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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
.LOfWE TRACT AGENT
FINDS TRADE BRISK
Lots Are Disappearing Into the
Past" Declares Captain
0vermeyer

Great shortage Of lots is the cheering
report OF Captain obermeyer, agent
for the Loewe tract, and the handful
left on November / is rapidly disap-
pearing into a distant past, he de-
clares.
4 had expected" said the captain,
ito have a few left over for a spring
sale next year. but from the way they
are being wiped off the map Thanks
giving day bids fair to find myself and
statesmen with our occupation gone
and out cunning for fresh worlds to
conquer.
The Loewe property has proved
more than popular with the home seek
er of moderate means. That it is ap-
preciated for residence purposes is
clearly evident from the number of
homes already built and occupied by
our buyers.
''Of course, our terms and prices are
unusually alluring. but it requires some
genuine merit nowadays to run a con-
tinued sale with uninterrupted success
for number of weeks and the Loewe
property has proved to be the real
goods ever since we commenced work" /"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
BIG JOBB|NG HOUSE
IN IDEAL LOCATION
Building Within Four Blocks Of
Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific FreighthOuses

In location the best in the city for
the purposes of rapidly handling orders.
and in a building fully equipped and
stocked for the trade, Baker & Hamil-
ton are beginning their fifty-fifth year
Of business under the most auspicious
circumstances The new Baker & Ham
ilton store is located at 433-4S1 Brannan
street between Third and Fourth. The
complete establishment of this job
bing house. with its facilities for the
economical handling of iron, pipe. hard
ware. implements and vehicles,
strengthens San Francisco's position as
the distributing center for the west.
The new place is located one block
from the Southern Pacific yards, four
blocks from the Santa Fe and four
blocks from the Western Pacific freight
sheds. 1t is connected with the rail-
roads by a spur track running directly
to the receiving floor Of the building.
which is commodious enough for the
unloading of eight cars. The firm is
but three blocks from the channel and
the Mail dock. A private driveway
through and between the buildings ia
cilitates the rapid handling of mer-
chandise for receipt and delivery. The
shipping department has eight doors
for the delivery of outward bound
goods.
The iron warehouse is 95x24o feet.
containing 22,80O square feet of floor
ing, and the main building is 25Sx275.
with 2l2,S50 square feet, making the
total space approximately 100000
square feet. The buildings are fire.
proof and are equipped with a sprinkler
system containing 5000 sprinkler heads
and six miles Of piping. The firm has
the largest private telephone exchange
in the city
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
POINTS GROWTH OF
WESTERN ADDITION
Land Adjacent to Preside Is
Continuation of Fashionable
Residence Section
Bakers Beach Property in Line
for Many Handsome
House Sites

According to L. r. s. Holmes, who
is with Lyon & Hoag. property ada
cent to the Preside ana at Bakers
beach is attracting more attention than
it has received for long time. In
the opinion OF Holmes this district
will be more rapidly built UP than any
other section. and he gives so many
reasons for this desirable state of af-
fairs, climatically and otherwise. that
1t is surprising its many advantages
have before escaped attention
In speaking of this part OF the city
Holmes says:
1t is wen known fact that this section Of
the Richmond district is simply a continuation of
the western addition No better proof of this Is
needed than to note the class OF residences being
constructed in Lake street up to the Preside
reservation.
This condition is being brought about by sew
eral causes. The first IS that all nearly all
desirable residence lots IN the Western addition
have been built upon. which leaves very little
unifnproved land available. As a consequence.
people who are locking about for a suitable lot
upon which TO build a home are forced 10 go out
side the old and well known dwelling districts 70
new field, which only be found west Of
First avenue.
Another important factor and one productive
In influence IS that in this portion Of our, city
you are almost completely surrounded by de-
tiful marine view which is TO be had on the
north.
In selecting a spot here on which TO 1--we many
people are guided by the fact that there is a
climate with very little variation in the tempera-
ture the year round-the sandy soil absorbs the
water rapidly after rain. which inSures against
mud and discomfort. Lake street and the in
tersecting avenues as far out as Bakers beach are
which are artistic in detail and surrounded by
well kept gardens
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
ST. CHARLES FLATS
AGAIN ARE SOLD
Mrs. Charlotte Clarke New
Owner of Property That
Often Changes Hands

