The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04
A SHORTAGE IN
THE FOOD SUPPLY
FEELING AKIN TO CoNsTERNA-
TON IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM
The tnst Contributions 40 Not seem
TO lie Flowing Very Rapidly
Into the Hnnds of the He-
Iiet Committee.

San Francisco, May IA feeling
akin to CONSERVATION was created at the
meeting Of the general municipal com
mIttee Monday, when Mayor Schmiiz
stated that the city faced a shortage IN
the food supply. 1t had been the pop
ular belief, and that Of many officials
also that San Francisco, through the
generous aid Of the nation, had been
placed in a position above want for
long time to come, and the mayors
declaration came in the nature Of
painful surprise
Relief supplies In Oakland.
1t was decided at conference heid
! hy Gov Pardee, Congressman klAa,
! Gen. Grocly and Mayor Mott Of oakland
| that the distribution OF relief supplies
| IN Oakland shoulG be also placed under
military direction similar to that in
| San Frarclsco Oakland being the near
est place of refuge from this city, has
been obliged to attend to the task of
feeding and housing thousands Of un-
fortunate people ana It is stated that
the same misuse Of food by unscrupu-
| lous ard merccnary persons as eX-
perienceG here has been unearthed there.
Undc: Gen. GrceIy'H Plan.
The plan of Gen Greedy for dstribu.
ting food TO people in want was com
menced in a number Of newly-created
| districts, and there was some diminu-
tion noticeable In the output of goods
An Unfortunate AFFAIR.
An unfortunate happening Monday,
was the destruction Of a number OF
homes In the saved section Of Van Ness
avenue. The blasting gang was mott
fed that certain insecure walls were a
menace to pedestrians. and in order to
blow up an unusually solIdly construct
cd facade was obliged to use large
quantity of dynamite. As n result OF
the tremendous explosion four houses
on the other Tide Of the c,ty's hrOlGest
thurouEhrarc were utterly wrecked.
Renewal Of Industrial Activity.
Signs Of renewal Of industrial acti"ity
are apparent in many parts Of the
burned districts. and the work Of clear
inr away debris preparatory 10 rebuild
Ing is in progress IN a score Of places.
II was said that plans for over 30 large
| buildings have been drawn and will be
submitted to the authorities Immcdi-
ately after the building laws are pro
mulra,el
70 Prepare For decentralization.
The mayor notified tho board Of su-
pcrvisors that h. would appoint COM
mittee consisting Of engineers, archi-
tects, builders and lawyers 10 prepare
plans for laying out streets and bGuie-
wards and r,yunstruc,ing San Fran
cisco.
Street car lines are being extended
IN all directions, and the United Rail-
ways has promised TO give the people
within a short time better system OF
transit than existed before the fire.
The Financial Problem.
San Francisco, May AT the meet
Ing Of the finance committee, Monday,
Chairman Phean announced that he
has been unable to cash drafts amount
ing to $3.50, 200 in Oakland but that he
had made arrangements with the sub
treasury to obtain the money,
Chairman Phelan also said he had as
yet received no reply to his telegram to
Secretary Of War Taft, asking what the
relief committee might expect out OF
the fund of s. 500 600 appropriated by
congress, ard in the absence Of such
reply continued to assume that this
money would be available. He had
information, however. that the $780,
600 tran smitted Saturday by Secretary
Taft was given by him as president Of
the National Red Cross.
As to Private Funds.
As 10 private funds which had been
placed In the hands Of individuals here,
he had received S25 600 from Gen. Fun
ston, being part of the Guggenheim
contribution. In transmitting this, the
general had said that he saw no further
reason for any great expenditure on his
part, ard preferred to have the money
, dishursed by the relief finance commit.
tee.
Gen. GreeIy's supply Estimnte.
Basing his calculations upon reports
: received within "a hours Gen. Greedy
q | SldltU lldN Nlf tHN4lN Nuildblt ibbu
, supply including shipments on band
and those en- route, would be sufficient
for the present population during Pc
, riod OF 10 days. This reckoning Is
, made upon the rate at which supplies
have been consumed since the fire. IN
der the army ration system, that will
! hereafter prevail. Gen. Greedy stated
his belief that the same amount Of food
q would last three weeks. and with di-
minishing demands perhaps a little
longer.
For Relief Work In Oakland.
DR.. Z. II. Baker, Frank Stratton and
C. r. Brown, of Oakland, were added to
the finance committee, that the relief
> work in Oakland might be systematlzed
, Dir. Ward, president Of the board Of
:, health. reported that the sanitation Of