The San Francisco call., 1906-08-13
HOUSES To LEASE
CRYING DEMAND.
Oakland Agents Cannot
Accommodate Those
Seeking Residences
REALTY is ACTIVE

and a number of large sales of prop
erty have been recorded. Oakland deal
ers declare that the available supply Of
suitable property for sale is not nearly
adequate to meet the demand The
renting department of every real es-
tate office In the city is practically idle.
as there is hardly a house in the city
vacant, and even furnished rooms are
at a premium.
Within the next week the construc-
tion OF another large building, which
Will be occupied by a prominent manu-
featuring company, will be commenced.
This will be the sales and ware room
of the Coast Carriage Company and is
to be erected at the corner of Twelfth
and Jackson streets. The structure Will
be two stories in height and will have
frontage of 100 feet on Twelfth street,
with a depth of 120 feet on Jackson.
The carriage company has secured
ten years lease on the property on
which the new building will be erected,
and +. L. Darrow, vice president and
manager of the company, has purchased
residence at 666 Telegraph avenue.
This leaves little doubt that the loca-
ton of the company In this city will be
permanent one.
TO MANUFACTURE ANIMAL FOODS.
Another big manufacturing company
which has located in this city is the
Manhattan Food Company, manufactur-
ers OF animal foodstuffs, which has re-
Gently erected factory and salesroom
at the corner of East Fourteenth street
and Twentieth avenue. 1t is announced
that the mixing-rooms and warehouse
of the company will ne permanently To-
Gated in East Oakland. although the
main Office will remain in San Fran
cisco. The new plant of the company
is located close to the main line of the
Southern Pacific Company and is also
convenient to the right Of way of the
Western Pacific Company.
Plans for an eleven-story hotel, to be
erected at the corner of San Pablo ave-
nue. and Fifteenth street, are being con-
sidered by the heirs of Martin Dunn,
who own lot with frontages of 118
feet on San Pablo avenue and Fifteenth
street. The land is at present occupied
by a three-story frame building, but the
owners of the property believe that the
location is one of the best in the city
for a modern hotel, which would yield
a much larger revenue than the present
structure. The location is reached by
every car line in the city and is also
within easy reach of the broad and mar
row gauge stations of the Southern Pa
ciflc Company and the Twenty-second-
street line of the Key Route Prelinli-
nary plans for the hotel have been pre-
pared
within a few days the electroliers
which are to be installed on Broadway
and Washington street will be ready
to be set up, and when they are in
place and in operation the business
district of Oakland will be better illu-
minated than that of any city on the
Pacific Coast. These electroliers will
be kept illuminated until 10 o'clock
each evening, and the opalescent globes
which will inclose the lights will give
a soft and yet brilliant light along the
entire length of the two thorough
fares.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
The directors of the Merchants Ex-
change have finally selected permanent
quarters for the organization In the
Hook building on Twelfth street, near
Broadway, and carpenters are now at
work refitting the apartments. The ex-
change has secured four rooms in it's
new quarters, which will give double
the room afforded by the present quar-
ters in the Central Bank building. The
new rooms will be ready for occupancy
within short time.
Additional freight transportation IA
cilities between this city and San Fran
cisco are to be provided within a very
short time by the Key Route ferry. the
officials of which have decided to begin
the carrying of freight between the two
cities. Already freight warehouse
has been erected at Emeryville, and
others will be constructed in various
parts of this city. AS soon as the new
ferry boat which has just been launched
at Dickie's shipyard is completed. the
San Jose, which is now passenger
boat. will be converted into a freight
boat The change viii in a great meas
ure relieve the present congestion of
trans-bay freight.
Among the large sales of Oakland
property which have been recorded
drring the last week Is that of a lot
fl onting on Broadway and Telegraph
avenue, just south of Seventeenth
street, which was sold by M. Prince to
e. A. whitaker a Salt Lake capitalist.
for S32500. The sale was made through
the office Of the Laymance Real Estate
Company.
Another large sale was that of a lot
at Fourth and Washington streets by
Fred A. Campbell for George Roeth. The
purchaser was Arigo Julio, the purchase
price being $4,000.
SOME OF THE WEEKS SALES.
The following sales are reported by
George W. Austin, all made during the
week just closed:
Lot on Thirty-eighth street, near
ger. for $500
Lot on Chestnut street, near Thirty
second, for the Ehlers estate to Thomas
Brain, private terms.
Factory site on Cypress street. near
Third. to Howard A. Bray. private
terms.
-Four flats on Castro street, near
Fourth, for the Pacific States Savings.
Loan and Building Company to ]. E.
Foster, for $4,000.
House and lot on Twenty fifth street,
near San Pablo avenue for Miss Haight
to Mrs: Biggar, private terms,
TWO houses and lots on the north side
of Sixth street, near Jefferson, for Hy-
man Davis to Thomas Corby, private
terms.
One pair of flats on Twenty fifth
street, near Telegraph avenue, for e.
j. Fitzgerald to A. B. Lee for $500.
Dwelling on Twenty street, near
Webster, for Mrs. B. Haera to Miss N.
E. Kane, private terms.
Dwelling on Sycamore street, near
Telegraph acenue, Tor j. M. Him to
A. Iaccheri, for $500.
House and lot on Alice street, near
Fifth, for j. S. Clark to N. Hunt pri-
yate terms.
House and lot on Fourth street, near
Webster, for ]. II. Dohrmann to ]. S.
Baker, private terms.
Store and fiat on San Pablo. avenue,
near Twenty-fourth street, for Mrs.
Sarah Gerity to Sam Levy, for $4,000.