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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York Will Erect
Building at Pine and Stockton Streets for Its Exclusive JUse
BCILDING TO BB EBECTED AT PINK AND STOCKTON STREETS B Y - THE METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW
XOBK. .
The Metropolitan life Insurance com
pany of New York will erect a hand
some two «tory building for Its ex
clusive use at Pine and Stockton
streets. The lot is 187:6x137:6. In com
pliance with a recent ruling of the In
surance commissioners in the east,
which was the outcome of the Hughes
investigation, that insurance companies
shall not own buildings for Investment
RealEstateand
Building: News
Continued From Face 0, Column T
aresna star Ecxcslas il«* of lot 25x70; seller,
Marsaxct Howard; bcjtr. Mm. J. Vlera.
BJECE2VT SALES
The followlngr Is a list of late sales
effected by Llpman & Hlrschler:
G. Kefka was the buyer of a lot In the east
line of Thirteenth avenue, 175 feet north of I
street. 25x120, price $1,600: E. F. Beedr bought
* lot In the east line of Thirteenth avenue. 100
feet north of I street, 25i120. price J1.600; to
A. Msnclon, lot In the east side of Thirteenth
si venue. 275 feet south of H street, 25x120,
price ?1,C50: to B. V. and A. Buckley, lor in
Ibe east line of Twenty-first avenue. 75 feet I
north of I street. 53x100: to Oottfred Klatt, lot I
'iv . the wt>st line of Ninth avenue. 150 feet |
south of J street, 25x120; to T. Cullen. lot in |
Hie irwt One of Twenty-first aveuue. 50 feet'
north of I. strfft. 2^\'.tZ>; to T. Benson, lot in j
«1h- wett line of Twenty-first avenue. 223 feet
Kortii of I street. 25x120: to A. Nelson, lot in the
wmlU line of H street. 95 fet-t vn?st of Tweuty
lir«t a«-uuc. 25xlW: to M.- ; L. Scb wader, lot at
northeast coner of X street and Twelfth avenue,
:'J:';\l<»i: H. Barto to O. .S. Ewer, lot at north
i-^st corner of H street aud Fifteenth avenue,
:;'>\S3. Irregular <lei»th. priw $4.Vk«j: C. Mcln
tvi.> to M. A. Wilson, lot la the east liae of
Uclith awuuv. 130 fet»t south of J street. 2."> x
120: li. IVarfl to A. M. Sechrist. lot ouJ i:a
:.!\u25a0••.<-r.-.t-ut* Iv The «-B<t line of Ninth avrnue. 1-j0
iert uoiili tif >' slrct-t, o7:«i\l2u. prk-e ?2,500.
This firm has built \ branch office
;md garage in the Sunset district and
will sliow prospective buyers property.
The firm reports an una'oated demand
far lots in tlieir block between H andj
J :-treets, Twelftli and Thirteenth -are- |
;: \u25a0:,•-\u25a0". "^Tiitrv are "1/u't five lots _lle t on i
'i":::rt*- | erith- a-Vf'nue. '
Yi'ork is progressing rapidly in the j
construction of IS houses on Twelfth;
uvenoe Jiear H street^- eight' of which!
Lir-- n«-aring completion! There is good
liemaiid for these new homes, one of
ihora having been sold last' week.
Two flats have been nearly completed
on H street and the adjoining lot has
been bought on which to erect another
sot of fiat?. It is said that more than
J70.000 worth of buildings are con
tracted for in this block.
PRESIDIO TERRACE
Baldwin & Howell have issued a pub
lication entitled "Object Lessons In
Home Building." The folder consists
of a number of halftone pictures show
ing residences in various sections of the
Western addition adjacent to stables,
laundries, wood and coal yards and
other objectionable places. In contrast
to these photographs the folder con
tains views of residences in Presidio
terrace, and also many photographs
showing the handsome roadways,
groups of shrubbery and other \u25a0 at
tractive features of the terrace. The
booklet is a convincing object lesson of
the advantages of homes in the terrace
as compared with those on main thor
oughfares.
