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-it makes one proud of them.- They are by this time
all cared for in some shelter - temporary - they
have an abundance of good food properly distrib-
uted - the sanitary conditions are excellent. The
policing and discipline is splendid - No law-
lessness is tolerated, and all offenders are shot.

In short, the city is going to take up its
affairs again at once - and build up its bread
-earning business - After that and gradually
we are going to have homes - a better city, and
a cleaner city - It is no place to go to now
nor a place to view, except {caret:"for"} those who needs
must be there.-

(Aunt Alice had not moved our things
from Cousin Florence's {above the line: "1601 Van Ness Ave at Calif St (Pope)"} I have no reason to think
they had time to save half of her lovely things let
alone ours - I am sorry for her - and hope
she is well and safe- )

Everyone is at Burlingame-, but I
could not stop over there, having taken a
week as it was. Such a trip for Aunt Sophia
- after all these years of quiet!

The center of the Earthquake was an
old geologic fault or break line which runs
through Portola valley and out into the ocean
- near Colma - the slip was longitudinal this time
and about four {above the line:"8"] feet - That is they had to lengthen
some of Hooper's fences that much to make them