The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02

a.. F,rsrpa CpmrIliHH InmeF " Fhslah
.,y ,fv t,f tbe s.t'euout fhst q ns~ly
,..,r,s5 syndicate in vsF York ~ vhieh
s,,s,s, Sssiand. ~ V"vada Il q Nom
=, oil supply o. ooo ooo fos Fehutldiha
sa0 rrtnoiso0.
q 3 Horriu, cflHf ~ounsel ~ 'he
s..,,s,n psri6o Company, fsooived n"Ss
= ,. rev syndloa,s and communicated
4, ~ rrsiao md No finance committees
o5.s ,tr Hsrrr re'issa q, This tim~ ; n
49,. known ths T.. 'stf ~ tho telegram,
h. bs. m objection 10 outlining thu plan
:, p,oviINs Tor mo organization II .
-ndoa,a With a car al STOCK ~ 500 oooI mo,
T,,ty ler osnt. NJ thi' sum will be Suh-
.r,t.I In money. willis the rest viii bs rep
resented ~ The realty
u,.h the cash. -.buildinR will he com
nsorsd a. once IN the business district
=, Tho city. Among the first places 70 be
,sbu,l, OLD 30 the Palace Hotel In which
N.rlagda has a CONTROLLING interest
"a restriction, however. will be placed
=, tie lumber n buildings TO BE- erected
III. telegram statea that they may be any
,o.s ~ vell hull STRUCTURE which offers q
profitable Investment.
The plan has heen discussed only IN a
~,sn,ative vav. but it has met with the
,nnroval ~ the members Of h finance
committee. Although many capitalist look
With favor upon the proposal Of Mr.. Phelan
n AJAX the Government for a long time
Iran. this Ia generally regarded as the only
feasible scheme,
I, will he difficult to get Congress to act
while he fund for the Newands plan might
b. ready in a few months.
OAKLAND, May The San Francisco
hanks opened for business to-day. All their
cashiers we're stationed at the Mint, identi-
fving depositors who presented checks for
funds to satisfy their pressing necessities
The depositors were required to make
out promlssory notes in place Of regular
checks. These were Endorsed at the tempo
rarv headquarters Of the banks. The de-
~positors presented them at the Mint. where
the cashiers identified them and the amounts
were paid in coin.
Each depositor was limited to a with
draw wal of $500. There is no telling how
soon this limit will he raised. At least there
is a great deal more money in circulation
here tonight than there has been at any
time since the fire, and a lot OF little stores
will probably open tomorrow.
In the burned territory much prepara-
ton has been made for the new order of
things. Scores Of little buildings are going
up on all sides, and many teams are haul
ing lumber for the waterfront. Further
progress was made to-day in the extern
sion Of the street car service. 1t will be
months before cars are running to the
Western Addition. since it is on the hills
and the only car which can climb a good
San Francisco hill is a cable car. Else
where the United Railways will insta II
electric service. All points other than the
bill district will probably have rapid trans
portation by the end of the week,
The issue Of relief supplies has at last
been placed on a business basis. There has
been unavoidable carlessness and waste in
this work. A rough calculation made yes
terday showed that enough rations were
distributed in San Francisco daily to feed
4 city a great deal larger than San Fran
cisco was before the earthquake. Now,
the bueiness of feeding San Francisco,w will
be p laced on the basis of a great whole
sale house. There will be the same checks
and counterohecks on fraud and waste; ,
The general committe has received
since the earthquake s,797 tons Of food
supplies. Since then they have issued
1865 tons. leaving l ,a0l tons on ,Idnd. The
relief stock on hand consists mainly OF food
and medical supplies; the tents, blankets
and clothing have been given out abou as
fast as they have come in.
Since the great fire was put ont and since
It's last embers were quenched by the rains,
the most despairing thing about the view
Of San Francisco from this side of the bay
has been the dead appearance OF the hills;
smoke, and at night they showed a wilder.
ness of lights, Since then. the profile OF
the hills has been dead.
BIN to-day smoke was rising from the
tall peak Of the Merchants Exchange Build
Ing Far 70 the south. in the Potrero dis
tories-a cheerful harbinger Of a new San
Francisco.
Oakland is the busiest place on the map
JUST now. To the small merchants, OF the
place the loss Of San Francisco has been
a gain, and they have p%rofted without
gist said to-day that he had sold more toilet
articles IN ten days than he had sold before
N a wear Nearly every man and woman
VINO came into his place had bought a tooth
6rusn. d comb and a hair brush. he said
he had sent 10 Los Angeles a rush order
lot more toilet supplies and was still short
SO, too, merchants, ~tailors, shoe dealers
and haberdashers nave had a gold mine
ana the hotels and restaurants have been
turning patronage away, The hotels. and
restaurants are about the only business
institutions which have raised prices, and
they have done so mainly because supplies
are so expensive.
The livery stables and the owners OF
automobiles have regulated their prices by
me demand, for carriages and automobiles
are now Injuries, although they we're
necessities and life savers in the lime OF
real trouble. Autos rent at SIS a day.
lhere Is an endless number of reglstr8-
ulon bureaus-so many that they are worse
tpan useless. Every store, nearly every
CHURCH and every newspaper Office has up the
Hgn, Register here As a consequence
. man looking for a lost friend or relative
mas to run through the whole business
district Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco
and Mayor Mott Of Oakland are trying to
consolidate the stations and assemble the
registers, At the headquarters of the
oakland relief bureau they have an in
rolled. |
ihe clerks who have in hand the work OF
COOKING for the missing in response to tele-
HLaphic inquiries from the outside are on
.ne verge Of collapse. II seems as though
.he whole United States had risen UP and
l~eiegraphed about friap6s Tho COnpestiOn