The San Francisco call., 1897-02-24
The Citizens Relief Commit.
tee Has Adopted This
Plan.
Intend to Raise Much More
Money to Continue I'm.
provementS.
Loads of Food Collected Yesterday
Men Opposed to Salvation
Army.


decided yesterday forenoon at a meet
ing in the Merchants Association rooms
OF the relief committee appointed by
Mayor Phelan.
Efforts will be made TO raise large sum
. of:morey, not so 900 nor 100000 espe-
clally, but as much as possible in order 10
provide further work than that contem-
plated upon the boulevard.
A committee, consisting of Con OCon-
nor, Engineer Schussler and Henry
J. Crocker, was appointed TO see about OBJ
tanning right of way deeds from property
! owners along the line OF the proposed
|, boulevard. This will be only q matter of
Nform, as most of the owners are heartily
IN favor of the improvement.
The Spring Valley Water Com pany has
offered way through its land. Ex-May or
Sutro, who is one of the fathers of the
plan, will give a way through his land.
The boulevard will begin at Seventh ave-
nue, near the Olympic Club grounds. and
thence viii be butt southwark round
toward San Mateo County.
Contractor Tuttle said that his appur-
'tenances might be used free OF charge to
the Gnem ployed and that he would also
contribute 500 worth OF team work toward
the boulevard.
Mayor Phelan suggested that this work
should be furnished only to the uhem-
.ployed, who have been in this City three
months. This would prevent an influx OF
unemployed from other cities. The COM
mittee adopted his suggestion, but de-
:cided not 10 make a casIiron rule that
would work all injustice
&C. Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald thought
that the employment OF 1000 men would
relieve the present distress.
Tal g
chosen treasurer of the citizens relief
committee, and he Will receive funds in
tended for the boulevard work and other
s. sChemes to be projected for the general
employ ment OF the men now out o. work.
o Eleven hundred men were fed yesterday
.. a. the headquarters OF the unemployed on
Howard street, near New NJ Montgomery.
o There are 1000 names already on the
rolls OF the organized unemployed in this
City. The leading spirits among these
men argue that fund of 500, 600 raised TO
build boulevard would practically fur
siilsh work for 1000 men only five days.
. Then the present condition would be felt
again. Boulevard Work would amount 10
temporary relief unless 1t could be fol-
lowed by other employment.
Yeste rdav evening after the second meal
3 OF the day was served the fund of the un-
employed amounted 10 $S in cash. There
we're, however, provisions of one kind and
days longer.
Since the organization was perfected
about TWO weeks 20, 1t has spent 1896 60
for every cent OF which there are vouchers.
This, together with the little money on
hand. is ali the cash that the unem mployed
have received. The major part of the
money was a check for $3.50 from Mayor
Phelan for their Immediate relief and a
large part OF II was spent on l0-cent meal
tickets at the rate OF about $50 a day.
The rent Of the present headquarters was
also paid for in advance for one month;
1t was SIS
In the forenoon Yesterday nearly 300 of
the Unem ployed formed procession and
marched from their headquarters round
through Davis, Drumm, Main and Wash
ington streets drawing a wagon and solic-
ltlng material nIribations from the off
ferent wholesale provision merchants.
They succeeded in filling thei: wagon with
packages of rolled oats, -four, potatoes,
beans and small groceries, ana got also
81 in cash.
In addition to all these things they were
given q whole wagon-load OF green peas, a
contribution from Campodonico Co.,
and another wagon-load OF bread, cakes
and pies-in fact the whole contents OF
Bakery-bought up and sent to them by
@ Walter Morosco, the theatrical manager
Various assertions have been made
relative 10 the kind OF worklngmen com
posing the present unemployed. The OF
ficers OF the organization have not at
tempted to obtain any list OF the trades
and Gratis represented, fof the men them
2 selves want work of any kind and do not
wish TO assert their preferences.
A representative of The CALL yesterday
inquired the occuDation of just hundred
men advancing in line on the kitchen.
This result should furnish a fair basis for
estimating the percentage OF the different
classes OF workmen represented IN the
whole organization.
1t shows that nearly 80 per cent OF the
unemp ployed are men of some trade; that
about 80 per cent are common laborers
and that the remaining 20 per cent have
knowledge of some special kind OF labor.
Here is the percentage for 100 repro :
Rentalive men among the unemployed :
laooIers, 6 cooks, gardeners, hosslers,
.6Nteamsters, 5 miners, carpenters, 3 wait
o ers, machinists, 2 biacksmIths, iron
workers, 2 plum bers. shipping clerks, :
o bookkeepers, 2 porters, 2 painters, decor
q. ator and painter l decorator and polHher,
l marble poIsher. barber, 1 marine en-
gineer, / locomotive engineer, fireman,
j steamitier, 1 brick mason, ! paper
hanger. 1 cabinetmaker, 1 molder, 1 shoe
maker, L miller. l hoopmaker, 1 confec-
toner, 1 pres man, L salesman and
.canvasser, 1 kitchen helper, l sailor,
aeronaut.
unemployed are who now wish work oi
any kind Some of them are married and
some have families to support.
: "A socialistic feeling prevails among the
leaders. To it partly may be attributed
1wo. sentiments that have been expressed
One makes tie men opposed TO ,be mere
proposition of work at dollar a day
EAey want 81 a day, on the assum ptior
.1hat as citizens desirous of maintaining
their Iespecta biliIv and earning a living
they should not be offered a pittance that
shall depreciate the value of labor here
The otner makes them opposed to the
methods of toe Salvation Army in its re-
lief movements.
They object to the Salvation Army be
cause il charges cents for meal or
bed instead of freely furnishing either Il
deserving person. Several of those tina
applied at the Salvation Army kitcher
Just round the corner on New Montgom
cry street declined to do work equiValen
to the value of a meal They consider
such a method degrading TO deserving
Id bor not in search of charity, but willtnf
toj accept temporary relief until paying
EN- hploy ment is obtained.
To-day the Salvation Army will open 8
woodward, where a limited amount OF
work can be furnished 10 about 100 men.
Each man may work an hour and get q
meal ticket or bed ticket. The idea is
not TO .urnish a solution OF the pro blem
of the unom ployed but simply 10. relieve
tenn porary suffering.