The morning call., 1894-08-18
MEETFNd.oF BUSINESS MEN.
VIII care for All .=of The city's
#. s. Main 4 horougIlfares.
. TO dET MONEY BYsUBscRIpTIoN
y itlrrsl attitude Of the Leading Retail
Ut {. i: AM d. !: Commercial
; 4. +. =: q: =. & :: Men.

Pres ident p ohEmanil of the Retail Mer-
:. chan IS: : Ass0eiatiou was not alone in the
:: erpsAde which he is: .Waging against dusty
: Streets as::Was evidenced at meeting of
:.bustn SIS :n1e d In the Board of Trade rooms
yesterday aftsEne0n. & large number of
!. TepreseRt atiVe: businessmen we're present,
and every one either by. voice or ballot ex-
!: pressed him self heartily in favor of the
- WORE Whfgh the .Rstail. Merchants Asso-
re tlaq" s.: doing toward purifying the
.dust-Eaden. atmosphere. of San Francisco.
. hi EA eInen pre- sent plainly showed that they
!: were ready to give any assistance what
:: sssy en- for carrying out the work already so
:Weliinsti uted* by the retail merchants.
=: !. Pre- glGent Watkins of the Board of
=. = Trad g *eafed: the neeting TO order, and
= nom ibated E. H. Dodge as chairman, and
: L.: IS Min secretary. and they were
=. :.tnan irp01s}y chosen: .:....
=.*:: Mr.. DO hrmanil has taken q great in
: terEstfh Ibe work and ia explaining the
G,Eliects "Qf El4e pneetkng he displayed much
:. saEnsstyless and feeling: He said: I'VE
:.:ySapt Better streets, and better streets
:: nfea ii bet ter. IaYkfasn{s. and less dirt
~ k:he. MEEcb 4nts a ss1fe$a lion. has thought
:. II tINsi&e plan to :atTeFfiDt to improve the
%:sa 5tafX con dltfens sof tbs. streets, and if
. ley: 81 eeBed peGhaIF the. municipal gov
> he paTaIned fst.: ::.: !: = ~
IT.. H.. 81 Ea Ee@ bHen 70 the City Hail and OBJ
tafThd hll- he:ln form ton that / could in
:: ~ ard To yEhSgf Dir local government is
:, IN o.W q jng EIeanlag the thorough
fares: ard J. ftlld streets " a{ch are not be-
:: Ing swell TAT all: .F0rexamp1e, East street
: ..Is.neyeF ;elsaR@d,.: portions .et California
-. StF6eS are ef}ur6ly neglected, M erchant
: :=stEeet: Is Cleaned 0pce+a mQnth, and so I
might ::Isafns. a mum Der. of our business
80 Z. Z
;: sfyutq pc. .|fhe faRtt rs h ar with the con-
II Eacl0ra bjlt@# YEftlf> the System. These
!: St re cts ware :. n3:Ye r.. contracted to be
= e LEA ~ 3: = :: =:
=: NIt: y iEnla1l n Unexplained the sys-
r rem of: cleGntylg (which was being used on
M kefi, Il nstJ ktaTn5Ee and .0ther streets.
i: md kN3aUTted thRfsth eld-fa fashioned niethod
= f{aG given: good satls4actfani.. In the bust
HESS :DQTilQnesQf New: York the same sys-
tam IS: emp red, and. afs0*in- European
>: Uitj9sG = -: RI. T. j.;
:. Mr.. I@9hrI1 8G3 u p0nitnTinE in outlining
:" bis Ian, mar sEgd he city. OF San
F:addjsE0< 9r,6 rfAis. zS8Q;O00 per annun for
- streets Reepiug. = IN NW, W hat@we retail
: tn3rG bants .des ire IS: 81 at we be given this
$50, QQ1. and 6. We ~ i'll proyided thu busI-
:ness:Men give. as proper support-See that
the STREETS area ail.: II h ave been assured
that WepRn havA this $50 700 by tho COM
M M tee. which has On aTge ofstreet-cleaning.
III We can: "a. tl4En guarahtee about $40 GOO
"
S S9O0Qs' to sweep tbs streets. according te
-ouF@E1an.'r : - g.. =; b.;
f1sllllr sy8 en- ia S already been favored
by: rh9 hntet:Ine en-: They have. pledged us
? their zuH p OF xxs1te new papers have come
Ito our aid -tbe: women of the city have
>.cau used baTEeIs to he placed:on the streets
1GttRe neB: new Employed by us to empty
~ their. dust intps and we feel very much an
- coEraged by the assistance and help
ALREADY gfysn:us.- -:
T.. = What are we acre for to-day :? We are
hare for. the pu pose of getting suggestions
. and what YOU think in.regaTa to the ~feas-
.btlIty- OF our plan We want you to advise
nq:co+opeT rate with us: to give us all the
II. Altar Mr.. Dohtmann had laid his plan
before: the meRting suggestions were
.offered and CUES tions asked by a number
':.-cf:gent3emen. Mr. Dodge thought that it
might be advisable TO leave 1t in the hands
:s8f.a eo{nnittee. -. -.
Mr. Fasenot suggested that the balance
:. OF $4,000 might be raised by subscription.
-: 81 Prentlss Smi h*Of the Bank of Cali
!: foTpia was, willing to support any scheme
which would lessen the amount Of srreet
IifrB., =, :.:..- ~: ~. ::-.e: 49,: 80:
-. E. b. Pend said 1--WE shouldc"gfxe- ali
possible assistance. TO the Merchants As
.snctatlGD. and we should organize o that
=, geesn help- them:p:
:: :: lisaac Up ain offered the folio wing yeso-
! 3utlap, :which.wag ADOPTED: -.....
T.. ResolVsd, THAT 1t be the sentiment Of this
NEE rg that. we. heartily inforse the Plan of
:the Afeicha ants Association and pledge It our
. support. y. =: =: 80. -. : ~:
-. :.]la mes .. PheIaq sDoke> very eIoquently
: ID. faFe q fiths plsa- He HOOK ed at 1t from
y BUSINESS stantfpGiut and thellghtft profit
: a pie M vestm et4t; THE money expended
40 M ne streetS.'. htsaid; would be donbly
sayea IN the IS t6fe. I I'M uFes goods of ali
:; Ends 2. :tQ: be: coveted Mithd,ist@ ;:
: -. II was finally HoTed aid carried that
~ he sAeTetars. of the meeting REQUEST each
D.: OF the. several BUSINESS Organizations of
" the city app oliit three: delegates to CO.
:. Operate With the Merchants Association