Show GIVE NOW food clothing and bedding are the things most needed by bythe the San Francisco sufferers Salt Soft Lake is one of the nearest neighbors the city has in in point of time and is in position to be of the greatest assistance because of its nearness nearness That the people here realize their opportunity is shown by the way in which the community has responded to the calls made upon it ita a response which is occasion for pride to every in individual ivi ua resident of Salt Snit Lake So far 1 this city has done clone nobly but there should be no cessation of or o effort until l it is certain that the most urgent needs of the San Francisco people have been supplied It Itis Itis Itis is no easy matter to furnish food and shelter for from to homeless ones when all their sources of supply and distribution have haye been destroyed or disorganized The destruction of stocks in San Francisco has wiped out the principal food reserve of California so that neighboring states will have to be depended upon for all relief until shipments from further east can reach the coast and supplement sup supplies supplies plies from nearer points While we are discussing this question we want to take takeoff takeoff takeoff off our hats to Mr William Randolph Hearst H newspaperman of Hof New York Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco As recorded r c rd d in yesterdays Herald Mr Hearst had his Chicago bankers wire President Knox of the National Bank of the Republic here Friday night to spend for foi food to be besent besent besent sent to San Francisco Through the energy of Mr Knox and the cooperation of local merchants the supplies were loaded with remarkable celerity and forwarded by the Short Line Southern Pacific as a special train on passenger schedule free of charge Mr generosity and promptness aided by the quick action of his local banker will be of untold value to the sufferers and the whole country is indebted to Mr Hearst for his e example cample The main thing for a few days will be to continue the work of c collecting and forwarding food and clothing for emergency relief then the worst of the suffering will have b n relieved and the money which is accumulating can be applied to tide over the destitution of the people until they can rally their energies and organize for forthe the work of reconstruction of the city Surveying the tile relief work in progress all over the coun country country country try it must be gratifying to everyone to see how prompt and generous the American people have been in their contributions contributions contributions No city no section has failed to come forward in reply to the cry of distress rich and poor individuals and corpora corporations corporations corporations have all given their share and given it gladly It is is not easy to estimate thus early just what sum the total of contri contributions contributions contributions will be but it has already gone far into the millions with no thought of cessation If such a wholesale outpouring of loving Joving charity ever happened in this or any other country his history history history tory has no record of the fact it is magnificent ing in the midst of gloom to see that the nation still has such capacity for giving for sympathy and fice exhibited in this th is crisis |