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ATTRACTIVE HOMES DRAWING POPULATION BACK TO CITY AND PENINSULA
/PRIZE WINNERS IN THE CALL'S COMPETIT! pN ON "HOW I GOT MY HOME" WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN NEXT SATURDAY^ REAL y ESTATE SECTiON
GREAT INDUCEMENTS
TO HOME BUYERS
New Residences Being Built Are Marvels of
Beauty and Comfort---- Letters From
People Who Haveßought HomesV
So notable Is the trend toward beau
tifying- the city and suburbs of San
Francisco with attractive homes that
the newcomer is at once impressed
with it. A correspondent of the Mer
cantile and Financial Times of New
York, who recently vlsJted this city,
writes as follows:
"That the San Francisco of the future
will be artistic as well as substantial,
and beautiful as well as comfortable. Is
Fhown not only in the downtown sec
tion with, its great office" buildings,
large stores, fine hotels, theaters, etc.,
but in the outlying- territory and par
ticularly In tbe newer residence dis
tricts, where the most modern homes
;ire being erected.
"Here, with large areas of vacant
pround ready for improvement, the
most advanced architectural schemes
are being conceived and executed — en
bloc, as one may say — with true artistfb
appreciation of the natural conditions
both of the land and the locality, and
with nice consideration for. the har
jnonious blending- of each architectural
feature with those nearest to^or sur
rounding- it.
"Perhaps the best illustrations of.
San Francisco's advanced ideas in home
building are being realized on Rich
mond heights.
'Imagine, if you can, a tract of land,
hitherto unused, lying within a few
minutes* ride of the heart of the city,
but- elevated far enough above, it and
above the adjoining land on every side
to command a view which for interest
and diversity can hardly be surpassed
anywhere on earth.
"Eastward Is the city with its sky
scrapers, its life and its light; west
ward, the ocean, quiet, immeasurable
•and mysterious; northward, Just be
yond the Presidio, government reser
vation and famous military post, the
waters of the Pacific pass the Golden
gate and enter San Francisco bay;
while southward the city's greatest
park. Golden Gate, suggests how well
nature assisted by science and art can
furnish health, instruction and amuse
ment to a great community and its
guests.
"Here on Richmond heights the Ur
ban realty improvement company, un
der the personal management of its
president. Joseph A. Leonard, an archi
tect of wide experience, exceptional
skill and really superior acomplish
ments. is building for the people, its
clients, and largely in accordance with
each client's ideas or needs, a succes
sion of the most artistic yet none the
less substantial and convenient homes.
"Under Leonard's plan all the houses
in this locality will be moderate priced
and such as people of ordinary means,
but possessing intelligence and refine
ment, will gladly rmrchase and occupy.
No palaces on one hand, no hovels on
t*ie other, will offer the violent con
trasts one usually encounters in less
carefully regulated residence districts;
very small, very cheap, very large and
very costly houses are all tabooed here,
and in their stead will be homes whose
variations In size, in design, in ar
rangement and in cost will furnish a
pleasing diversity, yet quite harmoni
ous appearance, as well as a most prac
tical adaptability to the requirements
and incomes of people In i ordinary
financial circumstances."
This is the way the new home build
ing movement in San Francisco im
presses a visitor. Joseph A. Leonard's
latest idea in beautifying a fine resi
dential district is shown in the twin
bungalows which he has designed for
the two key lots In Anza street between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues.
While the lot on which each stands
•will be only 25 feet wide, there will be
fo much space around them that they
will have the appearance of much
wider frontage. It is not often that
bungalows can be built in the 'city
\u25a0without being dwarfed by the taller
surrounding buildings, but tht position
of these two key lots permitted it to
be done in this case.
Farseelng real estate men are com
ing to believe that many thousands of
people who went across the bay in
search of homes after the fire will come
back to 4he city when they can get
large lots and the opportunity to have
lawns and flower beds all about their
houses and plenty of room for frees and
vegetable gardens.
The Parkside realty company has
prepared to meet this demand by plot
ting a number of blocks from Nine
teenth to Twenty-second avenues be
tween T and U in 33 foot lots.
This gives a chance to erect the usual
25 foot wide house, and 'yet have space
on either side. The plan is proving
successful and meeting with popular
favor.
Another kind of home building that
is attracting home seekers to the west
ern parts of the city "are the very
pretty story and a half shingle cottages
that Oscar Hlyman & Brother are
building at Point Lobos and Thirty-
Sixth avenues, along the line of the
Geary street car route extension. -These
cottages have clinker brick founda
tions and ornamental walls along
the sidewalk line. Inside are the built
In effects that make the modern resi
dence just as comfortable and conveni
ent as a hotel suite or the most allur
ing furnished apartment. Beside, there
is the charm of a "whole house" and
the restful atmosphere that can be
found only in a home.
Street work has kept abreast with
the building of these model homes. The
roadways are macadamized, the curbs
and sidewalks are of cement, and gas
and water mains are in, giving all the
city conveniences.
