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REALTY MARKET AWAKENS WITH
THE RETURN OF SUNSHINE
Several Large Deals Mark Week's Report
I There were two important real estate]
transactions during the week. The I
first was the lease made by Raphael i
XVeill of the Sutter street and Grant)
avenue property belonging to Mrs.
Frank J. Sullivan, which was made!
through the firm of Baldwin & Ho well:
the second transaction was the lease cf
the corner of Market. Ellis and
Stockton streets to the Western Na
tional Safe Deposit Company through
-Speck & Co. This property has a front- |
age of 159 feet on ' Market street, 129
feet on Ellis, and contains an area of a |
little more than 6000 square feet. The
lease is for a period of forty years,
and the total rental amounts to
$1,690,000.
The property, which belongs to Cora
Jane Flood, was leased In August, 1906,
to a syndicate, composed of Maurice
Rosenthal. Nate Scharlin and Myer
Friedman. The original lessees have
transferred their interest in the lease
hold to the Western Xational Safe De-
I posit Company. Rosenthal and Scharlin
transferring their Interests absolutely
and Friedman receiving for his interest
a certain amount of the stock of the
corporation.
It is the intention of the corporation
to proceed immediately with the erec
tion upon this site of an eight-story re
inforced concrete building, containing a
store, basement and 140 offices.
The structure -will cost $250,000, and
it is expected that it will be completed
by September 1. 1 It is to be a high
class office building, equipped with
three fast running elevators and pro
vided v.-lth every modern convenience.
Speck & Co. have been appointed |
agents for the building, and they re
port that several good offers for the
ground floor have already been made by
prominent mercantile firms.
MORE CON'FIDEXCE FELT
Real estate men have assumed a
more confident air. They note the ful
fillment of their prophecies that with
the advent of spring there would be a
revival of the market. There has been
a steadily growing inquiry for down
town property and the announcement
that the White House would resume
business on Sutter street and Grant
avenue has helped the advancement of
Grant avenue. In the opinion of some |
operators, Grant avenue will house the |
better class stores. They say that much
shopping is done by "carriage folk." and
Grant avenue has. the advantage of be
ing free from car lines, which makes
It easier for the driver and also less
dangerous for the occupants of vehicles.
The character of Kearny street, they
afflra Is slowly changing. It will\be
pre-eminently an office street, with a
certain class of stores. The shopkeep
ers there will not cater "to quality"
but "to quantity." as Kearny street will
be the great artery from North Beach
",to the Southern Pacific depot and will
'always have a big patronage. A well
known real estate man said yesterday:
Ge*rj- strcr-t \u25a0will be the best business street
r.s fr.r west as Taylor, and, in fact. Market.
Geary, I >f> *t and Sutler will all be better than
xhey were before the fire. This is shenra by
the number of Inquiries mat are being made
»« to locations for store*. In fact, the retail
district will b* a llrtle farther west than for
merly and w!U be Included In the territory
from Sutter street south and from Powell east,
with Kearny as the dividing line east and Mar
ket as the dividing line south. Ocr retail mer
chants ar» realizing that window display counts,
pnd will ftiturally po Into a district where they
ojin eet iJe nwrcssary window space. There K.
not a merchant in town liat does not expect
to do a larger business than he did before the
fire, and he . wants more r>»ni and consequently
a larjrrr store. This Is why Raphael Welll went
to Sutter etreet and Grant avenue. He will
pet the window space, and seven out cf every ten
merchants are looking for fifty-vara lots.
Otr property owners should encourage the
downtown movement. Every cerchant is deter
mined to come down town and rebuild the city
along: Its old line*. The merchant, however, re
rarCs the necessity of moving down town some
what In the nature of an experiment. He Is
fetrfal that before he Is well established his
store may not be a pavl-ss venture, and he be
lieves he should be granted some concession by '
the property owner. It Is argued that the
nmer would find It profltahTe to charge about
25 per c«at less for tin- erst twt> years end
whea the man gets well established he could
make fcira pay a higher rental. This would be
advisable, but so far as I know, with the ex
ception of one land owner, this does not recom
mend Itself to the reneral consideration. The
land owner answers that the retail merchant has
to come down town and there Is an end to the
•tiscosslon. Van Ness tv»tne will net suffer It
will be a 6treet of private hotel* and apart
ment houses, with, perhaps, a scattering of
stores.
