Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-19
COMMITTEE Tells
OF RELIEF EFFORTS
Report Shows What Good Work
Was Done for San Fran
cisco People.
MONEY AND SUPPLIES GIVEN.
Many Tons OF Provisions and Clothing
Sent 10 Sufferers, and sum OF
$4,000 Is on Hand.

A report Of the executive committee
OF the local San Francisco relief or
ganizatlon has been submitted to
Mayor Ezra Thompson. The amount
of cash subscriptions, Az turned over
TO Treasurer W. S. Mccormick was
t41,3s6.67 All of this. with the ex-
ception OF slS.i90.S1. was used here
in taking care OF refugees. purchasing
and forwarding Of supplies and meet
ing expenses Of the Utah headquar-
ters In Oakland. $4,000 was sent to
Mayor Schmitz, OF San Francisco, and
the balance, $3.50. 81 viii be forward
ed as soon az the committee completes
its labors. Following is the report, as
sent to Mayor Thompson.
REPORT TO THOMPSON.
This committee Is preparing to bring
TO an early close the organized relief
work for San Francisco sufferers UNI
dertaken "A month ago by the Elks'
club citizens movement the governors
committee, the Commercial club. the
Deseret News and Salt Lake Herald
and other afllliating sympathizers
whose contributions OF money. food
supplies clothing and equipment, have
been handled by the California relief
committee OF Salt Lake. The list Of
the money contributions TO date Is
sH.3s6.li7. These have all been paid
In TO Treasurer W. $. Mccormick
The figures contained IN these state
ments must speak to you, as they have
an In nf mai fli 10 AL 4 Ia
sympathy and splendid generosity
which We cannot refrain from COM
menting upon In view OF the fact that
che money offerings represent less
than half OF the local giving to suffer-
ers through the great disaster.
IMMENSE SHIPMENTS.
In the early stages Of the work the
local newspaper appeals for supplies
and clothing seriously taxed. in the
prodigality of responses made. both
the ability of our shipping committee
and the equipment department of the
oregon Short Line railway. Tons up
on tons of bread and other edibles,
collected by the school children at the
suggestion OF school principals. were
forwarded daily, as well as tens OF
thousands OF articles of wearing APP
pHTtl, WHllt az 10
the needs OF sufferers were lacking.
II was impossible In the flood of CIV
ing to acknowledge or record such do
nations They were received and ham
died with dispatch and their bulk alone
Is noted elsewhere herein and the APP
probation OF the recipients In indicat-
ed by the following letter:
Lafayette Park Relief Committee.
1920 Washington St.. San Francisco.
May .. 1906.
Mayor OF Salt Lake City:
Dear Sir. We have been receiving
from your city an immense quantity
OF provisions, including q large num-
berof loaves of bread. with the names
OF the donors pasted on them, We
have also received flour and canned
goods. We cannot possibly thank each
donor. but we trust you will see that
all are properly thanked. All the
goods from your'city arrived In abso-
lutely perfect condition. and there was
not particle of waste in the distribu.
ton. With the thanks OF the com
munity, we are, very respectfully
yours. HENRY j. CROKER"
Upon the receipts OF appeals for
particular supplies on April 20, this
committee authorized purchases OF
staple food stuffs. clothing. blankets
and other bedding, as we'll as some
camp equipment all OF which were
promptly forwarded. throughout the
movement of these supplies. which
tolaled 81 cars. We have been con
stantly advised, aided and assisted In
every way by the general superin-
tendents department of the oregon
Short Line with unfailing courtesy. as
TO the transportation, condition and
disposition Of conslgnments carrying
perlshables.
NO TIME LOST.
Accompanying statements OF coast
officials indicate that our contributions
arrived speedily In good condition
and were distributed without waste.
Kindly observe from the accom-
panying voucher list, that for every
purchase made, as above stated, bill
has been rendered against this COM
mittee, which has been paid by a war;
rant drawn upon Treasurer McCor-
nick, hearing sequence number. Ma
payment from the California relief
fund has been otherwise made, and
all bills and warrants have been num-
erlcally listed and are herewith trans.
mitted for your examination, future
reference and file
Accounts payable TO an aggregate
Of s23. 1876 have been presented C
this committee and paid All of these
We're for supplies forwarded, as shown
by the accompanying list and vouch.
ers, except N,3S760, which was dis
bursed by the local relief committee
I'm feeding 1852 coast refugees and
providing them with medicine ana
other supplies land the latter unfor.
Inmates were also supplied with cloth.
ing and blankets TO the value Of 81
260) and the further sum OF s73i
appropriated by this committee for
the establishment and maintenance OF
Utah headquarters IN Oakland.
HELD BY TREASURER.
The unexpended balance held by
Treasurer Mccormick Is tls,l90Sl. Ad.
dtional. contributions from outsld,
cities. together with collections one
lated) OF local subscriptions, will ado
considerable TO this balence. Thi.