New-York tribune., 1906-09-16
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE

@A@@ ACAN IL OLOPE
San Francisco. Sept. 1.-THE first vs-.,,,
labor unions and dealers IN building m,,.,,.
was given BY The Chronicle this weak !,
conspicuous leading editorial In this s-s...
was declared that the majority Of oxu.-,,
san Francisco business property would r,.y
20 rebuild permanent structures until thsy IN
some assurance that fair rates VIII Be eha-.
for material and labor. As IL Is now. n. -.
OF brick. lime. cement and lumber havs ~
pushed up until they are practically urobiss-y,
Wages have been doubled since the rrs n mas,
trades. and no contractor can accent work vs
any assurance that further increase win /.
demanded. Carpenters and plumbers Ara n.
ceivins S6 n day: brick masOns, IS a dav. Ma
carriers. So a day. and common unsku.a 4.
eorers who shovel refuse into carts rst 90,
day. The advance IN all building matsr... su
been so great that the cost OF construction n
doubled or trebIed- Here Is an instances n,
Itallan-Anerican Bank. OF Montgomery rr...
was faced with stone which the fra destroysh
This stone facing cost $4,000 only one year a,
When the bank officers asked for bids last va,
the lowest estimate was $4,000. They vsrss
dissusted that they decided 70 build two.suy
reinforced concrete structure. The same nhs
is true OF the Merchants Exchange. Ths "a
bic work IN this Office building cost sl5M
To reproduce II now viii cost S1sT0ssA sltbOEs
there was salvage OF $3.50 in mar5lA
The result OF such outrageous prices 3 thai
hundreds OF owners ara making ground ssss
and tenants win put up one story or two story
buildings. to the great detriment OF the agrsz>
ance OF the business streets. II looks as tho1ss
the emergency demanded a great mass mssi-s
OF property owners and the appointment H n
emergency committee empowered 70 serve nod.
on building material men and labor unions IA
II prices are not reduced men and materials VI
be imported from the East. irrespective o; 1r.r
rules and regulations. II is about time for0Hs.
ers OF property 20 determine whether they shl
control their property or turn il over % b
labor unions and q small cOterie Of grasGHs
business men.
The first refugee cottage was opened this U-f
at 10Th and Dolores streets by the Mission lT0-
tective Association. The cottage Is so eT
feet. with five rooms. It's actual cost was S4
most OF the labor being free. II was chiefly or
structed on SundayA The occupants VII
Mrs. Lyons. who has six children. ranging I'm
two TO ten years of age. Father D. 0, CEOEI
has been the leader in this sensible moVsnss
TO provide homes for destitute refugees.
Nine Washington newspaper cOrrespOnls'
spent several days here this week on thsi'W
from the Boise City Irrigation Congress to .
homes. They were much impressed by thss
amount of building done here since the Hs~
at the signs OF ectivity in all trades. Wnai-
pressed them beyond everything else Wefs
courage and optimism o. all and the ss-@'
faith in the speedy rehabilitation or ue ~
They declared that Eastern people had no y
ceptiOn Of what had been done since last A'-
or OF the facilities in san Francisco fo' -
Portable entertainment OF tourists.
Northern California tennis players Won q
coast championships this year. Melville =
OF the California Tennis club. Of san Fral'1,
defeated George James. OF the same olaa
Miss Hazel HOtchkiss won from Miss Ss-
Dobbins. OF Pasadena. This Is the ars'
IN six years that any woman outside tas -
family has won the women's singles eh@1 IA
ship OF the coast Long is sixteen-s'..s,
boy. who played such wonderful tennis ''''
East will probably see him next season.
Criticism Of Mr.. Lathrcp. treasurer q @,--l-
ford University. has barred Claude = ~,
IOch. OF Portland. ore. from resisl''',
term a. PaIo Alto. McCoIOch made s'--' -,
the ruined university buildings Just os''. a..
disaster and he wrote for The PofuA.- u.
gOnlan'' an article In which he charged - "A
collapse OF Memorial Church. the hois-' ,,,.
other buildings was due 20 the poor Won. WON h,
Hodges. the architect. and Mr.. Ne0'i''~ n,
contractor. He also cast reflections - -
Iathrop. a brother OF the late Mrs. S'A'.s. \:
serting that Mr. LathrOp was resp''1'- ..,-s
McGuvray's having all the contracts ~
work.
The Washington Railroad Conhanls'..,,- So .
been prevented BY injunction from s'''' sDssaL
totnt wheat rate order IN the stare ,,e,sa.
Judge Hanford granted a tempoIsi' .o'st nsl'
which applies to all railroads. 4ne ,ss Less
by the protesting railroads was 'lA- .,,.-r,aSins
Iaturs had no right TO delegate u'
power to any other body.
The plant OF the Pacific steeA ,~s.hlnst'''
Irondale on Port Townsend BAY s,a.ils ("
has been solI 10 lanes A. Moore y. a.,e.,e % ~
StoOoO Mr. Moore will spend slVVassss d
b.. nr,,,ats ,h. plant and make Nv rr'
producing sixty tons OF Pis - n me 's'-
plant is noteworthy as the plV'0s- ss-.,,eshp y.
used IN the construction OF INC me ba-i''
son The steel was preferred - ord
over samples rrana AL r-sr~ AZ