REVIVAL OF BUSINESS
Vice President A. P. Giannlnni of
ith.e Bank of Italy, who Is largely in
terested in building all over the city,
remarked yesterday that we are only
Just entering on the work of construc
tion. Continuing, he said:
I always said that with the beginning of
fnoi weather San Francisco would begin to so
forward with leaps and bounds. There is one
thing people d» not seem to realize. The down
town district will be. built up before they
kaow It. It Is true that there are a great
many one-story bnildlcgs being put up which
do not, at present, make any showing, but
wlthla a few months they will make the down
town district Jook Inhabited. We must guard
against a shortage of material. Every effort
must be made, and that early, to provide
against any such contingency. 3j> have been
a little hampered In our building for the want
of rock, but we have put Into service a num
ber fit scows to haul rock from California City
and bave thus been enabled to keep on work
tlng. We must have more laborers. The man
with the wheelbarrow is the man we want.
To give you some Idea of the extent of build-
Ing operations yoa cannot buy old brick sow.
AH have been contracted for.
I was speaking to a prominent builder the
other day and he told me that from now on
three shifts would be employed on all the
large buildings and that work would be a
continuous performance. He says it has been
his experience that the men do better and
farter work between the hoars of S p. m. and
2 a. m. than at any other time. They will
employ three shifts. I am told, on the new
\u25a0White House, and you will see within a few
weeks the spectacle of a city being built In
frantle baste. _~ \u25a0\u25a0.'•".; _M_-
I «ni leave for New Torfc . next wee* and
I am going to learn for myself what the East
ern people really think of us. I may continue
my trip to Europe and will do what I can to
adVertlse California.
BUSIEST STREET IX CITY
Montgomery street, north from Cali
fornia to "Washington, Is probably the
busiest section in town. It Is being
built up on both sides with large and
permanent buildings. There is only
one vacant lot on the street, all the
rest is leased and preparations being
made for building. On the west side
i» the building occupied by the San
Francisco Savings Union and owned
by the Parrott estate. Next to this 1b
the large building, which is nearly
completed, being put up on the prop
erty of the H. Woods estate, with a
frontage of 68 feet. Then on the
southwest corner of Montgomery and
Sacramento streets is the Rosenfeld
lot, which will have an eight-story
building. It has been leased to the
United Clfirar Stores. On the north
west corner of Sacramento and Mont
gomery streets the Parrott estate has
commenced to build, and next is the
Hooker estate, .which will also build.
Th« finest building on the street will
be that D'elongring to the Sub-TreMury.
The Government has purchased 137%
feet square, and- the structure will
. have an entrance on Montgomery street
'as well as on Commercial street. The
r>eoDle from whom the lots, have been
cur-chased have been told to remove the
1 debris as work is to be commenced
Shortly. The Behlow property Is also
to be improved with a one-story build-
In* The Underbill estate will put up
a Blx-6tory buildlns on the northwest
romer of Merchant and Montgomery
S A. Pissis is remodeling: this
SulldinW; C M. Josselyn is also build
gßgTmxiA' 80-yria M, M. Gcpeeylc He
Intends to erect a four-story build
ing. The Friedman estate has already
put up a one-story building.
On the east side of the street the
activity is just as pronounced. . The
lot belonging to Anna R. Pierson has
been bought by the Pacific Title In
surance Company and will be built
upon Immediately. A. Borel will also
build, and so will Cordes. On the
southeast corner of Montgomery and
Sacramento streets will be the Italian
American Bank, and on the northeast
corner of Sacramento and Montgomery,
to Commercial, will be the building
which is to be occupied by the Pacific
Mutual Conservative Life Insurance
Company. It will be a ten-stdry build
ing. The Bruguiere estate will also
improve its property. It is reported
that the Swiss-American Bank has
bought 30x50 feet from the Barroilhet
estate and will build a permanent
home. The Bank of Italy, which will
be a fine structure, will adorn the
southeast corner of Montgomery and
Clay streets, and the Schmeldells and
Henry Winter estates will also Improve
their holdings.
