The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-03
CONDITIONS BECOMING NORMAL.
Tn San Francisco Rapidly Recovering
 From It's Pr0sfrntion.

tn Sum EE&mctMcO A0NE0AI HcEOFeFtnk
 From Its Prostitution.
 San Francisco. May 2.-Conditions of life are gradually becoming more normal In this city and the work of clearing up the wreckage in prepara- ton for the rebuilding In the down town section Of the city is going on more rapidly.
 Business is being rapidly resumed by retail trsdesmen of every descrip- tion throughout the destroyed sections of the city. George Wittmen, Chair reports that the following places of business are open:
 Forty-four- butchers. twenty one restaurants, twenty-two bakeries. seventy-one dairies and fifteen re- freshment parlors. fifty-three grocer les and seventy-one miscellaneous es- tablishments, including tailors. plum bers. dry goods stores, druggists and cigar stands.
 The commission firms located along the water front are doing a thriv- ing business. Yesterdays receipts showed a marked increase over the preceding day and prices of dairy goods and some lines of green goods were lower. The business of receiving and disposing of consignments is run ming along as smoothly as can be ex- pected under the circumstances.
 In less than two weeks the garbage question will be disposed of. An in- spection of the reduction works in' the Potrero has been made and 1t was reported that outside of 100 feet of the tail chimneys repairs to the furnaces can be completed in ten days.
 Men were set to work yesterday on these necessary repairs and soon there will be established a force draught So as to insure rapid combustion. As soon as this Is completed all refuse will be incinerated as in the past.
 Mayor schmitz has just made the announcement that all time restric- tions as to the lighting of dwellings will be removed today with the sug- xAstion that candies be used until elec-' tricity can be resumed Petroleum for lighting purposes is especially prohib- tied until the water supply is intact
 The Spring Valley Water Company expects to have the city front water supply in commission within ten days By that time the pipes on the various wharves will have been overhauled and shipping can be accommodated as before the earthquake.
 The United Railroad Company yes terday was given permission by May or Schmitz to operate its cars until later hours in order that the last cars, beginning tonight, VIII itdNe all tSi TIT inals at midnight.
 The United Railroad has already operated seven lines and with these three additional routes will be cover ing nearly all sections of unburned districts
 Every chimney in every building left standing in San Francisco will be thoroughly inspected before any per mits are issued to make fires indoors. The reports will be turned over to the hoard of fire underwriters, the mem- hers of which will make 9 re-inspec- ton and then in proper eases grant the coveted permission to move the kitchen from the street.
 Nearly all the chimneys in the hills are found to be in excellent condition. The chimneys of houses located in the flat sections of San Francisco are prac- tically all out of commission
 Many of the larger factories left un- harmed are starting up work with all tbs rapiditv possible under the circum- stances. At the Union Iron Works 2.3oO men are now employed and the management expects within fortnight to have the full complement of its force. nearly 4O00 men engaged.
 No damage was done to the three new warships being built at these works for the government. the cruisers California and Milwaukee and the bat tleship South Dakota.
 The steamer City of Pueblo, which was sunk in the bay has been raised and is being repaired. WorKmen are also engaged fixing the steamer Co., Iumbia which was turned on her side. The huIls of the new Hawaiian Amer ican steamship Company's liners were nJtcbed about four feet to the south, bnt were uninjured and only need to be replaced in position.