Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
GOES BRAvELY ON
The Work Of Making San Francisco
Again Habitable Is Being
Rapidly Carried Out.
an UNCOMFORTABLE SPIRIT
Some Retail Stores Have Opened
Street Cars Are Ready to Start
Electric Lights to De
Turned On.

San Francisco, April &-lt Is q
week Wednesday since this city was
visited by an earthquake which laid
low the metropolis Of the Pacific coast
and started confagration uneQualled
in the history Of this country. Al
though the ruddy glow Of the dying
embers of the fire 6end which de-
vastated San Francisco made home
less 100000 people, caused the loss OF
many lives and left black trail OF
utter desolation and ruin in Its wake,
still nightly illuminate the sky the
work Of restoration To- already under
way, showing q spirit unbFoken, a
courage undaunted and q determine
ton seldom eQualed and which has
never been surpassed.
Plans for the construction Of the
new buildings to replace those de-
stroyed by earthquake and flames are
rapidly being drawn and work on
some of them will begin as soon as
he ruins Of the old sites are cold.
Many Of the new buildings planned
are on larger scale than those licked
up by the flames, giving promise that
from the ashes will rise new San
Francisco, greater and more beauu-
full than the old.
Within the past week the people
Of this city have gone through the
entire gamut Of distress, misery and
suffering indescribable and in the face
Of disaster and calamity Of such mag
nitude, with poverty, privauon and
utter ruin staring them In the face,
they have maintained Spartan couT-
age and an unconQuerable spirit At
no time has there been any panic,
disorder or crime.
There was resumption Of business to
an astonishing extent Wednesday, con-
sidering the condition, throughout the
resident section. Retail stores were
instructed to reopen and the municipal
government has established scale Of
prices for the most important CON-
modities, food, clothing, etc., which Is
even below that existing under normal
conditions. Warning was given re.
tailers that any effort on their part to
charge exorbitant prices would result
In summary action by the authorities.
Street cars are promised for Thurs
day morning and electric lights will
be turned on Thursday evening. As
It is there is no need for the resump-
ton of cooking in the houses. The
work Of building and improving the
chimneys is growing rapidly, but 1t
will be some time before It Is consid-
cred safe to allow fires.
The water problem is still a serious
one. It was decided Wednesday that
still further restrictions should be
put upon the use of water now avail
able. Hereafter and until the system
has been entirely inspected and re-
paired, there is to be but one water
tap" for each block throughout the
city. This was considered necessary
because Of the wanton waste Of water
by many people and to conserve the
present supply against q possible
emergency.
The presidents proclamation issued
Wednesday has had q cheering effect.
The local finance committee and the
Red Cross are acting together and the
work Of relief is being conducted IN
a systematic manner. A force Of ex-
pert accountants has been engaged. an
auditing and supervising committee
appointed and every dollar contributed
win be accounted for. The San Fran
cisco labor council on behalf Of its LOG
afiliated unions, has announced that
wages viii remain the sane as before
the are.