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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
SANTA MONICA

One hundred and forty-six building
permits, representing contracts aggre-
eating S194,277 were issued from Jan
uary 1 to June 80 this year. in addi-
ton to which was the construction of
the Horseshoe auditorium at an ex-
pense of $4,000 and three new school
houses at an average cost of $4,000
each.
Nearly all of the recent building
activity has been confined to the new
and numerous outlying residence dis
tricts. In every improved tract and
in many that have not as yet been laid
out dwellings are going up with amaz-
ing rapidity.
The structures are as a rule small
but well built, and embrace modern
ideas in arrangement and architecture.
A number of pretentious buildings
have been erected in the business part
of town, among which the Bundy
block, the new l. o. o. F. building and
the Santa Monica bank building take
precedence. Perhaps not since the es-
tate of Senator John P. Jones was laid
out and improved has there been a
more noticeable and attractive than
provement to residence property than
has been accomplished within the past
six weeks at Kensington court.
The property is directly south Of the
Arcadia hotel on Ocean avenue and the
land was formally barren and uneven,
and could have been purchased at a
very low figure. Now, however with
the erection of modern and handsome
ly designed cottages, the planting of
flowers and shrubs without number
and the general cleaning up of the
district values have risen perceptibly
and corresponding improvements to
adjacent property are being made.
Many sales are reported of low-
priced residence sites in the tracts and
subdivisions in and adjoining the city.
At Sierra Vista F. r. Bundy has prac-
tically closed out the divisions known
as Nos. / and 2. and now is marketing
Sierra Vista annex. a new property
that is we'll thought of Mr.. Bundy
has recently refused several tempting
offers for his Third street business
block, on which he has set the value
at 80 per cent over his price at the first
of the year.
At Westgate, Irwin Heights. Green
Acres and the Palisades there have
been sales made during the week, and
all of these tracts are visited by pros
pective purchasers. Building permits
issued this week were as follows:
II. Houston. brick store building on
Third street. between Utah and Oregon
avenues. cost $4,000; D. Shearon brick
store building on Main street between
Pier avenue and Marine street, $500; !
e. r. Randall, cottage on Fifth street, !
between Washington and California
streets. $3.50; Oliver Davidson, cottage
on sixteenth street near Michigan
street $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
LONG BEACH

An option has just been secured, It
is said, on the Watson tract of 500
acres. nor IN of the Anaheim road, be-
tween the San Gabriel river and Will
mington, by San Francisco syndi-
cate which has paid down $4,000. The
tract IS held at $3.50, ,000 The land is a
part of the Dominguez estate and Is
owned by the Watson brothers of Will
mington. Some believe the object of
the option Is to turn San Francisco in
dustres this way. Others are con-
vinced that it Is n Santa Fe railroad
move toward locating terminals near
Long Beach.
The local real estate market has been
quiet but steady during the past week
There have been few large sales, but
as many smaller ones as usual. The
general situation is considered very
satisfactory. The advent Of more and
more of the moderately well-to-do is
hailed with delight and considered a
good omen. People of this class con-
tinue to invest in increasing numbers
here and many who have lately pur-
chased property are making plans to
build pretty little homes.
A corner at Second street and Daisy
avenue was sold for home by Pal
mer e. Patterson last week. r. j.
CHM e. Co. have recently sold five lots
to prospective home-builders I'm the
Waco tract, between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets on Vine avenue. The
same firm also sold three lots in the
Densmore tract Friday. Hemphill,
Hand G. Denning sold one lot in the
Richardson tract on Pacific avenue to
w. L. Handy for $3.50.
Among the larger sales of the week,
that of fifty feet on the east side of
Locust, between First and Second
streets, for $4,000, is worthy of men
tion. The property involved is busi-
ness property and was sold by A. II.
Lindenwuth to ]. f. Sparks.
There is a possibility that the city
trustees will be asked to submit a new
proposition to the voters of the city.
The continued controversy regarding
the preservation of the ocean view has
led to the suggestion that the city's
building restrictions be amended so as
to prohibit the erection of any structure
below the bluff which exceeds ten or
twelve feet in height.
A communication of interest was re-
ceived by the trustees last week from
William Riddle of Atlantic City, who
has bought considerable property here.
He says: "I am one of the trustees of
Atlantic City. For four years 1 have
been chairman of the board walk COM
mittee. l have bought some beach
property in your city. 1 predict for it
a great future. [ write to ask you not
to permit any subdivision that permits
buildings outside of your esplanade
People will promenade because of the
vision of the sea. The visitors do not
care to promenade Between rows of
buildings. If you are valiant on this
particular Long Beach will be the At
lantic City of the Pacific coast. If you
permit outside buildings on the esple-
made it will be Coney Island without
the great population behind it that
Coney Island has"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
REAL NEWPORT
OF THE WEST
CLlFFT0N-BY-THE-SEA, SOUTH
OF THE RED0ND0 HOTEL
Beauty Tract Overlooking the ocean
for Ideal Home sites-Lot Sales
Opened AuspcIously on
Saturday

