The San Francisco call., 1907-01-12

gomery street A strong lobby has
been formed, ii is alleged, headed by
F. B. Anderson, the WELL known bank
er, to have the Government purchase
the site of the old Stock Exchange in
Pine street and known as the Leaven-
tritt property. The owners in Mont
gomery street are naturally desirous of
seeing the subtreasury built on that
thoroughfare. 1t is said that the sum
of 100000 has been appropriated for
the purchase of a site and the Mont
gomery street owners advocate the
Government buying 125 feet on Mont
gomery street from Merchant to Clay.
In private letter which was received
yesterday from Painter he spoke of the
strong opposition that was showing
itself to the proposition to build in
Montgomery street
BIG APARTMENT HOUSE
H. H. Larsen will build shortly a five
story apartment house on the north
east corner of Bush and Powell streets,
6S:6x67:6, which will cost $4,000. Sut-
ton & Weeks are the architects. The
house has been leased by the Watson
Realty Company to Francis W. Smith.
formerly of the Hotel Cumberland on
Bush and Leavenworth streets, for ten
years. The contracts have all been let
for the construction and the work is
well under way. Larsen expects to have
the house completed by the first OF
April, 1907.
Spanish renaissance is the architec-
tural style adopted for the building Its
first story is to be of rough dark and
light red brick; the upper walls of
rough cast plaster, with red brick
quoins and window trim; the cornice
of heavy wooden beams, capped with
terra Gotta tile. The entrance will be
elaborately decorated in terra Gotta of
cream color. Numerous iron bal
comics in green will help to give the
Spanish character to the design.
The vestibule will be of colored mar
BILE and the entrance hall will have
rich columns and richly decorated cor
nices in the style of the exterior. The
interior arrangement will be that of
the most modern apartment house
type. A large court will be a feature
and furnish light to the inside rooms.
brick wall between 1t and the adjoin-
ing properties, thus insuring it against
fire.
AN ENORMOUS FACTORY
The California Fruit Gamers Asso-
citation is building an enormous brick
factory and warehouse to cover the
entire block. 275x412, bounded by
Beach, Leavenworth, Jefferson and
Hyde streets, and will represent, when
completed with its equipment. an in
vestment of half a million dollars.
The plans are by and the construc-
ton is under the supervision of Philip
l. Bush, the associations engineer.
These buildings, with the canning
department proper, the speciality de-
partment and warehouse, will have a
floor space of 100000 square feet, and
a train of fourteen cars may be taken
care of inside the structure. During
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and women will be employed, the ca
pacity of the plant being 100000 cans
per day. The canning season proper
will commence with asparagus in
March, running through the full line
of vegetables. into fruits, and finally
closing with tomatoes and pumpkins
the latter part of November. The spe-
cialty department, with its output OF
catsup, jelly, preserves and soups, will
operate every month in the year.
SUBURBAN SALES
The Potter-Davis Company has Sc
cured control of the Wave Crest
Beach tract at HaIfmoon Bay, which is
one of the most beautiful tracts in the
vicinity OF San Francisco. The same
firm reports a phenomenal sale of su-
burban realty, including lots at Bur-
lingame.
Sol Getz & Sons report the following
sales:
5oxi2o. west line of Ninth avenue. 200 feet
south of W street, TO Selma Bishop
25x120, east line Of Thirty-fourth avenue, 100
feet south Of Point Lobos. 70 Aaron oohn. oo
25xl20, west line Of Forty-seyenth avenue, 200
feet north of T street, to Jessie B. Heath.
25r100, southwest line Of Persia avenue so
feet northwest of Munich street, to R. ].
5oxIoo, southeast line of Moscow street. 1875
50x100, north line of i street, 1876 feet east
Of Twe1ty-third avenue. to Robert Demert .oo
feet east of Capitol street, to Louis Bage.
5oxl2o, east line of Thirty, fourth avenue 100
37:6x2O. west line Of Twenty-third avenue
i75 feet north Of ] street, to Eugene A. VIE
s7:ex12o. west line Of Twenty-third avenue,
212:6 feet north Of street, TO Stanley ii.
Speck & Co. announced the following
sales:
For the account Of the Occidental Real Es-
tate Company to Major Charles L. Tilden. the
lot. 50xie5, running through TO Stevenson
Market street, 125 feet northeast Of Ninth, for
a consideration Of approximately $is5. 900.
account of the Packer estate, to the Nebon
Realty Company. for $12, $50, the lot and i'm
s2:s feet south Of pine, the lot being s2xls76.
For the account OF Mrs. Catherine Lovett,
improvements on the south line of California
street, 1l3:b feet west OF Lyon. the lot being
For the account of DIR. Carrie Edwards they
have sold to Edward e. Perley the lot 25x
1I1:3 on the westerly line OF Ashbury street,
267:3 south Of Waller. The improvements con-
sist Of fats. The consideration is $500.
For the account of Mrs. Evelina Camper, to
Fred Peterson, for $1,000, the lot and improve
ments 25x112:6, on the easterly line of Baker
street, 1928 north Of Washington.
The following leases were made by
the firm:
For the account of A. F. Lejeal to Freder-
lex n. wilt, the two-story and basement frame
building the north line Of Clay street, be-
tween Franklin and Cough, 1914 Clay street,
for the period Of two years, at total rental Of
$216o.
For the account of Mary Kesn, to B. Lebo-
vitz and S. Laxor, 1T20h O'Farrell street, be-
tween Fillmore and Steiner. for the period of
one year and six months, at a total rent of $72O
For the account of NJ. Sheftel Company, to
Ben Harris, POST Bush street, for the period of
two years. at a total rental OF 1880.
For the account OF Mrs. Juliet j. Mezes to
George Wheeler the southeast corner of Tenth
and Sheridan streets for the period of i've
years at q total rental Of S3265.
For the account of Fred Peterson. to Dan
McGregOr and Jerry Lonergan. the two store
rooms, I776 and 1850 Haight street, for the
period Of two years and six months. at total
rental of $2250
For the account Of Harriet E. Parsons To
Ellen WEIGH, 1925 California street for the
period of two years. at a total reat Of 5000
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