It has been announced that the Par
rott estate will improve all its prop
erties. The Emporium building on
Market street will be rebuilt and it is
understood that a lease for twenty-five
years is to be made for. 53,000,000. The
report is that an Eastern firm will
take the building.
Harry J. Irwin, who has for many
years been in the employ of E. M. Dunn
& Co., has entered the employ of Cran
ston Belvel & Dwyer and will hereafter
act for the latter brokers in the ca
pacity of salesman. .
SUBURBAN* PROPERTIES
The firm of Boardman Bros. & Co has
has been appointed exclusive agent for
the property known as the Baltimore
Park Tract in Marin County. This
property belongs to the estates of Alex
ander Forbes and William T. Coleman
and is considered by many who are fa
miliar with the beauties of Marln
County to be one of the most favored
spots In that beautiful district. Balti
more Park is located about midway be
tween Corte Madera and' Larkspur on
the west side of the North Shore Rail
road, and comprises, the land between
the railroad and the county road and
also that lying west of the county
road and up Baltimore Canyon. It is
beautifully wooded with groves of red
woods, madrone and other trees, and
commands one of the most magnificent
views to be had anywhere of Mount
Tamalpais. For many years travelers
on the North Shore road have been
looking forward to the time when this
property would be placed on the mar
ket.
The owners intend to build roads and
lay water and sewer mains at once. The
Marln County Water Company in fact
have laid their pipes in the county
road in front of the property and a
sanitary district has been organized in
Larkspur, and bonds are to be sold for
the purpose of s sewering the entire
district. Up to date about sixteen lots
in the Baltimore Park Tract have been
sold, the sales for this week being as
follows: Lots 11 and 12 in block D,
$1200; lots 8 and 9 in block E, $1100;
lot 20 in block B, $875, and lot 4 in
block 3, $800. There \u25a0 are many other
buyers considering lots, and it Is ex
pected that the sale will be very active.
Boardman Bros. & Co. have also been
made sole agents for the Forbes Estate
Subdivision No. 2, located on the north
side of the ; county road, or Fourth
street, just west of the town of San
Rafael, and sales are being effected in
that district rapidly. This 'week's sales
include lot 6 at $625, lot 13 at $650, lots
14 and 15 at $1250 and lot 16 at $1600,
and negotiations are active with a num
ber of additional buyers.
SO3IE BIG SALES
Speck & Co. announce the following
sales :
For the account of Thomas S. Molloy, to a
client of the firm, for 560,000, the lot on the
southeasterly line of Market street, 83:4 feet
southwesterly from Sanchez, having a frontage
of 179:8 feet, with a depth of 110. and an L
having a frontage on Sanchez street ot CS:9
feet.
For the account of the Frank H. Woods trust,
to Thomas Crowley. for $17,500, the lot on the
westerly line of Drumm street, 65:9 feet south
of Sacramento. The lot is 22:11 by 70 feet.
For the account of Christian T. Jansen, to
Patrick J. Hannon, for $18,625, the lot on the
southerly line of McAllister street, 165 feet west
of Laguna, 27:6x120 feet. The Improvements
consist of a store and two flats. G. H. Ctnbsen
A: Co. represented the seller In this transaction.
The property on the northerly line of H Right
street. 30 feet west of Pierce, 27:6x87:6, im
proved with three fiats. The consideration in
this transaction Is reported to have been ap
proximately $16,000.
For the account of C. J. Heyler. to Maria
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* THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'/ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY \u25a0 16, -1907.
