The San Francisco call., 1904-12-19
HOLIDAYS have
LITTLE EFFECT
Alameda County Real Estate
Dealers Report Good Busi-
ness During the Last Week
CIVIC CLUBS ARE BUSY
Improvement Organizations
of Oakland Lend Valuable
Aid in Work for Progress
Oakland Office San Francisco can,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1O16 Broadway, Dec. 1S.
The usual holiday depression in the
Alameda County real estate market
has been but little in evidence during
the past week. nearly all the local
dealers reporting a fairly brisk bust
ness, in spite of the fact that every
one is preparing for the celebration OF
Christmas. 1t is expected that the
coming week will be quiet, as real es-
tate dealers are not among the busi-
ness men who are benefited by the rush
of holiday trade, the heaviest volume
of which generally comes during the
week before Christmas.
The work Of the various improve
ment clubs and civic organizations OF
Oakland has contributed much to the
prosperity of the year. and to these
bodies is due much of the credit for
the increased sales of real estate in
this city and it's suburbs. At the head
of the list of the organizations which
have contributed to the prosperity or
the city is the Oakland Board OF Trade,
which has been the means OF inducing
several large manufacturers to locate
in Oakland during the year. Another
VI the ClNlC OO0ACS WAACA AA~~c N~~%@
largely instrumental in bringing about
the general prosperity of the communi-
ty is the independence Square District
Improvement Club of East Oakland.
Through the efforts Of this club ten
blocks of streets have been graded,
curbed and macadamized and more
than $3.50 feet of cement sidewalks have
been laid in the last twelve months
NEW OFFICERS.
At the last meeting of the club the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing term: President, Charles p
Welch; first vice vice president, j. G.
Estey; second vice president, Manuel
Dias; secretary treasurer, Albert
Schmidt
The Fruitvale Property Owners As
sociation and the Board Of Trade or
Fruitvale have prepared subscription
lists for circulation among the business
men of the community for the purpose
of raising money for the printing and
distribution of literature descriptive OF
the advantage of Fruitvale as resi-
dence district.
Oakland real estate men express
themselves as we'll satisfied with the
conditions of the market and expect a
continuation of the. present prosperity
next year.
A. ]. Snyder, who for thirty years
has been located at ACT Ninth street
has secured the building at Broadway
and Eighth street which VIII soon be
vacated by the Contra Costa Water
Company, and will move his office
there about February 1, 1905. Regard
ing the holiday market, Mr.. Snyder
said:
I have nothing to complain Of. Ny statesmen
are all busy, and / have closed up more sales
so far this month than have any other month
during the year.
This is remarkable because people are busy
preparing for Christmas and my business does
not partake of any of the special advantages
which fall 10 the lot of the merchant In the
retail trade around the holidays
William J. Laymance OF the Lay
nance Real Estate Company says:
The population of Oakland has increased
nearly 4O. OO0 in the last four years, and am
lgreater during the next year Our business
has been unusually brisk during the last
month and 1 look for a splendid market after
the holidays.
Taylor Brothers & Co have just
placed on the market a number of fine
residence lots in Tuxedo Park BOule-
ward Heights and Lake View Terrace.
s. M. Dodge & Son have opened a
branch office in Berkeley and are hand
ling some fine residence property in the
college town. They will soon begin the
erection of three residences near
Dwight Way station