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MODESTO THE LAND
OF THE HOME SEEKER
... •
Over Two Hundred Strangers From Various
'• States Invade the District
• ..If.. ever a California city got itself
thrust into the limelight as successfully
as Modesto has within the last few days
, •'. liisfory has failed to record it.
"• , If «ver a farming district of Califor-
better deserved the publicity and
•'-prosperity it has attained, history has
-.bailed- to record that also.
j BOX A FIDE SETTLERS
."• There are over 200 actual, bona fide
6eekers in Modesto today, with
!«very prospect that three-fourths of
'them. 'at least will conclude to remain
| there, so alluring are the prospects for
nfarming at a profit.
That seems like a large proportion of
factual buyers, but it must be considered
'that every mother's son of them is there
"for business. There are no sight seers,
'bo mere curiosity seekers, but a body
keen sighted home seekers, all good
of soil, all wide awake men of
; affairs, who are quick to judge actual
• conditions as they are and to whom the
!hard, col<j facts of soil and water, cli
snate- and transportation, appeal as
"-clearly as a simple sum in arithmetic.
There are 125 of these people, men
I and women alike, who went Thursday
« from San Francisco under the auspices
;of The San Francisco Call. There are
• more than 100 more who came up Fri
day from Los Angeles, all bent on the
• same errand, the selection of the best
farming land for their money.
That . they will experience some
pleasing sights at Modesto goes with
out saying.
CREAT WATER SYSTEM
They will see a great big dam that
cost $550,000 to construct and a system
of canals and laterals that brought
tha~ total expenditure up to nearly
\u25a0 53.000,000.
.They will find a body of irrigable
an«d almost entirely irrigated land, ex
panding over nearly 500,000 acres.
They will find that by enactment of
.the legislature the land and water
•are rendered inseparable forever. No
land can be sold without the water,
for' the water is a part and parcel of
"".the land Itself by virtue .of inalienable
title. This is an asset that the older
MISSION STREET
OPENING PROPOSED
Plan Would Give Thoroughfare
From San Mateo to Fort
Mason
F. J. CHURCHILL
Secretary Mission Promotion Association
Acting on the petition of merchants
and property owners in Mission street,
\u25a0 the Mission Promotion association will
at its next meeting the
\u25a0'project of extending Mission street
• through to Market, thus making it a
I continuous street from £he main thor-
I oughfare of the city to San Mateo
• county.
The proposed plan contemplates the
cutting through of West Mission street
In a northerly direction between Her
mann and Market streets. At present
'•"West Mission street is the logical con
. tinuation of Mission street between
! : Fourteenth ar.d Hermann streets. Mis-
Vsion street proper branching at this
pomt 1 in an easterly direction and par
'.alleJing Market street to the ferry. The
1 proposed extension of West Mission
\ street through private property would
!. create an opening on Market between
' Twelfth and Valencia streets, directly
*' opposite the point where Franklin
! street joins Market, thus providing not
i only a direct means of access from the
. water front to the southerly portion of
•the peninsula, but also a direct route
.from San Mateo to the Fort Mason
military reservation at the foot of
\u2666Franklin street.
"\u2666 ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
• " *An assessment district will probably
$ be 'created to bring about this improve
ment, as all the interested property
' owners are unanimous in their indorse
"..inent of the project. \u25a0 - .
... -A" supplementary report of the Mis
sion promotion association's committee
," <jn" ptreets and sewers, outlining a com
prehensive system of boulevards from
the Pacific ocean to the bay, has been
, submitted to the organization. To ob
.• vlate the heavier grades in Russia ave
nue it is proposed to have Russia ave
{ rive serve as the continuation of the
' easterly course of Onondaga avenue
' xjnly as far as Vienna street. At that
''point it is suggested that the boule
vard system be extended southerly
j from Russia avenue over Vienna street
- to France avenue, where France ave
nue at present terminates. A recom
mendation is made that France avenue
be opened through the Somps tract to
connect -with Sunnydale avenue, the
system to extend < thence over Sunny
vale avenue to Milliken street, which
is practically a part of Vlsitaclon ave
nue, and thence over Visitacion avenue
to the bay.
In making its outline report the as
sociation's committee is working in
conjunction with other civic organiza
tions in designating the most feasible
route for the- boulevard extensions,
which will prove one of the most at
tractive features of the city and
county.
