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WHAT THE IMPROVEMENT CLUBS ARE DOING FOR THE CITY
I H. W. KERRIGAN... - f
CosiniiKsicner Home Industry I
i League. i
CAMPAIGN OF LEAGUE
TO BRING BACK FACTORIES
Home Industry Organization Plans to Restore
San Francisco's Position as Great
Manufacturing Center
. . In the fire of 1906 there were de- i
Etrcyed 22,000 buildings. In four years \u25a0
£an Francisco has rebuilt 22,000 build- j
...ings, larger and grander than those]
destroyed, at a cost of more than
The population during this period is
•.estimated to have increased about 80,
'\u25a0-.000. The bank clearings have also in- i
Vcreascd. |
\u25a0•".. . Notwithstanding this progress a pe
-fuliar condition of affairs confronts
: \u25a0^•n F'raceisco. Its factories have not j
\u25a0J^^n rebuilt. Its industries have not i
• ;been restored. The great fire of 1906 j
./; ..blotted out practically all its factories t
,--;>. nd Industries. The east bounteously j
: >;ipp!ied the city with food, clothing j
\u25a0-\u25a0-and everything that it needed.
. >• . Ss.n Francisco has been rebuilt, but
. ihe east continues to profitably supply
:Vii with practically all the food, cloth- j
ing and other articles that it needs, j
'With the rebuilding of the city a. period
. <:.f relaxation has set in. Investigation
•'' -discloses that, being engaged in other
\u25a0 -Avork. the people have not been mind
ful of their industries.
• In November, 1905. San Francisco
: ; -iia<J 4,500 manufactories. Today it has
•Vi&iily 1,100. In 1905 tbe factories em
. j 'Joyed 44.000 men; today they employ
; only 13,000. Calculate the loss at $3
a diiy per man and you have a loss of
,?2. 700,000 a month, or $31,400,000 a
-.-.year. v . . .- :•"."\u25a0.,-'-\u25a0 :.' : i<' \? "?;'"-i* '-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0"/'\u25a0
. It has occurred to some of the busi
nessmen that It would be a good idea
.\u25a0.to get back some of this business,
•".">vhioh rightfully belongs to San Fran
;.. Cisco, but which is going elsewhere,
y With this objf-ct in view IS manufac
turers- and producers of the city as
•\fembled at the Palace hotel June 10
; '.;-aad formed what has since become
'-known as the Home Industry league
\u25bajCiof California.
'.\u25a0":"\u25a0 At a subsequent meeting a constitu
'; tion and bylaws were adopted, officers
\u25a0'.] -ar.d a board of directors elected and
".committees appointed. The league has
" -rr.et regularly every Friday since its
:\u25a0= organization. The committees and
/. board of directors have been engaged
::•>:: .formulating plans for .the league. ;
\u25a0': ?\tt membership has grown rapidly j
Vii'ntil It now numbers 455, and the work i
•\u25a0\u25a0".is only begun.
\u25a0OBJECTS OF THE LEAGUE
; ; . : v : The purposes of the Jeague are set
v.iWth .in a constitution that might be
/i.illed ""The Gospel of Prosperity," so
: >r;spJy and clearly does it designate
. ih c foundation principles of the or
\u25a0jiiganization.
'•As stated in the constitution, the
'i.bjects are: . . V.
: [rVirkt — To encourage the manufacture
production, distribution and con-
of the California- products
, cf all kir.ds.
-:\u25a0';.,. Second — To foster and promote all 1
; : Industries of the state that may have
i"i- their objects the development of the
,;>.atura! resources of California.
\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0y -'-Third — To induce citizens of this
"' itate to aid in all possible ways jin
jV-tlie development and , promotion of all
-\u25a0industries that may be successfully
r carried on on this coast, to the end
• \u25a0'./that California may become what na
iture intended her to be, not only the
\u25a0gateway of foreign commerce, but the j
/eeat where diversified industries are,
:<|arxled to successful issue.
Fourth — To co-operate with 'auy i:ud
all ciWc, commercial, merchants', manu
facturers', producers', employe/s" and
' la.bor organizations, promotion -and im
provement clubs, to the end of en
:<>'uraging the patronage of the prod
: Aicts of home industry.
