New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Large Drygoods Houses Open at
Old Sites.

removal of half dozen large drygoods stores 10
the old burned district This result has been
that Stockton Geary and Post streets and Van Ness
avenue have been made gay with women's costumes
and hats. II looks though by May nearly al
the large drygoods and women's wear stores VIII
be open on their old sites, near 10 them Inc
White House Is only one block removed from It's
old corner. The d. Samues lace house is at STOCK
ton and OFarreu streets. in fine new store Inc
new home of the Union League Club was formally
opened Thursday the southeastern corner OF
Powell and O'Farreu streets They are said TO Dc
the finest clubrooms west OF Chicago.
Lucky Baldwin, who died on his great Santa
Anita ranch. near Los Angeles. this week. was
buried IN Cypress Lawn Cemetery near this city
Although Baldwin was a natural gambler ne was
far more than a plUnger in mining stocks anu on
racetracks. He was a shrewd, foTseeing business
man. He was one Of the first TO see the wealth
which was to come out Of the Comstock mines o.
Nevada and his great fortune was Ialo from mo
profits of his spectacular deals. Then ne hau tne
shrewdness 70 invest in property IN Market street
and TO build fine hotel and theatre at PoWell ahc
Market streets, in the face Of predicted 1allure
HIS hotel brought business out TO Marker street an"
made his venture exceedingly profitable. lie was
also one Of the first to realize the profit IN orange
growing in Southern California and TO that
Lake Tahoe was destined TO be one or the nhest
tourist in America He built and developer
Tallac. Lake Tahoe, a resort that brought MN
in a large revenue.
The Southern Pacific company announced this
week an advance OF 25 per cent in freight rates
on livestock from forty-two stations on the SHASTA
route to San Francisco San Jose Sacramento anu
Rodeo. This advance is said 10 be devised 10 pre-
vent the shipment Of livestock to points OF con
centration for reshipp1ent 20 the East by water.
protest has been made by nine OF the largest pack
ers around San Francisco Bay. and the Rallroau
Commissioners will hear arguments this week
Much comment has been caused here by the an
nouncenoent that Dr. Albert Beckwith Shields rec
,or of the Church of the Redeemer Of South BoS-
ton will soon take charge Of St Luke iiosPi,a'
here and will introduce Emmanuel methoH5 III '"e
,rra Of patients DR.. Shields will introduce d
ns,,cbopatbic ward mainly for the treatment OF
aIcoboIism Risbop Nichols head OF the Episcopal
diocese is warmly in favor OF the innovation.
The local ordinance which provides for license
tax OF $3.50 q year dealers IN liquors III So -
packages of a quart or more ana less 'ldL i'
gallons was declared invalid this week by Judge
HT,,raheu, A test case was brought by several
dealers who represented association or one
thousand growers ana two hundred liquor dealers
The decision was based on the TACT that 'le sUpe'
vtsors had no right under the charter 20 license
,a1Ia-s ~ u0uor except ct retail when drunk on
the premises.
now theatre will be built on the south side OF
Market street. between 3D. and 4th streets suJuai
ing the Humboldt Bank building on the east Inc
lessees are men who have MADE sH'0e7S u '-'o
atres in the Mission district
The Hotel Graystou. IN Geary street, only half
,rocl- from Kearney and Market street corner,
which has remained empty since It was rehaoih-
tated soon after the fire. leased this week ana
will be opened soon.
Tho Chinese Chamber Of Commerce gave dinner
Tuesday night TO two hundred representative husl
ness men OF this city. During the day the ne"
building OF the organization was dedicated Inc
dinner was noteworthy, the dishes represented
many rare and costly articles OF the Nloiso'-sA
c,fsine. including snow fungus. which sells Tor y"
a pound. birds nest soup and sharks ms,
IN. Native Sons OF the Golden West have de-
c,ded 70 rebuild their hall the old site in Mason
street near Geary. The building viii be an elgNI
story class A structure 10 cost S225,ego
The Iachman estate has plans in preparation for
an eight or nine story hotel on the southwest cor
nor OF Market and Fremont streets. This Will be
the second large hotel built in lower Market street
Another expedition to search for pirate treasure
on Cocos Island. off the coast Of Costa Rica sa'eu
from, San Pedro this week Major ". A Desbor-
o,gb who Is spending the winter at Pasadena.
fs hacking the enterprise lie furnished yacht ana
most Of the money for the expedition. one OF the
features is a hydraulic mining plant by which the
mass OF debris may be removed from tho bur1af
nlaca OF the alleged treasure. As Rear Admiral
Palssier of the British navy. spent several weeks
at Cocos Island vainly searching for this treasure
with the help Of over hundred bluejackets. the
ing