TO. IMPROVE BOULEVARD
The board of public works has in
structed the city engineer to prepare a
design for improving the Nineteenth
Street boulevard In the center of the
Mission park- between Dolores and
Church streets. This boulevard is so
situated that it can be beautified and
prove- an added attraction to one of the
few breathing places in the heart of
the Mission. At a later date the park
and playground committee of the Mis
sion promotion association will appear
before the park commissioners to ask
* for the construction of an underground
iavatory at the corner of Eighteenth
and -Dolores streets at the northeasterly
corner of the park.
Following the disastrous fire of, June
2, which threatened to destroy the ma
jor portion of the Homer addition, the
special committee, which was appoint
ed by the Mission promotion association
to investigate the needs of the burned
section, has recommended as a , means
of preventing further extensive fires
in the neighborhood that an eight inch
main be layed in Noe street from Twen
ty-sixth to ; Twenty-ninth, and'in,Twen
ty-ninth to Castro street." It* is also
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FARMS
JOHN J. WALL
it grows the more valuable it toe
comes.
They will find a soil rich and deep*
and pregnant with opportunity for the
man behind the plow. No grain, vege
table, nut, fruit or melon that grows
in this zone has ever yet failed at
Modesto. There is none that has not
thriven at a profit when cultivated
there. Even the orange and the lemon,
dainty and delicate though they be,
find their highest, ripest and earliest
development in the soft iron red soil
of the foothill sections.
ALFALFA AXD DAIRIES ,
As an alfalfa and dairy country they
will be confronted with thousands of
growing acres that tell their own suc
cessful story of prosperity and profit,
backed by the indisputable records of
i the transportation companies. They
: will be shown the butter produced from
the butter fats of Modesto, famous in
all the stores of San Francisco and
central California, and always com
manding a price a little above the rul
ing market, because of its superiority.
Every man and every woman is from
Missouri when it comes down to the
question of buying farming lands, and
these 200 or more home seekers will be
"shown" by the people of Modesto. It
Is claimed for Modesto that nowhere
else in the San Joaquin valley can a
purchaser get so much of real, genuine
value for his money as in that region.
Good land, it is said, may be purchased
as low as $100 an acre and better land
at $125.
The excursionists who left San Fran
cisco Thursday, under the auspices of
the San Francisco Call, have a 10 day
time limit on, their tickets, and it is
more than likely many of them will
remain the full time. They will be roy
ally entertained during their stay, and
besides a farming country second to
none in the San Joaquin valley they
will witness a beautiful and.progres
! sive city of 6,000, with some of the
most modern schools, churches and
stores on the coast. It is a city that
reflects the progress of the land about
it, and for modernity has no equal, for
Its size, in the San Joaquin valley.
recommended that hydrants be set in
Noe street at the junction of Army,
Twenty-seventh, Duncan, Twenty
eighth and Valley streets, as well as in
Twenty-ninth street between Noe and
Castro and at the junction of Twenty
ninth and Castro.. At present there are
no hydrants in Noe street between
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-ninth, al
though Noe street is graded and mac
adamized.
EBAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Fernando Kelson and wife to Catherine Flat-
Jey, lot in X line of B street, 107 W of Eighth
avenue. W 29 by X 100; $10.
James T. Strand to William F. Strand, lot
in XV line of Hampshire street, 20S X of Twenty
fourth, X 26 by \V 100; $10.
Joseph Strand to William F. Strand, Bame;
510. .
Charlotte Bird to same, same; $10.
Dennis G. Strand to same, same: $10.
Mary F. Strand to same, same; $10.
Leo Strand to same, game; $10.
George Strand to same, time; $10.
John Costello and wife to Lawrence Costello,
lot 47. block 2. College Hill tract: $10.
Magnus Martin to Anton E. Ryberp, lot in W
line of Andover street, 125 S of Crescent, S 25
by W 70: $10.
Jacob Heynian company to Johanna Moesch
lot 4, block $, Fair's subdivision of Holly park;
The Mayflower dining company to Lillian A.
Thomson, lot at XE corner of Fifteenth avenue
and W street, X 88:6. E 71:3, S 54:6, W 67:3;
$10.
Frank Thompson to same, lot in E line of
Twenty-second avenue, 100 S of M etrect S
25 by E 120; $10.
Behrend A. Joost to William M. Lakeman.
lot in X line of Stanley street, 45 W of Bright,
W 25 by X 100; $10.
