The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-02

The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
companies have adopted the policy of
carrying all employees thru without loss
Of pay by absence a. account of the
fire. The same plan has been followed
by number of large business firms.
The vaults of the county clerk IS Office
have been opened, and the contents
found in good condition. All the wills
which have accumulated in San Fran
cisco since the earliest days were in the
big steel room and their loss would
have been irreparable.
The first definite proposition for fur
nishing money on large scale with
which to rebuild part of the burned
section, is the announcement that a
syndicate of New York capitalists have
agreed to advance $1O0,0OO,OOO. The
news came in telegram received by
W, F. Herrin, chief counsel Of the
Southern Pacific, from United States
Senator Newlands Of Nevada, who had
a large interest in the Palace hotel.
To Accept Foreign Aid. -.@@
Senator Newlands stated that New
York financiers have virtually consented
to supply the money on bond and
mortgage basis. The names of the New
York men were not given. The offer is
under discussion by the local finance
committee. ~...@
1t was decided that the citizens COM
mittee shall accept all offers Of aid
from foreign countries. This decision
was reached when a communication was
received thru Japanese official sources
asking if the citizens would receive the
contribution Of $1,000 yen made by
the emperor Of Japan and declined by
the United States government. The
committee holds that San Francisco, be.
inc essentially a cosmopolitan city, is
obliged to care for many desJtute For:
eigrlers md that it would be proper in
these circumstances to accept all ten
ders of assistance. :,
Want Extra Session.
The local money stringency was some
| what relieved when the banks resume
business in a small measure thru the
branch United States, mint. Well.
known depositors were given certified
| checks for small sums by the savings
| banks, and business clients Of CONNER
cial banks were accommodated with
sums not exceeding $500 each.
A special session Of the legislature at
an early date is being earnestly consid
cred by the general committee. Tht
calamity will call for many changes II
the California statutes and in the city
charter in order to permit new regula
tions for increasing indebtedness, long
er leases, etc.
Free Employment Bureau.
The relief Of the destitute was CON
tinued under the new system and 1t il
serving persons will within few day
be eliminated from The lists.
Plans for establishing and maintain
ing large free employment bureau
have been perfected and will be speed
ly put into operation. Thru this mean
It is hoped to afford another channe
for assistance and to distinguish tn
able adult who is willing to work fron
the man who prefers to subsist on tn
generosity Of others.
An astonishing amount Of buildin,
lures are all one-story frames, but the,
will be sufficient for the immediat
needs of their builders. 1t is Difficult
to tell exactly how many temporar
buildings are being erected, but tn
carpenters union reports 5000 men a
work..
Money Brokers Worried.
The money brokers are confronte
with serious problem, especially thos
who have been in the habit of adva1
cling the salaries Of munich pal e11
ployees. Today was payday in man
Of the departments, and the broker
tried to collect the 2, 8, and S pc
cent which they exact Between tn
fire and the earthquake many Of tn
assignments have been destroyed, an
Auditor Horton was besieged by anz
ious brokers demanding that he accep
a substitute for the missing powers o
attorney: Horton refuses to give an
satisfaction.
"The warrants will be given to tn
persons to whom they belong unles
proper documents showing bona-fd
sixty per cent of the the city's servant
draw their salaries thru brokers'. Th
profits had become 50 great that tn
privilege of negotiating such loans ha
become political plum. To secure i
some brokers advanced large sums fc
} campaign purposes with the understand
ing that the business would directed t
| them.