The San Francisco call., 1906-06-01
MUCH ACTIVITY
IN THE POTRERO
Work in Factories and
Buildings Is Now at
Full Blast.
vVWi ar--
Normal Conditions Be
ing Restored III South
San Francisco.


manifest by their energy that they are
firm believers in the regeneration of
the city. In every direction they are
putting their homes and places of busi-
ness in complete repair, and inside of
two months there will not be anything
to show that there had been any dis
turbance in that part of the city.
Many of the tents and shacks that
were hurriedIy put up to shelter those
who fled in that direction from the fire
slfare been taken down and large
snunibefsn those who found temporary
homes there have found places else
where. A large number of people who
were residents of the Latin Quarter
Tocked to this part; and found homes
with friends and, relatives in the dwell
-ings Of those who: are engaged in rails
ing. vegetables. Many of these have. in
the past few weeks found other homes.
The large glue factory which ca
reened into Islais Creek has been right
ed and is now in operation.
Several of the slaughter houses
which slipped into the muddy waters
of the bay have been restored and are
are being considered for better abat-
toirs, and it is expected that in short
time the unsightly structures will be
repIaced by modern abattolrS con-
structed along sanitary lines.
LINE GROWS SHORTER.
i, At the rope walks, where the build
III was badly shattered and the ma
ninery twisted, large. force OF men
5 repairing the walls and as many ma
hinfsts as can be employed are. busy
setting the machinery plumb and put
ting it in working order again. -s
The sugar refinery, which never stop
things is going on there as if nothing
had happened.
/. In the South San Francisco police dis
trict there is now but one relief, sta.
tion,- that at Fourteenth and Railroad
avenues. and the line is growing
shorter. day by day. one of the best
evidences that the bread winners are at
work and depending upon their own re-
sources.
!. The Bay Shore COMPANY has a large
force of men and many dump trains en-
line of Islais Creek and converting IL
into solid ground with. rock obtained
from an immense quarry several blocks
blocks west of the bay.
In. the PotEero there is also great
deal of activity. At the Union Iron
Works there are as many men at work
as. room can be found for. In addition
to the unfinished work on hand six
weeks ago. great number of new or
ders- have been placed. with requests
that these be rushed" The. same con-
ditfon prevails. at the Rtsdon Iron
The Potrero Opera-house on. Tennes-
see street. near Eighteenth, has been re-
paired. as; to, the plaster which was sas
reopening in a few days.
. Thousands of loads of brick debris
have been carted to the lats east of
Connecticut and north of Eighteenth
ing there for some time picking out the
whole bricks. The broken pieces are
being used for filing.
CANNERY GOING UP.
grounds. south of Eighteenth street, is
still maintained under military rules.
Near there the frame for a large can
merry IS going up and when this is com
pleted there will be employment for
about 500 women and girls.
The Dyer Structural Iron Works on
the Potrero is nearly finished and in
operate.it will be in position This will
provide work for a. large number of
men in that line of industry.
There is almost regiment of car
penters at work on the lands of the
Southern Pacific. south of Channel
street and west of Kentucky. building
large frame structures, one story in
and the indications are that for long
time to come this will be very busy
section.
On a side track of the Southern Pa
cif1c there is a trainload of new street
cars for use on electric lines These
came from st: Louis. Mo-. and are of
the latest pattern.
Never in the history of the city has
there been so much business done as
there is now on King street and imme-
diate vicinity Teams of all kinds crowd
one another to reach the mills, the
factories. the brick yards and the lum-
ber yards. Small-draft vessels are at
every available point on Mission Creek
and at the small wharves off King. and
Channel streets, unloading building MA
teriaI. The lumber mills are being run
TO their full capacity to supply the de-
mand. and idleness in that part of the
city is unknown.