Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-10
WORKOF 7HEARMY
Gen. Funston Tells Of Some Of the
Things Accomplished at
San Francisco.
CLEARING ROUSE REPORT.


! San Francisco. May 5.-9he arm
people at the Preside have accomplish
ed wonders in the way of Strengthening
out the badly mixed up condition o
affairs In this stricken city. In an In
terview on the subject Friday Gen
Funston said;
This Is the largest rescue worl
ever attempted by the army"
I'm the east they speak Of fire al
the greatest catastrophe Of the age
but those who have been engaged II
the WORK Of relief On the ground dc
not yet realize that 100000 people
made homeless and penniless IN q day
have been fed and sheltered for two
weeks and no man, woman OF child
has gone hungry. The relief committee
wrought wonders but In the end 1t must
! be admitted that without the army II
would have been impossible.
Every QuaTtermaster' storehouSe
In the country was emptted into eG-
DseaS trains In a day"
"For the first few days the tent
cities that sprung up In the Preside
were without order or arrangements.
Many Of the homeless were crowded
together IN the wooden barracks. Tho
conditions resulting were not sanitary
and Thursday they were moved into
city Of 6ibleV tents which had come
by express from the east PoRlbly
the only problem which nov remains
for the army IN this particular camp
IS to tx the day when L shall COMO
down and the campers return TO normal
conditions IN the city
With the increasing number az daily
dismissa4S Of Its subcommittee the
general municipal committee will
doubtless soon pass ont oR existence
and the AFFAIRS Of the city VIII be re-
stored to the regularly constituted Off
Ctals. Many Of the subordinate bodies
have reported their labors c0upleted
and have been relieved from fluther
duty. When the general committee
finally GdtDurns there will remain Of
tho various organizations thAt were
formed Immediately following the Gay
Of disaster only the committee On re-
construction and the finance oummit-
tee.
The fnrce If state militia On dnty
here Is being gradually diminished
and those Of the regular soldiers who
are not engaged in assisting n relief |
work are doing simple patrol dnty.
There has been no perceptihle dimin-
ution In the number Of persons apply
Ing for free transportation to points
outside Of the city and state, and de-
spite measures taken to prevent un-
worthy persons from profttng By the
Of the railroads, 1t Is be-
ieved that this privilege has been
lbused. ..
The San Francisco clearing house
Friday received a report from Its ex-
,cutive committee which was adopted.
A PARTON Of the report read as fol-
owS:
"The committee feels that the bust
less interests as such, do not need
,harity to aid them IN rebuilding
he city. With $15O,OOO,OO0 or more
o be received from the insurance COM
,anies, the banks in a strong, solvent
condition, bountiful harvests promised
n the state. and general underlying
BUSINESS sound, any further financial
Ielp should be looked for only on
trictly business principles. In other
lords, since the insurance indemnity ,
Vill largely replace the destroyed
buildings, as well as stocks Of mer-
handise, and our banks able to meet
eneral commercial requirements, midi
iduals o. institutions who come to
nd II necessary or expedient to ap-
ly to outside sources for loans,
hould do 30, as occasion may arise,
n the usual basis Of good security.
We cannot rebuild in day. We shall
hortly have more money than can be
used; and SO It seems
remature to assume that our re-
ources will prove inadequate, and es-
ecially that the occasion demands
le introduction of untried methods
hance which may be found to be
legal or otherwise impracticable."