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REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL NEWS
MORE HOME BUYING
THAN IN MONTHS PAST
Coming of the Exposition and Other Causes Start a
New Building Movement— Golden Gate Park
Environs and Peninsular Towns All"
Share in Renewed Activity
There has been a decided revival in
real estate during the first 10 days'
of this month. The greatest activity,
has been in the buying of .lots in tha'
western part of the city and in the
peninsula suburbs. . \u25a0
Part of this activity -is traceable to
speculative buying owing to the an
nouncement that the exposition will be
located- in Golden Gate park. One
dealer has sold SO* lots in the Sunset
district within three weeks.
But toy far the .larger part of the
purchasers of houses and lots are get
ting the property for homes, both in
the city and suburbs.
Joseph A. Leonard, manager of the
Urban realty company, says:
"There is a very marked change in
the real estate situation: Though this
has been a holiday week we have had
more inquiries for houses than for a
month past. People are in earnest, too.
They are buying homes. We have re
cently sold four houses from plans, be
fore a bit of construction work was
done."
A picture is shown on this page of
one of the six niw houses which the
Urban realty company is about to erect
in Ninth and Eleventh avenues be
tween Anza and Balboa streets. All
these houses are slightly different and
of handsome architecture. They will
be set somewhat back from the- street
and flower beds, grass plots and trees
in front will^give a park like effect to
the street, something that tends to en
hance values.
The western part of Richmond dis
trict, extending out to the ocean, will
naturally be greatly helped by the pro
posed location of the exposition in the
western end of Golden Gate park.
NEW CAR LI.YE TO BEACH
The new Fulton street car line is
also expected to give an immediate Im
petus to this section. Lipman & Hirsch
ler state: N
"A g-ood service over this line, with
through cars from the ocean to the
ferry, is ail that is needed to bring
this section to the front as one of the
rrK'St desirable residence districts of the
city. The McAllister car line will be
extended to cover this new district. The
Qrst of the new .pay-as-you-enter cars
will be put on this line as soon as they
arrive from the shops, probably in a
f^-w weeks.
•'People are already waking up to the
desirability of western Richmond lots,
near the ocean. Prices have not yet
been Jisted on account of the exposition,
and it is still time for the home seeker
and small investor to get property at
Sow value*."
"We have made many sales in Sunset
lots in the last week or two," says
Oscar Herman. "Of course some of this
is speculative. People know that "lots
must go to a high price in this district
on account of the exposition, and the
sensible, far sighted ones are buying
now while they can get land cheap.
"Lumber and building materials are
also cheap and^ there is every incen
tive to build and have homes of their
«wn. I don't think our people fully ap
preciate what an opportunity they have
here to get homes. In the east they
would have to put up expensive build
ings of brick, stone or concrete, while
here any kind of a frame building, no
matter how inexpensive, makes a com
fortable home. Morever, the house
holder can have his own little vege
table garden in his back yard, with
green stuff all the year around, as well
an semitropic trees and flower gar
dens.
"In fact San Francisco is a paradise
for the person of small means. The
possession of a home not only gives
fresh air and comforts, but it gives a
feeling of independence and responsi-
Mlity. No matter how humble a man's
MISSION TERRACE
AROUSES INTEREST
The new subdivision of the 50 acre
piece along San Jose avenue near the
Sunnyside district is attracting con
siderable attention among prospective
real estate buyers.
This tract, to be called Mission ter-.
race, is being developed by Baldwin &
Howeil. and when completed and ready
for the market will be one of the.de
sirable residential districts of the Mis
sion. The streets will be macadam
ized and sidewalks, sewers, water, gas
and electricity will be furnished to
property owners. Alleys will be run
through every block in order to make
the back yards accessible without the
necessity of cutting up the lawns for
driveways.
