Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-25
"A Treat for Omaha Art Lovers.
Howard Corner sixteenth Street.


whose ofices were destroyed, acting under
instructions from their headquarters, have
decided to follow the example set BY the
Southern Pacific officials and will not even
temporarily abandon locations in this city
viii return; while other roads wiz maintain
offices both here and across the bay.
VIII Haul Wreckaee by lTesinlO1d.
AS, welcome relief tosthe authorities
and citizens who have looked upon the
ruins of the city and the monstrous
piles Of brick and stone and twisted iron
that were once the homes and places Of
the business is the announcement that the
Southern Pacific will aid in any way IN
the work of carrying away the debris.
THE railroad officials are ready TO build
a track through the heart OF the de-
vastated city. from Harrison street 20
the bay, and to run their hat cars in for
the wreckage that must be removed be-
fore new buildings can arise and normal
conditions be restored. In this great
work it is announced that between 1000
and 1000 men will be employed. The
railroads will carry the debris wherever
the authorities want it taken, and by 50
doing will make possible the performance
Of the enormous task that has been ter
| rifying to those who looked forward to
IT with the knowledge that. it must 0e
done, however, tremendous -
1t is said an application VIII be made
| Immediately to the supervisors OF san
/ Francisco for a franchise for this track.
| The route is not known, but the rails will
perhaps be laid along the lines of the
, least resistance and under the express
| stipulation that they shallb Eemoyed as
| soon as the work Of clearing away the
wreckage of earthquake and fire has been
! completed.
i Hartman Directing work.
] L. II. Hartman president of the South
ern Pacific, is here to inaugurate the
| work and to see that 1t is faithfully per-
! formed If the suggestion of the. railroad
men meets with favor at the hands, Of the
| city oficials. At the meeting of bankers
] yesterday, Mr. Hartman stated that he
would do all in his power and work with
every resource at his. command for the
rebuilding of San Francisco and the
preservation of the city's good name, His
remarks to the bankers bolstered their
hopes and gave them new courage by
contradicting, as 1t were, the rumors fol-
several days prevalent that the railroad
/ Offices and interests would all be per
manently removed to Oakland
Arrangements for the reconstruction Of
the new and greater San Francisco are
rapidly crystallizing and soon the sounds
of building will be heard in every bloch
of the devastated district.
The blowing up of the ruins in the bust
ness section has already begun and IL
now well under way. .t.li-
A committee last Sunday Investigated. al
the buildings left standing upon the mair
thoroughfares OF the, devastated city. i
was ascertained that neatly an the. stee
frame structures had withstood the earth
quake and although almost without ex
ception they had been Quilted, the loss wa
in most cases confined TO the contents. A
showing the disposition prevailing among
property owners OF the city the action o
the Humboldt bank. which win at one
erect a new building seventeen stories il
height, may be cited.
Two months ago plans We're approve,