The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
Tells of City That Will
Rise Anew.

seemed if hell itself had broken loose upon that
terrible day in April and that nothing could stop the
total destruction of the city that loved well by all
San Francscans and by all those who have resided
any length OF time within her gates And yet looking at
her past looking at her present and attempting look
into her future believe that years go by and
the city rebuild with wider Streets magnificent build
ngs and special attention paid the modern
structon shall all say that the fire of April I8 1906
with all Its destructive force instead of being curse was
q blessing to San Francisco.
The earthquake and fire have demonstrated that the
city must have better fire protection the way of ade
qate water supply system Surrounded three
sides by magnificent salt water supply it is an easy
matter to provide pumping stations and arrange sys
tenn of fire protection unequaed by any city the world
Our present water supply absolutely inadequate for the
present needs of the city and woefuy inadequate for the
future San Francisco.
We must go to the mountains in order to secure
pure mountain supply of water and with that object III
view the Board of Supervisors has arranged for nvesti
eating many propositions submitted furnish such
supply to the city. have appointed three eminent Ell
gineers to act with City Engineer in making thor
ough investigation OF the different supplies submitted
the city of San Francisco with view of accepting the
best one and submitting to the people of city at
the earliest possible moment to be voted upon.
This means that the municipality will be given in
very short time opportunity its supply of
water and supply that will be ample for city Of sew
eral millions of inhabitants All buildings hereafter erected
must be OF the best construction with special to make
them reproof Everything possible will be done attract
to city those who looking for safe investments.
Retaliation on Insurance Companies.
One very unfortunate fact which call the atten-
on OF the entire world the action taken by the insur
companies in their of paying the fire losses
Believing helpless condition the insurance com
panies have taken every advantage of position and
with few exceptions, have tried every possible
TO avoid full payment Of just claims The cities of Chicago
and Baltimore have had the experience with fire
insurance companies that have had but unfortunately
not enough publicity given the corporations
methods and some Of the companies that paid sixty cents
the dollar and other companies who failed pay alto
geher after the fires of Chicago and Baltimore able
through lack of publicity given to their actions do
large business in fire insurance San Francisco and
after the fire take the stand and the
tactics that they had used after the fires of Chicago and
Baltimore
But the people of San Francisco determined that
the of these fire insurance companies that have
dealt unfairly with afflicted people shall be pub
ished to the entire world repeatedly, much with
view of nuring the individual companies for the des
pcabe stand they have taken but in order that the c
of other cities have opportunity of protecting
themselves under similar conditions by knowing the
panies that unreliable