The San Francisco call., 1910-10-12
MONEYGREEDIS
IN Path OF A
FREE HARB0R
Half a Dozen Persons Are
Seeking TO Block Islais
Creek Opening
Lumber Companies and Specu-
Iators Seek Huge Profits
at Peoples Expense

The effort to confuse the people OF the
srate and create sentiment adverse to
the Islais creek bonds through poisoned
news" paid for by the line and the
Chronicles discovery" Of an alleged
forgotten city title TO other water front
property has not served TO hide the
handful Of individuals and private in
tsrests struggling to deprive Califor-
nia and the city of San Francisco OF a
free water front.
TIE fight against the Islais creek
bonds is not a fight for the people. but
against the people Of the whole state.
10 combination Of private interests has
ever employed agents to canvass the in
terlor press Of the state bidding for
news" space 10 be employed on behalf
of the people To despoil the people
and advantage 2 half dozen lumber
firms. wharf operators and real estate
specuistors. the viii of the people of
san Francisco has been fouted; legis-
Iature involved in scandal; an honest
senator slugged; men like James Dolph
u. George L. Center and Father Crow
ley DETAINED; prostitution Of the press
attempted and finally the city's title to
other water front lands discovered"
in q. manner 10 befog the whole water
front question.
SINISTER INFLCENCE AT WORK
All this has been done by or for a
mere handful Of private corporations
and individuals who more or less frank
~ confess that they have held the state
up for wears 10 protect their hopes of
tremendous private gain at The expense
of the people So great are the assur-
ances Of private profit in the defeat of
original proponents of the project has
acquired some Of the affected lands and
become one Of its most vigorous oppo-
nents.
Some appreciation of the potential
profits involved in the defeat of the
people may he CLEANED from realiza-
tion Of the fact that the fight against
the people. which has been waged for
years has been financed and made by a
number Of corporations and individuals
that may be counted on the fingers of
two hands
WOULD GAIN MILLIONS
Those corporations and individuals
are lumber companies and real estate
spectators owning lands abutting
Tslais creek and who hope to make
millions out of filling in the submerged
lands sought 10 be condemned. or wharf
operators who fear that their business
may be affected by the enlargement of
the peoples harbor facilities.
Chief among the opponents of the
Islais creek bond project are Pope &
Talbot. Acme lumber company, Leoni-
das Scooffy and Thomas Andrews, real
estate spectators, and James McNab
and r II. Swayne. interested in the op-
GRAFTON of wharves north of Market
street.
SC0OFFY Is SPOKESMAN
Pope & Talbot own several blocks of
land abutting Islais creek proper. The
Acme lumber company is heavily inter
ested. Leonidas Scooffy is the owner
Of some Of the lands and the authorized
spokesman OF other owners. Thomas
Andrews was one of the original pro-
ponents Of the Islais creek improve
nents. His change Of heart and activ-
fly is said 10 be the result of an appre-
ciation OF the possibilities Of private
Improvement and the acquisition OF
lands IN the Islais creek district
James McNab, who has been one of
the most violent and most resourceful
opponents Of the project, is interested
with SWayne of the firm of Swayne &
Hoyt in the operation Of wharves north
OF Market street
CAUSED BOND DEFEAT
That list of firms and individuals con-
stitutes the backbone and the directing