•"We are sparing no expense in mak
ing Mission terrace a credit to the rep
utation of our firm," said J. R. Howeil
of Baldwin & Howeil. "All our tracts
have developed exactly as promised and
buyers of lots have all made money,
and this tract will be no exception. "We
figure that it will take about three
months to complete the grading and do
the street work and then we shall be
ready to accept deposits on lots.
"The property will be protected
by building restrictions to insure
a good . class of houses and every
thing will be carried out in old Mis
sion style. Home builders will be
asked to select Mission Architecture as
far as is consistent with their ideas,
and the streets will be given Spanish
names. There is no tract of the kind
in Saw Francisco and. judging from the
inquiries we are receiving, it will be a
quick seller."
BUILDING LOANS MADE
DURING THE WEEK
A few good sized building loans were
made by the savings banks during the
week, among, them the following:
Tbe Savings Union loaned $12,000 to John R
Sarory and Gen^vJere McMillan for erecting a*
three story . frame with 21 flats of
thn>« \u25a0to fire rooms oarh In the 6S •by 137 foot
lot In th* north line of Washin jrt on street, I«M>
feet trest of Learenworth.
Tbe Savings I'nion also loaned $8,000 to Pat
rick Halllnan to build a three story brick* In
St. Mary's place, neir California street. ~ \u25a0"\u25a0•.
. Tfce Oerman Savinps society loaned $30,000 to
Elizabeth A. Bixler on.the 2S« by 148 foot lot
\u25a0t the southwest comer 1 of "Union and Pierce
meet*. innHfM^Hßmi||H
The German Saringo loaned $15,000 to Harris
tnd Barbara Weinstock on the 62 by 75 - foot
corner at Twenty -fourth street . and ' Treat ' aTe
*"*•• \u25a0 flwuyufiwiuii iii miihl
Mf»t of the tmaJler loans for the week. were
for the purpose .of home building... -
or womanV occupation, ihe or ; she can
manage somehow to get : house on
small payments. Then it 'a
great ambition to get the home.p aid
for, and this makes them saving; in
dustrious and the best kind x of ; citi
zens.
"The active buying of homes during
the last week- or two is very gratify
ing after the long period of dullness.
It shows that people ar £ becoming
aroused to the opportunities presented
at this time. I believe it .points the
way to better times from now on."
NEW HOMES AT PARKSIDE
L. V. Riddle of the^ Parkside home
building company states that many
sales have been made In thaf district
lately. Some of these " are resales of
lots bought for investment, on which
a goodprofit has been made owing to
the general advance in valifes In the
Parkside district. The buyers nearly
all intend to erect fine homes.
Olin Berry, an attorney, has had
plans drawn for the erection of a
?3,500 house on his lot in Twenty-eighth
avenue near Ulloa street. He will let
the contract this week.
Dr. R. G. Perkins has bought a
house .and -lot in Twenty-seventh
avenue from the Parksld© home
building company. This company has
sold : two houses built recently, and
is making plans for the erection of
two more houses.
Corona heights, a subdivision which
has been developed by Chandler &
Bourn, is one of the new residence
sections that is coming to the front
In the Ashbury district. One! of the
model residences being, constructed
there is shown on this page. The lots
have been laid out here with 32 feet
frontage and the added spaces around
the houses promises' to make It de
velop into a very high class district.
The elevation. 500 feet above sea
level, gives it a commanding view over
; the whole city. The sun comes out
here fully two hours before it breaks
through the mists of the lower parts
of the city on foggy days. These con
siderations and the low. prices of land
are attracting tnany home buyers to
this section.
Not only in the city but down the
peninsula as well, home seekers are
buying houses, selecting lots and pre
paring to'fcuild.
Burlingame terrace has become pop
ular because it has been so admirably
laid out with streets, curbs, and side
walks.
The natural beauty of the locality and
proximity to fashionable homes has
also had much— to do with the rapid
building up of this district The home
of J. S. Forderer. at Burlingame. a two
story cottage of very pleasing archi
tecture, is an example of the character
of homes that are being erected here.
