The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-27
PARDEE VISITS
SAN FRANCISCO
Governor Indignant Over What
He Thinks Is a Reflection
on State Militia.
MAYOR SCHMITZ REPLIES
GENERAL DISCUSSION AT A CON-
FERENCE.

San Francisco, April Ex-Governor
Pardee visited San Francisco today
when he attended a conference between
General Greedy, Mayor Schmitz, DR..
Devine of the Red Cross and members
Of the citizens committee of fifty, who
are advising the mayor. Governor
Pardee brought up the question of the
request of Mayor SchmitZ and his COM
mittee for the withdrawal of the ma
tional guard from the city. The gov
ernor spoke highly in favor of the ma
tional guard and referred to the splen-
did service it's members had done in
the war with Spain. He stated that he
considered the request a reflection
upon a well organized and highly eff
cient body of men. The governor said
that he was very indignant over the
attitude taken against the guard and
the charges preferred against them.
In fact he was so warm over the mat
ter that he thought it best not TO make
any further remark.
Greedy Recognizes Schmitz.
Mayor Schmitz Immediately replied
that he and his committee had not
made any charges against the guard.
On the contrary he had thanked the
governor for their services. If charges
had been made they were made by out
side people. The object in making the
request for the withdrawal of the
troops was to concentrate the control
Of the city in the federal troops and
prevent misunderstanding and cOnfiC-
/ ton of orders. Major General Greedy
stated that so far as he knew there was
no conflict of authority and that as an
/ United States army officer he could
/ not assume charge of the state mill
/ tia. The mayor was the head of the
city and every request made by him
/ had been followed and he would con-
l tinue to recognize the authority of the
| mayor in giving direction for the safe
! ty of the people. The civil authority
! was superior to the military and the
mayor is the only head he will recOg-
! nize.
The state troops have not yet been
! Withdrawn and the meeting adjourned
without any announcement that they
Cars Not Started.
There vas long discussion over the
! adVisab ility of starting a number of
I electric street railway systems The
committee did not yet feel that all
/ danger of fire from this source was
past, and the mayor finally appointed
| a committee to Investigate and report
on this matter.
! In opening the discussion concerning
/ the street railroads Chairman Rudolph
/ SpTeckels stated that he believed that
! it would be comparatively safe to OPP
! crate some of the electric lines. All
house wires had been entirely discOn-
I nected.
Engineer Hunt added that the re-
pairing of the wires had been very
thorough and that the danger of fire
through their medium had been re-
duced to the minimum, that when the
/ cars were started there would be a
very careful system of inspection along
the routes and that no cars would be
operated for the present after o'clock
| in the evening. Manager Mutually of
the United Railroads believed trans
portation could be given to the people
of the city without any serious risks.
Water Situation.
Captain PaysOn of the water com
mittee spoke of the water phase of the
situation. He said that a number of
the city's most important reservoirs
had been either entirely destroyed or
very badly damaged. and the water
pipes were in no condition to meet the
demands put upon them. There was no
storage of water for fire purposes and
consequently no adequate means of
protection against fire, if it should
break out at the time.
Hermann Schussler, the Spring Val
ley Water company's chief engineer,
discussed the water situation at con-