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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
WORKERS BUSY in
SHOPS and YARDS
VisitaciOn Valley Operations
Being Rushed by Railroad
and Outlook Is Good

There are many indications that the
Southern Pacific will soon begin work
on additional shops in visitacion VAL
ley
During the week another large crane
has been landed on the ground appar-
emily for the purpose of putting up
structural steel and installing heavy
machinery.
large supply of skylights was
brought in on fatcars and unloaded
near the foundations of the new shops.
1t is understood that other material
In large quantities has been ordered
and is being manufactured in this city.
party of officials visited the dis
trict Wednesday and looked over the
shops and yards. Several carloads of
switches were unloaded in the yards
this week and work is being pushed
in the making of new switching
tracks. 1t seems that the company in
tends to keep right on with this yard
work until all the available area is
covered, making this the largest
switching yard in the west.
The large orders for new engines
and other equipment which the com
pany has placed recently and the open
ing of the Dumbarton cutoff tend to
show that the railroad company will
push development work all along the
system and that all the available ter
minal facilities will be utilized in the
near future.
The Southern Pacific continues to
buy additional parcels of real estate in
the vicinity Of the shops. Real estate
men are much encouraged by these
signs and believe there will soon be
a great demand for property in the
neighborhood
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
SWISS CHALET SOLD
IN WEST CLAY PARK
New Residence Districts Facing
Preside Are Popular

Lyon & Hoag report sale Of inter
est not on account Of its magnitude,
but rather because Of what ii signifies
regarding the present growth Of San
Francisco's residence district 1t is
the beautiful Swiss chalet in West
Clay park. This is the sixth beautiful
home that has been constructed in
West Clay park since this marine view
residence park was placed on the mar
ket in April Of the present year.
Most San Franciscans remember the
origin OF the Preside heights as a resi-
dence district, and can recall 10 mind
the barren waste Of sand hills that not
many years ago stretched from the
cemeteries at California street to the
Preside wall on the north, comprising
what is now called Preside heights
Viewing this district today, with its
beautiful homes and stately mansions
overlooking the Presidio's slopes and
the bay. il is difficult TO think of it as
an inaccessible sand dune waste
The wonderful view of the Preside
and the bay is what has wrought the
marvellous change II is this potent
and ever active force that is today at
tracing the same growth westward
over the scenic slope that lies between
Lak ke street and the Preside wall.
Preside terrace was the first move
westward. West Clay park is but an
other indication Of the same extension
Of Preside heights westward.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Estate of Adolph sutro deceased. by e4ecu-
trix) 10 l. Rosenberg, lot 30. block ~ PARK
Lane tract No. g, and one other lot; $1,000.
Same to ]. ]. Ads, lot 27. block n, Park Lane
tract No. 6; $1,000.
Antonia citrino to Angelo CorbeIl, lot 25,
j. ". Wright & Sons investment company to
Louisa Bingham. lot in z line Of Forty first
avenue. 100 S. Of street, 25 by 40; $40.
lot at Sc corner of Valencia and Twentieth
streets. S $3.50 by e 90; $40.
Tilden. Swayne & Co. TO F. W. Leis, lot in n
line of Post street. 1925 Of Leavenworth, E
5l:3 by 1876. and two other pieces So
Union trust company Of San Francisco to
Hattie S. Moose, one-fourth interest in lot IN
line Of Webster street, $50 of Post, %
by 800: So
John Laumester and wife TO August j. Ar
mold lot 81. gift map 2; IS.
Frank Conkiin and wife to John ]. Cordy. lot
in line Of Rivera eRl street S2:e Of Thir-
q. g. Burnett estate company TO Leopold
Hlrsch. lot in W lire of Larkin street 25 \ of
Eddy. % by " So: $40.
Leopold Hlrsch and wife to William F. Harris,
same; SO
IA and %. block 5s3, Bay View tract subdivi-
Henry Hasemsn and wife to H. c. F. Peters
and wife lot in line ne Of Missouri street. 4s5
John B. Carson ct al to ]. J. Rauer lot in n
line Of Bernard street 81 l6 W Of Jones. W 4e
by so; SO.
Emelia Rechenmscher to Elizabeth Adams LOT
in Z line Of Dolores street, $50 S of Twenty
fourth. 30 by Il 125s $40.
Annie Adams ct al. to Elizabeth Adams. LOT
in line Of Dolores street. $50 of Twenty
fourth S 80 by F 125: $40
Elizabeth Adams to John P. Fennell, lot in
line Of Dolores street, $50 of Twenty fourth, S
so by 125; $40.
Henry j. Crocker (trustee) to Johanna Burns,
lot in w line of De Hsro street 12J of Twen-
tieth. 80 by " 100; $40.
Philip H. Lacy and wife to Minnie B. Stanley,
lot 1875 block "a, Mission and Thirtieth streets
homestead association; $40
Petrine Vote to Julius c. Vote. lot in line
Of Church street, $50 Of Fifteenth. 25 by E
95; gift
PhlIipina Albrecht to Nicholas f. Nusbaum
and wife. lot in w line Of Stockton street, 63 C
y OF Lombard n 21 by W S5; SO.
Amelia Perssso TO Mario L. Perasso. lot in \
line OF Broadway. 206:3 " of Sansome street,
" 34:415 by n 1876; 81.
Christina Breiling TO Emma c. Breiling, lot in
n line Of Ford street. lS5 Of Noe, E % by n
ia: gift.
Parkside realty company to Thomas J. Lamey
and wife lot in S line Of 7 street. 57:6 W of
Twenty-fourth avenue W 25 by 100 and one
other piece; SO.
FELTON, Taylor TO William ]. Cline and wife.
lot in S line of Valley street. 230 of Dia-
mond. Z 25 by 11<: SO.
Dewey Coffin and wife to Wilson Lyford. lot
in line Of Highland avenue, POSI- E of Holly
street z 25 by 100: SO.
Mary A. Smith ct al to William H. Dorman,
lot in line Of Elizabeth street, III e of Doug
lass. 26:4 by ia; SO.
Real Estate and Development company to
James j. Kane and wife. lot in line Of Rhode
z 100: grant
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
LARGE CONCERNS
GET LEASES HERE
Waterman and Cawston Secure
Business Locations in Quar-
ters to Be Rem0deled

