The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-17
REAL ESTATE.
Prospects Of the Northern Fruit
Colonies.
Land Purchasers Interested in the Stanford
University-A Western Union Rumor.
The Results of Advertising.

lehama County and Northern California
generally are making real estate men inter-
esteu IN that promising section feel hopeful
Ior very active season. Some members of
the IL a. r., to the number of about forty.
are considering the advisabiity of purchas-
ing portion of Moore, Foster 81 Co.'S new
colony near Red Bluff with view to max
Ing 1t their homes subsequently.
A member OF the Los Angeles Chamber
OF Commerce saw the recent display Of
citrus fruits in Oroyille and was SO sur
prlSed with the favorable contrast with
southern displays that he is now looking
Tor section of fruit land in the new
colonies of lower Tehama or thereaDout
he says he has enough men in Los Angeles
To take up the land with him as legitimate
business enterprise aud to make homes
where nature is so bountiful.
APPROACHING COMPLETION.
In conversation with The CALL repre-
sentative last week, Mr.. Carnall, of the
Carnall-Fitzhugh- Hopkins Company. said:
The approaching completion Of the class
rooms of the Stanford University and of one
OF the dormitories, Of sufficient size to ac-
commodate 260 students, indicates that Sena-
tor and Mrs Stanford intend, rs they have
heretofore indicated in pnblic to formally
open that Institution of learning during this
year. The understanding is that the class
rooms will be thrown open for the reception
OF students in September next. The effec t
OF these preparations for active operations a t
the University has already begun to excite
the Interest OF land pul chaSers aud to stiinu-
late an activity generally in the market for
real estate in that vicinity"
LOOKING FOR SITE.
Although considerable retcence has been
observed regarding the object of valuations
ana surveys made last week of the old Pa
cine Stock Board Building on Montgomery
street, between California and Pine, it was
currently reported Saturday afternoon that
the Western Union Telegraph Company is
ngurlng on it and the adjoining building,
now principally occupied by a saloon, for Il
racine Coast home for the comp anY's bust
ness; Quite recently S125,000 had been Of
Tered by Attorney Witram, for a client, for
the Pacific Board structure, and it is said
that something between 500, 900 and 500. 600
was offered last week for the adjoining low
building by the telegraph company. About
the same time the property was surveyed
and valued and its rents noted carefully.
The rumor also has it that the Western
Union people tried to buy the Stack EX-
change Building on Pine street No posi-
tive information could be gathered Satur-
day, but the report came from source
worthy of credence
These old structures would be wholly in
adequate to the requirements of the tele-
graph company's business, should a sale be
effected, so 1t Is believed that modern Of
ice building would be then erected upon the
site In question.
The appraiseEent of property to be con-
demned to make way for the extension of
Post StIeet has been finished from Central
avenue to Cook street 1t will require two
more visits of The experts to the property
beyond Cook street before their lab0rs will
have been completed.
OF INTEREST TO ADVERTISERS
Messrs. Umbsen 81 Co. keep re ord OF
all results secured by advertising in the
morning papers. According to their record
book the results for last week were as fol-
lows proportionately:
IHE CALL-50 per cent.
Chronicles AZ per cent
Exaniner-21 81 per cent.
These figures reveal the real merit of
HE CALL as an advertising medium for
real estate and are an average indication of
returns TO advertisers in the Zeal estate
columns.
O'Farrell & Lang have sold an elegant
modern two-story residence of nine rooms,
etc, on lot 26x137 IS fet t, south line of Green
street, between Buchanan and Laguna, for
SSO00. The transfer was made by A. ii.
Bailey to Edwin Brausehild.
The following sales are reported by Nc
Afee, Baldwin & Hammond: Two lots west
side of Webster near Haight, 50x10o, $1,000
street, 5000; eight lots on Fourteenth
avenue, near j street, $500; Twenty-sixth
street, near Sanchez, lot 27x11i, S1100;
| northeast corner Page and Clayton, $1,000;
six lots in Ocean View, $3.50; - South
Park, thirteen rooms, $500; lot Us :9xl27 81,
| Clay street. near Laurel, $1,000.
Brennan " Dunno sold a lot 115x127 Is on
south side Of Jackson street, 10 feet west
| Of Central avenue, for S11.500
The transfer OF house OF two fats on
| lot D1XllS north side Of n IN
street, 1I2 feet east of FILLMORE, from Max
Abrams TO l5ador kOSencrantZ, Is announced
by Lee & Cody. The price paid is $3.50.
j. 4. Harris reported the sale of four lots
in Southside on Saturday.
The Carnall-Fitzhugl- Hopkins Company
| report the sale of lot 42X120, on Seventeenth
| avenue, near | street. SouIhside, for 5000 ;
also lot 23Xl00, on Sixteenth avenue. near
street. for $500; four lots in Block 707, South
side, for $3.50 each; four lots 25x1OO each, on
| street, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
| avenues, for $500 apiece; southeast corner
| OF Seventeenth avenue and | street, 81 ok
| 100, $3.50.
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
William S. Fitzell with Margaret E. Suth-
! erland, to build on Fifth avenue, Sl594
Mrs. c. 3. GregOr with Thomas Maxwell,
additions on south line of Bush street, be-
| tween Taylor and Jones, S2S62.
Fritz GeIcke with Fiegler & Mullerto build
on west line Of Steiner street, 50 ID north of
OAK, north 55Xl10, $3.50.
Spring Valley Water Works with c. A.
| Warren, grading to connect Ocean View
switch with Lake MERGED, IL per cubic foot.
Spring V alley Water Works with &. A.
Warren, grading Lake MERGED pumping
station, 10 per cubic foot.
John O'Keefe with Allan Macdonald to
| build on northeast corner of Twelfth and
| kissing streets. 81 :6X67 IS, $500.
John O'Brien with r. Doyle & Son, to
build on south line of Twenty-sixth street,
so east of Alabama, east 25x100, S2294.
Charles Meehan with. John Bruce, to
build on north line of Vallejo street, 10C
west of Cough, west .35x137 :6 SS365.
John j. Harrigan with Benjamin Turner,
| brickwork OF northwest corner of Powell
and Vallejo Strents north 56Xh2 e S1143