The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-05-04

SAthS IiOAiNJ III jan tahAeibtO W tttDl-
struct the city, and that the people
here must look elsewhere for funds Ia
rehabilitate their destroyed fortunes.
To Ask Government Endorsement.
Mr.. Phelan said that II the money Is
borrowed through ordinary channels
the rate Of interest will add a burden
to necessarily Increased taxation, that
will be too heavy to be borne. The
plan Of Mr.. Pheian Is to frame legisla-
ton to present to congress asking the
United States to indorse the proposed
bonds of San Francisco. With this
guarantee Of the government, the city
will be able to go into the financial
markets Of the world and borrow the
needed money at 2 or 2h per cent, the
bonds to run for so years, and consti-
tute a mortgage IN the best portion Of
the city.
Not New TO Congress.
Mr.. Phelan asserted that such Iegis-
lation would not be new In congress. It
was by virtually such measures that
the Central Pacific and the Union Pa
cihc railroads were built, ard more re-
Gently by like legislation that railways
in the Philippines became assured to
the people Of the islands.
s~heIterfng the Homeless.
The number of people without sub
stantial shelter has been reduced to a
minimum. The housing committee re-
ported that its work has been almost
completed. the applications for accom-
modations having ceased. The work OF
this committee has been lessened by the
numerous departures Of people In tents
to other parts of the state.
Religious services were held in the
open air in many of the saved districts
Sunday, and in churches that were pro-
nounced safe for immediate use throngs
gathered to listen to the sermons of the
clergymen.
Golden Gate Park Concerts.
Probably the most significant instance
of the determination Of the officials to
bring about a restoration Of the old or
der of things and of the disposition Of
the people to speedily forget the recent
disaster was the resumption of the
Sunday afternoon concerts in Golden
Gate park. These concerts have al
ways been a Sunday feature" in San
Francisco, and in addition to the ex-
cellent programme given in the big
park, a volunteer band discoursed mu-
sic for a short time in the tented city"
at Jefferson square.
Electric Car Service.
There were some extensions in the
electric car services, and the people in
the remote suburbs will now be afford
ed quick transportation to the water
front and points in the burned district
where they may be obliged to labor.
Municipal Treasure Intact.
The city officials were highly elated
upon finding the contents Of the mu-
nicipal treasury intact. The vaults were
located in the section of the city hall
that escaped the fire, and when an ex-
pert opened the door, Sunay morning,
he found gold, silver and securities
scattered over the floor, but there was
nothing missing. The vault contained
IS, 800, 900 in coin and currency; $780,
900 in securities of the German savings
bank and $12, 900, 900 of unsold city
bonds.
Shipping Resumfng.
Shipping is beginning to resume its
normal course. There were a number
of departures of steamers. Sunday, and
several arrivals, the latter bringing
provisions.
The steamer Imur arrived from Vic
toria, B. c., with 500 tons Of provisions
given by the people Of British Columbia
and the cargo was admitted duty free.
The Relief Problem.
San Francisco, April 30.-Dr. Devine,
of the National Red Cross, has issued
the following statement:
at is important for the entire coun-
try to understand that the loss of homes
and property in San Francisco has not
been exaggerated. Expectations have
been aroused and plans have been made
based on the kilograms and newspaper
reports of large contributions for relief.
and these expectations should not be
disappointed. The distribution of food
will have to be continued until there
are enough stores in which to buy on q
money basis, and then it car gradually
} be diminished, but relief of other kinds
Is now and will be required for weeks
20 come. Sick and delicate persons will
need care for months. Inmates of In
situations which have been destroyed
must be established elsewhere, and on
some plan yet to be devised; families
which can not get started otherwise
may have to be given a helping hand.
We do not know what amount has beer
: given In the aggregate. but, Judging
from what Is actually in the hands OF
the nance committee or at its disposal.
the danger is not that 1t will be too
' large, but that it will be insufficient"