Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-05-03
NO HARD TINES
FOR FRISCO
Over s2OO,OOo,OOO Available For
Rebuilding the City
CLEANING UP BURNED AREA


San Franchises May s.-An lnvesti-
cation demonstrated that the fear that
San Francisco will suffer a period Of
hard times as an aftermath of the dis
astrous fire is unfounded. Careful esti-
mate made by authorities competent
to speak show that within the next
year there will be more than S200,000.-
900 available for the rehabilitation of
San Francisco.
The following figures make clear
where this sum is to originates In
vestment of new Geary street munich
pal road, $4,000; Home Telephone
company expenditures, 100000; In
surance losses now due and payable
approximately, $175,O00,0 900; United
railways, new constructions, $4,000
900; city bonds of 1904, sum still
available, s17,0oo,0Oo; Ocean Shore
railway, Appropriated expenditure
here, ST 100000; restoration Of Pacific
states Telephone company, $1,0o0,000;
restoration of government buildings,
$4,000; building of sea wall, ST.
100000. Total, $2071100o0.
1t is expected that large part OF
this money will come from eastern
and foreign capitalists. In figuring the
two hundred and odd million which
will be available, the investigators did
not take into consideration the sums
that may be raised for the beautlfca-
ton and Improvement of the city.
The vexatious problem Of placing the
new Chinatown will probably be settled
to the satisfaction of the Chinese col
ony. It is the desire of the municipal
ity not to harrass this portion OF its
foreign population, and the desires Of
representatives of China will be con-
sidered
The two weeks that have elapsed
since the day of the earthquake have
witnessed a transformation from chaos
to regular order The unburned region
has been nearly restored to its normal
condition, and when housewives are
permitted to return to their kitchens
to cook, after the required inspection
Of chimneys, the streets will have their
natural appearance.
In the burned area each day brings
it's added share of Improvement, and
the great task of cleaning up has been
fairly started.
Among the ruins Of the once great
business houses temporary structures
are arising in mushroom fashion and
the rivulets of commerce are beginning
to move with increasing volume into
broader channels. Scores of little
wooden buildings can be seen in pro-
cess of erection on all sides, and from
the southern water front innumerable
teams are hauling lumber for the tenn
porary homes of merchants and re-
tailers.
The number of people without sub
stantial shelter has been reduced to a
minimum The housing committee re-
ported that applications for accommo-
dations have ceased. The work of this
committee has been lessened by de-
partures of many people to other parts
Of the state
Captain Gwynn asked for police as
sistance in investigating reports rela-
tive to dead bodies in the ruins of the
burned area. Captain Gwynn has been
looking for the dead for several days,
and he does not believe that the total
will amount to 1900, as the coroner
says. So far the military authorities
have record Of something over $50
dead bodies, and in the opinion of
Captain Gwynn 500 will be as many
as will ever be recovered.