The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
ADDITION
LOTS IN DEMAND

Considerable attention is being given
to property west of Presidio avenue
recently by home buyers. and there
has been a noticeable increase in the
number of inquiries in this section of
the city.
A recent buyer in this district is Mrs.
J. Schweitzer. who bought from Ellen
A Jackson lot 70X127;6 for S32,500.
The property is on the north side of
streets and is regarded by real estate
men as a good transaction.
Simon Clayburgh has leased his
building on the south side of Geary
street west of Grant avenue to Koenig
& Collins for term of 10 years, at a
monthly average rental of $4,000. 1t is
a four story and basement building.
The last store in the building on the
northeast corner of Kearny and Mar
ket streets has been leased TO the Tog-
gerry for 10 years at an average rental
Of 500 a month.
The northeast corner of Bush and
Hyde streets, with frontage of 1876
on Hyde street and 103 on Bush street,
has been taken by the st. Francis hos
pital associa ton for about S45, 600, and
plans are being prepared for four
story building. which is to be fire
proof. A. ]. Rich acted in behalf of
the association. and Shainwald & Buck
bee for the sellers. The total invest
ment will be about $175, 900.
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commodious harbor on the Pacific
coast 1t has an entrance nearly a
mile in width and Of ample depth
through which the commerce of the
world can pass into a bay whose waters
cover an area of about 257 square
miles, of which 79 square miles has
depths from IS feet to so feet at low
tide and all of which affords excellent
anchorage ground.
~The largest ocean in the world
the highway to China, Japan, the Phil
ippines. Australia. New Zealand and
the South Pacific islands, bordered by a
population which runs into the hum
dreds of millions of people, who will
trade with the United States through
Pacific coast ports. is at its door.
The complet etion of the Panama canal
will undoubtedly add 10 the volume OF
the commerce of this port, and it is not
unlikely that immigrants for the west
ern states coming from European ports
will be landed directly at San Fran
cisco. as immigrants for the southern
states are now taken by direct ocean
lines to Galveston.
Not only do the lines Of ocean COM
merce focus at the entrance of the
harbor of San Francisco, but on the
landward side, transcontinental rail-
ways lead the trade of the eastern
states to our wharves and still other
roads are directing their energies to
make San Francisco their Pacific ter
minus.
ITO retain and encourage this COM
merce it is necessary for the state to
build, slightly in advance Of actual
needs, substantial wharves at reason
able cost of construction and mainten-
ance, and to keep port charges down
TO a minimum rate, sufficient only to
produce a revenue for operation, repair,
maintenance and new construction and
thus make this one OF the cheapest,
most commodious and desirable ports
of the world.
TO carry such a determination sue
cessfullv into effect it is necessary that
each separate addition TO the harbor
facilities should be itself q component
part of a general plan of port develop
ment, which shall intelligentIy antici-
pate and gradually provide for the
commerce of the future"
1t is evident that the future of San
Francisco is inscparabiy connected
with the development of San Mateo
county, its shipping and railroad facil-
tiles