Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-20

One train Of seventeen cars was sent
to San Francisco at o'clock last night
and four carloads were sent on the
steamship Roanoke from San Pedro
harbor late last evening.
These included one carload of canned
vegetables, two carloads Of canned
roast and corned beef. one carload con-
densed milk, 1000 pairs Of blankets, 500
comforters, one ton of cheese, $4,000
dozen biscuits, two carloads of mineral
water, $4,000 pounds of crackers, 5000
Ioaves of bread, 10000 pounds of ham
and bacon, all of these provisions
bought at cost price. In addition Simon
Maier & Co. contributed one carload of
hams and bacon absolutely free of cost.
The California Auto Dispatch fur
nished trucks all day to transport the
stuff to the trains.
The citizens relief committee has
called on every household to furnish
bedding, blankets and old clothes to be
sent to the chamber of commerce at
once.
Ask All to Bake
The citizens relief committee has
asked every woman to bake all the
bread she can and bring it to the cham
ber of commerce as early as possible
today. 1t can be handled as late as A
O'Clock in the afternoon, but the COM
mittee wishes to impress the necessity
for haste.
The Southern Pacific, acting inde-
pendently, purchased five carloads of
provisions and sent them to San Fran
cisco last evening.
The total of twenty-one cars was pur-
chased and loaded inside of two ana
a half hours after receiving informa-
tion of what was needed.
The citizens relief committee has
asked that all surrounding cities CO.
operate with it and send provisions. 1t
urges that these provisions, bedding,
blankets clothes and all necessities of
life be packed in cases and loaded onto
cars and the chamber Of commerce nott-
fled Immediately. The committee will
see that the railroads get this stuff
north.
Pasadena Has Two Cars
Two cars will be sent to Pasadena
this morning to be loaded. Pasadena
asks that all contributions be sent to the
board of trade of that city. Pasadena
raised $25,0O0 yesterday and promises
to have the same amount today.
Joe Desmond, railroad contractor,
has been authorized by the citizens
relief committee to make up special
cooking train. The raw material will
be furnished and this will be cooked on
the way to San Francisco. When the
train reaches there thousands of sand
witches and other cooked foods will be
ready to hand out to the starving popu-
lation.
Chinatwn. through George Lem. noti-
fed the relief committee last night that
$1,000 had been collected by Chinese
residents and paid in.
Eagles Contribute
The F'raternal Order Of Eagles has
subscribed $500 and will start a general
call for food, bedding and clothes.
Nine lumber firms visited yesterday
by Councilmen Smith and Hitler each
subscribed $500, making a total of $4500
from these interests.
The liquor dealers have practically
pledged $4,000 to the relief fund.
The knights of Columbus have raised
their original subscription Of $1,000 to
1880.
All employers of labor are requested
by the committees to urge that their
employees each contribute one days
wages to the cause.
All who have friends or relatives in
San Francisco are urged by the relief
committee to send for them to come to
their homes in Los Angeles and the
railroads will be asked to furnish free
transportation.
Tender Rolling Stock
The Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and
Salt Lake railroads have all rendered
their cars for any purpose for which
the committee can use them.
Nearly 100000 was subscribed yester-
day and paid in. Only a few of the
committees to solicit subscriptions have
so far reported.
Today has been declared legal holi-
day in all the public schools and they
will be dismissed this morning and the
pupils will be asked to go home and
prepare a substantial lunch of cooked
foods to send to San Francisco.