The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-04-27
Brief Facts About San
Francisco.
From Various sources)

Has lS5 clear days each year.
Has IS cloudy days each year.
Has l04 partly cloudy days each
year.
Has the largest mint in the
world.
The area of the city is AZ square
miles.
Has one of the best harborS in
the world.
Assessment roll for 1904, 1908,
O53, 557.
Is the third commercial city in
the United States.
Built the Wisconsin. the fastest
battleship atiOat,
Is the western gatew for
| American commerce.
San Francisco is the leading
whaling port of the world.
Has temperature which only
varies 10 degrees between seasons.
Is the greatest ship. building
port on the shores Of he Pacific
ocean.
The gold received from Klon-
dixie aud Nome in 1860 was over
$50, 000,0
Is the natural shipping poiGt for
the Hawaiian aud Philippine Is
lands and Oriental ports.
Ranks first III the world in the
use of telephones. having one
phone for very l6 inhabitants
The Oriental atmosphere of San
Francisco is more pronounced than
that of any other American city.
A great part Of San Francisco
has been reclaimed from San Fran
cisco bay Many buildings were
/ built on piles driven through the
sand to bedrock.
The city covers AZ square miles,
and there are $50 miles Of streets
and 20 miles Of boulevardS. The
city is governed by Il charter
adopted by the people in 1900.
San Francisco grew amazingly.
/ In 1860 the population was 80, SOP;
in 1889 it was 233 $50. The United
States census gave it 342, 49, in
1900, and now it claims over 400, =
600
Has only had one genuine snow
storm in the memory of any one
living. December 81, 1882. when
snow fell about three inches deep
and remained on the ground II
hours.
The City Hall, the most con
Spicuous building in San Fran
cisco, occupied two blocks and
had dome 332 feet high II cost
over $4,000, 900, and it was %
years from the time ground was
broken until it was finally com
/ pleted.
San Francisco is lacking in i'm =.
posing church buildings, aud there
were few of any great value in the
district where the destruction has
been great. The Roman Catholics
have big brick cathedral, and
the Jesuit Church and College Of
st. lgnatius cover block.
The city is free from debt. There
is IA provision in the charter that
only | per cent of the assessed
valuation of property may be col
lected for ordinary municipal pur-
, poses, but clause makes provi-
sion for the levying of an extra
tax to meet extraordinary require
I mentS.
An epoch maker for San Fran.
cisco was the completion of the
! Union Pacific Railroad to the
coast in 1869. The development
of Oriental trade gave the Golden
Gate City another boost, and the
opening up Of Washington and
Alaska added greatly to its com.
merclal prosperity.
The first settlement on t h e
shores OF San Francisco bay was
made in 1776, when two FraciScan
/ monks, Pa.ou and Cambon. by
name. founded an Indian mission.
The United States took possession
III 1S4S, and on the heels of the
change of government came the
discovery Of gold.
The population of the city is the
most cosmopolitan in :he country,
one third of the people being of
foreign birth or the foreign ele.
ment the Germans predominant,
with some 10000, the Irish COM
ing next, with nearly %, 600 souls.
The Chinese now nun Der possibly
less than % 900, and it is reported
that the number is diminishing
yearly. The japanese oflate years
have been coming into the city
fast.
The Frederick Aerie. No. 1867
Fraternal Order Of Eagles, are