New-York tribune., 1909-02-28
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Pacific Mail Reduction First GEn iB
Isthmus Rate Fight.
[sy Telegraph 70 ne Tribunal


San Francisco. Feb 3.--Ths reduction OF 3 per
cent in the Pacific Mail Steamship Cornpanys
freight rates New York Is the first gun In the
fight of the old company against the new oonoee-
ing steamship line 70 the Isthrnus OF Panama Il
s Bates, who has charge OF the new project, ds-
clares that the slash in rates by the Pacific Man
will have no effect the formation OF the new
company. Mr. Bates says that the present Secre-
tary of War in sympathy with San Francisco
shippers and will help them TO ger lower rates oy
nav, of Panama but he intfnates that ]. NJ. Dick
inson chief counsel OF the Illinois Central cannot
he looked TO for aid when he enters President
Taft's Cabinet.
The selection Of the lot owned by Ms W &
1,a,dsrbu+ tr at the southwest corner OF san-
some and Pine streets. the size for tho ne"
sub-Treasury Is regarded with much IaVor oy
business men. The site IS IN the heart OF ths
financial and office districts. as the big Merchants
Exchange building Is only half block away, Wniis
the Mills Building Is in the same block Halt OK
the large banks OF the city are within radius
OF three blocks A feature OF the new oulIoIns
will be a street Il feet wide on the two sides
which do not face present public streets Mrs.
Vanderbilt has left lot 40 feet in California street
by 1874 feet deep which has narrow street on
each side Of il. thus making IT an IDEAL ste ior
an office building. The new government oulIolns
also assures perpetual light TO the rear OF tho
Mills Building.
The disappearance Of Miss Jennie Crockers cost
" pearl necklace at the Mardi Gras ball given oy
her aunt Mrs c. o. Alexander. at the St Francis
Hotel has stirred local society. as the ball was
attended only by the elect Of San Francisco So
ciety The theory is that the string Of the neck
lace broke and that the Jewery fell 70 the moor
and was picked up by guest or servant Ine
pearis are all fine and well matched, but. broken
up It would be difficult to identify them Ine
necklace was worth about $4,000
The Auditor. Treasurer and Registrar will soon
move from their present quarters in the old city
Hall to the building formerly occupied by the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust Company. at CALI
| foTnia and Montgomery streets The location -
| only two blocks from the Mayors Office. which =
IS in the Mills Building. at Montgomery and
Bush streets.
The chief assistant engineer OF the city estimates
| that s.14eOoO must be spent auxiliary hrs
! protection system between now and the end OF
July. OF this amount. the largest Item IS S.5OoooO.
| for laying pipes
An election for authorizing 100000 bond ssus
FOR the erection OF City Hall viii be called al
soon as the preliminary work can be done Ths
! present ha1f-ruined City Hall has been declared
dangerous and the Mayor and other officials who
have had offices IN the Larkn street wing have
| removed. The lot on which the present building
stands is large and nalf OF IL would to meet
| the demand modern Office building erected
The old structure had judges chambers as large as
courtrooms. and much space was wasted on wide
| halls and large anterooms-
| The San Francisco Supervisors decided this week
| 10 have plans prepared for a big dam az Laks
Eleanor IN Hetch Hetchy Valley. and to make sur
veys for the new Sierra Nevada water system
! They acted IN this way. although Congress failed
to confirm the right OF the city the OF this
| water because Secretary Garfield has granted q
| permit II is declared that under this permit pre-
/ umlnary work be done
Seventy graduates OF the Lincoln Pubiic School
from 1865 to 1879 held reunion this week, vhtcb
! David Belasco OF New York. was present Tbs
| old principal OF forty years ago. Bernhard Marks.
] presided. Mr. BeasCo recalled his fondneSs for
/ dramatic recitation and gave The Mailman.
| which once him a prize for defamation
A Chinese Arm that deals largely ~ work
and vomen's goods has leased the four tory build
! ing in Grant avenue, Just south OF Geary street
/ and win occupy the whols structure The location
! is in the centre OF the retail drygoods district
! Secretary ScrIbne- OF the Associated OIL Fou-
panv declares that there overprouction OF crude
petroeum in California, and that unless the Orient
/ will take the surplus production will have TO 0e
| crrraiIed His figures show four million barrels
more oil produced last month than in January one
| wear ago. The work OF developing new oil feds
Is still going on
| The Japanese census OF the state will soon be
begun $4,000 having been appropriated for tns
/ nl1rDose Governor GllIett IS anxious 70 get ths
I facts In regard the number OF japanese now N
california and whether not they are tncreaslnS-
Men who run large ranches the interior declare
that the Japanese colonies in towns near them aFe
/ constantly receiving recruits and the Eaoor
commissioner who will compile the census, VIII
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