>. 'Fifth — To encourage any and a!?
v.rj.vlc, commercial, merchants', manu
-iTa.eturers'. producers", employers', and
j •J^bc-r organizations, promotion. and im
; 'Y.i'<.'"""c^nent clubs to aid the cause of
v^'on.f Vjndustry by the appointment of
-\u25a0 ,'i'Uve comniittees and through affilia
i^rtion with the Home Industry league of
.'. '\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 ."\u25a0\u25a0 "The league." says the preamble, "has
;-byt <>ne object — that is, the fostering,
•':\u25a0 VTotO'-ting axid upbuilding of the manu
//•\u25a0 -Jayiuring and producing Industries of
:.viir M.Mt<» of California. It recognizes no
;'". ;"<" : aliiy. <-lasF. individual, corporation,
;.;: i;;.-li ;;.-l or. combination; It works *for the
.^fe«j«at of all alike. Its object is o»ie
Iv'ttat every citizen of the state can in
.. .-Ho l. '•<"\u25a0\u25a0. ii;,d one that every patriotic citj- j
\u25a07.jse:i of the sti>te of California should i
.bf in Bympsuthy with. There is no good:
Jvfreason why v should not haveth'e sup
..\u25a0\u25a0p'ort of not only every manufacturer
:-«.>!] producer of the Btate \u25a0 but every
";lo\a! citizen as well. Its work covers
\u25a0 r. vast field. It ii» not "only designed
. . to revive the waning industries of the
. \u2666tate, but to endeavor to create others
.Vhich may be profitably established in
. r'iis state with its vast natural re
••-."•^V.^Eacli resident consumer should be
; f.«iucated to understand and know the
I Advantages to his neighbor as well as
'• u> '. himself in patronizing home- in
- djstries. and that each individual de
\u25a0': ryanA for an. article made within the
..'Vtate brings the manufacturer one step
: irsVarer to that point where, by. In
....creased output, he is enabled 'to defy
competition. It must be clearly
\u25a0;; JFhO'wn to all that the employment of
..' f-'z^'/i additional laborer provides new
- . tlrculation of money, increased demand
\u25a0 r - for farm and factory products, and in
..; cf-eased business for the retailer.
'. -"There exists In the state today an
'vnjust prejudice against California
\u25a0\u25a0 "'. rriade - goods, a feeling t'.iat is ' <»n
•. »curased and fostered by the retailers
OFFICERS OF CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS \VHICH\HAVE BEEN ACTIVEINIMPROVEMENT^mORK^FpR SAN: FRANCISCO? S WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT.
I A. C. RULOFSON. j
I Vice President Home Industry I
j League. j
i of eastern products, and yet this very
i retailer is dependent upon local patron
! age, which patronage would , find in*
r crease in the employment of additional
labor. Many cases can be cited where
California manufacturers, in order to
dispose of their products, are obliged
to use eastern labels. A removal of
| this prejudice, through the. efforts of
j this league, would in itself be a great
! accomplishment."
The meetings have been increasingly
interesting as the plans of campaign
I have gradually been unfolded. Ad
i dresses have been made by Governor
James N. Gilletl, Senator F. G. New
i lands of Nevada, Congressman Julius
JKahn, State Senator E. I. Wolfe. E. C.
j LK>rnax, traffic manager of the Western
j Pacific, and many others.
The league is formulating plans
whereby it will secure by solicitation
i information affecting the different in
] dustries of this state, particularly in
San Francisco, and the principal rea
sons why they can not compete In some
i cases with the east, and the reasons
: why they can In others.
PLBLICITV AXD EDUCATIOX
Following this work there will be
lecture tours throughout the state, in
structing the school children. the
, women especially, and. . of. course - the
men as well. Moving pictures 'will
illustrate the raw material, its trip to
the. factories, and all the detail of its
manufacturing into the finished'prod
uct. In fact, the league will co-operate
with any and all bodies and individuals
throughout the state for the greater
development of the various products. It
wUI co-operate with the city, county
and state administrations for closer
j recognition of California products and
the use of them.
A very strong publicity committee
has been appointed, of which R. E.
Queen, is chairman and C. W. Hornick
of The Call, D. H. Robert of the Ex
aminer, Charles de Young of' the.
Chronicle and D. A. Ryan are members.
