New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
j. j. Hill Prepares to Inrade Cali
fOrnia Field.
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San Francisco, Sept. Q-JameS j. Hill IS making
strong effort to enter the California transporta-
tion field, heretofore monopolzed by the late F. H
Hartman. ARRANGEMENTS have been made by
| Hills representatives to steamers between San
Francisco and Los Angeles and San Diego in an
attempt TO get passenger and freight business
| They are prepared to cut rates to get share OF
this rich traffic. which tho Hartman interests have
| controlled through the Pacific Coast Steamship
| Company.
good idea Of the value of Market street prop
erty may gained from the sale this week of the
vacant lot the south side OF the street. 20 feet
west 6t street. The lot is . feet front, running
back 165 feet to Stevenson street. II sold for
slOO,NO or 5000 front foot This is the highest
price paid IN this neighborhood since the IRE
Bitter warfare has broken out in school matters
between President Joseph O'ConnOr OF the Board
of Education and Superintendent RoncOvteri OF the
city schools. Mr.. O'ConnoF. without consulting
other members of the board, preferred to the
Mayor written charges Of Incompetence and neg
Iect OF 1aty against Mr.. Roncovierf- The latter
declares that the charges are srOundIess ana Al
Ieees that they are inspired by Mr.. OConnors en-
nifty because Mr. RoncOvieri would not spy on Ger
tain teachers whom he says Mr.. oConnor disllked'
The Harbor Commissioners decided this week to
open a thoroughfare along Townsend street from
1st street 70 the sea wall and the United Ralrqads
viii extend their service over the new street n
franchise is granted. Beale and Main streets VIII
also be cut down to level These improvements
will give greatly needed roads for hauling heavy
freight from the Pacinc Mail. Portland. Panama
and other steamship lines. Fifty thousand passen-
gers arriving yearly these steamship lines VIII
also get good car service where now they are
forced TO take carriages.
1rbs government has paid Mrs. ". K Vanderbilt
n ss75Oo0 for her lot at the southwest corner OF
Pine and SAMSON streets. on which will be built
the new Sub-Treasury. Mrs. Vanderbilt had to give
s,rtn % land az the rear OF the lot for alley.
Mrs Margaret ]. Wall, widow OF the wealthy box
,,snufactursr Is dead at her home. in Alameda.
She came across the claims in 1875 over the old
oregon trail She then thirteen years old
She left three daughters. OF whona Mrs. George
D. I.unt lives in New York.
Major Cullen Bryant. nephew OF the poet died
tb,s week az his Alameda home result of
stroke OF apoplexy which he suffered while taking
a bath He retired from the army ten years ago
his last service being in the Watervet Arsenal.
A record was established at Lodi San Joaquin
County this week. in shipping table grapes % the
East A trainoad OF thirty-four cars was sent out
ON Tuesday These grapes are mostly Flaming
Tokay-large red grapes. which bear transportation
we'll An independent winery was also started at
Lodi this week. " IS cooperative concern and
VIII nay twice as much for wine grapes the
California Wine Association, known as the Wine
Trust
Suit has been begun by many Oil operators against
the southern Pacific company TO recover seven
thousand acres OF valuable oil lands in the Coaiing
sunset Midway and McI6lttriek Districts. The
r,aintirs sIlszs that the railroad company has no
Tieb "a hold mineral land under It's grant ar forty
wears ago. Tbs land involved is worth ss.orS'9.