Thomas Magee & Sons in conjunc-
tion with Baldwin & Howell have just
closed an important lease to very
influential organization about to estab-
lish its retail headquarters in San
Francisco for the distribution of it's
product. The concern is the Cawston
ostrich farm, incorporated, of South
pasadena, which has taken the building
54-56 Geary street. This building was
formerly occupied by the Swedish
American bank. which has. recently
consolidated with the International
banking corporation.
The building is to be remode1ed and
completely equipped for the exhibition
and sale of ostrich plumes and Incl
dental goods which the lessee handles.
II mas branches in several large cities,
and the store which is about to be es-
tapllshed in San Francisco will be one
or the most attractive in the country.
}. H. Valley, manager of the Caws-
ton ostrich farm. has been in the city
for several days making the arrange
ments for the new establishment. The
lease is to run for little oyer FIVE
years, and the aggregate rental
amounts to about $4,000.
stockton street has just received a
new acquisition to its large number of
+. Waterman company, a millionaire
corporation operating large retail
establishments for the distribution of
us goods, has arranged to lease
through Baldwin & Howell a store in
the Hornlein investment company build
ing In the west side of Stockton street,
Just north of Ellis. adjoining the
Dunno building.
rms store is to be completed and
ready for occupancy about February
and will become the permanent home
OF the Waterman company in this city
IN addition to the usual retail business
heretofore carried on at this point the
iessee will arrange to establish Pacific
coast branch and conduct all its busi-
cation.
Inc terms of the lease are regarded
as private by parties interested. 1t is
understood that the rent is uniform
with the rents paid by the other ten
ants In this building and is upon the
same basis as has been paid on leases
heretofore made on same block of
Stockton street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10

RESIDENCES BUILT
in VARIED DESIGNS
Architects Produce Artistic Eff
fects in Modern Homes for
Richmond District

