The San Francisco call., 1906-07-06
SALOON DOORS
OPEN ONCE MORE
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ready to pop out and drag along th'
ground.
SMILING FACES EVERYWHERE.

ready to pop out and drag along the
ground.
SMILING FACES EVERYWHERE.
The rejoicing in evidence over the
city yesterday beggars description. All
the casual observer need do was TO
walk anywhere and note the smiling
faces of those who passed him by. The
smile that refused to be disturbed pre-
vailed in the burned district we'll as
on Fillmore street and Van Ness ave-
nue., for wherever you went you were
sure to find a place.
Although great excitement and vivid
scenes were due to prevail on FILLMORE
street. there was no change from the
ordinary routine. The saloon man
opened UP his place of business and the
thirsty man went in and got hiss No
body was mobbed and there were no
necks broken in the grand rush to get
the first drink. The policemen simply
stood on the corners waiting for the
rough house that failed to materiaHZe.
The old-time rounder was himself
once more when he sauntered casually
into one of the places and called for
the kind that suited his taste He
looked around with wonderment and
half with contentment as he gazed at
the busy man behind the bar and the
anxious ones on the other side. He
heaved sigh of relief when that old
familiar cry, 'All set, gents" was ut
tered in the same CHEEKY tones. Then
he realized 1t was not a dream, after
ALL
EVERYBODY WALKS ERECT.
Since San Francisco was trans
formed into temperance town the
capacity of the ordinary citizen seems
to have been increased one hundred
fold. Anybody could tell that by TAX
ing survey of Fillmore street. There
were no jags visible to the naked eye.
Every one was capable of walking the
proverbial chalkline. The populace
from the restoration of the boxing
game to the complex insurance situa-
tion.
The most serious obstacle that con-
fronted the saloon men was the scar
city of glasses. For some reason or
other most of them overlooked the
important fact that their customers
needed glasses served with their
drinks. Many howl went up when
some unsuspecting bartender uncon-
sciously showed the bottle over to the
thirsty man in front of the mahogany.
The taste of the average San Fran
ciscan is still cultivated and as a gen.
eral rule he refused to stand for this
slight.
When the thirsty man called for a
drink he did not know what kind of
a glass, if any. the bartenders would
hand out. Sometimes they served
cocktails in the steam beer buckets:
whisky was occasionally passed out
in stems and in some of the less
classy taverns common china cups
seemed good enough for all who ven-
tured in.
DRINKING PLACES SCARCE.
Strange to say. not half of the
thirst-quenching palaces that threat
| ened to decorate Fillmore street were
ready yesterday. Carpenters ham
mered away as they never hammered
before and painters and plumbers
made overtime money while the pro-
prietor wept and wrung his hands as
he saw the crowds pass on and file
so1emnly into the next place, the one
that was open and ready to receive
visitors
Down in the south of Market street
districts the big steams are just as
popular as before the fire. Nearly
terday and the supply held out fairly
well. These steams are not as large
as they used to be IN days gone by
and this fact aroused some unfavor-
able comment. The willy man behind
the bar, however, was generally able
10 square all Sucn cases Dy annOunc-
ing that the timers will be the rule
when the glass works are able to
produce the tall brand again.
The knights of the lowly wine cellar
found a refuge in various places along
the Barbary Coast just as in former
days. They all seemed to have the
price, though nobody, not even the po-
liceman on the beat, could figure out
whence it came. But so long as the
five cents was forthcoming nobody
kicked, and things ran along as
smoothly as ever.
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