TWO PIONEER WOMEN OF
PETALUMA JOIN MAJORITY
Death Calls Mrs. H. T. Fairbanks and
Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, Vener
able Matrons of County
PETALtTIIA, Oct. 18. — Two of Pejta
luma's pioneer women passed away at
their homes in this city during the last
4S hours. Mrs. H. T. Fairbanks, wife of
the pioneer capitalist, died Wednesday
night. She leaves a family of nine
grown children. She was the mother
of Will Fairbanks, manager of the
Ala6ka commercial company's interests
In Alaska. Colonel E>. B. Fairbanks of
Petaluma. is another son. Mrs. Fair
banks was one of the few remaining
pioneers who crossed the plains with
ox teams. She came witti her husband
and the four eldest children in 1859.
The family settled in Petaluma. where
they have since lived. Mrs. Fairbanks
\u25a0was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Moffet of Augusta, lowa, and was born
July 14. 1832.
Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards died yesterday
morning. She leaves two grown sons
and one daughter. Mrs. Edwards was
born in Manchester, Eng., November 19,
1817. She had resided In Petaluma for
haif a century.
John I. Cowles, a resident of Peta
luma for 50 years and a highly es
teemed man, passed away yesterday.
SUES HIS TWO PARTNERS
OAKLAND. Oct. 18. — The superior
court has been asked to make straight
a tangle, which has arisen in the affairs
of the Oakland cottage company, of
which W. H. Bruce is vice president.
He complained that his partners, J. V.
Cohlwell and L. Renar, who agreed to
furnish the experience, while he fur
nished $300 capital, had so manipulated
th« books and accounts of the concern
that he feared he was about to be
frozen out. They also collected large
sums on several contracts, It was
alleged, and denied him access to the
books or cash. He asked for a restrain
ing crder and an accounting.
SUES KEY ROUTE COMPANY
OAKLAND, Oct. 18.— The Key Route
company was defendant in a suit , for
$*>0 000 damages filed today by Andrew
C. Cunningham for the alleged killing
of his wife, Blanche, tit Adeline and
Felton streets in 1 Berkeley. Bruce Lee
Cunningham, their 2 year old son, wad j
included as a plaintiff in the action, j
Cunningham alleges that his wife was j
killed by a Key Route train May 18 of
this year as she was attempting to
cross the tracks.
purposes, the Metropolitan company
will, occupy the entire building.
The erection of this new building
will greatly enhance the appearance
of the hill, which Is crowned by the
Fairmont hotel. This section Is not
being rebuilt rapidly and it is likely
that other land owners there will be
gin building operations now that an
other imposing structure is to grace
COLD WEATHER NEEDED
TO IMPROVE ALL TRADE
Holding of Crops, a Cause
of Complaint in Sev
eral Sections
RICHMOND. VaU' Oct. 18.-—Brad
street's tomorrow will say:
Trade, crop and Industrial reports are rather
more Irregular. Interest as to distributive trade
has now largely passed from the wholesale and
jobbing branches to the retail trade, the develop
ment and proportions of which will be closely
scrutinized from now on. So far th* reports as
to tills line are conSlctlng being best In parts
of the northwest, southwest and south and rela
tively slackest at the east, which needs sharp,
cold weather for best activities. t ~-
Jobbing business is fair as a whole. It being
noted that house trade is very quiet, while filling
in orders vary with sections reporting. The
money stringency Is an additional feature which
attracts attention, affecting as it does the item
of collections on past transactions. As to this
Item of collections, too, it may be said that
hoMlng of crops has been a subject of complaint
from several points. Favorable weather for the
Knropean beet sugar crops has caused "veaknesn
abroad and sympathetic easing here, with raw
BtJjar down five poluts. . Business in iron and
ster i is very quiet. Copper is again weaker and
ui«;rc competition for small orders has developed.
