New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
TIE TALK OF CALIFORNIA.
RrsrNESS GOOD-REAL ESTATE-THE KEN
DALS LS-EX-KING MATAAFA
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Can Francisco March 29.-It has ralned three
DAVIS this week, but fortunately the fall was no'
- ond n few davs of warm will cleap
~ .ba yatcr in the country. Still. the situation
:, .be farmers on the lowlands is extremely
o,oomv and the frui-growers are fearful oi 'he
safety of the young crop should there oe q hea>S
rain. accompanied by wind
Rusiness in San Francisco has been unusually
GOOD considering the great depression IN the
So. ord tho inability TO travel off the lines
~ tho railroads A small army of destitute men
has been employed all the week in Golden "a'e
Park and there is a good prospect that iaree
number will 60 TO work on the Union racine
Railroad extensions in Utah and oregon
Tho auction sale of property on Prcsidio Heights
this week was surprise even to the real eS''"
hoomers because of the lively demand and the
LARGO nrices These lots lie on high ground near
.ha .ntrance NO the Preside reservation au
Central-ave.. but the streets are ungraded ana
unscwcred. The whole tract is bounded by Cen-
tral and First aves, Jackson and CALIFORNIA s'S'
Five wears ago this land was sold by the eh'ire
block for about S3 900 per block. Now mos' VI
The lots have been sold at from $40 TO S"o per
front foot and many of the purchasers nave ue
clared their intention of building. One OF 'he
largest buyers of all kinds of city property Is
OK Senator Fair. Seldom week passes tna' he
does not put 100000 into San FRANCISCO Ieai
estate. For the last three weeks the oui'oinS
contracts have reached the large sum OF S'oo'-
900.
Tho site of the old Vienna Gardens. at Sutter
and Stockton sts., will soon be covered oS nIse
saltwater baths There will be plunge bath' Io'
feet by fifty: and 120 private bathrooms Inc
second floor will be fitted up for TWO Seus Vi
clnbrooms. with plunge bath one-hall 'he S'@c
of the public plunge. These clubs VIII De eN-
clusiye. with a regular monthly fee. Inc oulio-
ing will be ornamental three-s'ory STRUCTURE
Baldwin. the millionaire, is placed in an awk-
.uara nosition He built the Baldwin Hotel on
leased ground and now, when the lease has nearis
expired. he is trying to force the owner H. VI
Houston 10 sell the land. Baldwin alleges 'n'c
he made a bargain for the property last AusuS'
for 500. 600 and paid $4,000 down; puo 'hs''
when recently he offered note LOT INC ice''
Uouston refused 10 accept it. Baldwin brought
suit. but Houston answers that no s"ch oais'i"
was ever made and that the property Is wor'h
@ round Million
II is estimated that six months will he REQUIRED
10 nut the Lick free baths into condluon lor OPEN
ing The statuary which was to DC erecieu III
front of the new City Hall still remains IN inc
marble block, no order having been given !"
artists. The School of Mechanic Arts, the mos,
useful Of James Lick's bequess. will probably be
fulfilled last as the matter of the poiisioiliS
of the special trustees has been referred TO the
courts
The next important Improvement in street COM
munication downtown will be the laying OF
cable on the Kearney and Fourth SITS car ine'
This was one of the first lines built IN the cltN.
but the travel is too heavy for horses, ana the
cable will be substituted at once
The Kendals have drawn large houses all the
week' in A Scrap of Paper" and Impulse.
while they have received many social attentions
A dinner was given them Sunday by Mr.. ana Mrs.
De Young. The Bohemian Club gave breakfast
to Mr.. Kendall while the Century OlHo; an orsa,,, III
iZatlOn OF ladies. entcItalhcu Nis' h0"u"i w ~
afternoon reception.
In about fortnight the annual election OF
the Bohemian Club will take place. The retiring
president Peter Robinson is one OF the lew %, neMS Ns
ING his incumbency. the club has nearly douDlea
in membership. has removed to new quarters. ana
has entertained more than III any previous year.
The finest dinner of the wear was gwen III hohoi
of Sir Edwin Arnold
The Pacific Union Club has an option on the
Trinity Church property, at the northeast corner
of Post and Powell SITS. for S245,oVo. Inc 10.
is large and faces Union Square. making IL
espccially desirable for club purposes IL is also
near the business centre. The club will probably
allow the church building to remain Tor several
years as the club has excellent quarters AT present
When it builds it purposes to erect the handsones
clubhouse on the Coast
Among the deaths of the week was that OF
ex-Judge Lcander Qunt, one OF the best known
LAWYERS on the Coast. Judge Qulnt was prom
inent in Virginia City during the early sixties;
and in this city gained great reputation as
criminal lawyer. for his success IN saving the
life of Laura ID. Fair, who shot down Lawyer
Crittendcn lie was afterward forced 10 sue
Mrs Fair for his fee.
One of the best bits Of work turned out at the
Mare Island Navy Yard is the whalcboat which
will be sent To eX-King Mataata, OF Samoa. Tor
his kindness 10 American sailors at the time
Of the great shipwrcck. just year ago. IL IS
of white oak plankcd with half-inch Alaska CEDAR
and has fvc-foot steel ccntreboard. IL was
designed by f. T. Anderson draughtsman OF the
Construction Department.
The largest hydraulic plant ever seen in Mexico
was opcncd for work this week near f'nscnada,
Lower California The company working under
the Nasac concession, has built a hve-nle hume
70 bring water from the San Rafael canon 70
Canada Rica at Rio del Castillo The Chinese are
TO work the mines and there are nearly 1000
on the ground now while an average OF lOO
arrive on every China steamer.