The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
EVENTS OF WEEK
AMONG THE CLUBS
Mission to Make Active Cam
paign' for India Basin; Home
Industry League Growing


At the last meeting of the board of
supervisors Friday evening, August II.
was set as a time to receive the advice
and suggestions of the civic and i'm
provement organizations of the city in
regard to the proposal to raise the tax
limit to $1.25 and abolish the special
tax.
The Home Industry league. which
was organized few weeks ago to en-
courage the people of San Francisco
and California to buy products made
in San Francisco or California, is
growing rapidly in membership. At a
meeting held few days ago the pres
ident, Frederick J. Parker, announced
that the league now has "a membership
of 265 and is growing at the rate of
more than a hundred a week. He ex-
poets that within so days the organiza
ton will have membership of 1000.
He further announced that two bids
had been changed through the inter
vention of the league in favor of local
bidders as against foreign competitors.
The state mineralogist was compli-
mented for his efforts to require the
use of California marble and other ma
erected in the state. Intervention was
made with the federal government to
secure for the Union iron works the
contract for the construction of big
dredger for the Panama canal, the
other bids being those of foreign firms.
The league received letter from
acting Secretary of War Robert Oliver
Shaw stating that the matter had been
taken up and would be given careful
consideration.
AGITATION is STARTED
The Mission promotion association, at
it's meeting Monday evening, decided to
commence an active campaign for the
India basin act. Enthusiastic speeches
were made by James Rolph Jr, Rev.
D. o. Crowley, John F. Flynn of the
San Diego chamber of commerce,
Michael Casey Supervisor Charles A
Nelson and Senator Richard WEIGH. 1t
was decided to send committees to at
tend meetings of the various improve
ment clubs and inform them a to the
Importance of this measure. Mr.. Flynn
stated that San Diego would stand SOL
idly behind the proposition.
President Rolph declared that he had
just returned from Los Angeles and the
sentiment there was strongly in favor
of the project. Governor Gillett has
offered to stump the state If deemed
necessary. The Harbor League of Cali
fornia informed the association that it
would make an active campaign for the
success of the measure.
DEMAND MORE PARKS
At the meeting of the charter amend
ments committee of the board of super
visors Tuesday, Rev. D. o. Crowley
President James Rolph Jr. and Secre-
tary F. ]. Churchill of the Mission
promotion association asked that
more even distribution be made of
moneys allowed for park purposes
They claim that six-sevenths of the
special cent levy is spent upon Golden
Gate park, while the Mission district
is neglected.
Efforts are also being made by the
association to have public convent
ence station installed in the Mission
SMOKER Is HELD
On Tuesday evening the Mission
merchants held smoker and high links
the last six mon0s. 1t has been
through their efforts that Mission street
from Fourteenth to Twenty has
been repaved and macadamized
Over 200 members and guests en-
loved the refreshments and music of
the evening. There were selections by
Merzbachs orchestra and solos by
Hazel Killian, Birdie CSlish, B. Cam
eron. Daniel Casey and Dale Molli.
Professor Dekon gave an exhibition of
ventrlloquism, and Will Healy rendered
several of his comical monologues.
There were also speeches made by Pres
ident s. ]. Lazarus. James Rolph Jr,
w. K Cole, H. w. Burmeister, Super
visor Charles Nelson, W. H. Chick and
Meyer Clark.
The. committee in charge of the affair
consisted of Samuel Rosencratz, A. H
Peterson, William r. Davis, S. Snyder
and ]. McNally.