Hay.ward park, San Mateo, Is another
suburban district that is building up
with the best class of homes. The new
buneralow belonging to William Gar
land has a fine situation and the mason
ry pillars and foundation give It an
appearance of solidity.
A walk or drive through Hayward
park discloses pretty homes on every
side.
There is every indication that a new
era of development for these peninsula
districts is at hand. The Southern Pa
cific is busy laying 90 pound rails on
the San Jose line and the Peninsula
electric line from San Jose to San
Mateo is being rushed to completion
This, is to take care of the Increased
passenger traffic and to relieve the
steam railroad, because of the heavy
freight and passenger traffic that will
be turned over to that line as soon as
the Dumbarton cutoff route Is in full
operation. ; '•
Everything now looks bright for a
period of great prosperity among the
peninsula suburbs.
IMPORTANT WORK
ORDERED FOR CITY
The board of supervisors authorized
the board of public works to enter into
contracts. for the hauling and laying of
castiron, high pressure mains, conduits
and.; appurtenances in the district
bounded by the westerly line of PoweU
street, the southeasterly line of Market
street, the westerly line of Van Ness
avenue and. the bay of San Francisco,
being the fourth section of the auxiliary
water supply system for fire protection,
and to expend therefor not to exceed
5110,000 payable out of the "fire
protection account" of the public build
ing fund, bond issue of 1908.
They ordered the construction of
sewers and appurtenances in section C
of Xorth Point main sewer and author
izing the board of public works to enter
Into contract for doing,said work at an
estimated cost of $105,000.
Construction of sewers and appur
tenances in section F of the North Point
main sewer was authorized \u25a0; and the
board of public works:directed to enter
Into contract for doing said work at an
estimated cost of 5105.000.
The repaying with an asphalt pave
ment on a concrete foundation- of
Mission street ' from Ninth to Elev
enth at a cost not to exceed 5117 000
was' ordered. 7.'
A deed has been accented from
Thomas H. Williams . and Percy W
Treat, president and secretary; respect
lively, of the: New; Calif ornia> jockey
cl.ub, and Joseph A/ Leonard and' J M.
Duke,- presidentand secretary, respec
tively, of the.Urban realty- improvement
company, of? the right- of .', way for "k
sewer through the Ingleside'race track.
SUTTER STREET LOT
SELLS FOR $2S;000
Williams & Surryhne^report the fol
lowin g sales /during the fl. month • of
August aggregating^nffarlv 5100,000: ,
An unlmprpTod lot sitnatVin th« northerlT iin*
of Sutter ftrggi 137:6 feet westerly from Jones
—33:11 t>r 137:6 feet. Sold to MeKltlop Brother,
for $25,000. vlt i« the intention ofthe purehiapr
to improve this property • with >an apartment
hwixe to ' cost probahlr ; $75,000. ' ~- -j, • . .
Three . Btory " brick , warehouse -situate- at Ism
Folsom stceet,* between First and Second streets
topether.vrlth.a lot &VbyUoo,feeCV ThisiDiW
erty;!* renting for $175 per month under ; lease
Residence and"* lot situate * in the ' southerl*
line of : Calif oral* Btreet,,Bl -feet; easterly from
Flllraore. .; together with a • lot , 36 by > 87:6 ' feet
Price. Slft.OOO: i•" v - '\u25a0_.\u25a0 ', \u25a0-"';: S; ) '
' • Three flats of , 6/7, \~> room* and ' bath; • situate
In; U>e;westerly;Une of»,WUlard street,;. 70 s feet
southerly ! from , MeAlM* ter: street,*' together with
-lot 25 by, 81 feet. >Prlc* f - 515,000. '\u25a0
THE SASP; FRANCISCO'VCALL, SATTJRBAY^SEETEMBER^-10, ;1910
COLUMBUS KNIGHTS
TO BUILD A HALL
Large Auditorium With Many
Special Features to Be In*
\1 eluded in Structure
Since the fife there has been much
activity' among the ; fraternal societies
in the way of building homes for them
selves and many beautiful and. costly
buildings have been, and are being
erected by them..