Ellen Halloran to John Halloran. lot in SW
line of Tenth street; 225 SE of Harrison, SB
25 by SW 100; gift.
Sol Black and wife to Adriano Barel, lot 43
block &>. Iteis tract grant.
Fay Thomas to Stanley Tonner, lot in W line
of Tenth avenue, 200 S of J street, S 25 by W
Josephine G. Kelly to Mary A. Burke et al..
lot In W line of Guerrero street, 40 S of Eight
eenth. S 50 by W 100; $10.
John McGrath to Patrick Joyce, lot in W line
of Folsom street, 150 X of Eugenia avenue. N 25
by W 70; $10.
Jacob Weissbein and wife to Sidney S. Atkind
and wife, lot in E line of Twenty-third avenue.
275 S of Lake street, S 25 by E 120; $10.
Jean Esclose* and wife to Ellen Jury, lot in
SE line of Xaples street. 275 SW of Brazil ave
nue, SW 2T. by SE 100; $10.
August Weimann to Eleanor O. Weimann, lot
in W line of Sbrader street, 110:3 S of Seven
teenth. S 25:1. W 173:5%, X 25. E 171:10; gift.
John 11. Fusher (by trustee) to French-Ameri
can Bank of Savings, lot in W line of San Jose
avenue, 654 S of Twenty-fourth street, S 45 by
W 120; $6,000. • r
Edward Erickson to George Cuiossl, lot in E
line of Lisbon street, 175 X of Italy avenue. N
50 by E 100; $10. ~ •-, \u25a0:-\u25a0 '
Elvers Brothers to Aaron Cohen, lot 6, block 7,
Lakeview; $10.
A. J. Brandcnstein et al. to the Clay invest
ment company, lot in S line of Clay street. 05
W of Davis, W 20 by « 119:6; $10.
Hazel E. Rayner to G. Wendling, lot in NE
line of Falcon road, 250 XW of Short alley. XW
23. XE at an angle ©f 37 degrees 40 minutes 109
more or less, SE 25, SW to beginning; $10.
Dennis J. La Uy, deceased, (by administrator),
to Frank P. Weymouth, lot in SW line of Nor
folk street. 121 :6 X W of Harrison. XW 28, SW
60:6, BE 28, XE 58; 410.
Frank P. Weymouta and wife to Amelia Hart
man, same; $10. ~ -'
James Casey and wife to Edward Mill* Adams.
lot in S line of Bandall street, 50:3 S of
Whitney. E 25 by S 100; $10. \u25a0 . •
Jacob D. Hoist and wife to Marie Rousset. lot
In E line of Thirty-fourth avenue, 100 X of C
6treet. N 25 by E 120: $10.
Paolo Arata and wife to Edward K.- Pearson,
lot in E line of Lapldge street, 175 N of-Nine
teenth. X 25 by»E SO: $10.
Charles Caronte .to \u25a0Katberine Caronte,. lot in
S-line of Filbert street, 87:6 E of Buchanan,
E 29:6 by S 112:6; gift.
F. H. SchusMer and wife •'. to Francis W.
Huller, lot in SE line of Vienna street.- 100 SW
of Brazil avenue, SW 25 by SE 100; $10.
Francis •W. Huller to Jean. -Belmontet,
same; $10. - ' • . .
Lorenzo Ferreiros et al. to Edward ' Mills
Adams, lot 831. gift map 2; $10.
Margaret Morton to Mary A. Walker, lot at
XW corner of Twenty- fourth and York streets.
W 50 by N 104. and eight other -pieces \u25a0 (reserv
ing life estate); gift.. . \u25a0
Building Contracts
G. Trevla, G. Garasslnoset-al. with, G. Tre
via — To erect a. three story and. basement frame
building at SW corner of Ma6on and Francisco
streets, 55r57:6; $14,000. / . \u25a0:-.;., .^. : v
J. P. K.Clyne with Perry &' McLaaghlin— All
work except plumbing, gas fitting, 'sewer, work,
painting, plastering and brick work and gas fix
tures for a one story and attic I frame building
•in S line of Clifford street. 162:1>4 : E of *
E 27:6. X 82:8^. W 25. S 54;5%; $1,040. ;
George Lennefelt with E. J. Baily — Painting,
plumbing, • couerete, carpenter and labor for a
two 6tory frame building in W line of Angelica
street. 95 S of Xineteentb ; . $4,500. t \u25a0 •: . -\u25a0 • \u25a0
- Thomas E. Kenny with F. F. ' Ralston— All
work except finish hardware, mantels, r shades,
gas = fixtures." water. -sewer * and gas connections
for a . two story frame building In W > line •of
Eighth avenue, 275' (270) S of Clement. street;
$4.735.V , •-*-,;•
I C. E. Cutter with Henry Conrad — All work ex
cept plumbing, gas fitting,", pantry, -mantels,
shades and gas fixtures for a three story frame
bnllding in \u25a0 E line of Fourth street. 30 . N, from
XE corner of Bryant and Fourth streets, N, 50
by E 75; $9,248. ; -
C. Meyer estate company with - Kiernan : &
O'Brien — Plumbing, sewers .• and drains - fixtures;
