Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-23
Already the Work of Recon
struction Has Been Com
menced in Frisco
WILL BE SLOW FOR PRESENT
Plans for New skyscrapers Have Al
ready Been Started and Wholesale
Houses Are Opening UP = Business
Will Be Resumed in Some Quarters
Labor Will Be Needed.


of the most substantial business men
and property owners of San Francisco
already are in consultation with the
architects. While the work of clearing
away the debris goes forward a corps
of craftsmen will be busily occupied
preparing plans for the new buildings
to adorn The city.
1t is understood that James D. Phe-
Ian will be one of the first to rebuild in
Market street. His plans are not COM
pete, but call in general for a fine
structure at Market and O'Farrell
streets. Mr.. Phelan recently purchased
the property adjoining and reaching to
Stockton street. His intention is to
cover the entire frontage with buildings
as soon as it can be done.
Practically every bank in San Fran
cisco will be rebuilt. All of these insti-
buttons have eastern connections, and
many of them are affiliated with for
eign banks. Owing to the great pros
perity of San Francisco the local in
stitutions, almost without exception,
have large deposits to their credit in
New York and European capitals.
Merchants Announce New Plans.
This money will be available at once,
and after the strain of the moment mas
been relieved building operations VIII
begin. P w. Lilienthal, president OF
the Anglo California bank, said:
Now is the time for every man to
nut his shoulder to the wheel to build
I'D the new city. There is going to be
new city, and l am going to do all L
can to make it the greatest city in the
world. 1t will mean work. and lots of
it, but the people of San Francisco are
equal to the task"
Several large establishments have
sent messages to their customers thru
out the state that they open for busl-
ness in San Francisco as soon as the
authorities permit. The commission
houses will be among the first to act
recognizing the necessity of bringing
goods into San Francisco.
Hills Brothers, wholesale grocers
and commission, have already resumed
operations in Oakland and will move to
San Francisco as soon as posslue
Monotti Larimer & Company, Nye &
Nilsson. and other commission firms
have sent agents thruout the state to
have food products dispatched with all
haste to San Francisco from the coun-
try districts. Quantities arrived Satur-
day.
Wholesale Stores to Reopen at Once.
The large wholesale grocery firms
will resume business in San Francisco
as soon as permission to do so is
granted. Haas Brothers and j. A. Fol-
Ger &, Co. are having plans prepared
for structures.
Wholesale clothing firms have wired
to the east to make full shipments.
Hoffman Rothschild will rebuild on
Battery and Market. Greenbaum, We'll
& Michels will have structure erected
on Sansome street.
William Greer Harrison, president OF
the Olympic club. announces that the
club building, which was completely
destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt.
Skyscrapers to Go Up,
Fresno, Cal, April &c. c. Lind
gren of the San Francisco-F'resno con-
tracing firm of Lindgren-Hicks COM
pany. returned last evening from San
Francisco with definite news that the
disaster is to have no deterrent effects
upon contemplated skyscrapers for Sar
Francisco and that many of the great
buildings reported destroyed can be re-
ihabilitated, some at no great expense
The Undergraduates company hac
the contract for the building of the
Humboldt bank building on Market
street. between Third and Fourth
streets. The plans call for an eighteen
story structure to overlook the Cal
| h,,i1dinp T,indpren Yesterday called
upon the president and the cashier ant
asked what they proposed to do in view
of the crushing disaster.
Build the structure according to the
original plans without single change,
said the president, "only rush it as fas
as it is possible. In the meantime, pu
us up temporarily a structure on Third
| street"