Monferran, for $6500. the , nine-room residence
situate on the easterly line of Central avenue,
100 feet north of Fell street. The lot is 25 by
*• or the account of Mrs. Fanny Neuberger, for
$3100, the four-room . cottage and lot on the
northwest J Une of Natoma street, 391:6 feet
nwtheast of Sixth, lot being 21 by 80 feet.
For the account of Miss Cassie Whelan. to P.
J. Donahue, for $2500, the lot on the northeast
corner of Carl and Willard streets, 30x100 feet.
The firm has consummated the sale for the
account of Mrs. Charlotte F. Clarke, to J. J.
Morris and associates of Palo Alto, for the sum
of $130,000, her ranch at Mayneld, containing
about 700 acres. \u25a0 Mr. Morris, who represented
the purchasers in this transaction. Is a promi
nent real estate man of Palo Alto, and the syn
dicate/which he represents. In addition to the
purchase of the property above described, have
acquired title to about 300 acres additional. It
Is their intention to develop this large tract,
containing approximately 1000 acres,-! by - the
construction of a street railway from Palo Alto,
and the property will be placed on the market
in subdivisions.
Nfcw. LEASES
The same firm announces 'the fol
lowing leases: ' -s<
For the account of Christian T. Froehlich to
the Century-Klein Electric Company, a four-story
and basement building on the lot 77:6x60 feet,
on the northwest corner of Second and Minna
streets, containing two stores ,on the ground
floor and three lofts above. - The lease is for a
period of ten years at a total rental of $78,000.
For the account of E. R. Lllienthal to William
M. Phillips, the corner storeroom and basement,
in the three-story brick building on 'the south
east corner of Fifth and Mission streets for the
period of ten years, at a tofal rental of $30,000.
For the account of Mrs. Julie Kohn to Louis
and Jules Marty, the three-story frame building
on the southwest line of Fourth street, 96 feet
southeast of Brannan. . The lot Is 24x100, and
the building Is to have a storeroom on the
ground floor and thirty-eight rooms on the floors
above. The lease Is for the period of five years
at a total rental of $13,500.
For the account of W. O. Watson to August
Beyer, the corner store and basement, 705 HaijrUt
street, for -a period of four years, at a total
rental of $28S0.
For the account of Henry»Tlmmermann to the
Sterling Furniture Company, the lot 16-8x75
feet on the northerly line of Jessie street, be
tween Sixth and Seventh streets; the lease Is
for the period of ten years at a total rental of
$2400. « *
For the account of Isaac Anderson to J. H.
Gagliardo, Ml Steiner* street, for the period of
oue year and eight months, at a total rental of
$950. s \u25a0
For the account of Alexander Bond to Major
Eccles Nellson. the store at 1754 Haight street
for the period of two yefcrs and nine months, at
a total rental of $1320.
They have leased to C. M. Conroy the lot and
building on th« southwesterly line of Third
street. 112:0 feet northwest of Folsom, 25x87:6.
for the period of five years, at a total rental of
SS7OO.
For the account of Isaac Anderson to MHIy
Smith, 103 Stelner street for the period of one
year and eight months, at a total rental of
$1100.
For the account of Anna C. Borgfeldt to Mary
Yarbrough. 1323 Ellis street, for the period of
one year, at a total rental of $540.
For the account of the M. Sheftel Company to
Mrs. E. C. Smith, 1916 Pine street, for the pe
riod of one year, at a total rental of ?600.
For the account of the M. Sheftel Company to
Mrs. V. Thlbault, 1014 Pine street, for the pe
riod of one year, at a total rental of 5600.
MAKE MAW f LEASES
Thomas Magee & Sons report an act
ive week, particularly In their leasing
department. The following leases have
been made by them: l
For. the account of Walter E. Dean to the
United Merchants' Realty and Improvement Com
pany, ground floor of building being erected on
gore corner of Market, Turk and Mason streets,
for a period of five years, representing; an out
lay on the part of lessee in rent of $200,000.