water service. ga« • piping - for a two story • and
basement brick and frame building' ln W^ line of
Third street, 45 Hot Stevenson, S 25, W 95, X
70. E 20. S 45.' E 75; $913.
The San Francisco .". art agsociation with the
Kittle oonstruction : company— Alterations ,,to one
etory and ; basement ! reinforced • concrete . building
•t SE corner of, California' aad Mason , streets,' S
.2T3.br:82W:3; 1 *10.583. ' . -
THE^SAN FRANCIS^
CITY OF MODESTO
A SECOND FRESNO
Soil, Climate, Water and -Trans*
portation Lend Inestimable \
Value to the Land
The Irrigation system at Modesto is
owned by the property holders, organ
ized as a municipal corporation under
a state law known' as; the irrigation
district law. Under the provisions- of
this law the limitations of an; area
called a "district" are defined, and 'the
electors within that district vote .upon
the proposition of issuing 'bonds based
upon the i land within such : district, the
moneys so \ raised to be ; employed lin
putting in the Irrigation system. .The
indebtedness of the Modesto irrigation
districts, existing througn = irrigation
bonds, amounts to $12 per acre.'no part
of the principal of the sunvof which is
due for 15 years and will be then pay
able in 20 annual installments.. Or the
bonds may be refunded. The, amounts
annually raised now from the districts
are only such as are "necessary to pay
cost of maintenance and improvement
and interest orv the bonds./ . .1 , -
The sum- is.- raised ••\u25a0by' a tax levy;
being figured on the basis of assessed
valuations, ' and at a rate : fixed; :It
varies, of course, with the extent of the
development of and the improvements
upon the land, its value, etc., 'and
averages from 75 cents to $1 per acre.
The assessment must be voted by the
tax payers before it becomes effective. 1
Under this "arrangement the land
owns the water. There "are no such
thing as water rights in v this district
that is. rights to have water which
some lands of the district may. pur
chase and have, and other lands of the
district not have. ? Every acre of land
under the systam has an equal right to
use of the water, .and pay's therefor
whether water is used or not. This
right inheres In the land and is not de
tachable therefrom; it passes with
passing of ownership of the land. When
one sells land In the district he; does
not retain any interest in the water, or
in the right of the 1 land to uses tha
water.. The land owns the water 'and
canals and that: ownership is inalien
able and" perpetual. ;
Modesto irrigation district has a vast
storage reservoir "under construction; at
a point midway between the city of
Modesto and the La Grange "dam, to
insure late irrigation and to: safeguard
loss to the farmers by reason, of a
break in the main canal' at any time..
