The San Francisco call., 1905-08-30

THE late DR. n during his service California
Island Navy Yard Sub-Treasry and the Mint These
by his effort permanently located The
buildings to house such OF them as are IN Sa FRANCISCO nave run
The SubTeasury is marvel OF ncor
The Postoce and Cusorhouse have long been lodged
Federal have shared unsghty
brick warehouse with the Appraisers OF Customs the Internal Rev
establishment and other branches OF the Federal
The Mint building has long been the only Federal stru
in the city that could lay claim to architectural fitness and
dignity
public buildings maintained this by the Federal Government
California has been such heavy contributor to the public revenues
little had been spent here by the Government
proper buildings that the subject for all of
people believed public buildings should degree
approach nobility Of architecture the reared by
enterprise This feeling led initiated about twenty
the of building shelter the Postofce
mos that was bad needed bv the to accommodate
rapidly expanding foreign trade OF the city This
hampered by sectional the location of the building
and interests finally misrep
reservations that have yet ceased going slowly times and
then better speed until obstacle appeared has last cu
minated the completion Of the building. Yesterday
onay devoted purposes by representatives OF the
ca organizations Of the city and State To-day the busy
OF the various official activities for which built and
public established the line OF the citys growth
If comparison between what now buildings
uaoe d movement OF the center OF Popu!atlon and twenty years
there would be disclosed evidence of the rapid growth and
progress of San Francisco To-day there
Mission street than there was twenty years on Market To-
day Seventh buster thoougfare than Third
when the for the Posoce began The tide
aeaoy sug rapidly past the new oudng ana e promise ana
OF growth the that from
is to-day
wisely when located the building The city could expand
farther northward eastward II grew all go
ward The Government had experience in New York City The
posoce Broadway and Ann supposed be
the limit But overlooked that the only growth
OF the city be the north Now the postoce relocated
and probably few years will have be moved
again still farther north
Fancisco postal and judicial building makes
the long years OF waiting for something better than the insufficient
and unsgty which replaces In its exterior and
is OF the highest architecture We
local judgment influenced by local pride and patriotism
but that OF the best judges saying that the building second
only the Congressional Library Washington That build
acknowledged be OF the finest in the world From
this will be that the Government has compensated for long
bv providing itself which
capital the world would be proud 1t Immediately
feature which be shown
1t
building. 1t skes,a that IS needed future public
private architecture and will be long leading element
inspiration build beautifully and well 1t fit accompaniment
charms OF climate and physical attractions and will
be what the ceda Cologne Sasboug
and Man the Tai Agra and the Congressional Library
Washington City.
well that commercial bodies honored this poem
building material that only but music its harmo
nious beauty.