Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-26
SAN FRANCISCO NOTES
Banking Situation Indicated
Strong Confidence.
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LARGE BUSINESS VOLUME
Chinese Minister Planned for Coun-
trymen.
1000 TO BE SENT BACK TO CHINA
Theatrical Ventures Under Canvas
Chicago Architects Plans for New
City Adopted at Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.-Country cor
respondents of the city savings banks are
receiving money on exactly the same terms
as the city depositors in the savings insti-
tutions.
The policy in this matter manifests the
confidence of the bankers in the existing
situation as strongly as possible There
is no limit at the banks which have opened
as to the amounts that may be drawn
out by the interior banks on accounts, and
the other institutions to open will probably
follow along the same lines.
The commercial banks of San Francisco
are making loans to commercial men just
as before the fire and are, in fact conduct
ing their business without any departure
in method from the customary one. The
volume of business at the commercial
banks is reported by Wellington Gregg,
secre tary of the Clearing House Association
to be very large.
The demand for money at the savings
banks is lessening. Inside of a week every
savings bank in San Francisco will be pay
ing depositors and all banks of both de-
scriptions commercial and savings, will be
transacting business fully.
Chinese Refugees to Return to China.
OAKLAND, Cal, May 26.-At a confer
ence attended by Chentung LANG Cheng,
Chinese minister at Washington, represent
atives of the Chinese six companies of San
Francisco and Chung Pao Hsi, consul gen.
eral in San Francisco, 1t was determined
yesterday to send more than / 600 aged
and destitute Chinese, who were rendered
homeless by the fire in San Francisco, back
to China. This decision is in accord with
the suggestion of the emperor and dowager.
The first batch of these refugees will prob
ably sail in ten days. Each refugee will
be given a small amount of money besides
his transportation. A delegation from the
Chinese Red Cross Society will meet the
refugees In China. The Chinese minister
left for Washington yesterday.
Two Theaters Under Canvas.
San Francisco will have two theaters I'M
der canvas by the middle of next month.
company has secured the immense tent
used by Sarah Bernhard in her Texas tour
1t will afford seats for 1000 and will be put
up on the site of the old Central Theater,
at Sth and Market streets 1t was IN
this tent that the benefit for the fire suffer
ers of San Francisco was held at Chicago
and $4,000 netted. A smaller tent has also
been secured, which will be raised where
the Majestic Theater stood, at 9th and
Market streets
Plans for New San Francisco.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Within six months
the new San Francisco, with its wide drive
ways and handsome buildings will be well
advanced, SAID Architect Daniel ii. Burn
ham last night I'm a years time II will
not be easy to find a trace Of the devasta-
ton left by the earthquake"
Mr.. Burnham has Just returned from San
Francisco. He had been called there by
the committee of citizens that had been in
strumental in inducing him two years be-
fore to prepare plans for model system OF
driveways, parks and public places. Former
Mayor Phelan was chairman of the com
mittee.
THE plans" said Mr.. Burnham were
adopted in their entirety at a meeting on
Monday. The principal talk in San Fran
cisco at the present time is rebuilding
The pride of the citizens appears to have
been touched by the disaster, and even the
poorer people who lost their homes are pre-
pairing to build again on a more substantial
and artistic scale.
My views were chiefly desired along the
line of notifications or extensions in the
plans that l suggested for the streets and
parks. l was asked for suggestions also as
to public buildings and recommended that
they all be made strictly fireproof.
THE new city viii radiate from the city
hall and that locality. One or the benef-
cfal effects of the earthquake was the de-
struction of the Old city hall, an incongru-
conform to any possible system of plans for
the Identification of the city.
The San Francisco of the future will he
the most beautiful city on the continent
with the possible exception OF Washington.