Already the Improvement clubs and
labor organizations of the city have
taken up this work- They have ap
pointed special committees for this
I purpose and are working independently
j of the league in educating the people
to the necessity for the development of
local industries. *
Branches of the league will soon be
established in various towns and cities
throughout the state. .;;;.
AO BOYCOTT O\ A.VYTHIXG
" The league does not Intend to boy
cott persons or products. It has no
quarrel with the east or any other sec
tion. It invites -eastern and outside
capital to invest-here. It seeks no
monopoly, it exacts no discrimination.
It only Insists that where price and
quality are equal California-, made
goods are entitled to the preference in
order that labor may be employed
here, that money may be invested and
circulated here. "
San Francisco today manufactures
only one-tenth of 1 per cent of its
clothing, yet there was a time when it
had three or. four woolen mills which
manufactured" a large percentage" of
the city's clothing. .
San Francisco manufactures only 2
per cent of its boots " and shoes, yet
California leather Is on England con
sidered the best in the world. .The
city manufactures 3 pei* cent of its
cigars and tobacco, yet a California
brand of cigars is in. New York con
sidered the best. The city manufac
tures only 5 per cent of its brooms' and
brushes, yet Its product is the most
durable. '..'\u25a0\u25a0
Although manufacturing only 10 per
cent of its trunks^andibags, .the city's
product Is the work of thebest skilled
labor.
California imports wines and olive
oil,- yet the state producers \u25a0\u25a0. capture
most of the ' prizes for these products
in the expositions of tlia -world. .
• The oil fields of California provide j
the cheapest fuel in the world for I
manufacturing purposes. :',
During its short existence the league
has already ' accomplished much good/
It has sent out thousands of communi
cations regarding manufacturing devel
opment, held contracts^ that would have
left this state with the money that be
longs here, has printed a directory of,
manufacturers, is holding a honie indus
try exhibit showing the various prod
j ucts and manufactures 'of the state and;
! in fact, has created a demand for Cal
ifornia products that is most extraor
dinary, showing forcibly what can |be
accomplished along a given line if all
will work for the one thing.
The, league has held during the last
10 days in Hale Brothers' building % a
home Industry exhibit, which has at
tracted great attention.- , ; -
The officers of the league, to whom
credit is due for" its success. areVPresr
ident, Frederick'C. Parker;- first vice
president, Frederick J. Koster; second
vice. president, A. C." Rulqfson;- treas
urer, Louis Saroni;/ secretary,'. J.- M.
Patrick; assistant 'secretary, Frank H.
Cory; commissioner, H.W. Kerrigan;
The 'committees are: •
Executive— R. J. Davis. , chairman; R. B.
Queen. Louis Saroni, Frederick J. Koster, A. C.
Kolofson. *\u25a0-* - -...,- .'\u25a0 .-•«.«.» \u25a0.>,.\u25a0••.
. Ways and means — W. B. TVebster, chairman;
RltcUJe L. Dunn," 1. N. Hlbberd, J. W. Hoyt,
Byron llanzy. -- .
Pnbllcity and advertising — R-K. Queen, ch«ir
tnan:-P. 11. Robert, C. W. Hornick,' Charles de
Yonnr. D.vA. Ryan. 1--'»1 --' » -> '. c \u25a0•". V :.
Exhibition — n. J." Alberjra. chairman.
<;rJevaiw"e — A".' C. ,Rulof^on, , chairman. : \u25a0 ,
Affiliated leagues— Oeorge tH. Tippy, chair
nun: • •"- " ' . ".%- -i...-.-. . .'.
.Mftnberphip — IjOuls Saroui," cbairmaa; Bitchje
L. l>unn, D. J. Alberga.
THE SA^;FRANGISGO%GALLr. SATURDAY; SEB'TEMBER : 10, ; 19ia
1 D. J. ALBERGA, • |
i Chairman Exhibition Commit" I .
I tee, Home Industry League. |
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EVENTS OF WEEK
AMONG THE CLUBS
Merchants' Association to Make
Trip Over Western Pacific's
Interior Trade Excursion -
A -delegation :from the Merchants'
association went to Sacramento in'the
interests of the - Panama-Pacific ex
position. '. [. . .' . , . \u25a0
On Saturday, September 24,- members
of the association will make" a daylight
excursion over the Western Pacific to
the California state, line. Thespecial
train will -leave. San Francisco at 9:30
a. m., and the' excursionists will return
Monday morning at S:3O. Stops; will
be made at Marysvllle, Oroville, Porto La.
and other points of intrest . along the
road. .
