The San Francisco call., 1909-09-11
SEEK FREIGHT STATION

Application was made this week by
the merchants exchange to the South
ern Pacific company for a distribut-
ing freight station at First and Alice
streets. This part of the city has de-
veIoBed much Importance recently as
site for factories and warehouses
stimulus TO this movement has been
given by the coming of the Western
Pacific, whose tracks run along Third
street. Prices of real estate have risen
IN consequence in the entire district
The company's officials have assured
that the freight distributing depot will
be established as soon as conditions
warrant it.
Suburban tracts. handled by Oakland
real estate men. have had active sale
of late. The Stone orchard at Stone
hurst has been selling rapidly, the
construction of branch line of the
Southern Pacific along the center of
the tract giving it boom. Quick ferry
service has thus been assured resi-
dents. Another tract that has been
selling well is Boulevard gardens.
Speaking of the latter. George W.
Austin. who is selling il. said today:
AUSTIN II OPTIMISTIC
While there is no evidence of any
thing resembling a boom, it is a fact
that the wonderful increase in rail-
road building in Alameda and Contra
Costa counties and especially the ap-
proaching opening of the Western Pa
eific travel has done much to create
q healthy Improvement in the local
realty market
Business is not by any means con-
fined TO the city / am handling what
is perhaps the largest tract marketed
for many years adjacent to Oakland.
Boulevard gardens in San Pablo ave-
nue. between Berkeley and Point Rich
mond is right in the line OF progress
and already feels the development of
the water frontage in that vicinity.
The magnificent streetcar transporta-
tion is doing wonders to open up the
property along the line of the railroad
and the water front, and Boulevard
gardens is selling at the rate of three
or four lots a day. II is very encour-
aging to note that nearly every buyer
Immediately starts in building and al
ready there is quite a settlement out
there.
More than ever is it recognized that
almost any property can be marketed
provided il is in a desirable locality
and can be sold on terms that are equal
20 ordinary rent IT is a remarkable
fact that the new assessment roll of
Alameda county shows an immense in
crease in the number of people who
own their home property. 1t is i'm
possible, of course. to get the exact
number but il runs up into the thou
sands in excess OF the same class of
property owners one year ago."
MOTIFS MISSION IN EUREKA
Mayor Frank X. Mott, president of
the California state realty federation.
and head of the real estate firm of
Frank X. Mott company, has gone to
Eureka on business connected with the
firm. incidentally he will interest the
Humboldt county realty handlers in
the state federation. The recent state
convention of the federation, which was
held I'm Oakland. was marked by not
only large attendance, but an enthu-
eiastic attention to many important
problems of the business. AS presi-
dent of the organization. Mayor Nett
proposes during his term. TO give much
time TO advancing state wide interest
in the associations work.
Berkeley Shifting Civic Center
BERKELEY. Sept. 10.-The proposed
requirement of the lot at the north
east corner of Milvia street and Alls-
ton way. 50 by 135 feet. with the great
est frontage on the former street, by
the Young Mems Christian association
Of Berkeley for the building of a new
headquarters for the association at a
cost OF from 100000 to $4,000 is of
main interest in realty circles here.
The building of the association struc-
ture will add materially TO the prop
erty values in the vicinity, and as Ii
shows the trend of building operations
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