The herald., 1897-03-03
RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYED
The Fund Increased to
S4,70O
ACTUAL WORK IS NOW IN SIGHT
Park Commissioners Arrange
Details
COUNCILS APPROPRIATION
OF a Thousand Dollars to Furnish Tools
and Materials
The Proposed Mass Meeting Has Been
Postponed
OF a Thousand Dollars to Furnish Tools
and Materials
The Proposed Mass Meeting Has Beer
Postponed
All the Details Of the Proposed Improvement
In Elysian Park Arranged "A Commits
tee Of Engineers and Architects
VIII Lay Olt the Work

w. H. Knight, the secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers associa-
ton. made the following statement last
right:
"The work of the relief committees ap-
pointed by the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association is progressing most
favorably. Business and professional
men have left their saleswooms and their
office desks and gone out on the street
to present the case of the unemployed
and destitute to their fellow citizens of
all classes, and appeal not only to their
sympathies. but to their humanity.
But there is much yet to be done. I'M
mediate relief is urgent An additional
force of volunteer workers Is needed.
Every kind hearted woman who has leis-
ure from her family duties should
postpone the exactions of society for 4
few days and constitute herself COM
mittee of one to solicit aid from her
friends and neighbors, ard to undertake
the care and amellora ton of some help
less and stranded family.
Remember that every twenty-four
hours of delay but prolongs the anxiety,
Tie Iltuldl OlCtiCoo dlld Piiy sANoi SNiAeA
ing of fellow beings, many of whom are
worthy of your compassion. There may
be. and probably are. others who do not
deserve your sympathy, but practical
methods will be adopted to sift them out
and prevent an injudicious expenditure
Of the funds"
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The $3.50 subscriptions to the fund for
the unemployed stood as follows when
the canvassers quit work last evening:
G. ]. Griffith, II. Newmark. T. ID. Slim
son, A L. Lankershim, /. N. Van Nuys,
w H. Perry, Los Angeles Lighting COM
pany. Los Angeles Electric company. o.
7. Johnson. Kaspare Cohn. John A. Bull
lard. Boston Dry Goods store, l. w. He'll
man. Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation, Los Angeles City Water COM
pany. Chino Valley Beet Sugar company
and the Los Angeles Railway company.
This leaves but three more to be OBJ
tanned from property owners before the
list will be turned over to the associa-
tion. 1t is expected to complete the list
today. when the telephone company,
the telegraph company and other cor
porations Will be called upon to do their
part.
Among other subscriptions OBJ
tained yesterday were: John F. Fran
els, s100; Jotham Bixby, 500; Bishop
Montgomery 500; D. Freeman, $100;
Ferd K. Rule, $50
Thus far S4T00 has been raised In large
subscriptions, aid there are many $50
and smaller subscriptions not reported
because the canvassers expect them to
give larger amounts in justice to them
selves.
This morning sixty men In one party
and fen in another will ha m
the employment being furnished by pri-
vate parties. Persons hitherto unaware
Of the existing distress among the work.
ing people are telephoning in to the as
sociation and offering employment to
meet present necessities.