The San Francisco call., 1905-08-14
MAIN OFFICES
FOR OAKLAND
Realty Syndicate Occupies
Its New Building on Broad
way for Ali Its Business
BIG WATER FRONT DEALS
Several Manufacturing Con-
Germs Preparing to Move
Plants Across the Bay

OAKLAND. Augusl lS.-The Realty
Syndicate is now d part and parcel OF
OAKLAND. The general business offices
Of the company have been moved 10 this
CITY, and from now on the Syndicate Will
carry or lis real estate business in the
city where its property is located. The
general real estate department Of the
Syndicate viii occupy the ground floor
OF The Syn6icate's building on Broadway,
Just above Fourteenth street. while the
Offices OF the officials viii be on the sec
ond floor The affairs OF the Syndicate
are now generally in the hands Of Ser
nsrd p. Miller, who holds the position of
assistant to the manager. In the alb
seuce Of Manager r. c. Havens In the
East, Mr Miller has general charge Of
the affairs OF the Syndicate and the trans
fer OF the offices TO this city from San
Francisco we're carried out under his in
structions.
our interests are in Oakland" sale
Mr Miller. "and we intend TO have our
general Offices here as well. We will
only maintain San Francisco Office for
the benefit Of our San Francisco Gus
toners. This viii he A great benefit to
real estate dealers. for everyone in that
line OF business can be our agent. We
have one price on our land, and if any
one gets a customer. he can come TO our
Office. close the deal as quickly as it takes
10 draw up sn agreement and take a
deposit, and get his commission"
WATER FRONT DEALS.
There has been a decided development
Of East Oakland water front property
IN the last few weeks and several deals
CT Importance have been closed or are
pending in this growing manufacturing
section. The Dow Steam Pump Works,
with factory on Fremont street in San
Francisco. has secured a contract upon
q piece OF property in the Twenty-third
avenue district. and is preparing to move.
The Victor Gas. Engine Company of San
Fra ucisco also has secured a piece Of
properly between the cotton mills and
the tioal canal and will move its plant
1o this side OF the bay. The Standard
BriqUette Company has opened its plant
a. the ccrner Of Third and Franklin
streets. It has q new process for the
r1snufa cture Of coal briquettes and has
invested $4,000 in its plant. The E. P.
Nsnderco0k Company has also sold some
more water front in the Fremery water
front tract in East Oakland for COM
pauy that VIII manufacture patent brick
from the magnesite that is being mined
back of Iivermore- There are several
raanufactories now going up on this prop
erty to handle magnesite.
g il king is going TO make a lot of
irrproVen ents in the block bounded by
Twelfth, Thirteenth. Webster and Ear
rison streets. The old buildings in this
block on the corner Of Thirteenth and
Webster streets are being torn down,
preparatory to the erection OF an sS5 900
three-story building. When this is done,
the cid Ramona House on the corner of
Thirteenth and Harrison streets will be
torn Gown and new building erecDed
IMPORTANT SALES.
J. H Macdonald e. Co have closed
two important deals during the week.
Mrs. J. h. GorriIl has bought the Roeth
property on Sixteenth street. near San
Pablo avenue, for S25.oeo. ". H Ingals
Of Fresno has bought. through the same
firm. the Beiden home at the corner of
Lake aDd Oak streets for $4,000.
w z. Brown. formerly of Olsen &
Brown. b real estate firm Of Sacramento
Of twenty-three years standing, has de-
the best opportunity for development in
this State and has formed a partnership
with Z. J. Stuart, we'll established real
estate dealer Of this city, and the firm
viii now be known as Stuart & Brown.
They will shortly open a new tract at
Fruitvale.
Warren Cheney Of Cheney & Co., the
Berkeley real estate firm. has gone to
Alaska on trip
LIVERAIORE, August ia national
bank is to be established at this place.
The parties who are interested in the
new financial concern, have been working
with much secrecy. It is stated to-day
that the deal is completed and that the
bank VIII be pat in operation at once.