The San Francisco call., 1906-05-27
FAITH IN CITY
IS UNsHAKEN
State Board Of Trade
Committee Issues
Statement.
Sets Forth Resources
That Will Rebuild
San Francisco.

The following report OF the last
meeting of the State Board of Trade
has been issued for the bensfit OF
members:
SAN FRANCISCO, May u. 1906.
To the members and contributors OF the
California State Board of Trade;
The monthly meeting of the CaliIornia
State Board of Trade was held at lts
rooms in the ferry building at 1:30 O'CLOCK
Nav & There were present representa-
tives from Kern, Santa Clara, Sonoma
Contra Costa, Alameda, Sacramento, san
Francisco and San Joaquin counties. Ine
meeting developed strong sen.in1sht an ~
favor of vigorous continuation Oh the
work of the State board.
The exhibit, after careful hanoiing
shows, as near as can De estihiaeeu,
about 80 per cent has been saved, ana u
was decided that a strong appear snouio
be made to the counties for an early
renewal of their exhibits.
The following declaration and compre-
hensive statement was submitted by
Especial committee appointed for tne pur-
pose and was unanimously adopted;
"The California State Board OF Iraue
which for nearly twenty years mas been
the exponent of the resources and ca
pacities of California, and has IN lts ar
chives the most accurate statistics OF the
states progress. submits this statement
of the situation in San Francisco ana OF
the causes which compel that city 10
rise in greater power and splendor tnan
ever.
For the third time in her history San
Francisco has been destroyed by nre-
The only difference between each dlsas-
ter is the increase in the values OF prop
erty DESTROYED Twice before the city
was rebuilt upon an unchanged GROUND
plan The width, of streets was uh-
changed and no wide intersecting ave-
nues and frequent plazas were provlded
as checks to general Gonna sratlo,n. on
The water supply bore no relation 10 .lle
result. as in case of . general conhagra-
ton water is powerless to resist as was
proved by the Chicago and Baltimore
fires, that had their way against Iuii
supply and pressure of water The city
will now probably be rebuilt upon re-
formed ground planathat will interpose
space to prevent the spread of fire. ana
it is planned to be the safest city in the
world from conflagration and to furnlsh
to others an example of construction.
THE earthquake damage relatively was
inconsiderable Many OF the buildings on
both sides of Market street stood against
the earthquake. The modern steel frame
buildings suffered least and that style
of structure stands vindicated. The city
has to rise from the ashes of confiagra-
ton and not from the ruins OF an earth
quake. That il will rise by the energy
and credit of its own people is well as
sured Already il is threaded by tenn
porary railroad tracks to carry off the
debris and clear the ground for building.
Contracts are let for a multitude OF great
buildings and the city will rise new,
strong and equipped to again take us
place among the great commercial cens
ters of the world. Every bank is solvent.
The great merchants have resources and
credit, and all of the people have hands
ready for all branches of the labor OF
restoration 1t is significant of the high
expectations of enterprise that real es-
tate values remain stiff and in a large
number of cases have advanced since the
ground was cleared by fire. The loss of
life was small and is felt as personal
sorrow rather than by the economic en-
ergies of the city. California IS a State
of great productivity, in her mines.
manufactures. waters and land. San
Francisco is located to receive the COM
mercial drainage of an annual production
of wealth from these sources amounting
to s15o,OO0.00o, and rapidly increasing. A
considerable proportion of her population
will aid the processes of reconstruction
by resorting to the mines, mills, lands
and waters to increase their output of
wealth that flows to the city A State
with such a variety of resources upon
which labor may be applied has the
ready means of redistributing population
and of locating it in gainful occupations,
all of which hasten the rebuilding of the
city.
tAII of this is in the immediate hinter-
land of San Francisco; farther in zone
after zone of production and commerce
Of the country drain toward San Fran
cisco. That city was created by COM
mercial energies and necessities that fire
cannot burn nor earthquake destroy and
they exist now as they did before and
pile up the results of human energy at
the same point as the current of a great
river continues to build its delta
THE California State Board of Trade
with its long experience, is able to give
the situation as it is, and as it will be
and is glad to reach the public through
this statement
A resolution was also introduced
and adopted with reference to the
public service performed by the rail-
way systems of California since the
recent calamity as follows:
Resolved. That the California State
Board of Trade hereby expresses it's high
appreciation of the public services and
sacrifices of the railroad systems of Cali
fornia in aidn. the people of San Fran
calamity and that we also express appre-
citation of the efforts of the United Rail-
roads of San Francisco in stablishing
communication by street car.
In view of the necessity of the South
ern Pacific Company for Office accommo-
dations for its general officers the Cali
fornia State Board of Trade has tenn
porariy granted TO General Manager E.
q. Calvin the new offices recently pre-
pared for the boards use and has moved
its headquarters back into the old Offices
in the north end OF its exhibit hall The
rooms are still open to any business man
in the State in any branch to mike busi-
ness appointments at the State Board
rooms, where facilities will be afforded
for cor"nittee meetings and for confer
ence Yours very truly,
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF
TRADE.
ARTHUR II. B:IGGS
Secretary and Mana ger