New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-26
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Southern Pacific Co. to Improve Its
Land Along IsIais Greek, Frisco.
TBy Telegraph 70 The tribune ]

San Francisco Sept 28.-The Southern Pacific
Company viii soon begin work on the improve
ment of its lands on Channel street and Islals
Creek where il plans to erect warehouses ana
wharves and dredse the channel to permit deep
vessels to enter. These lands now occupied by
lumber yards. which viii move further up lslals
Creek where space will be filled in for them An
important part Of the plan is the cutting down or
Rincon Hill and its use for warehouse and factory
purposes. This elimination of historic Rincon Hill
will add to the value Of all property south of Mar
ket street and east of list street
President Taft VIXEN he visits San Francisco on
October ;. will dedicate the new Young Mems
Christian Association building. at the northwest
corner of Golden Gate and Leavenworth Streets
The steel frame of the big structure has been
erected The building will cost $4,000 and will be
of tire finest in the country. Half OF this large
was given by Norris X Jesup. Of New York.
a few months before he died. The association has
been greatly cramped since the fire in its tenn
porary quarters on Geary street. but in the
building it will have ample room for all classes. as
we'll for one of the best equipped gymnasiunls
on the Coast The association for thirty years has
been managed by Henry J. Mccoy. and in no city
in the country has the work been more successful.
The dangerous injury Of Father Crowley founder
of the Youths Directory. by automobile has
called general expressions Of sympathy for the
priest who was about to see his favorite charity
placed a financial foundation. For
thirty years Father Crowley has labOred TO provide
home and school facilities for homeless boys. and
in this time he has actually trained eleven thou
sand boys. many of whom have reached places OF
influence in the community. IL Is now proposed
by general subscription to rebuild the local school
and home destroyed by the great fire.
Don Nicholas Coranubias. a scion of ola
Spanish California family of Santa Maria. who
has been selected to personate Don Gaspar de Por-
tola at the coming festival in October, is eager
TO have bull fight included in the list OF amUse-
ments for carnival week He declares that bulls
with padded horns furnish good sport as others
and that San Franciscans would enjoy the skill
shown by matadOrs in evadins the wild rushes OF
the enraged animal The supervisors, however,
who have drawn the line at prize fights, are not
likely TO encourage the national sport of Spain.
Mrs Laura Mcdonald. who killed her child while
laboring under nit OF insanity. acquitted this
week by a jury after only three minutes delibera-
ton. The young woman was deserted by a worth
less husband. but earned her living waitress
until she taken ill. Then she became possessed
the delusion that she wouldn't recover. and that
her baby would be left TO strangers she shot
the child and took poison herself. Her life was
saved. but it was necessary 10 try her for the
crime The case was one of the most pitiable seen
In the local courts for years the Prosecuting
Attorney declaring he believed she insane
when she committed the murder.
Homer s. King. president of the Bank Of Cali
fOrnia and head of the san Francisco Clearing
House, has announced that he will soon retire
from active business King for years was the head
of the Wells Fargo Bank. and when il was con-
solidated with the Nevada Bank he went to the
Bank of California.
Secretary OF State Curry has served notice alt
employees OF the state Sacramento that he will
permit indulgence in 10y rides" pretty tele-
phone girl who was thrown out OF an automobile in
a night ride has been discharged Seven others
In the automobile We're thrown into ditch, and
newspapers reported much drinking at TOadhOUseS
10y the party In the automobile.
The Southern Pacific has asked for a right OF
way through the state lands IlyO and Tllara
counties for portion OF the Nevada & California.
Railroad extension This extension is being built
from Mohave, in Kern County. to Keller In Inyo
| County. distance of lis miles This road viii
greatly help In the construction OF the Los An
geles aguedUct.