The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

IN the most recent publication OF
the Oakland chamber cf commerce.
which covers the nrst three months
> os 1908, the following significant
statement appears: Oakland Is today
unquesrionably the record city OF the
[n,ted States n proportion 20 area.
4. population ard in cost OF new build
ings- During The year 1897 Oakland,
with an area Of only 1s-s square miles.
ranked nineteenth among al cities il
TIE United States IN the cost OF build
s1gs erected 4 y months Permits
were granted for z.507 buildings a. =
total cost OF ss,2zs.sss-e5. For the first
three months II 1893 building permits
were issued 20 tie number % 51S n
Oakland. 70 be erected 81 e cost OF
~t5se.ss5- This took place II the 50
called rainy season. when less build
i.g IS done than n other seasons OF
the year
IN February, pe- square nile. the
value OF structures for which permits
were Issued. as compared with other
Esci6c coast cities, put Oakland FIRST,
with ss2.1so Per square uIls. San
Francisco s6Lo1s per square mile, Sc
attic q rrffe more than 10000. and
-
area considered. not only on the Pa
rtac coast but in the United States. in
rapid growth today Building permits
70 Tie number o1 So were Issued n
Oakland for the week ending April l.
1888. representing the aggregate cost
of s1Sl.o58. and Tor the week ending
April & there were 102 permits call
1rZ for the expenditure OF S1s1S2S-
This Is the latest Official announce
rnent of progress II Oakland. the cOu1-
y seat OF Alameda county. Il IS made
.cpportunely AZ e tine when exact in
formation Is demanded What Il IN
dIcztes Is not only that the forward
pace has been continued and IS con-
tinuing. but that the rate OF growth
IS strong. The advancement OF Oak
land II population. which has created
-zs demand for thousands OF new
structures for homes and for business
l.ses n the past few years IS summed
up IN figures According 70 the United
states cezzus of 1880. the dEeIlers IN
The city OF Oakland numbered 1852.
Ten years later. namely. zt the time
the succeeding census was taken BY
the United States census bureau off,
Gals. the population was discovered
70 have Increased something more than
1sooa making the total enumeration
then 81. $50. A municipal ard postOGce
census was taken two years later. IN
ton was found on that basis. 10 be
sz.s7s, OF s4.s42 more than that OF
1880.
At he close OF the last calendar
year 1907. the Oakland chamber OF
commerce announced that Ozkland's
population was. On conservative es-
ttnzte, 81. .o00- simultaneously an
uouncenent was made that the Il
savings banks OF Oakland had on de-
posst more than s50.0ee. Goo n 1907
the assessed valuation OF the property
IN Oakland. for purposes OF taxation.
was $640e0.0s0. In 1soT-S this raIra-
ton was surpassed By s57.0o0. zoe. and
amounted TO sIe1.0e0.o8o-
Other figures back Up xoIidly the
story OF extraordinary growth IN Oak
land. FOR instance, the postofice re-
eefpts for three years were increased
ron s1s5.sz427 IN 1898 70 Sass. .s5s.1s
a 1906 and 20 $z2s. .z50-e1 IN 1907 These
figures were issued officially BY the
r,osrofnce 70 cover three fiscal years
ending on June 80 In the two years
~ 1905 and 1907 the building permits
totals grew from s4.445.esz-s5 for the
f5-~t OF these two years 70 ss.s2133L20.
The character OF buildings was OF
T,frher class in the second year than IN
ere frst. and the number OF improve
--erts IA the two years. as compared.
--as as follows 1896. s.Io5s IN 1907,
r4ez or an excess OF nearly ?. 400 for
with 1895.
-s~h reliable information concerning
-. city OF Oakland. on the east shore
ef the bay CT san Francisco, for the