The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-26
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Bankers Row is Being Organ
lied in San Francisco.
Banners Placed Over Residences
Used as Banks.
MAY DRAW SOME MONEY
MAY DRAW SOME MONEY
Depositors May Get $500 Cash
on Account.
Satisfactory Extension of Mort
cages will Be Made.

San Francisco, April Bankers
row. is being organized on Laguna
street. west of Lafayette square. The
Crocker-W olworth National bank. the
Central Trust company, and the Mer-
camille Trust company already have
placed their cotton banners on resi-
dences overlooking the tented camps
of the refugees in the square. This is
bringing together of those that have
money Gin vaults) and those who
need it.
/ The clearing house, representing
the commercial banks, held their usual
morning meeting yesterday. While
the details are not completed, it has
been arranged to pay depositors not
exceeding $500 on their accounts
Each OF the banks has had or will
have considerable sums transferred to
its credit by correspondents in Lon
don, Paris, and New York. These
transfers will be made to the mint on
Fifth street, and the money will be
available at that point. The form of
procedure will be for the depositors
to draw checks in the usual form.
This will be indorsed by the cashier
or other officer of the bank and the
! customers may present it and have It
/ cdSnEQ at the mint. Sup6ElnI0IlQ0
of the Mint Leach has indicated his
willingness to assist in carrying into
effect this plan If furnished with sutfi-
cient clerks. The bankers are wait
/ ing for the opening of their vaults SO
/ that they may reach their books and
papers. Checks and blanks which
are yet to be printed will form neces-
/ sary parts of the machinery it is pro-
posed to put into operation.
It may be three weeks before the
/ E-7v7 Ia 1nfr 1i711i-
nary payments The executive COM
mittee of the savings banks met yes
terday. Much satisfaction was ex-
| pressed at the fact that all the vaults
Of these banks had been found to be
in excellent condition. The savings
banks will all open for business on the
same day the commercial banks set
the example. over in Oakland the
savings banks are paying up to $50
without notice. The local savings
banks say that it has been determined
not to press loans and that satisfac-
! tory extensions will be granted those
with mortgages coming due The
savings banks are reported to be in a
most satisfactory condition.
Opening Planning Mills
One of the most encouraging of the
reports with reference to the work of
rebuilding the burned district Of the
city is that of the San Francisco plan
I ing mill owners association. Fifteen
of the thirty-nine mills escaped the fire
and two of them are now in operation
The association says it will soon be in
position to furnish all mill work as
rapidly as possible.
Supply Fresh Meat.
Representative of the Western
Meat company have made a report to
| the relief committee that they are in a
| position at once to go a.lead at their
regular normal output to supply San
| Francisco with fresh meat Damage to
1 slaughter houses has been repaired and
| killing and dressing of beef is progress
| ing rapidly. There are now in the
cattle. 5000 sheep and 500 hogs. More
| than 200 head of cattle are being killed
and dressed daily The full compile
ment of the plant is at work. Cattle
cars are being rushed to the city by the
Southern Pacific on special order.
Lights Will Burn Tonight.
San Francisco, April 26.@For the
first time since the day Of the earth
quake lights viii be burning in San
| Francisco tonight. The lighting com
past several days with large force Of
| workmen, installing a system of are
lights for street lighting purposes on
j three different routes, and the lighting
: committee announces that the company
will be prepared to turn on the current
this evening.
Taking Out Bodies.
Coroner Walsh had a gang Of men
yesterday removing the bodies which
had been buried in front of the hall of
Justice in Portsmouth square on the
first cay of the fire. Thirty bodies were
taken out and transferred to Laurel
Hill cemetery or given to the under
takers upon request of relatives. In
the afternoon the coroner and his assist
ants went to Washington square and
finished their task of removing the
bodies which had received temporary
burial during the fire
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other danger to health has been done
away with
six Thousand at PresidiO.
Six thousand people are now being
cared for at the Presfdio, most of them
in tents All the available tents are in
use but a supply of about 10000 is ex-
Dected in a day or two, when everyone
needing shelter will be provided for.
There is no contag gious disease in or
around the Preside grounds.
Volunteers Of Americas Loss Total
New York April 26.-GeneraI Balling-