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lture. OF course expenditure of money

future. or course expenditure Of money
in this way won give a mason or carpenter
a meal right away, but before long laborers
will be deriving a livelihood from it.
"Ive got another suggestion entirely
out of the line of finance. There are so
many people in the city unable to get word
as to whether they are alive or not to friends
e lsewhere: why wouldn't it be a good idea
tor some press association to invite the
people to register with it and then send
out the list of those registering to the city
where their friends or relatives live. A
list could be made for st, Louis, another for
Chicago, another for Boston and so on.
I hope somebody will take up this sug-
g~estion, place a big sign in Golden Gate
Park: Register here and get word sent to
relatives and appease an anxiety that in
many cases must be as poignant sorrow
as the loss of property"
The Secretary said he had heard nothing
Of the forty thieves reported to have made
an attempt to loot the Sub-Treasury in
San Francisco. He rather guessed that
report wasn't exactly true. At any rate
Julius Jacobs, Assistant Treasurer OF the
United States at San Francisco. hadn't
mentioned the fact in a despatch he had
but recently received from him.
In that despatch Mr.. Jacobs said that all
the banking houses in San Francisco were
destroyed but that none were destroyed
In Oakland. Mr.. Jacobs added that after
consultation with leading bankers he would
report IA to the best plan of procedure.
Secretary Shaw has also heard from P.
E, Bowles, president of the First National
Bank, Oakland. Mr.. Bowles's despatch
was as follows:
"All business houses and banks destroyed.
Fragment of residence portion remaining,
but fire Continues. Probably considerable
time before safe to resume business there.
Oakland entr for business. Banks here
good condition. Telegraphic transfer great
help. Courage of people good
The Secretary dined with James Speyer
| of Speyer & Co. last evening. He leaves
! for Chicago this morning and goes thence
to st. Louis, but does not consider it neCes-
sary to visit San Francisco.
New York bankers deposited 81 ,318, 900
at the Sub-Treasury yesterday for pay
ment at San Francisco. About $3.50 900
more was deposited for release at Chicago.
The funds were deposited by several banks
| and arrangements were also made by
several of them to send money by express
The Nero hants' National shipped SIS 900
| gold to os Angeles, and other banks also
| arranged, lIlIOuB 'itEIpNNS ~ Wv
interior. for the transmission of funds to
/ other places on the coast besides San Fran
cisco.
The National Park Bank yesterday an
nounced arrangements Whereby it Will
transfer, through the Woolworth
National Bank of San Francisco, funds
that will be Immediately paid, with or
without identification, to those entitled to
receive them.
The Campania Yesterday brought $500,
600 in gold consigned to the following
houses: National City Bank, s4,50o, 900;
T. Guaranty Trust Company, 81 900 900, and
Goldman, Sachs d Co., 500, 900. La Savoie
e the French line brought S50l 800 for the
National City Bank.
Gold to the amount Of 81 ,225 600 was re-
ported by cable from London as having
been engaged from the Bank OF England
for export to New York. There was no
gold withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury
on account of gold engagements abroad
but bankers united in the opinion that
there would be remarkably heavy en-
gagements early next week. Large sums
must he sent here by English insurance
| companies to meet their San Francisco
losses. and one OF the leading bankers said
he expected to see the export from England
| reach q total Of S4o,oOo,ooo or S5o,Ooo,0o0.