One of the most superbly located
oceanside residence tracts on the Pa
cific coast is the splendid property
which has been most appropriately
named "Cliffton-by-the Sea" The land
lies high and is a beautiful mesa
sloping gently to the bluff overlooking
the sea.
The owners Of this high class land
are II. e. Huntington of Los Angeles,
Elenor Martin, Peter Martin, Walter
Martin, Genevieve Riley and j. Downey
Harvey of San Francisco. The acre
age was not placed on the market until
the splendid Improvements that have
been for six months and are now going
in might be inaugurated. V. j. Rowan,
the engineer, has given personal at
tention to the Improvements, which are
of the highest type. over 100000 will
be expended in completing the plans,
which will produce a most charming
effect.
Hilgh-CIass Improvements
The entire tract is severed, has ce-
ment walks. curbs and cutters, piped
for gas and water. Delightfully."- wide
streets with beautiful palms and orna-
mental trees. A unique feature of this
oceanside residence situation is the Es-
planade-one hundred feet WIDE lighted
by electricity-an Esplanade two miles
In length, a beauteous stretch of drive
way and promenade.
To make the surf easy of access a
convenient stairway will be built at
each alternating street.
From the Esplanade the most fas-
cinating marine view will be afforded.
The owners of this splendid property
are determined to make Cliffton-by
Sea THE watering place of Southern
California and of the Pacific, as New
port is on the Atlantic.
w. M. Garland & Co. of the Pacific
Electric building and John d. Foster
& Co. of the Douglas building are the
agents for the owners.
The formal opening of sales of lots
began on Saturday, when hundreds of
people visited the tract and scores
made selections.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
BIG DEAL IN REALTY
PENDING AT BEACH

| gether over $4,000 has been spent on
improvements and In beautifying this
! tract, and lots are now being sold at
from $3.50 to St250, with a high-class
| building restriction An advance Is
contemplated in the near future, as
several resales have been made at a
good advance over the original pur-
chase price. This tract Is the only one
that has been laid out with curved
streets in true Venetian style and in
keeping with Abbot Kinney's plans.
Numerous inquiries and some sales
In the Kinney company's improved
tracts have marked the local realty
market this week. Improvements Of a
high and extensive order are being
made on all of the companys land, and
the syndicates having holdings in this
section are spending considerable
money on Improvements
The subdivisions controlled by
Mayor Dana Burks and his associates
have been put in first-class condition
and embrace many features i'm garden
ing and cottage construction that cam
not be seen elsewhere.
one of the prettiest and most costly
Of the improvements made consists of
a railway station of Japanese style Of
architecture at Toxic, which is the
first stop east of Venice. Kurtara Sato,
Japanese landscape artist of renown
in his own country, had the contract for
the work. which he did in a most won
derful manner.
Lewis E. Bradt manager of the land
department of the Abbot Kinney COM
pany, reports having a number of i'm
portant deals in business property we'll
under way and has had some call for
residence locations. Mr.. Bradt, whose
equipment includes twenty-horse
power Franklin automobile, Is, with
others i'm his line of business, expert
enclng a steady demand for accommo-
dations from persons arranging to visit
Venice during the summer.
Although there has been a scarcity of
cottages since the beginning of June,
late arrivals are being satisfactorily
cared for
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

