The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-15
one LEVEL SINCE
QUAKE And FIRE
SAN FRANCISCO PEOPLE .sALL
CHUCKED TOGETHER
Correspondent of Pillsbury- w ashburn
Company Writes Letter Which De-
scribes Conditions in Stricken but
Hopeful Metropolis of the Pacific
Coast.

The C. B. Jennings company, San
Francisco correspondent OF the Pills,
bury Washburn company, and one OF
the firms temporarily put out of bust
ness by the earthquake or subsequent
fire, writes the firm about conditions un-
der date of May II. The letter is that
of business men to business men, about
business mainly, but incidentally there
is some information about the shaken
city that is different from the ordinary
literature on the subject which deals
tracts from the letter are as follows:
"The only trouble is the physical
force to respond to the mental, and the
money in back of it. The stay days or
holidays are still in force and will be
continuous until May 21, and then the
banks will open, for regular business
mhi, oppS i1s ii e the shegad Of w that
was anticipated few days ago. At
that time June 1 was set for the open
| ing date. Several bankers yesterday
stated that the deposits exceeded the
| Withdrawals about 10 per cent, and no
doubt with the stream Of money that
| is coming in, and what will follow as
soon as the insurance is adjusted, will
make cash available in San Francisco
very large. There certainly should be
no pressure on any one.
streetcars as Tonic.
"We are doing a good deal Of nice
| work in the way OF frame buildings,
cleaning up the streets, and also rum
ming streetcars on most Of the avenues
leading to and from the ferry; in fact,
I get on the car two blocks from my
house and ride direct to the ferry, and
the same getting home At the same
time there is considerable time wasted
in waiting for cars, as they are not run.
ming a full line of cars. The car sys-
tenn is good tonic for our people; it
looks as if something had really been
accomplished, and this is about the only
perfect thing that has been done. The
company took in over $1,000 yesterday
This is pretty good considering that We
are not supposed to have any money in
our pockets to pay carfares.
cit would be impossible to write YOU
what the general conditions are. The
papers we send you from time to time
give a better description of it. Most al
the old houses will continue in business
but most all of them want to get back
to their old locations. They feel lone
some and out of line when they have tt
, move any distance from it.
Social Conditions. .
"Social conditions there is no dis
tinction in classes. We have all beer
chucked and shaken together, and i
would surprise YOU to see the really cor
dial shake of the hands, and also thu
cordial expressions of one to the othe
as we pass along the street, interview
ing the lady of the house and also tn
servant, getting their breakfasts OF
the sidewalk. ), In fact, we know tn
menu of about everybody, and they ar
} all about alike, living principally o.
of eggs and good coffee and tea. Waite
is running in the house at the presen
time, and also electric lights. You don
know how large they look, or how nue.
we appreciate the water after bein
!, without it for two or three weeks O
having to lug it for two or thre
) blocks.'