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The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
LARGE NEW HOTEL
FOR SAN RAFAEL

SAN RAFAEL, Nov 1S.-The demand
for a modern hotel since the close of
the popular Hotel Rafael has caused
DR.. Samuel SaaIsberg, resident of San
Rafael, with offices in San Francisco, to
lay plans for the erection of four
story building in the central portion of
the town in Fourth street. The ply
sician has purchased lot for large
hotel and purposes to install every mod
ern convenience in the hostelry. Work
on the foundations will commence early
in the new year, when the architects
plans and specification are completed
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
BUILDING LOANS
SHOW SHRINKAGE
Banks Disposed to Favor Home
Builders, but Retrencf on
Speculative Construction

The number of real estate mortgages
put on record this week has been
large, though for the most part these
loans were renewals.
There is a general tendency among
the banks to retrench on large build
ing loans until after the next dividend
paying day. Deposits are increasing
at the savings banks. and If this con-
tinues there is a prospect of a good
many moderate sized loans being made
for the building of homes and apart
ments during the coming month.
The S62,500 loan made by the Mutual
savings bank to the Association in
vestment company on its property at
Mason and Ellis streets was really a
building loan for the completion Of
the new Y. NJ. c. A. building in Golden
Gate avenue.
The German savings bank advanced
$1,000 TO Charles W. Haufe for build
ing six flats in the west line of Larkin
street q feet south of Clay.
The same bank loaned SO, 900 to An
ME L. Fox to build three flats in the
north line of Sacramento street, 81
feet east of Jones.
The German savings loaned $2,750 to
Carrie G. Brown toward building an
$4,000 residence on lot "a in West Clay
park.
The $1,000 loan made by the Italian
American bank to Mary r. Rock was
| to pay for construction Of three flats
Of five rooms each recently completed
| in the north line of Fulton street, 20
| feet west of Willard.
The French-American bank loaned
/ $4,000 to Marcel Nouaux to build six
/ fats in the south line of Seventeenth
street. s5 feet east of Capp.
The German savings bank loaned
| $53, 600 to Frederick Hess to complete
payment on a large apartment house
J just finished in the south side of Cali
/ fornia street at the corner Of Joyce
The total cost of the building was
/ $4,000.
The $e5.000 loan by the Hibernia
bank to Lillian u. Powers on property
in the north line of Geary street, 1905
feet east of Stockton, 22x120, was a
renewal.
The $4,000 loan by the same bank to
II. P. and Z. T. Sophey on the north
west corner of Eighteenth and Folsom
streets for one year at 51s per cent
| was a renewal.
The s1s,500 loan of the Humboldt
! savings bank to A. Goodman on prop
| erty in the south line of Geary street
$50 feet east OF Franklin, 97x120, was
| a renewal.
The $4,000 loan by the German saw
ings bank to James r. Carrick in the
southeast line of Brannan street, 36t
feet southwest of Fifth, on irregular
| lot 45x25o, was straight loan on i'm
proved property.
Most of the other loans recorded
during the week in excess of $4,000
| were renewals.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
PROGRESS RAPID
ON GRAND TRUNK
Great Wave of Migration and
Settlement in Advance of
Railroads Advent

J. c. Spaulding representative Of the
North Coast land company, with Offices
in the Mills building, makes the fol-
lowing statement regarding the prog
ress and settlement in the British
northwest:
The construction of the Grand
Trunk railway, which traverses central
British Columbia, has been the signal
for the opening up of the fertile sec
tions through which IL passes For
half century lack Of transportation
facilities placed this enormous fertile
country far in the background as a
possibility for profitable development
Today 1t has the call. a realization OF
its worth from an agricultural point OF
view having come to the minds OF
those seeking territory along the route
Of the railway on which to settle.
In advance OF the grading gangs Of
the railway builders stream of set
tiers has penetrated this country.
Hundreds Of thousands of acres of the
nnest ara bic land in British Columbia
have passed from the crown into the
hands of individuals and companies,
the former acquiring title by pre-
emption or purchase, the latter by
purchase. The companies are engaged
ia colonization plans which are rapidly
bearing fruit. BY the time the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway is completed
from the Rockies TO Prince Rupert an
immense mileage will be hanked by a
well settled, productive, agricultural
country.
This region has a climate well
adapted for the maturing OF the entire
range Of farm products common to the
temperate zone; soil. rich and deep,
new and strong; land, long success
sion OF natural meadows, poplar bot
toms and low foothills, lightly tim
bered when timbered at all. Such is
2 description in q general way common
10 the ma sjority OF these valleys. 1T
applies with particular force to those
sections lying along the main line of
the Grand Trunk Pacific railway and
those parts Of the Lillooet, Clearwater
and Thompson river sections to be
reached by the Grand Trunk and Cana
dian Northern railways.
Land, along the Fraser river and in
the heart of these valleys, within reach
of the various lines of the railToa ds
where they pass from one TO the other
Of these rich sections, is destined 10
comma nd attention, both from the
standpoint OF the speculator and the
settler. II OF good quality. the pres
ent values of these lands are bound Il
advance sharply as the building OF
these railroads progresses
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
new HOMES in
POTRERO DISTRICT
First of Series of Pretty Cot
tages in Mississippi Street
to Be Begun at Once