of even the smallest saving capacity,
and the number of shares sold to one
person IS limited in order that a large
number of shareholders may be Sc
cured.
This company was organized in Feb
ruary and had already begun business
with San Francisco as it's headquarters
and had secured a large number OF
shareholders throughout the eastern
states when it's offices were burned
Out in the earthquake disaster and it
was forced to seek new quarters
its founders then settled upon Los
Angeles as being the best center for
its operations It's plans are broad and
a study Of the companY's literature de-
velops great possibilities.
These plans include a very expensive
and far-reaching campaign of national
advertising to secure a large number of
eastern shareholders who may later be
induced to move to the coast and assist
in its development and to counteract
the bad influence throughout the east
of the recent San Francisco disaster.
A part of it's work is a beautiful
magazine which it issues, called The
Empire Builders Magazine, one of the
best specimens of magazine literature
published on the coast. 1t Is intended
to show to the best advantage the pos
sibilities and opportunities of the Pa
cific coast.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing
about this new enterprise is an ar
rangement that it's founders have en-
tered into with about 120 of the lead
ing business houses of Los Angeles, un-
der which these merchants and profess
sional men have agreed to pay to all
persons desiring to be shareholders in
this company a commission ranging
from 10 to Is per cent for their trade,
these commissions first being paid in
the company's shares and after a GER
tain limit has been reached in cash.
Mr.. NJ w. Folsom, the president Of
the company, assures The Herald that
this arrangement with the merchants
of Los Angeles is merely a detail OF
its work and is only intended to en-
able all people to acquire its shares
easily.
Verify this is an age of new thinga
and the Empire Builder of the Pacific
is twentieth century product.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
SAYS MANHATTAN
IS RICH IN ore
Tunnel on Greater Consolidated Cuts
Through Five Ledees-Has ADJ
vantage of Plenty of Wood
and Water

"In my opinion the Manhattan dis
trict is the greatest mining section in
Nevada" said Captain Henry Harri-
son, superintendent of the Greater
Manhattan Consolidated Mining COM
pany who is now i'm Los Angeles to
report TO the stockholders on the
progress which has been made in the
development of the properties controlled
by the Greater Manhattan Consolidated
Mining company.
while Tonopah and Goldheld both
have rich claims it is true, Manhattan
has prospects just as rich and 1t also
has the tremendous natural advantages
Of wood and water. These will be
recognized by any mining man.
THE Greater Manhattan Consolidated
Mining company. of which L am super
intendent, has some Of the best holdings
in the Manhattan district. There are
now seven claims and a fraction held
by this company That means that
more than 150 acres of gold producing
land is held by one company, From
the mouth of the shaft of the Greater
Manhattan Consolidated mine the noted
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

Son, builders: add to two-story brick
building; $350O
Fifty-sixth street, 1444 East-W. H.
Sisk, 275O East Fiftieth street, owner
E. B. Spencer, builder; one-story. five
room residence: $4,000
Oak street, 196S-Herbert NJ. Bishop,
2627 Hoover street, owner; Charles A.
Elder, builder; one and one-half-story,
eight-room residence; $4,000.
Forty-first street 42S West-T S.
Whitaker, 1920 Burlington avenue,
builder; one-story, six-room residence;
$4,000.
Allegro street, 14O-A. w. Peel, 100
Bartol street, owner; John Obern
builder; two-story, twelve-room resi-
dence; S2500.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

Park; F. M. Smith, house on Sixty-sev-
enth street, between San Pedro and
South Park; W. A. Hicks, cottage on
Sixty sixth, between Main and San
Pedro; j. c. Lucas, house on Sixty
sixth street, between Main and San
Pedro; Charles H. Thompson, on Sixty
sixth street, between Main and San
Pedro; l.. D. Thompson, house on Sixty
sixth street, between Main and San
Pedro; Richard Crimp cottage on Six
ty-siXth street, between Main and San
Pedro; w. 7. Benjamin, house on Six
ty-fifth street, between Main and San
Pedro; d. G. Messenger, house on Sixty
sixth street, between San Pedro and
South Park; William Sherman, cottage
on SiXty-fifth street, between San
Pedro and South Park; l.. L. Nevius,
house on SiXty-fourth, between Main
and San Pedro; d. f. Biddle, house on
Sixty-fourth street, between San Pedro
and South Park; George Graves, house
on Sixty-sixth street, between Main
and San Pedro; r. T. Minyard, on
SiXty-fourth, between Main and San
Pedro; John r. Sheets, on SiXty-sixth
street, between Main and San Pedro;
John r. Sheets, on Sixty-fourth street,
between San Pedro and South Park;
William Quigley, house on Sixty-sev-
enth, between San Pedro and South
al n nIs H. IlubDCll, llOOSS Oll IOlhly
fourth, between San Pedro and South
Park; Howard Hill, house on Sixty
fourth street, between San Pedro and
South Park.
AS will be seen from this list, many
homes are now being built in this at
tractive property, which is so located
as to get the first ocean breezes COM
ing cityward and makes a delightful
and popular 'all-the-year-around"
nln fA, icrb 10 81 ,tr
improvements and complete water sys-
tens have been put into the entire tract
and special home building terms are Of
fered to purchasers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

