The morning call., 1894-01-17
that considerable food has been wasted by

that considerable food has been wasted by
the men.
Another fact to which the committee
wishes to draw attention is that some of
the men possessing tickets have been
known to beg on the grounds saying that
they have not yet done days work. "If
they have received the ticket that day 1t is
very possible that they are badly in need
OF quarter" said Secretary Watt, "but
it is only necessary to look at the ticket to
verify the truth of the statement. Ii it is
dated previous to the day on which man
Degs he is not worthy of help"
Yesterday the following appeal was
issued by the relief committee:
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. 1894.
To the C}ergg Of the CITY of san Francisco
GENTLEMEN: The movement for the relief OF
the unemployed, originated and carried TO a
successful issue by the Ministerial Union Of
this city, was by said union placed In the hands
of a citizens committee. This committee has
labOred induStriouSly to accomplish The ends
designed by your organization and has been
measurably successful
We have at this date collected something
over S3S.000 in cash and have other unpaid
subscriptions. Money is being received daily
but the needs OF the unemployed have been far
in excess OF anything anticipated by the gen
tlemen now having The work in charge. Two
thousand men are at work to-day In Golden
| Gate Park.
AT the last meeting OF the executive commit
| tee. the president and secretary were requested
! to send an APPEAL 10 The clergYmen represent
| ing the several congregations in this civ ask
| ing them To take public collection for the
| benefit Of the relief fund for the unemployed.
In pursuance thereof we send you this letter
| 1t is needless 10 remark that help is extended
| TO all creeds and nationalities hence all people
/ must be interested.
We inclose an address, formulated by the
fftan .s..N.K
| mailed TO leading citizens, property owners aud
capitalists and VIII ich is self-explanatory. We
| trust that you will take an early opportunity TO
| present this matter 10 your people, and tnat
responses my be as liberal as The cause de.
| serves.
There are large number OF churches in the
| cliy and collections ranging from 500 10 / 600
| according 10 the ability OF the congregation
Will aggregate a very large sum, which will be
carefully expended.
Kindly make returns at the earliest possible
date Anticipating liberal response. very re-
spectluly, CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
DAVID BUSH. Chairman.
ROLLA.N. WATT, Sec, 3l7 California street,
| 7. S.-While the motive actuating the good
| people OF your congregations 10 their effort to
provide lunches at the park cannot be TOO highly
| commended. would not the objects of this move
ment be more fully met by putting fifty addi-
| tiOnal men 10 work each day? The lunches
! cost at least $50 per day. Work, not charity,
! Is what Is wanted
David Bush, chairman of the executive
| committee. rendered his resignation at
yesterdays meeting, as he is going East.
| William NJ. Bunker. the yice-chairman,
was appointed in his place. William Bah
! cock reported that lie had visited al the
banks, and that many Of those that have
| not yet attributed 10 the fund for the un-
employed will probably do so after the
| January meetings Of the boards of
directors. A hone was also expressed
that the wheelmen of this city might be
induced To give literally. as the bicycle
track from the north drive TO the ocean
| boulevard, upon which large gang of the
unemployed went to work Yesterday
morning, will be for the exclusive use of
wheelmen 1t opens moreover road 60
! the beach for which they have long wished
Two hundred work tickets expired yes
| terday, but the committee has decided
! that all tickets shall continue to be hon
oSed as long as the funds hold out. Three
| hundred new tickets were issued, so that
about 240O men are working in the park
to-day, n hundred having secured other
OCCUPATION.
More funds. however, are urgently
needed If the work is 10 be carried on.
! The committee drew attention to the fact
! that the undertaking is only at its begin
| ming so lar, and while money has come in
freely there Is not enough on hand to
carry the work beyond the 1st of Febru-
airy. Ii is not to be supposed that the
| large number of men at work will all Sc
| cure other employment Immediately; in
deed il will pro bably be necessary TO carry
| the undertaking on through February.
| Up to yesterday Secretary Watt stated
! that all the funds subscribed had come
/ from less than 600 persons.
Mayor Ellert brought in quite goodIy
| harvest of subscriptions yesterday. They
were those of J. II. Widber, City Treas
urer, for $50; A. B. Widber, treasury de-
partmrnt, So; q. b. Somers police sur
geon, So; II. Marshall So, Tax Collectors
Office $40. j. j. Mccarthy S. Super
| visors P. f. Du1don $50. j. +. Stanton