The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29

Townsend street. was creative of a con-
6ition that was considered by the rail-
trosd people 10 be extremely favorable
TO them once more they entered the
rei5 and bought. They denied that they
were tie buyers. but no one believed
that the denial meant anything All
The sellers between the water front az
the foot of Beale street and close 10
the water front AT East street are salts
red that the railroad really holds re-
Gently acquired lands that stand, as a
matter Of record. in other names for
The present
MANY BIG PURCHASES
The last ID months have been pro
llfr in rumors and also well marked
with realty purchases that are gener-
aIl1 attributed 10 the railroad people.
TO the holding Of IN entire block 'front.'
inE 5n Howard street. which was for
nerlv the site Of the Risdou iron works.
and 10 parts OF other blocks tnat were
known 10 belong 10 the Southern Pa
rifc company there have been AIDED
II Dorular belief is any criterion. hold
fugs fn Bryant street, in Spear street
md III Beaie street. which latter The
--uDervisors voted TO cut down 10 a fat
grade such a. would suit the uses OF a
-eirroad.
The HaSIett warehouse property IN
BRYANT street near Beale and the Wan
LEobbs-Wa1 box facrory. are the
largest pieces that have recently
lnanged hands InysteriOusly. There are
other smaller pieces close TO the water
front near East street which may or
may not have been bought for she rail-
road. but which by reason Of the mys-
terv that has been made 10 attend the
transfers are popularly supposed 70
,ave been taken in by third persons as
= part of an ultimate traffic scheme Of
the Southern Pacific company
SIGNIFICANT RUMOR HEARD
most significant rumor has been
current for some time. This is that the
mysterious purchasers fn. the region
where the deals of last year took place,
in which the railroad people were sup
posed 10 be interested. called upon the
sellers. who were allowed 10 tenn
porari occupy the premises 10 which
they had given deeds 10 sign
an agreenent that they would vaeaJe
on 80 days notice. This may fl IN
with the short time that the railroad
las for the present franchise st Third
and Tennsend streets to run Nstu-
rally. u is rgIed. the plans OF the
railroad are made far enough IN. ad-
vance 10 get its affairs IN shape prior
10 the cine for the execution Of any
move that may have been contemplated
There are two months yet before April
and the notices TO vacate may be issued
al any time 10 those who have sold TO
the railroad company
REALTY MEN PUZZLED
Seemingly more than AT any preeed-
ing time in a series of recent years.
real estate brokers gre concerned in
the possible outcome of what the
Southern % cfrfc railroad may do IN
francisco. II is well known that the
transcontinental railway has had one
and perhaps TWO active periods in the
matter OF buying realty situated be-
tween the south and east frontageS OF
the bay. IN the territory lying between
tic lower end of Beale street and Mar
1et street.
The general supposition has been that
the southern Pacific was engaged IN ac-
grsfring right Of way TO Market
street for the purpose OF constructing
railway passenger station. with the
Ultimate doing away Of the station at
Third and Townsend streets In the
last few months more or less attention
has been called TO a series OF transac-
tions that have popularity been attrib-
uted 70 the agencies Of the Southern
Pacific.
RAILROADS AIM UNKNOWN
The TRUTH Is that NOBODY KNOWS what
the railroad intends. Inquiries have
been made among railroadmen in the
last week 10y interested property own
ers and the answer has been 10 each
that the railroad IS not buying any
rroperty in san Francisco This has
left the property owners in the same
position as thew were before, simply
because they did not expect the rail-
road 10 show its hand. and they were
impelled 10 this course because no one
else would give them any information.
a sign Of the interest. now manifested
is contained ia the fact that a. least
half a dozen leading real estate Offices
have prepared elaborate maps. upon
which are delinested the several hold
ings taken from the' block books, and
that unQuestionably belong TO the
Southern Pacific company, as they ap-
near on the assessment roll. Each and
every one Of these holdings was Sc
cured by the big corporation through a
fhird party and by the use OF astute
realty brokers. and in precisely the
same manner ascribed to more recent
acquisitions-
The trend OF opinion is indicated un-
f,ista kably on these maps by the
craving in OF lines showing al the
spur track privileges now outstanding
in the name of the Southern Pacific
company. and also all those that have