Belmont silver mine is in plain view.
although it is more than ten miles
away.
Work Goes on Rapidly
1--WE have begun to sink a shaft on
the Greater Manhattan that will ne
finally more than 500 feet, deep, AS it
is built on a 60 per cent angle it will
strike the vein of ore down about 300
feet. There are now in Manhattan at
work every day in the mines more
than 500 men.
development work is going on very
rapidly in the Manhattan district, add
there are now fifteen mines. that are
being sunk and as soon as they are
down a little farther the necessary min
ing machinery will be installed.
"On the dumps of all the mines are
hundreds of tons of gold ore that will
be milled as soon as the machinery can
be installed. Some of the ore on the
property of the Greater Manhattan
runs more than $50 to the ton, and there
are thousands of tons in sight There
are huge bodies of very high grade
ore waiting to be mined. The deeper
we have gone in the Greater Manhattan
mine the better the ore has showed up.
Many Aneelenos There
"The Manhattan district is ffty-six
miles northwest of Tonopah and it lies
along the Toquna range There is a
large colony of Los Angeles people at
Manhattan now. There are probably
more than 100 persons from Los Angeles
in Manhattan at the present time. More
than 700 Los Angeles people have in
vested in Greater Manhattan Con-
ISOLATED stock. No promotion stock has
been put on the market and in fact none
has been issued All the stock that
has ben issued is straight treasury
stock, and the proceeds of the sales
goes into the development of the prop
erty
"The' tunnel that is being sunk now
on the Greater Manhattan Consolida ted
property will cut no fewer than five
lodges, Each of these is rich In high
grade gold ore. The Centennial group
of claims, which Is located between the
Buffalo and the Tredwell, and which
consists of the Craig 1 and and also
of the Little Jack and Mabel, was Sc
cured by me for the Greater Manhattan
company. Altogether, ii seems to me
that the Greater Manhattan Consoli-
dated offers more chances for investors
than any other mining proposition now
on the market"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

owing 10 the rush or business the
Talk Phone department. OF the South
ern California Music company will be
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommodation Of Herald sub
scribers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

1--WE don't really want anything un-
fortunit to happen" said the Pohick
philosopher, but it certainly is some
what annoyin' to think of all the fust-
class, able bodied presentiments that
go plumb to waste. te."-Louisville Cour-
ier- Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

Bill-Do you believe in separating the
chaff from the wheat?
Jim-Sure thing! That's why I'm try
ing to separate Chollie from his money.
.Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
A DIFFERENCE IN THE MORNING

He used to come at eight
And leave at three.
He didn't think that late,
Nor yet did she.
They're married now. and he
Leaves home at eight.
He comes "a. m.) at three;
Now that is late.
Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
BUILDING DATA
GOOD FOR JULY
Total of 139 Permits, of Which IT
Were for Homes-TotaI VaIua-
ton 232,o46-Structure in
Course of Erection

Despite the interruption of the ma
tional holiday and the day after, -
building operations in Los Angeles
have progressed steadily, and many
contractors by increasing their working
force have endeavored to make up for
lost time.
The large contracts under way in
the business districts are being pushed
forward rapidly and good progress is
made from day to day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
Classified Statement

Following is the classified statement
of authorized improvements in Los
Angeles for which permits were
granted since July l, 1906:
Valu-
Permits alton
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
Reinforced concrete build 8
IMPROVEMENTS by Wards

Below is the distribution of improve
ments by wards since July /:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08
Wage Garner

