The San Francisco call., 1909-09-18
IMPORTANT SALE
OF BUSINESS LOT
Oakland Dealers 9te a Firm
Tone in Realty MARKET and
Some Activity

OAKLAND, Sept. 17.-That realty in
the bus ness section of Oakland is firm
rs to prIces was shown this week by
Tire price brought by so feet on the
north side of Sixteenth street so feet
east of San Pablo avenue. Though on a
cross street, the land brought 5000 a
foot. The sale was made by ]. H. Mac
donald & Co. for Mary Roeth. The
purchaser was H Z. Johnston. The
lot has depth of los feet. 1t will be
improved with a modern. business
building as soon as the present leases
expire Activity in the general mar
ket is reported.
Oakland real estate men have been
active during the last few days CO.
operating with the chamber of COM
merce in sending requests to and in
ducing real estate dealers all over the
state 10 advertise their towns at the
coming auxiliary state fair. which will
open at Idora park September Is.
BOOMING THE STATE
The following letter was sent out
by Hubert Bryant. president of the
Oakland Real Estate association:
To members of the California state realty
federation: The Oakland chamber of commerce
has invited our association TO assist in the
conduct Of the information bureau at the aux
iliaTy California state fair to be held in this
city September is 10 October ..
In agreeing 70 take up this work we stipu-
lated that all of California should be invited to
send us their literature, we providing 10
about any particular section of the state. In
fact. Oakland wants 10 make it state wide
proposition
1t occurred to us that in addition to the
various chambers Of commerce Ito whom let
members of the California realty federation
might also have booklets. folders or printed lit
erature Of some sort which they would like to
We expect at least 100000 people will visit
this fair. Possibly 1000 5000 will be in
terested In your section. II we have something
Of interest from your office you may rest as
sured II viii be intelligently placed in the
right hands and may result in business for you
we wouId he nIeased 10 accom- MEDIATE a direct
representative from your Office II you could send
one, but II this can not be done send on by ex-
press TO information bureau. Idora park, all the
literature you spare and we will be glad to
look out for your interests.
special day at this fair we can probably put it
through for you. in which case we will boom
the proposition IN all the papers. The rail-
roads have granted one and one-third rate.
THE WESTERN PACIFIC
Double tracking of the Western Pa
cific railway along Third street has
already begun. Construction gangs
have been at work during the week on
the stretch west of the north arm of
the estuary. Property in this locality
mas stluened continually, without eX-
periencing any abnormal BOOM for
some time The activity of the West
ern Pacific in laying down the second
track denotes that the new transconti-
mental line viii soon be in operation
and that property in the neighborhood
viii increase in value for factory and
warehouse sites. The Western Pacific's
new passenger station at Third and
washington streets is approaching
completion.
The following is the summary of
building permits as compiled for the
week by Secretary Walter B. Fawcett
of the board Of public works.