The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-13
BADEN,
Laying Out the TOwn-Land of.
fered by O'Farrell & Lang.

Baden Is name that must in the near future
become as familiar to The ears OF every san
Franciscan as the names OF Berkeley aud Oak
land are to-day. No suburb OF this great me-
trOpolis ever began It's existence under circum.
stances SO highly favorable. With millions of
money back OF II and some OF the braiuiest men
In the Union 10 push the mammoth undertaking
along the little railway station of today cannot
help growing Into a busy, busting manufactur
ing city of many thousand Inhabitants within
The coming feur or five years Not one in a
hundled of the citizens of san francisco Las q
fair knowledge OF the magnitude OF The ell er-
prises In course OF eI eclOu In this new suburb
Nothing short OF an eye survey OF the grounds
en- convey correct idea of II. The wonderful
transfer nation going Oh 50 near by will astouisn
any and every one who sees IL.
Bdden lis len miles out of San Francisco on
the line of the Southern Pacific Railroad toward
San Jose. The towuSlte IS all that could we'll
be desired from The standpoint of health, beauty
and pIcturesqueDeSs. 1t lies in broad, lovely
valley OF The san Bruno Mountains, In fun view
OF one OF the grandesi stretches OF San Francisco
Bay. For months an army OF labnrers. number
ing more than 900 men, with scores OF teams
and wagons have been busy from dawn ill dark
manufacturing and commercial enterprises
OF gigantic PROPORTIONS. Once in operation
these immense concerns will give employ
ment to thousands OF abOrers who viii
naturally desire TO reside near by their places of
employment and who Will strive to establish
homes oil their own. This In turn must ueceS-
sarIly create demand for stores shops, schools
churches and every Other convenience Of n
mouern ely. Already lots have been staked off
and fenced, broad streets have been graded
ar eslaD wells have been sunk, water mains are
being put down, an electric poWef-hOuse has
been erected aud many other works entered
upon which point Enthusiastically TO future city
OF no mean pref usiuus.
OFarrtl & Lang. The well-knowu San Fran.
cisco Teal-eSi ale firm, have Ouened a branch OF
theii business al Baden, and have placed on Inc
market tract or land containing sixty eight
acres, subdivid d into 76O residence and bust
ness lots, aud lying In the center of the town.
The Southern Pacific Railroad passes through
The center OF this value bic property, while the
San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway
tTayerses lis western border along tie Mission
road. and tile Grand avenue electric line 10 The
stock yards Its eastern border. Certainly no
more attractive and faYorably situated offerings
have been placed on the MAJ ket for many days.
The amount or money extended aud tile work
done at Baden within the past few months war
rant tie assumption that the strong syndicate,
composed OF such men as Armour and swift of
Chicago, VIII not stop short OF making this one
of the largest and best-equpped Strengthening
and packing establishments In the country.
Sixty thousand dollars has been sgent In grad
ing the sIUck-yaTds alone, while the contract for
the construction OF The great sGip-caual 800 feet
In Width ana offering depth OF twenty-siX feet of
water at low Tide, calls for $3.50. 1000. THIS big
canal Will when completed admit the largest
vessels 10 tile whaTves OF the packing-uouses
and stock-yards, enabling Tie business to be
conducted al Il less expense md with greater
DISPATCH han the same can lie done al any other
packing house liz the country.
The first packing-houSe, it IS intended by the
company, shall begin operations at Baden by the
first day OF May next IN connection with which
soap fdcIorl s, fertilizer factories and various
Olller manufacturing enterprises will start ups
WIN all these mammoth establishments IN
operation, and the bay shore and electric rail-
ways completed ana carrying passengers from
san francisco 20 Bad N every thirty minutes as
Is now contemplated. San Francisco VIII have a
manufacturing suburb OF greater importance
than almost any Other city In the country.
Tie electric cars Will be running to Baden b7
January !, 1892, and VIII make II at once a
favorite suburb OF San Francisco.
Armour people have surveyed and planned a
race-track. both te-Shaped and regulation,
which cOmrs Within 100 feet of the southern
boundary of the town site OF Baden as plated
and filed In the Recorders Office at San MaIeo
This end OF the town and the lots fronting on the
railroads VIII eventually become very valuable
business property. Baden is about one and a
quarter miles II ON the terminus of the big canal,
now being d edged under contract by Colonel
Won Schmidt, along the banks and wharyes Of
which VIII be located all OF The abattoirs pack.
ing-houses, glue factories. bone reGneres brick
yards, soap and candle works, tannarIes aud
such kindred enterprises as derend on the great
killing and packing establishments OF Armour Il
Co.
The TOWNSHIP placed on the market by OFar-
rell Lang Is at Il respectful distance from
these valuable but 0d0rOuS enterprises and vet
within few minutes walk of the center of the
manufacturing district, and Is certain to become
the popular residence and business portion of
this great manufacturing district. Work on The
Bay shore iour-tIack line has progressed RAPIDLY
W. TO The present. AT least 800 men are work.
Ing Ike bravers, and when these epl erprisrs are
completed two to three Thousand men will find
steady employment, as has been demon traIed
In all The Eastern establishments OF this gigan-