Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-25
SOUTHERN PACIHIC
MADE WORLD RECORD
For the Extent and Efficiency
Of the AID Il Rem
dered 10
PEOPLE or SAN FRANCISCO
When That City Was Shaken BY
Earthquake and Swept by
Raging Flames.

on the occasion Of the great San
Francisco disaster the onfir re-
sources Of the Southern Pacific com
pany we're employed q their utmost
in saving aud relieving the people.
They were lha first 10 order 81 wire,
from adjacent cliles. carloads OF food
supplies FOR free distribution. They
threw wide open their gates. aud pas.
nongcra were carried free on their
Ferry steamers, which never stopped
running from san Francisco 60 oak.
land pier. They ran steamers around
the water front picking up al rofi.
gees ConEregatod on the wharvoa for
safety, From Oakland pier the pco.
Pic were carried free % whatever
point they cOnid care for themselves.
or be cared for-Whether Il was
Berkeley, Cal, or Boston, Mass; PORT
land. ore, or Portland. Ne. within
sen days the Southern Pacific com
pauy carried .roe 2li,009 passengers.
The value Of which computed az low
eSi rates for the class OF service roa.
dered, pmcunicd 20 fih0.0S0.69, and
this covers only the earnings Of the
line west Of El Paso. ~
Canvass Of accommodation ln the
Interior Of the state was made that
refugees might be properly directed.
Canvass % avenues OK employment
Wan made by wiring largo industries
that employment might be provided,
Information bureaus were established
90 nine points in the uurucd district
OF San Francisco. which we're served
hy horseback riders aud automobiles
Messengers carrying bulletins relative
A.. Ha.H
ton about finding people and general
public information. including state
mont OF accommodations for relief
90 outside cities. Inquiries from east.
ern cities By tho thousands from east.
orn friends regarding missing people
were answered as far as possible the
officers using al the rvcnues at their
command. @,~s''
Transportation Ior relief commit.
tees, hospital corps, physicians and
nurses were arranged for on a large
scale between adjacent citics and
san Francisco. Tho state Health
board was given transportation for It's
employees IN tho sanitary service.
Transportation of rel supplies was
given procedcnco over all other t-ainH.
Nearly all were run on passenger
train time. MIX, bread, etc. which
were badly needed, were brought Ia
free In baggage cars.
Gasoline for automobiles early b.
came exhausted. and a large numbel
Of machines IN the service OF emor.
gency hospitals. physicians. military
and civil authorities and relief COM
mltiecs were tied up The Southern
Pacific company furnished these ma
chimes every drop OF gasoline In ita
stores. In addition, it wiord 90 noar'
! by cities for an automobile parts
which were likely 10 ho needed In
an emergency. These were supplied
free 20 anyone engaged In emergency
aud relief service.
Tho transportation Of RELIEF sup
plies from April -sth 20 May 28rd.
computed az lowest tariff rates over
the Southern racilic company, uuion
Facimc Rallroad company, oregon
short Line railroad. nmOunte3 TO
sff5, 10000. representing Jos full
lcarloads, IN addition 10 a great many
less than carload shipments 4. nis
does not include business handled BY
the express companies, OF which
there were quite o good many cars
on which the rauroad company re-
NANiNhN no NNNNNNNnNhlNus
Much more taan tnis has been
done by tho Southern Pacific com.
lpany since dates named, 30 that their
entire CONTRIBUTION runs way beyond
81 100000.
Before accurate or adequate inf0r.
nation could be gotten BY the San
Francisco Office 20 President Harrl.
man he was rnsning by special train
70 the scene Of 30 disaster. For sew
leral weeks ne maintained hsadQu1r-
tera IN Mss ear at Oakland pier, sur.
roundtd by the operating and trafic
lonicera Of the road He was On close
and constant personal touch with the
lcivll and military authorities, relief
committees. etc, attended several
committee meetings daily. and took
a prominent and holpial part IN every
movement for the rehabilitation of
San Francisco.
( There was nothing that the com
panye cnicors could think Of that
would prove helpful that they did not
DO Neither men nor means were
Iapared 20 accomplish the company's
lobiect to care for the people. While
a. this was done under the most try
ing circumstances and difficult con.
ldiuonf, 20 tho credit or tho Southern
Pacific company's operating depart.
ment Dc % said, that it was done With
Tout one accident and without Injury
20 life or limb OF a single passenger.
The New York Sun has truly said,
The Southern Pacific company made
q WORLDS record.
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