The San Francisco call., 1910-11-21
CITY IS EXAMPLE
OF VEST GROWTH
San Francisco Has Redeemed
Every Faith Hartman
Held
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

lSpecIdt Dispatch to he Call
NEW YORK, Nov 2o.-Recent sta
tistics from the Pacific coast furnish a
strong hint which points impressively
to the industrial and agricultural de-
velopment of that part of the union
west Of the Rocky mountains. Will
liam H. Seward. when secretary OF
state, bought Alaska from Russia for
a little over $1,000 600. That pur-
chase was not made to repay Russia
in money for the friendship that en-
pire had shown to the United States at
the time of the civil war. although it
was the common impression at the
time of the transfer of the property
that this was Secretary Stewards sole
reason. Instead he desired for the
United States the whole coast line from
Lower California, with which Mexico
would not part. to the far north. He
always believed that we made a mis-
take in the treaty with Great Britain
by which we abandoned our claim to
that part of the Pacific coast which
British North America defines.
Seward was certain that the develop
ment of California and the territory
northward to the Canadian line before
many years had passed would be com
parable TO the development of the At
lantic coast.
HAD FAITH IN BURNED CITY
At the time of the San Francisco FIRE
Hartman, representing his railroad.
and Vice President Simonson, repre-
senting the National City bank, started
for San Francisco, firm in the convic-
tion that that city would be rebuilt
speedily upon a grander scale than be-
fore, and in the course of a few years
ch II,
population.
Simonson carried the equivalent Of
So ,0O0,0 ,00O Hartman took his energy
his ability TO counsel brilliantly and
some financial resources, both men be
lieving that no more was needed to
tide San Francisco over a temporary
emergency. All that Hartman pre-
dicted everything that Simonson re-
ported upon his return from San Fran
cisco has been borne out. San Fran
cisco. with its metropolitan district and
including Oakland, now has a popuIa-
tion of approximately 5000 people
And the growth of Los Angeles even
more strikingly illustrates the COM
mercial and industrial development of
California.
NEW SECTIONAL LINES NOW
The recent figures from the census
bureau, from the comptroller of the
mouse
association really create new sectional
lines, which do not suggest any an
tagonism or jealousies. but that higher
cooperation which is the new spirit
of American business and financial ac-
tivity We have the Atlantic coast
line Boston particularly, developing
commerce and manufacture, and con-
tanning the largest national banks in
the United states outside of New York
and Chicago.
Then there is the middle west. the
stupendous commercial and financial
growth of which is demonstrated by
the deposits held by the banks of
Chicago, the clearings of its clearing
house association and its postoffice
business.
COMMERCE. WILL INCREASE
Next is the more remote west, with
and with the magnificent development
particularly Texas. And beyond this
next 10 years commerce and Industry
both manufacturing and agricultural
presumably viii increase more rapidly
than even in the last 10 years.
1t has been observed and with great
satisfaction, that the prevailing dis
position in all these sections now, each
with respect to the other. is strongly
in the direction of cooperation. There
are some rivalries, some entirely
healthful competition, but back of all
of this is the cooperation illustrated
by our clearing house system.