; San Francisco council of. the Knights
of Columbus purchased some months
ago aj. fine lot -on the.'.north side of
Golden Gate avenue, between Jones
and Lieavenworth streets, haying a
frontage of 63 feet" 7 .; inches, and a
depth-of 137 .feet 6 Inches. '; It is now
about to commence the erection of ;one
of .the finest buildings of all the fra
ternal organizations in the, city. Grad
ing has been begun'and' the -building is
to be completed before the end of next
year. V ; -f "."_•'_\u25a0"\u25a0 '-. .' : .--.' \u25a0\u25a0•."-'V i .. ':-. .:'\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0•\u25a0.":-*\u25a0'\u25a0'•
The building will be of i class? Avfire
proof construction throughout and will
cost about?slso,ooo. .-.; The exterior!de
sign is Mn the. style; <3f the Spanish
renaissance j and will be. executed in a ; j
white stone'^^The' interior will: be) fin fj
ished in keeping with the requirements '.'
of the; building, 'including: an elevator,
and will | contain the following' .'-"ar-; 1
rangements of the different.; floors.
" 'ln*, the basement r ; will \v be '.;"a '-large
banquet- hall, or jinks : room,. .kitchen,
pantries, '; toilet rooms, J cloak-rooms and
a_ machine V room \ containing aVcc-hiplete
heating -and ventilating' plant. ,
;>; The -first - floor I will /contain*, a j mag
nificent': auditorium and .foyer, •"< /also a
large stagehand gallery,: which will,- be
probably one' of \u25a0 the ; flnestiauditoriums
In ths' city and be especially/.suitable
for concerts, : meetings, 7 ' theatricals "-.or
balls. :^ ; ;:. \u25a0 -- , y i .v.-.'. p ;; ; r,:''::'-^. ,?>
; -The -second flooriwill'? contain i three
fine lodge ; rooms, the, largest^ one -being
arranged y for :. the ;.'< meetings ! of Itha
Knights » of •- Columbus ' and all ! being de
sirable "for-; renting; purposes.; '.V / :, .i
' The top r floor Twill be /devoted [ to ,' club
rooms for the Knights of Columbus and
will •bo ':\u25a0 comf ortably ;- arranged,** inclti'd-"
ing a large- gymnasium and > bathing
facilities.-": .-.-..'•\u25a0. •/' \u25a0 -/-. /\u25a0\u25a0 "\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0' i-\"i ---r.-
Smith ; O'Brien is the architect of the
building. . ' M^^B^mOffiii
BIG McENER^EY DECREE
to McCarthy co:
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The second k largest ,-McEnerney. de
cree' yet' issued- In : » San -Francisco \ has
been j issued 4 to the - McCarthy company,
covering :i297 separate X descriptions ;of
property, orlmore'uhan v 418> separate
parcels.;-*. Many.;, of I. these! properties Tare
in^the Sunnyslde; and;Lakeview,\or>ln-'
gleside ' distric ts, \ .with jj a ;• scattering
lots : ,north\ahd ; south * of - the -park f and
including ; a s"mall parcel{near,.thejFair
mont hotel; and several Uots in the ; park
panh'andle.y • ' \u25a0\u25a0-•tlijVy.''' ; . "\u25a0: . i'-'-^.^ ',
:\u25a0\u25a0" About *150; of these ".parcels are '.prop
erties"* sold >- bn^'contracts ;£byj? the f ; Mc-
Cartney.; company j to \ various ; •purchasers', 1
and thelbalahce)islbelngjheld : for* sale
or Investment. V -'-'['' ! '- : . \u25a0"'' -'\C-' \u25a0 '.'\u25a0\u25a0
-V* B.^'Ayeryi McCarthy, i who f. is 'now \u25a0 in
San^ s Francisco,"; says;. that fthe'/decree"
. was*6btained /.without 'lahyj* contest ?or.
