New-York tribune., 1906-08-17
BUILDING IN FRISCO.
Hard50are, Plumbers Material and
Skilled Mechanics Needed.

The California Promotion Committee, which was
organized in 1902 give publicity TO the resources
and to promote the settlement and development OF
California, has in view Of the interest now being
taken in California affairs because Of the San Fran
cisco disaster, opened an Eastern Bureau in this
CITY, under the management Of Colvin B. Brown.
The executive committee of the organization is
composed of twenty-five of the best known business
men of the state representing important financial,
commercial and Industrial enterprises. while the
advisory committee, which is somewhat larger, in
cudes the Governor OF the state. the presidents OF
the University of California and the Leland Stan
ford Junior University, such state officials the
State Mineralogtst, Horticultural Commissioner and
State Forester, and representatives OF all the rail-
way companies doing business in California and all
the steamship companies operating from its ports.
1t will be that 1t Is a substantial and should
be effective, organization, and that information
furnished by it should be trustworthy. The first
instalment Of news OF this character which has
to hand is a summary Of tho status Of the
building operations in San Francisco for the week
ended August II. which Is as follows:
When the fire came to San Francisco there were
100 100000 feet OF lumber in the yards Of the city, and
500OO000 feet of this was burned. Immediately after
raft Containing s0ooSo0 feet was toWed DOWN H from
the Columbia River. and is now being broken up In
the bay, there are about 90OOOO0O feet, which can
be delivered IN san Francisco on two days notice
the freight yards waiting to be unloaded and two
for towing to San Francisco in the Columbia River
and will reach here within the next thirty days
Structural steel for permanent buildings is vet
IN marked demand. but what orders have been for
filled. and the manufacturers say there Will be no
delay In sending forward all that is required.
there is shortage. owing to the freight bockage
which Which. has tied & up many cars @ Of these supplies
waiting to have tho goods transferred TO their tenn
porary stores and warehouses. 1t is estimated by
these materials for all purposes now as rapidly
For foundation work the supply OF crushed stone
is equal 20 the demand. The quarries and rock
daily capacity Of between 6OO0 and 1000 cubic yards
For all sorts of concrete work now this supply will
Cement which en- -ers largely into all permanent
MEDIATE demand and II Is esmated that with the
several cemont works in California working night
and day, they doing. together with
eral ships route from Europe, loaded with ce
mont, and due to arrive this month, the market will
be fully able to meet all calls:
Brick shows shortage. The brick plants in
turn out all that win be needed with the exception
Of glazed and facing brick which en- Is 81 shipped P IN
for brick will reach 100000 day by September /
burned buildings Is being utilized and II is claimed
that the heat Of the fire simply increased their
The supply OF skilled mechanics is far below the
demand In tho building trgdes there Is a scare
minimum scale are being paid. in some instances
the basis Of employment, but the demand for good
+ worlSmen is so great that mucn hlEher rates are
being paid all over the city The latest estimate
Of men doing reconstruction work places the mum
thousand are skilled mechanics belonging to the
building trades There IS especial shortage IN
Structural ironworkers gas and electric fxturs
hangers. architectural ironworkers cablnetmalIers,
sheet metal workers and elevator constructors.
According estimates Of contractors who
5 On bdnes 20 about oe viii be epened @
in n very short time on this work alone Plans for
eighteen new Glass "A" buildings have been COM
peted and the structures will go up as soon as men
Class "a buildings are being planned for imne-
diate construction