The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
BUSINESS REVIVAL
Of KEARNY STREET
The Hub Clothing-Store to
Be Torn Down in
April.
The Heirs of the Adams Estate
to Make Expensive Al
terations.
The Remodeled Building Will Have a
Granite Front and Two Addi-
tional Stories Added.

The rivalry for business by the mer-
chants on the outside sections of the City,
which had its inception in introducing a
display of electric lights over the streets,
has acted as an incentive to property
owners in the commercial center to bestir
themselves in keeping pace with the era
of progress which surrounded them. A
failure to do so carried with it the la bel
ing of their store fronts with that unwel-
come sign ITO let" which means no in
come on invested capital.
One OF the first to recognize that with
out improvements there would be no
progress, were the heirs OF the estate Of
James Adams, who own the corner lot on
the northeast junction of Sut;er and
kearny Streets at present occupied by the
Hub clothing-store.
This property is about to be improved
by a general and thorough remodeling,
which necessitates the tearing down of
the entire front and re-erecting the build
ing, with the addition of two stories, max
ing it a siX-story structure.
The entire front on both Kearny and
Sutter streets will be removed to founda-
tion mark, upon which more substantial
building will be erected, consisting of
granite, with steel pillars and girders to
support the additional weight of the two
stories TO be added.
There will be two elevators on the north
ern side-one OF which will be used by the
tenants on four upper floors, and the
other exclusively for the use of the ten
ant who has already engaged the base
ment, store and floor Immediately over
head.
The entire alteration will involve an ex-
penditure OF about $4,000. but this sum is
only a bagatelle as com pared 10 other
amounts lately expended in erecting new
buildings.
The Adams heirs saw the necessity OF
making start TO improve Kearny- street
properly and by so doing retain the busi-
ness that rightly belongs to that excep-
tlonalIy located thorougAfare OF COM
merce and travel.
This improvement, acceptable as it is
from business point of view, brings with
IL some dlsadvanta e to the tenants. The
chief sufferer by this forced removal will
be the owners OF the Hub Clothing Com
pany, who, not expecting such a sudden
SHIFT of quarters, had ordered a large
stock of Eastern and European goods, the
greater bulk of which is In transit for the
spring market.
In speaking over those disadvantages
Charles keilus, the president of the COM
pany, SAID: ''While we are not opposed
TO the owners of the property making the
alterations, but on the contrary are
pleased to see such Improvements on
kearny street as will make the street at
tractive and Keep the business here, vet
we we're taken somewhat by surprise, as
We did not expect to receive notice to
vacate before July, at witch time We
would be better prepared TO move, as by
that time We would have disposed of the
heavy stock of spring and summer goods
which we have ordered.
- But now that it has come we must
make the best of the situation aad get a
move on so to speak, and find quarters
sufficiently large in which to carry on our
business even at sacrifice.
"Of course We have the consolation of
knowing that we will again occupy our
old quarters under different conditions
We have secured lease TO move in Just
as soon as the place is finished.
Under our new terms we will OCCUPY
the basement, the store and the entire
tloor above US, which will be devoted to
boys and children's line of goods. We
expect to be back there in six months
under more favorable auspices for carry
ing on our line"
Other Improvements in this section of
ths City are in contemplation. 1t is said
that the large brick building on Sutter
street lately occupied as a plum ber's store
Is about 10 be remodeled on lines similar
to those of the Adams building.