For the account of August : Schaefer to the
Thleben-Gordon Hotel , Company, the second,
third and fourth floors of the four-story class
A building being erected on the south side of
Howard street, 95 feet west of Third, for the
term of ten years for the total rental of $44,580.
• For the account of William. O'Connor to J.
Downey .-- Harvey, lot on .\u25a0: the west • corner of
Howard and .Twelfth streets. for. a term of two
and a half years, for $7500. •. . ' „;' -
For the account Of the . Cherokee Company " to
F. E. Amann, store on the south side of Golden
Gate avenue, . 161 feet west of Van 2fess,- for a
term of five years," for $7500. .
For the account of the Bankers'i Investment
Company, as follows: To Edwards, Christianson
& Goodwin, store on the Geary-street side of
the Bly the block for a term of three years at
the total rental of $5500; to J. J. Glldea, two
additional Stores on the Grant avenue side of
the Bly the block for a term of two years at
a rental of $3500; to J. J. Cowglll, store on
the Grant avenue side . of the Blythe block
for the term of two years at the rental of
$2400; to McCann & Supple, store on the Grant
avenue side of the Blythe block for a term of
two years at a rental of $2300.
For the j account of Harry •M. Llchtensteln,
offices and stores In the Hansford building un
der three-year lease to the following tenants:
Alameda Union Sugar Company, three offices at
$5490; Hakalau Plantation Company, two offices
at $3870; National Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany, two offices at $5210; Honolulu Sugar Com
pany, two offices at $4500; Pacific Tank Com
pany, three offices at $5450: Cameron Brothers,
one office at $1690; Price Cereal Company, one
office at-$SOO; E. P. Stone, one office at $1080-
T. H. Davis & Co., three offices at $4140; Voogt
& Co., i three offices at $3050; Graham Paper
Company, three offices at $900; P. L. Rust &
Co.. one office at $900; Oppenhelmer, Asher &
Co.. one office at $900; Osgood & Howcll, two
offices at $2934; Charles Sonntag. one office at
SIC 10; Hatfleld & Co., three offices at $4580;
.viatson Navigation Company, two offices at
$4500; Shroeder & Fisher, one office at $1610;
Alpine Crane Company, one office at $1S9O;
Maldonado & Co., three offices at $4590; D.-D.
Oliphant, two offices at $3060; Dieckman &
Co., two offices at : $3960; Shattuck & Des
mond, two offices at $1800; Egg-O-See," one of
FIERCE STORM RAGING
IN INTERIOR ALASKA
Much Suffering af Valdez
and Fairbanks ? From
Snow and Cold
WIRES ARE DOWN
Northern Mining Camps
Are Experiencing Un
usual Weather
SEATTLE, Feb. 15. — Lieutenant Colo
nel W. A. Glassford, in charge of tho
United States Signal Corps, received
word' from Valdez today that, a ter
rific storm was raging in that vicinity.
At Valdez the snow -is seven feet deep
and the wind is blowing a gale. .
"At the summit: of -the trail between
Valdez and Fairbanks the snow is six
teen feet deep and all traffic between
the two towns is entirely stopped.
• The operator at Valdez also stated
that the wires between 'Valdez and
*Fairbanks were down near Thompson's
Pass. The weather -was too; cold for
i the linemen to venture out to repair
I the line; It was feared that much suf
fering would occur; at both; Fairbanks
and Valdez and also at the roadhouses
between the two places.
BRIDGE FALLS FIVE FEET
PORTLAND, Or., : Feb. 15.— Fiyo
workmen were injured,- two perhaps
fatally, by the collapse of ~a bridge
on which they were working just be
fore noon today. : . -
fice at $10S0; Gregg & Buck; one office at $900;
E. P. Rau '& Co., one office at $450; Somers &
Co., one store at $6450. \u25a0 '•• .
For the account of Joslah Stanford to Clark
Bros. Co., two story and basement building on
the northeast side of Beale "street, 275 feet
southeast of Market, for a term of five years
at a total outlay of $21,000.