friction and % has J been'j handled |by* his
brother; in*, charge i the'! San? Francisco
bfflce.f J.fD.t McCarthy,* through-Attor
ney^Edgar'D;'Pelxbtto.;•/\u25a0•'' • "\u25a0" ,-: -"' :."t>,
It's the experience; of feveryjrnan 'that
he wants] aj lot (hef doesn't r get and' gets
a- lot ' he - doesn't? wanL v; ' \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0:.\u25a0" .x -,;-.\u25a0 V----";^^.
IRRIGATION MODEL
WILL BE STUDIED
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Government Commission Coming
to State and Will Inspect
the Big Projects
' O. H. Miller, secretaryof the Sacra
mento Valley development association,
is in receipt of information to the effect
that, the commission appointed by Presi
dent Taft in conformity; with an act of
congress to investigate and report upon
different irrigation : ; i ! projects*, in* the
United States is on its way," west : The
object of I the commission iis to " deter
mine; how. the $ 20,000,000 raised by, ; bond
issue for reclamation shallbe expended.
They, will : arrives first i at -the
government: experimental irrigation'sta^
tion in" Glenn county,-: Sacrament
ley. whence they Iwill^also^be 'able*
to, inspect the Wgffeat', irrigation 'work
accomplished by i the =Sacraroento Valley
irrigation -company at Willows.
Canadian bank makes
lease of new^quarters
As announced; exclusively^ in ; . The
Call ' several weeks aso.^the Canadian
bank of commerce* in '' this' city has; con-'
eluded a lease with : the - Bank ; of \ Cali
fornia \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0; for the; premises Tof ;• tha^San
Francisco national bank ?atKCalifornia
street and v Hedesdorft!.. \ \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0-. '\u25a0-. '\u25a0 -\u25a0\u25a0
New Knighii \ oj 'Columbus hall to (tefcu^7^i^7Go(</e^\u25a0Ga(c avenue fee(n»ccn
: *. Jones and Mcavenv or th streets. ' v
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
FOR MILL VALLEY
A- contract: between the. town of Mill
Valley and: Robert- Trost of San Fran
cisco has been' signed for the" erection
of a cohcrete'and brick library building.
;- The~bulldingXwiir~.be ".located -on- the
northwest -corner '"of Lovell avenue and
Madrona street. The architect has used
an American i adaptation of the classics
for his design. L .
V vFor the present the library will! be
located in : the '; main story, ; whlch~ will
Include \u25a0 the ;i rotunda. ?In - which : will be
the : librarian's counter and private of
;flce."*: A ;generar:reading: room: and ju
venilecand'stack rooms. ; • ;;- . .
v"*ln '\u25a0 the basement i will ; be ; located- the
heating, system '\u25a0 and \u25a0 toilets.^ Twoi large
roomsjn- the, basementVwiir-berleft un
finished,' this -provision; having;; been
made " for l uture^enlargement Hot ?^ the
library:^ . : : : v : c \ '"\u25a0\u25a0- - ?;*);&/\u25a0'£*::•\u25a0*
;\- The- bulldlng/will cost $10,000, this
gum .having; been, donated ", by
; Carnegie, throu"gh the efforts: of* Frank
Lv .- Gilbert.' .president i of , 'the library
board. .•. • C. " H. Russell of San 1 Francisco
Is • the 'architect.^ .. f.
, vAnd.'many. r a! fnan's race prejudice; is
due.ito* his ; having; bet on fhecwrons
horse."v- \u25a0'\u25a0': : ;- > : : ' : '~' : [",'\u25a0 "\ .-' --' : ' ."\u25a0: ':-/\u25a0\u25a0 - -\u25a0 -
ARE YOU TRYING FOR ONE OF
THE CALL'S CASH PRIZES?
|20 First Prize, $10; Second Price, $5 Third Prize,
For Best Letters on "How" I Got My Home: V
; Competition ''Closes Sept. 15— -Send
In Your Letters Now
'For the last moath The Call b»».
b*«n printlnsr . letters', from . unbsertbers
telling> : hoTT they _ got ; their homes.
