The San Francisco call., 1910-06-08

To borrow from the address of Gus
tave Bremen. who spoke to the gath
cred wholesalers. retailers and jobbers
at fhe banquet given last night at the
Palace hotel under the auspices of the
Merchants association. san Francisco,
the city We love. the city we work for
and the city we viii fight for TO the
finish" was turned inside out by the
commercial men OF the community in
d discussion of How TO Increase San
Francisco's Trade.
For four hours and a half every
phase Of the Industrial life of the
metropolis was held up for analysis by
the men best suited for the particular
subject in an effort to weld the busi-
ness interests together into unified
effort for the future development of
trade and 10 stimulate the apathetic
members of the business community to
renewed enterprise.
LIVING PROBLEMS TREATED
:, The enthusiastic auditors were
J treated to no glittering generalities.
Each of the six speakers dealt in con-
crete and live problems and some
backed their arguments with undis-
puted statistics.
81. While complimenting the city on
raising itself from heap Of ashes into
q new and greater center of industry
-tie cry Of the new battle-the winning
back Of the city's great commercial
trestige-was. shouted across the great
Banquet room and echoed and re-echoed
p by each speaker as his remarks were
spplauded by the guests.
The banquet itself was faultless and
q compliment TO those who had it in
charge. Seven long tables were ar
ranged across the room running from
e~-G sol fo nd
the speakers and guests of the evening
were accommodated at a. table running
across the ends of the others.
BANQUET OF STATE PRODUCTS
san Francisco and California products
furnished the feast. Wherever IL had
been possible, unique features were in
troduced. The iced punch was served
in ice cups, in which had been frozen
the state flower with a spray of fern
To follow the idea out the ice cream
was served in the form of a grizzly
bear. holding the national colors. Cigar
cites and cigars Of local manufacture
were also served.
President NJ. II. Robbins Jr. of the
Merchants association was toastmaster
and opened the evenings program
with an apt allusion to the achieve
ments the rebuilders of San francisco
had TO show TO the world. He declared
that IL was hoped that when the even
ing was over the merchants OF
the city would leave with a clearer
idea OF the problems confronting the
members Of the different lines OF
trades.
PLEA FOR BIG AUDITORIUM
An urgent plea for a great audi
t0rium was made by 7. Friedman
whose remarks on The Retail OutlooK
and How to Take Advantage of Our
Opportunities" We're received with pro-
longed applause. He was followed by
Gustave Bremen. who had been as
signed the topic, DO We Want More
Business"
Brenner struck particularly re-
sponsive chord with his auditors when
he declared that every dollar the re-
taller spends east stops circulation in
SAN Francisco forever" His talk was
straight from the shoulder and met
with hearty applause.
NJ V. Stafford, in speaking on "San
Francisco's manufacturing industry
what essentials are necessary for its
growth and development" pleaded for
greater harmony and frankness be-
tween labor and capital and handled
hfs subject at length and without
gloves He insisted that there was a
ack of confidence between the two-a
dfstrust Of each other that had re-
farded progress-and insisted that this
element in the commercial life Of the
city must be eliminated.
REVIEW OF FOREIGN TRADE
Captain T. N Hibberd followed Stat
ford with an extensive review of oul
foreign trade, declaring that there was
and always has been disposition tc
discourage the shipping Industry OF
the port by constant misrepresenta-
tions During the course of his ad-
dress on What Efforts Are Necessary
to Increase San Francisco's Foreign
Trader" he pointed out the conditions
in Los Angeles and Seattle, the great
obstacles they are struggling with and
the wonderful natural advantages the
local merchants have for an extensive
shipping industry.
+. L. Scotford concluded the speak
ing with a plea for greater advertising
illustrating his remarks with quota
tions from eastern communities.
During the evening a telegram was
received by Toastmaster Robbins from
Congressman julius Kahn, who as
sured him and the Merchants associa-
tion that the public buildings bill
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