For the account of Frank Mandel -to the
United Cigar Stores Company, building and lot
on the corner of Harrison \u25a0 and Itltch . streets,
one year at a total rental . of \u25a0 $1800.
For the account of -Timothy. S. Sheehan to
the B. and W. Engineering Company, ' lot on
the northwest line of Sheridan street. 100 feet
southwest of Ninth, for a term of two years
at a total rent of $600.' '.\u25a0"\u25a0'\u25a0. !
The firm has also leased for their own ac
count thirteen offices in their building on the
north side of Geary . street, '.. 50 feet ,5 Inches
west of Kearny, to various tenants, representing
a yearly rental of $5000. -* / i
ACCOBXT i OF SALES j
They also report the following sales:
For the account of Morris V. Samuels to the
Moore Investment Company, lot on the south
west line of Second street. 200 feet northwest
of ' Townsend street, 25x180, for the sum of
$1" COO
Northeast corner of Potrero avenue and' Si
xteenth street,- 75x100, .from -the •Wilson Estate
Company to client of firm,-, for $15,000.
For the account of Bushnell Photo Company,
for. a holding on Washington street, near Thir
teenth. Oakland, to a client of the firm of
Mncdonald & Co., Oakland, for the sum of
For the account of L«onore Colllgan to V. L.
Podesta, lot on the north line of .Green street.
167:6 east of Polk, for the sumof $3300.- ; .
For the account of James W. Coleman and
4ndrew F. Magrane. lot on the west line of
bctavla street. 50 feet north of Chestnut, for
the sum of $1100. . ' - :\u25a0 __ _ , .
For the account of James W. Coleman and
Andrew F. Magrane, to' John J. : McGovern, lot
on the southwest corner lof J Francisco -ami Oc
tavin streets 25x110, for. the sum of $1450.
For the account of John-Quinn to .Christine
Paynter. lot No. 5*5 In -block/- C.,. Park Lane
Tract No. 1, for the sum ; of $600. .\u25a0•.;•_ "-
For the account of May,; Byron to Leopold
Wein*tein. lot on the "east side. of . San Bruno
avenue. 375 feet north of; Silver avenue, for
"\u25a0^tt^St of William PHgham. to -Leo
pold Weinstein.r lots Kos. *,5* and 12 -, in block
109 of the ' South San Francisco Homes tead^ and
Railroad Association, for ' the . sum of $200.
LOTS FOR" HOMES
Sol Getz reports >the following sales
this week:
Lot 25x100. east line \of Forty-nine ajenue.
between^} and R streets, 1 to Bessie H.Crozler;
ot 23x100i north line of I street, between Forty
fifth and Forty-sixth avenues, with improve
ments to M. H. Hagerup; lot 415x100. north line
of J street. 57:6 weit of Twenty-eighth avenue,
to Robert W. Swanton: *ot 50x120^ west, line
of Fortieth avenue, 250 north of S street, to
Fred Dorgeloh ; lot 25x100. : northwest line of
Edinburgh street, 50 nortaeast of Japan avenue,
to Robert J. Drake ; lot 25x100, northwest line
of Naples street, 175 northwest of Brazil avenue,
to Felix G. Simpson; lot : 25x120, east line of
Forty -third avenue, 200 north of J street, to
Virginia Ryerson; lot 50x120. east line of
Twent. --fourth avenue, 150 north of J street, to
William M. Tate. . ; >v*^-
Landry Cr Babin Company report the
lease of the New* Western Hotel, corner
of Washington and: Kearny streets, : to
the Eastern Outfitting Company for
five years at ?27,000.\ They also report
the following leases:
J A Dubols to E. Malville. 748 Commercial
street, three years, at $4500; L. Schultz to Bob
Martin, 806 Kearny street, five years, $6000:
E. and J. Artlgues to C. H. Vitallnl. second
story Montgomery avenur and Adler, five years,
at $6000; Y. Yokota-to F. Gommet, 633 Pacific
street five years. $6000; E. Stoupe to Sue Hoo
Fonjr et al., -building on northwest corner of
Clay street and Spofford alley, ten years,
$30,600. ' ."^ .- - \u25a0•
MERCHANDISE MOVEMENT
