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OAKLAND HUMS WITH ACTIVITY FROM FOOTHILLS TO BAY
OLD HOMES TO FALL
IN MARCH OF PROGRESS
Oakland's Expanding Business Center En
croaches on Stately Homes of Early Days
And Commercial Blocks Rise in :V^
Their Places
OAKLAND, May -■ — Announcement
that the' skyline boulevard- which, it is
proposed; will skirt the .crest of the
foothill? for 21 miles from Richmond to
Mount Hamilton, commanding a won
derful vista of bay, cities, farms and
vineyards, will probably become -a
reality by 1915, the resulting rush for
i options on choice hillside properties for
suburban villas along ; the route, the
constructing of business blocks < aggre
gating $3,000,000 in value in the busi
ness section, and the steadily increasing
demands for lots and bungalows in the
I residence section, presage an unusually
; •busy May in " the ] Oakland real estate
-market. * - % ■„' '-, ;--:. '-« ..
Usually at this time of the year there
Is a decrease in real estate activity,
owing to so many people being occu
pied with vacation plans. But Instead .
of a decrease there is an increase in
real estate business on this ; side •of the
bay. Hundreds of thousands of dollars
tare being: spent monthly ;in this city
end its adjoining suburbs ;. in the con
struction of homes to meet the demand.
Modern stores , and : offices are at a ? pre
mium in the downtown section, causing
a remarkable record in business build- \
No one factor is more significant of
the rapid expansion of Oaklands' busi
ness section that the subdivision of the
famous, Sather block, bounded ;by
Grove. Castro. Twelfth | and Thirteenth
streets. Within a few days the famous
old Sather mansion, the: home of the
late Pedar Sather and his I wife. - who
pave the bulk of her great fortune to
the University of ' California, ; and for
years a center of social activity on this
Bide of the bay, will be razed. -..: This is
to be followed by a subdivision of the
property and the construction of an
eight story building at the northwest
corner of Twelfth and Grove % streets,
which is to be rushed to completion by
the Bruguiere company before the close
of the summer. For ; years j the | Sather
home has been one of tre famous land
marks of this city, but the inexorable
law of commercial expansion has
doomed it to destruction.
Immediately following the announce
ment of George Austin in regard: to the
subdivision of the Bather • property for
business purposes there .was renewed
activity in properties; between Six
teenth and Tenth streets and Clay and
Grove streets, which is destined in time
to become a business district. It is un
derstood that several other old homes
in this section will be sacrificed shortly
to make way for business ; structures,
and that plans are being drawn for two
or three big apartment buildings, with
stores on the ground floor. i> The f agita
tion for the removal of the Oakland
high school has had an excellent effect
upon values in the district.
Proof that the business section is
developing to the eastward, as well as
to the west, .is- given sby the drawing i
of 'Sana for the erection of a five story
office and store building at Thirteenth
and "Webster streets. Since the opening
of the Hotel Oakland, property in this
district has been at a premium. There
is much conjecture at the present time
as to when the improvement of the
Bite of the old Presbyterian church,
at Franklin and Fourteenth streets,
will be commenced, as. it is- understood
the finest office building )in -. the city
is to be erected there. ;, .
More than a dozen important . struc
tures are in course :of erection In the
central portion of the city. - The
foundations have been completed , for
the Robert Dalzell building.; in Fif
teenth street* t opposite the new city
hall, -which is to be seven stories 3in ]
height. The new -Woodman j building, j
also in Fifteenth street, is practically
completed, as -is i the Woodward build
ing in San San £ Pablo -avenue:: y Rapid
progress is being , made "■'■ on the Durst
hotel, seven stories, 4at Tenth and Clay
streets, and also on the four story
hotel structure being* erected at Tenth
and Washington streets. Work >is be
ing hastened on the Kahn building,
and the steelwork for the two addi
tional stories to the Y. M. C. A. build
ing In Telegraph ; avenue have ; been
erected. Finishing; touches are being
put on a big fireproof 'apartment house
being built in Alice street.