These' letters have been. interesting and
Instructive as "well to people who
want -. home* and yet -do . not . knotr " ex
act ly hovr to set ; about . It to buy one.
Yon \u25a0 may be able to offer a helpfnl
sus;s;estlon : .^to ' someone on - , this' sab*
ject : and at the same time trln a^rash
prfxe. \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 "• \u25a0
jn«t write a short letter, 200 to 400
Words, telling 'plainly and simply how
T«a got your home -and Inclose a
photograph . of " j our ' home ; If . possible.
Addrown the communication to the Real
Entate Editor of tlie Call.
_ i There . are five . days more for taklns
part . In ' this • honorable ' and ' helpfnl con
test. ' '\u25a0- f ; -' '-. "
The Priae Winners will be announce*
two weeks from, today. :
\u25a0« j,Th B following are ; some of the.inter
esting; letters \u25a0 received Jn the Call'i
pri»e competition.
% HOW I - OBTAINED MT HOME.
* Shortly; alter Tthe fire, in the fall
of 1906 to be more definite, a half
block of land was subdivided Into
: . lots. The - property is located in
~ v Lombard street, a street which or
dinarily would not appeal to me.
'However, lota 27x137 were offered
at $1,200 on terms of $300 cash and
\u25a0 the, balance' in" three years with 6
'--. par; cent interest.,
I had saved about this amount
by economising • every." way I could
-and took'this opportunity to! lnvest
'It In land. I bought a lot in Lom
bard street and by. December, 1908,
had finished paying for it. Count
ing: interest and taxes my lot cost
me $1,312. In the fall of 1909. I
sold my holdings for $1,800 cash,
and immediately ' bought a ttouse
and lot for $4,000. paying. $1,500'
down and giving a mortgage for
the balance, which I expeot. to
materially reduce soon.— A- H. S.
CALL «AD.» SHOWED THE WAY
Real Estate- Editor. The Call: We
were living in the city paying a
high rent and taking In boarders to
make. both ends meet. One Sunday
The Call had a big real estate ad
vertisement in which the promot
ers promised an automobile ride to
and over their- properties, and a
lunch. , .
. More for the fun of the thing
' than with any intention of invest
ing in lots, we decided to take a
trolley ride to where the automo
bile should meet us. We had never
enjoyed such a luxury. Then the
lunch was something of an induce
ment, too. We arrived at the place
and found everything as represent
ed. Roast chicken and other good
.things were freely served to all
who came to the big tent on the
knolL
A salesman soon began to ex
. toll the immediate surroundings to
us. finally asking which we thought
. were the nicest lots In the tract.
My wife stamped her foot on the
knoll and said she liked those two
lots. The salesman looked inqulr- •
ingly at me and I nodded. Terms.
$25 per lot down and $5 per lot per
month. >3s£^£§sqHßos9« , /
We had only $2* In the family
purse, which was accepted to bind
\u25a0the bargain, provided the-Qther $48
was paid on my next payday.
• Then a contractor friend of mine
agreed to put up a shell of a house
(nice looking on the outside, but
not finished inside), 6 rooms and a
24x40, 7 foot high basement. We
moved Into the house two years
ago.
It is paid for now, all but $15.
I paid 10 per cent interest, too. and
I also paid $10 each month on the x
lots; We will live very comfort
ably in the unfinished house, for
It is celled 'with heavy paper and
has' solid board partitions, also
papered, until we can lay up
enough cash to plaster and finish
the inside, nicely.
