The San Francisco call., 1907-03-23

are being rushed to completion. The
new home Of the art school. on the
site OF the Hopkins mansion, is well
advanced and should be completed and
ready for occupancy before many
weeks have passed. Sutter street also
Is advancing rapidly and several lots
are being cleared OF debris preparatory
10 commencing the work of building.
Chinatown continues 10 show won
derful progress. There are many
houses so far finished as to be in
habited, and il is said by those in a
position to know that Chinatown will
be as densely populated by the end Of
June as IL was before the fire. The
character Of the buildings, however. is
entirely different Instead Of old rock
cries and disease and. pest breeding
abOdes there are fine and airy domi-
Giles, and the better class Of Chinese
merchants declare that they will have
an Oriental quarter more attractive 10
visitors than the old one.
MISSION AND RICHMOND
In discussing the growth Of the city
real estate men say that the greatest
advancement in residence sales has
been I'm the Mission and Richmond The
purchasers OF Mission property are
mainly mechanics desirous of having
small homes. and have helped to open
up tracts like Glen Park and people the
city 10 the south. Those who have
bought in the Richmond district be-
long to d somewhat more prosperous
class and many lots have been secured
in this section on which expensive
houses win be erected
Parkside, the Pope tract and other
quarters which have been improved
show what can be done with outside
lands nlr or1 No let III q =
tractive residence sites have been seized
upon eagerly, proving that people when
offered lots at reasonable figures and
within a short distance Of the business
section viii buy and viii build. Be
fore the fire the greater part Of the
operators and owners apparently over
looked the possibilities Of building up
the city by the making Of homes. All
aims were centered in erecting private
hotels. boarding houses. lodging houses
and apartment houses.
run ON APARTMENT HOUSES
just previous TO the fire il appeared
as if the city had run mad on the
apartment house movement. New ones
were being opened every month, and
any Improvement in new place over
an older house was sufficient induce
ment for families 10 move. The result
was that many Of the residents Of the
city were changing their abooes fire.
ouently II gave the city a character
OF unrest Ii brought into existence all
classes Of restaurants, from the very
bad 10 the very good. People lived in
eating places. Their mOvables consisted
of trunk and some hand baggage.
The mechanic lived pretty well as did
his richer neighbOr. He never dreamed
OF owning real estate
Now. Judging from the inquiries in
the real estate Offices, it is the ambition
Of every man earning good wages TO
own his home. He is enabled to do
this by the placing Of large tracts on
the market where lots can be sold for
a reasonable figure. The men who
have made this possible are true bene-
factors OF the city. for they are aid
ing to build up a population with re-
sponsibilities on its shoulders. Men
who own their homes are more satisfied
with their environments. II makes them
adverse to change. more appreciative Of
the advantages that accrue from steady
employment, and induces them TO take
a deep and abiding interest in the city
BUILDING UP THE CITY
Edgar l. Hoag. president Of the
Real Estate Board, says he believes
that within a few years San Francisco
will be one OF the most remarkable
cities in the country and that IL viii
be one Of the most envied- he feels
that this condition viii be brought
about by there being more home owners
here than in any other city Of the same
size. IN discussing this, he said:
1-nouestionablv the most striking feature OF
the real estate market has been the remarkable
demand for residence property in the burned
district thousands of homes were destroyed ana
Immediately after the hre business purposes oe-
rnspded the use OF much land which WAS for
1nery considered strictly residential property As
: result the Mission. Richmond and the Western
Addition have spread most rapidly
one would not have 10 look back far 70 re
member when the Western Addition stopped at
Sfanvan street II Is true that beyond this
there were some scattering houses but there
was distinct line drawn both north and south
ceased By q coincidence il happened that along
fhis line or near II, large tracts of property
lerest of these pieces were the Jordan Tract %
the BAY District Land 0ompany's property,
and the land between Willard street and First
avenue owned by the City Realtr Company
These three properties for years had been a
barrier 70 the growth Of the city beyond. The
demand for more residence property caused the
offer them for sale. The last large Offering IN
this neighborhood ano one OF the most I'm
The City Realty Company has been working
since last April in grading, illuminating and
eurh avenues and from ] street south. In
fhis area are contained some 300 lots. upon the
fnurOFeueuL OF WHICH, preparing luf LlelE safe
the owners have expended several hundred thou
sand dollars The sale OF this property and the
Improvement. which is assured the
sale is effected. viii mean that there viii be
no break IN the extension Of the Western Add
ti0D.
There has been q marked tendency Of late for
business men and Others 20 look for their home
site outside Of the city. This was largely caused
by the IRE aftermath and the poor transportation
facilities.
The offer OF important holdings in subdivisions
sueh as the one just mentioned will tend 10 keep
our citizens on this side Of the bay and IS an
important step IN the right direction for the
reila bilitatfon OF San Francisco
The firm OF Oscar Heyman & Bro.
has purchased six lots In Lakeview
and viii place them on the market in
subdivisions.
BALDWIN g. HOWELL
The sale OF the Hayward residence
10 the San Mateo Hotel Company, and
which is TO be converted into a hotel
called The Peninsula" has caused a
boom in the adjoining property and
BALDWIN & Howell have sold more than
$4,000 worth of land in Hayward Park
md Hayward Addition. This means
tbat a most attractive suburban quar-
fer viii be built up shortly and the
fact that the Southern Pacific viii give
soon a quick service from the city VIII