GOOD DEMAND FOR HOMES 1"i
Not only is there unusual activity
in the central portion of Oakland, but
also in the residence district, particu
larly in the : annexed section. The op- 1
eration of the East 4 Sixteenth' street j
car line to ",- Fifty-fifth avenue £ has \
opened an fextensive i territory to imme
diate settlement., and homes are being
erected in all directions. Anticipating
that the extension; of the Southern Pa
cific electric service to the San Leandro
line at One ; Hundred • and Tenth : avenue
will be in operation in a few months,
property ' owners along the "; right ?of
way are erecting bungalows to meet
the great demand for such homes *on
the part of : San Francisco commuters.
Practicallyi" all '. the >track i for the ex
tension is laid and * the trolley wires
are strung.
It Is reported in real estate circles
that several scenic ;' tracts along the
route of the proposed skyline boulevard
Santa Rosa
Farms
It Just Beats the Dickens -
How These Farms Raise
CHICKENS
$100
will start you on a 5-acre
chicken ranch ten minutes
from ; Santa Rosa. See this
property NOW. It is in a lo
cation that is being : quickly
settled up. Wonderful soil
for fruits, berries and truck.
Special Round-trip Excursion,
$1.50.
Stine & Kendrick
23 Montgomery
are to be subdivided and placed on
the market this • summer. "rocker Oaks,
one of the last of '.the attractive Pied
mont tracts, -, is meeting with approval
upon the part of the buying public,
and man of the "lots-are already sold.
The regular operation of trains over.
the new Oakland. Antioc'.! and Eastern;
■railway lias resulted in great activity
*■""■". ...
among the owners of picturesque villa
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tracts situated along- the right of way
in : " this . city as well as 'in : Contra Costa
county. It will only be a question of 1
: ■■-■ .l's.\ ~ ■>■'„ ■ ■ .: ■■*'-'■■■:'•: ■■'■ ~.; I ■■'■'■ •■' ,-'tf v"'-■"■"■■"'■(-""v 1, ; * v--r ■*"'**' ! 5 ."« •■■:.v»'"~ i±&*'
months, assert real estate men who
have been ~v studying; the Vdistrict, i be
fore pretty- homes will dot the hill
sides from Lake : Temescal to the in
tercounty tunnel. There +) are home
sites ;i for nearly *il ©0,000 * ; persons 'along
the V railway in - this city alone. ■■
.:■ One of * the most ; Important < leases ;in
. some > time was recorded this ?4 week
when . Herman Rittigstein, leasing ,
manager for the f Laymance J Real Es
tate company, rented 1 nearly the entire
second > floor of ; the Woodward building
in ■ San ' Pablo ■■ avenue to the Great
Western >' Power -. company, a i 140.000,000
corporation. Elaborate offices will be
fitted , up for the ; use of the local divi
sion. i The : gross •:, rental '£ for the five
years' lease amounts to $12,000." , "".',
That the recent rapid progress of
the development of the Oakland water
front Is J being closely watched by the
big } manufacturers of i, the east, who
seek to '* have - branch V factories f estab
lished iin *; the j bay !-\ cities -by the time
; the '; Panama 7; canal is • open ■■' for com
merce, is evidenced by : : the , many let
j ters received by the Chamber of Com
merce and J; the i leading real l^ estate
firms. ~- Several sales \ and leases *of •; fac
tory sites adjacent :to the quay wall
are now pending. \ ~- ■'; > ;
SALES AT HAVENS COURT
Wlckham ? Havens Incorporated ( an
nounce €his week i the ; preliminary sale
of Greenhaven, a new ; bungalow park
adjoining ; Havenscourt ion - the ?: line of
the Southern Pacific Electric i fronting
on the Foothill boulevard. Greenhaven
Is a new departure in real estate J sub
divisions and it is claimed by its owners
and developers that it will, when com
plete and ; built up, present an appear
ance far superior to any bungalow
park ever, placed on; the market in the
bay cities. % ' ■;;; «*
The reason for this is that the streets
are laid out in series of circles, some
what after the manner of I the ; plan vol
the city /of Washington, ' and that <no
lots in the property are less than 50
feet In .width, while many are 55, 60, 65,
70 and 80 feet in width. It is pointed
out \ that when \ built upon with bunga
lows wide spaces giving , plenty of > light
and air between the houses will pre
sent an admirable appearance ■to '* the
eye. ,,- ;■:;•".- ;■ " y/-'■■■''.' '■■"..' '-:r - - ''':}-;':
'■ The ;;; lots in Greenhaven :■ are not so
deep as * the ; old '; fashioned £ city ' lots, it
being claimed by Wickham Havens In
corporated that "frontage is more ; de
sirable ? than back - yard" » under ' modern
conditions ;of life, where no back yard
room ■' for \a ; barn; and % stables is : neces
sary. The plan followed in laying out
Greenhaven has been used 4 siiccessfall y
in J Boston, ;: in some of ■=". the delightful
bungalow : communities . around New
York. Philadelphia, St. Louis and in
Los J Angeles, with notable success.
