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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 561, 16 July 1909, Page 6

"San Francisco has completely rehabilitated itself since the 'great earthquake and - fire'of three years ago,?' says Mr. Jos.lhe-; baud, who is now in 'Wellington.. ,Mr. ~. baud-arrived, in San -Francisco.' from. Yokohama five'days before tho earthquake,.and wasrasleep in the oidOcoidental Hotel, when , thb world went'awry.': ' ; !My.room" was rock-'.-,; ing"violently,'.and : the .wardrobo,was .thrown down," said Mr. Thcbaud, "and..when I went to .look'out of, the window. I was thrown irom wall to' wall with/some damage to myself:'.l--thought;it advisable'to quit, as>-tho.-air was pregnant with destruction; As I walked from the hotel the.''street was.still writhing tor-. ,' tuously. I-lost all Ihad, and leftfor Shang. hai a fortnight later. Since "then", tho! busincsi. part of 'Frisco has been' conipletely : rebuilt- . with fine buildings.V.-The •residential , parts well out have been thiekly built, but ~-,-. in between thoro arc some vacajit\> blocks; which tho owners havolnot yet decided what to do class of .building to erect. v Many said that it would fake 30 years'to.i'e- ~ orcct San Francisco—they havo.done marven in- three" years. Seattte/j's boommg .along-ih- --.:.. groat style, but: it caii never hopn'te be,the . great ternunalthat- 'Frisco is. I can't ."lm- .;-.. agino why-you people go. Homo via Canada, >.-•, You see the Rockies and;touch.upon-,: ; thf outer f-ringo:of : civiHsa,tibii—you, gct:sceiiery, but .precious little else. By . going, 'Friscc . way you got more varied and .'beautifulscenery, and oiiOfpasses. through the : heart;,o' f American .civilisation; 1 '.:•.-;.<;'.;''-,■.'... . : :'.V->vV V :■-■.