- Ituslaes? failures in the United States for the
week endinjr October 17 number 194, against
ire last week, ITO in the like week in 1906, 178
i:i 1!>O.~>, -J27 in 1904 and 210 in l»03. Canadian
failures for the week . number 36, against 24
la>:i n-e&k and 18 in this week a -year ago. -> ;
Wheat itncludin:?- flour) exports from the
Cciu-ci States aud Canada for the week ending
October 17 aggregated 4,»44, 062 bushels, against
r...V2j.:Kt2 lest week and 4.431.541 this week last
.i par ami T,.KH^O72 in 1901: For the first 10
yeefca «f the fiscal year the exports were 05,703,
577 busl;e!s», against 52,954,770 In 1906 and
•J4.3CU.4G4 in 1901-02.
Corn exports for the week are 572,825 bushels,
xgainst 343,694 last week and 1,319,036 in 1900.
For the fiscal year up to date the exports are
10.944.811 bushels, against 11,821,825 in
1900-07.
NEW THEATER CIRCUIT
VALLEJO, Oct. 18.— Charles H. Far
rell of the Dramatic Review of San
Francisco and Mack Swain, proprietor
of the Swain theater in Santa Cruz,
have formed a new theater circuit to
extend over central and parts. \u25a0of
southern California.. The new circuit
has leases on 26 theaters, from Santa
Barbara on the coast line and Porter
ville in the San Joaquin valley to
Woodland, near -Sacramento. The
Hayes theater in Napa and Santa Rosa
and Petaluma houses are also In the
new circuit.
FINAL DECREE GEAKTED— Oakland, Oct.
IS. — Mary A. Klllian was awarded , today a
final d^-re*' of divorce from Edward A*. Killian.
She was given custody of their three children
and $40 a month alimony.
(South San Francisco) ;
SPECIAL FREE EXCURSION
TOMORROW, SUNDAY, 10 A. M.
> Cars Leave Fifth andJWarket Sts.
• Come With Us and! See Soy th City
THE PLAGE THAT IS ATTRACTING MORE ATTENTION THAN ALL THE OTHERS
SUBDIVISIONS PUT TOGETHER.
The First/Stop out of, town on Bay Shore : Cutoff. '
Biggest Factories in California, and they are v . running NOW. ,
Industrial Investments, $10,000,000 ;, Pay; R011, ; 535,000, a week. .V
Four miles to Water Front— Only Beit Line Railroad.
The Best Home Sites on Peninsula and the most reasonable. ' • »
Good Schools, Churches; Stores and Banks, v (V,( V,
South City Is a Fact—Not a Promise
Lots $300 and Up-rSS a Month
All Improvements included. No Interest or Taxes. . .
Immediate Possession Given." ",, '; v j V
South City (South San Francisco) is* j ust over trie CountyyLine ; in" San Mateo County •';
on the new Bay Shore^^CutofF, 12 minutes frqrn^ Third -and Towrisend Depot. /,
•; ;/ Don't mistake^ it; for ;thei Potrero'pistr.ictrpf; San Francisco.
OUR SPECIAL OFf Eft FOR TOMORROW
Bring this "ad." with you and we -will give 1 you credit for the: first' ; payment; $25, on any
lot you may. select. , .
Post Office Building Off tf^lC .Montgomery St. .
South City :-^'''*'rV;J^'?^-''^-::-:- San Francisco
Holders of .tickets who cannot get on special cars . wil I ; have fare ; refunded at " South \ City. Take • San Mateo
; \u25a0 ,\u25a0\u25a0 •'=' car and I transfer- at; Holy Cross: r-r, v : x r " ". ">,
THE SAN FR^GISGOCALL V SATURDAY
the promontory. : -' .;V;;j
The Metropolitan life insurance com
pany is one of- the New York compan
ies which reoently has \u25a0 been lending
money heavily on San Franolsco real
estate. The company Intends to break
ground for . the new building .within \ a
short time. . The* property was pur
chased from Herbert Law through the
office of Thomas Mage a & Sons. •' .