The outside is painted: we have
Look Else where i
In this edition for a cut of the Type \
of. Residences we are erecting: on ,
Corona Heights. Remember, these
are not "across the- Bay" or "down
Peninsular" homes, but are. within !
One Thousand Feet of the very Cen-
ter of ; San, Francisco. No need of '.
going out of J town for Roomy Lots."
Our S3 foot- frontages give the
needed sunlight;; our prices are fully
50% Below Value, and our Terms
will soon put the landlord out of
business. •
\u25a0 This home. ha» the Bungalow fin-
ish — beamed celling, open, grate and
French windows leading to the
three Sun, Decks.
Take Hayes-Masonic car, trans-
fer up • Ashbury. from .Frederick to
Clifford, walk one Block East to
"Corona Helghts/v
Chandler & Bourn
235 -*• Montgomery St.
HOMES FOR YOUR J{ENT MONEY \u25a0
We \u25a0 are now,, building . modern 6 \u25a0 room 9
and - bath houses in the SUNSET DIS- 11
TRICT, »long *e*r/'line. Bent moner if
terms. \u25a0-\u25a0:-\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0.. \ •..--\u25a0•\u25a0 . - - ~11
OSCAR BEIMAN& BROTHER I
113 ;MOHTOOICERT; STREET: g
LIPMAN & HIRSCHLER
ItfiiP INCORPORATED.'
REAL ESTATE
255 Montgomery Street
. ,I*hon*— DoujtUS; S64**s;/^
Special Attention Paid ; to Property In
: \u25a0 Sunset and Richmond District*.
. Saoset Of flee — Corner Lincoln iray {H itreet)
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t Be««h ; Office — Corner i Fulton . stree-t sad 43th
trenne. opposite Life Saying Station.
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a picket fence in front and a larg*
; yard "with flowers; a small barn
* also.' a fine horsey and carriage; my
wife. takes me to the train each
morning and comes to meet me in
the evening. aRBVMa^BM
My salary is $100 per month.
We'll own a nice property soon. In
stead of a pile of rent receipts.
M. N. C. j
Huntington Park. San Bruno, Cal<
Sept. 1. 1910.
MANY SALES REPORTED
LV SUNSET DISTRICT
Oscar CHeyman & Bro. report th«
following sal.es: '
Mary J. Baker, lot 32:«xlOO. •outheast corner
Forty-fiftb arenue and il street, outside land
block WO4.
Charles Fredericks, lot 25x100. south corner «t
Woolsey and Saratoga streets. Cnlrersity Ex
tension Ilomestead union.
Henry Schult. lot 25x100. southeast corner of
Woolsey and Saratoga *treeta. Unirerslty Ex
tension Homestead union.
Lewis Ftcfcen. lot 23x123. ea«t line Sanohea
street. 4SO feet «outh of Thirtieth. Fairmouut
tract.
Mrs. sfa6elle J. Wood Oaklej-. lot 23x120. west
side «f Forty-llfth atenue. 273 feet south A»f M
#ir#»et. uut^xie land bloelc !*OS.
George W. and Henrietta Inltster. lot SOxIOO.
southwest ' Use of McKinnoa arenue. 50 feet
noit-.vp*; <»f L*n(" street, twrt block 267. S»nta
San Francl«co and Railroad Homestead assocla
tton.: ->i«gWtaiMi"
>t »ry . Grant**, let 25x125. south line of Faral
lones "street. 323 feet east of Capitol ayeune.
Railroad llntne«tead a*»orlatlon. 'Ktk
James W. Finn, lot 30x120. «a*t line of
Thirty-ninth aTenue. 275 feet north of Judah
str»et. rtur*:de taurt bl'vk 710.
Jennie Murphy, lot 25x1C0. west line of Doug
lass street. 30 feet 8 Inches south of Al*arario
street. .
Daisy W. DaTenport. lot 23x100. north line of
S street. M feet south of Twenty-flrst arenue.
outside land block 1102.
