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Banquet at New Hotel Marks Anniversary
Of the Great Earthquake.
REBUILDING OF CITY IS CELEBRATED
President symmes Of Merchants ASsOOiA-
tion has Charge Of Ceremonies,
GOVERNOR JAMES N. GlLLETT SPEAKS
Addresses Also Made b. Bishop Nichols
and Several Others.
CITY DECORATED WITH BUNTING
Appropriate Religious Exercises i'm
the Churches and Commemorative
Ceremonies by Building
Trades Council.
President symmes Of Merchants AIsOOiA-
tion has Charge Of 0ersmoniSs
Addresses Also Made b. Bishop Nichols
and Several Others.
CITY DECORATED WITH BUNTING


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April B-While
there was no general cessation Of the work
OF rehabilitation the first anniversary Of
the earthquake and fire which left this
city a mass Of ruins, was observed today
by appropriate religious services and com
memorable exercises by the Building Trades
council and other organizations.
The crowning event of the day was the
BANQUET Of the Merchants association at
the Hotel Fairmont. at which the material
and civic regeneration of the city was dis
cussed and faith expressed in a new and
greater San Francisco.
The principal business streets were deco
rated with bunting and incandescent lights
Flags we're flying everywhere. an dthe dome
OF the city hall, still in a partly wrecked
condition, was Illuminated as on gala oc-
casiops before the fire."
About 1000 guests assembled at the Fair
mont at o'clock tonight for~ the Mer-
chants banquet After a lengthy menu
had been served, President FRANK ].
symmse Of the Merchants association
pressed an electric button which set aglow
24OO electric lights on the dome of the
cit ybaIl.
Address of President symmes.
President symmes as toastmaster Z ad-
dressed the guests on THE City and the
Merchants."
After a concise review of the great dam
age done by the FIRE Mr.. symes said:
The insurance companies Of the world
claims we're fied for s2s5 900, 900, and Of this
sum S186oOOOO was against two San FRAN
cisco companies pa HnS 9I these 5RS eT rsnt of
whom were residents OF San FTancisco)
three times its capital. The other having
% per cent of its capital held In this city,
assessed It's stockholders six and three
fourths times Its capital. Such an example
Spe %o9d a he res Of S
world had done as we'll The uninsured
loss will never be known. Two hundred
and nifty million dollars will not cover it,
From a building point OF view We are
rapidly recovering; our progress has been
creditable and satisfactory and no man
need fear the future in this direction.
Building permits 70 Aprn l. l90l. have been
issued 20 the extent Of sSSoOsIbe; The
inent OF s. 100000 week The bank clear
inGs have never weakened, but have shown
, the corresponding periods OF 1908 Tho
bank deposits increased So, 80 ,Osobs from
been no hank failures and not a single
important mercantile failure as result
sreSssd sss from s SSSSom IN hSSse i to Suses 8
IN 1906. Our exports In 1906 were over
100000 and our imports in 1905 were over
City and the state.
Governor James N. Gillett took for his
subject The City and the States" saying.
in part;
To the state the new San Francisco will
Of Of its ' people Is oenteFed Il viii VIII afford
market for our products. It must be the
st.r RIst "a az noVshenitS that teno 70 the
will take the lead in all enterprises which
are launched for the purpose OF developing
But San Francisco owes a duty TO the
state other than those mentioned; she
political policies; she can decide our cleo
uons. San Francisco, II she WILL can stand
for that which l. the highest and best In
many important interests involved, it is
her duty 70 do 30. The IN Of San Fran
men OF high character men that can be
trusted with the administration Of its ar
only Of the city but OF the state
Achievements of the City.
c. B. Bentley. president of the Gan Fran
cisco Chamber Of Commerce. spoke on
THE Commercial achievements OF San
Francisco" He said;
II Is most gratifying 70 see bow quickly
the large commercial institutions have re-
covered nom the effects Of the late dis
Asteri Tor Il goes to show that. given our
hmPping Iacllities, our commercial pros
poets are founded on principles almost in
aeRendaent gent o. purely local conditions
we lament the withdrawal OF the feet OF
Ooesrho Steamship company betN5een thiS
port ana New Zealand and Australia ana
t H. much 70 be desired that our Govern
ment should place our Steamship rom-
panies In position to compete with 'hes Iyil,y
nags As a foretaste OF the bepestsI IOte'fs te bs
derived from the isthmlan canal, we arr
proud TO welcome the sstablishment OF ~
trsfio arrangement f4 With tSs tSs'iRls Sy
American sssamship company. There are
ocean steamers regularly to ports outside
The southern Pacific company. the Santa
re and the western Pacific are each spend
ing millions al the present time here IN
San Francisco for the development OF theiI
our foreign markets continue to develor
beyond our capacity to supply the demand
and with almost no effOrt on our part.
Mr. Bentley highly commended the action
OF the Insurance companies In paying thell
great losses in full. In conclusion ne
praised the men who are working 10 punisi
municipal corruption and spoke OF the nee
OF honest and aggressive citizens.
Bishop Nichols on Moral Outlook
Bishop W. +, Nichols OF the Episoopa
church discussed THE Moral outlook /"
We foresee the greater San Francisco d
We dream OF the steel stories to be reared
around these We have We contemplate the
scrap heaps and scars We have mo- no man. an.
ner OF doubt that i will be bigger. We
mean 20 make Il fairer to the 49,
We mean. / believe. to build a h.tts,
city. IL follows that we must bend our besi
energies 70 develop In highest degree fbei
without which our labor Is but LOST ~
bust civic eonseienee-snd one OF the mos
assuring things about San Francisco today !
which hetokens Just that leading In ouI
public mind
Addresses were also made by District
Attorney Landon and Assistant District
Attorney Francis J. Heney.
Progress of RebuudinE
One year ago today San Francisco was Al
but wiped out Of existence by are. succeed
ina tsrrihc earthquake shock. Noarl,
10000 people were rendered homeless ant
the financial loss amounted to about $500
0ooOo
The city was left a mass OF smokinl
ruins ana rehabilitation seemed a matter
Of many yeara Today the sun rose from 4