The San Francisco call., 1905-04-25
THE GROWTH OF OAKLAND.

THE CALL has been watchful of the progress made by ng
boring of Oakland Indeed has sometimes seemed that
outsider discened clearly than neighbors OF
hat CITY the Signs OF qlGkenne ana grown e - ] b
system and suburban electric roads, and the
installation Of ferry system. Those who think that things
believed electric roads would get only
patronage the roads already
passengers away the three existing Southern
Pacific The observed however that the
If all of the present traffic thrown upon either the
electric ferry the old systems which they
duplicate capacity This only thing,
and that large and steady increase in the population
recently appauded the revelations of the assessment
County which proved that hundreds of homes had
county, doing share producing
and consuming We venture to say that like showing will be
other Sacramento Valley and throughout the San
Joaquin population had its complement
in the increase OF city population San Francisco te this and
blood and energy.
Evidently Oakland did in order While
the pioneers of her transportation suffered losses they
only mscaculation of the that would
effect from Their enterprise and increase in
population IS the effect We don't know what the thee
viii families whether such direct sta
available But observation shows that the
which Joaquin Miller said he city OF the Caesars could be
built being rapidly occupied and improved 10 observation may
evidence of indirect statistics The last OF the
Contra Costa Water Company recently fled shows that during the
last that company made 1876 connections IN Oak
which shows Of about 6oo the population
That healthy and carries with cheerful III
realty and industrial expansion most significant The
the sody soundness of the banks and their nctease
number and in business The old established show steady
community and while they do not to feel the presence
the banks these growing to the general
in business activity and industrial energy.
expects that the day will when San Francisco
Oakland will try conclusions for business pracy for the
that they form practically business
only their organization Their contribution foreign and
domestic contribution what loss
the other Oakland has extraordinary advantages scenic and
merca Upon the enlargement of her harbor facilities depends the
OF important trade for San Francisco Bay which growth
may force off the docks of San Francisco is dream that
may docking the side of the bayas they
Jersey City Hoboken, get facilities denied by the
crowded whave of New York The prospect soctude
San Francisco Proper business policy such OF
will need the of all the deep water front that is
found the bay Such expansion will obsolete any facilities
but will only be evidence that they have reached
capacity that the trade they accommodate is
stay this seaport and seek another
get advantage coming continued
Oakland Berkeley Ala
In localities the expansion is be expressed by the
growth residence communities others by both residence and
business, finance and industries
San Francisco appreciates the privilege of having enterprng
negbo stands ready and applaud the
growth of Oakland but appreciate the building farm
and the tage of newly powed the
valleys which lie beyond 1t all hnterland
the world has richer greater