Corona heights.' located east of ; Ash
bury street and only four blocks from
Eighth street, is proving quite an at
traction to the buyers of lots. .The
low prices and easy _ terms and the
handsome homes in the vicinity, one of
which is shown In this issue, make the
lots especially, desirable for the specu
lator as .well as for the home builder.
The agents. Chandler & Bourn, are
also building homes to suit purchasers
and selling these on 'the
plan, thus enabling Corona heights
(buyers to get full advantage "of their
investment from the start. \u25a0
How , easy It ; is » to obtain : homes 5 in
the city at the present time, with the
inducements that builders and improve
ment companies: have offered* in "past
years and are still offering, is ! shown
in the following letters received in. The
Call's prize competitions: c'
LETTERS FROM HOME MAKERS
SAN FRANCISCO. .- Sept. 10.— Real
Estate Editor, The Call:, I was work
ing steadily in 1599,- getting a salary
of $800 per, annum,"*- with 'five 9<f us
in-the family, and paying. $18 a-: month
rent. I held receipts " f or \u25a0 rent . to t the
amount Of: $I*6oo which had
from former years.' I said to my, wife:
"If we buy 'a^ house '-and.' lot andican
not pay for 1t on the. installment plan
we can sell It- again and 'possibly make
-enqugh'out. of the' transactlon^to^ cover
a part of . our-rent."-- - " \u25a0 • . v~- '^;; ..: '
, "We did- not -have" $20 in r the "famfly
treasury,, but we . had a friend outside
the city who always stood
repay a kindness of former years?
\- My wife went 3iouse". hunting and
found a four roomed' cottage and bath;
which we contracted for at $1,100 cash.
We borrowed $100 from our friend and
,SI,OOO from the Acme, building and
loan association and agreed to pay
$12.50 per month until the debt was
paid. ' .
That was cheaper than our former
rent for us. We never missed a pay
ment, nor missed the money,: as ;we
would have had to pay. rent anyhow,
and in September, 1909,- we received
th© mortgage and ceased paying on our
property. .' . - J •
I saw our opportunity, as did my
wife, and as wages Increased our pur
chases of real estate Increased, until
now we hold deeds for 11 lots and are
paying $27 a, month on. a recent pur
chase in the heart of the city, and
which we will pay for in three years,
having already paid $1,000 on it. And
we are saving for the final payment
what we can over/ the $27.
My life is insured In a good com
pany, so, should any disaster befall
me, ,my wife, can pay out on our.new
home and have an income from rental
on«the first purchase. Respectfully,
WILLIAM E. READ.
_ 240 Wlnfield avenue.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 14.— Real
Estate Editor. The Call: I used to take
frequent rides to the ocean beach and
lie in the warm sands. I was benefited
greatly by the pure salt air -and I
often thought, "What a beautiful place
to live." That idea imbedded Itself in
my mind the more I visited that de
lightful place. " - \u0084
You have to visit the place frequent
ly in order" to really appreciate "^the
good results from the health: -giving
air. After I had been going out there
for six months or more I saw an im
mense hill of sand being leveled off
and divided into building lots, and. on
inquiry found these blocks of land
would be put on the market' for , the
benefit of small home seekers. Now, I
thought, this-- is my opportunity: I
selected a lot. after a great deal of
fussing, in the center., of the block
and was told - that I could buy it by
paying $100 cash and the .balance in
installments or $10 per month. -
Thinking- my husband might be dis
satisfied if I told him of my purchase,
I kept the fact from him- untih I had
my cottage completed. I had $300 Aeft.
with part of which -I bought lumber,
and every day while my husband was
at work I went out .to my lot and
helped the carpenter build our little
home. It was lots of work and my
hands, unusued to labor, were blistered
and sore, but I kept right on, knowing
that in the end I would have a home
of my own, with no rent to pay. I
painted the house myself and was -told
I did a good job.
That was six years ago. We have
paid for the lot and have since added
two rooms to the cottage. . If we
had had the opportunity of pur
chasing the.lot on such- easy terms we
would still be paying rent and getting
nothing In return but rent receipts
Yours truly. ' MRS. A. GEIGER.
1263 Forty-seventh avenue.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Mary V. Lawrence to Kate McCanna SUrV.
lot In E line of Twenty-second areone, \u25a0 229 8
of Geary street. S 26, B 95:4, -NE 27:7V6.
N 0; UO. :
A. XV. Hilz and wife to Frances J. Langguth,
lot In W line of Seventh avenue, 100 S of A
street. S 25 by W 120; $10.
Anna M. McKnew to Marguerite M. C. Wit
nier. half of lot In E line of lowa street.* 166:8
N of Twenty-fifth, N 100 by J3 100. and half of
two other pieces: $10.
William Martin and wife to Nonle Mnrphy,
lot In B lln« of Scott street, 32:6 S of Filbert,
S 23 by E 100: $10.
Patrick M. McDonald and wife to Sophia Isa
bella Brooks, lot in E line of Howard street,
170 S of Twenty-fifth; S 25 by E 115; $10.
Kate C. O'Brien to Thomas V. O'Brien, lots
1447 to 1450, and other lots, in gift map 4; gift.
Estate of Rosb Deely (deceased) to Edward
r. Barry, lot In E line. of Lyon. street, go Nof
Pine. N 20 by E 57:6; $449.07.'
