The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
HOW FLEET FUND STANDS

fund Crevised) .. S57 ,0-s.I5
Subscriptions in sight ~ 100000
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s72, ,0S-.15 |
Defcit facing feet committee S1Iss22-Ss |
s..- TIE san Francisco feet committee |
is'rg a Quandary. How TO make S57.-
3: o77.15. cover expenses OF $4,000 en-
tailed IN preparing fitting entertain
8. asent for the officers and men Of the
hsttleship squadron during their two
. weeks stay in the city is the painful
dilemma that has presented itself
-: The S5Is077-15 represents money
-fhsE had actually been paid in or
pledged 70 the feet fund at o'clock
last night The $4,000 is the total
Of the lowest estimates prepared by
she. chairmen of the various subcom-
: lzlfttees as TO the money that they con-
slider absolutely necessary to make a
=. creditable showing.
In addition TO the s57.O77.15 actual
II on hand the committee IS counting
On sIS. 00D more which it hopes TO ob-
Eztn this week by 'dint OF a strenuous
fund raising campaign from $500 sa-
1ooumen and 600 restaurant keepers
throushout the city. This would make
a total Of s72.0T715-but there hope
rests. The deficit is s1l.922.S5. and so
Gar the most Ingenious member OF the
, committee has been unable 70 suggest
"a plan TO raise it
LOWEST LIMIT REACHED
The problem came 10 a head yes
%erday afternoon when the chairnen
Of the eight subcommittees presented
Detailed reports Of their plans, with
estimates Of the money absolutely
needed TO carry them out, and Wat
Rims reported on how much money was
IN the treasury 10 be given out hne
occasion was Ct meeting Of the feet
executive conraitte. To make il worse,
each and every committeeman declared
that he had shaved here and pruned
1here and simply couldn't cut any
thing down without endargering the
Success Of the whole undertaking.
walter Macarthur, who. as chairman
Of the committee for the entertainment
OF enlisted men. has perhaps the most
involved and delicate task OF all, said
that by the utmost limit Of economy he
had been able to keep his estimates
down TO $4,000. and that was as low as
he could get them
r B. Hale Of the sightseeing COM
nlittee, which has planned several
pleasure excursions for both officers and
rnen. thought that $4,000 would about
meet his needs.
Raphael Weiu Of the decoration COM
1rlttee detailed how plans for lighting
Telegraph hfll Illuminating Union
svenue, decorating the ferry building
and city hail dome and providing thou
sands CT necessary flags and pieces Of
bunting would take $4,000 and not one
cent less. At that. he said, the San
Francisco gas and electric company had
come patriotically 70 The front and do
nsted much Of the electrical current.
MANY CALLS FOR FUNDS
Frederick ". Hall OF the general en-
aertaihmenu committee could not see
low two big dances. various banouets.
Official calls and similar things could
be carried out short OF $4,000 Frank
w. Svmnles Of the parade and reception
committee was positive that $1,000 was
q conseryativ figure for the big parade
and other details. in addition 10 which
rhe native sons and daughters have
asked $4,000 for floral features, max
ing total OF $4,000.
Allan PolIok's information bureau
and publicity committee. requiring
gT,OCe A. A. Watkins finance commit
tee needing $4,000; the executive
committee Itself, in need OF $4,000, and,
last Of all. a modest little request for
xs 900 to be used in a fireworks display
on the bay. made the grand total just
$4,000
Then Watkins went over his report
scain showing that he had received
contributions Of s5O,697l5 in cash. had
p pledges amounting to $3.50 and hoped
There's only one thing to do" de-
ecIared watkins. and that is simply TO
cut 25 per cent off the estimate Of
each committee"
Move that James y. Phelan. ". c.
Raiston and r. 3. Hale be appointed a
committee arbitrarily to reduce the es-
tinated appropriations" said Allan
.The respective chairman would
better do the cutting" said Walter Mac
arthur They would be able to find
the items Of least Importance"
DEFER ACTION ONE WEEK
J. ". Sweeney held the same view,
and Raphael Well thought likewise
r B. Hale thought it would be better
sor every committee TO lop of 10 per
ceht, then confne itself to q percent
age Of immediate investment that
would fsll within the money available
Sn the hope that more funds would be
on hand by the next meeting. c. II
Bentley's motion TO put off cutting Of
appropriations for one week carried
Chairman James D. Phelan declared
that the Southern Pacific. the Santa
re. Western Pacific and the Key Route
had rs vet refused to subscribe, and
that the United Railroads. with its
81. 600 contribution, was the only trans
portation company TO aid the fund.
I. L Brown, from the Fillmore street
Improvement association, presented a
check for $1,000 from that organiza-
tion. whose members already had con-
tributed s1.4O0 directly to the fund.
PHErAN SUGGESTS STANDS
Chairman Phelan said that specta-
tors would have 4 hard time of it un-
less grandstands were constructed
along the parade. He suggested that
the money from the sale of seats would
meet some Of the expenses OF the ceIe-
bratfon. IT was decided to advertise
for bids on the stands.
Judge John J. Won Nostrand, Louis
T7vtnRton and Sanford Fiegenbaum at
tended the meeting a special COM
,nfttee from the native sons and daugh-
tere. whose division of the parade wili