The association is arranging-. for a
five days' invasion of .tha lower San
Joaquin valley by the jobbers arid
manufacturers of San Francisco. This
Invasion will. continue fxom October '17
to 23. 'About .19 interior towns will
be besieged by the San Francisco mer
chants. • The purpose is •to -increase the
commercial -relations 'between* those
towns and San Francisco. Many cities
which were formerly customers have
become competitors. It is necessary for
San Francisco to hold and increase its
trade.- Such excursions have, proved
highly profitable to Chicago, . Kansas
City and Houston. v
The association' reports that.' manu
facturing Mn! San. Francisco is increas
ing, and that in general the retail busi
ness is improving. San Francisco's
bank clearings are greater than those
of Los Angeles, Seattle. .Portland arid
Taeomacombined, and"three times that
of New Orleans. -
The association further reports that
a recent reinspection of San Francisco
after the lapse of one and a half years
shows the city to be in as cleanly a
condition as it was under, the most.rigid
federal-inspection. Dr. G: M.' Converse
of the federal service has made -this
report to Washington, and it will soon
be issued in a health' bulletin that is
sent to all the principal cities of tht
world. . •
CALIFORNIA DEVELOPMENT BOARD
At a meeting held^Tuesday the Cali
fornia development board devised a
comprehensive scheme for assisting. the
Panama-Pacific exposition. ,The plan
irivolv.es forriiing a, federation of all the
civic, "commercial and^mprovement or
ganizations of the 'state. The board
recently issued, its annual report. It
contains many valuable statistics as to
the growth of the state, with particular
and emphatic reference to San Fran
cisco. . . *;r:< : ; ; \u25a0: .
HO3IE: INDUSTRY LEAGUE
The league has just brought to a
successful conclusion Its exhibition in
the. Hale Bros." building of California
made goods. The exhibition was well
attended and will no doubt greatly re
dound to the benefit of -the exhibitors.
TWIN .PEAKS TUNNEL. CONVENTION*
The report of the Twin Peaks tunnel
and improvement convention' is now
under consideration by the street com
mittee of the board of supervisors. The
committee has taken the very com
mendable attitude of desiring to safe
guard Me interests of the city in its
negotiations for the.: purchase of the
Spring Valley water company's proper
ties at Lake Merced ,in connection with
the matter of the construction of the
Twin Peaks tunnel. , \u25a0
; In this respect the coriimittee has the
support of the Twin Peaks tdnnel con
vention, which desires to safeguard the
interests of'the city, while at the same
time itis solicitous of having this r great
improvement accomplished. |
SOUTH OF ARMY CLUB/
At fits meeting Thursday evening at
3316 Mission street P.^ D. Broderick' of
the board of -pjublic works, who 'lives
In this districCTwas- the'" invited 1 guest
of the/South of Army Street improve
ment, club: L He told of i the^ proposed
widening of Virginiav avenue, . the. pro
posed widening of jthe ;Bernal icuti^the
proposed lGveling of the Randall grade
and ,the extension of the* Oceari'.averiue
boulevard ;to - San Bruno road. • He
pibinted^out how all of those improve
ments would assist the south -of- Army
street district. " -^ •-•..: - . - , \u25a0-
On Saturday evening theclub- flooded
C. F. ADAMS
I- PETES KOPPEN, |
I Treasurer Ingleside Imp. Club |
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Mission street from Twenty-ninth to
'Cortland avenue 'with a strearii of light
from.the-new electroliers just installed
by the club at a cost of $4,000.; '?' >: v
- .On -Wednesday ; evening - the club, in
honor of the .event, held- a\parade~ in
the'street." An- open "air band concert
was . given ,at and , Mission'
streelsJ ' vS-i^i; :<"\u25a0?' \u25a0•'.'.\u25a0\u25a0 ''\u25a0 : -°'r;: -.".'':\u25a0 \u25a0
A large.area-of the. street. was roped
off- and" dancing indulged in. As many
as" Bo: couples were on-the^street danc
ing, at one time." The. dancing wasor
derly, and properly/conducted and en
joyable to all who participated. ,' <
Speeches were^rriade'by Commissioner
of Public .."Works „W. A.' Newsom, Frank
Olino, chairman^of ' the /light- commit
tee/ Bernard Burns, the president, and
George Soyne,. the secretary/" -. ,' -
: " The success of the celebration 'was
due to the committee, consisting of H.
