Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-26

Associated Press pispatote e. by special Wires
San Francisco, Cal. April 26.-"Bankes
Row" is being organized on La Guna
street west of La Fayette Square. The
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank, the
Central Trust Co. and the Mercantile
Trust Co already have placed their BAN
ners on residences overlooking the tented
camps of the refugees In the snuare. This
Is a bringing together Of those that have
money On vaulis) aud those who need
10. The clearinghouse, representing tie
commercial banks, held its usual meeting
yesterday. Whilo the details are NOT
completed, IL has been arranged 70 pay
depositors not exceeding $500 on their
accounts Zach of the banks has had,
or viii have, considerable sums transferred
TO its credit 10y correspondents in London,
Paris and New York. These transfers
will be made TO the mint, on Fifth street,
and the money viii be available at that
point The form of procedure will be
for the depositoH to draw checks In the
usual form. These will be indorsed by
the cashiers or other officers OF the banks,
and the customers may present them
and have them cashod at the Mint. Super
intondent of the Mint Leach has indi-
Gated his Willingness TO assist in carrying
into effect this plan, II furnished with a
sufficient force of clerks. The bankers
are waiting for the opening Of their vaults,
so that they may reach their books and
papers Checks and blanks, which ara
/ yet to be printed, Will form necessary
/ parts Of the machinery Il is proposed 10
| put into operation IL may b0 three
weeks before the bankers make any Of
I these preliminary paymenta The execu-
] 80
/ YESTERDAY Much satisfaction was ex-
pressed az the fact that all the vaults Of
| these banks had been found to be Ia ex-
cellent condition. The savings banks
will an open for business on the aame day
that the commercial banks set the ex-
ample Over in Oakland the savings
banks are paying up TO $50 without notice.
| The local savings banks say that It has
I been determined not 10 press loans and
/ that satisfactory extensions Will be
granted TO those with mortgages coming
/ due. The savings banks are reported to
be in most satisfactory condition.
One Of the most encouraging reports
/ with reference 10 the work Of rebuilding
| the burned district is that Of the San
| Francisco Planning Mill Owners Associa-
| tion. Fifteen of the 80 mills escaped
| the FIRE and two of them are in opera
! tion. The association saws Il viii soon
/ be in a position 10 furnish all mill work
necessary.
Representatives Of the Western Meat
Co. have made a report 10 the relief COM
mittee that they are in position at once
10 60 ahead at their regular normal OUT
put to supply San Francisco with fresh
meat. Damage TO slaughterhouses has
/ been repaired and killing and dressing
of beef is progressing rapidly. All cattle
cans are being rushed 10 the city by the
Southern Pacific on special orders.
For the FIRST time since the earthquake
/ street lights win be burning in San Fran
cisco tonight The lighting company
| has been hard at work for several days
| with a large force Of wOrkmen, installing
a system ,of arc lights for street lighting
purposes on three different routes, and
/ the lighting committee announces that
the company viii be prepared to turn
| on the current this evening.
Coroner Walsh had a gang Of men 40
work yesterday, removing the bodies
which had been buried in front of the
/ Hall of Justice, in Portsmouth Square,
on the first day Of the fire. Thirty
bodies we're taken out and transferred
to Laurel Hill cemetery, or given TO the
undertakers upon request Of relatives.
In the afternoon the coroner and his
assistants went 10 Washington Square
and finished their task of removing the
bodies that had received temporary
burial during the fire. With the COM
pletion Of this work another danger 20
health has been done away with.
Sixteen thousand persons are being
cared for at the Preside, most of them
In tents. All the available tents are In
use. but a supply Of about $4,000 is ex-
pected in a day or two, when everyone
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