New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Third IAnniuersary of the Disaster
of april Is, 1906.

Ga Francisco, April 4-No IoTIhdl CeleoAsh'iON
was held this week the third anniversary OF the
great fire of April IS. 1906 but significant event
was the opening of the new Orpheum Iheatre on
the old site in O'Farre street, between FoWeH
and Stockton streets This theatre is said to
he tbe finest vaudeville house in the world 1t Is
absolutely freproof and IS fitted up with all the
latest appliances including apparatus for changing
the air every minutes. The theatre cost $oeOVVV
Every seat was sold a week before the opening.
This week also the opening or large res
taurant under the Flood Building. at Market and
Powell streets. This place will be noted FOR res
taurants, as no less than half a dozen will be sit
uated on this corner or within a half block OF 1t.
The movement downtown among retail business
men has become general, and confidence in the rapld
reha bitta of the business district has grown
much stronger within the last month
The supervisors have decided to submit TO vote
OF the people the project OF buying land TO make
civic centre at Van Ness avenue and Market street
The estimated cost Of the land is SOoo'09 The
buildings will cost 100000 more, This Is part OF
the plan which designed by Burnham ne
architect after the Ere. but though 1t aims TO as
semble the City Hall, courrooms, public library
and other buildings around a central square, many
are opposed to it now because it will add TO the
already large bonded Indebtedness Of the city.
Captain George c. King who served in Roose
velt's Rough Riders during the Spanish American
War and was commended by Colonel Roosevelt for
bravery died here this week after long Illness
He forced 10 give UP MS law pI"NI-OO 49,
wears ago because of illness.
w. B, Gates. racehorse once we'll known On
all American tracks sold here this week Tor
Sc 10 and shot later by the Humane Society
as no longer able TO work. He originally belonged
to George c. Bennett OF Memphis, and was cred
tied with winning $4,000 for his owners.
new clubhouse on the style of Harvard Union
IS proposed fo- Stanford Campus where the stu
dents and the faculty may meet. H. c. Hoover
of '95. started the movement nd has been elected
president of the board OF directors. which ncludes
Professor Z. D. Adams. Trustee G. E. Crothers
DR. r. L. Wilbur Charles X. Field and G. H.
Halls 1t is estimated that the clubhouse will
cost S5e.o0o
The Spring Valley Water Company has sub
mitted three plans TO the supervisors TO end the
present trouble between the corporation and the
city The plan which the company favora is an
increase Of . per cent In rates, with the nipouho
ing per cent TO be used only with the consent
of the supervisors in betterments. The second is
a 70 per cent increase. which would mean an ad-
dition 70 100000 gallons daily 70 the citys water
supply within two years. The third plan is a 10
per cent increase with no guarantee OF addition 10
the supply.
s,rik, Of unusual richness was made this week
! IN the Sixteen-to-One Mine. near Allegheny. IN
Nevada County. The was found In what min
ers call a chimney and was fully one-haf gold
one piece. weighing eishty-hve pounds contains
81 co in gold
Extension work practically has been suspended
on all the Huntington lines OF steam and electro
railroads in Southern California. h II. Hunting
ton is in the East. but the managers here tanky
admit that a money stringency is the cause or the
abandonment Of work the many projected lines
T. H. Hartman is pushing work on the Los An
geles- Pacific Electric Road. and he Is pouring mill
ions into railroad development along the Pacific
Coast in Mexico.
The result Of the graft investigation in Los An
seles is the indictment OF ony one ohicial-eN-Chef
OF Police Thomas NJ. Broadhead. He is accused of
lcyyinc tribute on property owners and d!yekeep-
ers in the red light district. Against ex-MayoT
Harper and other officials who were accused there
is said to be no corroboratIye evidence sufficient TO
convict.
Investigation Of the failure OF the consolidated
Bank Of Los Angeles this week shows that the
ir1posing steel vault door the finest in Southern
California covered dummy vault which was a
mere hole In the wall and contained nothing more
valuable than a ,air OF old shoes. This bank was
conducted by William H. Carlson. land boomer.