, Greenhaven will be "ornamented 1 with
work of sculpture by : Charles .Froelich;
the noted sculptor who has recently
located in ; the 5 bay region T and :; who -is
also engaged upon ambitious plans for
sculptural works Jn • the exposition.
As Greenhaven is , very small \ and-: choice
property, : ; j it is anticipated that it will
be '* very rapidly sold j out ? and built * up.
SALES OF CITY REALTY
* Several '• good i sized J sales; are reported
by Rhine ? & Co., among which ; are ■'• the
following: ,- '■ '. •■• .' .\,':'.
? - For the-account of Ilattle Gruneuer.. to a
client of the office, lot 73x100 feet and improve
ments ; ; consisting; of five ? stores .'and \ four . flats,'
located lln ; the * easterly,; line lof Fillraore street,
100 feet north of California, for $32,500. ■■;,'.«> : i
"'Rhine & Co. bare sold for the account of Mar
garet ' 8.« Skelly to j John " Graham ;• a I block ■: in the'
Sunset District; known as , Ko.' 1002. t bounded Jby
P and •■ Q and Thirty-ninth 1 and' Fortieth , aTenues,'
for . $16,000. The purchaser contemplates i selling
off the ■ lots ? separately *or i the' block * ac; a whale
at :an \ advanced» price. : <;-'..■• '-u'\" !r 'V::■''' "■*- - : "'■;
" ~; Rhine & Co hare sold for the account of A. .1.
Rankin f to .a j client iof ; the office > three :' flats -• in
the somberly line iof Twenty-fifth street. 73 < feet
east of Dolores, lot 25x110 feet, for $7.500.";- They
■Iso: sold ; for the : account; of W. •, J. ; . Wright '« cix
room «;: residence •In the r wenteriy j Jibe of . Lisbon
street.* 825 feet south 'of * Brazil, lot' 25r100, ', for
$4,000. >;>;;; -.-;■ ~ -.--:g-•>;,:- ;;■ ;'■;-;.-V<^>- *
w ' Rhine A. Co. hare: fco'ii v for . the account of J.
Steiner J to ■ a 1 client \ of % the | office J the % northwest
corner of *" McAllister i" and 8 Stanyia streets, lot
32 00. **5 The >. improremente 'consist' 'it •. a' store
and \ two six room', flats. Term* .priTate.'.i'f^T^rj
"I guess she loves me, all 7 right."
''How so?" " . '~•..
,' "She vows she'd rath be miserable
with .' me than . .happy }*. with ';?. anybody
else." —Kansas City Journal.
I A FEW DOLLARS a Month I
I SECURE a Country Residence
PROPERTY at
j LAFAYETTE HOME SITES
1 (or in the New Townsite) '.''•'.". vSI
111 . - .-.-•-■ • V -. • .-;-:
!j{ " - The opening of the Oakland & Antioch Electric ,( -
j-j , Flail way has placed f Lafayette within easy com-
I : ."■" muting distance of the Bay Cities. Oakland is .
j reached in "0 minutes and San Francisco in
il GO minutes over this scenic high line railway. ;. . |
The Mount Diablo Country
offers an ideal environment for a Lots are the »l*e of ; ten or ,
home, and s there :isv no J prettier f twenty i city lote, and eo»t , but a
spot in these beautiful valleys traction as much.