Residences now building in many
parts OF the Richmond district show
now and varied styles of architecture.
A residence for Harry Maundren has
been begun on lot 2l in Preside ter
race, and contracts have been let by T.
Paterson Ross and A ". Burgren, the
architects, for $1,000
The style Of the building is a modern
adaptation Of the Spanish. It has a
spacious reception hall and room. with
circular open stairway. There are five
chambers with three tiled bathrooms
and billiard room. The house will
be steam heated. The garage in the
rear will have oil pumps, vacuum air
and the latest accessories
An artistic residence is being con-
structed in Tenth avenue, Richmond
heights, between ANA and Balboa
streets. This is a fair example of the
up 70 date houses, that are being con-
structed in the Richmond heights tract.
II contains seven spacious rooms, be-
SIDE large reception hall. The de-
sign is an old English timber house.
which is popular in suburban resi-
dences. It viii be veneered up TO the
first story in klinker brick and will
nave marble terraZzo steps leading on
10 a marble mosaic porch.
The interior is finished with high
figured mahogany wainscoting and
curly redwood. 1t has effective beamed
and paneled ceilings and the entire
lower floor viii be inlaid oak in the
Grecian pattern. The upper bedrooms
are all well arranged with separate
dressing rooms, etc. The house will
be heated by a hot air and every hot
II T4o
nected with an automatic water heater
located in the basement.
The lot is 33 1-3 feet wide and the
house is set back u feet from the
front. All the houses on the street
are restricted so as to have at least
seven feet between each house. The
design is by Joseph A Leonard and
the building is being constructed by
the Urban Realty Improvement CON-
psny.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
POTRERO COTTAGES
ARE SOLD RAPIDLY
Advantage of Buying Instead of
Paying Rent Discussed by
Realty Dealer

Since the announcement of the build
ing of four rooms and bath cottages in
Mississippi street near Twentieth by
Oscar Heyman & Brother inquiries for
buildings in the locality have increased
and they report the sale of the cottage
now being built. It is their intention
to construct more four and FIVE room
cottages on their property in this dis
trict. The cottages are to be con-
venient and attractive in every re-
spect.
In discussing this subject. Oscar
Heyman said:
Notwithstanding the great number
of homes now owned and being paid
for. a great many people would invest
If it were not for the uncertainty of
their incomes. A great many people
ask themselves. What If l should be
out of work? What If l should lose my
position? What if 1 should be sick?'
These consideration should not hold
a person back from buying a home.
Look at the past; you have had to live
somewhere and you had to pay rent
for your shelter and you have managed
somehow to meet that expense. Just
as surely you will somehow meet that
expense in the future because you can
not do without It.
THE point we wish to make is, get
your own home. You have to live
somewhere and you must pay for that
place either by renting it or buying it.
If you rent you will have nothing to
show for your money. no matter how
long you live in one place. If you put
the same part of your income in pay
ing for a lot and house you will have
il and nobody can take 1T away from
you.
There are thousands in this city
who are now buying homes, and while
ii may be hard at times to meet the
monthly payments they realize that
once paid for it is their own for the
rest of their lives and they will not
be burdened with the idea that the rent
must be paid. besides they can at all
times sell or rent or borrow on their
property. This has been the expert
ences of the many people who have
purchased homes from us
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
REALTY TRANSACTIONS
IN THE MISSION

D. Coffin & Co. reports that business
in the Mission is improving each
month, and reports the consummation
of the following sales and exchanges:
Lot and improvements known as 124 Highland
avenue; seller, Mr.: Cleveland; buyer, Wilson
Three lots in Hoffman avenue to j. T. Hefrer-
nan; terms private.
Lot and improvements at 450 Vienna street:
Property at Is Prospect avenue. exchanged for
3276 Brigger avenue. Alameda. for L. C. Magus.
Property in San Mateo exchange for two lots
in California avenue. to Charles NJ. Anderson.
Property In San Mateo exchanged for lots in
Folsom street. between H. H. Lincoln and
Charles Anderson.
street: sold to H. Sheriff. price. 81 200
Lot and improvements known as 20 Pope
street: buyer, e. E. Edwards; seller, Van VIE;
price, 81. 100.
Two dats at 2e7-s San Carlos avenue: seller.
A. Cuneo; price. $4,000.
Property at 1917 Treat avenue. exchanged for
ia Vienna street. for A. S. Jackson.
Lot and improvements known 2S3 Chenery
street. to D. Galletta, for d. Truhlar; price
Lot in north line of Twenty ninth street. $50
feet east OF Diamond. to c. H. Steffen; price,
improvements known as 3s52-4 Twenty first
street exchanged for lots in Folsom street,
Properr el a @ sree Solo
l.. 81. Irwin; price. $3.50
175 feet east of South avenue. to W. A Blanck,
for Mrs. McCord; price. 81 100.
Lot in east line OF Homestead street, 10 feet
south of Twenty-ffth, sold 10 X. Anderson ;
price. $500
Lot in west line of Fair Oaks street. 100 feet
south OF Twenty fifth; price, 81, 250; sold to H.
NJ. Rutherford.
Lot in east line of Milton street 100 feet
north OF Sprlngdale, sold to Mr.. Leb; price.
$500.
Renting and leasing are reported
good. One hundred and seventeen
flats, houses and cottages have been
rented during the month of November
in the Mission, besides several stores
leased at advanced prices.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
POLES MAR LOOKS
OF CITY STREETS
Pleasing Contrast Presented in
Residence Districts Where
Wires Are Underground

