The San Francisco call., 1898-06-12

street. Messrs. Parker, Fisher, Roder, Green and Osborn to take the former and the others the latter. These men will de- vote their time every day for week at least to the good cause, and the entire field will be thoroughly covered. Each only become a member, but receive an official badge of the Red Cross Society The committee becomes responsible for every list given out and will give an ac- count thereof upon the final settlement There are about 4500 licensed places in San Francisco, and the promoters of the plan say that IT they can get 15oo or 2ooo retail CTS to take an active interest in the mat ter they should be able to create a fund Of S10,0OO at least, and some are sanguine that this figure can be doubled. Some of the large downtown places have as many as fifty employees, and 1t is expected that all will become subscribers to the fund, and as the average saloon employs three or more men, 1t can be seen that 1t Is pos sible to run the collections up into large figures. The individual ideas of some of the members of the committee as to their proposition will be of interest. Said one:
 'I have been thinking of some way to help this good cause since the Red Cross fund was at the $4000 mark, and l think we are started in the right direction. We will begin work in a systematic manner on Monday and place those lists where we feel confident they will be correctly handled. We are properly authorized to conduct this work by the Red Cross Society, and we are going to make 1t win I have spoken to many retailers on the subject. and they all are heart and hand with the cause. In fact, l find them enthusiastic and I look for very grattfy- ing results. I should not be surprised if we should raise S15,0O0. This would cer- tainly be a great help to the society and would at the same time show that our sympathies are all right, and that we are in earnest in our desire to aid this noble cause. One feature of the scheme is the fact that many of our patrons who would probably never think of contribut- ing such a small sum will gladly hand In their dollar.
 'T think we have started on the right course," remarked J. E. Krumb, and that we will be able to raise a lot of money. With such large field to work on and the well-known fact that the average saloon man Is as generous as any class of people that can be named
 there appears to be no reason why we should not do valuable work for the so- ciety Every one to whom 1 mention the
 proposition says itA is sure to win, and
 this end the scheme Is all right. Take | for instance, our place. We have forty
 four employees, and l know that every
 one of them will be glad to contribute | and I believe the same conditions will be | found all over the city. The point is | that we will cover ground that the regu l lar Red Cross people cannot handle. II | Is safe to say that San Francisco dealer. | | good example for the trade in Easterr | cities We expect to put out from 25Oo tc | 5000 lists, and they ought surely to aver
 age $5 apiece"
 Jesse E. Marks is very enthusiastic ove | the proposition, and says that 1t IS sur' | to result in a large sum of money fol | the cause. we have the work system
 atized and the right sort of men to carry
 tail dealers of this city are anxious tc
 respond to such a call of duty in behal l of the soldiers, and this will give them aI l easy way of doing so. We will spare nc | time or money in promoting this move ment, and it will not be many days be 1 fore there will be a couple of thousand
 more Red Cross badges on the streets l We propose to make this fund the larges | donation from any one source, and be l lieve the public will give it the kindes
 and most earnest support
 Thomas Ferguson, the treasurer, stated | that he would make the Columbian Bank | in the Spreckels building, the depository l of the money received, and that that in
 stitution would handle the money in trus
 until delivered to the society. This 1,
 a grand scheme" said he. "and if we dt l not get close up to the $30,000 mark I vii 1 be surprised. With hard work I do no
 see why we should not raise that sum | because 1t Is a grand patriotic charity
 and there are few who will decline tt
 assist it in this manner"
 Joseph M. Parker also takes yer, | bright view of the movement, and sayl
 that the people in his line of business will | do some effective work of which they 1 will have Just cause to be proud. VII