The San Francisco call., 1905-03-20
MAKES MONEY
ON EXHIBITS
County to Get FL
nancial Return From Its
Display at Worlds Fair
RAIN CAUSES A LULL
Real Estate Dealers Report
Few Large Transactions
During Week Just Ended
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
lU1e Broadway March 19.

1V1e Broadway, March 19.
For the first time in it's history Ala
media County will receive financial
profit from an exhibit at an interna-
tional Exposition. The final report
now being prepared by Commissioners
/ w. II. Wsilbye. Theodore Gier and
Wilbur Walker, which will be sub
n1itted to the Board of Supervisors in
a short time, already shows that the
county will receive a balance, after all
bills are paid, which Will exceed the
amount appropriated for the Alameda
County exhibit.
Owing to the continuous heavy
rains there has been only moderate
activity in the Alameda County real
estate market, buyers preferring to
await pleasant weather before looking
for property. Several Oakland dealers
report q fair number of small sales,
and all expect a great increase in
business as soon as the rains cease.
The usual influx of people from San
Francisco seeking houses for the sum-
mer has already begun.
F. w. Crandall, who was recently ap-
pointed general manager of the real
estate department of the Realty Syn
cicate, has now assumed full charge
of the local offices, and reports every
thing running smoothly, with a pleas
ant outlook for large increase in
business.
A ]. Snyder made two large sales
Of residence property last week, the
first being the sale of two cottages
on Jones street to Tallman Brothers
for $6500. The second transaction was
the purchase of four flats on Eleventh
street, near Market, to Mrs. A. M.
Chase for $4,000.
Taylor Bros. & Co. are receiving
many inquiries for small business
properties and medium-priced invest
rnents They have made sixteen sales
Of residence property since the first Of
the present month.
Albert S. Day has recently opened
a new office at 1922 Broadway. He re-
ports a quiet week owing to the bad
weather.
Karl H. Nickel, who has just opened
new Offices in the Bacon building, has
closed a number of sales, aggregating
$4,000, since the first of the month.
r. NJ Anthony has just received a
contract for the sale of a large manu-
featuring site near the new Southern
Pacific freight depot on Fifth street.
George w. Austin has recently placed
on the market several choice suburban
residence properties. He reports many
inquiries by nonresident people for
both residence and business sites.
f. T. Porter reports quiet week,
owing to bad weather, but he has sew
eraI deals on hand which he will close
as soon as the rains are over.
Williams & Parsons are now set
tied In their new offices at 91s Broad
way. They have recently closed several
important deals.
Dealers in Alameda and Berkeley
realty report but little business, owing
to the heavy rains.
Frank NJ May of Berkeley is hand
ling some fine residence property in the
college town, and says everything
points to an excellent summer market.
The Mason -McDuf1ie Company of
Berkeley is meeting with great sue
cess in disposing of lots in the Fair
view Park and Hopkins Terrace tracts.
They report a brisk demand for resi-
dence property.
H D. Irwin of Berkeley reports many
inquiries and several good sales.
Albee & CoryeIl of Berkeley are Of
fering a number of choice lots in the
Berry Bangs tract
Juster & Baird of Berkeley report
several sales for the past week, with
prospects of a good summer market.
Jordan, Littlepage & Gijax of
Berkeley have just secured contract
for the sale of some good property in
Point Richmond.
Mills, the real estate man." of Berke-
ley, is handling several lots in the Hop
kins Terrace tract.
The Board of Trade Of Fruitvale has
just ordered 5000 copies of a new book
let descriptive of Fruitvale,> which is
handsomely illustrated and contains an
excellent map of the town. Copies of
this booklet will be mailed to people in
the East desiring to locate In Califor-
mia.
The Allendale, Laurel Grove and High
Street improvement clubs have ap-
pointed committee of two to present
a request to the officials of the Santa
Fe Railroad that. q cross country line
be laid across Fruitvale and Allendale.
The property owners on Hopkins street
have already agreed to donate prop
erty for a right of way. The members
of the committee are George Marshall
and Ralph Clark.
Fruitvale and Diamond real estate
men are we'll satisfied with the present
condition Of the market.
The Syndicate Investment Company
is rapidly completing the street work
in the newly opened Barker tract, and
buildings win soon be started on sew
eraI lots recently sold.
Charles F. Lee has made several
sales in the last week and reports
many inquiries for Fruitvale property.
Kenniston. the "mooseman," of Dia-
mond, has sold $500 worth of residence
property in the last two weeks
]. w. Wilber, also located in Dia-
mond, reports many inquiries for prop
erty in that section.
S. s. Austin of Twenty third avenue
has sold property aggregating a value
of $4,000 in the last two weeks.