THE GARDEN SPOT OF THE FAR FAMED SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, OHLY 1 14 MILES FROM SAN Y^l/% N
FRANCISCO ON THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND SANTA FE RAILWAYS \ T^lfe. IS/M
lAr here the Lanfi Oivn^ the \fcFafpv" aW^ i\tk
Come to the county seat; of sunny Stanislaus, famous for years as the; banner wheat "Is^ri
county, of, the. state.; Come, where: water is unlimited, and: the pppbrtunities for farming, yl *&>*• I — ~^^^
business or investment unsurpassed. Come where every' fruit, vegetable, grass.; and grain' f
thrives to "its maximum, productiveness. Come where/the climate is i invigorating; and where, /^^ -*»"
J cooj, re juyenating nights follow the long summer days and make -the dearth a paradise and />^>£*TL /* Nrf * s C
It Is the Finest Dairy Country in Lalirornia \^~^Ly)r
~^ ; The ideal conditions-. at Modesto! have within a few- short, years ' •
; placed: Stanislaus" 1 County \u25a0\u25a0 at - the - head of bounties" of Cali- Come Where All These Products Are Being
fornia;. bringing wealth to the farmers, and the community at large. .-.. : " .^Raised Today Without a Failure on Record
,: •. , AIT VPAV RTP AT <MHn^ - % \u25a0 nre S UV^ Grape* " Cabbase :
I- ALL TAI plVjr Al WIKJUCdOIxJ Corn Peaches Berries CauUllowe*
- \u25a0\u25a0-- :•-',. « ±. r '\u25a0" '•* ' 'v ~ ' 'j. • V j ;i'''"^ '\u25a0" •"'"\u25a0 V" "• * \u25a0"-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 J^- \u25a0 ; \u25a0'-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 . ,-\u25a0 '' - : --. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0 Alfalfa Pears' \u25a0. Cantaloupes .Pea»-
N o; matter what^iarming.occupation you follow or^prefer,, you can. pursue it here, more . Apples piums 1 watermeioiui potatoes
, liealthfully, V more successfully^ more profitably and more enjoyably than in any other section All the Vegetables— All the Berries and
.- of the-United States. ;\u25a0 ,•;. . j. .;.;\u25a0 ;r : yJ. : / ;.•-;;\u25a0, \u25a0 - ...^ ; : .. ,..,/,. ..'- - ? |^;; \u25a0 j^ j^^ Lemons, Grape Fruit, Oranges
The San Joaquin is Admittedly
T^
Best Combination: of Soil and Water on Earth
Remember that-the real development began only six-years ago,' wlien the \u25a0.
great'dam "-was; completed, Miyerting- the waters'of. the '.Tuolumne river. Reflect J
that" out of '500,000 acres comprised in this A'ast. scheme of irrigation fully ;3Cb,(^
already have ; been; placedCunder ditch;; vYou can easily." realize how: fast; this
area is selling and settling up. ;; ' v ' '
RICH LAND, LEVEL AS A FLOOR AND DEEP AS A WELL, $100 AND UP
S.rF.iDEaOE,. . . -\u0084'. -, •
; .Real : Estate,- Modesto,; Cal.
LONJr COFFEE; r*
Real -Estate, Modesto, Cal. :
D. C. MATTESON & SONS, %
Real Estate, 'Modesto, Cal.
GARNER & PEARSON, !^i>
Real I Estate, Modesto,-, Cal.. ;
J. A. EDWARDS & f CO, ;«U
Real; Estate^ Modesto, Cal. ':;>*-!
DRAKE, JOHNSTON? &;Co^ : }
Real ;> Estate, "Modesto, Cal. - '•
MAZE; ; &;WEEN,^:^;: ; : i&. : M
Real Estate, Modesto, CaL \u25a0 ' '\u25a0\u25a0'<:
MODESTO LAND CO^, V
\ Real > Estate;: Modesto.^ Cal. "' : -
SMITH i& SWEET. (Inc.), . i :
•V':;.vßealf Estate; Modesto; Cal.
PIONEER? LAND Co^ : :
: Real ; Estate;? M6dest6,'i Cal.
BRIGHT EXAMPLE
CO-OPERATION
The Remarkable Achievement
of Modesto People, Who Be*
lieved id Their Lands
The -greatest and, most : successful co
operative/enterprise in the state of Cal
ifornia, perhaps not surpassed, in. the
world, is that presented by the Modesto
irrigation district, of which the 'city. of
Modesto is the center. This-enterprlse,
which in Va few • years has : converted
100,000 acres of land from biennial grain
fields . to . perennial alfalfa fields, vine
yards and orchards 'and added $15,000,
000sto;$20,000,000 market value
of :the lands embraced ; within, th© dis-'
tfict; Is at the same-time the most sig
nificant industrial development' ofc the
state, its influence far reaching. It com'"
prises one of the greatest irrigation sys
tems \in the world, constructed by vthe
land owners themselves 'at 'a cost to date
of 'about $3,000,000/ and is owned in per
petuity, by the land. If is not owned by
the land owners, for the irrigation right
and use attaches to the>land itself and
can not be alienated.- *f "
BIG ACREAGE COVERED v .
: This irrigation; system consists of a
diverting dam of : concrete masonry, and
300 1 miles •of main- and lateral canals.
Fully ; 256,000 acres i ; of ; land shares
equally/In the ownership of the system.
