The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-24
DISTRIBUTING FOOD IS
MOST DIFFICULT Task
Supplies to Last Stricken City
One Week Are Now on
Hand.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23-Food was
never moro plentiful In San Francisco
than today and the only trouble Is Its
proper distribution. The committee on
feeding the hungry reports the most sat
isfactory progress in tho huge tack be
fore IL and they have already established
fifty-two food stations where all who
were hungry may secure their daily ra-
tionS
Independent Workers.
Besides the Government and the gen
cral food committee. which are doing the
most heroic work. a large number OF In
dependent organizations are also attack
ing the food problem. 1t is hoped that
the distribution OF supplies may be sys-
tematized under one head in the course
OF day or SO. 90 that there may be no
conflict or duplication of effort on such
an all-important Issue,
Committee Named.
The committee OF the whole has
designated a subcommittee of seven
which is directing the relief work so FAR
ns food Is concerned. Dr. Noorsanger Is
chairman. j.. F: Drum, vice-ehairmran
and Oscar F. Cooper, secretary The
headquarters OF the bureau Is in the city
hnll at Bush and Fillmore streets, and IL
is there that the executive functions are
In operation,
Supply for One Week.
From all POINTS news of approaching
relief trains is coming In, and already
sufficient provisions have accumulated on
the rolling stock at the Oakland pier to
supply the needs OF the city for more
than week Plain food OF every de-
scription Is plentiful and luxuries are be-
ginning TO arrive. Last night famine
of coffee. but today fresh conSlgnments
of this important stimulant are being
distributed from almost every food
depot.
Cattle Trains Coming In.
There Is abundance of meat for stew
Ing though all the finer cuts are being
used at the hospitals Immense cattle
trains arc rolling northward from the
prairies OF the Southwest and chickens
and eggs arc COMING from the nearby In
terror towns. The most pressing need Is
for vegetables. preferably potatoes car
rots. onions and the like. Fresh and per-
ishable produce cannot be properly cared
for.
Spirits Are Buoyant.
The lines of applicants at the various
food stations are blocks long and remain
so until closing time. Every one received
rations for single person as many
times day as he asks and an attempt
at distribution among the helpless fami
lies is being made. The cpirit Of the pco-
pie is wonderfully buoyant in the face of
plants are evident along the bread line.
Volunteer distributors are Issuing the
provisions under military protection
Have Two Warehouses.
The committee has secured two main
warehouses and ali provisions, as they
reach the piers. are being carted there
These are the J. Folgcr building at Spear
and Howard streets. which stands Intact
though In the burned district, and the
Moulder school-house at Page and Cough
streets which VIII supply that part of
the residence district spared by the con-
nagraton The headquarters for Gov
ernment supplies are at the Preside, the
Folsom street dock and Fort Mason.
Mai Krauthon. who Is In charge OF the
Federal commissary. has ordered his
subordnates to assist the citizens com
m!ttce to the limit of their power.