The San Francisco call., 1897-03-03
FUNDS FOR WORK
SLOWLY COMING
Unemployed Fare Poorly
and Hope Is Still
Deferred.
Their Talent Preparing
Variety Benefit Tor Nsxt
Monday.
Pitiful Cases of D stitu ion-Collec.
ton Committees NV All
Appointed.

Hope deferred is aptly exemplified In
the unfortunate condition OF the small
army of the unemployed. Subscriptions
for work upon the proposed boulevard
are coming in slowly, and in the mean
time the sloppy, disagreeable weather
renders immediate relief more difficult for
the men themselves to obtain by sys.
tenn of dismal street paradlng with
wagon in tow for contributions of any sort,
from provisions to old clothing.
There is at the headquarters only enough
food to last until this noon. Pitlful pleas
are daily coming in TO the headquarters
from families in dire distress, and the we'll
men are sharing the meager supplies IN
their comm ssary to alleviate the suffering
uf women and little children. OF the cases
reported and found deserving yesterday
was family living at 933B Jackson street,
a woman and three little children IN abso-
lutte destitution. Their rent is long over
due. One OF the children is sick to tie
D oint of death. There is no fuel, no food,
no money i'll the house.
Their most pressing needs were admin
istered to late yesterday, but unless
the child recuperates sufficiently TO De
moved into the country a physician says
death will surely ensue and the cost OF
burial will fall upon the City. The chill
dren's grand M other lives in the country
and an effort will be made through Mayor
Phean 20 have transportation paid by the
City, If for no more worthy reason than IL
would be little more than equivalent 10
certain funeral expenses.
To be sure. $2546 so has already been
subscribed to the worh fund for a valuable
City improvement-no simply 10 1eed
haIf-staryed unfortunate men. But that
in itself would not keep 1000 OF the unem-
ployed at work longer than about two
DAYS. The collection committees Just Or
ganized have not had an opportunity yet
10 show what material addition may be
made to the fund through their energetic
canvassing of different districts OF the
City.
The theaters and the bicycle clubs are
to be appealed 10 by the citizens' com,
mittee to get up benefits in order to swell
the fund, and in all probability they will
gladly respond.
Next Monday night the actor and special
talent among the unem ployed will give
benefit entertainment at the Auditorium.
The affair is in the charge OF an e1peri-
enced theatrical manager, and lie declares
that he has 100 une mployed men to choose
from.
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Yesterday OF issuing an unemployed paper
to be sold by the men. 1t would be called
Hard Times, and would be printed Sig
nificantly upon coarse yellow butchers
paper.
The outgoing whaling and salmon fleet,
bound for Alaskan waters, promises en-
ployment to many hundred men, and the
de parture OF the different vessels with
these men will naturally relieve the con-
gestion in the labor market. These men
are not offered any definite financial
reward but will get board and lodging
and special rate on what they catch.
The com missary at the Howard-street
quarters received several additions yester-
DAY OF food and clothing, but on account
of the weather the wagon was not taken
out.
Mrs Theodore NJ. Lilenthal sent three
new suits OF boys clothing and some
clothing for women. Jimmy McCord.
aged years, 26 McAllister street, con-
tributed some bedding and women's and
children's clothing. A lady sent big
basket of sandwiches and hard-boiled
eggs. Another unknown friend had
special rider of forty loaves of bread
OF the California Market sent 100 pounds
of picked pigs heads. Clothing was also
sent in by Johnson & Fulton of 420 Bat
terry street, by Mrs. R. P. Hooe OF the Hotel
Savoy and by Mrs. Thrasher of .he MUIR
ply building.
Oae of the greatest needs in the way of
old clothing is underwear. Many of the
men have not changed their underclothes
in over month, and the absence of bath
ing facilities adds to the unfortunate
physical condition of these hundreds OF
men.
A short meeting was held in the fore.
noon and another in the afternoon yester-
day IN the Chamber of Commerce, at
which several of the representative com.
mitteemen assembled to hasten the work
of collecting funds, and Edward NJ.
assigned by Labor Com missioner Fitz-
gerald to assist in the unem ployed move
ment, began his duties as assistant secre-
tary.
1t was decided that Assistant Secretary
Greene should be at headquarters in
Cha Der OF Commerce Hall every day
from 10 TO II and 1 to g. During the day,
however, he will visit and con er with the
different collection committees in order to
ascertain just how the work is progress
ing.
Provision was made for letterheads and
other stationery necessary to the work.
Everything was arranged systematically.
and after to- ay the committee will go
ahead with perfect system.
A general committee on subscriptions
was appointed. consisting of William M.
Bunker, chairman; Claus Spreckels, II. ].
Crocker and Lipmann Sachs.
1t is probable that tomorrow the Street
Committee of the Board of Supervisors
will go through the necessary formality of
approving the rights of way for the boule-
ward. Most of these privileges have al
ready been obtained.
The following are the collection com nit
tees and their field OF operations:
East and Drumm streets from Market to the
bay-E H. Baxter, Captain Minor Goodall and
Henry Kron
West side of Drumm street to east side of
Front-Frank Sumner, Albert Castle and A. NJ.
Ebbets.
Kearny street and Grant avenue-F Maskey,
A. Fusenot, NJ. A. Gunst and Edward Holland.
North side of Market, Grant avenue to
Jones-Schussler Bros, James Groom and
James P. Dunno.
Market street. east side of Main to bay and
district on the east-J. K. c. Hobbs, P. B. Corn
wall and Charles Holmes.
Main street to First, from Market to bay-A.
A. Watkins, John Merrill and Sanford Bennett.
First street to New Montgome-y-Christo
pher Smith, w. J. Sullivan and ]. P. LIE Count.
Banks-Thomas Brown, S. g. Murphy and !.
w. Hellman Jr.
Produce Exchange-C. 8. Laumefster A.