The San Francisco call., 1909-03-20
PRAISES ENERGY
IN RESTORATION
Darwin P. Kingsley Says Nation
Marvels at Courage of San
Franciseans
Head of Big Insurance Company
Impressed With Future
of the City

ITO every American who knows the
history Of his country, San Francisco
as she is today not only brings sense
reaches those emotions which find ex-
preston In what we call national pride
In the stress of ordinary living. and es-
pecially in the stress under which the
citizens of this city have lived for three
years. it is easy to lose the perspective
of things; but make no mistake about
it, a courage which knows no defeat
and an energy which will not be denied
runs through every record of your in
describable calamity and speaks elo-
quently in the restoration which your
streets now record"
So declared Darwin P. Kingsley, pres
ident of the New York life insurance
company. before the San Francisco
chamber Of commerce at the st. Francis
hotel yesterday.
COURAGE AND ENERGY
This courage and this energy" the
giant in finance continued, is the driv-
ing power which has made the nation.
AS a citizen Of the United States I have
revived my patriotism. 1 have reen-
forced my faith in the future by COM
ing face to face with the ruin and the
renaissance. the tragedy and the tri-
umph which make up the San Francisco
of today"
After assuring his listeners that he
regarded San Francisco as a very safe
field in which to lend money. the
speaker went on to show how vitality
the future. of this city was concerned
with the progress of the nation at large
and from this point he developed
strong argument for the control by the
national government Of economic activ-
tiles taking place between states as
we'll as between the United States and
foreign countries.
The disastrous effects OF the recent
panic. Kingsley said. were very much
aggravated by the conflicts between
states and the national government
concerning matters of commercial in
terest.
PROBLEM NOT SIMPLE
THE problem is not simple one"
the distinguished visitor said. Few
problems in popular government are;
but we shall solve II in all its phases
as we have solved its earlier phases;
not without error, but with substantial
Justice in the end. To me the general
character of the solution seems reason
ably clear now. Local self government
must be local. Business which Is natu-
rally and necessarily interstate must
come under the commerce clause of the
constitution and under federal super
vision and control. The ever present
fear of centralized power gradually
will decrease"
MUCH MONEY LOANED
The occasion for yesterdays gather
ing was an informal luncheon, but its
purpose was primarily to impress the
head OF one of the greatest money pow
ers in America with the desirabiIity of
San Francisco as place to which to
lend money. The New York life loaned
no money here until about six months
ago. In that short space OF time it
has loaned San Franciscans $500, 900,
and Kingsley hinted that much more
may be unloaded here. All this more
than pleased the members of the cham
Der.
Mayor Taylor, Ralph Brown, James
McNab. Rolla v. Watt and Thomas Ma
gee urged San Francisco's advantages
upon Kingsley, and did so in their most
eloquent vein.
Other visitors OF honor at the lunch
con were: Colonel A G.. Halves local
manager of the New York life insur-
ance company; G. A. Smith,, inspector
of agencies at large; Thad Bell. super
visor of the company. and z. 1. Devlin.
BLAZE IN CLIPPER STREET DWELLING
Sparks from a chimney set fire to the two story
frame dwelling house at 21s Clipper street yes
hundred dollars. The house is the property OF
7. Knowles and is occupied by T. Lindsay.