The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

q, his city will be marked by the
-. hufldine activity ever known
N anv municipality on the SloDe.
Thousands Of structures are pelHS
planned and the property owners are
only awaiting the passlHs "a
10 begin operations.
This assured construction actlNitg
has LED some to think that there may
he a scarcity OF material next spflhs,
II ss claimed that crushed rock ano
Gravel are already somewhat oiihculI
10 obtain.
There is q large inquiry tor ouaiIles' oi,I.l-.
one being leased this week at shatP
advance in price. It is alleged py
builders that material next spring may
he higher priced than at present, as
every one who intends 70 build is mold
fne back till spring, and when ne
great rush commences there may De
raise in some classes OF nateriaL
Lumber is advancing, raise OF - q
thousand feet being reported last Week
The oDffmistfc class OF builders clalm'
however. that there VIII be no scarcity
Of material and that the Dulldlng ac-
rivitv will surprise the other large
cities of the country.
BANKER TELLS OF WORK
v,ell-lnown banker in discussing
the situation said: The fact Is mat
we have hardly commenced TO oullo-
The class OF buildings that VIII De
commenced in the spring are all 10 De
more or less OF the solid concrete or
der. and that is where some trouble
may be Rock and gravel are hard
10 get. and ] am told that one con-
tractor has had TO get out OF business
because he was not able to carry out
his contracts. A rock quarry VIII De
as good as a gold mine IN rev
months. One quarry near TO The city
HrnnH H.ad = r.
roads at a large figure, an amount
which the owner never expected TO get.
Another trouble is that everybody
has been waiting for the spring before
beginning to build. and that viii cause
a tremendous rush. There may be a
raise in the prices OF all kinds OF ma
ferial Lumber is easy 10 buy now.
even though the lumbermen have again
raised their prices. There Is plenty or
money TO buy material however. ana
al OF US viii turn in and cover Tho
burned district with fine, large struc-
lures.
NEED MORE PLUMBERS
Building is now being delayed row-
ing TO the difficulty in getting plumb
ers Many houses would have been
finished long ago and tenanted II there
had been men TO DO the plumbing lt
is not matter OF wages. Plumbers
OF wages, and yet they are scarce"
The inclement weather for the past
week has made the real estate market
somewhat dull. There has been little
done in outside lands, but there is every
indication that with the return Of fair
days there viii be revival OF sales in
this class OF property
The downtown movement is steadily
increasing and there has been brisk
inquiry for locations in the old bust
ness quarter. The report that the White
House might possibly take the Sullivan
property on the corner Of Sutter street
and Grant avenue has brought about
a number OF inquiries for lots on Grant
avenue for small stores. 1t is con-
ceded by retail men in general that the
White House viii determine the loca-
1ion OF other stores and that where
Raphael Well opens his place OF bust
ness they viii have to follow.
PLANNING SKYsCRAPER
Building on Sutter street is going on
apace and il is reported that Cold
berg. Bowen & Co. have decided 10
erect a ten-story building on their old
site on Sutter street The same firm
also intends TO rebuild their old stables
on Sutter street between LeavenwOrth
and Hyde and have purchased from
Mrs. Q. Cook, through Burnhdm q
Marsh Company. her agents, the lot
33:6E137:6. on the south line Of Suttel
street, 1S1 feet inches west Of Leaven-
worth. for $3.50 This is an important
sale, being the first on Sutter street
east Of Larkin since the fire. The LOT
was bought by Goldberg, Bowen & Co
10 increase their already large holding
which ad1Oins the above named land
The two lots owned by DIR. Julius
Rosenstirn are being cleared Of debris
and as the doctor has formed his Owr
building company there is every reason
20 believe that the new Granada Hote
on the northwest corner Of Sutter and
Hyde streets and the Office building or
she northeast corner Of the same streets
viii be rapidly completed. DR.. Rosen-
stirn expects to have the hotel fin.
Ished within a year and has made z
lease of the property for twenty years
at q big rental
WILL WIDEN STREET
Sutter street viii undoubtedly be on,
of the finest thoroughfares in the city
The property owners there are amone
the most aggressive and the most en-.
terprising in the city and their or
ganizatiOn, the Sutter Street Improve.
mont Club has done good work in fur
rhering the interest Of that thorough.
fare. The owners have decided to IN.
vest $4,000 in street bOnos and with
this sum they viii improve the street
widening IL by six feet by taking of
hroe feet from the two sidewalks. TIL,
lited Railroads on its part has prom.
scd 10 light the street with ornaments
poles.
There has been a big inquiry during
the past few days for property or
Front and Drum streets, and there il
also a big demand for lots on East
street An agent has been makine
inquiry for the southwest corner o1
Market and East streets. but all this
property is held at a high figure. and
il is doubtful whether any land alone
East street viii change hands.
NEAR WATER FRONT
The same demand also extends as fal
south as Mission and East streets and
Howard and East, which proves thar
the business men Of San Francisco
want to get as near to the water from
az possible.
In the Mission district there has beer
no cessation in the demand for prop.
crty for small stores. both on Valencia
and Mission streets, from Eighteenth
to Twenty
There is no scarcity OF money in tn,
city and the banks are making man,
loans al from 6 y 10 per cent
Point LobOs avenue property is in de