The st. Charles apartment house In
Sacramento street has again changed
hands. The new owner is Mrs. Char
lotte Clarke. This is the second time
within a year that this building has
changed proprietors. 1t will be re-
membered that Calvin Knickerbocker
exchanged certain pieces of property
for the place and he has again made an
exchange.
This time he gives the apartment
house to Mrs. Clarke for three pieces
of property, one being In Pine street
between Van Ness avenue and Post
street. SO by 120, running through to
Austin avenue, in which there is
wooden building. The second piece is
on the southeast corner of California
and Dupont streets, % by 1916, with a
one story wooden building, and the
other is in Ellis street, SO by 120
The hotel rents for $1,100 a month
d. II. Burnham & Co. have prepared
plans for n garage to be erected at
the northeast corner of Golden Gate
avenue and Polk street for r. D.
Hooker. 1t will be one of the hand-
soonest garages in the city aH9 viii
cost $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
Building Contracts

Lindgren company with City construction com
pany and McFell electric company-Private
sewer and electric wiring. etc. for Young Mems
Christian Association builtlng at NV corner OF
Leavenworth street and Golden Gate avenue. W
1879 by \ 1875; $3.50.
San Francisco gas and electric company with
Foster & Vogt-Excavations and foundation, etc.
for six story and basement brick structure in
line of Sutter street. 1876 w of Stockton, W
5S:9 By S 1876: SlO.247.
jeremiah and Catherine Mccarthy with Andrew
Ellis-To erect frame building (four fats at
159 Lexington avenue $4,000
Hal A. Custis with Charles Oberfeld & Son
To erect one story and basement brick build
ing In line OF Belden place 97:6 Of Bush
street, 20x5T:6; $3.312.
William and Mrs. creedon with Patrick Kelly
and II. 2. Doyal-To erect one story frame
building in W line Of Pennsylvania avenue. 400
Of Twenty second street, 25x10o; $l,7s0.
oConnor, Mofat Co. with Mechanical Dust
ing, cleaning and scrubbing equipment for build
ing in line Of Post street, 107:11 W of
Kearny, w 100 BY S 1926; 81, ,s72.
Adams company with Wittman-Lyman COM
pany-Plumbing for building at NE corner of
kes5ny arm snG Go1I s1tteT streets ooo soo zo e
L. NJ. Ryland with Joseph A. Hill-To erect
one story and basement frame building. except
grading, at Sc corner of Mission street and
Washington avenue 81 496
| Mrs. Margaret Parke with NJ. A. Hea1y-Al-
terations and additions to two story frame
building at 1904 Laguna street. line between
Pine and California streets; $4,96s.
| Emma G. Rose with Pacific manufacturin-
company ana huOWleS q haJser-Mln Work and
plastering for the Rose building, corner Sutter
street and Clara lane; S1s.505.
John ]. o'Toele with Common & Huges and
Ahbach & Mayer-To erect a frame building
| mine fats in W line of Lexington avenue
| 100 of Nineteenth street, S 90 by w so;
$10.S75.
W. H. Williams with Frank Neidick-To erect
two story and basement frame (two 6ats)
in y line Of Fell street. 1875 w of Steiner;
SO. 900.
Mary Wilson Ansell with r. H. Banning-To
erect two story and basement frame in line
of Nineteenth avenue, 150 of Lake street, N
20 by 100: 81. $50.
Mrs. George Clarke with R. Fl. Banning-To
erect a one story frame residence in line of
Seventeenth avenue, 215 OF Lake street, N
% by 100; 81, ,497.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
/ MllADY PICKS NEW
SHOPPING CENTER
Geary and Mason, Say Real
Estate Men, Will Soon
Be Fashionable Mart
Michel Debret Leases Big
Structure of Eight Stories
at Corner