Frederick I* Perry and wife to W. D. Bell,
lot in NW line of Folsom Btxeet, 40 SW Of D6re,
SW 75 by SW 60, and one other piece: $10..
Moise-Klinkner company to Charlps jr. Ander
son, lot In N line or Folsom street, 525' S of
Preciia avenue. S 25 by E 100, and one-twenty
firss of one other piece: $10.
Mrs. A. Strang. by sheriff, to R. J. Graf, lot
In E line of Forty -second avenue. 150 S of O
street, S 50 by E 120; $141.27.
Henry Mortara. by sheriff, to R," J. Graf,
lot in * line of Chestnut street. 137:6 W of
Pierce, W 27:0 by S 137:6; $116.50.
Henry and Mary Johnson, by sheriff, to same,
lot at SE corner of Victoria and Sargent streets.
X 25. S 100.- E 75, S 25, - W 100, N 125;
$105.37. ../.,\u25a0• i \u25a0 .
The McCarthy company to William A. Merry
and wife, lot 17. block 13. Lakevlew; $10.- .
•The Hibcrnia savings and loan society to"Ar
thur Morrow, lot at NE corner of California
avenue and Folsom streets, N 30 by E 115; $10.
Mary A. Lauff to Domlnico Figone etal., lot
In rSE line of Clementina- street, 75 SW of
Eighth. SW 75 by SE 25; $10. .•.-•'\u25a0<\u25a0-
Sarah West to Mary Graves, lot in W l!ne of
Pierce street, 110 S of Waller, S 25 by W 95;
$10. \u25a0 • •.-. .•\u25a0 :\u25a0.-. . \u25a0 .- \u25a0 ; \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0-• • -.
Hugh Lj-ncb. to Mary Lynch, lot in E line of
Sixteenth avenue, 293:6 N of C street, N-25 by
E 127:6; $10. .\ y .
Sylvia D. Wetmore to Joseph D. Mouthy, lot
in X line of Bush street, 112:6 W of Baker, W
25 by 137:6; $10. / '
Patrick M. McDonald end wife to Jane A.
Small, lot in E line of Howard street,. 133:9 S
of Twenty-fifth, S 36:3 by E 115;'$10. . •
*C. A. Snook to St. Lonis investment company,
lot In SW line of Calne avenue. 225 SE of
Lekevlew. NE 25 by NW 100: $10./: .. \u25a0
\u25a0! John . Charles nowlett and -• wife "--\u25a0 to" , James
Johnson, lot at NW corner -Of ' Twenty-eighth
and Noe streets, : N 25 byW'SO. and one other
piece; $10. . -. -.--. -^\u25a0.\u25a0: .•..•>.-
John G. Klumpke: to Manuel X. T. Pires ' and
wife, lot la SE line of Mission street, 105 NE
of Cortland. NE 25 by , SE 183:6; $10. . • " v
. Grover i Grady to . Benvenuta Lynch, lot in : : N
line of S street. 32:6 E of Twentieth avenue E
25 by N 100: $10. .- -"--a ' "-"
-Same to -Ellen -G.' Grady,' lot in ?T--lIneO»f S
street. 132:6 W of Nineteenth . avenue. W 25 by
N 100; - $10. < \u25a0 . < . ; c;r >. v. -.; . /
Elizabeth Rippe'to John Bippe., half "of lot at
SW corner of Fifteenth and Shotwell streets.
W6O by. B 110; jrift. : ~: . /
George B. Gillson to Albert ' Drncker. lot ' in
N line of Fnlton street. .70 W- of Twenty-ninth
avenue. W 50 by N 100; $10. *>:
Pauline \u25a0 M.- Rohde to Charles A. Stewart lot
276. gift, map 2: $10. ..\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0- ..---..
Thomas F.. Maher to Mary E. and Jnlia G
Maher. one-third of lot , in S. line of Hill 6trcet.
255 Eof Castro. E2sby S 114; $10. '
John J. Spieker to Cornelia A. Spieker. - lot
at , NE corner •of DevUadero . and
streets. N 52:8U' by E : Sl:3, and one other
piece: gift.- v,-- * -
Philip Euler to - Charles : Enler." lot in = N : line
of Page street,; 75 Eof Broderlck, . E* 25 by N
100; $10.- \u25a0" ' ,'\u25a0 - ' - '' '" .>'_ '-',-\u25a0 t ;• ..
