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j property jo appropriately named CRAGMONT, which has just been placed V/ll!Hfifc© CHICI J2*I©VCIO©I» & J*ICSS fill® 1 @I*IHS I' I on sale. The demand for lots in CRAGMONT is insistent, the people ap- ; CRAGMONT rests in an amphitheater formed by the high hills by Lots range from $500: upward, according to the location: payments j; parently realizing that this is a chance of a lifetime to secure an ideal home which it is partly surrounded, thus being protected from the cold north winds .-.\u25a0.\u25a0 10 per cent cash and the balance in monthly installments of 1 per cent of ? N . site at prices and terms. such as have never before been offered on .high and the heavy winter storms from the southeast. The mildness of. the air and the purchase price of the lot. ; For example, as little as $50- down and S5 | h class property of this description. ' the evenness of the temperature as compared -with other locations add in per month secures, a : $500 lot for you, and you pay no interest or taxes for - [1 ': ' " I marked degree to its desirability. It is well drained, owing to its "elevation, \u25a0' 3# years. Our prices defy competition, our terms place a lot within, the j O ur offices have never been so .busy as they have in the last week, on and free from all unhealthy and unpleasant conditions. reach of all. S±4"^?i^™^^^.^^"* Trans|>brtation \u25a0 Investment ;. . ; Especially significant is the fact that scores of residents of Oakland and In addition to being convenient to two independent car lines, the Key This " the most wonderful opportunity ever offered to invest wisely^and g Berkeley, intimately familiar with the property, have purchased lots, 'thereby Route and Southern' Pacific ferry systems are within less than ten minutes' gi|g profitably in Berkeley real estate We were on the ground early and secured | 1 th^r nHmJratinn fnr Ihi inr,ti nn ,n^ mnfi,w* in \u2666!,• * '( distance from CRAGMONT, thus' assuring ample transportation, advantages. thebest undeveloped land in Berkeley before the prices began to, soar. ,By g ! expressing their adrmration for the location and confidence in the future of | San Francisco can' be reached :in'fort y :five. minutes and the business center acquiring this beautiful tract as- a whole we are. able- to subdivide it in lot, v: this— the most magnificent of all properties. ' of Oakland in th i Pt y minutes. A right of :way for a car. line through "the . ranging in. frontage from ,50 feet: upward and in depth from lOO.to 200 feet, | This is the most convincing and conclusive argument which we could property has been- reserved, it being understood that this will be built as and to sell at prices far below that of adjoining property not so well situated. , j j offer. CRAGMONT speaks for itself— it must be seen to be understood and . won as. conditions warrant. ; !" " ."V V V; it to^ecome'on^^^^ '' \ v content ourselves with a few general statements. RCSt'FIGtIOIIS CRAGMONT \vill double and treble. , W o^**sa4px{f%mi~-*;-~'-h ' Wise r building restrictions will insure and maintain a. high^, character ; 'it may do it in months. SL^OCOdOIa < of improvements. Our aim in this respect is-not that: buildings'; should be - _.• ;" An, investment ;of?sS a;month will in a short time make you. the' owner CRAGMONT lies on the gently sloping and. ever beautiful hills directly especially costly, but that they, should 'be -artistic .and -in keeping/, with -the . i o f a splendid 'piece, of ireal estate, constantly growing in value.. -- . adjoining the most aristocratic district" of the cultured and rapidly growing l surroundings. [^ \u25a0 ; - \u25a0 . . ; v j.. . : :;0 : ;• The opportunity we are; gmng at CRAGMONT to those having only; a City of Berkeley. It is within walking distance of the State University . ' : We^: appreciate the fact that .improves and increases the. value , small amount of-money to invest and who want to invest it profitably; is . | | The picturesque seventy foot automobile and. carriage boulevard follow- _ -„*.,.' '- 1 '- * V ' wish* to take advantage"of "this ' exceptional' opportunity,- let us' urge : you- to \ " * n 8: the contour of CRAGMONT S favored slopes has • already become* • ; Prices of: ;lots will include sewers, water , m ains,vmacadamized;st^ \u0084, . '. '." famous. From every foot of this superb road there is spread before the eye • and on- the curbs, gutters and cement sidewalks, free to the W ' v- v • 4 ' 'n " ' • " •\u25a0of the enraptured spectator a landscape and marine view 'of exceptional v purchaser.V Our plans ; have! taken into account everything "which -may tend ' Do something, about it today— you will .never, regret .it. .; ; . ;. p • [] beauty. . .' .. : to the -ultimate, beauty, heakhfulness and protection of >CRAGMO^ | [j By. turning to the north and then to the south we obtains matchless All, our streets describe graceful; curves and l in no case: is bright; angle- pared to show you- every courtesy. \u25a0• _ , ._;. . . . "* I j and unbroken view of the shores.of San Francisco Bay" for miles in either found at the intersecting points. They ' form picturesque ribbons through -^ Our office is at the Berkeley Station "of the Key Route and : Southern • 'H ; direction. To the east of CRAGMONT are the beautiful Berkeley hills,, their a vista of green foliage." On ; the property are many beautiful oak trees Pacific ferry systems. ";v , \ THEl^Aiy FRANCISCO CALL^ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ; 28, : 1907.' 5