The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-21

! good effect and more than a carload mas
! been donated from Ogden. Five hundred
! Ioaves were given by the local fire depart
ment. From this time on the relief work
will be carried on in systematic man
ner and everything possible will be done
to render some aid to the distressed peo-
pie.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon the city
| council met in special session and appro-
priated $3.50 for the relief of the suffer
ers. This action was taken after the city
| attorney had advised the council that &C
cording to law they had no authority TO
make the appropriation. Several of the
councilmen stated that they were willing
to resign their offices if there were any
objections raised to the procedure
Mayor E H. COnrOy also voiced this
sentiment and stated that he was ready
to approve of the appropriation. With
eight out of the ten councilmen present
o of0 CoRJPciInan sam THOMAS It was de-
cided that the amount be used to pur-
chase supplies in Ogden and the same 70
be forwarded at the earliest possible mo-
A committee consisting of Mayor Con
roy and COuncilmen r. B. Paine, w 4.
Emmett and DR.. G. A Dickson was APP
pointed to represent the city in the relief
work A resolution was also adopted
calling upon the council to attend last
evenings mass meeting in a body. I'm
mediately after the meeting of the coun-
ell the committee met and organized for
action The result of their first days
work will be seen in the shipment that
goes forward today.
Pupils Collect Supplies.
One of the most pleasing and success
full parts of the relief work was found
in the closing of the public schools ana
the enrolling of all the pupils in collect
ing supplies TO be shipped to San Fran
cisco. This action was suggested by
local paper and Immediately acted upon
by the city school board All day long
/ sROns were busy in the different parts
of the city collecting and hauling the do
mated supplies 10 the depot, where they
were loaded into cars and shipped off TO
The first car from Ogden left here on a
| fast freight train known the Edison
| special, which consisted of a train OF
machinery e nroute to Los Angeles where
a new Edison plant is being erected
Special orders had been given to rush
I this train through so that it was con-
sidered a good train upon which to for
ward the supplies. The second car from
this city went forward on a special train
This train was composed of one car from
ogden, the cargo of which is valued al
: many thousand dollars
w. r. Hearst's Car.
, Another car arrived from Chicago and
was a donation from William Randolph
Hearst A third car was from Denver
and was labelled ITO the mayor of
San Francisco from the city of Denver
= car chartered by a Mr.. Wilson of the
, Clinton Iron works and number of
/ ! friends, also attached to the spec
! ial train which has orders TO make all
! possible speed to Oakland. The paSSen-
/ TINS tram arrived IN Ogden on
the west bound limited and Immediately
boarded the special for the west.
Pardee Asks Aid.
shortly after midnight Thursday night
Mayor Z. NJ. COnrOy received telegram
! from Governor Pardee of California, to
r the effect that 100000 were homeless and
without food and shelter Immediately
/ steps were taken TO get action here a
committee consisting Of H. r Dyer,
Becker 6ecEeT ri Thomas SS G. Burt, Br G. 4.
Wherry, Thomas Foley, r. +. Hoag, John
, Pingree T. H. Carr and Rev. Father 2,
= NJ. Cushnahan were appointed to take
charge of the work II. T. Dyer was
: appointed chairman of the committee and
; Father Cushnahan was made treasurer
1 The work OF collecting subscriptions
[ was then started. The banks of Ogden
: subscribed 81, 100, the Amalgamated Sugar
= company, $500; the Ogden Waterworks
company. 500; II T. Dyer, 500: and the
Ogden Rapid Transit company, $50 These
headed the list of donations in cash The
5 Ogden Milling e. Elevator company,
through David Eccles, gave a carload OF
: flour. which has been shipped. John
sions. The F. j. kiesel company fol-
lowed suit and gave a car of provisions
other concerns in Ogden gave literally in
clothing. shoes and other necessities. all
of which have been collected and will be
loaded out at once The secret societies
in a number of cases have held special
meetings for the purpose of making do
nations Perhaps the first of these was
the Woodmen OF the World, who donated
800 and started subscription lists which
were signed freely. The dancing acad-
envy of n. j. Toller gave last nights re-
ceipts to the relief fund. and the Taber-
nacle choir has rendered its services to
the mayor for a benefit concert to assist
in the work. The concert will be given
! Thursday. Other persons and societies
have offered TO aid.
The committee yesterday made arrange
ments for the shipping of half car OF
supplies each day by express IT is ex-
4 pected that at least 5000 in cash will be
raised by popular subscription. In all
eight carloads of supplies have gone from
ogden and others viii be loaded out to-
day
Ladies' Soliciting Committee.
Mayor Conroy has appointed a ladies'