1t is very foolish in you to pay
rent a day longer when the
same sum you squander will
provide a home Of your own.
There can be no question about
it. No risk, and ten chances to
one if you buy in Home Acres to-
day the increase in price before
you pay for the place on our lib
eral terms will have more than
doubled or trebled your money.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

Home Acres is only twenty minutes from
Spring Street-just as near as Westlake
Park-the same nickel will take you either
place, Take East First Street car, come out
to end of line-get off on our property. 1t
will pay you to do it today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

Belmont silver mine is in plain view,
although it is more than ten miles
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-13
GOTHAM NEGROES RIOT
- .Gr.a.s'
Police In Trying 10 Make Arrest
Start Race War.
PICNIC ENDS IN STREET FIGHTS
To Add to tho Turmoil In Wicked
City Chinatown Has Spectacular
Fire in Which Many Daring Rescues
Are Madc-elaze In Ghetto.
tBy Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Sept. l2.-Early morn
Ing scenes and incidents In New York
including AZ serious riot among tho
negro residents of II district In West
Sixty-sccond street, known rs san
Juan Hin, and two fires. which. while
picturesque and exciting. together
caused Il financial loss OF $4,000.
The riot was the result of n picnic
given In Suffers Harlem River park
by the Bellmcn's Beneficial Assocla-
ton, an organization composed of ne
gro employees of hotels. There was
some fighting and bad blood was en-
gcndercd In the park, SO that later the
fighting was resumed when tho nc.
groes returned to their home district
John a. Harris was seen by Police
men Charles Daley To strike his one.
time friend. James Johnson, with Il
black-jack. Daley tried to arrest IIar-
rls; the negro drew pistol. and Daley
shot him In the head In sclf.dcfcnsc.
This incident aroused the ncighbor.
hood and soon Daley AMI some fell
low-oificers who had como to his rs
sistance were being pelted with stonca
and other missiles from negroes. who
had flockcd TO the scene.
ih' polICC IuoIlcu TcScrNpS 10 lNtlr
assistance. but tho negroes retreatcd
TO the houses and from the roofs pcli.
ed the police with stones. IL took
two hours to restore quiet. Half dnz-
en- arrests were made.
Harris, the wounded negro, will
probably die.
One of the fires referred to wns nj
No. 4 Mott street. in Chinatown In
n lodging house occupied both by
Cinnamon and white men.
The fire brought great alarm to the
thickly populated neighborhood The
police and fircmcn made some gal.
liant rcscucs.
Tho other fire was nj Nos. da5 and
447 Water street. in the Ghetto, in
buildings filled with the chickens and
geese intended for the Jews who pop.
ulate the district. The firemen man.
aged to release hundreds of the fowl
which went scurrylng through the
streets, with scores of men and boys
In pursuit Of them. About $500 OF
| the chickens were suffocatcd before
they could be released.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Keep away from people you dislike
and don't talk about them.
Put hog III parlor and he would
break or: and wallow in n mudhole.
1t becomes necessary occasionally for
every man to take punishment When
your time comes don't annoy others
with your screams.
Isn't 1t n fact that the most success
full men you know are polite meni
Then doesn't 1t follow that II you hoIs
to succeed you must be polite?
When you hear man abused be.
hind his back we do not think, "How
unpopular other people arew but How
we all catch 1t when we arc not
uroundr'
Don't worry IL you are not good
looking. You look all right to your
friends. The best looks OH earth could
not make you look good to your enc
mics, and those who nrc not Interested
In you don't know how you look
Atchison Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-13

Sir Andrew Clarke while travelling In
Italy assembled high tower one even
Ing and found =. the top another tour
lst. nn Engllshrnan. They chatted pleas
antly for q few minutes when suddenly
the stranger seized Sir Andrew by tho
shoulders and said quietly, 81 am go
Ing to throw you over" The man was
n maniac. The physician had only q
moment In which to gather his
thoughts, but that moment saved him
Pooh" he replied unconcerncdly.
Anybody can throw n man or the
tower. IL we were on the ground you
could not throw me up. That would be
too difficult" "Yes, could" rctortcd
the maniac. II could easily throw you
up here from the ground. Let lis 90
down, and I will do It," The descent
was accordingly made, during which
Sir Andrew managed to secure help
and release himself from his perilous
situation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-13
Torture by savases.

Speaking of the torture to which
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