The San Francisco call., 1899-12-08
NEEDS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
The Call does not hold itself responsible for the
opinions published in this column. but pre-
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have as communications Of general interest.

Editor The Call: The depression IN
business and the decline in property IN
this city for a number OF years last past
have been the result of a deficiency in re-
sources. city should not be built II
should grow, as a result OF the inherent
wealth upon which it's prosperity is found
ed. In comparison with St. Louis. VIII n
now has about one million of people. san
Francisco has q very feeble agricultural
backing. Missouri has nearly nifty thou
sand square miles and nearly every acre
will make a little farm without the ex-
pense of irrigation. / asked a Congress
eled all over the State, what he thought
of California.
"Well, doctor. like your country pretty
well, what there is Of IL, but there's tco
much OF II covered up by these here great
big high mountains"
Wateri water waterl is the need OF
California 10 increase its agricultural ca
pacity and necessary TO render this aman-
ufacturing city. With water brought from
the mountains San Francisco can be made
the cheapest and the grandest manufac-
turing city on the globe. Water. by cor
relation OF forces, can be changed into
electricity and through this force the city
can be lighted, the street cars moved and
every demand for power supplied. Per
manent employment can be given TO Ia
Dor and the city by the hundred thousand
will grow rapidly in population. Water
VIII not rise above its level and q Clty
cannot grow but I'm correspondence with
its resources. 1t will become dull, lie
less and profitless in proportion as it is
built beyond the elements of its nutrition.
This city now Is like a rickety child-the
head is too big for the body. We have 100
many stores ito let" and too many houses
without tenants. We must stand still or
provide more business tributaries. With
adjustments repairs and elongations and
plenty OF water TO flush the sewers Will
keep for long period without generating
any cause of disease. Under all the cir
cumstances 1t will be well enough to vote
for school and hospital bonds. We have
no more use for the panhandle and its al
lied concentrations than We have for a
quarter lection in the Great Sahara Les
ert. There is no analogy between san
Francisco and Paris. Monkeys and fools
are initiating animals. Men of sense an
alyZe their environment and conduct their
lives accordingly. San Francisco is 10
balcony climate. Many persons avoid
residence here in consequence OF the fogs
abundance of breath" drives many away
and prevents others from coming.
People tolerate trees here to break the
wind and cut them down whore they do
not serve rms purpose. San Francisco las
climate radically different from any 9TH
er spot on the earth. II Is unique even
In It's own state. We are seal-jacket and
overcoat packers the year round. Houses
make a city and not parks. Let the four
hundred houses remain on the panhandle
and add others TO them to shelter us from
the wlnd. we have a mile OF desolate
speculation TO sell 1t and put the mo9ev
into mountain water works Only abotit
one-third CT Golden Gate Park is i'm
proved. Properly reclaimed we have PARKS
enough for millions of people Taxes will
Increase and property depreciate tus. I'm
proportion as we incur bonds for super
fuities and neglect public utilities. &" f5is
talk about building a city" Is nonsense.
a city that is OF any account forges ahead
from the Irresistible power that is az tre
back of il. ''e
The bligh. of decay soon attacks a root
less tree. G. ID CTEVEST ANi1
San Francisco. Dec. s. 1899