| Show HEARTY PRAISE OF RAILROADS RAILROADS' VORK Organizer of Oakland Relief Committee Visits f Salt Lake CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA I Xo Xu Immediate In ic Want Va itt but hilt Many tIn Inn ny I Home Home- 4 le h s Ones Ons hiI X Need II Clothing anti and Ij I PIo m for Sometime N Evangelist William Mullen of Oak Oakland land lanti who was as the organizer of oC the I first relief committee in that city after I th the earthquake says in iii the many reports re ye ports port of the work of tho those 1 engaged In S caring for or the thousands of destitute people in California only a small part part of the work of oC the railroads s has yet yol been tol told Mr Mullen who Is II on a n lecture tour tom was In Salt Sali Lake yesterday yesterday yester yester- day calling at the offices of oC the Oregon Short Line lAnc on business connected with the lie winding lip up of oC the tho work vork of the transportation committee In Oal Oakland It was Mr rr Mullen tullen who as a member of oC the transportation committee In Oakland first approached the o of th the HarrIman lines regarding the transportation of oC supplies supplies' and refu refu- gees When I asked that the railroads turn over the u use e of their theil great grent systems systems teals t to the transportation committee the request wa was vas granted In about twenty twenty twenty I ty minute said Mr Ir Mullen From that time Inn on on toy for 5 several CraI days Jays the thc badge of the transportation committee was vas a sign n of authority to railroad em- em m- m cs In tho the operating II department and every facility that the tho railroads had md for relieving the sun suffering of or the refugees wa was at the tho disposal of the committee Work urk Wn Was ns Heroic Exact figures n ns as to the number of passengers carried free freo ceo b by the Santa SantaFe Fe Fo have o not been reported but they were wn Way Was Into the thou thousands Tb Southern Pacific carried people free free- and took out at half rates rate in a addition to the lie carrying of thousands thou nn nods ands of c cars rs of or freight The work of the railroad officials and at atthe atthe atthe the time tune when nothing other than American Amt Am Am- in- in t erlean energy and ability could prevent ent a condition of chaos was heroic and while the these e men ten were well working night and ind day ay In offices yards and on trains their heir iJ wives were worl working as hard distributing dis dis- and preparing supplies The people of Oakland hou housed ed and eare cared ared for 01 nearly refugees In thc their l' l homes In the first filst three days clays after the tho disaster ster In 3 addition to about who were cared for In tents an and camps In and aroun around the cit city When hen I left Oakland last week there thero therow w were re about 1 being cared for Cor in intents tents and In the homes of oC the dt city there were Wl-re probably more than more or 01 le less c dependent on tl the people with whom they were stu staying This Tills work of or relief carried carrie on b by the citizens has taken practically all of or orthe the ready money In sight for the hou householder of or moderate circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances but hut I have yet d to hear of the first word of complaint The Thc Oakland relief committee has turned turne over o all supplies of food and clothing to the arm army department but It still maintains Its organization with headquarters at Merchants Merchants' Exchange where aid aliI such as medical supplies are ten tendered ered to all worthy applicants Of certain kinds of women and childrens children's apparel there Is sUI stilt a scarcity but there thre is little actual want in Oakland Oaklan no now no |
