The San Francisco call., 1906-10-20
Francis Ferrier Says
Realty Men Should
Be in Harmony.

cleared of refuse, streets which were
closed to teams are now open and the
result is that the city has taken a new
lease on life
The downtown movement is encour-
aging. The commission men were the
first to occupy their old quarters. The
amount of work that has been done in
this district is surprising, and the
territory between Washington and
Sansome streets is practically built UP
and the volume of business seems even
greater than it was before the fire.
Work of rehabilitating began long
ago on California street. Many of the
lots are being cleared of debris prepa-
ratory to commencing construction.
Activity is also apparent on Geary
street. The south side of the street
is being cleared that the property
owners may commence rebuilding as
soon as possible.
On Sutter street there is consider
stirn's new hotel will probably be
among the first large buildings on
which work will be started.
A BUSY SECTION.
Every one connected even in the
remotest way with real estate COM
ments upon the enormous amount OF
building that is being done in the
Italian quarter. Mr.. Baldwin of the
firm of Baldwin & Howell, in speaking
of this, said:
The work that is being done in
what is known as the Italian quarter
is simply phenomenal Indeed, they
When an Italian wants to build he
goes ahead and builds, and it does not
take him six months to make up his
mind"
I'VE do not care what the material
COSTS said a prominent Italian. I'VE
have made up our minds to have our
part of the city rebuilt as speedily
as possible and we are going ahead
with the work. There has been bred
spirit of rivalry among our pople
and there is not a man who is stand
ing back. One of our colony, who owns
property in the city and whose home is
in Amador County, has been prevailed
upon to rebuild.
1T is not only in the italian colony
that we are building, but wherever
we have property. The fact is that we
are not speculative race and we had
all our money in the banks when the
disaster came"
The most prominent builders among
the Italians are Cuneo Scatena, Arata
and Chichizola. They are building in
all parts of the city
Among others who are evincing civic
pride is G. Talera, who is putting up a
big building on Stockton and Pacific
1t will be of brick three stories with
street.
Plans are now being made by the
executors of the BrignardelIo estate
for building at Pacific and Sansome
streets, and the Chichizolas of Amador
are contemplating building on Broad
way, between Sansome and Montgom-
cry streets. G. Orsi has had plans
drawn for three-story brick and
steel building on Montgomery avenue,
near Jackson street.
The Garibaldi Guard will have short
ly a substantial building on Broadway,
between Kearny and Montgomery
streets. This will be so constructed as
that are in need of homes. The Ber-
saglieri Hall Association intends to
build, and will spend $4,000 upon a
building at Union and Stockton streets
G. Capuro has let a contract for
brick building at Kearny street and
Broadway, and M. Scatena has signed
a contract for an apartment house at
Kearny and Vallejo streets.
Work was begun yesterday upon the
new building for the Bank of Italy,
and Wee President Giannini is conf
dent that the institution will be in its
new home year from today NJ
Arata is building at Washington and
Dupont, and Phil Demartini is putting
up an apartment house at Union and
Mason streets, while N. Ferragiaro is
building flats at North Beach.
Real estate men say that sales have
been brisk during the week, especially
in Glen Park Terrace and In the
Richmond District There have also
been a good many sales on Twenty
REAL ESTATE CONVENTION.
The second annual convention of the
California State Realty Federation
was held In Fresno last week. The
San Francisco Real Estate Board was
the purposes of the federation are best
explained by the following letter which
was sent to the late president Francis
Ferrier, by J. R. Howell, president of
the San Francisco Real Estate Board
Howell said:
we all realize that the State organ
ization is an important one but we feel
that the presence of a strong delegation
in Sacramento when the Legislature
convenes will be of greater importance
this time.
There is a great deal that can be ac-
complished at that time to bring about
better conditions in the business of real
estate throughout the State; much that
can be done to educate the people to
the desirability and Importance of the
adoption of some measures looking to
the putting into operation of the Tor
rens land title system. On this ques-
tion the San Francisco Real Estate
Board is overwhelmingly in favor of
the system and has engaged legal tai
ent to represent 1T before the Supreme
Court, where the matter is now being
heard. I trust that at your meeting
some action may be taken on this sub
ject indorsing the system and fling a
memorial or brief with the Supreme
Court through proper legal channels
that will aid in the accomplishment of
the result that we in San Francisco SO
much desire and which we believe that !
real estate men throughout the whole
State favor. 1t should be understood
that the adoption of the Torrens land |
title system as it at present stands on
the statute books does not in any way
conflict with the so-called McEnerney
act, and should the latter be declared
the Torrens system In
conjunction with it only makes the
title so much stronger, and should the |
McEnerney act be declared unconsti-
tutional then the Torrens system be-