Walter and Xorah Fewer, lot 25x100. south
line of Geary street. 57 feet 6 laches east of
Thirty-sixth arenue. outside land block 249.
\u25a0 Gustaf Beasen. lot 25x175. southeast line of
Lowell street. lOfi feet southeast cf HanoTer
street. Went End Homestead association.
RICHMOND'S GROWTH <
OUTRUNS PROPHECY
Since the Santa Fe Chose It
As Western Terminus
Great Manufacturing
" City Has Sprung Up
In Ten Years
RICHMOND. Sept. 9.— When the San.
ta Fe railroad company in 1900 chose
Richmond as its western terminus it
was prophesied that a great city would
grow up at that point t.n San Francisco
bay. But>few had any idea ths.t a city
of the magnitude, cf Richmond today
would spring up In 10 years.
Almost immediately the Standard oil
company, seeing the many advantage*
of Richmond, located its immense re-
finery there, and since then has tripled
its capacity. It has the largest can
factory on the Pacific coast, where it
manufactures upward of 30.000 five gal-
lon oil cans a day. The box factory i»
an immense affair, where it man -if a c*
tures booces for packing all classe*- of
tinned products.
Shortly after the -Standard oil estab-
lished its refinery it was Instrumental
in persuading the Arctic oil company
to come to Richmond, and from that
day the prosperity of Richmond has
been assured.
About this time the Los Angeles
pressed brick company, a concern with
51.000,000 behind it. established a large
plant in Richmond, of which it is in-
creasing the capacity at a cost of over
550.000. Shortly afterward a number
of other concerns established their
plants in Richmond. Machine shops,
foundries and smaller factories have
since came In. There was a lull durlns
the years of 1307. 190S and 1909. but
Immediately upon a resumption of
prosperity the city 'of Richmond has
practically secured all the new large
manufactories that have since come to
the coast. * >- .
The Pacific porcelain ware company,
the California chair company, the Rich-
mond furniture company, the Western
pipe and steel company and the Pull-
man car companyrare among the latest
additions.
The decision last spring of the Pull-
man palace car company to locate Its
western shops in Richmond was per-
haps the greatest event in the history
; of Richmond atnc« the coming of, the
I Standard oil works there nine years
ago.
As the work has, progressed on the
Pullman shops the magnitude of- this
industry baa become more apparent.
It is now understood that the Pullman
company will Increase the sizey>* the
shops, about 40 per cent more than was
originally Intended.
Its shops at Denver will be prac-
tically abandoned and the entire work-
ing force, of 700 men, with their fami-
lies will be moved to Richmond as soon
as the. shops here are completed. Thi3
Is 'expected to be some time early next
year.-.
The Pullman company is noted for
the elaborate manner in "which Its
heads plan and construct Its works.
Besides a lonff array of shops, there
will be administration buildings and of-
fices 'o! various kinds neatly set among
parkllke grounds. It Is expected that
the new Pullman works win be the
model manufacturing plant of th<^Pa-
ciflc coast, ir will cover 23 acres and
will cost 550».0OO.
The fact that all the transcontinental
lines' are centering^ their termini or
have tracks to ' this " vicinity was ap-
parently a factor that determined th«
Pullman company to locate Its western
shops at Richmond. -In addition to the
Santa Fe, . Southern Pacific- and West-
ern Pacific tracks converging here, it
Is believed that the Hill roads will sooa
come \u25a0 in-? from the north and "approach
ban Francisco" in this, neighborhood.
; : The , opening -of the Pullman shops
will Increase the pay roll of the city bj-
about 5100,000 a month from the start,
and .will amount to more later. As
most : of' the; men will have their fami-
lies here. -practically every dollat .of
this money will be spent in RlchVPnd
and in San Francisco stores.
The growth of Richmond means much
to; Its founders and businessmen. It
also means much to San: Francisco and
the!people"of that city should be proud
of the* development of . such "a powerful
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