- : .;delJerhtfulsandSbalmyiwhen*-thei- «■" om exceptionally liberal
delightful and balmy when the and immediate no»
-day is damp and raw around the -.--ion p O r Instance 10 »er cent
; Hay Why not get away from Svvps I " ,c * d r
expensive city life? 9Son Utt ,„•„„ r \ ced
The fertile soil and wonderful . If the "High Cost ot l.lvlnit" -
■ climate will work marvels :In*: affects yoo. be fair enough to
: growing , * your berries, fruits, ; yoorf family and S yourself to ln
nuts and vegetables. The con- vestlKate;thiat«i»portenltylt©)set|i
ditions are ideal for poultry. "Hack to the/Land.?'.
r+f\ CTINTIAY Key Route j Boats make: direct (Connections with
V*V/ OVlll/rt 1 « o ; and A" train*—no transferrin* en route.
Trains leave San Francisco (Key Route Ferry) at 7:40, 9:00, 11:00
< a. m., and 2:00. 4:00, 6:00, 7:40 p. m. Leave Oakland (40th and Shaf
ter; 30 minutes later. . . • - *&m.
Returning, trains leave Lafayette at 8:4:». 0:59 a. m.: 1:38, 4:40,
6:40. 3:59 p. m., and in addition five extra return trains returning ,
according to traffic demands:
I * •. ■ ■: ■ -
R. N. BURGESS COMPANY
734 Market Street. San Francisco
! Branch Offices—- 1538 Broadway, Oakland
! Walnut (reck - .' ' . Concojrd Daavllle
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1918.
OAKLAND LANDMARK TO BE RAZED TO MAKE WAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON BLOCK
BOUNDED BY TWELFTH. THIRTEENTH, /GROVE- AND CASTRO STREETS.
ANGELENOS BUYING
RICH VALLEY LAND
Old River Boat Captain
Comes North to Invest in
- : Garden Tract
:y •".'::./,- .;-: ■; ■;. -;-ic-;"--;v,; ,: ;-; ■•-: -:-;:;'.:;:.s ; i ':~-\ .'; 5 :
An interesting sale was conJutnmafted
by Stine & Kendrick *- last week. The
property in question Is a 45 acre tract
situated : ; Jn Rivergarden Farms, the
Sacramento valley subdivision which
this !• concern Jis 1 now selling.
The purchaser, Colonel F. "N. Spear
of ; Los Angeles, who is 76 , years of age,
had an interesting; story to tell of this
same country. W. ? ; F. ; Sandercock,whiO
negotiated the deal, says that Colftnel
Spear was the chief engineer, , on the
first steamboat to make the trip up
the Sacromento river I s . between .the
towns of Woodland and C01u5*. ,...
: ; Ever since that trip in the early six
ties it has been his one desire to ac
i quire a • piece of land fin this * section,
Sas; he was: in a position to appreciate
the charaoter of ?. the soil and general
conditions. The tract was purchased in
the name of | his ; son, who is Snow.< pre
paring the . land ■; for ..; beans \ and? alfalfa.
He will " improve the place a sub
stantial home J and ; move 'on *ith the
completion: of i the house.
; Another « sale was made this week to
W. S. Shull, also of 1 Los Angeles, who
purchased 135 acres, which he wDI ; sow
to alfalfa this year. Shuil will make
j this place his home. ' . -
I Development i work on I Stine & Ken
jdrlck's; demonstration farm is well
along. Alfalfa and various fruit trees,
I have been J set? so as to give the Intend-*
ing purchaser an opportunity tojno/e'
the growth of products on these
The i foreman of this j: farm, who, is
maintained by the - firm, also lands any
advice or aid desired in which purchas
ers regarding the manner li» which
they can realize the greatest f results
from their farms. . ~: : "
ELLIS STREET LOT
: BRINGS NEAR $87,500
Scliaisslcr Properly >ear"Tay!or Street j
Acquired by Frledlander-..■«■ '
■■■••■ ■■ ; >■'&. Houston ,;. ; - ; t ■■- ;
'. Friedlander .';: & Houston hafve just
made a purchase of ' the southeasterly
corner of Taylor and \ Ellis streets. The
property i was purchased throwgh the
agency f of;; Shainwald. Buekboe & Co.,
who represented Mr. Schuseler, who has
owned the property for many years.