A. McCall, John Catto, G. Toyne, F. I.
Pires, B. Burns, M.'.P. . Lange. G. M.
Hickm'an, Frank, Olfno and Louis Bon
delli: \u0084: V; .; , :
POTRERO ASSOCIATION' t
The repeated petitions of this /as
sociation ; for 'the removal of .the huge
rock at Twentieth and Kentucky streets
is' about' to -, bear. fruit. A.t:a meeting. of
the board "of public work on Wednesday
it' was /decided to .ask "the board of
supervisors to appropriate $3,500 for
this" work. i - : > - !.
j :'The:rock in" questiori* blocks .traffic so
that teams : are obliged .'to. make a. five
block circuit to continue on the street.
This work .was 'so obviously necessary
that a representative of The Call per
sonally took the matter up with Presi
dent Michael,' Casey of the board of
public works." Z~ ''.".' '. ... ...
The association is. also agitating ; the
filling in of : the'sweet '.'scented pink
pond near 'the : carbarns -in . Kentucky
street. . . •
VISITACIO.V VALLEY CLUB T
This club is arranging to conduct the
dedicatory exercises of the newly fin
ished Visitacion Valley- school at Sun
nydale avenue and Cora street. \ ;
JORDAN AND RICHMOND, CLUBS ,
The Jordan park, andßlchmond clubs
have ; filed with Uieu board ;,of -super
visors; a^protest raigainst th© crematory
at ,the! Odd Fellows?. cemetery oiv Point
Lobos avenue and ask the- board to
enact an ordinance forbidding the cre
mation of human bodies within the city
limits. The communication was re
ferred to the hospital and health com
mittee of the board of supervisors. \u0084
PRESIDIO I.MPROVEMEXT CLUB
The Presidio .improvement club held
its regular monthly meeting Saturday
evening. Julius Kahn and Nat C.
Coghlan,; residents of. the district, ad
dressed the club. They were made
honorary members of the club. The
club decided to actively co-operate in
making the Admission day celebration
a great success. 'Charles O'Connor is
president of the' club and : Edward
Scalvan secretary. - ' •
GOLDEN GATE ISPROVEMEXT CLUB
A meeting of the businessmen and
property owners of .Union street; be :
tween A r an Ness avenue and Steiner
street, Was held under the auspices of
the Golden Gate Walley improvement
association* at 2906 Laguna • street
Wednesday evening. James A. Devoto
presided and Anton F. Frugoli 'acted
as secretary.- - A large attendance ' was
present. It was .^unanimously voted to
bituminize' ;'and ; otherwise Improve
Union street'betweeniVan.Ness avenue
and Steiner street. \ % ...
CORTLA.VD AVEXKE CLUB , 1
; ; A newevjening class in the- Bennal
.school lias been secured through '"the
efforts of'the association. The school
will open Monday evening. All persons
desiring to attend should notify the
principal of the= school or send their
names and' addresses to the headquar
ters >of the -. association, 119 Cortland
avenue. \ \u25a0\u0084'...
GOVERNMENT CASHIER
DISMISSED FROM SERVICE
F. W. Couden's Name Involved
WASHINGTON, /., Sept. ' 9.— Frank.' M.
Couden, cashier_in,the office of the sur
veyor of customs at Cincinnati, -whose
name' was- '.prominently mentioned tin
the 'Warriner- embezzlement scandal in
the Big :Four' railroad, 'was discharged
from: the!. government, service today. :
\u0084 The '.tcrriporary- suspension of Couderi
took; place, several ; weeks ago, 1 and 'the
order making.- it -permanent came from
Secretary Mac Veagh at- Dublin, N. H.,- to
Assistant Secretary Hilles in 'Washing
ton today.' :, ..', .-\u25a0\u25a0•"\u25a0 . : ...