Before the fire the vicinity of Geary
and Mason streets. was neither the
most desirable nor the liveliest in the
city. but with the new Geary street
this locality will be one of the gayest
and most fashionable in San Fran
cisco.
On the southwest corner the Column
bia theater will be housed in a mag
nificent building, while on the north
east corner of these streets, Joseph d.
Grant has leased to Michel Debret an
eight story building of reinforced con-
crete.
through the firm of Baldwin & Howell.
The plans of the building are being
prepared by Macdonald & Applegarth.
Michel Debret, to whom the entire
building has been leased. was one of
the proprietors of Marchand's restau-
rant and associated with him will be
Mrs. Hayken, who, prior to the fire.
conducted the Alexander hotel next TO
the st. Francis.
The first floor and basement will
be used by Debret as a restaurant,
which will be conducted under the old
name, Marchand,' and Debret declares
that 1T will sustain it's old reputa-
ton as being one of the best eating
places in the, city. 1t is elaborately
hlleu up. no money is to be spared
in its furnishing, and as it will be close
to first class theater Debret feels
that he has made a wise choice in
making the lease with j.. d. Grant.
The seven upper floors of the build
ing will contain about 100 rooms. every
one of which will be connected with
an individual bathroom. The interior
finish of the hotel will be of the high
est order, and the aim of the proprie-
tors will be to make the new house a
strictly first class bachelors apartment
hotel
Work will be commenced within the
next 30 days, with a view of complet-
ing the structure about July 1, 1909
Baldwin & Howell are particularly
pleased in making the lease to March
and's, as 1t was through them that a
lease was made to Debret nearly 13
years ago Of the building at the north
east corner of Stockton and Geary
streets.
This lease was made at the same
time that this firm consummated the
lease of the Spring Valley building
to the City of Paris, and 1t was thought
at that time that the location was
somewhat out of the way
Debret says the new location at Geary
and Mason streets is. in his opinion,
quite as good a one today as the Stock
ton and Geary street corner was 1S
years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
RESIDENTS SCORE SPRING
VALLEY WATER COMPANY
Members of Three Improvement
Clubs Hold Indignation Meet-
ing in SchOOIhouse

Lack of a proper water supply and
the Indifference of the Spring valley
water company to. their demands
caused more than 1000 residents Of
Glen park and Sunnyside districts to
assemble Thursday night in the Glen
Park schoolhouse. The Hetch Hetchy
proposition jumped into immediate IA
vor with the large assemblage and
when Supervisors \. II. Giannini and
tfcabtlity OF the plan the assembly room
rang with cheers. Both supervisors
were Informed before they left the
building that the Hetch Hetchy propo-
the two suburban districts of the city.
The sentiment in favor of the project
was practically unanimous.
The San Francisco gas and electric
corporation came in for a goOdly share
of criticism when 1t became known that
or extend its electric system to the Glen
park school without exacting $1,000
from the city for the work. The board
OF education, which was represented at
the meeting by r. E. Webster. assist
ant superintendent of schools, has been
unable to establish a department of do
mestic science in the Glen park school
because of the lack of gas. Due to the
refusal of the company to extend it's
electrical system, the school has not
aroused the indignation of the mem
bers Of the Glen park improvement as
sociation, the Bosworth street district
Improvement club and the Sunnyside,
and last nights mass meeting resulted.
The meeting was presided over by
park association; A. T. Kornmayer
president of the Sunnyside club, and
Charles Rolf, president of the BOs-
worth Improvement club.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
BIG REVIVAL IN
REALTY PREDICTED
d. Coffin & Co. Report Leasing
Many Flats and Good
Sales
l6z Apartments Rented in Oc-
tOber Against l36 for Same
Month Last Year

D. Conn & Co. declare that the pros
poets for a general revival in the real
estate business were never better. Their
renting department has leased a large
number OF fats during the month. and
their books show that they leased ls2
IN October as against 13e for the same
month last year
The sales made recently are as fol-
lows:
Lot south line Cotter street, S75 feet west of
Valencia. buyer L. r. Fazzi, seller Marguerite
Lignt. $500: lot north line OF ST. Msrys avenue
near Mission street. 23x175. buyer Rene Ricbert
terms and conditions private; lot west line An,
ders0n street. $50 north OF Powhattan. buve,
Pedvell. seller Jennie Haas; lot and Improve
meDts in Lpparo street close 10 Berkshire buve,
Claus Kimme. seller John Turner: lot sos,fh
line Twenty third street, 80 east OF Douglass
Is S.10x114, seller Oscar Lind. buyer James Con
ley. $l25o; lot and improvements at 92s Tvven.
ry-Becond street. buyer Harry Meiron seller "
". Iaussig, terms and conditions private
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
REPORT BUSINESS BOOMING
Langrebe, MacNevin s. Jones Do
S5OO.OOO Business

