The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-10

are making Tor franchises ana .eTiHihdl
facilities in this city. 1t does not mat
ter so -luch just what the details are
as - Snow that this city is of so much
value TO the great railroad interests as
to make it worth while to engage in
bitter fights for privileges.
Il am in position TO state that
within a few months another road. al
present working altogether quietly andy
without showing it's hand. will be seek-f
ing terminal facilities in Oakland
Within five years Oakland will be an
other Omaha. only. with our deepwater
facilities as well as railroad terminals.
we can make even greater progress and
development than any interior city.
For long while / was continually
and enthusiastically telling everybody
to buy on Broadway. Then / foresaw
a wonderful development for Cav
street which has since materialized-
But now / think it is safe to say that
there~is not spot in Oakland where II
is inadviSable TO invest money. The
entire city is growing beyond the COM
prehension of the ordinary Individual
This is no guesswork nor mere gem
era1izing. 1t is proved by the weekly
statistics issued by the Board OF Works,
by the immense amounts OF transfers
being recorded daily and the large In
crease of coin passing through our
Clearing house. These are facts and
are having a great effect not only
locally. but throughout the country
This Is proved by the hundreds or let
tiers of inquiry that we are receiving
not only from the United States. but
also from Canada
The activity of the new owners OF
various properties at. Fifteenth and
Clay streets is increasing the interest
in this section and several sales have
been made in that neighborhood this
week.
HOMES N DEMAND
The continued demand for homes in
Oakland has greatly increased in the
last month and especially in the pur-
chase of lots for homes to be erected
at once In the new tract, A j. Srx<.
der's Piedmont Terrace by the Lake.
sold $4,000 worth OF lots in less than
ten days A great many OF these pur-
chasers will erect homes as soon as the
street work now in progress is COM
pleted- These. too. ere TO be first class.
as have placed building restriction
of $4,000 at least on every lot
Il have just sold for A Ludwig to
Henry and Helen Muster a piece of
ground bounded by Seventh. Cedar and
Goss streets. with hotel premises, for
about S17,5OO.
ITO r Smith for Mr.. Childs. the
southwest corner of Fourteenth and
Jefferson streets. for $4,000
To H. Eppinger, piece on Jefferson
street south of Fourteenth, for S26, 900.
ITO two local merchants. piece on
Fourteenth street. west Of Jefferson,
for about 100000"
ALAMEDA MARKET ACTIVE
ALAMEDA. Dec 9.-The condition OF
the realty market was never more
healthy than at present The home
seekers are turning their attention to
our beautiful city as a permanent place
of raGid nd n hr1V n n6 hIlfl6
ing in all parts of the city. five to seven
room cottages and bungalows predomf-
mating The scarcity of skilled labor
/ and the high price of materials and ad-
vancing prices of lumber have had no
serious effect in building operations.
which are carried on to the very fullest
limit possible under existing conditions
Many buildings have been contracted
for that have not yet been started an4
lots are in good demand. the East a-4
West End now being favored more than
formerly
Every house is taken at a fair rental
as soon as vacated-the supply not
being anywhere equal to the demand.
and a very large increase in the popu-
lation is looked for in the coming
year-as we'll as the business interests
which have outgrown the limits of the
past few years. and Park street is no
longer the only main business street.
Santa Clara avenue being a good Sec
ond in the race for supremacH
l.. w. MeGlaufin, real estate man.
with the Sign of the Checkerboard."
is doing his share of the business and
is enthusiastic about the future.
What with the advent of the electro
lying of the two Southern Pacific
branches and the coming Of the new
electric railroad and ferry system Ca Ia
Key Route) of the San Francisco. Ala
media and Eastern Railway Company,
we NAV very reasonably exnecf the rfrv
to grow almost beyond recognition by
the oldest residents in a few years
hence
No boom ESQ called) is on. prices
being advanced only in accordance with
the demand. and these are cheaper than
In Oakland or Berkeley for all classes
of property