The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-06
OPTIMISM IN FRISCO
Possible Shortage of Food Supply Only
Discouraging Condition.
by publishers Press.

i1By publishers Press,
Is San Francisco, May 5.-The shades
Sof night falling over the ruins OF the
scity Of San Francisco Saturday eve
Shing revealed a community SO far re-
&o6vered from the weight of the recent
EEalamity that had wiped two-thirds OF
fthe city that even those who were COM
.pelled by force of circumstances to be
remembers of the camps of refugees were
Fdiscussing their future IN the most
Meseate terms, and all classes and cond1-
ftions are confident that the ultimate
+ahfect of the tragedy will be the crea-
ation of new and better city that will
Sheld forth better advantages for all
Sof its citizens. =,
"A great deal of this spirit of opti-
r1nism was due to reports made to the
Emembers of the citizens committee,
(Which has in charge the question OF re-
Ebuilding the city, by the various con-
fsractors to whom has been referred the
squestion of estimating on the work Of
aelearing the ruins and of the various
fagents for the steel manufacturers
fwho have declared that they will be in
lib position to furnish the steel needed
Sfor rebuilding the city as fast as 1t may
abe needed.
Il Ruins Away in Six Months, : !
The men who will clear away the
fTuins are a unit in stating that, while
fhe task is most stupendous one,
fsthere is no reason why, should the au-
tthorities permit them the leeway need
Sed,, they cannot clear away all Of the
&c, 100000 cubic yards of ruined mate
trial that now covers the business sec
'I1On, in six months.
lnasmuch as soon as one section is
'cleared the work Of rebuilding can COM
, mence at once, it will be possible to
have the destroying and constructing
contractors work together, and the re-
suit will be the re establishment of the
'seity beautiful - in far less time than
possible.
There is one grave danger apparent
f. at present to all, and that is the man
disposed of in the last fortnight. So
rapidly haze the relief stations dis
posed Of Ghelr quota, that the military
authorFles have found it necessary to
0ake faction to abate waste and graft
aa1 to compel those who are entrusted
pl1es. to see that only those who should
u nave food are permitted to take ad.
Vantage OF the free distribution.
Only Nine Days Supplies
There are now, according to the mill.
tary authorities, only supplies for about
nine days on hand, and inasmuch as
there the ca are being issued rations to some
23l 900 persons daily, it will be seen
that the task of replenishing the supply
OF foodstuffs is stupendous.
Among some classes, it is thought
shat the treatment the city has received
from the federal government has been
hafdly what was expected at time of
national calamity, and some of the
members of the California delegation tc
congress- are being. severely criticized
1nasmuch as it is intimated that were
Mayor Schmitz republican the re
guest that the federal government tt
pack the clty's bonds with it's credit
would have been granted.
zHoWeyerr, with the help that is to b.
extended by eastern capitalists. sysitf
The insurance that is to be paid on the
property destroyed, and with the mone7
that native Californians will inves,
here, there will be no scarcity of smell
TO pay for building materials and tn,
new structural work can be run UP il
IS record breaking time.
Committees Complete Work.
With the increasing number of dali,
dlsmlssals of it's subcommittee. tn,
general municipal relief COMMITTEE,
doubtless soon will pass out of exist
ence and the directions of the affair
of the city will be restored to. the re
gularly constituted officers Many: g
the subordinate bodies have reporte,
Fheir la.bors completed and have bee1
relieved from further duty. =
When the general committee inall,
adjourns there will remain of the com
Inittees and subcommittee named t
care for the citizens and what remain
of the city, only the finance COMMITTEE
and the recently constituted reconstruc
ton committee. .,-- 8" - 72.(H -
The force of state militia is sbein
gradually reduced to a minimum an
those of the regular soldiers who ar
not engaged in helping out in the wor
Of relief are doing simple natrnl 1.,nrl