August Enler to Charles = Euler, lot in N line of
X street. 57:0 E of Ninth avenue. *E ' 25 by "V
loo; $10. .- - :.. . - ' . \u25a0>-.;.. :- y, :. .*;\u25a0:
Ehavid M.Crabtree and wife to nerman Young
lot at E comer ' of Tenth r and Howard streets'
NE 143:8 by SE:100;,$10.- - -_ "^ -7
Hermann H. .• Young: and f wife to Engenle \ H
Crabtree. lot ttl; SW come* of Vallelo and
Steiner streets." Sl37:6 ; by.W 62:6- $10 — it
\u25a0\u25a0- Virginia Rossi (by trustees) >• to;ltalian-Amerl
can bank, lot In.S line of Fulton street. \u25a0 75-3 c
of Octavla.sE 50. S 137:6. W 25." N 50 -W 25 N*
--- George , Penllngton to \u25a0; John ; HHr. r •Wa Iklngton Mot
in'Ellne of Belgrave avenue. 575:5 E of Stanraa
street. E 75. W 75. S 1OO;,$1O. .- ,™
Thomas I. Snead \u25ba" and \u25a0-. wife to. Francis A
Snead.dot In S line of Point Lobosavenne, 65 d
Eof Masonic, -.W 30:6. -8 75, E 24:10%iNE 13-fl
* Bridget' J. I- Hayes to • Erfc Danlelson,'- lot '\u25a0 In X
line of AndiTson street. 125 S of Jefferson 23
by:E 70; $10.i ~«. '^\u25a0'CX \u0084;--;' -\u25a0:;-..,\u25a0 ».-..':-, .-.
-Hans Olsen and wife to Frank Bleuss. lot C 67
gift map, 3; $10. -.\u25a0": ,\u25a0-.[.-- 1/ -% . . -.'
Mabel E. , Hamilton to Horace • Scott Seaton
lot. in S line of Halgbt street; 156:3 E of Steiner'
EBO by S'l2o: $10.^ * -;>- . : . ,"'.'\u25a0'
•Georgeiß." Gillson to, ' Albert Drncker.^lot. In N
Wne ?of Fulton s street.'^- 70 r. w> of .^ Twentv-nint'h
avenue.iW 50byiX»100;'$10. -•"..>'. • ' \u0084: •".
1"\u25a0 Pauline ; M. J Rohde •\u25a0 to \u25a0 Charles VAy-' Stewart lot
276. gift map:2; $10. v' .: --.-,,-\u25a0 .-- '. \u25a0
..- Ernest Atthowe.and wife;to Hortense*G..Pag
gett.. lot j in' W,: line of. Sixteenth '\u25a0 avenue" 275 ,N
of .California' street, 'N 25 by 120; $10.- • \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'-
;;-:;Tira&s^
VAST RICHES IN RICE IN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
This Season's Successful Experiment of Far Reaching
Importayice; Humble Potato May Yet Be
King of California Crops £
WILLOWS, Sept.' 16.— Agricultural
experts have long held that" the Sacra
mento valley offered a great . field for
the successful culture of rice. It was
left, however, for the Sacramento Val
ley irrigation company,* in co-operation
with the United States* government,' to
give it a- thorough-test. Present indi
cations point to a'.mostsuccessfu/out
come. . fj ,
April 27, a three ; acre patch was
pjanted about- one mile south of-Wil
lows to 40 different'varietieß. The time
of ' planting was really about ; three
weeks" Jate and the land' selected was
not the best for the purpose. No water,
was used for Irrigation until.. May; 10.
The main trouble feared by the experts
was that, it might not "head; out :* and
ripen early and it was conced
ed that, owing to conditions,-, it would
not head before August 20, to -25. ,The
rapid and luxuriant- growth, however,
has far . exceeded ' expectations *. and 'by
July 28 several varieties were i heading
rapidly and showing every indication of
most-satisfactory development." ;:.. .
. The possibilities ;for-v future success
are indeed f Interesting £to all." Japan's
rice crop this year is estimated at 287;- ;
000,000s bushels: ".with '.a moneyed "value
.ofj about $325,000,000.
EXPERT, STUDIES '; POTATO
\u25a0 A good 'many ..persons ;in . the Sacra
mento .valley ; will '.^remember ; meeting
EugeneVH. : Grubb,; consulting-agricul
turist for. the.SacramentO; Valley irri
gation company." . •'. ';'.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0/ . '-'\u25a0 , , ,' \J
Grubb is now in "Europe^ ln the in
terest of_ the 4 department : of .: agricul r
ture' of the" United -States and of ,the \u25a0
Kuhn \u25a0;. irrigation ; Interests. « " % He } : has ;
; beeh studying '^potato. > growing and
general^ agriculture^in ;Great Britain
and ' on ? the^ continent/^: :' ~ ''' \u25a0 Vy; s " r ;
. ' The 'London J Daily.; Graphic in- al-re
cent 1 edition : gives , the following inter
view > with 'lGrubb :"'...; -
"i "You throw away over here the
:'. most -edible i and • valuable^ portion ?
of the : potato.', -The * outside >laye.r,'*- ;
about i a \u25a0, quarter .of ? an \u25a0; incht underV >
the" skin. 2 people -pare \u25a0 that> "
\ off. If rceople- were-properly ;edu- >•
: . cated;to -the tvalue'"of( potatoes -as- a- \u25a0-
•delicacy,; the -consumptions of the '\u25a0•;'•,
world- 'would '4 be v doubled.' v Thei
' English;' people :do not iknow-."' the ;
luxury of .the baked potato, lit' is ;.
one of the/* favorite- dishes in
America/. Your y methods .•: of < : serv- fv
ing: : potatoes are crude, ' 'primi- \u25a0
'\u25a0 : : tlve.'.'r. \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0<\u25a0-. :" •\u25a0' U''->'- :"\u25a0'? ->^ -.\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0 '-'
Then why, J it .may;;be' aaked, <is.\u0094
. Grubb- here ;. to -learn ?^Simplyi be-."
