The San Francisco call., 1909-11-08
NEWS THE FOUR COUNTIES BORDERING ON FRANCISCO BAY
MEETINGS PLANNED
FOR BOND ISSUE
Prominent Speakers Will Ad-
dress WOrkingmen at Noon
Every Day of Week

OAKLAND, Nov. IA plan of COM
paign that provides for speeches by
prominent men at all the principal
meeting places of Oakland was out
lined today by the bond and annexa-
zion election committee of the chamber
Of commerce. A schedule Of meetings
has also been arranged for the outside
districts.
OF much Importance among the meet
ings in Oakland will be those held at
noon Of each day in order that work
ingmen may have a chance to hear the
arguments in favor of voting for the
issue Of bonds for the improvement of
the water front. the erection of munich
pal buildings and the betterment of the
fire and police telephone and telegraph
system These meetings viii be held
at industrial centers along the estuary
and in West Oakland.
MAYOR To ADDRESS WORKERS
A meeting Of this sort will be held
tomorrow noon at Sixteenth and Wood
streets, at which Mayor Mott and 1. II.
Clay are scheduled TO speak Another
noon meeting Will be held Tuesday for
the benefit Of the men working in the
lumber yards on the water front Mayor
Mott, I. II. Clay, A. NJ. Thompson and
A. ". Seton Jr. nave been assigned as
speakers.
Mayor Motifs presence at these meet
fnEs. as well as at the evening meet
ings. viii depend on his health. He has
been indisposed for 4 few days, but
declared today that he would be out to
speak in favor of bonds and anneNa-
tion as soon as his physician permitted
him TO do so.
A meeting of all the civic, fraternal,
trade and labor organizations has been
called for Monday evening at the quar-
ters Of the chamber of commerce. The
need of cooperation and active work
will be shown TO those who attend.
Ten thousand invitations. TO attend
this meeting were sent out today.
MEETINGS AND SPEAKERS
The bond election will be held No
Vember ] 3. Meetings in favor Of bonds
have been arranged by the committee,
which has assigned speakers as fol-
lows:
Mondsy-Mayor Mott. ]. F. Flynn and Coun-
Gilman Elliot and Everhart at 1905 Telegraph
avenue before the Central Oakland improvement
Tuesdsy-City Attorney Stetson and Council
men Elliot and Everhart At Forty seventh street
and Shattuck avenue, before the First Ward I'M
provement club; Mayor Mott. City Attorney
Stetson and J. r. Flynn before the Vernon
Heights Improvement club at the Piedmont skst-
and a Councilman Eyerhsrt at s84s Grove street
before the Santa re improvement club.
Nednesdsy-Msyor Mott ]. +. Flynn, ]. II.
Clay and Councilmen Ellsworth. Cobbledick,
Nose and Elliot. before the 1weaty-third Avenue
improvement club.
before the Young Mems league Of the First
Presbyterian church.
Friday-AIayor Mott. I. II. Clay. J. r. Flynn,
A N. Thompson and Councilman Ellsworth at
Alcstrsz hail. West Oakland; Councilmen Elliot
church ThirtT-siNth and Grove streets
A meeting Of school principals and
teachers will be held Thursday after
noon at Chabot hall to hear Mayor
Mott
OUTSIDE DISTRICT MEETINGS
A series of meetings will be held in
Elmhurst Melrose. Fruitvale, Allen
dale, Fruitvale and Dimond These
meetings viii be addressed by Mayor
Mott. City Attorney Stetson and other
prominent Oakland men, as well as
outside representatives.
Thursday evening Mayor Mott, City
Attorney Stetson, City superintendent
of Schools McClymonds and J. P. Mont
gomery viii speak at Blackman hall,
Fruftvsle.
Friday evening Mayor Mott, City At
rorney Stetson, II. c. Capwell, Frank
PARCELS. J. p. Montgomery, City Su-
perintendent of Schools McClymonds
and A. w. Sefton Jr. will speak before
residents Of Fruitvale at Athletic hall
Saturday evening the same speakers
will address the residents Of Fitchburg
at Frates hall
All these meetings are being ar
ranged by the annexation committee
OF the Oakland chamber of commerce.
and others are being planned. The
committee today decided to delegate
authority TO provide speakers TO Charles
Cole, secretary of the committee, who
issued a request that communica tions
as to future meetings should be sent to
the committees headquarters, 1103
Broadway