This land "lies in the bed\of the San
Joaquin valley,. in' that political'dlvision
known ,as " Stanislaus ."county, Jat I the
northern end. of the valley. The soil is
sedimentary," a sandy loam. For 30 years
it .was farmed exclusively to. cereals,
the" average rainfall of : about 10 inches
prohibiting other ;crops. Appreciation
of the possibilities jof development un
der; irrigation and the presence of an
unsurpassed water supply at the door
in the Tuolumne river led, to an agita
tion late in the eighties that resulted in
the organization <of - the Modesto and
Turlock Irrigation districts, under a
law. enacted by the, legislature to meet
this particular; situation. It was not
until 14. years later,' however, that any
portion of. the works were so far ;cpm
pleted that irrigation' became possible.
From' that time there has been a large
and. steady influx of settlers, 100,000
acres are now under Irrigation, new
towns have sprung up, old towns have
doubled ! and trebled . their population
arid evidences of prosperity and devel
opment abound. .
Address this- Coupon^ to any ; of these^iridividuals or' firms you wish. AH are members of the Board of Trade.
0. H: HALVERSON, - .
- ..• Real \u25a0; Estate.v? 1011 McHenry, 'Avenue,*:
: - Cal.: " : \u25a0-'
DIXON^ McCARTHY:& WARBURTON.
''\u25a0>' \u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0 ' Real Estate, i Modesto, Cal. *. *
CHAS. r MURRAY :&:Coh: &:C0h
, • Real Estate, Modesto; "Cal.
SUNSET LANDjCO.^ ,; ;^;
V ;i ?'. Real 'Estate^ Modesto, i Cal;
THE [CO-OPERATIVE f REALTY CO.,
" %' Realf Estate^ Modesto,; Cal.
MODESTO^TITLE ABSTEACT :Co^
CHAS/ AWGILSTRAP, .
, Real" Estate,^ Modesto, Cal/;
;THE v G;fP>ISCHAFERiCOMPANY, In<v
Merchandise;: Modesto, .* Cal.
G. P-"Schafer;fPres?and Mgr;
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H v% Modesto | Interurban • Railroad;
HANDSOME GARAGE
FOR GOLDEN GATE
Great Variety of Style in the
Many New apartments Now'
Under Construction
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\u25a0is Among the "unique buildings now
being* erected; is* a garage oh the north
side of Golden ; Gate avenue on the site
formerly occupied before the fire by
the' Golden Gate; driving academy. " The
property- .: has been leased : through
Trevor. & Co. for the Mbffatt estate to
Crowley & Grindle, who intend to con
duct a garage business under the name
of the Auto Service ; company. \u25a0
" The r building Is being rapidly pushed
to -completion, and when finished ! will
undoubtedly be- one of ; the up ? to date
garages In town", covering an- area of
82:6 by 137:6 'feet on both basement
and first stories. . Crim \ & Scott are . the
architects, and the estimated cost of
the : building is $15,000. _. .
An. apartment house is being built
for. O. C Morrill in the "east line of
Leavenworth street, south of . Sutter.
It is' of ; reinforced concrete, class' C.
and contains 10 two and three »room
apartments, all; with bath, rooms, steam
heat \with oil burning plant, hot and
cold' water, telephones and all. modern
conveniences. The entrance ; will be
finished in Italian marble and terrazzo.
The interior, will be artistically finished
in wood V and /plaster. :• Williamson &
Hornung are the architects.
i" A'; modern; 15 apartment: house will
be j erected in Ellis street, = near Larkin,
for E.iG.;Olsen. rltr lt is* a. three, story
and basement class A building and will
be elaborately finished in : hard wood,
with marble vestibule. The front Is to
be. finished, in pressed , brick with terra
cotta; trimmings. It 'will contain an
elevator. : The cost is estimated at
$30,000. Fabre & Mohr are the archi
tects.
« A handsome three story and base
ment apartment building is being
erected \u25a0in Jackson street, near Jones,
for : Theresa i Costlck. Rosseau is the
architect.
A five story hotel is under construc
tion at'the southwest. corner of Golden
Gate avenue and Larkin street for the
Farrell estate. The ground floor will
contain- the hotel office and several
stores. -W. D: Shea is the architect.
The contract price is upward of $100,
000.:. It is aya v class C building, to be
constructed of local stock, brick of a
vivid yellow color, • relieved with white
terra cotta _ trimming, in, the Italian
renaissance style. .