, cause j? America i -wants :. to »; •" know * ;
" : more 'abouttthe; growing. "and>mar-;' ;
keting (asrdl&tinct? fronii/the*eat
•, ing) of.. potatoes. >sHe \u25a0 isr.visiting '• - -4
' "all the' fairs 'andtgreat -farms.^He - a
' ' has,* been" Jto \ Lord^.Redesdale's ;"andt.rt".
.Sir- Walter/ Gilbey.'s.V'^He^'ls -:so-4-
- ing'to ; Lord -•• Rothschild's; and a to :
\ \ Lord ' Rosebery'si«Dalmenyi;station..i.
\u25a0 His - mission : means < a.% study .3 of * the \u25a0
- whole: agricultural industry Jthis • .
, side * of ;' the v "Atlantic*?- We ? grow yin
V Jround-flgures^SOO.OOO.OOO^^DUshels: V
. .^annually; we need at -least 450,000,-^ '•
000- bushels. ; -\u25a0;; *.ux,/^.---.\: \u25a0•• . \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 - -•\u0084;.;
,-;.: " \u2666'Youlgrow.iin > . the* United^Klhg- ' ;
?L? L . dom s ; as- many \u25a0' as :: t we?i do . in t the -|
\ ', whole •United«States,''.fsays-' Grubb' -**
\u25a0; your J yields I are as i three'; to
\u25a0-}\u25a0 our » one t\ perstacre."rS ; The '£ state ;*; * of ¥%'i
».• Calif ornia^alone 5 could J produce falls*.
iV that'r.the .'-.United-? States 'now^pro-'^ ;:
\u25a0 -duces— if >the<, industry.! \u25a0 were -jde-A*
.\u25a0svelpped', toiits. maximum.''^ ';.. V
'EFFECT, OFrMARKET/METHobs l":'\ r
'\u25a0'-. i^Not- only'bo'ur S extravagance i : in^ •
v potatoes 'strikes ;Grubb.i;?Our 'raar-S -
. :_. ket^methods.lheisays.^wouldsbreak^
cm an farmer's -*} heart. » "I -f
buy' in* London," "r-ihei says, -"-'.'a' bas-^-i
;-. ket '; of .' : strawberries,"- 4 V> s«'br r 5" '
.;:. pounds,v=lod,-T;;l2^cents.'; kThey ' are
:; ; put Kup"iin"a-i basket -twith>a'"> tin' "*
, ;-. hand le .^ costings 3d, 5* 6 \u25a0\u25a0-\u0084 cents. "A In £ ' '
V America^ we iwould i putr.them -in 'a *
, package*" coKtingfleßs^than fas half ;
;; : J penny. 1 saw- potatoes?"from Ca-**
nary and Jersey^ arriving in crates ,
of"*l7 pounds^ tare In 85 pounds— '
a package ] of "lumber double
the thickness necessary. I don't
know of course, : . about, your;:so
cial , conditions. "You . may do .th at
sort- of : thing »in v order to; employ
the great surplus -of * cheap • labor -
you have here." Again you use
the old oarts for. bringing products -
to market. . Some of .* them . are :at
least seven- feet-high.. It 'costs
money to-- lift" 1 " a : * hundredweight '
seven feet In America we have '
, low bodied trucks and ' low .wheeled
\u25a0 carriages. On - an . average > your r
' English- -.-farmer,-; raises :<;: < ; . ail ... his,
orops double ' the • height « to market .
or .stack - than : ; the : . American -.
farmer does.' j Because -we use- ma
chines more and hands* less, farm-
Ing in America^ is ;> not •> restricted '
to, people , of i strong physique.'/
Some of , our. most < successful > farm- ; ,
ers'v and -stock -people • are^rnow
• .Your farms are;; more ".beautiful;
your farmlife-; has? more /comforts: ,--
The,artißtic- Instinct •ia^strong-. in '
England. - Your '•agriculturist t is .a "
! factor In : the = social? system.T^Your .
