The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-05
Executive Committee Is Willing
to State That Funds Are
Not Needed.
DISC0URAGES ANY UNTRIED
METHODS OF FINANCE
Numbers Applying for Free
Transportation From State
Shows No Decrease.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 4-With the in
creasinG number Of daily dismissals of its
suo-committees, tho general municipal
committee will doubtless soon pass out of
existence, and the direction of the affairs
OF the city will be restored TO the regu-
| larly constituted officials Many OF the
subordinate bodies have reported their
labors completed and have been relieved
from iurther duty. When the general
committee hnally adtourns there will re-
main OF the various organizations that
were formed Immediately following the
days OF disaster only the committee on
reconstruction and the finance commit
tee.
Militia Decreased.
The force OF State militia on duty here
Is being gradually diminished. and those
OF the regular soldiers who are not en-
gagged In assisting in relief work are do
ing simple patrol duty
Ihere has been no percept!ble dininu-
ton In the number Of persons applying
for free transportation TO points outside
oil the city and State, and despite meas
ures taken to prevent unworthy persons
from Fronting by the generosity of the
rallr0ads' II Is believed that this prlvi-
leGe has been abused.
May Call Halt
A prominent passenger agent of one of
the large roads said today that In conse-
quence IT is likely that the giving OF free
transportation TO women and children
and of half rates TO certain classes of
men may be stopped at my time. The
tickets thus far issued require that the
holders must start for their destination
before tomorrow night.
Removing Debris.
The railways have perfected their plans
Tor the removal OF debris on large scale
They estimate that there are 9. 900 600 cubic
yards or waste to remove and have ar
ranged for an elaborate system OF bunk
STs TO be connected with the spur tracks
to, hos I.,.
average two blocks. and the teams Will
carry their loads up an inclined plane to
the traps which will open upon the fiat
cars beneath.
The San Francisco clearing house TODAY
received a report from its executive COM
mittoe. which was adopted. 4 portion of
the report read as follows
Just Matter Of Business.
The committee feels that the business
interests. as such. do not need charity 10
aid them In rebuilding tho city. WIN
Sl0O,mOcOO or more 10 be received from the
Insurance companies, the banks In
strong, solvent condition. bountIful harv-
ests promised in the State and general
underlying business sound any further
financial help should be looked for onI, on
strictly business principles In other
words, since the insurance indemnity will
largely replace the destroyed buildings, as
well stocks OF merchandise, and our
banks be able To meet general commercial
requirements, individuals or Institutions
who may come TO find IT necessary or ex-
pedient 10 apply to outside sources for
loans should do so aa occasion may arise.
on the usual basis OF good security.
No Untried Methods
I'VE cannot rebuild In day We shall |
shortly have more money than can be
Immediately used. so Il seems premature |
to assume that our resources Will prove |
Inadequate and especially that the occa-
sion demands the introduction of untrIed |
methods of finance which may be found |
30 be Illegal or otherwise impractlCa BILE" |