Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SOLICIT FOR VICTIMS
0 UNWORTHY GIFT WILL Be ACCEPTED
with Characteristic Zeal People Of
Two cities Cooperate in Cruz
sade of Feeding and
Clothing Homeless,

The second San Francisco relief train !
from Omaha and South Omaha left last
night on the Union Pacific at $3.50 on
sixty-hour passenger tram schedule for the |
coast. The train was composed of twelve
of the finest type Of modern refrigerator
care of 5000 pounds capacity each Three !
cars of 5000 pounds capacity each. Three |
by the Omaha relief committee, eight cars
with meats ordered from Cudahys by the
Boston and Philadelphia committee and
one car with condensed milk ordered from
Paxton & Gallagher by Oelrch Co.,
bankers, New York City.
With the consignment last night the
Omaha relief committee has sent eight
carloads of eatables and a small amount
Of clothing.
The executive relief committee met in
the mayors office Saturday at noon and
with a committee of wholesale grocers
completed arrangements for filling three
more cars with food. The commodities in
Cluded in the assortment are crackers.
coffee, sardines, canned corn, canned soup,
baked beans, hominy, cheese, rice, con-
densed milk, canned peas and navy beans.
Twin cities Hard at work.
Omaha and South omaha's work of cob
lecting money and supplies for the relief
OF the people OF san Francisco and vicinity
Is going forward with undiminished vigor.
The five carloads of provisions sent Friday
cost about SlO50O at cost prices and ex-
hausted the first days subscriptions. The
collections of Friday and Saturday are
available for the purchase of fresh sup
plies and great quantities of Individual do
nations of foodstuffs and clothing are being
received at relief headquarters at the city
hall.
Sunday afternoon Omaha and probably
South Omaha will be covered by districts
with wagons for the collection of canned
goods, flour. cereals. bedding and clothing
in good condition.
Twenty Thousand Dollars.
1t was estimated at noon Saturday that
moro than $4,000 had been subscribed for
the aid of the California sufferers by Omaha
and South Omaha OF this amount Sl6,Sg7.7O
has been paid to Treasurer Luther S. Drake
and SlO,5OO spent for the first batch of sup
plies sent Friday. Twenty subscription
lists are in the hands OF committees and
only few of these have reported and then
only in part. Mayor zimmaE and County
Treasurer Fink had about $3.50 each col
lected. OF the amount paid in Sl25 came
from Neigh and $3.50 from Pender. The
biggest contribution reported Saturday was
5000 from the Union Stock Yards COM
pany one donation of $500 was anonymous.
Churches VIII Lend "a Hand.
Collections in practically all of the
churches Sunday will be for the relief of
the homeless THOUSANDS on the Pacific coast
and the amounts will be turned over to the
relief committee
Collections OF supplies and money viii be
made in the public schools Monday and
Tuesday and delivered Tor shipment Tues
aAS afternoon.
The committees in charge Of the soliciting
OF funds from the business, professional
and manufacturing interests win keep al
work until their fields are exhausted and
they are told to stop.
The Omaha relief committee has decided
to send only clothing and supplies in good
condition and Of assured worth to the Cali
fornians. Any unsuitable or badly dam
aged articles viii be rejected. Nothing that
is not worthy Of the city will leave Omaha,
and care will be taken neither 10 use up
valuable space in the baggage and freight
cars being transported on free special
trains by the Union Pacific or insult the
unfortunate victims OF the calamity.
Care iR Packing Goods.
Superintendent Morris Of the Associated
Charities IS having the miscellaneous sup
plies packed with care and discriminat ton.
separating the various articles by classes
and marking the boxes plainly with their
contents.
The Cudahy Packing company has re-
ceiyed an order from the relief committee
OF Boston for $4,000 worth of meat to be
sent 10 San francisco Il was sent out over
the Union Pacific yesterday afternoon.
swift and Company's South Omaha house
has donated two cars OF hams. bacon and
sausage for the hungry at the Golden Gate
These supplies were shipped yesterday aft
ernoon on a Union Paoihc special with six
teen cars from Milwaukee.
The most costly contribution sent by
Omaha 50 far is In meat. For the two
carloads shipped Friday $500 viii be paid
20 the Cudahy Packing company. The re-
mainder Of the amount expended went for
gr0SsEiss and provisions The supplies have