The San Francisco call., 1899-08-15

DLANS for the transformation OF
- Market street into ver1table talry
vista as part Of the city's garb for
L A royal welcome to be accorded the
returning volunteers have been formulat-
| ed bv A. Schillng of the decoration COM
nitee The thoroughfare will be given
the appearance of an evergreen-lined ave-
nue. by the liberal use of garlands, palms,
! Christmas trees and dropping leaves Oh
| dracaena.
! Mr. Martin, chairman of the committee,
and Mr. Schilling met in conference last
night and discussed the plans, all or
which have received the unqualified ap-
| Droval of the executive committee. In
outlining his plans Mr.. Schilling said
'It is the intention of the committee
to convert for the time being every tele-
graph and electric light pole on both sides
of Market street into giant redwoods.
| Evergreen trees will be nailed to the
poles, entirely hiding them from view.
| Where such poles are wanting wooden
! posts will be set along the curbs every
! twenty feet in cement barrels covered
with green cloth and ballasted with rocks.
Graceful palm leaves will be utilized al
! ternating with Christmas trees and the
| streets which run into Market street will
! be similarly decorated for short distances,
thus giving the effect of general decora-
| ton 1t will be a spectacle which has
never before been witnessed in this city
and one of uneXampled grandeur"
TelegTaphlC replleS TO the committee
re01eSt, for evergreens are pouring in
from all parts of the interior. In some in
stances carload lots are promised and the
committee fears that 1T will be so over
whelmed with the magnitude of the Of
fers that it will be compelled to regulate
the amount to be sent by each county.
August 10 has been set as the date limit
for the transportation of green's AS there
will rer ain but three or four days for
decorative work the committee desires to
use up all the material so generously
contributed.
The committee feels grateful to the
Southern Pacific Company for its offer
to transport all eVergreenS free of charge.
thereby saving large sum of money
which would otherwise have to be eX
pended The members will wait on Gen
eeraI Manager Kruttschnitt to-day to ar
range for picking up the evergreens at the
The following are some of the charac-
teristic replies received by Mr.. Schilling
from the Mayors of the towns which have
agreed to send evergreens;
Hanfcrd-"Will send one carload of
psslln santa aeG;T GCruz-wnI contribute one to FIVE
hundred Christmas trees and come with
'iiJin iHJianvwards-''Put us down for a carload
of eVergreens gathered by the school chill
dren.
abundance How many do you want?''
Santa Rosa-"We will do our share for
a generous appropriation to the reception
of CALIFORNIA; S gallant soldiers
Santa Monica-"Our citizens will coop
crate with yours. You may expect a lib
MS1lartinez-"Xvir do our best. Tell us
where and when to send"
los Aneeles-"We are always ready to
respoud to the call of patriotism. Let us
know the latest date for shipment"
Visalia-"Can furnish carload or more
R3.ifverside2''You may expect one or two
carloads of pine decorations.
Marysville-"Will send all we can. Our
supply is limited
leaves are yours; some from Palermo and
Therma!ito. We have three boys in the
Redwood city-"Count on US for our
share
thanks to the following florists who have
kindly volunteered TO assist in arranging
the decorations in an artistic manner:
Jaeger & Jacquemet, 236 Sutter street;
Frank Pelicano & Co, 225 Kearny street;
c. NJ Leopold 80 Post street; George B.
Jones 81 sutter street; Central Florist
| 1872 Powell street: Joseph G. Liekens. En-
porium flower department; Alex Mann Jr.,