The San Francisco call., 1907-02-18


was the only thing obscuring the
realization of a "spotless town" Chair
man Scott of the Street Repairs Asso-
ciation is not waiting for the problem
10 solve itself; he is not even waiting
for the meeting of the executive com
mittee, contractors and experts, who
are TO pass upon the plan Tuesday
night but he is going ahead-and go
ing ahead" is the big faculty that tends
70 the complete success of cleaning
day.
Scott knows about teams and about
business organization. Being a busi-
ness man he knows that time is short
and that explains why he did world
of work and planning yesterday.
WILL USE CARD SYSTEM
He decided TO use the card system
that miracle of business systematiza-
non in recording the offers of services,
of labor. Of teams, the demands of each
district for cleaning and the easiest
way Of accomplishing the desired re-
suit These cards. under Scott's plans.
viii give as much information about
street cleaning as they do to the man
ager of a great department store who
uses the system in the minutest detail
of his business. The card will tell
what has to be done on each block
If every street in the city, what com
mittee is IN charge, what foreman in
command. what labor is needed, who
owns the tools used, where the teams
are 10 load and where the loads are TO
he dumped. There will be no chance
for mistake and there viii be no red
tape. In the arrangement of his sys-
-em Scott viii be guided by the ad-
ice Of men in the business who have
Aent their lives in the study Of the
(Ilck and economical handling of traf-
- q
The Ia abors of large forces and OF men
who know every inch Of the city's
streets and their Immediate needs. This
means that cleaning day is not to be q
happy -go-lucky picnic. but the organ
fzed effort Of every citizen to produce
the best results in a given time.
Scott read proof yesterday upon q
6unch of circulars now in the hands
~ the printers, which viii be dis
tfibuted today. One form, which will
so to 10000 business men, follows:
Dear Sir-Next Sunday CFebruary pa viii b
San Frsncisco's Housecleaning Day.
Then the whole city VIII turn OUT roll UP ID
sleeves and sweep and clean up Its streets anc
sidewalks
-FVe have been offered almost every dirt wsgcr
fl TIC city and thousands OF merchants and work
nfon have responded and VIII help out
yor-P .sT7o,5secIesrfnp Davf' Every one is In
7arested- Cone and help the movement
-~f-e men vour outside men, your teamsters
and your laborers with you-take or your coat
end clean up your portion OF the street just as
ron dig IN your garden for fun or clean up your
own backyard.
rim out attached blank and mail Us at once.
Don't wait. do Il NOW" We need every
one We need YOU. Respectfully.
STREET REPAIR ASSOCIATION.
BY A. ". SCOTT JR., Chairman.
APPEALS FOR SUPPORT
Another circular, to be left at the
doors Of 10000 homes, is a display
Of the typesetter's art, crowned by one
~ Outcaults pictures of Mary Jane
running a carpet sweeper. Reduced tC
The type of a news column, the plea
reads thus: Don't forget-San Fran
<SlEco-s HoUsecleaning Day-NeXt Sun
February "a It is up to you
gf-hv7-Because this is YOUR city. Be
cause these are YOUR streets. Becaus,
this is YOUR business.-And if yol