The San Francisco call., 1910-10-22

and jobbers left San Francisco Octo-
state. Everywhere that the excursion
lists visit they are being received with
genuine enthusiasm and interest.
The Merchants association has sent
a communication to the press through
out the state strongly advocating that
the people vote for all the harbor inn
provement bond issues and calling at
tention specifically to the fact that this
will not involve additional taxes upon
the property owners, because the bonds
are to be paid for out of the revenues
of the port. The harbor bonds for the
people. which the association approves
are the $4,000 harbor bonds for San
Francisco, $1,000, 600 Islais creek bonds
for San Francisco, and 1900, 600 for
San Diego.
CONVENTION LEAGUE
At the meeting of the convention
league at the Bismarck cafe Monday
evening, the secretary reported that the
membership m was increasing rapidly. "A
communication was read from Curt. NJ
Treat, secretary of the Association OF
Commerce of Chicago, showing that
nearly s9,0o0,0o0 was spent in that city
IN the IOur Gays lnaL the
plar held their convention there
The increase in business during the
months of September and October was
attributed by the merchants present to
the Native Sons celebration and the
three conventions held in the early part
of September and October
Secretary Taylor reported having
been notified by the international hui
name association that San Francisco
u n cd aS q f11a d.
ing the national convention of the hui
name society in 1911
CIVIC LEAGUE
At the meeting of the Civic League
of Improvement Clubs at Assembly hall
Merchants Exchange building, Thurs
day evening, action upon the report OF
the executive committee upon the pro-
posed charter amendments was, upon
the suggestion of r. A. Roos, postponed
until next Thursday, by which time it
is expected that the officers and com
mittees of the Civic league Merchants
association, Downtown association, real
estate board and the Mission promotion
association will get together to agree
upon the amendments to be Endorsed
by all of these organizations. Next
Thursday final action will be taken.
upon which occasion representatives
from all these organizations will be
present. At the meeting Thursday even
ing the amendments were discussed
but no action was taken.
TWIN PEAKS TUNNEL
The petition of the Twin Peaks tun-
mel and improvement convention now
before the street committee of the
board of supervisors was again post
poned for two weeks.
MISSION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION
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its last meeting, decided to have its
special committee on school buildings
attend the dedication of the Mckinley
school, Fourteenth and Castro streets
Sunday, October 80. The exercises will
be conducted by the Eureka Valley i'm
provement association.
J. B. Zimdars called the attention OF
the members to the condition of Bos
worth street. 1t was decided to use
the offices of the association in having
an official grade esta ablished in the
street, so that the roadway may be i'm
proved.
Matt L Sullivan spoke in favor OF
charter amendment %, providing for
the equal distribution of park funds
between Golden Gate park and all the
other small parks of the city. 1t was
decided to devote the entire meeting OF
October "a TO the discussion of the IS
charter amendments to be voted upon
November Is. A report on the amend
ments will be rendered at that meeting e
by a committee comprising Matt l. Sulli-
van, i. J. Meaney and w. A. Brace.
The commercial development commit
tee of the association was instructed to
Investigate the legality of a measure
remitting. for a term of years, the taxes
of all new manufacturing enterprises
established in the city, in order to en-
courage new industries.
The president. James Rolph Jr., an
nounced that two mass meetings, one to
be held on the floor Of the Merchants
exchange. would be the next means OF
furthering the interests of the India
basin act. The association reiterated
its advocacy of the India basin measur
The betterment of the Bryant street
car service, the establishment of a
playground at Eighteenth and Church
streets the increase in fire fighting
facilities in the Twenty-eighth and Dia
mond section and in the district be-
tween Army street the county line
Mission street and the bay and the i'm
mediate continuance of work on the
high pressure water system for fire
protection were among other matters
considered and discussed at the meet
ing.
NOE VALLEY CLUB
At its meeting Wednesday evening
the Noe Valley promotion association
indorsed the India basin harbod bonds
The association also indorsed charter
amendment No. z, providing that half
of all park funds be applied for the
| Improvement of parks other than Golden
Gate park. David j. Alberga. Frederick
J. Churchill and Leslie Henry of the
| Mission promotion association ad-
dressed the meeting.
A committee was appointed to peti-
tion the park commissioners to convert
Gray Brothers quarry at Twenty sixth
and Douglass streets into playground
PRESIDE CLUB
The Presidio Improvement club has
addressed a communication to the sec
retary of war. protesting against the
competition by the post exchange at
the Presidio with civilian merchants
IT is claimed that the district adjacent
TO the Preside gates is unoccupied
largely because merchants can not max e
living there on account of the Pre-
sidio post exchange selling to the public
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