The San Francisco call., 1906-06-22
GRAIN AND Hay
MEN ARE HEARD
Covered Docks Needed
to Care for the
New Crop.
Belt Railroad Connec-
ton to Remove Debris
From City.

Francisco want more space on the
docks. The grain men are clamoring
for covered sheds. SO tnat the coming
crop may be protected from the weather.
Yesterday Harbor Commissioners
Charles H. Spear and John D. Macken-
zie listened TO Fl. c. Somers and t. G.
Friedlander, the latter representing the
Merchants Exchange The following
petition, which is signed by sixty
seven leading firms, was submitted to
the board:
We. the undersigned. shipping mer
chants, commission merchants grain
dealers and jobbers in the products OF
the State of California. recognizing the
fact that the covered wharTes for the
landing and handling. Of grain within
the confines of the city of San Fran
cisco have been for the most part de-
stroyed in the recent confagration. beg
to advise your honorable body that the
new crop of grain is at hand, and that
for proper facilities for handling same;
and noting that the Legislature at Sac
ramento at its recent session appropri-
ated certain sums for the reconstruc-
ton of burned docks, we, therefore, do
petftion your honorable body to have
the seawall, section No. and section
No. 2. reconstructed at early date
it's standing in the grain trade of the
Pacific Coast, should have proper grain
facilities. The farming iI,g interests OF the the
as the crop now at hand is reported as
being heavy, il is quite essential to all
concerned that the matter be deemed
an emergency call ana lnat speedy re-
lief be afforded.
MONEY Is NEEDED.
President Spear said the grain would
be accommodated at some of the docks,
but remarked that it would be physi-
cal impossibility to reconstruct the
5000 feet of sheds on the seawall at
this time. The Legislature had ap-
propriated only 100000. 1t will cost
$4,000 to bulkhead $500 feet and the
sheds will cost 100000 I'VE intend
to build 400 feet. using the creosoted
piles now available. 1t would be utter
waste of money to put in green piles"
he said.
Mr.. Somers asked If 1t would be pos
sibIe for the board to provide within
the next three months 500 feet of Gov
cred space. Mr.. Spear replied that the
400 feet proposed would be open dock.
Mr. Somers feared that the grain
business would be driven to Seattle il
measures were not taken at once to
provide proper facilities at this port.
The commissioners contended that
they could not provide warehouses for
the grain. 1t was said that the COW
cred docks at Lombard and Steuart
streets could be used.
Incidentally the commissioners re-
minded the grain dealers that the
charge on grain for export would be
cents a ton. This charge is imposed
in order to hasten the removal of sacks
from the docks and prevent congestion
on the wharves
The commissioners promised to do
everything that could be done with
the means available to take care Of the
traffic
- 1.
which the Santa Fe provided, was re-
ferred to- 1t was suggested that the
lease required the company to cover
the wharves and therefore the grain
might be protected in that section of
the water front.
HAY MEN CLAMoRING.
The hay men at the foot of Third
street are clamoring for more room.
1t was represented that the increase of
business was so great that additional
space must be given.
The commissioners granted a peti-
ton of the Union oil Company to put
In an additional pipeline at Center
street The rental was fixed at $50 a
month.
A letter was received from the De-
bris Transportation Company, 1140
Fillmore street, asking the board to
fix the rate of switching to the Belt
Railroad at one dollar a car. The
company expects to make UP a train
load of debris daily and to dump the
material at some point near Islais
Creek 1t appears that the United
Railroads, the Southern Pacific and
other corporations comprise the Debris
Transportation Company. The COM
missioners agreed to make the rate of
one dollar for switching and author
lie the track connections to be made,
with the condition that the board re-
serve the right TO cancel the agree
ment at the expiration OF fifteen days
President Spear remarked that the
Harbor Commissioners appreciated the
necessity of organized effort to remove
the debris from the city, but at the
same time he realized that the traffic
which the Belt Railroad was con-
structed to handle must first be con-
sidered.
An application Of a billboard associ-
alton to place ten boards on the water
front xyas Y,laaad on H1a