The morning call., 1894-08-16
DUST DISAPPEARS
Retail Merchants Cleanse
Market Street.
The Big Thoroughfare Shows I'M
provement After the First
Days Work.

TWAS a pleasure TO walk up Market street
Yesterday afternoon in the face OF a heavy
wind.
The clouds OF dust and paper which on other
Gays one was compelled TO come in contact
with had all disappeared. Ihis much-traveIed
thorouebfare presented altogether a very DIFF
ferent appearance Not only was the atmos-
phere free from all offensive elements but the
street Itself seemed tohave taken on an air of
cleanliness which was quite refreshing.
All of this decrease in dust and filth on Mar
ket street Is due 10 the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation They had force of men working all
day Yesterday between Second and SIKH
streets brushing up and putting into barrels
the dirt as fast as IL accumulated, and the wind
had no opportunity TO dry IL out and watt it
about the street. The men were unaccustomed
to their work, and, moreover. their tools were
very crude, but they worked hard and faith.
fully In gathering up refuse, aud succeeded
very we'll indeed.
When President D0hrman OF the Merchants
Association was seen yesterday he was highly
elatei over the first day Hort. In very en-
thuSiastic way he SAID: "Etelt that way before
we began the work to-day-that 1t would be
difficult to keep it clean, more so than any
other rect in the city, for these reasons: In.
the first place. IL Is the principal street In San
Francisco, and 10 the second place, there are
so many streets that run into Market. Down
these different avenues tnore are pouring con-
tinually great streams of dust Into the big thor
oughfare. and consequently 1t Is going 10 be
quite difficult TO Kerp the great street in proper
shape. $3.50: =
"Althougb the first days work has been ex-
eeedingly satisfactory TO me yet there have
been obstacles in the way in starting the sweep
ing on this particular streei. First the men
were INEXPERIENCED. We hired those who had
large families and who needed work very badly
indeed We did not pay so much attention to
their qualifications. Again their tools were not
first class. but they were the best we had. Iun-
derstand that firm in New York handles set OF
tools for this kind OF work aud have instructed
some OF the committee TO order sample
Then The dirt on Market 8 rect is very thick
1t has been collecting in The crevices of the
payements for years and Will take more than A
day to get il out. We are not down TO hard.
pm vet and WON'T be for a few DAYS. When we
DO get down to rOoS bottom and the men be-
come used TO their work and are furnished with
more modern-imDrOyed implements the people
OF San francisco Will hardly recognize Market
street. .--..-. .---s- =
1--WE bad twelve men employed yesterday be-
tween second and Sixth streets. To-day we
will Increase the force to twenty men, and ex.
lend the sweeping up as far as Seventh street.
We are going 10 have men working on the gore
streets for block or so from where they enter
Market. This Will lessen The labor on Market
very much" .-5 ~ .@--
. The retail merchants OF the city have become
so thoroughly imbued with the idea OF cleaner
streets that they have invited all people who
are interested IN mis- movement TO meet with
Them 10 the Board of Trade rooms Tomorrow
at $3.50 p. NJ. at which meeting an effort will
be made TO formulate some general plan for
prosecuting The work throughout the city.