anaheim-gazette 1906-09-06

Rebuilding San Francisco The location of San Francisco was referrable to the existence of its magnificent harbor, and the relations of that harbor to this material resources which exist in the commercial area tributary to the city. From San Diego to Seattle there is but one adequate ocean port. In very truth, the harbor of San Francisco is the only great harbor on the American Pacific Coast. The distance between San Diego and Puget Sound is 1400 miles. From San Francisco is 600 miles—a coast line devoid of harbors. From San Francisco to Seattle is 800 miles—a stretch of line equally devoid of harbor facilities. The harbor of San Francisco is the focal center of converging and diverging rays of commerce by ocean and by land—and it is this focalization of commercial arteries to which the great city was referrable. Lying immediately inland, behind San Francisco, are the great valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, comprising in their extent eighty per cent of the productive fertility of all the American territory lying west of the Rocky Mountains, a vast region of nearly one million square miles. By this is meant that the value of the field products of the territory lying between the summit of Tehachapi and Mt. Shasta, under full development, is equal to eighty per cent of the money producing capacity of the entire territory lying west of the Rocky Mountain chain in the United States. The entire area of California comprises 90,000,000 acres. Of this 30,000,000 acres are arable, and of these 30,000,000 acres, including the great interior valleys, the foothills of the Sierras and the Coast valleys, 25,000,000 acres are immediately and inseparably tributary to San Francisco. Under irrigation and intensive culti- is: Will the new city be built site of the old? The same reasons which the building of San Francisco stood are just as operative any former time. The deep borof the bay is on the east peninsula under the lea Francisco hills. No other of San Francisco postcommercial advantages oceisco; otherwise, the city have been built at that location of the city was not but was in response to the law that all movement is a of least resistance. The harbor comprising the oceSan Francisco, is the very entire commercial situarharbor. The harbor itself by sea through a passage, narrowest place, is but one It is a gateway eight miles opens into a harbor con-square miles of availage the most available portioncial use of which is the d immediately on the city frSan Francisco. But this is not all. The nature of San Francisco also received injury. Its subs mains. At least twenty-fifth of the original cost of build burnt district remains unlow the surface. This co grading and paving of street dations of buildings, the of sewers, water mains, gas electric installation, and tions of street railway sys exenditure of $150,000,000 confer upon any other lo bay of San Francisco the underlie the burned disFrancisco today. The ha practically unimpaired, a ocean commerce can come that front with facilities equal to those which exist producing capacity of the entire territory lying west of the Rocky Mountain chain in the United States. The entire area of California comprises 90,000,000 acres. Of this 30,000,000 acres are arable, and of these 30,000,000 acres, including the great interior valleys, the foothills of the Sierras and the Coast valleys, 25,000,000 acres are immediately and inseparably tributary to San Francisco. Under irrigation and intensive cultivation the soil and climate of the Sacramento Valley is equal to the task of supporting a population of 3,000,000 more people. The objects of culture made possible by the broad limitations of climatic and soil conditions in these great valleys possess high value. Fruits, grapes, raisins, wine and vegetables come within the purview of intensive cultivation, and these objects of culture afford such profitable employment for labor as to require but a few acres to employ the industry of each cultivator. But it is not necessary to look to future conditions for results influencing the reconstruction of San Francisco. The present agricultural and horticultural products of the fertile valleys immediately tributary to the harbor of San Francisco; the great forest belt, which comprises the splendid forested region from the Tehachapi to Shasta, embracing at least 15,000,000 acres; the redwood belt of the coast ranges, with their vast capabilities of wealth production; the mining industry, the annual production of which exceeds $25,-000,000—all combined, even in their present state of development, are capable of producing $150,000,000 per annum. The commerce generated by the industrial activities relating to these resources exerted a vast influence in the creation of the city and will therefore be equal to the task of rebuilding. But the supporting territory is not confined to the State of California. The vast mineral wealth of Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and in a measure the whole of the western part of the continent have made in times past and will continue to make contributions to the growth of the city. Looking seaward, the bay of San Francisco is the great central harbor on the North American coast from the Bering Strait to the Isthmus of Panama. It occupies an unrilaled position on the commercial map of this great of sewers, water mains, electric installation, and stations of street railway systems. Exenditure of $150,000,000 confer upon any other local bay of San Francisco the underlie the burned district Francisco today. The hard practically unimpaired, an ocean commerce can come that front with facilities equal to those which exist fire, while the real estate obtained in the projection terprise which would facilitate or destroy its valueation of the New San Francisco therefore, already laid. A constitutes a leeway worth in the building of the city this the unburned portion nucleus of homes for thousand people. These conditions constitute forces determining of the city which, as we seen, must necessarily exit of San Francisco. In this great emergency cisco has one all-important its favor—it has no rival commerce may be transferred Chicago was destroyed by rivals possessing