The San Francisco call., 1905-04-24
NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY
BUSINESS BLOCK SOLD

Valuable Washington Street
Investment Property Is
Purchased by Newcomers
OAKLAND. April %. - Accompanied
by their families. $50 of Oakland's best
known real estate men yesterday en-
1oyed the excursion to San Jose, Los
Gatos and Sorosis, which was arranged
by f. w. Crandall, the local manager
Of the Realty Syndicate. Mr.. Crandall
not only secured the low rate for the
excursion, but gave careful attention
to every detail of the outing, and when
the excursion reached Sorosis had a
bountiful luncheon served to the
brokers and their families at his home
at that place. After the luncheon the
guests inspected the Sorosis fruit farm,
of which Mr.. Crandan is the manager.
The excursionists then visited Sara
toga, Congress Springs and Los Gatos,
going over the lines of the Interurban
system From Los Gatos they returned
to San Jose, where the party dis
banded. AS the excursion tickets are
good for three days, some members of
the party remained in the Garden City
over night.
Among the Oakland people who took
advantage of the opportunity to visit
the Santa Clara Valley were:
A. F. Connett and party OF three. F. W.
Crandall and party of six. DR.. and Mrs Pat
terson. H E. West and party. the Misses c.
Mrs oiPG Haskell Mr. 0nsSSsis and Mrs M M arthur ana
A +. Cornwall and party, Hugh ID. Cameron,
J. Tyrrell and party, J. Wilbur, L; w: Palmer
and party. E. D. Dearing. Mrs. A waggener.
Mrs. Cokeb. ]. Vaughn and party. F. E.
Bpomn eSson AMID Pry psry o MT
F. Burk, p L sternberg Mr.. and Mrs. @ T.
and party. Miss ELAINE wooly. H. G. Tupper
snd smith, party 9s Ms Hsh 5 Mes
and u psrty g. pTfi Wilson. n R BOW Bowman, Hsn8p j r
zone. f. L. Girton. c. D. Fowler and party
Of three. A. j. Fortin and party OF two
rs st0S5 Miss Miss 3nwsra 3vs Mr. MsIdn and Mrs n
born. ". H. O'Brien, Charles A. Bailey, f.
N; Dodge and party OF four. H. NJ Martin.
Annie E. Logan, Miss Jessie L. White, E. j.
Laymance. z. n Morgan. A. s. Woodbridge,
y. Manning. H. w. wagganet and wife. T. G.
coogan, Francis Ferrier and wife of Berke-
Brown, Miss c. White. Mrs A. D. Laymance.
NJ K Smith and J. w Murdock. representing
the Southern Pacific Company.
LARGE SALE MADE.
One of the largest sales of the pres
ent year was made last week by the
Laymance Real Estate Company,
through whose office the Washington
street business block known as the
Hannifin, or Dunn. building, was sold
by w. r S. Foye of San Francisco to
August Kaiser and Gustav Kaiser of
Nebraska. The property consists of
three story brick building on Washing
ton street, near Eighth, the lot on
which it stands being 81 1-3 by 100
feet. The purchase price of the prop
erty was $4,000.
William j. Laymance, president of
the company, says that the April sales
of his firm have amounted to more
than 100000. This is the third large
sale of business property made by the
Laymance Company in the last week.
Another important transaction In
local real estate was the sale last week
of a lot 100 by 75 feet on Franklin
street, between Tenth and Eleventh.
This property was sold to p. It. Fer
guson by J. S. Myers, the price paid
being s22, 500. There have recently
been more large sales of property in
this locality than in any other part
of the city, and it is stated on good
authority that several other deals in
volving large properties on Franklin
and Webster streets will soon be COM
pleted.
The general condition of the Alameda
County real estate market is most
satisfactory and brokers, both on the
bay shore and in the interior, do not
hesitate to say that more actual bust
ness will be done this year than ever
before in the history Of the county.
II Ill p q nT>f
that since the opening of Santa Fe
tract No. 7, two months ago. twenty
two lots have been sold in this tract,
many of them to newcomers to Ala
media County.
]. Tyrrell says the condition Of the
Oakland market is much better now
than at this time last year. He reports
a brisk demand for residence property
in the neighborhood Of Clinton station
In East Oakland.
Karl H. Nickel is about to begin the
erection of three fine residences on
Linda Vista Terrace in Piedmont. He
said to-day that the demand for in
vestment property has been steadily
increasing since the first Of the year.
A new firm known as the Williams
Real Estate Company has just opened
offices in the Bacon building The
members of the firm are w. S. VIII
hams, William 8. George and Robert
Mills.
The West Coast Realty Company,
another newly organized local firm.
reports the sale of several lots in the
High-street Boulevard tract, in Fruit
vale, in the last two weeks.
A s. Day who has recently opened
new offices in this city. reports busi-
ness good. with a steady demand for
small houses and cottages for rent.
E. D. Judd of Alameda has just
opened the Bayside tract between
San Antonio avenue and the bay. The
tract contains twenty lots and already
six of these have been sold, three Of
them to people from San Francisco.
TO BUILD HOTEL.
Plans have been prepared for the
erection of large tourist hotel
which will be built on the new
Fruitvale Boulevard tract by George
H. Lee. The size of the site
chosen for the building is 240 by 475
feet and commands splendid view Of
the surrounding country. The hotel