The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-10

contained in letters received;
..n,,,,ar NTH the ways OF the needy
and the wiIes OF paupers decloe % -
Who are entitled to the assistance OF tHo
end and upon whom charity Woulo nOI
he MISPLACED. Let some OF the Nl0S
be given to the churches tnat 49,
burned and to the organizations IneS
represent.
Mrs. Plume. 1es, Camp IS, Rfchmond
Districf-Let the Red Cross ouy LoIS
in a reasonable district for the WOtA
ing class and arrange that % the
payment OF small fntsallments tnsS
might acquire title to the sans
III. EngeI. AZ Hamilton square-Lske
the money remaining IN the reneh 1unu
and buy city lots in accessible distrlctS
for the needy ones, after strict investi-
cation.
James DukeIOw, Camp 1o-HsIp
those that are helping themselves 40
ing useful work In the rebuilding or
the city Distribute in cash TO those
that have suffered
Lee de Force, HoIIIsfer. CaI.-Spend
100000 in the erection Of four build
fngs in various parts OF the city with
ample accommodations for the board
and lodging OF needy people az MOD
crate rates. Provide them with baths
and gymnasiums. Libraries and modern
comforts Invest the remaining S2.-
100000 in Government bonds and pay
the expenses with the interest
f. A. johnson, Refugee-Let the
land and building departments or the
relief and Red Cross funds start
lumber yard and furnish actual refu-
gees lumber and building material at
cost with carriage, providing purchaser
is buying a lot in good faith No one
owning $1,000 worth Of property should
have any lumber furnished TO him.
s. V. Beck, EmeryviIIe-P1ace the
money in the banks and allow the
interest to accrue for the people OF San
Francisco. Build battleship as a gift
TO our country.
C. n. c., PaIO Alto, Cal.-Use the
money to form a loan association. to
be controlled by board Of managers
of men and women without political
bias. Loans to be made at reasonable
rates Of interest to those entitled IN
der the gift upon good security II pos
sible to be furnished. After the homes
are built and money repaid the prin-
cipa1 to be used in the erection OF a
general hospital for the treatment Of
the poor.
H. n. Outsen of $50 DubOce avenueI
Il would suggest to lay aside the
100000 surplus for repairing public
works. streets. schoolhOuses, libraries
and other public institutions. When
spent in this way IL would give each
Individual a share. II would
take some of the burden from each
taxpayer and the money would go into
the hands Of the laboring classes"
r. III. Medley, 1854 Golden Gate ave-
The money should be divided
among the money contributors on a pro
rata basis. This plan has been fol-
lowed In disposing OF other relief funds
that have not been used I'D for the
purpose for which they were originally
intended"
d. McCuIIom, 212 Frederick street,
Devote the 100000 of the fund 70
helping householders acquire furniture
Let the Relief Corporation issue orders
for furniture to the amount of. say.
$500 each, and not distribute cash. The
remaining s1.00O.O0O should be used BY
the corporation for expenses before IL
concludes its work"
Addie Brooks. SOnoma. ct wo,,IS
suggest that any man or woman show
ing deed to land in the burned dis
trict of San Francisco and having NO
other way of rebuilding be furnished
with an order on a contractor for the
purpose; that the Relief Corporatton
pay certain sum toward rebuilding
homes in this way, and put all the
money in some bank in the community
BY the time the money was all maid
out there would be interest enough 70
build other and more substantial
homes"
III. r. Christopher, San RaFaeI-Divide
the sufferers from the fire in various
divisions according to their efrc,,n1-
ha
sustained and then distribute the funds
pro rata according to the intention Of
the original donors.
George F. Wherry, YOIo-Lend money
on real estate. either city or country
and use interest only. except in case ~
emergency, for relief purposes. A mart
of the money might be used to purchase
land in various counties for use OF ref1,-
gees. giving them a chance To buv n
on the installment plan.
Ebenexer Read, Orland. Glenn Cour+~
Spend $4,000 for land in Glenn Or g
lusa County and divide 1t among the raF,,-
gees. Use S1,0oO,O00 for houses. Tbsn
furnish to the refugees provisions 50
houses to the value of $500. 600 Gu s,,,.
the rest OF the fund to widows ana
orphans.
Albert C. AIbertsen, MIN Vallev-Tbs
HIO,lcy Shouiu De pldced IN some great
national fund, subject to DISMISSAL ~
r time of great disaster by the Presida1t
the Secretary of War or the Natfonsi
Red Cross. The fund should be nIsceS
TO yield an income. II not placed IN :
national fund return 1t to the gfvers.
F. j. BusIey, 1033A Colder c..
avenue-Allow sixty to ninety DAYS To-,
filing applications for relief sTn,-a-st
gate each case and give relief ~ $500
In proportion to loss by disaster Re-
turn the remainder of the fund to 49,.
from which subscriptions came in -.
portion to amounts contributed.
r.. L. sanborn, VI. d., 1850 Bucban.,
deserving people for buvine To-. -
building houses. When the monay - -
paid back relend it on the same nla5
and keep this system going. ''"