, The lot is 57:6 feet on Ellis street by
62:G feet on Taylor street, and the
price at which the property has been
sold is reported to be close to $87,600,
or $1,000 a front foot for the . Ellis
street frontage. ' • '•'.'!
TEAM RAMS SALOON WALL
Runaways In Commercial Street "WVeek
Lamppoet
A team hitched to a milk wagon
ran f away in •• Commercial f; street yes
terday noon and crashed into the brick
wall of a saloon at 616 Kearny street.
The driver. Hal Browne, stuck to his
post f arid I finally controlled the horses.
lln the run down Commercial street.
I the horses Z knocked over and carried*
I with them a street lamppost. "•',*"'
MUCH MONEY USED
IN IMPROVEMENTS
Loans by Savings Banks
Show Activity in 5 Build-
ing Operations ; ;
■ The mortgage records for the last
week show that quite a number ;of
building loans were made by the San
--_ > .. ;/. ,. : T-;.- *>•* rv- ■:..; ■:-■■-•■'■ ■- ■'-■ '; _;.--. •.-. ■--■
Francisco j savings banks and ;, several
salesj, were financed through the same
agency. » Following ' are some of the
principal loans of the week:
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/rjThe ; Hibernla ; bank" made - a building loan •of
$21,400 to »' John Rogers, trustee, to erect an
apartment house to cost $30,000 at the northwest
corner ' of '■ Golden ■ Gate _ avenue . and I Dlrisadero
"street, on lot 60. by 325 feet. '.
The Hlbernla bank loaned $10,000 to Leah Lerr
to finance ■ the I purchase of j the property at the
northwest corner of • Broderlck "and f Sutler streets,"
on.lot 60 by 110 feet. < > • ■-
t.-i The s* Savings 2 Union % bank 5 loaned f $40,000 S to
Stanley Forbest and associates,"; part [of :.which , Is
to i be 3 need 9 in * improvements ? on .< the ? lot I In 1 the
south side of Rose street,*? 136 feet eastof:Goigh,";
on. Irregular i lot .'95; by ;• 114 feet, being ; i a » gore
corner of Market uVpi*mm ' '-■ \ $&£jfcsPW*l&B.
*The ; Hnmboldt ' Savings i bank ; made', a i straight
loan lof $20,000 -to t Lee , Turn »and; associates ■on
the :■ property, In I the 1 east' side ;of I Stockton" street,";
51 Teet south -of Washington, lot ;085by .J 80' feet. , ;
The Union Tmst company loaned 1 $18,000 to
I/. l>. Solomons, part of which is to be used In
.making " improvements' on V, the *• property -; at »the
southeast corner :of Boy and Hyde' streets, 137:0
by 137.8 feet w - % , '■:.' ~~"-
The German SaisJngs banic liaaae a ; ; strarght*
loan \of •' $20,000 , to; G. W.','*' Kline on j the f property
at / the s northwest t corner of 1 Pacific 5 avenue | and
Idllmore: streets, on i lot ■ 100 :by i 102 . f eetiixSfii "■£ tf: t
• The J German % Savings % bank i made Sa J building
loau lof I $38,000 XteJ &. H. Wood \to ! erect apart
■ ment* In the so»tl» etpe -of I Sutter street;] 20 < feet
■ west ,of Hyde, aa*4ari)r) : by 100 ■ feet *Jsmsg®&m
-' The. Savings Union i bank loaned ' $20,000 Ito ' O. ;
G. Sage Jto i build (residences* on "a ■ parcel of . lots
situated at the > southeast corner of •J s street and
ivenjie. ta the Sunset ; District.
The , * Union Trust company ( loaned $200,000 ito
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LOCAL INVESTORS
CLOSE BIG LAND DEAL
6,000 Acres of Chowchilla
Ranch to Be Handled by
:-' San Franciscans, .
A deal of considerable importance to
Merced county has Just been closed by
the sale of : 6.000 acres of the original
Chowchilla ranch, at a figure reported
to be in the ,- neighborhood of *1 $500,000.