NEARING NORMAL STATE
Tardy Deliveries, However,
Are Still Gause' of
Complaint
CONGESTION IS LESS
Car Shortage Decreased, but
Is Still Harmful to
Business
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.— R. G. Dun &
Co.'s. Weekly \u25a0 Iteview of Trade tomor
row, -will say:
Despite holiday and weather Interruptions th«
volume of business Is well maintained. In most
sections. of ! . the >\u25a0 country the movement of mer
chandise has resumed normal proportions, snow
blockades being removed, "but tardy deliveries
still cause much complaint, especially in re
gard to grain. Retail stocks of winter goods
were most satisfactorily depleted during the
period of low.' temperature and the -new season
will open under faTorable auspices,
r Wages ; have been advanced by several Im
portant concerns.,, • . /..'-..;\u25a0
Bradstreet's tomorrow will say:
' Better weather and improved roads have de
veloped a stronger tone and greater activity in
distributive trade, increased deliveries of grain
by r farmers have relieved slljrhtly the conges
tion in transportation lines, though the latter
situation is still far,, from perfect. In the
Pacific • Northwest . some progress is making In
relieving the car 'shortage, which, however, is
still hurtful to business, i Recent stormy weather
checks building, but signs of revival are no
ticed: in the West.
Copper is higher, the prevailing quotation
for lake being 25.12^ cents to 25.55 cents a
pound, with ; fairly prompt »*• tpments.
Bank clearings in the United States for the
week ending with February 14, a holiday per
iod, aggregate $2.701, 213,408.18. 7 per cent
under last week and 2 per cent below the same
week last year. Excluding New York City the
total is $1,505,159,363, 0 per cent below last
week, but 6 per cent over last year.
Business failures in the United States for the
week ending . February 14 number 204. against
198 last week and 20S in the like week of 1006.
GENERAL WINT IS ILL
WASHINGTON, FeTj., 15.— General T.
J. Wint, in command of the army of
Cuban pacification, has asked for and
has"been«granted a three months' sick
leave and probably will not return to
Cuba. Brigadier General Thomas H.
Barry, assistant chief of ' staff, will at
once leave for Cuba to relieve him.
ROPE BREAKS TWICE AT
EXECUTION OF H NEGRO
RICHMOND. Va., Feb. 15.— There
was a harrowing" scene at the hanging
at Farmville, today of Moses Hill and
William Ruffln, negroes, convicted of
the murder of John Grubb. Hill
weighed 275 pounds. ; .The rope broke.
Hill .walked calmly back to the scaf
fold the second time, and again the
rope broke. He died in agony on the
ground. ,
BARBOURVILLE, Ky., Feb. 15. —
Jesse Fitzgerald, a negro, was executed
here today for ..; the murder of Mrs.
Robert Broughton In August last.
Fitzgerald's request that the black cap
be not put ov^r his face was granted.
; RUSSELL.VIL.L.E, Ky., Feb. 15— Guy
Lyon , and Polk Fletcher,' ..white men,
were hanged" today for an assault upon
Mar y ; Glader, a German girl, , two years
ago. ; I "::"\u25a0'! '' \u25a0 v .^Q!g^^^Sfe^t^J^s3
Get an Edge On
Your ; knife razor and scissors at
Stoltz's. the' cutlery ; house, 1835 Fill
more street, above Sutter.' .. ; \ '••
T{Y Here, close to the life and bustle and
business of the metropolis, on a direct car
\u25a0 \u25a0*¥ I C^^% line,- one five-cent fare.
P* "Here, amid a residence district built all
ST*K around with homes, schools and stores, you
\u25a0rip may buy a choice lot today for $500.
1 CrFctCy Yes, buy it today for $500 and very likely
«-r sell ita year from now for $1000.
>; -V* . The Crocker Estate owns the' property
sil* and is making the improvements thor-
;lril _oughly and on a big scale.
