The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-23
Il Told You So" Cry San
Franciscans on Reading
Announcement That City
Contains More Than Half
a Million Inhabitants -
%Said to Be. Nearer 100000
MAYOR POINTS TO
MISSIONS GROWTH
" AS Result of Cooperative
Spirit Between Private
Citizen and Business In
terests, Municipality Has
Begun to Expand Along
New Lines Says Rolph


Loyal San Frauciscans were filled
with larger enthusiasm yesterday
when they read the announcement
published exclusively in The Call. that
the population for 1913 is well over
the half million mark. the exact figure
being 5o5,652, according to an estimate
based on the number of names in the
city directory for the current year
The only objection found with the
statement by those interviewed was
that it gives the figure of popula ton
far too low. Business men. the mayor
the heads Of the Chamber of Commerce
and the California Development board
voiced the opinion that there were at
least $50, GEO live and progressive men.
women and children in San Francisco,
Now. just look at the Mission dis
trict." said mission jim RoIph. the
mayor Il see hundreds of new faces
daily in that superb residence district
sine faces. all OF them bright and
ruddy with the JOY OF living in San
Francisco. the city of pagnihcent
buildings and up to date ID Eas Of civic
Improvement and Unity.
EXPANDING on BROADER LINES
AS a result Of the CO. cooperative
spirit between the private citizen and
the business interests. San Francisco
has begun to expand along broader
and better lines than the old boys of
the gold days ever dreamed the city
Of their adoption would be able to do.
People of the United states have
turned their eyes on us: they have
been taught what we have in this
metropolis to attract them. So they
are coming here, and they are coming
many times faster than they are Ieav-
ing. In fact, San Francisco never, in
my opinion. lost customer because
OF any shortcoming, climatically. in
dustriaIIy. commercially or otherwise.
That's why we have more than one
half million souls here now. And in
another two years the number will be
crowding close to 500, 600 and then on
10 a million, just as sure as the sun
shines.
MORE CITY LINES NEEDED
But what We must have right away
70 accommodate this vast population Is
more municipal car lines, and Mayor
Roiph laughingly urged that this be
put in the headlines.
SAN Francisco must have better
transportation facilities and must have
them quick, lie said. The people must
be brought to realize that such street
service means more TO the welfare of
the city than almost any other one
Nactor. 1 hope and pray that the bond
issue for municipal car lines will be
carried by a substantial majority. so
that San Francisco can go ahead with
the work and prepare adequately for
its 1915 visitors. most Of whom will
become residents of the bert kind
r B. Hale Of Hale Brothers. who is
a leading spirit in all sorts of civic
propositions and booster from the
word "go." said ne believed that "one
million for san Francisco in 1915" was
no dream, but fact that is fast prov
ing itself"
DIRECTORY TOO CONSERVATIVE
THE city will grow more rapidly in
the next two years than it has in the
last 10 years" said Mr.. Hale. Il sin
cefseiy believe that the directory COM
panv is too conservative in its estimate
or only a trife more than half a. mill
lion as the population at the present
time.
@The crowds on the great thorough
fares. in the great department stores,
and the thousands who daily surge up
and down the business section and the
vast residential districts would surely
indicate greater population than one
half million.
san Franeisco's recovery from the
devastating fire has been the marvel
of the civilized world. II serves to
demonstrate the character and pro-
gressiveness of her citizens, many Of
y nom are practically newcomers
p ~The newcomers get the spirit-they
become impregnated with the push Of
The true westerner and forever after
ward they boost and boost and work
for san Francisco-the city Of back
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