The San Francisco call., 1907-02-19
Union Readily Gives
Promise to Provide
Its Quota OF Men

tion and will help TO a man to make the
cleaning a success.
Chairman A. ". Scott Jr. OF the
Street Repair Association addressed the
union and explained the necessity of
clearing the streets in order that the
association and Board of Works could
I'LL the ruts that had been a menace to
the lives of drivers since the great fire.
The men, whose trying experience dur
ing the past ten months has made them
realize that something must be done
quickly. saw the merit of the move
ment and without hesitation entered.
into the spirit of it.
Scott explained that it was necessary
to select a Sunday for the work, as
upon that day all able bodied men and
women of the city could lend a little
time without pecuniary loss to them
selves. Public health and public moral
ity. upon the broad principle of Clean
illness is next to godliness," was in
volved. 1t was intended that man
should do for himself those things
which bettered the general condition
of mankind and animals. and it was
fitting that on the Sabbath day men
should toll to make life less burden
some.
The teamsters' officials will consult
with the general committee of Clean
ing-up day" and whatever is necessary
Will be done in instructions from these
union officers. There was much ap-
plause when Scott finished his talk and
the resolutions were adopted.
INTERESTS SCHOOL CHILDREN
House cleaning day is a necessity in
asmuch as it will help remove some of
the unhealthful conditions that menace
the school children, the man about
town, the laborer, the mrchant and
every person who has to live in the
city and help build it up. For this
reason Chairman Scott has addressed
letter to the school teachers of the
city. in which he urges that they appeal
to their scholars to help keep the city
tidy. The children ought to be given
a lesson in civic pride.
Chairman Scott in his letter asks the
teachers to tell the children to give
attention to their homes during their
leisure hours and to remember that a
clean city means clean men and women,
morally and physically.
The letters were sent to every teacher
in San Francisco and personal opinions
concerning house cleaning day We're
requested from those who have the
training of the minds of the rising
generation.
An advisory committee of men who.
because of practical experience, are
able to direct big operations OF the
sort projected has been named. These
men and firms are A. E. Buckman;
Healy-Tibbetts Company. Warren I'm
provement Company. Gray Bros, Ran
some Construction Company, Kicker &
Coats. Michael Casey. B. NJ. Cram,
George Duffey, L. NJ. Keane and George
Chapman. They represent all branches
OF municipal activity.
Chairman Scott, accompanied by T. A
Riordan, secretary Of the steamfitters'
union, visited the Union and Risdon
Iron Works during the afternoon and
Scott talked to several thousand men.
all of whom were much interested in
his explanation of the great cleaning
up proposition. Scott told his listeners
that he wanted their cooperation, and
that while it might be impossible for
some of them to take a direct part in
the general cleaning up, they could
help much by giving their sidewalks
and the streets in front of their homes
good sweeping. The men were
pleased with the idea and there will be
no one of the army of workers to whom
the address was delivered who will not
do something to make a better San
Francisco.
BUSINESS MEN HELP
Communications from business houses
are coming in so fast that it is i'm
possible to give space to all that is
said in the scores and hundreds of let
ters. If there is a business house in the
wholesale or retail districts that is
not going to do anything toward MAX
ing the brock in which it is located or
the street in front of its location as
clean as a whistle then 1t is yet to be
heard from. Some of the wholesale
houses are going to undertake the
cleaning up of their respective COM
munities themselves and relieve the
committees Of the growing RESPONSE
bilities of their worthy work. Many
big houses are going to turn out their
full working forces, and where the en-
ployes have been approached on the
subject they have taken hold Of the
idea with vim that is both crafty
ing and surprising.
No one of the contractors, unions,
business houses or construction com
panies would want to be understood as
making the movement compulsory
one. Let every man feel that he is
giving such help as he can give, as free
as the air of heaven. with absolutely no
strings on his desire to work a whole
day, a halliday or few hours.
RAILROADS IN LINE
General Manager Chapman of the
United Railroads has made handsome
offer to the general committee. AS
preface he will issue one hundred thou
sand car tickets to those who can come
downtown to work. The company will
place cars. tools and all its street
sweepers and sprinklers at the service
of the committee. AS the repair of
Mission street and rehabilitation of the
car line thereon are in progress it is
the intention of the United Railroads
to make an especial effort to have the
work done by the 4-me the general
cleanup is begun. Four thousand men
will be put at work on the street and
tracks.
Manager Chapman says that with the
assistance of the steam railroad COM
panies he viii call in all of the debris
cars and have them on the spur tracks,
available for the removal of dirt. 1t is
planned to have fifty cars on Howard
street, from the ferries to Fifth street,
and incidentally this thoroughfare is
to be given a thorough cleaning.
The following circular letters were
sent out yesterday by the Street Repair
Association:
To the Contractor-Dear Sir: Next Sunday is
! to be San Franciseo's Housecleaning Day. We
want all the wagons and teams and all the tools
I for cleaning that you possess can borrow. All
the drivers VIII donate their days labor FOR the
good All the team placing