The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

=" LAMEDA is city Of bo1ievards.
\ Within her precincts are found
some OF the most beautiful and
wei kept roadways, extending
for miles through the heart of the city,
and issuing into magnificent stretches
OF land and water scenery. that exist in
the state The reason for these ex-
ceptionai roads Ia that Alameda lies
upon sandy loan which provides a per-
feet foundation for good roads The
streets arc constructed Of graded mac
ADAM finished with screenings Of
rood. hard ebert and oiled with par
taeuiar quality OF crude oil At present
there are over SO miles of this class Of
street, and the mileage is rapidly in-
creasang. Recently the city voted $685.
600 bonds for the construction of new
bouterards, a fact which has done much
20 draw attention TO the delights OF
Alameda as q home section For walk
III R01R~SpS ~4oAc 80 - Nv
OF oernaut walks
The city ts the gateway to the ban
ner county OF California Lying as 1t
does on an artificial island. separated
from the mainland by drainage canal
which Is affected By the rise and fall
OF tidez, all debris snd accommodations
arc thus removed. and perfect drainage
iz assured By q sewer system autonati-
eslY flushed On the north shore
n cne Of the best deep sea harbors IN
ehe state; on the south Is . sunny sand
beach where are located resorts for
hArhsng and boating San Leandro bay
en ne east. protected from the open
see currents, offers exceptional oppor-
tun1ty for pleasure boating. The deep
sea harboF can accommodate the
largest vessels. while along the north
shore In close proximity, are the facto-
r1es Of Alameda, which include ship
building. pottery works. rug factories
and various other industries. Many
opportunities are Afforded by this har-
bor for other manufacturing interests
OF which Alameda VIII not be slow to
talss advantage. The residence sec
ton. lying In an opposite direction, Is
not affected BY the presence Of these
factories on the north shore, as the
prevailing winds are southeriy and the
smoke from the factories is carried out
over the bay.
The Fifty Thousand club of Alameda,
w,s~
mainly for the purpose OF oentering
interest IN what the city of Alameda
has to offer TO intending investors in
realty, furnishes complete and relia-
BILE information concerning the oppor-
frnitiss for the building of homes, OF
the inception Of business enterprises
or manufactures. and through its ef-
forts much has been done IN the way
OF publicity. Some OF the results of
its work are that within a year the
population OF Alameda has Increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. This rapid
growth has brought about many public
improvements. The Oakland traction
company has installed complete mod
ern electric system which connects Ala
media with Berkeley and Oakland, giving
q ride Of over 15 miles for cents The
Southern Pacific company is putting in
an electric system to replace the steam
lines now operating In connection with
the ferry boats. There are at the
present time nve trains and boats run
ming per hour between Alameda and
San Francisco This convenience in
the matter OF transportation Is one of
the prime causes Of the city mans
making his home here He can pran-
tfcaIly leave HIS Office and arrive at
his dwelling IN Alameda In the same
time that Il would take him to reach
one OF the outlying suburbs Of San
Francisco. He will also have the oer-
tainty OF not being q strap hanger. and
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