The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-10
FINANCIAL CENTERS WILL BE
CONSULTED BY SAN FRAN.
cIScANS.
SUPPLY RUNNING SHORT
GEN. GREEDY REPORTS ONLY
ELEVEN DAYS RATIONS
IN SIGHT.

San Francisco, May 5.-No plan has
yet been decided upon for securing
funds for the restoration Of this city.
| Although various schemes, some OF
them apparently feasible. have been
submitted to the general committee.
semblance of official Endorsement.
The local f%inanciers continue TO worry
over the problem, hopeful that the
early future will produce a solution.
At each assembling of the general and
finance committees the subject has
been discussed, but the disposition of
those bodies is to be conservative and
cautious. 1t is probable that several
of the great financial centers will be
| consulted before a definite proposition
Is formulated.
Fire Threatens Patients.
Other than the early morning fire
that threatened the safety of several
hundred patients in the Preside hos
| pital. yesterday passed without spe-
cial incident. The gigantic task Of
cleaning up the ruined district vas on
broader lines. The curtailment of the
relief list. together with the decision
of the police to arrest as Migrants all
able bodied men who refuse 10 work.
has had the effect of removing many
oilers from the streets, and added ma
terially to the army engaged in mu-
nicipal housekeeping.
Railroads Remove Debris.
The larger railroads have made
good progress In running spur tracks
into the burned district and next week
will begin to remove all useless ma
terial which will be used in other sec
tions of the county for filling and
grading.
All Of the banks resumed business
in temporary quarters and reported
that ar each place the deposits eX-
ceeded the Withdrawals. The number
of permits issued for the resumption
Of retail business grows larger. The
committee having this matter in
charge reports that 500 retailers are
now operating in new quarters.
Pick Up Their Trade.
Most of the larger stores have com
menced to pick up the ends of their
shattered trade and are installed in
the residence section.
City Engineer Woodward submitted
a comprehensive plan for the rebuild
Ing of the city. 1t included the broad
ening and extension of many streets,
the purpose being to insure better
protection against the spread of fire.
as we'll as to beautify the city.
In this connection Mayor Schmitz
has advised against entertaining any
extravagant ideas of the beautifica-
ton OF the new city. He estimated
that the replacement Of ruined mu-
nicipal buildings. including school and
fire houses. will alone cos 500, 900.
900.
Only Eleven Days Rations Left.
Gen. Greedy gave warning to the
finance committee that he has only
eleven days rations on hand. that the
army cannot furnish an ounce of food
beyond that which has already been
purchased or is in sight. and that the
feeding of the people is a problem
which demands immediate attention.
After considerable discussion the
committee decided to have a summing
up of resources and needs ar a confer
ence to-day. Following this meeting
It is believed an appeal for food sup
plies will be made to the country at
large.
Losses Will Never Be Known.
San Mateo. Cal, May 5.-The losses
in San Mateo county from the recent
earthquake can never be even approx
imately estimated. Practically every
building in the county suffered some
damage. Here, as elsewhere, brick
and stone buildings suffered
The loss of life was small. The
heaviest losses were in Redwood City.
where the new s25O,O0O court house
was almost totally destroyed.
Restore Public Buildings.
Washington. May 5-The California
delegation in congress has received as
surances from members of the house
committee on appropriations that that
committee will incorporate in either
the sundry civil or the general de-
f~iciency appropriation bills provisions
for the restoration and repair of the
public buildings in San Francisco,
Oakland and San Jose. A report to
this effect was made at a meeting of
The California dola0atinp loot piobt