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Show PLANS FOR RELIEF Of STRICKEN CITY WASHINGTON, June 12. A delegation of San Francisco business men in Washington Wash-ington to enlist Government aid for that stricken city called on President Roosevelt Roose-velt today to present to him their plans. The city of San Francisco has issued bonds to the amount of $17,000,000. About $4,000,000 of these bonds have been sold. They bear 3 per cent lrflerest. It is proposed by the delegation that the Secretary of the Treasury accept the remaining $13,000,000 bonds as security for national bank deposits. Another plan suggested by the delega-1 delega-1 tlon is that the Government loan $10,000,-000 $10,000,-000 to the people of San Francisco on the security of clearing-house banks of the city, the loan to extend for ten years. |