2. Find by consulting time tables or by inquiry of some railroad official how long it would take to make the journey from New York to San Francisco, and what railroad system might be used. Answer this question, applying it to your own city.
3. Who founded San Francisco, and what was it first called?
4. When and how did San Francisco become an American possession?
5. Of what was the great wealth of California supposed to consist at first? What is the great wealth of the state considered to be to-day?
6. What are the chief exports of the city, and to what countries are they sent?
7. What are the chief imports of the city?
8. What are the great advantages of San Francisco Bay?
9. When did the great fire at San Francisco occur, and what damage was done?
10. What benefit will San Francisco derive from the completion of the Panama Canal?