Couden's. .removal lis ordered -on the
specific: charge 'of insubordination,' in
that." he absented himself without ;leave
from his 'office. '/ ;=: • ;.; i\
I J. CEREXSON,- I
I Secretary Ingleside Imp. Club |
-\u2666- — — -- *\u25a0
in Embezzlement Scandal
N en>; police station at: Balboa park, which hhs just been completed.-
I THOMAS 'FURLONG,. -I
| President Ingleside Imp. Club. I
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BALBOA PARK TO
BE DEDICATED
Ceremonies Arranged for Octo
ber 9-— Many Organizations
to Participate ,
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At a. meeting -held -Wednesday -even
ing, at the headquarters of the Ingle
side improvement club ..inc., the ' Joint
committee representing jthe Ingleside,
West End, Ocean View, Sunnyslde,
Green Valley, Parkside, Coso .avenue,
Precita Valley, South of Army, Excel
sior, Silver Heights,' Glen Park,. College
Htll,;Bosworth; Army, Holloday Avenue
and> Mission promotion improvement
clubs.'fixed Sunday,, October 9,~ 1910, as
the time, .for the '. dedication . \u25a0; of ' the
Balboa park arid the new Ingleside
police stations.; ;" i\u25a0' '\u25a0 s ;
The committee decided to hold a field
day.'. Teams \ from ' the '. police and fire
departments will compete. , There will
also be contests between the improve
mentvdubs. A "band .'concert will also
be given. ; - * .v * r \u25a0; -
A. stage will be erected'^ upon the
grounds, and "dancing! engaged Tin -by
those; who- so 'desire. Prominent citi
zens 1 and improvement club ":'.. workers
will deliver speeches 'upon 'the ; occasion.
The- committee in charge consists of
W. Warren,"- Stephen Byrne.'.E. J. Parker,
B.". Burns, Arthur Warren, IJ. Sedebotf,
E. Logiie, J. B. Newsome, J." R. Jellck
and G. 8.-.L'eet.l' " * . '
In last Saturday's issue of. The Call
a detailed history of the accomplish
ments* of the^lnglesjde'club. was .'given.
The officers of the *ciiib,-,to. whom credit
fQrTits.' progress is- due", are - Thomas
Furlong,; president; A.' G." Allen, .first
vice president; J. E,' Murphy, second
vice president; J. C. Erlcksen, record
ing secretary; Peter Koppen, treasurer;
A: Matthews and E. ' Augustein, ser
geants at arms.
DOWNTOWN BOOSTS
FOR EXPOSITION
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The Downtown association sent Hor
ace. H.. Allen, Edgar D. Peixotto and
Alfred I. Esberg to Sacramento as rep
resentatives to use their influence' to
see that the state legislature should
vote solidly for the ?10,000,000 ' bond
issue for the Panama-Pacific exposition.
This association has subscribed $500
forstpekin the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion in .addition to the thousands.sub
scribed by its individual members. L.act
April, when "the Louisiana delegation
was visiting Washington, D. C," this
association bought the back page -of
the Washington Post arid explained In
clear cut language to aJl. the congress
men r the reasons -why San: Francisco
should ' get the fair.
. The" Downtown "association is .com
posed mostly. of young, aggressive busi
nessmen. In last Saturday's | Call j ap
peared-a detailedaccount of 'what this
association - had \u25a0 done - for.' the downtown
district: \u25a0 '\u25a0 : ' :'-\u25a0'/''
\u25a0' .The success of v the 'association is
largely due to the untiring • efforts of
its officers/.^ The officers for the present
term ; a re : Horace •H. Allen, president ;
Frank I. Turner, first vice- president;
John- A. Hammersmith, .second' vice
president; Paul T. Carroll, treasurer;
Samuel P. Johnston, secretary; Edgar
D. Peixotto, attorney; Otto Schiller,' en
gineer, v. .'' \u25a0:•.;'" • : -. i- \u25a0.-
IRRIGATED LANDS ARE
GOOD INVESTMENTS
'In a recent issue- of ' the 'Chicago
Livestock -World/one of ;* the .leading
market papers? of-^the country, 1 : there
is an' editorial in which the following
occurs: "people; are: getting' to' realize
more and- more than irrigated -land is
ofae^of. the best and -safest investments
in the world and .that those _who; buy.
