The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04

being marketed at prices to suit the
times.
Another tract that I am interested
in is Valley Crest, a beautiful piece
of property of about 200 acres lying
two miles this side of Hayward and
near the Boulevard road and the San
Jose electric car line This tract
is cut up into two to seven acre pieces
and is exceptionally rich. 1t affords
a good opportunity for home buyers
for a nice location for country home.
The demand for this property is COM
ing mostly from interior towns and the
inquiries are from people who are tired
of city life and want to make an inde-
pendent living under the most pleas
ing conditions Among my weeks sales
were the following:
Herman S. McKeen to Oscar Bergstein. large
room cottage at southeast corner Of East Sew
enteenth street and Fruitvale avenue, 120x3Q0.
William O'Neill TO John Theisen. lot 40x1o3:6
at northeast corner Of Fifty eighth and Los An
Samuel G. Knight to Claus W. johnson. lot
10. Austin's subdivision of block X. Leonard
tract Berkeley.
of Hamilton place. about 200 feet west Of Oak
land avenue, 30xs0.
%. Austin's subdivision of block X, Leonard
Emma G. Krone to G. K. Hutching, very
corner of Fifty-second and Dover streets
Activity in Berkeley
BERKELEY, Sept. 3.-A large num-
ber of laborers have been employed in
Northbrae, Thousand Oaks and other
tracts north of here in anticipation of
the coming of the Southern Pacific and
Key Route railroads in those sections,
and street work is being rapidly COM
pleted. Before winter the greater por-
tions of the outlying districts of these
r1, fnv
the coming of home seekers.
The Southern Pacific is making rapid
progress in its work north of here
and will have the line of the northerly
loop over Shattuck avenue, California
and Ninth streets completed within
year, when the entire district will
boom.
Inside activities here are increasing
and the building operations. which were
above the average last month, are still
on the increase and many homes OF
the small type are being erected.
Building in Alameda
ALAMEDA, Sept 3.-That building
continues active and is the feature cf
the local realty market is shown by
the report for August of building in
spector John Davies. According to
his records there was expended on new
buildings here during last month $780,
995. The alterations and repairs to
old structures amounted to $15,635.
There is in course of construction in
Alameda % buildings, mostly resi-
dences.
The largest buildings being erected
are the new clubhouse of the local
lodge of Elks and a two story 32e
room apartment house. The last men
toned structure is being built at the
southeast corner of Santa Clara ave-
nue. and Lafayette street.
The ground floor store in the north
east corner of the Schroeder building,
Park street and Santa Clara avenue, is
being remodeled to accommodate the
toggery of Krieg & Halton. 1t is
expected that the improvement will
be completed before the end of this
month, and the toggery will then be
moved from its present location few
doors south The remodeling will cost,
it is estimated, about $4,000.
Victor E. Olson has contracted for
a one and a half story cottage at 457
Santa Clara avenue. Paul Strauch is
to have a FIVE room cottage built at
636 Santa Clara avenue. A five room
cottage is to be constructed for Mrs.
Ida Miller at Central avenue and Grove