r farmer wears ; a ; silk ?hat,;carriesa v
cane, ' dresses' for a dinner, - keeps A a "
coachman.,* Yet, theEnglish tenant 'H
,farmer would .be* looked down- upon v
in- America.:; where:. the man :•- who V
does not own^hls ". land ; is : the , object r
of criticism. Tour successful farms
are overcapitalized;, ours are .under-r
capitalized.V.That-isjthe •
" drawback ; to ' : farming." '"~~
' . Grubb wants s more ; British', well" *
to do -men- and: women to s share; in. \u25a0
the awakening of^Callfomla.:.' - -
LEWIS SAYS^PARTNERS
TRIED TO WRECK HIM
Vineyardis't Brings Suit to. Dis-
solve Corrijpahy^ Relation
Alleging. that* his" partners- are trying
t>o wreck ttheV business :,'and' forced him 1
out, C. M., Lewis brought "suit? yester
day: against f.therf SanHßenltofvineyard
company and j Its fofneers,^ John ?Dlckin- v
son^J;- Charles <de;St^ Hubert : and^WH-
Ham*Palmtag<'askinglthat (the \u25a0partner
ship -be 'dissolved;'; at receiver^ appointed
and .. an: .injunction.; Issued ;an
unnecessary < assessment," -• about '^ to \u25a0'; be'
made.'.- v - v! .,, v:'- ,' : ,\> :."" : "."''\u25a0•""; i
1 ;\u25a0: Lewis' r ;'claini>' is L that s, the . concern;
which \u25a0is engaged in; growingr} grapfes Un
San Benlto; county, 'i^was!' organized l ac-"
cording -to I an ' agf eemeht ' whereby^,', he
was>tO: befpreslderit ' and < manager; -but
that; of '•Uatelthesothersibjr^'a* series (of
acts /. have V tried 1 to 1 force ;• hiih^ out rand
succeeded : in" depriving- him of. the - nian
agement^intAprll^'T,:.r ; ?: rr;" ; : < : -\u25a0/-
• He' declares v that vithe ; concern -is
valued: at '$150,000] and ; that /it. has suffl.
clentlf undsi to Jrheet/ existing jdebts,\b"ut'
thati despite :f, this fact; : anP' assessment
of * $10 ?a ' share isTabout ito^berlevled;-'-?^
r : LEASES NEWiQUARTERS
'Wolf &'Hollman report having leased
for Leyl^. Strauss ? real ty^compan >y th e
topVflobr t fofiithesßaldwin?;bunding^:2s
Kearny *' street;,- to "i Stelnberger.'/&; Ka
lisher.T^wholesajeiilove'l manufacturers^
forifiveYyears jat*>;ahf aggregate 1 rental
of 3 $1 5,0^00. TiThe^' firm* Intends ? tosflt >up
handsome^ sales "andj warel;roomsr and
extensivef offices. ,
pAKpSTREET HOME
S \u25a0 / 'IS^SOLD FOR $10,000
'.The residence :of Horace" R/Vj Hudson
on \ th el n or th west rcorneij of J LakeTs treet
arid | Seventeenth Tavenue?^ wl th| a £ 57 :6 x;
100' foot) lot?* h'asi been 'i sold j for- } $ 10, 0 00, 5
through tthe'offlce'ofvWilliamsj&^Sur^
ryhne.' \u25a0'•-; :y*t^^fv:fT r: 'y~'-^'V'-'t i V r:;^ : '~: I' \
MAKING HOMES
FOR THOUSANDS
" • "^"hen v the Mission , terrace ; tract is
opened 'by Baldwin. &;Howeir an epoch
will;, be "marked in the real "estate:his
tory of San \Francisco^because' it will
be the largest of close fin
cltyj property that has been offered for
15 yaars]
-The tract will consist of -50- acres
and comprises | the- Crochet and \ Leßoy
estates'- holding, lying: along : San 1 ! Jose
avenue south of the Sunnyslde district.
\u25a0 : The tract is being^planned along. old
mlsslohv.lines rand . ho mas - of v mission
architecture; will; be. suggested *and"en»
couraget). The streets will all be given
Spanish j -names ; and v San '. Jose .--. avenue,
fronting tho property, will be widened
to a 66 foot boulevard, -paved, curbed
and^sidewalked. . v ' • ; \
\u2666 ; It is expeQted that the grading, street
.work .and \ sewers .vwill . be ; . completed
about VDecember, 1;'; at -which time , a
public; sale . be : held >and> the ; efec
tlonof ihpmeslwillispeedily follow.; ;
v "Mission terrace, iia.'j destined * s to^.be
come, one of the most \u25a0 favored" reslden
tlal>'districts;iriithe Mission,"; said J. R.
Howell r of.;Baldwin*&':Howell.> ."We are
going,; to /place -.restrictions- upon ;the
lots, -s so lasi to j assure iav goodt class, of
lidmes,. andlare planning toMevelop it
into* a : neighborhood ; of f.the : .very kbest
: type. v~i Already several'; contractors; are
making plans; to »b\illd_;. there; in; mission
Btylel J >XWe -fare s .: encouraging .them in
Uhelr-wbrk as much aa possible, because
their^structures.' will j set "the
andy the," style; ot"; dwellings Cthat" we
'favor, , and ja • f ew.'such homes built -at
•the^outset ;wlll' assure; the ;ultir«?te "de
velopm«nt v of tUe' old-mission idea. '
• \u25a0\u25a0- "W ihave 1 laid ? l the_ tract
; alleys," Kcontlnu'ed -' Howell,'-£Vin">'order,
to make'all back yards accesslbleiwlth-.