good irrigated' land -today, are
more: for^ their money than'; any - who
have I ever; secured agricultural prop
erty.vin/America." -. • - \u25a0 \u25a0'. -•. . '\u25a0 >
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PAUL T. CARROLL,
Treasurer. Downtown Associa
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SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION IS
FOSTERED BY LOCAL CLUBS
Some of the Gratifying Things Accomplished by
; r The^ Eiforts of the Hard Working
Improvement Societies
As the history of the various Im
provement clubs and .civic organiza
tions is . unfolded each week in this
page of The Call many people will be
surprised to know what; an important
factor in -the development of the city
these clubs have been. There are. in
San Francisco more than 100 improve
ment clubs. -There is not a section
in the city which has not one or more
such clubs. In some -of the
city, like the North ' Beach district,
one club covers the.;entire district. In
other sections of the city, such as the
outlying Mission district, there are
several improvement , clubs :in close
proximity. Butfri every district there
is an improvement- club of some sort.
These clubs range in strength .from
30 to 200 members each. •
" The function of an improvement club
is* somewhat different from" that" of
most other organisations. Most, organ
izations are instituted for the purpose
of securing the political, social, or in
tellectual advancement- of their mem
bersl ; They act. upon 1 arid for men. They
have a; personal aim. «; . ,
I The Improvement cl^b has for. its
objective point riot .the advancement of
men. but the development of a certain
restricted territory. ' it. acts for. and
upon .a! certain' district.. . '
.Whatever may. be the political.- social
or . economic- complexion -of that dis
trict.; -its necessities . from a develop
ment standpoint are. the same and
secure the* co-operation of all.- .The
improvement .'.club is .'the agent of
progress in -each 'section within which
it exists. - It is the" unit- of strength in
the: material upbuilding of the city.
The greatest, booster for each section
of the city is the improvement club of
that section. . '
When the improvement clubs realize
that whatever benefits' one section of
the city benefits San Francisco, and
that whatever benefits San Francisco
should receive, the support of all. then
the improvement clubs will become the
foremost exponents of the policy of
boosting - San • Francisco. •
Al.li ORGANIZED SIXCE THE FIRE
' 'It is a significant fact that prac
tically all the improvement clubs have
been either; organized \or reorganized
since the fire. A critical history of
these organizations discloses tbe fact
that those districts- in San Francisco
which have progressed most are the
ones in which the most active improve
ment-clubs are to be found. This -Is a
natural condition.
People don't settle in a district sim
ply, for. the purpose of being there.
They move iinto-av district because 'It
affords them adequate accommodations.
An improvement- club which secures
adequate, accommodations for its. dis
trict draws people- to that district. The
resultant cause, and effect; may not be
perceived by either party, but it j ex
ists ' nevertheless. The history of: the
Richmond, j Sunset. Ingleside. Mission
and downtown districts bear testimony,
to: this statement." f
: The importance; of the work -being
done by improvement clubs is not gen
erally, appreciated, because the accom
plishments and purposes of these clubs
are not -generally known. * In" fact', a
great many of the clubs themselves did
not • know how great a benefit they
could be to" their districts because, they
did not realize their. power.
The effectiveness of the improvement
clubs Twill be increased ; in direct !pro
portion; to the extent- that- their work
is appreciated and supported. Factional
fights and personal. ambitions will have
to 'be- smothered for, the common good.
- The spirit of dissension. and "destruc
tion which ..'has- been ao prevalent*. in
' San' Francisco in . the past will have to
give way to the new "spirit . of unity
and ' co-opejation. The improvement
clubs are paving" the way for this new
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Many of the ,clubs were in the be
ginning: narrow andjself-centered.'but
this attitude <has given way ' to . a. more
liberal : policy. 'Only- in- minor local
matters does *a ,club' now -remain' iso
lated. If -a proposed project has in- it
anything of .interest' to another* club
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. I President Downtown Associ*-
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the co-operation of that other club is
sought.
When the Western addition ,waat«d
certain school facilities the clubs of
the district united. When the clubs of
the Richmond district wanted exten
sive park and street^ improvement!!
they united; when the Sunset district
wanted improved car service its clubs
united: when. the clubs of the Mission
wanted more parks they united.
