Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-03
Il SHORTAGE IN
THE FOOD SUPPLY.
FEELING AKIN TO coNsTERNA-
TON IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM
The Vast Contributions do Not Seem,
to he Flowing Very Rapidly
Into the Hands of the Re-
lief Committee.


mittee Monday, when Mayor Schmitz
stated that the city faced a shortage in
the food supply. It had been the pop
ular belief, and that Of many officials
also, that San Francisco, through the
generous aid of the nation, had been
placed in a position above want for a
long time to come, and the mayors
declaration came in the nature Of q
painful surprise.
Relief Supplies in Oakland.
1t was decided at a conference hello
by Gov. Pardee, Congressman Kahn,
Gen. Greedy and Mayor Mott Of Oakland
that the distribution of relief supplies
in Oakland should be also placed under
military direction similar to that in
San Francisco. Oakland being the near
est place Of refuge from this city, has
been obliged to attend to the task Of
feeding and housing thousands of un-
fortunate people, and it is stated that
the same misuse Of food by unscrupu-
lous and mercenary persons as ex.
perienced here has been unearthed there.
Under Gen. GreeIy'S Plan.
The plan Of Gen. Greedy for distribu.
ting food to people in want was com,
menced in number Of newly-created
districts, and there was some dlminu-
ton noticeable in the output of goods.
An Unfortunate Affair.
An unfortunate happening, Monday,
was the destruction Of a number of
homes in the saved section of Van Ness
avenue. This blasting gang was noti-
ned that certain insecure walls were a
menace to pedestrians, and in order to
blow up an unusually solidly construct
ed facade was obliged to use a large
quantity of dynamite. AS a result Of
the tremendous explosion four houses
on the other side of the city's broadest
thoroughfare were utterly wrecked.
Renewal of Industrial Activity.
Signs Of renewal OF industrial activity
are apparent in many parts Of the
burned districts, and the work Of clear
ing away debris preparatory to rebuild
ing is in progress in score of places
1t was said that plans for over 80 large
buildings have been drawn and will be
submitted to the authorities immedi-
ately after the building laws are pro
mulgated.
To Prepare For RecOnstructIOR.
The mayor notified the board of su.
pervisors that he would appoint COM
mittee consisting Of engineers, archi-
tects, builders and lawyers to prepare
plans for laying out streets and boule-
wards and reconstructing San Fran
cisco.
Street car lines are being extended
IN all directions, and the United Rail-
ways has promised to give the people,
within a short time, better system Of
transit than existed before the fire.
The Financial Problem.
San Francisco, May lat the meet
ing of the finance committee, Monday,
Chairman Phelan announced that he
has been unable to cash drafts amount
ing to $4,000 in Oakland, but that he
had made arrangements with the sub
treasury to obtain the money.
Chairman Phelan also said he had as
yet received no reply to his telegram to
Secretary Of War Taft, asking what the
relief committee might expect out of
the fund of $2,5OO,OO0 appropriated by
congress, and In the absence of such
reply continued to assume that this
money would be available. He had
information. however, that the $780,
600 transmitted Saturday by Secretary
Taft was given by him as president Of
the National Red Cross.
As to Private Funds.
As to private funds which had been
placed in the hands of individuals here,
he had received $685. 900 from Gen. Fun
ston, being part of the Guggenheim
contribution. In transmitting this, the
general had said that he saw no further
reason for any great expenditure on his
part, and preferred to have the money
disbursed by the relief finance commit
tee.
Gen. GreeIy's supply EsttmRte.
Basing his calculations upon reports
received within "a hours, Gen. Greedy
stated that the entire available food
supply, including shipments on hand
and those en- route, would be suficient
for the present population during pc
riod OF is days. This reckoning is
made upon the rate at which supplies
have been consumed since the fire. I'm
der the army ration system, that will
hereafter prevail, Gen. Greedy stated
his BELIEF that the same amount OF food
would last three weeks, and with d.
minishing demands perhaps little
longer.
Fer Relief Work in Oakland.
Or. b. H. Baker. Frank stratton and
G. r. Brown, Of Oakland, were added to
the dnance committee, that the relief
work in Oakland might be systematized.
DR.. Ward, president Of the board OF
health. reported that the sanitation Of
the city continued In excellent condi-
tion and that only q few cases Of con-
tagious disease had been reported
DR. Ward said It had cost so far S24,-
600 TO move the garbage and dump Il
fnto fhn $40 NTnuahasc - A.. 1880