Many streets in San Francisco are
defaced by the presence OF numerous
poles supporting closely strung tele-.
phone wires. electric light wires. and
often heavy cables for the transmits
sion of power. to say nothing of the
network OF wires necessitated by the
overhead trolley system.
It is hard to imagine anything MORE
injurious TO the appearances Of streets
and buildings. anything more insight
ly in our thoroughfares than thickly
set rows Of heavy. rough hewn poles
topped of by many tiers OF heavy tim
Der cross arms laden with scores Of
closely set wires.
Those who remember Market street
as IL was before such poles were re-
moved will recall what a pleasing ef-
feet was produced by the removal of
these Instructions from that street.
Every building stood out in clear cut.
we'll defined lines. and the whole vista
of the street seemed wonderfully clear
and unobstructed.
The work OF putting wires under
ground in this city must be extended
not only throughout the business dis
triet but in the residence sections. 1t
is mere. most or all, that the enVirOT-
ment should be restful and refreshing.
Yet, at present. only two residence sec
tions can boast OF "all wires under
ground and no poles to mar the street"
PresidiO terrace. San FranciscOs first
residence park, and West Clay park.
this city's only marine view residence
park. are both equipped with under
ground conduit systems OF wiring.
Elsewhere. as many as 81 poles
dishgure a single block while other
blocks are so fortunate as to have only
II to IA One street crossing is made
to accommodate 15 poles.
1t is the abuse of the privilege OF
erecting poles in streets that viii some
day bring about a popular demand that
will cause the removal Of all such OBJ
structions.
A visit TO either OF the residence
parks mentioned above will demon
strate the advantages OF having the
wires underground. The open freedom
overhead lends a restful tone to the
whole environment This is merely one
detail in the development Of PresidiO
terrace and, West Clay park that con
duces. TO make these places attractive
to those who have an eve to the beau
tiful in selecting their homesites. but il
is feature that adds materially TO the
natural charm of these beautiful
grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
EASY TO MAKE
MONEY in EGGS
O. c. Slime Shows How to Turn
High Poultry Prices to
Good Account

The present high price of poultr
and eggs, instead of being a burde
and hardship for men of families, ca
be turned into great opportunity 70
money making" said o. C. Stine of Stin
& Kendrick at his Montgomery stree
office this week. He then went on t
explain:
The thing to do is to become a
producer of these products instead
OF a consumer at high retail prices.
Get a farm, anything from one to
ten acres, an hours ride from the
city. Good land can now be bought
at bottom prices for less than
suburban town lot. Sonoma county.
| think, offers the best land at least
prices, in the vicinity of Santa Rosa
and Petaluma.
Poultry raising is reduced to
science there, and If a man doesn't
know how to do it his neighbors
wrong
Poultry is Sonoma county's larg-
est single producer of revenue.
Seven thousand and ninety-six dol
lars was each days poultry return
for the last year.
Sonoma county. with but 1 per
cent of California's total area, has
the record Of 20 per cent of Cali
ton in 1903. It has long led all
the counties of all the states in
the poultry industry. Several
years ago it passed the poultry
centers of Nebraska and Kansas
Nowhere else are the necessary
conditions for the successful rails
ing of poultry so favorably COM
bined as in Sonoma county, nor
near or transportation charges so
low
The proximity of Sonoma county
TO San Francisco. Oakland, Berke-
ley, and the cheap transportation
rates in effect have made the bust
ness profitable in the extreme.
FROM Petaluma and immediate
vicinity shipments are made daily
by water. From Santa Rosa and
other towns some shipments are
trio railroad to Petaluma and for
warded by vessel to San Francisco
The greater portion. however, are
shipped by the Northwestern Pa
the electric road and the water
route suf1cing to keep the freight
rates on these shipments at a low
hgure, thus increasing the profits.
Petaluma and other towns pur-
chase in large quantities specially
prepared chicken feed, thus giving
the poultrymen the benefit of the
lowest caSh price obtalnable.
The Sonoma county lay of this
year tops that of any previous
year, but at that the county and
California can not meet the local
demand for eggs and poultry. and
large quantities of each We're i'm
ported into the state.
The statistics for the last few
years demonstrate without ques-
ton the present strength and the
assured future of the county's
poultry industry.
While a person is making money
from poultry he can be planting
and raising an orchard that in a
few years will bring in an income
of 5000 to $500 an acre annually.
The present low prices for fruit
and poultry land won't last long.
People are paying a thousand dol
lars an acre for land around Los
Angeles no better than can be had
near San Francisco now for 5000
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
ARCHITECTS WORK
IS GIVEN PRAISE
Reid Brothers, Designers of The
Call Building, Lauded by
Trade Journal

