The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-21
REAL ESTATE.
A Communication From a Local
DeaIer-Sales Reported.

Mr.. Charles w. Pope, the real estate agent,
who recently returned from the East, has
something to say about his trip and realty
values elsewhere, the first installment of
which is here given:
during my trip North and East for a
period of six weeks l have paid particular
attention to the values of real estate in the
different cities visited. 1t had been twenty
five years since my last visit, and l was pre-
pared to find q great difference in the ap-
pearance OF the various cities with which I
used to be more OF less acquainted. BIT /
must say that I was astonished at
the wonderful development that has taken
place in the East and West during
my residence in California. ! had lived so
long in this State and in San Francisco that
/ really thought that California was what
our political orators have so often told us
the brightest star in the American sky
So far as the position of San francisco is
concerned there is no city in the union that
has greater possibilities. If the natural adj
vantageS OF position were only backed up by
One-lalf OF the enterprise and public spirit
displayed by the citizens of other communi-
lies less favored by nature than ours, this
city would have obtained far higher place
in regard TO population and wealth than the
last census has shown 1t to possess. OF
course, being real estate dealer have
taken great interest in most OF the places
/ have visited, in ascertaining the prices Of
real estate and comparing the prices asked
with those prevailing in San Francisco for
similarly located property, more especially
in regard to outside lands. In I, rtland,
the first city | visited, took the Electric
road and crossed the willamette River to
East Portland, going some two or three
miles to point where 1t connects with
motor or steam dummy going to ST.
Johns. At this point | was asked $1,000
lot, and the distance was quite as
great from the center Of Portland as the
Richmond District is from the Palace Hotel,
where lots can be bought for much less.
then took the steam dummy to st. Johns,
distance OF seven miles, and while on this
line could not but notice the contrast be.
tween the enterprise shown by this COM
pany and that Of our local companies that
run out into the suburbs of San Francisco
and Oakland. AT short intervals at all the
way stations were really beautiful buildings
that were an ornament to the neigh b0rhood,
1@ilt by the railroad company for the
accommodation OF the passengers while
waiting for the train. How different from
the miserable shantieS on the Jacks0n-street
line or the dirty boxes on the Central Pacific,
used by the good people of Oakland. The
price OF lots along this line varied from
$1,000 at the starting point to SIPS at ST.
johns, ten miles from Portland, a great
deal Of the property being covered with
neaVy grow Ill OI pine lliuDcT. Az lu6Se
prices great deal of property has changed
hands-prices that outside lands in San
Francisco will not bring-yet Portland has
population of 10000 and San Francisco
eight times as many"
SALES REPORTED.
y. d. Baldwin, Joost & Mertens have pur-
chased for o. ID. Baldwin lot 275 feet on Lar
kin street by 16S . on Broadway and 2iI Is on
Vallrjo and improvements, for $4,000.
The Caruali-Fitzhugh-Ho Company
has sold lot 50x12O on the east line of
Eighth avenue, 200 south of j, in the Rich
mond district, for $1,000 and lot 25xS5 on
the north side of Howard street, between
Fifth and Sixth, with ordinary frame i'm
pr0vements, for S1O.500
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
J. 4. Oliver with s. H. Kent, to build on
the south line of Turk street, l25 east OF
BrOderick, east 81: 6x137 g, S10,35O.
j. b. SDr0yier with Cuneo 81 CaSaretto,
on east line Of Howard street, 226 :3A north
of Eleventh., north 23x100, $500.
Alice Hoey with ID. Currie, to build on the
east line OF ColllngwOot street, 100 south Of
Nineteenth, south % :6Xl10, S36lS.
James &. Fair with j. NJ. Mccarthy, brick
work, etc, on northwest corner Pacific and
Front streets. west 1877 :6x145:7, s44, 1854.
L. II. Parsons with w. Ii. Greenwood, to
build on the north line Of Army street, 100
west OF Guerrero, west 25x10o, $500.