SUPERVISORS REQUEST
BOARD TO BUILD SCHOOL
Money Contributed by Chil
dren of East to Be
> ' Utilized
Th« supervisors' finance committee
requested the board, of education yes
terday to utilize immediately the $28,
000 contributed by the children of east
ern schools to build a memorial school
house. The members of . the board
named agreed to the proposal- to build
the school in two sections and* the
board of supervisors will pledge itself
to appropriate an additional $32,000 at
some' future time to complete the erec
tion of the building. The school will
be known as the "Terba Buena" and
will be located in Greenwich street near
Flllmore. . .
The committee prderefl the purchase
of a lot in the park and Presidio'ex
tension from the Boardman 'estate for
$3,000. There remains but one more lot
to purchase and Chairman Branden
stein stated that it was proposed to
complete the purchase of the same so
that the project could be consummated
before the present board ' retired from
office. , ' ' '
, The committee paid $30,000 in. claims
for . work and " materials on | the lower
Market street sewer and also the claim
of C. S. Harney for work on the | pav
ing of Fourth street from Howard to
Freelon, amounting to $2,257.60.
j ' The claim of M. Connlff for $8,000
was laid over, to get appraisements on
the lot he desires to sell to the city.
\u25a0 The claims of L. A. Larsen for $3,090
for repairs to the east wing of the
city hall was referred to the board of
works for verification. The work was
ordered by former President Duffey of
the works board, and experts were un- !
able to determine the amount of work
actually done; \u25a0'
SEVEN* ARRESTS MADE
MARYSVILLE, Oct. \u25a0 18.— After offi
cers had hurled , to the scene and six
Greeks and one Italian had been ar
rested investigation revealed today
that J. W. Patton's death was due" to
an accident.* He had ; been hunting
ducks when his gun ; was discharged,'
blowing off the side of his head.
The officers while running , down the
murder; story arrested an Italian on
suspicion. | After ; the story had' been
exploded the police discovered that
one of the men arrested, A. Biecciona,
was wanted by Oregon officers.
ZIONISTS TO RESUME
THEIR LOCAL MOVEMENT
First of Series' of Mass Meet
! /ings Will «Be; Held To
; morrowEyening
••--: For the * first time \ since April, 1906,
the United Zionists and others inter
ested in' the movement; toward re-es
tablishing Jewish {domination of .their
ancestral land "will 'gather in* a* mass
meeting/ which- is to be held ; tomorrow
evening in Jefferson Square hall ; at s 925
Golden Gate avenue near.Octavia street.
(NEW SANTACURA COLLEGE LOS ALTOS STANFORD ONIVERIJTyH
l>-^-^ -f \JiT %mS /Sil *W* "^ n^ w university town, between Stanford University and new* «gjrar-yj
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llllffilr BIT ft ?T" n an^ a TU7 ' (Mayiield-Los Gatos foothill line) cut-off, f.-rje-i
V ? OU/S\& three miles from Mayfield, 50 minutes from San Prancisco; *
|p§|lf| IS L^OS /^klfcOS • are > from Santa Clara College; 10 minutes, five cent fare, Ipffe&J
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IS L;OS AltOS^- ' The prices of 50 foot lots run from $300 to $450 for inside lots, !?i]Bl
M^m^ " WVtf ; but there will be no more $300 lots after Sunday. $120,000 Hp|
T*l"H![rU IT^OIU IT Buy an excursion ticket, today or tomorrow for Mountain |>i|i4^
I^SSi laS^l^fiVlL 8 \ft\B2+ View — free automobile ride to Los Altos and free luncheon. y-.I^S
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Johnston & Harper Walter A. Clark T. C. Barnett jbH
IPifi Room 26, 204 Montgomery St. General Agent 27 South First St. * Kfe'j
; P^^^ San Francisco; Cal. Mountain View and Los Altos ' San Jose 'fe^JS'l
The meeting will be the Initial one of a
series? to be conducted monthly. • : '
?:' There j are .two^.branches of < the Zion
ists* organisation i In : this city." The ob
ject is the establlohemnt beyond", the
seaa i of \u25a0 a ;\u25a0 haven i for/t Jewish -' people.
