The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18

rood deal in connection with the work
ing of wood by means of saws, planlhs
machines, lathes and other apparatus
impelled by steam power As reslaen1s
OF San Francisco their destinies are, py
selection of educational courses, oy
their environments. and by the. certain :
ty of the Industrial advancement or
San Francisco, bound up with the enar-
acteristie life of this city The same
train OF circumstances that has made
direct connection of ship and rail- neceS-
sary to manufacturers as an sssentlal
economy in the pursuit of their pusl-
ness may entrench a railroad IN tne
nrssant pIay ward of a schoolh ouse that
will bring heavy bulks of steel ana
other materials and. while lessenlng
the inconvenience of handling, Will
teach the pupils q good business lesson
There is no special part of the
Potrero or South San Francisco tnat
can be designated as leading section
for homes. The water front is occu-
pied exclusively for business purposes,
as a matter of course. The low lying
land that Immediately adjoins Islais
creek is also particularly and exclu-
sively used principally for manufactur- :
ing purposes. but beyond that all
streets have homes in them. All
streets OFFER advantages. and the popu-
lation continually grows There is a
~yreat abundance of picturesque loca-
tions, great abundance of sunshine
and a liberal share Of opportunities Tor
finding employment near home.
Kentucky street. which a few years
ago was indicated for a large part OF
its course only by bridge, is now solid
and well constructed thOroughrare-
Railroad avenue, which continues out
to and through the Bay View district,
is bordered by well populated streets.
d. fof1 fc a rfar n
San Francisco. has a very picturesque
location on the bay of San Francisco,
from which fine views are commanded,
both up and down the bay and over sew
eral near at hand counties. Potrero
avenue, which has been we'll paved,
curbed and sidewafked, is essentially a
home street, but there are manufactur-
ing plants OF some size in this thor
oughfare. Fifteenth avenue, which
leads from the heart OF the Potrero-
South San Francisco district over to
the San Bruno road, is a wide street.
when it is improved it will be one OF
the best roadways in that section
A large territory is being turned into
dry land by the efforts of the Southern
Pacific company and by some private
parties. The cutoff line of the South
ern Pacific company crosses a creek
bed on a long, high and costly trestle
Between the business locations of the
Patrick and other tanneries and Four
teenth avenue an immense V shaped
piece of territory has already been
filed in by the Southern Pacific COM
pany, immediately adjoining the cutoff
trestle on the bay shore side. Trains
of cars are continually carrying ma
terial to that point to f1ll in swamp.
and many acres of land have been cFe-
ated in this way. On the opposite side
of the trestle another land area has
been made. While a part of Fifteenth
avenue, over toward the San Bruno
road, is submerged by the creek waters.
other large sections of the creek have
been turned into land, seemingly for all
time.
In addition to it's trestIe and the ad-
Joining land made by the Southern Pa
cifc company that railway corporation
has constructed an embankment from
a point in Kentucky street across the
entire width OF a marsh. On this
spur track is run that extends from
the manufacturing plants in the
Potrero district in "Butehertown' TO the
great plant of the Western sugar re-
finery. The Ocean Shore railroad near
the San Bruno road also has shut in a
part of marsh by the construction of
an embankment. so that the tanneries
In that section and other manufactur-
ing plants there are inland for all prac-
tical purposes.
1t is extremely probable that the
Southern Pacific company will even
tually have warehouses served by spur
tracks on the mainlands adjoining the
cutoff trestle. With the increase of in
dustries there will be greater need for
tracks and sidings to facilitate ship
ments overland or to points in the in
terror of the state, or TO connect up
with sea transportation directly. The
greater industrial area, well utilized.
may increase the value OF real estate
by furnishing more opportunities to
work and by increasing the demand
for building lots for home sites