The work of the architectural Arm
OF Reid Brothers of San Francisco
composed of James W. Reid and Mer-
ritt ]. Reid, is made the leading fea-
ture of the November issue of the
Architect and Engineer of California,
the article being accompanied by illus
trations of buildings designed by them
and which include the most notable
structures in the west.
Among them is The Call building
and of 1t the magazine says:
Reid Brothers presented the first
successrul solution of a modern sky
scraper, as illustrated in the Claus
Spreckels'. popularity known as The
Cali building. In its particular. line
this building has commanded more
than usual attention, not only on ac-
count of its location within the earth
quake zone. but from its wonderf1-
adaptation to requirements and beauty
of design for a tall commercial build
ing"
The article. in reviewing the work
or the firm, points out that the first
steel frame building west of Chicago
was designed by it in the building OF
the Portland Oregonian The ilIustra-
tions show that every one of the buiId-
ings designed by Reid Brothers pos
sesses distinctive style which catches
the vision. this being particularly true
or the Hotel del Coronado, the music
pavilion in Golden gate park, another
at Bellingham. Wash, the hotel at
Byron Springs. Cal, the new Cun
house, the building of the San Fran
cisco savings union, the semi-nuniei-
pal building of London. England, and
the government building for the pub
lie trust in Wellington, New Zealand.
Apart from the public buildings. the
article and Illustrations deal at length
with the private residences designed
by the firm. Among these are included
the home of John D. Spreckels. the
views of the interior of the dwelling
showing the grand hall. the Turkish
room and the staircase hail. bringing
out the decorative ability of the two
architects. There are shown also illus-
trations of the home of Marshal Hale.
William G. Irwin and, the handsome
balcony and music room of L.
Sherman.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-10
MORTGAGE RECORD
FOR This WEEK
Savings Banks Make Some
Building Loans and Grant
Many Renewals

There were but few building loans
made this week by the banks. most of
the larger mortgages which were put
on record being renewals
The German savings loaned $50. 600
to E. Kennedy & Co. for a i've story
brick apartment house to be divided
into small suites in the east side of
Jones street, 1876 feet south of SUIT
ter, in lot 57:6 by S7:6. The building
will cost much more than the amount
loaned.
The Hbernia bank loaned $1,000 to
William Wolf to reconstruct a large
concrete building on the southeast side
of Market street, 45 feet northeast of
Main. 1t was originally built for stores
and lofts, but as these did not rent the
owner decided to change it over into a
hotel or rooming house
The $130,000 loan by the Hibernia
bank TO the Scottish Rite Temple as
sociation was to complete payments on
their new hall at the northeast corner
of Sutter street and Van Ness avenue.
The loan was for one year at 515 per
cent.
The Hibernia bank made a straight
so by 117:6 foot lot az the southeast
corner of O'Farrell street and Carlos
place. and the 8 by 1875 foot strip in
the north side of OFarrell street, 1875
feet west of Powell.
The Western State life insurance
company made a five year loan to A.
W. Wilson & Co. on the 75 by 1926 foot
property at the southeast corner of
Eddy and Mason streets
The $4,000 loan of the German saw
ings to c. S. and F. P and Pauline
Jacobs on the 43 by 1876 foot property
in the south side of Golden Gate ave-
nue., 1875 feet east of Larkin street.
was a renewal
The Columbus savings society loaned
$4,000 to A. c. Karskir on the 25 by
100 foot lot in the north side of Bush
street, 1876 feet west of Jones
The $4,000 loan of the Savings union
to c. E. Knickerbocker on the north
west corner of Pine and Buchanan
streets, So by 81 feet. was renewal.
The $4,000 loan by the German saw
ings to Samuel Kramer on the north
east corner of Post and Cough streets,
80 by 1876 feet. was a renewal.