New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
San Francisco Decorated for the
POrtOIa Festival.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune


San Francisco, Oct 16.-San Francisco is gay
with red and yellow the colors Of Spain in prepare
ton for the Portola festival, which will begin next
Tuesday. The celebration commentaries not only
the discovery of the city and bay but the rebuild
ing of San Francisco. Market street is lined with
incandescent lights from the ferry building to Van
Ness avenue AND presents a brilliant appearance
at night A feature of the electric display is
mammoth mission bell Of electric lights at the
junction Of Market Geary, Kearney and Sd streets.
The bell is of variegated bulbs. and is sixty feet
high Union Square, WHICH the St. Francis
Hotel fronts WI be brilliantly illuminated, and
will be the scene of music and fireworks every
evening during festival week
The programme for the week includes day and
a night parade in each of which historic floats will
form conspicuous features. There are receptions,
games sports and various attractions for each day
Several foreign war vessels, with the American
ships will be TO visitors every day. ana VIII De
Illuminated at night 1t is expected that the crowds
will srirpass any that have ever been seen here.
The city is able 10 entertain all visitors because OF
the great increase in the number Of hotels in the
last year.
The lower end of O'Fatren street has shown
greater regeneration the values Of property since
the fire than any other street in the city ms
week a lot in O'Farren street. east of Powell, 90
feet front by ia feet deep, was sold for slSOOoV
This lot two years before the fire Drought only
s155. OOO although it then had two story building
bringing in good rent. Now, although vacant, 1t
brings s25 600 more In this street. within three
blocks have been constructed some of the best Dusi
buildings in the city, and several others are
now in process of erection.
The Associated OIL Company has agreed TO buy
four million barrels of oil from the Twenty Five
Oil Company at SO cents a barrel. The oil is 20
be delivered as rapidly II be produced. The
company has ten producing wells, and viii develop
its holdings Immediately.
Maurice RosenthaI an active dealer in San Fran
cisco real estate, bought the southwest corner Of
O'Farren and Hyde streets this week for $4,000
He will erect at hotel building to cost
$4,000.
Petalufna IS a California country town which for
Years was used as byword with Milpitas by negro
yninstrels and vaudeville actors as the home OF
.Rubes" Now Petaluma has become the centre
~ one OF the greatest chicken raising communities
IN the world Last year IL produced sE,lle'oo4
worth Of eggs ana poultry.
The saloon element in Stockton the leading city
~ San JOAQUIN County. won In a holly contested
election this week the privilege Of keeping saloons
oDen on Sunday For year the saloons IN
stockton have been closed on Sunday.
One of the most remarkable features OF the de-
olonroent OF California is the rapid construction
~ electric mower plants to utilize the tremendous
force Of the rivers that dash down from ule
Sierra Nevadas The latest scheme Is 10 puiiu
three power plants on the middle fork OF Feather
River I'm Plumas and Butte counties The total
product Of the three plants will be s6ooo-horas-
power OF electricity.