The Growing City of Modesto Offers Golden Opportunities
The handsomest arid most progressive interior city on the coast. Bustling
with life arid energy. Modem in :every respect. Miles and miles of smooth,
bitumen : streets; .Beautiful - public -.parks. Handsome public buildings, churches
arid schools. Modern private residences, .with gas, water, electricity and all up
to date conveniences. Unsurpassed opportunities for the businessman, manu-
facturer, home builder, 7 home seeker, capitalist or investor.
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L Electric Power & ; Light, 1 ; Modesto, , Cal.
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.'Real Estate, , Modesto, Cal.
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Real Estate/; Modesto, • Cal. <
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CAR LINE UP THE
TWIN PEAKS HILL
Route Suggested for a Scenic
Road That Would Develop'
Suburban District
F. H. DRAKE
If some of San Francisco's outside
districts had more car »lnes, fewer fam
ilies would be moving to Oakland,
Berkeley, Alameda and Burllngame. '
.' One of the choicest residence sections
In all .the bay district Is the large tract
of land immediately- south of Twin
peaks, between Glen park and the Sun
set district, and If a car line tapped
tills part of the city, San Francisco
could keep her horns loving psople
within , the city limits.
A car line can be built to this sec
tion for a; very small part of what tt
would cost to dig a tunnel under Twin
peaks. Every foot of tha line would be
appreciated and patronized by the peo
ple who live along the proposed, route.
This new line would be an outlet to
Market street, and at the same time
would.be the ideal trip for tourists to
see the city. §£$£$3 "
The road should begin at the end
of Market street, which is where Sev
enteenth street crosses Castro, then
run • west in Seventeenth street to
Douglas street, where It would join
the Corbett road. From here .on it
should follow Corbett road or Corbett
avenue in a gradual -rise up around the
side of the Twin peaks to that great
undeveloped country back of the hills.
The grade- is not steep at any point.
In fact, there are dozens of streets in
the city where cars climb' grades twice
as steep as any place along this line. .
This road could join the Parnassus
avenue car line west of the Affiliated
colleges, making a loop around the
peaks, or could be extended In Dewey
boulevard to Ingleside and the Lake
Merced district.
A streetcar line up around Twin
peaks in Corbett avenue would soon
pay for itself from passengers taking
the trip to view the city, not mention
ing the new homes that would be built
in the section this road would open to
the public.
- The people who own the land in this
Undeveloped section could well afford
to help build this road for their own
l^enefit and profit. v ;>.>
A man with a black eye is up against
the dark side of life.
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RIALTO BUILDING
IS BEING REBUILT
Dr. Hartland Law Spending
$500,000 to Make Structure
Modern in Every Respect
The reconstruction of the old Rialto
building at the corner of Mission and
New Montgomery streets has begun.
Dr. Hartland Law, the owner. Is pre
paring to spend about $500,000 in re
building it on a handsomer plan than
the original structure. The old build
ing was erected in 1901 at a cost of
$630,000.
The great fire left it a complet*
wreck. The walls have stood, but the>
steel frame was so bent and twisted
most of it has had to be taken out.
New steel columns have been put ia
from basement to roof. All the steel
Is being fireproof ed with cement this
time. Instead of with terra cotta. as
previously. The fireproof floqrins is
already in on the two upper stories.
All the reconstruction work will bo
of~ class A quality throughout. The
outer brick work will be cleaned and
treated in some way to brighten it up
and make it look like an entirely new
building.
The corridors will be wainscoted
with marble and will have a flooring of
mosaic tiling. They will be wider and
brighter than in the old building".
The woodwork of the building wilt
be of oak. Metal doors probably will
be put in.
Special attention is being paid to
the plumbing equipment.- There will i
be a vacuum cleaning system and com- '
pressed air supplied to all the -offices.
There will be four high speed olevat- •
ors. t{ie contract for putting them mi
having already been let. The light. '
heat and power for the building will j
be supplied from a plant being: con- ;
structed on "a lot- adjoining the main,
building. A special feature will be an [
equipment for sterilizing water for •
drinking purposes. After tha heating j
process it will be cooled and distrib
uted to every suite in the building by:
a special set of pipes and drinking: '
faucets. In this and other ways Doctor ;
Low has studiously endeavored to'
make the new building thoroughly mod- !
era and up to date in every particular..]
McDonald & Kahn have general en
gineering charge of the whole recon
struction work and are letting all tha j
contracts. Bliss & Faville are the ar-.<
chitects. . .'
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