out t fronts lawns. ,';; This
idea is proving a, big- success on similar
tracts;' in fsputhern. California 'and ' al
tliough it" costs money it* pays -in the
long.'ruh.''-£'"K —\u25a0;\u25a0.\u25a0/\u25a0'•' -';'.;\u25a0 ''\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0<• - /'
7>,The ..work i is " being Jdone 'by
Blanchard; Brown I & Co., i with f Horace
Scott ; lhrcharge.'i- The "sewer 'work Lwill
be j done ?by i Mahoney/' Brothers. 1 ;?.- John
M.cPunnftt.ythe'engineer; is In -charge
of i all -the -.work.' -;: : %- *>\u25a0 . ' :
"./.:- — 8 r years * ago'^we 'sold v urop- : y\
•rty J in"* Sin J MateoTatl $800 a -
: ''' Iftt;?.wltlilnjsi''yearsclf!qdas-;^'
: ;:* rupled \ln [vaiu'e.^ Today ; some :f~
;V of these "sBoo^ lot* .are .-worth* ;; -i k
• to $4.300; each: U. V
* •\u25a0 ,\j_ They samet relatlv» '. conrti-:
; j '-^tlons*are r aboot, to be, repeated V* ;
. „ ' at •> Redwood Z City ,'/. where ; we
I '•;':'; are"j selling : _- 70 \u25a0' foot "i lots i* f or f*,
r;;/?625_in-piDjfee Park."-; \-' %>
J ~."i-— -It;-; Is' an opportunity 'for \u0084 '
'\u25a0 "A- small:' lnrestorS'^ to ;inake;'a'..
1 """great'* deal :H of ;^ money,;-" sso- •
' C",; doVnTand *slo . a • month ; being y>
; II , Bufflclent. v ' ';. . \u25a0'' >" ' -J " "' >.
• ; : s.T-Act ';: L quickly;--' and^ get :, ; : Vu )
* v? choice rlot.'-^ \u25a0i'.".J-;-- ; ,v.'':' : -.V'', .}; \u25a0}.
'\u25a0 V%— rCall :'or \u25a0 send ! ; f or^ literature.'-- \u25a0
BAL&WIN & HO WELL
; ' * yH.*C.' Tuchsenf He'd wood City:**
PENINSULA SUBURBS
GROWING RAPIDLY
Fast 'Train Service," Natural Parklike Beauty
of Region/ Large Lots and Fine Qimatic
Cionciitions Attracting' Home Seekers
\u25a0 r The eagerness with which homes are
being: purchased down on 'the penin
sula is. the newest and most hopeful_
phase of ; the; real estate market at the
opening of the fall season.
.Those who. have followed the trend
of events of the last few years have
believed that a rapid filling up of the
suburban district "from Burllngame to
San Mateo was bound to come at about
this period. \ /, , \u25a0 :
At one time the transbay cities of
fered about the only opportunity to^ret
large lots at small prices where really
4>eautif ul homes ; could be established.
With the upward tendency of prices
across the j bay the person who . wants
to get a good sized lot for a small- price
and be within half an hour of the city
finds;. that he;. can do better down the
peninsula than, in any. other direction.
RAPID GROWTH OF.'TOWJT
! -One of ithe surprising features of
peninsula real estate transactions Is the
steady growth ; of the Easton additions.
toßurlingame. The fact that Easton,
while 16 miles from San Francisco, is
more accessible than the cross bay
towns and remote parts of San Fran
cisco, being reached in from 24 to 27
minutes, was undoubtedly largely re
sponsible for this state of affairs.
As a ' suburban home town Eas ton
possesses all of the essentials required
by the prospective' home seeker — fast
transportation, superior climate, beau
tiful country and, last but not least,
highly desirable neighbors.
/ The owners -of Easton decided at the
outset "that complete ..improvements
were necessary .to attract the desir
able h6me seeker. In accordance with
these plans' streets, sidewalks, sewers,
electric "Tights and telephones were
completely finished.. : " Trees were plant
ed and every lot sold -was safeguarded
against undesirable . improvements by
Ironclad contracts and restrictions. Xo
sensational' publicity" or' unusual sales
plans were indulged in. -
Easton enjoyed a steady growth.free
from; the uncertainty of the boom ele
ment. -While many bought for "invest
ment, and successfully, the majority of
buyers soon began the construction 'of
beautiful homes, 'of which" an illustra
tion-on this gives a fair Idea.
The , promoters, of Easton, who are -at
the same time its owners, encouraged
and assisted buyers in _evqry way and
today itt is admitted to-be one^of the
most desirable home sites In the several
counties surrounding the bay.
A; single visit will suffice to satisfy
any one of the" desirability of Bur
lingrame as a place to have a home.
Burlingame in" the last five years has
grown from a mere handful of people
to a. thriving town of nearly 4,000 peo
ple, which in itself Is a very convincing
fact.* Thirty or 40. years ago the In
telligent, wealthy .men of San Fran
cisco selected: this "place above all
others in which to ; locate their coun
try homes ' and ; here they remain until
this day^as monuments to its beauti
fully wooded slopea and winding, shady
roads. . ; -^. , : .
"•A' person need not necessarily, be -a
rich man in- order to live in Burlin
game today,, as the reasonable prices
of land and easy terms make it possi
ble, for a man' of -moderate means to
enjoy :all of -Its- benefits. The town
already: has miles of well made side
walks.and streets "stretching in every
direction.. Its: principal streets all
have sewer, water, and gas mains laid,
insuring. all conveniences"whlch are to
be .had in -a metropolitan, city. .
