The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-04-17
OUTSIDERS BUY
INTERIOR LAND
Dealers Handling Alameda
County Property Report
a Boom Near Haywards
GOOD SALES EFFECTED
Several Important Deals in
Oakland Property Closed
in the Last Two Weeks

OAKLAND, April 16.-That the prps-
perity of the Alameda County real es-
tate market is not confined to the cities
of Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley anu
the smaller suburban towns on the pay
shore is demonstrated by the steady
increase of the demand for property IN
the interior of the county. especially In
the vicinity OF Haywards and other
towns in that section.
,, Dealers who make a speciality or
handling ranch and, residence property
in the interior of the county say that In
the last twelve months the inquiry for
this class of real estate has Increased
almost so per cent. There have also
been a number of sales in the last TWO
months that prove that people from
other parts of the State and also from
the East are buying property and 10
eating permanently in Alameda County
One OF the most impor ant or these
recent sales was made by the nrm OF
Lloyd & Stein of this city, who rev
days ago completed the transfer or two
, large ranches located near Haywards
to outside purchasers.
There have also been several large
sales recently of fine ranch property In
the vicinity of Niles and -Livermore.
Ramage & Stanton Of Haywards re-
port that ever since the opening of the
spring market they have had continu-
Gus inquiries for property in Haywaros
| by people who desire to erect perma-
nent summer homes in the pretty inte-
rior town. P" Wilbert also reports
steady demand for residence property.
IMPORTANT TRANSACTIONS.
| Two large sales of Oakland, property
were rep rted to-day, the first being
| the purchase of a lot 100 by go feet on
| the corner OF Fourth and webster
| streets by H. H. Buhring from L.
| Crother. The price paid for the prop
erty was $4,000. The other transaction
was the recent sale of a large lot on the
| northwest corner of First and Webster
| streets by Mrs. Lewis of San Francisco
to Rothenberg brothers. This property
was also sold for $4,000.
Another important deal was the re-
cent sale of the Gates property on
price paid was $4,000 and the purchas-
ers are Edward McGary, Thomas Han
| son and Antoine Clecak.
1 An estimate recently compiled by the
| Town Clerk of Emeryville shows that
in the last year improvements TO the
amount of $4,000 have peen made In
| that town. These include the erection
| of several hotels and business blocks
| and a number of private dwellings
/ The Oakland Traction Company has
| recently decided to the Oakland Gas,
| Light and Heat Company permission 10
lay gas mains on either or both sides
or under any of its tracks in Alameda
| County.
On the occasion of the excursion OF
the real estate men of Oakland and San
Francisco to the Santa Clara Valley,
which will be held on Saturday, April
%, F. W. Crandall, the Oakland man
ager of the Realty Syndicate, whose
home is at Sorosis, in Santa Clara
County, will serve luncheon to all the
brokers and their families who take the
trip.
1t has just been announced that the
excursion of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce to this city. which was to
| have taken place this month, has been
indefinitely postponed
Little & Woolsey of Berkeley report
that they have sold forty lots in the
| college town within the last week.
The e. B. & A. l.. Stone Company or
this city has just secured a contract for
the construction of a million gallon res
ervoir for the Richmond Water Com
pany of Point Richmond. The reservoir
will be located on the hill above the
town.
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