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
S3,500,OOO "Yes"

pal railway bond proposition at the
election, August 26
with the permanent organization of
the committee at a meeting to be held
in the chambers of the board of SUI
pervisors at the city hall Wednesday V
night - hour a day campaign will
be instituted to carry the proposed
bond issue of s3,50o.O00.
In announcing the personnel of the
committee, Mayor Rolph wrote state
ment to 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 10 the
ocean. and has proven a most phenome-
nal financial success. as well as giving
much needed improved railroad trans
portation and service" reads the ex-
ecutive's statement.
ONLY SOLUTION FOR 1915
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 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 money can be obtained"
Every member of the committee of
100" is known personally by Mayor
Rolph and is in enthusiastic harmony
with the plans for development pro-
posed by the administration.
You can bank on 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 will 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 OF 100"
Following is the personnel of the
committee of 100':
H. D. Anderson, Charles Francis
Adams, Daniel A. Ahearn, Samuel Adel-
STEIN Fred S " Alsing; Hugo ash Asher
Henry n. Beatty. William A. Best, Her
bert A Brace. Joseph Bauer, Harry a.
Banzhaf, James II: Barry.
a .
II. Bentley, Philip Bancroft, Henry ":
Burmester Arthur II. Berendt, Edward
". Bender, A. c. Campbell, Eustace
Cullinan. Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin, c.
J. Collins, F. ]. Churchill, Stephen V.
Costello.
]. ]. Duffy. John P. Doran, John
Dayitt. William J; Drew. Judge John
Dawes, J. J. Dwyer, James Donnolly,
Tom Dillon, Julius Eppstein, Mrs.
Elizabeth Gerberding, Frank H. Gould.
Isador Golden. A. f. Graupner, Will
liam f. Hess, Edwin J. Hanson. f.. L.
Hansen, Francis j. Heney. Barclay
Henley, Mrs. Sarah Hagan. Patrick S.
Higgins. Iohn Hermann: Theodore
Johnson, ]. NJ. Kepner, J. c. Kortick.
Sylvan J. Lazerus. Mrs Anna M.
W Lille. Walter Macarthur, w. s.
Maxson S. w. Molkenbuhr DR.. A. S.
Musante, J. II. McLarnon, William Nc
Mooser, j. II McCallum.
Mrs. Ida Finney Mackrille. William
\. Mccarthy. Mrs. Hannah Nolan, NJ.
N. 'shaughnessy, John J. o'Toole.
John O'Connell Daniel J. O'Calla CHAN,
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 Shaushnessy. George
Symon, Paul Scharrenberg, G. t.
Spader. H. d. Seville, Matt /. Sullivan,
Mrs Margaret Seaman.
Paul Sinsheimer, Edward r. Taylor,
Adolph Uhl Mrs. Edna l. Van Wlnkle,
NJ T. Welch James s. Webster, Justus
Warden. c. Williamson. Richard J.
Welch. c. II. Workman; d. H Wulzen,
Mrs. Ada NJ. Wood, e. a. Walcott,
Thomas S Williams, Wallace c. Wise,
!. B. Zimdars
THE MAYORS STATEMENT
The text of Mayor Rolphs statement
follows:
To 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
it's public utilities shall be gradually
city and county. The present admin
istration was elected to Office pledged
70 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 1t becomes great
municipal system.
The Geary street municipal road has
been completed from the ferry to the
ocean and has proven a most phenom-
enal financial success. well 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
IS which is to provide funds for the
extension of the municipal railway, re-
quires the appointment of a committee
of citizens to make 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
Mission Promotion association. to which
representatives of all the improvement
iOrity were present, a resolution was
passed authorizing the associat ton
president. Mr.. Eustace Cullinan, to ap-
point such committee.
In order that the campaign might
be conducted by one committee. which
would be official in character and have
complete control of the campaign, Mr.
Cullinan has consulted with me regard
ing the appointment of such commit
tee. Together we have selected a COM
nittee which is hereby appointed as
campaign for the bond issue. / have
appointed Mr. Cullinan temporary
chairman and Mr.. Edward Rainey tenn
porary secretary.
I respectfully request the members
of the committee kindly to meet foI
organization next Wednesday night al
o'clock in the chambers of the board
OF supervisors. at which time pernfa-
nent officers and committees Will be Se-
lected. a plan of campaign discussed
and the active work commenced.