The San Francisco call., 1906-04-23

OhudHd SOiiluitlCO dG IL " OiOSh ySo-
terday. They are loading supplies to-
day and will forward by passenger
train this afternoon Arranged with
Governor yesterday to forward tents
and clothing which will be loaded to
day. Have notified Denver, Cheyenne,
Kansas City, Topeka, North Platte,
Grand Island, Council Bluffs and other
points of necessity and everything pos
Sible has been done.
"A. L. MOHLER.'
Chicago, H., April 20.
81. P. O'Brien, Portland, Or:
Communicate and cooperate free
ly with Mr.. Calvin. Arrange to for
ward special trains, with provisions,
tents and clothing. Act quick An
swer e. H. HARRIMAN.'
1.-The answer to the above was:
Portland, April 20.
T" E. H. Hartman, on special:
Message received. Will carry out
instructions fully. We are doing
everything possible in the way of for
warding supplies, provisions, etc., both
for Government and individuals.
".J. P. O'BRIEN.'
En- route west of Chicago,
april 20.
"a L. Mohler, Union Pacific Rail-
road Company, Omaha, Neb.:
Forward quickly the following
message to Mr.. Calvin, sending copy
to Messrs. Bancroft and O'Brien,
namely:
"I am asked to join in subscrip-
tion by various cities on our lines,
and have answered that / am cOncen-
trating on San Francisco.
In order to give immediate re-
lief you are authorized to expend two
hundred thousand ($200,000) dollars,
as in your judgment seems best,
drawing for help on S.r. Mohler, Mr..
Bancroft and Mr.. O'Brien. They will
forward provisions as may be directed
| by you from points from which they
can be shipped the quickest"
"'E. H. HARTMAN
"a large part of the amount au-
thorized has already been expended.
| 1t was evidently unnecessary for me
to send any urgent messages to our
| officers, and | am much gratified at
the efficient manner in which they
especially Mr.. Calvin, Mr. Herrin and
/ their assistants-have handled the ia.
cilities of the Southern Pacific Com.
pany which were under their control,
and were thus able to act quickly and
secure and move into the city the first
relief supplies.
"As | have said, l shall confer with
Governor Pardee as soon as possible
and afterward the future plans of the
Southern Pacific will be formulated.
We have faith in San Francisco and
California, and that faith has been
strengthened by the bravery and for
titude of the people in this trying
ordeal.
1T is unfortunate that Julius Krutt-
schnitt, third vice president of the
road, could not be here to assist in
! the arrangements, bu, lie is now in
| Mexico, and could not be reached.
You may say that the policy of the
Southern Pacific Company is to do
all in it's power for the people of San
| Francisco"
President Hartman was undecided
whether he would go to San Fran
cisco this evening or delay his visit
until tomorrow.
The general Offices of the Southern
Pacific will be opened tomorrow in
the Union Savings Bank building on
Broadway, where the offices of the
general manager, passenger traffic
manager, freight trafcc manager, gen.
eral purchasing agent, CHER engineer,
superintendent of transportation and
leleSTdpH uepdIInSLl VIII Do located.
The general freight and passenger de-
partment clerks will 0e Iocated at
Eighteenth street and Telegraph ave-
nue. and the legal department will be
at 1172 Broadway
No commercial freight is being sent
to or received from can Francisco,
preference being given to relief
freight. The train service from Oak
land pier is now normal, except that
there are irregular connections at San
Jose for points on the coast division.
To Spring Valley Employees.