Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
LONG BEACH

One of the biggest deals in outside
realty which have become public lately
is the announced purpose to subdivide
a portion of the George Bixby ranch
and place it on the market. About 500
acres are said to be included in the
transaction. The ranch lies three miles
from this city and between American
avenue and the Pacific Electric rail-
way. The portion TO be subdivided lies
one mile east of Willows. To make a
high class residence district is said to
be the purpose of the promoters.
Strong building restrictions will be
placed on the purchasers and the effort
will be to bring into being a settlement
of fine country homes.
Claude Ford was this week awarded
500 prize by the Shaw-Flint company
for having written what was adjudged
to be the best of a large number of
articles submitted describing the beau
ties of Belmont Heights. No second
prize was offered, but Miss Nellie Fore
man accompanied a water oolor sketch
with her write-up and was deemed
worthy of a special prize of $40. The
opening paragraph of the winning pa
per ran as follows:
1.-The cream of subdivisions of the
Pacific coast, situated within easy
walking distance of the growing city OF
Long Beach, within a stones throw
from the Pacific ocean and overlooking
the beautiful Bay of Neples. 1t is
tract of marvellous possibilities, hav-
ing two electric car lines located upon
1t and all the modern conveniences-
graded streets, sidewalks curbs, gas,
electricity and a fine pressure of ex-
cellent water"
A permit was issued Wednesday af
ternoon for the three-story business
block which the Jotham BiXby COM
pany is to build at First and Pacific
avenue. The cost was estimated at
$50, O36.
on Wednesday last 1t was reported
that the Home and Harbor company
had sold for Charles Lange twenty
aces between Hynes and Long Beach
10 the Judson Investment company of
Los Angeles. which firm will subdivide.
and sell the property in lots. The
price stated was $4,000 The land lies
between the Salt Lake road and Ocean
avenue and is known as Salt Lake
Villa.
The United Syndcates company is
opening the second series of debentures
in what is called syndicate "B." The
operations of this company will be con-
fined to Back Bay property in this syn
dicate. The first syndicate handled a
tract at Spring and Daisy streets.
After a tour of Investigation last
week the Orange County Improvement
associationh of which w. H. Chandler
w. l.. Campbell and S. Townsend of
this city are members, decided to i'm
prove its West Newport property to the
extent of $20O,OOO The channel under
the Southern Pacific bridge and west
will be dredged and fills made on all
low land on either side.
Buffers & Paul report persistent ac-
tivity in the inner harbor tract. The
decision of the United States court that
the sloughs are navigable is making
the investors hustle to get in on the
valuable property in this future man
ufacturing district.
There are new residences building all
over town and several imposing apart
ment houses and business blocks, as
well as the new banks and hotel are
being rushed to completion. The build
ing permits for the year passed the
million dollar mark last week.
The Long Beach realty board was
organized Friday night
with thirty-three members, a const-
tuition was adopted and the following
officers We're elected: o. Townsend,
president; J. G. Lybarger, vice presi-
dent; J. A. Miller, secretary; George
c. Flint w. II. Buffers, c. C. Doran,
C. j. Walker, f. w. Stearns and r. H.
Young were elected to act in conjunc-
ton with the above named officers as
a board of control.