The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18
CAMPAIGN
FOR BOND ELECTION
WILL BE STARTED TODAY

~ IE~A- LII - - n LIZ n VIII
Beginning with an open air meeting
~ noon today at the Union iron works
and street meetings tonight in the
downtown business section. the cam
psign for the Geary street railroad
bond issue viii be actively under way.
Phis was determined at q meeting of
the campaign committee held in the
room or the finance committee Of the
board Of supervisors last night
A list OF speakers who viii partioi-
pate in the campaign in favor OF the
bond issue has been prepared and these
speak will be assigned TO meetings
in various parts of the city. Postal
cards viii be sent out today to the
secretaries of all the Improvement
clubs In the city asking the dates of
coming meetings and an effort Will be
made 10 have speakers appear before
every such body.
SHORT STREET TALKS
In addition to these meetings it is
planned TO have speakers make short
street talks from automobiles every
night unsil the close of the campaign.
The committee needs automobiles for
this purpose and has asked that all
who VIII donate the use Of machines
FOR such service for any or every
evening communicate al once with
Frank p. Crooks, secretary OF the COM
nittee, at 80 Montgomery street, or by
telephone Douglas 1850.
The sale of tags TO raise funds for
the campaign viii begin Monday and
the committee has issued call for
volunteers TO carry on the street sales.
All men. women, boys and girls who
VIII undertake the task of disposing
Of the bond issue tags are asked to
report AZ room sol Kamm building,
~ Market street, Monday morning
Letters have been sent by the cam
paign committee TO the chairmen Of
the democratic and union labor party
county central committee, calling at
tention TO the planks in the last plat
forms Of these parties declaring for
The municipal operation OF the Geary
street road and asking the county COM
mittee TO cooperate with the bond
issue campaign committee.
FAVOR THE BOND ISSUE
Resolutions fsvoring the bond issue
we're passed Thursday night by the
Ingleside improvement club. the Long
shore lumbermen's association and the
leather workers union. Butchers
union No. ] also indorsed the bond
issue at its last meeting and instructed
the secretary TO see that every mem
ber votes for the bonds"
Ninety thousand circulars outlining
The issues 10 be presented in the Geary
street bond election December 30 are
10 be mailed 10 the voters Monday by
the board Of supervisors.
STRONG ARGUMENTS
The circular closes with strong argu-
ments advocating the approval of the
proposition. II says
AS the criticism was made AT the
.lsst election that the proposed road in
Geary street began nowhere and ended
.nowhere, 1t has been considered wise to
lprovice for the extension of the road
lslong Market street to the ferry.
This is placed on the ballot as a sepa-
rate proposition for the reason that the
construction of this part of the system
presents legal difficulties with which ii
IS deembed inadvisable TO incumber the
main proposition.
Should this proposition be favorably
considered by the voters il will place
the city in a favorable position for the
determination OF the question OF occu-
pancy OF lowSr Market street by the
existing railway companies
Should bends for construction OF this
railroad system be authorized. t would
BE possible to plan at once the exten-
sion thereof in a comprehensive man
ner II is possible. with the construc-
ton OF the line from the ferry to the
ocean TO provide number OF cross
town lines reaching into the various
districts and extending into the suburbs
that arc now without transportation
This will stimulate the growth of the
city and settle for all time the contro-
rersies that will otherwise arise over
The granting of franchises.
Thus is the entire matter placed be-
fore the people. and with them will rest
the responsibility Of providing for the
construction of the Geary Street rail
road by the municipality or otherwise.