The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-15

abieet poverty on the fatal morning
81 April isth. thirteen months ago,
shls experience with all It's attending
horrors was brought Ia thousands.
The event being sadly singular in
the history OF great cities the out
come should be watched by every OBJ
serving American
Refugees Grateful.
The refugees at the present time
number about lo,0o0-these are
mostly elderly people aud children.
The camps are well regulated and
the unfortunate people are being
cared for as well as charity can af-
ford Aside from the refugee camps
the hospitals and insane asyinms
are taxed with the care of hundreds
whose lives are permanently blight
ed The elderly people who lost their
property-their all make up
groups in the camps that it is pitia-
BILE to look upon. To see decrepit
father walking the refugee paths
with the aged mother leaning upon
the frai masculine arm--confiding
in each other as they walk aimless-
" around-makes a spectacle that
opens volumes to the sentimental
lists In the course of unfortunate
human events there must be those
who suffer the brunt of the calami-
ty. The San Francisco disaster is by
no means an exception. Only that
1t has a greater number of stranded
victims than any other calamity
stricken city. Caring for the refu-
gees has been an enormous task
well done 1t has called for the
broadcast expression of material SYM
pathy. The unfortunate victims have
been strangely reconciled all the
while. 1t seems mystery that such
a multitude of people could be re-
duced to pauperdom without muir
mur Upon the brow of each proVl-
dence seems to have written It's IN
delible hand in the heart OF eacf
something has been imbbed tha'
satisfies. No human aid can change
this condition The civilized Worlo
has responded cheerfully and hoer-
ally to relieve the suffering OF THESE
people They are grateful
Commercial Activities
While the embers of the smoul-
dering city were still alve the stu
nendous task of rebuilding was be-
gun. Though the citizens were con-
fronted by every disadvantage that
calamity brings no time was lost III
reconstruction The building opera
tons during the past year were the
most gigantic in the history OF any
known city. At the present time San
Francisco has the largest pay roll al
the highest wages that is chron1cled
in history. Money is plentiful. Inc
population is about the same as pc
for the fire, 100000. Business Oh
everv kind is fast assuming nor
NAL condition. As matter OF course
scores of the small business men
went to the wall and will always De
refuqees from the business Worlu
Much of the capital, with which to
make fresh start, has come from
the outside. Many OF the ola lher-
chants who were unable to engage
IN
the saw and hammer brigade anu
are contributing their mite TOWARD
building a newer and grander Guy
The zeal of the losers to gam new
foo,hold has helped TO stimulate
them 10 bear their misfortunes Wen
Never before has the stick-to-it-iNe'
ness trait of the American peopit
nroyeu TO be more valuable asse'
than in the rehabilitation oil 'n'
western city. Everybody Is np aho
doing. Prosperity is the pass word
Graft unearthed.
The seismic shock seemed 10 nave
shaken public sentiment into 'h'
na,hs of decsncy. At the time of the
CONFEDERATION san Francisco wa
,he most corrupt city iu the western
ham,s,hcrc Brihe takors and brib'
fNH hY4N of INC CITY