The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

Fourth and Jessie streets. While a
small portion OF this lot has been de-
voted to the erection of a clubhouse
and lounging place for the old veterans.
the greater portion is to be covered
with a six-story building with about
$50 rooms.
Two objects were kept in view in
the planning OF this structure. One to
provide a fund upon which. for all time
TO come, the needy among the Argo
nauts and their descendants might
draw for support and the other to make
a building so attractive and imposing
as TO cause II TO be one Of the show
places of San Francisco. Both OF these
points will be accomplished. For the
purpose OF Identifying it with the
early pathfnders of the Golden State,
the structure is TO be called The
Pioneers.
Won RHEIN TO THE FORE
It is not uniting that the society Sc
lected the pioneer real estate man OF
this city for their representative to ne
gotiate for a tenant. hence o. F. Won
Rhein ST.. the Oldest real estate man
In point OF age as well as years OF ser
vice. acted for owners and tenants in
the various steps that eliminated in
the signing OF contracts for twenty
year lease, the rental for which Will
aggregate sl,2OO,OOO. The lessee is f.
tOAkAns the plO1teI nlhAOndlIC nDlCl
man, who. before the fire, conducted
twenty hotels. ranging from cheap me-
chanics' house TO the fashionable fam
fly hotel. The firm name viii be Rolkin
& Sharp. The carpets, furniture and all
other appointments are to be ordered in
the East and are to be the best that
money can buy. Righetti g. Kuhl are
the architects. The society placed the
entire conduct Of the construction of
the hrrflnfnp the leasing all r
ters appertaining to the structure in
the hands Of a building committee. con-
sisting Of II. L Byrne, c.. II. Luch-
singer and II. p Gibbs. and these men
have worked necessarily for The last
three months and their labors viii not
be completed until the structure is
turned over to the tenants. which. il
is expected, viii be about the end of
this year
A. j. RICH & co.
Another important sale by A. J.. Rich
& Co. helps to fix values on Grant ave
nue. His firm has sold for Messrs. Per-
kins. Masten e. Trowbridge the north
west corner Of Grant avenue and Har-
Ian place for S14O, 600. The parcel has
a frontage OF 6S feet on Grant avenue
by l30 feet in depth on Harlan place,
and this is one-half of the frontage
owned by Messrs. Perkins, Masten g.
sale. A. J. Rich said that his firm had
an option on the corner building, south
west corner Of Bush and Grant avenue,
adjoining the holding and expected to
use the same in conjunction with the
new structure on the purchase, which
will be a class A seven story structure.
Madison g. Burke have leased for b.
Schweitzer the southeasterly corner Of
Post street and Grant avenue to the
California Optical Company. A six
story modern building is TO be COM
menced at once. The first two floors
and basement are TO be occupied by the
company and the upper floors will be
arranged in Offices.
Speck & Co. announce that the pur-
chaser Of the property on Market street
near Ninth was +. W. Leis and not
Charles l. Tilden, as reported.
BUILDING FOR HOWARD STREET
Judging from the number of whole
sale firms who have located on How
ard street from New Montgomery
street westerly, ii looks as If Howard
street would become a high-class
wholesale thoroughfare. One of the
largest and most important transac-
tions on that street is a lease which
has just been effected by Baldwin &
of Joseph Macdonough. The tenant is
the well-known firm OF Cluett, Peabody
& Co, manufacturers of shirts and col
lars, and one Of the largest institu-
tions OF the kind in the United States.
! The trustees OF the estate of Joseph
MacdonOugh have agreed to construct
for the firm named a two-story rein
forced concrete building with walls OF
sufficient strength for two additional
floors, on the lot 75x13T1k feet at the
northeast corner of Howard street and
Howard court, which IS between Fourth
and Fifth streets. Cluett, Peabody &,
Co. have signed a lease for a ten-year
period at a rental which will aggfe-
gate nearly 100000 for the term. Plans
for the building have been completed
by Macdonald g. Deane. and a contract
for the work viii be let in a few days.
IT is contemplated that the building
VIII be completed about July Is next
THOMAS MAGEE & SONS
Thomas Magee e. Sons report the
following recent sales and leases:
For account Of Hnds r. Nuttall et al sve-
story and basement building 10 be erected on
the south side Of Bush street 1876 east of
chester Stone Company. for term of ten vesrs
az rental which cannot be divulged at this
time IL is the intention OF the lessee 10 ar
range the building as the most up TO date har-
ness manufacturing and supply house on the
= Rev. John Hemphin to Berry Brothers Limit.
ed. store and basement on the norfbwesterlv
/ line OF Howard street. 22s:6 northeast OF Third
2s:6 by irregular depth. for a term OF five years
at total rental Of SIS 200.
To Garlock Packing Company. store in the
same building for term Of three years at a
tofsl rental or $500.
w. Il. Whittier 10 John W. IDEden and J. H
/ Higgins. lot on the northeast line OF Zoe place
1864 southeast OF Folsom street. 22:I1 bv 90
( for term OF three years for a total rental OF
/ S720.
Mary B. Britain TO J. W. Watkins & Co.
/ lot on the north line OF Bluxome street 3sT g
east Of Fifth. IS by l20. for a term of ten
years at total rental OF $I5. 600
Bankers Investment Company 10 Won Rhein
Real Estate Company. store the Geary-sfreet
side of the Blythe block, for two years at the
total rental Of $54OO.
To United Cigar Stores Company store on the
Market-street side OF Blythe block. near O'Far-
rel. two years at total rental Of S680O
j. Samuels Realty Company 10 r. r. Allen
and Horace W. Morgan. four story and base
menf building 10 be erected by leasOr on lot on
the southerly line OF Bush street. 90 feet east
Of Grant avenue. "a :6 by irregular depth for a
term Of ten years at the total rental OF SS4 OO0.
For accOuDt OF Robert Levick. Harry y.
Isevick and i. I. Brown 10 the United Cigar
Stores Company, store In three-story and base
ment concrete building being erected the
east side Of kearny street. south or Post. for a
term Of nine years at the total rental OF $50 400
Edward A. Younger 10 NJ. C. Seagrave. lot on
the southwest line Of Fifth street. 206:3 north
west OF Bryant. $50 by 160. for \ term OF I've
years at total rental Of $500.
James W. Coleman ct 81 10 r. X. Jensen. LOT
on the west side OF Octavia street, 25 north OF