The Mena weekly star., 1906-05-03
NNKSARE I|NGMADY
con Francisco's Financial Institu. t;ous are Locating in Residences
 on Laguna Street.
l5a CITY BLOCKS WERE BURNED OVER

If is Estimated that the Total Number of pniIdings. Destroyed in the Great Fire ;s Nearly 60.000-Plaeing Bodies in rameteries-Meat Companies Ready for Business.
 Gan francisco, April 27.-4Bankers powy is being organized on Laguna otreet west of Lafayette square. The cmocker Woolworth National bank, the rantral Trust company and the Mer oontile Trust company already have nIaced their cotton banners on resi- fences overlooking the tented camps af inc refugees in the square. This is hyinging together of those that have money tin yaults) and those who need it.
 The clearing house, representing the commercial banks, held their usual morning meeting Thursday While the details are not completed, 1t has been arranged to pay depositors not exceed inc $500 on their accounts. Each of Inc hanks has had or will have con siderable sums transferred to its credit by correspondents in London Paris and New York. These trans fers will be made to the mint on Fifth street and the money will be available at that point
 The form of procedure will be for inc depositors to draw checks in the usual form. This will be indorsed by fhe cashier or other officer of the hank and the customer may present if and have it cashed at the mint sSunerintendent of the Mint Leach has indicated his willingness to assist in carving into effect this plan if fur nished with a sufficient force of clerks The banker are waiting for the oppen- ing of their vaults so that they may reach their books and papers. Checks and blanks which are yet to be printed will form necessary parts of the machinery it is proposed to put into operation.
 The executive committee of the say. ings banks met Thursday Much satisfaction was expressed at the fact that all the vaults of these banks had been found to be in excellent condition The savings banks will all open for business on the same day the com mercial banks set the example. Over in Oakland the savings banks are pay ing to so without notice. The local savings banks say that 1t has been determined not to press loans and that satisfactory extensions will be granted those with mortgages coming due.
 The savings banks are reported to be in a most satisfactory condition.
 A map just published here of the burned district shows an area covering 45S city blocks. III of which are south of Market street and 432 at the north end. II is estimated that the buildings of 60,000
 Coroner Walsh had a gang of men at work Wednesday removing the bodies which had been buried in front of the Hall of Justice in Portsmouth square on the first day of the fire. Thirty bodies were taken out and transferred to Laurel Hill cemetery or given to the undertakers upon request of relatives. In the afternoon the coroner and his assistants went to Washington square and finished their task of removing the bodies which had received temporary burial dur ing the fire With the completion of this work another danger to health hac kanr drpa oN.,oxy uyffk
 Representatives of the Western Meat company have made a report to the relief committee that they are in posi- ton at once to go ahead at their reg ular normal output to supply San Francisco fresh meat. Damage to slaughter houses has been repaired and killing and dressing of beef IS progressing rapidly. There are now in the yards of the company l,500 head Of cattle, 5000 sheep and 300 hogs. More than 200 head of cattle are be- ing killed and dressed daily. The full complement of the plant is at work. All cattle cars are being rushed to the city by the Southern Pacific on special orders.
 It was roughly estimated TAHrsdHY that rations for 349,440 had been dis tributed during the day. The estimate was based on an average of the distri- button at several of the centers of food supply. At the Grant school provisions were given out to 672 peo- Die in an hour for ten hours ana rom those figures and others compiled from other stations the general total was deduced.
 Sixteen thousand people are now be- Ing cared for at the Presidio, most or them in tents All the available tents are in use, but supply of about 5o,- VOO IS expected in day or two, when everyone needing shelter will be pro vided for. There is no contagious