The San Francisco call., 1905-05-15
NEW BUILDING
FOR TRIBUNE
w. E. Dargie Plans to Erect
Handsome Block on Frank
lin and Eighth Streets
SUBURBAN MARKET BUSY
Expected Coming of Western
Pacific Enhances Values
in the Livermore Valley

OAKLAND, May 14.-Oakland's COM
merciaI center is soon to be improved
by the addition of another large busi-
ness block The new structure. which
will be. located on the northwest corner
Of Eighth and Franklin streets, viii be
erected by w. E. Dargie, the proprietor
Of the Oakland Tribune, and when
completed viii be the home Of the
newspaper. Mr.. Dargie has secured a
tWenty-year lease on the property,
which is a part of the Chabot estate
The annual banquet Of the Oakland
Board OF Trade will be held on Tues
day evening, May g. at Maple Hall.
Arrangements will be made for the &C
commodation OF 500 guests. Among
those VINO have expressed their inten-
ton to attend the banquet are Governor
Pardee, Senator Perkins and Congress
man knoWlsnd-
An illustrated lecture on California
viii be given at Maple Hall next Tues
day evening under the auspices of the
Board of Trade. The lecture will be
delivered by j. w. Erwin, who has
been appointed for this work by the
California Promotion Committee.
The condition Of the real estate mar
kets of Berkeley and Alameda are de-
scribed by the dealers Of those cities
dE GXLIGUGIl Will q cPACAl-
did outlook for large sales during the
summer months. The general prosper
ity of the college town is indicated by
the reports of the First National Bank
of Berkele. and the Berkeley Bank of
Savings, the deposits Of which have in
creased more than % per cent during
the year Of 1904-5.
The new real estate firm of Macder-
mott d. Bachelor has just been or
off "a the DIITQin "a
43leakley block. They have also estab-
lished a branch office on the North
lands tract, in North Berkeley.
Duncan McDuffie Of the firm Of Ma
son & McDufie said to-day:
The most remarkable record in the history
OF serkeley residence property was made last
week by our company. Forty-one lots in Fair
view Park for which we are the agents, were
sold between the eth and the 18th Of the pres
ent month. This property, lying at Berkeley
location near the university and the hills with
rapid trsnspcrtstion both to. Oakland and
San Francisco. We expect that the entire
tract viii be sold out before June 1.
Congressman Duncan McKinlay Of
Santa Rosa has recently purchased
property in Alameda and Berkeley. and
he has already let a contract for the
erection Of a handsome cottage in the
former city.
The new map of Fruitvale, which has
been prepared under the direction of
the Fruitvale Board of Trade, is now
ready and plans have already been
formulated for its distribution. The
board has also secured. the services Of
Z. W. Howe. an expert numberer. TO at
once begin the work Of numbering the
houses. Of Fruitvale. Arrangements
have been completed for the placing of
street signs on all the corners.
Dealers report many inquiries for
ranch property in the interior of the
county. Especially is this true of the
Ifvermore Valley. George Beck, one
OF the leading merchants of Livermore,
in discussing the present condition in
the vicinity of that place said to-day:
Prospects for crops in the Livermore YsIley
are not as good this year they have been In
the past but notwithstanding this fact there
is not a piece OF property within the limits OF
the town OF LiveTmore that is at present for
sale. The cause of this activity in the demand
for Iivermore real estate is that since the
plans OF the Western Pacific. Railroad have
been made public people are anxious TO secure
land in this town. which viii be directly on
the line OF the new system.
Work on the new Town Hall Of Liv-
ermOre is now nearing completion, and
il is expected TO have the building
ready for occupancy early in June. The
new hall is a two-story structure OF
brick, which was recently purchased
from the DUNCAN estate. 1t has been
reftted and painted
Throughout Washington Township,
and especially in the vicinity of Pleas
anton. the same conditions as those in
Livermore prevail A marked increase
in the value of land of all kinds in that
section has been noted since the first
Of he