The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
Workers Representing En-
tire City Selected to Cam
paign for Railway Issue
Vote August 26
NEW LINES ONLY
SOLUTION FOR 1915
Mayor Cites Geary Street
Profits as Argument for
$3,5OO,O0O Eyes"

Mayor Rolph announced yesterday
the names of the committee of 100"
10 work for the passage of the munich
pal railway bond proposition at the
election. August 90.
With the permanent organization of
the committee at meeting to be held
in the chambers of the board of su-
pervisors at the city hall Wednesday
night, "A hour day campaign will
be instituted to carry the proposed
bond issue of s3.50O, ,0oO
In announcing the personnel of the
committee, Mayor Rolph wrote state
ment Ito the people of San Francisco"
in which he set forth briefly the cause
at issue.
The Geary street municipal road has
been completed from the ferry to the
ocean and has proven a most phenome-
nal financial success. as we'll as giving
much needed improved railroad trans
portation and service" reads the ex-
ecutives statement.
ONLY SOLUTION FOR 1918
The only feasible means of furnish
ing adequate street railroad transpor-
1ation TO the exposition site and other
sections of this city is by extensions
of the municipal system" is the direct
sentence with which Mayor Rolph dis
poses of the pet plank of the platform
on which he was elected, that of eX-
panding and extending the Geary street
road wherever the law permits as rap
idly as money can be obtained"
Every member of the Committee of
100 is known personally by Mayor
Eolph and is in enthusiastic harmony
with the plans for development pro-
posed by the administration.
You can bank that committee"
said the mayor as he read off the
names
There's no dead timber there Every
man and woman named is a live wire
and viii be hustling until the polls
are closed. Every section of the city
is well represented. so is every political
faction. 1t IS a representative COM
mittee in every respect. 1t is a COM
mittee of the people"
Eustace Cullinan, president of the
Mission Promotion association, was ap-
pointed temporary chairman and Ed
ward Rainey. the mayors secretary,
temporary secretary.
THE COMMITTEE or 100"
Following is the personnel of the
Committee of 100:
II. D Anderson. Charles Francis
Adams, Daniel A. Ahearn, Samuel Adel-
stein, Fred ". Alsing, Hugo Asher.
MsttheW Brady wiiia & w BagFfufher Rssf 4er
bert A. Brace, Joseph Bauer, Harry A.
Banzhaf, James II Barry.
Olin L. Berry. Mrs. A P. Black, c.
H Bentley, Philip Bancroft Henry w.
Burmester, Arthur H. Berendt Edward
w Bender, A. c. Campbell, Eustace
Cullinan. Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin. G.
J. Collins, Z. J. Churchill, stephen V.
Costello.
J. ]. Duffy. John P. Doran John
Davitt, William J: Drew, Judge John
F. Davis, Daniel V. Drew, Mrs. Peter
Dawes, J. J. Dwyer. James Donnolly,
Tom Dillon, julius Eppstein, Mrs.
Elizabeth Gerberding, Frank H. Gould,
Isador Golden, A. E Graupner. Will
liam F. Hess, Edwin J. Hanson, F. l..
Hansen. Francis J. Heney. Barclay
Henley Mrs. Sarah Hagan, Patrick S.
Johnson J. NJ Kepner, J. c. Kortick
SYLVAN j. Lazerus. Mrs; Anna M.
w Lille; Walter Macarthur; w s.
Musante, J. II. McLarnon, William Nc
Cabe. Dr. George W Merritt J. B.
Mooser, J. II. McCallum
Mrs Ida Finney Mackrflle. William
\. Mccarthy, Mrs. Hannah Nolan, NJ.
N. O'Shaughnessy. John J, 0'Toole,
John O'Connen, Daniel J. O'Callaghan,
Jerry O'Shea, D. S. O'Brien. f. Patrizzi,
John L. Polito, Mrs. J. J. Phillips, Mrs.
John Rapp, T. a. Reardon, Alexander
Russell, Fred P. Redner, Edward
Rainey Miss Agnes Regan, Robert A.
Roos Thomas Shaughnessy, George
Symon. Paul Scharrenberg, G. T.
Spader. H D. Seville, Matt l. Sullivan,
Mrs. Margaret Seaman.
Paul Sinsheimer. Edward r. Taylor
Adolph Uhl, Mrs. Edna I. Van Wrinkle
NJ. T. Welch, James S. Webster. Justus
Warden. c. Williamson. Richard T.
Wood A Vol
Thomas S Williams, Wallace G. Wise,
J. r. Zmdars.
THE MAYORS STATEMENT
The text of Mayor Rolph's statement
follows:
Ito the People of San Francisco:
The charter adopted by the people
of this city states: 1t is hereby de-
clared to be the purpose and intention
of the people of the city and county that
its public utilities shall be gradually
acquired and ultimately owned bv the
city and county The present admin
istratiOn was elected to office pledged
TO carry out the provisions of the char
ter and my platform provides that as
rapidly as money can be obtained the
Geary street municipal road shall be
expanded and extended, wherever the
law permits until it becomes a great
municipal system.
The Geary street municipal road has
been completed from the ferry to the
ocean and has proven a most phenom-
email financial success, as well as Civ
ing much needed improved railroad
transportation and service.
The only feasible means of furnish
ing adequate street railroad transpor-
tation to the exposition site and other
sections of this city is by extensions Of
the municipal system.
The bond election called for August
26. which is to provide funds for the
extension of the municipal railway, re-
quires the appointment Of a committee
of citizens to make a vigorous and in
telligent campaign for the proposed
municipal bond issue.
MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AT a large meeting recently held,
called by and under auspices of the
representatives of all the improvement
clubs were invited and the great ma
jOritY were present, resolution was
passed authorizing the associations
president, Mr.. Eustace Cullinan to ap-
point such a committee.
I'm order that the campaign might
he conducted by one committee. which
complete control of the campaign, Mr.
Cullinan has consulted with me regard
ing the appointment of such a commit
tee Together we have selected COM
mttee. which is hereby appointed as
the official committee, to manage the
campaign for the bond issue. l have
appointed Mr.. Cullinan temporary
chairman and Mr.. Edward Rainey tenn
porary secretary.
j respectfully request the members
of the committee kindly to meet for
organization next Wednesday night at
o'clock in the chambers of the board
Of supervisors. at which time perma-
uent officers and committees will be Sc
lected, A plan of campaign discussed
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