equal advantages with itself. The mount factor in the growth was the fertility of its supply north, west and south Its location at a point on gan brought ocean rates oition to the heart of the contact gave to Chicago the a position upon the ocean standing its immediate regions of abundant produc Adherence to the deter observe perfect candor im ment of all questions related rebuilding of San Franco consideration of the inflate earthquake of April 14 upon the future of the earthquake was severe and However, if it had not been the fire the future of th The vast mineral wealth of Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and in a measure the whole of the western part of the continent have made in times past and will continue to make contributions to the growth of the city. Looking seaward, the bay of San Francisco is the great central harbor on the North American coast from the Bering Strait to the Isthmus of Panama. It occupies an unrilaled position on the commercial map of this great ocean. A great political economist has recently said that in the dawn of history the theatre of the world's commerce was comprised in the Muditerranean sea. With the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope and of America that supremacy was transferred to the Atlantic ocean; but the final and tragic stage of the world's commerce will be the Pacific ocean. One-half the population of the earth occupies territory whose shores border the Pacific ocean. We have two vast systems of railroad, having their Pacific coast termini on the bay of San Francisco, and a third great system is in process of rapid construction. This focalization of commercial intercourse with the Atlantic seaboard will make San Francisco the objective American port of the trans-Siberian railroad, and will confer upon the city on the bay of San Francisco unrivaled supremacy in a commerce of the entire Asiatic coast and the South Sea Islands, from the mouth of the Amur to New Zealand. In all this great Pacific world of land and sea the harbor of San Francisco possesses all-conquering advantages. While these considerations furnish a conclusive determination of the ultimate existence of a great city on the bay of San Francisco, the question Notice of Sale of Real Estate and Water Stock at Private Sale. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order of the Superior Court of the county of Orange, State of California, made on the 31st day of August, 1906, in the matter of the estate of Louis Berella, deceased, the undersigned, the administrator of said estate, will sell at private sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, gold coin of the United States, subject to confirmation by said Superior Court, on or after the 25th day of September, 1906, all the right, title, interest and estate of the said Louis Berella at the time of his death, and all the right, title and interest that the said estate has, by operation of law otherwise, acquired other than or in addition to that of the said Louis Beralla at the time of his death, in and to that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate in the Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana. Orange county, California, and described as follows: The East half of the North half of the South half of the Southwest Quarter of Section One (1) in Township 4 South, Range 10 West, S. B. B. and M., estimated to contain twenty acres; reserving therefrom for roads, railroads and ditches, a strip of land 30 feet wide along and adjoining each side of the Township, Range and Section lines. Together with five shares of the capital stock of the Anaheim Union Water Company, represented by Certificate No. 3035. Terms and conditions of sale: Cash, gold coin of the United States; ten per cent of the purchase money to be paid on acceptance of bid; balance on confirmation of sale by said Superior Court. All bids or offers must be in writing and may be made at any time after the first publication of this notice and before the making of the sale, and left with the undersigned at his office, No. 308 East Fourth Street, in the city of Santa Ana, or filed in the office of the Clerk of said Superior Court. GEORGE S. SMITH. Administrator of the Estate of Louis Berella, deceased. Dated, Sept. 1st, 1906. sep6-3t December, and shocks with diminishing violence continued for two months. Throughout the 300,000 square miles of territory the earth was opened in chasms to great depths. Lakes were formed and emptied, and this was in the very center of the continent. Nearly one hundred years of perfect repose has passed, and the vast populations now occupying thr territory subject of these mighty throes enjoy a feeling of perfect security. The city of Lisbon was literally destroyed by an earthquake, and yet a most beautiful city stands on the site of that destruction undisturbed through the centuries that have since elapsed. of buildings, the construction ers, water mains, gas mains and the installation, and the foundation of street railway systems. The secure of $150,000,000 would not upon any other locality on the San Francisco the values which are the burned district in San Francisco today. The harbor front is really unimpaired, and land and commerce can come together on contort with facilities practically to those which existed before the while the real estate made vacant destruction of buildings sustains on to financial conditions which even the possibility of its inment by the capital of the city. In the face of the interest the capital of the country has real estate, money could not be paid in the projection of any engine which would further depredestroy its value. The foundation of the New San Francisco is, there, already laid, and this fact rates a leeway worth $150,000,000 building of the city. Beyond the unburned portion supplies a series of homes for two hundred and people. The conditions constitute the inforceces determining the location city which, as we have already must necessarily exist on the bay San Francisco. This great emergency San Francasus one all-important factor in it—it has no rival to which its force may be transferred. When it was destroyed by fire it had possessing equal commercial adesses with itself. The one parafactor in