Langrebe, MacNevin & Jones report
an unusually brisk week. They have
closed sales aggregating a total of
over S5o0,O00. the most important trans
action being the sale of the property
at the southeast corner of Turk and
Taylor streets for the sum of $4,000.
The lot has a frontage of 40 feet in
Turk street by a uniform depth of 77:6
in Taylor street; also frontage of
40 feet IN Opal place. The price OBJ
tanned of $4,000 per front foot is con
siderably less than its value before the
fire.
1t is the intention of the new owners
to imm mediately erect upon the site .
handsome structure to be five stories
IN height and containing stores on the
ground floor with first class hotel
above. The total investment will
reach close to $3.50, 600. The seller lie
o. T. Brieling, president of the Wesr
Oakland bank and trust company, and
the purchasers Christopher r. and
Thomas w. Rivers, two well known
spectators.
The following sales are reported by
this firm:
south side Of Golden Gate avenue 500 feet east
Of Franklin street. The lot has a frontage Of 5o
feet IN Golden Gate avenue by uniform depth
the firm. "a
For the sum Of SIS 25o. the two fats ,r ~,
u
Pierce. The seller was James p Nissum and
the purchasers John and Anna MeCabe The lot
was 25xl37:6 feet
For the account OF J. H. Brenner To clten.
OF the firm. the lot in the east line Of white
street 1925 feet north Of Vallejo, size 22:ex
56;6; private terms.
For the account OF NJ Boyd to client. tho
two Eats at the corner of Pine and Lyon streets
lot q :6K93:9, for the of SS,0O0
For the account Of NJ. c. MulhoIland TO A
Horgard. lot and improvements in the south line
OF Twentieth street, 230 feet west Of Dolores.
lot 5Ox114; purchase price, IS, 600.
For the account of n. c. Carroll to client
OF the firm. the lot In the east line of Harrison
street. % feet south OF Twenty third lot 25x75:
terms private
For the account Of J. and E. Cook TO n
client the lot IN the southwest line Of Sixteenth
100; private terms.
For the account Of A. Ellis to Thomas G
knight, lot and improvements in the southeast
line OF Freelon street, 125 feet northeast OF
Fourth. lot 25xS0; terms private.
For the account OF L. c. de Croze to client
10 feet west Of Fifth, lot 25x50; terms private
For the account Of J. E. Hammond to q
client. the lot at the southeast corner OF Fifth
avenue and street. size S0x200: private terms
For the account OF J. r. Hadley TO b Fallta
lot in the east line Of Cook street 439 feet north
OF Point Lobos avenue. size 25x120; private
terms.
For the account OF W F. r. SCHNEIDER 10 a
client. lot and improvements In the east line ot
Pierce street. 50 feet south Of Clay. lot 25xe3 q
terms private.
For the account Of NJ A. Smith 10 Thomas Z,
Of Freelon street. $50 feet east Of Fourth. LOT
25xS0; terms private.
For the sum Of $4,000 the frm also report,
selling beautiful San Jose residence to q client
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
WANTS SIDEWALK LAID
AROUND LIBRARY BLOCK
Secretary Mullen Makes Re-
quest of the Supervisors
Finance Committee

Secretary George Mullen of the IL
brary board appeared before the super
visors' finance committee yesterday to
ask for an appropriation of $1.S60 to
relay the sidewalks around the library
block bounded by Van Ness avenue,
Fulton, Fell and Franklin streets. The
committee called Mullen's attention to
the city's lack OF surplus funds and to
the fact that the library board had re-
fused them temporary use of the vacant
portion of the block as a corporation
yard for the fire department.
Mullen referred to a court injunction
issued to prevent the late unlamented
Gallagher board from putting a tenn
porary city hall on the site, but the
committeeman thought a corporation
yard was a different matter. Mullen
was sent away with the idea that the
committee might relent if the commits
sion should acquiesce.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
MAYOR AND CABINET"
HAVE FIRST SESSION

The mayors cabinet held its first
meeting at his Office IN the city hall yes
terday afternoon and the mayor an
nounced that the heads of the various
municipal departments would hereafter
be brought together on the first Friday
OF each month for a general discussion
Of affairs. There were present at yes
terday's conference Presidents William
Metson OF the park commission, Michael
Casey OF the board Of works, A. B. Cut
Ter Of the police commission, H J. Nc
Coy OF the playground board. r. Cornell
rus Of the civil service commission DR.
Ophuls OF the health board. T F.
Boyle Of the board Of education and
chief Examiner j. J. Maher Of the civil
service commission. tt is the intention
70 include Health Oflcer Broderick at
the monthly conferences, as the execu-
tive oficer OF his board.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07

