wished TO go, or promise OF immediate
employment. In this way forty-nine men
have left town. either to go to friends or
homes, or TO work.
"From November to February % we got
employment for 559 men sweeping the
streets. The amount of work done rep
resented 1886 days. or S1557 GO, an average
of 60 cents a day OF four hours. The
sweeperS worked only in the mornings for
few hours at the rate of IS 20 a mila.
Now they were industrious and did not
idle or shirk work, though the same
cannot be said for all the unemployed at
Golden Gate Park. many of whom did not
work two hours day. Our free employ
mont bureau got employment for 1926 men
during the year ending April /. We close
find plenty to do in the country. If
another regiment OF Industrials were to
leave San Francisco then the city would
be relieved to the last degree. but other
places would suffer by their presence"