, Ninety peri cent of' the local & followers
of the 'Zionist i movement : were v burned
: out in • the flre. and althoulffh they have
become widely separated their enthu
siasm for the cause has not diminished,
and, \u25a0\u25a0-, the \ leaders anticipate : that next
Sunday's 'meeting will be one ot the
largest held in this city sinee -the con
fligration. / J '. : •: . • -A \u25a0\u25a0_;
Dr. Henry Epsteen, a leader ' among
the ? Zionists of \u25a0: California, will be the
principal speaker of ithe evening. Rev.
Dr.; D. ' Falk also will >deliver an ' ad
dress. ; --i 8. Qoldstein, secretary of the so
ciety, and J others ".will v; speak. ..^Mlsb
Rose "and -Miss J Celia Eincher.- Miss Re
becca; Falk, : . Miss 'F. Sugarman - and
Miss ;M. Sugarman will have charge > of
the entertainment' part of the, program.
FIFTY MINUTES RIDE DOWN THE PENINSULA BY THE CUTOFF.
ELEVATION 93 FEET—NO FOG— NO FROST. ' :: "'
OVER $600,000 SPENT DURING THE YEARIN BUSINESS BLOCKS AND FACTORIES
POPULATION 1905, 100— NO W, 2,500.
Home of Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Jubilee Incubator Co., Johnson Traction Engine Co.,
The Hydro-Carbon Companies, Goldy Machine Co., Sunnyvale Canneries, Madison & Bonrer
([dried fruit packers), Century Paint and Roofing Co., Parkinson Lumber Co., Western Lumber
Co., Libby, McNeill & Libby (cannery for food products). . : .
PAYROLL WEEKLY OVER $ 1 2,000
Surrounded by thousands of acres of the richest land in Santa Clara valley, beautiful live
I oaks and prolific orchards, Sunnyvale is unexcelled for a HOME OR INVESTMENT.
RESIDENCE LOTS 50x140 AND LA.RGER— SIOO.OO TO $800.00
Go down today. Trains leave Third and Townsend streets, 9 and 1»1 :30 a. m.
What others promise to do we have done.
• Sunnyvale is growing faster than any city in the state. ••
W. A. GROSSMAN, Manager
\V32 MONTGOMERY ST. Teiephone Temporary 42ss
VALLEJO MILLIONAIRE
AND WIFE ESTRANGED
D/T. Hansbury Frowns on
Bohemian Conduct of
/ His Helpmeet
;VALLEJO,,Oct IS. — Much gossip has
been created here by the publication
of 'a notice in the local newspapers
by * David T. - Hansbury, the millionaire
owner of ; a great tract 'of \u25a0 reclaimed
land north of. this city, saying that he
would no longer be responsible for the
debts contracted by his wife, who was
formerly Miss Eleanor Mansfield, a
prominent young . society woman of
Benicla. Mrs. Hansbury . has returned
to her mother's home In Benicla and
the tongues of local gossip are busy
wth" tales of bohemian parties In San
Francisco In which Mrs. Hansbury was
the central figure, and of the disap
proval of her husband of. her actions.
• Their wedding last winter was a
notable society affair and was followed
by a trip to England and the principal
cities of the east.- Since her return
from her h<jneymoon Mrs. Hansbury
has divided her time between San
Francisco. Del Monte and her husband's
fine ranch home near this city. ,
Hansbury is a man of the world
himself and has been something -of a
globe trotter. He is fond of jovial
companions, but his wife's Journeys
into 1 the land of.bohemia were not to
his liking, according to the stories cur
rent here. *
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