The alignment and realignment of
Improvement clubs, the frequent cor
respondence between improvement
clubs, the holding of conventions of
improvement clubs, have all tended to
bring these clubs into closer touch
with one another, to cement more
strongly the bond of sympathy existing
between them and to dissipate the fac
tional and sectional ideas that formerly
existed. " .•- •
There are unmistakable signs that
the old slogan of "get that improve
ment for this district" is giving way
to, the raare liberal policy of "get those
improvements ror San Francisco." The
paramo-K&t question is not how much
will so;.*.* one else benefit, but how
much will San Francisco benefit.
"Do it for San Francisco" is a slogan
which, should be adopted not only by
the improvement clubs and civic or
ganizations but by the press and by all
persons and organizations that profess
to act for the welfare of the city.
EXPAXSIOX OF THE CITY
The improvement clubs, by securing
better street, sewer and transportation
facilities for the outlying districts, are
causing those districts to fill up. It is
true that there are many vacant flats
in the city. This Is due partially to the
fact that more than 100,000 people who
are employed in San Francisco have
found their homes elsewhere, partially
to the fact that San Francisco has
probably 50 per cent more hotel and
apartment house accommodation than it
had before the fire and partially to the
fact that business conditions are not
what they might be.
:A study of the situation will demon
strate that present conditions will
shortly change. Determined efforts are
being made to revive- local industries.
The people are In a more receptive
mood for a pull together policy than
ever before and are simply waiting for
such a policy to take form and direc
tion. The history of San Francisco in
the past and her natural position are
guarantees that she will continue to
develop and progress.. f,V
WAITRESS TIRED OF LUX— Marguerite D«ba
lanno, waitrns in a daaoe hall. awaliowM
I wood alcohol In her room at 6£K Broad-xa?
\u25a0 early yesterday morninz and was taken to
the harbor emersenry hospital. Sh» bad wrif
ten a note saying that she was tired of life.
-She will recorer. .
BALD HEADS
NOT WANTED
Baldness Is Too Generally
Considered a Sign of
Advanced Age
A bald headed person does not hav<?
an equal chance with one blessed with
a healthy head of hair, because bald-
ness is too generally accepted as an in-
dication of age. Many large 'corpora-
tions have established an age . limit,
and refuse to take men over 35 years o!
age as new employes. . _
Almost 65 per cent : of bald headed
people may regain a good head of
healthy hair if they . will follow our
advice and accept our offer. . "We have
a remedy that we positively guaran-
tee to grow hair on any head, unless
theroots of the hair are entirely dead.
their follicles closed and the acalp.ha*
become I glazed and shiny. We want
people to try this remedy at oar rl3k.
with' the distinct . understanding that
unless it does" exactly > what we • clairr
it will, and gives satisfaction In every
respect, we shall, make no charge for
the remedy used during the trial.
• We know exactly. what we are talk-
ins about, and, with this offer bacTt
of our statements no one should scoff,
doubt our- -word or hesitate to put our
remedy to an actual test.*: '
"We "want every one suffering from
any scalp or hair trouble, dandruff, fall-
'lnfg hair .or ,baldness.,.to.try our Rexall
"93" Hair-Tonic. "We want them to use
it regularly— say until three bottles
have been used — and if It does not
eradicate dandruff, cleanse and refresh
the scalp, tighten the hair in its roots,
and grow new hair, we will return
every. cent paid us for; the remedy for
the mere asking. . There is no formality
expected and we exact no obligation
from the user whatever. ,
•We. are established right here whare
you live, and ..make this offer with a
full understanding that our business
success entirely. depends upon the, sort
bf< treatment we accord our customers,
and we would not dare make the above
offer, ".except that we are certain that
we j can substantiate it In every par-
ticular. -Rexall : "93" Hair Tonic comes
In^two sizes, 50 'cents and fI.OQ. Re-
vn^mberyou carf obtain Rexall Reme-
dies;in. San. Francisco. only at The Owl
Drug C0.'.. 1nc., 710 Market -st.; 77S Mar-
ket -St., Post strand Grant aye.. Six-
teenth: and" Mission sts... and . Fillmor*
and'Geary^sU. \u25a0;",'- .. ;
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I SAMUEL P. JOHXSTONT. I
I Secretary Downtown Associa-
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