This tract of land Is considered one of
the best portions of the 103,000 acre
ranch situated 10 ' miles south of
Merced. .. .. \
< The purchasers of this property are
A. .J. 1 Lowen Derg. formerly - president
of the City and County bank; D. Strauss .
and S. Steinberg of the Greater City
t —«jit»*»-- . -■ - -
Lumber company, and C. E. Graham and
E. F. Jensen of Graham & Jensen, "all
of this --; city, together ;;' with :;■;■ Merced
capitalists. . ■■ •
■ This I tract *of land | will be subdivided
!at once into small farms. A first class
• colony will be formed and all necessary
; accommodations and improvements,
I such as schools, general merchandise
stores, electric lights, power and tele
phone service, will jbe placed ;at the
disposal of the buyers. '..-
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the; Annex f Realty -; company \on the * property lia
• Market street i just c east iof I the ? Flood;. building.
i with a frontage lof 34 fee - . •"-, - f^?%*r^
ftiThei Humboldt t Savings i bank I made ?: at loan of
. $37,500- to T. S. Deliver to erect 5 stores and
: apartment* *at the northwest I corner of Sacra
' inento and Plllmore streets,* , on lot 28 by, 00 feet.
i Is A. E. &*■ R. A. Sbarboro, Jas t trustees, loaned ;
i $10,000 1 to { Jacobs, Malcolm *Si i Burtt ito i finance
'■ the 1 purchase f of f property | in * the $ north | line B of
{ Clay -* street. J2l % feet \ east of I Drornm, lot 44] by
ll.i. irregular. -. • . ■ . /,r\*.;
MANY TRAVEL TO SEE
MT. DIABLO COUNTRY
New" Suburban v h Region Is
« Scene -of : Improvements
on All Sides
- LAFAYETTE. May That resi- •
dents of the bay cities appreciate the ;
advantages ;of the beautiful Mount 1
Diablo country Jis evidenced Iby ; the
heavy sales made by the R. N. Bur
gess company during the week. Many j
deals covering acreage were "closed |
and several v v lots at 4 the Walnut *
Creek townsite were sold. At Lafay
ette great activity is evident. Stores '
of people have purchased lot? at La- *
fayete Homes Sites and in the new ';
town site which surrounds the Oak- '
land and Antioch depot. -* . 1
One of the most important » sale?
to the Bay Point Manufacturing com
pany. This property, according to J. E.
Oren, the vice president of the manu
■ facturing company, is to be (devoted to
a lumber yard, the demand for building
materials at Lafayette being so active
that the firm is compelled to carry a
complete stock ?at this j point. There is a
r;reat demand for : contractors and
buildings will soon begin springing up
on every hand. ; Jy Construction on ; the
concrete <■ curbing ' and ■ walks Is well
under way. • ■-- - '- v it ■-■-;": -■ . C
: v Architect Applegarth ; has almost
j completed I the plans for the clubhouse
of the ' Lafayette Improvement club
and before long the substantial
pretty home of this enthusiastic organ
ization will grace the spacious grounds
given the club by the R. N. Burgess
company. Work has already started
on the heavy reinforced concrete
bridge that is to span Walnut creek at
the new town ; site of Lafayette. The
work is being done at the expense of
the Burgess.' company. '" , .
The s "R. N. fl Burgess Company Spe
cial" train will be taken off for " the
next few Sundays, pending the arrival
of the new equipment and special ob
servation car of the Oakland and An
tioch Electric railway. Over 3,000
people thronged •".;" the ; Mount Diablo
country last- Sunday, taxing the facili
ties «of the O. and rA. to the utmost. I vv-
TWENTY SURVEYORS JOIN •
ISLAND TEACHERS' PARTY
With the arrival yesterday from
western cities of the last installment
of a"; party of 100 S pedagogues >. hound
for the Philippines, a 'schoolroom ap
pearance '; was ■ given to the lobby <of i the
St. Francis. They will sail on the Mon
golia ,- today. ' Twenty surveyors ' are
among the later arrivals.
GRANT. AVENUE CORNERS SOLD
Behlow & Lucas announce this week
the 5; sale lof ;t two '.J/ important corners
downtown Ito Robert *"P.% Troy, the at
torney. The ■ first is » the northeast cor- j
ncr of Grant avenue and Tillman alley
: (between Post and ) Sutter streets), im
proved with a four story and basement
building, which was transferred to Mr.