The property is located at the corner Of Jones
street and Alum Rock avenue; lot 1S0x4S4.
Langrebe, MacNevin & Jones have
also large number of important sales
under way and report decided increase
and inquiry for Investments and homes
throughout the city. This they con-
slider Indicates most promising out
look for the real estate market for the
coming year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07

The icemen's union of Sacramento,
after being addressed by Peter Burke,
an organizer from the brotherhood of
teamsters of San Francisco. at its last
meeting unanimously decided to affiliate
with that brotherhood. The union in
structed it's secretary to send for a
charter.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
Realty Market Resumes Activity After Prediction Stagnaton
LOT WAS NOT SOLD
O'Farrell Street and Bagley
Place Owners Correct Error

81 The owners of the property at o'Far-
rell street and Bagley place wish 10 an
nounce that the statement OF the sale
OF that lot was erroneous and tnat tno
property has not passed out or their
pOssession.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
LOSES FINGERS BY Cru

LOSES FINGERS BY CRUSHING Berkeley.
Nov. 6.-Thee right hand Of T. F. Lawrence OF
Madison street. Regents park, north of here.
was badly crushed in the heavy machinery OF
the VigOrit powder works of Point Isabel this
afternoon that three fingers were smputated at
the Roosevelt hospital
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
MAKES BIG LOANS
French Savings Bank Negoti-
ates $4,000 Transaction

The French savings bank makes the
announcement that IL has loaned ylv,o
GOO to John H Boardnan and Slz,OoO
10 John NJ. Nowian on city property.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
Freight to GaldheId

day freight service (refrigerator) to
cific and Tonopah & GoldfieId r. r.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07

Do You Want S5-00s
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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-02-27
my FAULT"

Don't let It be said it was
your fault that Death enter
ed the household GOWAN'S
CURE cures
colds, Group and Pneumonia.
This fact has been establish
ec. Then 1t is manifestlV your
duty to have q bottle in the
home External.All druggists
TO-DAY
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-02-27
MI HIPmAN,S
CANDIDACY

Merit and FaithfuI
Service Should be
Considered In Party
N O s. A
Ringing Letter of APP
probation by a Eel
low Countyman of
Mr.. ShipmAn.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-02-27
From The Cleveland Star

FROM Inc Cleveland
The Star has pleasure In publishing
the following deserved tribute to the
faithful party service and splendid
qualifications Of Mr.. n. L. Shipman Of
Henderson county, who is 3 candidate
for nomination for the position of Com
missioner of Labor and Printing. The
author of this Communication is one Of
the leading and influential citizens Of
Henderson, and by his long acquain.
tanceship with Mr.. Shipman can render
n just appreciation not only of his 1T
ness and ability but reflects the high es-
TEEN In which he is held by his fellow
countymen.
Mr.. Fl. t. Hudsoo.
Editor Cleveland Star.
Ny Dear Sir.
Merit and faithful services should be
considered in all matters. A man who
for years has fought for a great princi-
pie, giving his time, talent and untiring
energies TO benefit the people should be-
rewarded. There is q man of this type
who is q candidate for the ONCE of
Commissioner of Labor and Printing
and il gives his friends satisfaction aud
joy to know that he is appreciated BY
the people OF N. G. That man 10 NJ. L
Shipman Of Henderson county.
have known Mr.. Shipman from his
bOYhood and have always found him to
be Q man OF integrity and honesty, .
man who has given and 10 willing to
give his untiring energy for the benefit
OF the Democratic party.
Afr. Shipman has been the Ch&irmanl
OF our county Democratic executive
for several years. he has
also been chairman of the Senatorial
District committee and was chairman
Of the 10th Congressional District /
the great campaign in 1904 between
Messrs GudGer and Ewart, Mr.. Gudger
being elected by 3 large majority.
Mr.. shIpman 10 we'll qualified 70 all
the ofice for which his friends are AK
Ing I have never een a more interest
Ing report gotten out by any state ONCE
than the one issued by the Bureau Of
Labor and Printing Of Nc. His friends
are proud of his rec I'd and We hope and
believe the Democratic party Of the
convention viii nominate him for
this important Office.
Respectfully,
A. CANNON.