Streets Macadamized
We have arranged to have Ready for Building
four cars make the run ,_ ;;,.- Hi . . . . «
from sth and Market Ten dollars a month— a bargain in first
streets direct to Glen cost— a good opportunity to own property
? a^ Terrace, stopping in Sari Francisco.
only at 16th and Mission
~ startin f M :?--^ J clock Gome out Sunday. Take the direct car
a. m. -and running every, • -r—r i. j w i t i_ i_
120 miiiiites^direct to 0}- Flfth and Market. It runs through—
Grlen Park Terrace; only one -stop.
20 MGNTQOiVIERY STREET
' /i 116 JDc%HCi
entities 1 tie Lv*eniiine
S^^^^ Every El Toro cigar is now banded to
liWvfoSl guard you against the many unreliable
liw®?! brands of questionable quality which have
W^so£?M been pushed on the market since the re-
illii^ilP cent tncrease d cos t °f Porto Rican leaf.
Be sure you get the genuine. /
k t^Lri^y'tgr •Viift' » m -m «-»m *m>. tut 3** it JL —
; This is one cigar you can be sure is
||§^§j^ Porto Rican, made in Porto Rico, entirely
illki^|yi of Porto Rican tobacco. For years its
m 'g n quality has been a prima factor in
fllfplfflp popularizing Porto Rican cigars among
discriminating smokers.
' W&M%Sm c Toro cigars now being marketed
are particularly recommended because of
lii^^if *^ c unusual excellence of this year's
ypWWS! P° rto Rican tobacco crop — from only the
choicest selections of which El Toros are
I 1 El Toro is today the best cigar Porto
EL TORO * . j r e n*i_
D \u0084. Rico can produce for 5 cents. Theresa
Brcva-Ftnas . . if*i
(Exact site and band on the^^ genuine.
Also made in Porto Rican-American Tobacco Company
Panetela and M«nnfa.ctarer. San Joan, Porto * Rlc.
Panetela Finos s. BACHMA\ A CO«. Ine^ Distributor*.
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MISTAKEN FOR PROWLER
AND SHOT BY POLICE
LOS ANGELES, Feb.- 15. — James T.
Cleary. a young lawyer whose home is
with his parents at Seventh street and
Grand avenue, while returning homfe
in evening dress from a social function
early this morning, was shot by Detec
tive Rico and seriously wounded. Rico
mistook Cleary for a suspicious char
acter and Ordered him to halt. Think
ing he was about to be the victim of a
holdup, Cleary ran. Rico and another
policeman gave chase and fired several
times. A bullet from Rico's revolver
struck Cleary "in the thigh.
Opera seating, folding chairs and church furni
ture. The Whi taker & Ray Co.. 141 Grore at. •
DANISH PIONEER DIES
. WATSONVrLXE. . Feb. 1 5.— James M.
Struve, a native of Denmark, aged 61
years,; died today at his home near thi*
city."*: He J was jone'of the earliest of
Danish' settlers in Pa jar o "Valley. He
came here "on- a sailing -vessel forty
five years ago.
ARBITRATORS HAVE NOT
YET SETTLED DISPUTE
Another session of the board of ar
bitration considering the dispute be
tween the United Railroads and th»
amliated unions of Its employes was
held yesterday and at the end of th»
session it was stated that no agree
ment had been reached. Another meet
ing will be held on Monday.
The session yesterday was devoted
to a discussion of the case of the plat
form men. concerning whose scale the
board has been unable to agree. The
question of hour 3of the carmen Is
still, a matter for a division of opinion
among the arbitrators. It is the de
sire of Chief Justice Beatty. Father
Torke and, Major McLaughlln to find a.
common' ground for settlement of the
controversy between the employing
company and" the men who. operate ita
cars before reporting to the contest
ing parties. _',
BAITS SAFE LOOTED— Peorla. Teh. 15.— Tbe
safe of the Bank of Ellarllle ws cracked early
today and the entire contents. $3000. w«?r«
taken. There were five men hi the gang.
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