Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
UTAH GIVES AID
TO CALIFORNIA.
Hearts Of Her People Beat Sym
patheticaIIy for Those Of
Sister State.
RELIEF MEASURES ARE TAKEN
State Officials Meet This Afternoon
And Jewish People and Manu-
facturcrs Move.

7 TAH'S great sympathetic heart
has been touched by the news
Of the tragic story of destruc-
ton and desolation that comes
from doomed and hapless San Fran
cisco and vicinity. And the people of
this state, 1t is now certain, will most
magnanimously and promptly respond
to the wall of distress that comes from
the now unfortunate and grief strick-
en- inhabitants OF the glorious state
which borders the Pacific for a dis
lance of nearly 1000 miles.
The first definite monetary relief
steps taken In this city initiated with
the officers of the Mormon" Church,
who, this morning, as detailed on the
News, unanimously appropriated &c.,
COO for the California sufferers. The
amount was this afternoon transmit
ted by telegraph to Gov Pardee OF
California.
STATE OFFICIALS MEET.
Governor Cutler this afternoon sum-
moned all state officials by telephone
10 meet at his office at o'clock today,
to discuss ways and means for raising
funds to be sent by the state. The
question as TO how much Utah viii con =
tribute will doubtless be agreed upon
without loss of time That a substan-
tial sum Will be given is already a
certainty.
This morning Governor Cutler before
learning Of the wide spreading and
constantly increasing character of the
damage, wired Governor Pardee the
following message, but on ascertain
Ing the extent of the disaster. con-
Guided to act at once. as set forth
above:
"All utah mourns the terrible calam-
lily to the people of San Francisco and
other sections of your state. II there
is anything We can do to help you,
please command"
Manager Place stated that represent
atiVes OF the board of directors of the
association would meet with represent
atives OF the Commercial club, the Salt
Lake Real Estate association, and all
other organizations, to plan a method
OF aiding the sufferers In the stricken
city.
CRY FOR TENTS.
The first cry for help from San Fran
cisco comes TO the nation, through the
war department, and IL Is for tentage
Today the Postal Telegraph Office in
salt Lake received from its Washing
ton Office the following: General Funs-
ton wires the war department: Cant
send too many tents, Two hundred
thousand people homeless. "
JEWISH PEOPLE TO ACT.
This afternoon Rabbi Freund Of tn,
Jewish synagogue telephoned the
News" that meeting had been called
for tomorrow night at o'clock which
all members of the Congregation B'Na
Israel were expected to attend, the pur.
pose being to take some action ealcu
lated to assist the people OF San Fran.
cisco. who are now in such dire strait,
for want of shelter. food and clothing
Ii is anticipated that the Jewish people
always generous to a degree OH occa
sions of calamity and misfortune. vii
respond generously.
MANUFACTURERS MOVE.
The following message was sent b,
the Manufacturers & Merchants asso
citation TO Mayor Eugene Il. Schmitz o.
San Francisco this morning:
Manufacturers & Merchants associ
alton expresses deepest sympathy fu
suffering San Francisco. Co-operatin,
with other public organizations lookin,
to relief. Command u.s."