Troy by the Mainwell Realty company. !
The second t purchase jis the ; southeast
corner of Grant avenue and Clay street,
in size 43:9x68:9. This property is im
proved with *r a brick building and Is
fully occupied. Mr. Troy's purchase of
these .• two s select downtown | properties
;--is^anK indication of the faith In San
Francisco realty held by investors.
I The ° two t purchases amounted to about
1 $100,000. ,-" -
Behlow & Lucas i inquiry
i for first class retail property. r/.: v < ! - ] ,
CROCKER OAKS TRACT
SUCCESSFULLY STARTED
Latest Subdivision of Wick
ham Havens Is : Finely
Improved
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•"Wlckham Mlavens Incorporated re
port the? notable success of the open*
ing sales oC thoir Crocker Oaks prop
erty In Piedmont during the flret two
weeks. • The list of : buyers includes a
large number of San Francisco people,
who were attracted to this side by the
s opportunity to ; secure residence prop
erty amid magnificent oak trees, yet
easily accessible, Crocker Oaks be
ing , only five minutes by motor < from
the Hotel Oakland. VJ^BHHBi
Crocker Oaks la the seventeenth anrt
last of the Piedmont property owned
by AVickham Havens >. Incorporated.
• The first - Piedmont property. Central
Piedmont, was , placed on sale in 1905
and this was followed in quick succes
sion by Alta Piedmont, Alta Heights,
Central Piedmont numbers one and
two, Piedmont by the .Lake, Lake
i Shore park, .' Piedmont % Springs. Pie:d£
Mont Knoll, Piedmont Heights. Crocker
Tract, Crocker Terrace and Crocker
Highlands. Strangely f enough Crocker
Oaks is much nearer the heart of Oak
j land than tracts placed on sale ) a num
ber of ■ years "ago and solidly built up.
It overlooks East Piedmont Heights
and is not far from Lake Merritt.
Wickham Havens Incorporated ', re
i port that nearly all the '? grading , as
; ; been completed >■ in ';! Crocker Oaks am
that -.plana are already being drawn
1 for a residence i for } Doctor Shores, the
architect being C. W. McCall. This
residence will have a view of the entire ;
• sweep of the city and bay. \_. ' ■%;' •
Si" Crocker Oaks adjoins Crocker High
-1 lands and s Crocker Terrace and Crocker
Tract. In the latter three houses aro
in course of construction, one for Wil
liam B. Ede, another for Fred B. Hall,
I lawyer and former "president' of ; the
i; Bohemian club, and the other for
son Adams. Building activity in this
section is said to be greater than else
where on the east shore of the bay.
RICH RETURNS FROM
MADERA COUNTY LAND
Farmers "I In - Fafrmead • Colony.; Get High
Price* f for 'Alfalfa: and ■ Pork and
; . Increase \ Their. Acreage ,
U% FATRMEAD, May 2.— W. M. " iPost,
who :r has been farmingj here ; for four
years, has purchased '20 acres *of addi- )
tional land. Mr. * Post lis well satisfied i
with Madera county and the Fairmead
colonies. He is a thorough farmer and
the results which he has achieved show
what can be J done by any ? one who will \
intelligently farm a , small 1 tract of land
in this vicinity. , :;.:";. -y--/:-:- I :':'^■:,"'^;^
""} Jl.ast year from seven acres of alfalfa
and f" ; the »« watermelons > and :. pieraelon* ;
grown between t the J trees |of j his i young ;
40 acre orchard, he 5 raised 215 hogs,
which averaged * 200 pounds ;•> ear-h.
dressed. He sold then* for 12 1-2 cents
per pound: His 20 acres of alfalfa pro
duced 180 I tons, which V sold % for from ;
|14 to $15 per ton loose. It is results
like .i this vi that "■, is I attracting * many
; settlers to I this section. ~'..
About 3,000 acres were planted to al
falfa this spring by new settlers on the
Fairmead colonies, a tract of 19,000
I acres surrounding our town, which la
now being sold to homeseekers by til**
owners, the Co-operative Land & Trust
company of ; San Francisco. Alfalfa hay
is now selling here at $15 per ton
loose.
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