the growth of Chicago is fertility of its supporting area, north, west and south of the city. Auction at a point on Lake Michigan ought ocean rates of transportation the heart of the continent. This love to Chicago the equivalent of union upon the ocean, notwithgoing its immediate proximity to areas of abundant production. Reference to the determination to the perfect candor in the treatof all questions relating to the king of San Francisco enforces eration of the influence which earthquake of April 18th will have ne future of the city. The earthquake was severe and destructive. ever, if it had not been followed by the future of the city would formed and emptied, and this was in the very center of the continent. Nearly one hundred years of perfect repose has passed, and the vast populations now occuping thr territory subject of these mighty throes enjoy a feeling of perfect security. The city of Lisbon was literally destroyed by an earthquake, and yet a most beautiful city stands on the site of that destruction undisturbed through the centuries that have since elapsed. In 1827 San Juan Capistrano was destroyed by an earthquake, but the old adobe arcade wall still stands as an attestation that no tremblor equal to the task of throwing down that unsupported ruin has since occurred. The peninsula of San Francisco has been occupied by Europeans for 137 years, and in that period of time but two earthquakes possessing sufficient energy to destroy anything but imperfectly constructed buildings have occurred. The very severity of the late earthquake is in a measure a guarantee of subterranean adjustment to a condition of repose. The Call building is a magnificent monument to the ability of proper architectural construction to triumph over the influence of the greatest earthquake. If no fire had followed the earthquake no questions as to the rebuilding of the city would have been raised. All injured buildings would have been taken down and reconstructed, and in less than one year no memory of the upheaval would have disturbed the serenity of our citizens. Earthquake would have entailed individual misfortune of limited severity, but, taken by itself, it would have constituted merely a temporary inconvenience and entailed individual loss, but would not have arrested perceptibly the growth of the municipality. The entire state of California will share with us the loss of this great disaster, and will therefore be directly interested in the rehabilitation of the city. Nearly one-third of the taxable property of the state was destroyed by fire. The introactive relation between the metropolis and the commonwealth in general was such that the State of California will lend every assistance to the rebuilding of the great city. The surplus capital generated by the industries of a people must be reservoired in close proximity to the point of its generation to be in sympathy with future development. its immediate proximity to of abundant production. reference to the determination to the perfect candor in the treatof all questions relating to the building of San Francisco enforces operation of the influence which the earthquake of April 18th will have the future of the city. The earthquake was severe and destructive. Never, if it had not been followed by the future of the city would be confronted by wholly differoble problems. Let the earthquake of the recent catastrophe, therefore considered as if no fire has occured the earthquake zone," to adopt the alterization of contemporaneous terms is limited only by the crust of earth. Until this earth is in a state of perfect repose, and has therefore fall upon the closing scene of its earthing stages, every portion of the earth crust will be subject to seismic abances. The fact that long perfect repose have existed in some cases of the earth does not afford a tree of immunity from disturbance reason of the adjustment of earth's crust to a constantly diing diameter. The earthquake inal 18th disturbed injuriously terrified not to exceed 20,000 square miles. In 1811 a series of earthquakes and their supposed center of discesses in the vicinity of New York, on the Mississippi river, between Louis, disturbed with great speed and violence a territory comtained 300,000 square miles. The endition this tremblor surpassed that of an apparent manifestation upon this is the strength of a giant exceeds an infant. first great shock was felt in De- city. Nearly one-third of the taxable property of the state was destroyed by fire. The introactive relation between the metropolis and the commonwealth in general was such that the State of California will lend every assistance to the rebuilding of the great city. The surplus capital generated by the industrities of a people must be reservoired in close proximity to the point of its generation to be in sympathy with future development. San Francisco was the reservoir of the surplus capital of this com­monwealth. A country possessing the ma­terial resources of California cannot enjoy industrial prosperity without a great metropolis. By its absence the state would be relegated to a condition of provincialism equal to arrested civilization. The commercial center so indispensable to the complete round of civilized wants would be too distant to exert any beneficial introactive influ­ence. San Francisco and the people of Cal­ifornia are in the presence of a great opportunity. The rebuilding of the city will confer upon the state and the municipality a reputation for enter­prise, capacity and energy never before achieved by man. The greatest sin we may now commit is distrust of the future. In a great emergency such as now confronts our people local pride rises from the plane of boastful provi­cialism to the loftiest virtue of en­nobled patriotism.—W. H. Mills. SANTA FE HALF RATES Every Sunday the Santa Fe will sell ROUND TRIP tickets to Los Angeles and return at rate of ONE FARE (80 cts.) for the round trip. Good to return on day of sale only. dc7-td. J. H. Clabaugh, agent. Low Round Trip Rates To the East New Orleans, La., October 9, 10... 67.50 Knights of Pythias. Return limit Nov. 15. Also June 6 and 7, July 2 and 3. August 6, 7, 8 and 9, September 8 and 10. 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