Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . FAC-SIMILE OF PRESIDENT WILSONS MESSAGE IX APPROVING IIETCH HETCHY GRANTAND PEN USED IN SIGNING SAME. AX FRAXCISCC), under the administration ofMayor James Rolph, Jr., has experienced what isundoubtedly one of the richest periods of achieve-ment in her eventful history. Taking office on January 8, 1912, on a platform pledged to abusiness administration and efficiency in the conduct of the afiairsof the city, Mayor Rolph and his associates have made good tothe people the promises of their campaign. Immediately upon taking up its duties the administra


Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . FAC-SIMILE OF PRESIDENT WILSONS MESSAGE IX APPROVING IIETCH HETCHY GRANTAND PEN USED IN SIGNING SAME. AX FRAXCISCC), under the administration ofMayor James Rolph, Jr., has experienced what isundoubtedly one of the richest periods of achieve-ment in her eventful history. Taking office on January 8, 1912, on a platform pledged to abusiness administration and efficiency in the conduct of the afiairsof the city, Mayor Rolph and his associates have made good tothe people the promises of their campaign. Immediately upon taking up its duties the administration en-tered with vigor upon the tremendous work that was seen to bebefore it. San Francisco had already been selected l)y the Federal Gov-ernment as the city in which the nation should celebrate thecompletion of the Panama Canal. There was already a stirringof new activitv to indicate the great growth and prosperity thatwas certain to come to San Francisco and the entire bay regionwith the opening of this new artery of world commerce. It wasevident that new population would begin to flow into the meet these immediate needs a great


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