Burllngame terrace Is an .example of
suburban property which has . been
placed in a high state of improvement
before asking the public to. buy. The
many sales. made by Lyon & Hoag in
this beautiful tract since opening it up
is the exact running time between San Francisco and the ideal
suburban home site within easy reach of this city. From
street to Third and Market the time is the same
as from, the Ferry building to Third and Market Your
friend who lives in Easton gets home much quicker and in
greater comfort than the across-the-bay commuter or they
"who live in a remote part of San Francisco.
Note this illustration
. i f^Mm i^a i\ c fl pl* n<^^ new STEEL
il^iSHiSp n N \ COACH which in twenty -
Q Jmj ;! irf :w F SfflinSl^ \ our m " iutes ta^ cs y° u to EAS-
r^-;-- ••••{••;- "I"; j'jljjFlU \u25a0\u25a0 1 I clared the finest piece of do Jole
\"''i juiiii' •••- >; -f "*} |: : :iP[^^ - I trac^ roadbed in the West,'tnes
/ great Peninsula Cut-off of the
/ SoutLern Pacific. Protected by
i\j_.[ a double block system, these
' N^- ' splendid trains take you to :
' \u25a0• EASTON, tJje site of Beautiful
" .%\u25a0-•'\u25a0 , * -./*\u25a0 . tomes in twenty -four minutes
> with greater safety ana comfort than any. system of transportation
<; in or" out of San Francisco. Quick and . safe \u25a0 transportation \s all
;' important to the man whose business demands his presence in the
every day. But that isn't aIL you arrive at
• you tave escaped theVrime and noWof the city, its smoke and germ~.
laden dust, ; its 'rush . 'and worry, : its crowded cars. \u25a0« You inhale pure
-country air; laden witK; sweet ' icaAs of^ grasses, trees and flowers;
you walk \ot^ drive'alonsf ;tKe beautiful tree-lined ayenue r-that leads
1 to tie [station, you arrive at nome-T^uPhome set in the charming!
f t you liaye so often read about, but never before reiliri^^
i See EASTON; fat once.^ 'You can only ;lose by delay. Take the"
ll:40 t a. m., or 2:05^ p. m. trains whicli are met Dy bur agents; cr use
i at EASTON:
in its splendidly improved state 'prov»
the worth of doing things right.
A few miles farther south and still
only 30 minutes from the city, brings
a person to the delightful, balmy,
orange scented air of another of Cali
fornia's most appreciated res?lLence>
sections — Hayward park, San Mateo.
Hayward park is a park to fact as'
well as name. Here nature has lav
ished her choicest gifts. Sheltered
from the high winds and the chill and
fog of the ocean, every variety, of sub-,
tropical plant and frait grows luxu
riously. Scattered picturesquely on>,
every side are ages old trees and close
at hand. to the east glisten the spark
ling waters of the bay. ' Small wonder
that Alvinza Hayward selected this as
the most ideal spot In California to
build his home. ;«
Fate evidently never Intended that
all this beauty — all this perfection of:
climatic advantage — should be retained
and enjoyed by one family.
The magnificent estate has been ruled
into blocks and lots uh*der the direc
tion of a competent landscape artist.
The lots are not stingy little parallelo
grams, but magnificent, sightly, double*
lots, which provide ample room for a
substantial home with plenty of lawn.
Such attractions as these are draw
ing a very desirable class of - citizens
to make their homes in this beautiful
string of suburbs down the peninsula.
DAVID F. WALKER'S BODY
BURIED IN THIS CITY
Remains,' Brought From Utah,
Interred in Cypress Lawn
The remains of David F. Walker, th©
California and Utah millionaire who
died in Salt Lake City last Sunday,
arrived in San^ranclsco on a Wjftern
Pacific overland train at noon yeater*
day. •-' \u25a0 -. • ,7> : v
The body was accompanied by the
wtdow. Mrs. D. F. Walker; the chil
dren. Clarence H. Walker and Mrs. Ru
lon Smoot; the son in law, Rulon Smoot.
and their attorney. John E. Bennett,
who went to Salt Lake City to return
with the family. '
Immediately after, the arrival In San
Francisco the funeral was held. The
body was taken to Cypress L&wn ceme
tery by special car and the funeral
services were witnessed by the family
and a few friends only.
The prayers and ritual of the Epis
copal church were read by Bishop Wil
liam Ford Nichols, and during the serv
ices several hymns were sung by a
quartet. _—
: Following the services at the grave
the family of the deceased went by
special car to San Mateo and from
there to Palo where they will
visit with friends for a few days, after
which they will occupy their San Mateo
estate for a week before leaving for
Salt Lake City. ... •
LONG WILL ADDRESS
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
City Attorney, to Discuss Cor*
poration Regulation
City Attorney Long will talk to the*
Commonwealth club at its luncheon to
day on "Regulation of Public Serv
ice Corporations." He will explain the*
difficulties that have been fo-.ind irt
dealing with this subject In Ea^fran-
Cisco and other California clfJes; v and,'
describe the methods that have been,
found more or less successful in New-
York and other states. The luncheon,
will be held at the Palace hotel at 12:30.