New-York tribune., 1906-08-05
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Blockade of Freight Continues Big
Real Estate Deal.

San Francisco, Aug. 3.-The blockade OF
freight In the Southern Pacific freight sheds
continues although demurrage of 81 a day a
car Is being charged. The railroad officials are
now considering tax Of 81 20 $40 day on =
carload. as IL is imperative that cars be un-
loaded at once. This congestion is caused by
the inability of merchants to obtain quarters
for housing goods The railroad company has
issued strict orders not 20 receive any local
freight except crude oil and perishable goods.
The closing Of the sale Of the Spring Valley
Building, at the southeast corner Of Geary and
Stockton streets. for S5OO.O00 marks the most
important real estate transfer since the fire
The price is low, as it is estimated that S3OO.ur
will put the building in perfect shape for offices
The establishment of values in the downtown
district will be slow but from the present indi-
cations shrinkage on all streets except Market
street will not be over quarter. Market
street property holds its own and none can be
bought at reduced prices.
One OF the men who has been most active in
rebuilding San Francisco is Henry Kahn. who
came on from Paris after the fire and who is
constructing nearly dozen permanent buildings
for himself and friends. Kahn was one OF the
first to appreciate opportunities on Van Ness
avenue and he has not only improved his own
holdings but has bought a fine lot near Golden
Gate avenue.
The Jesuit Fathers who leased the site OF the
old St. Ignatius College and church. at Van Ness
avenue and Hayes street, to Wanamaker &
Brown for a big department store. have pur-
chased the block bounded by shrader. Cole
Grove and Fulton streets for S120.00O.
The supervisors have decided TO restore the
City Hall and Hall Of Justice 70 house munich
pal offices and courts. 1t is thought that go
per cent of the two buildings be restored
and that the walls safs.
The work of providing permanent homes for
refugees was begun last Sunday when Father
Crowley. of the Youth Directory, and officers Of
the Mission Improvement Association headed a
large crowd Of volunteers who started the con-
struction OF buildings in Mission Park at 10Th
and Dolores streets. It IS supposed 20 devote
every Sunday to the work until enough cottages
are built TO shelter the homeless
Far more work in rebuilding homes has been
done by the French and Italians at North Beach
than in any other quarter. Hundreds of small
property owners have erected houses, while the
Cuneo estate is about TO build big apartment
house at Bay and Leavenworth streets that will
house $50 families On property near the city
the same estate will erect 200 additional flats.
George D. Collins. the convicted perjurer,
whose case has dragged along in the courts for
half year. has been admitted 70 bail In $4,000
A writ Of error to the United States Supreme
Court was signed by Superior Judge Hibbard
without warning 70 the District Attorney The
latter predicts that Collins will now decamp
before the case is ready for the Supreme Court.
The first carload Of Tomatoes e1-er cant I7as4
was shipped last week. and more shipments are
to follow That this cheap and perishable vege-
table is forwarded so great a distance shows
the scarcity OF tomatoes throughout the East
caused probably by late frosts in the Southern
States.
Admiral Lyon, commandant at the Mare Island