Oscar Heyman & Brother are building
complete modern four room and bath
bungalows in Mississippi street near
Twentieth in the Potrero district. The
cottages are to be built with gable
room and are all a uniform distance
from the street line. They are to be
complete in every respect, having ar
tistic brick mantels, full line of plumb
ing, gas and electricity and high base
mentS.
These homes are to be sold on the
monthly payment plan, equal to rent
now being asked for similar homes
The locality is desirable, inasmuch as
climatic conditions are favorable.
It is. the intention of Oscar Heyman
& Brother to build from 20 to so OF
these places in the Potrero as the de-
mand warrants.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
TRACT in Mill
VALLEY IS SOLD
Extensive Development Planned
in the Famous Shriners
Canyon District

William A. Marcus. who is associated
with the Western metropolis national
bank. and son of Morris Marcus. the
wholesale grocer OF the firm OF Foster
& Co, sold this week his three acre
tract In Lowell avenue. Mill Valley. 70
A San Franciscan. This tract. lying on
the sunny southerly slope OF Mount
Tamalpais, commands a view Of the
whole length of Mill valley, with the
bav and islands in the distance.
It is near the homes of such prorai-
nAnt San F'ranciscans IS Dr. Adolpn
Rarkan. Edward NJ. Brown, j. l.
Hawks OF the Bank Of California ana
Ernest s. Simpson. All the places IN
the neighborhood have large grounds
Of three to seven acres
Shriner's canyon will soon lose It's
primevaI character and be cut up into
Spacious and beautiful home sites. ac-
cording to the plans Of the Goetzman
realty company. which recently ae-
ouired the property from J. Fred
Schlfngman. Their plans for develop
ment include the building or sewers.
scenic roads and the setting aside OF
park spaces to beautify with landscape
gardens.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
PULLMAN SHOPS
TO BE DUPLICATED
Foundations Being Laid for AM
other Set of Buildings
Near Present Site

The Pullman car shops at Pullman,
near Richmond. are to be among the
finest examples of modern factory
architecture and equipment in the
world.
The entire plant will be run by elec-
tricity, thus doing away with the
smoke and dust so Objectionable in
most factory districts. The buildings
are concrete and freproof and are said
to have cost more than a quarter of
million dollars to construct.
In addition to the present plant,
which is practically completed. the
Pullman company has decided to erect
duplicate buildings of a capacity equal
to the factory that is now ready for
occupancy. The foundations of these
additional buildings are now being
laid, and 1t is expected that they will
be ready for machinery by the time the
first buildings have been equipped and
are in running order.
AT present IL looks as if Pullman
were destined TO be a city OF from 5000
to 5000 people. The car shops will en-
ploy from 1900 TO 1000 men. while
dependent enterprises. such as stores.
laundries. barber shops, hotels, ETC.,
will employ at least 500 more.
In all proba bility developments will
be rapid and in the first two or three
years much the same a they were at
Point Richmond following the compile
tion of the Standard oil works, when
lots sold at $500 and $500 at subdivi-
sion sales were resold for $4,000 and
$4,000.
One of the choicest Of these Pull
man properties is the tract adjacent to
the works, called Pullman Park"
This property Was recently put upon
the market by Baldwin & Howell, with
the result that more than $50. 600 worth
of lots were sold the first week.
Pullman Park is being improved by
graded streets, macadamized full
width, curbs, cement sidewalks. and
water mains down every street This
work is being rushed to completion
with all possible haste, and, weather
permitting, should be finished within
so days. This will make the property
among the most attractive of the dis
trict. which, coupled with its proxim-
| ity to the factory. should result in its
immediate selection by the Pullman
| employees for their homes.
There is nothing in Pullman that
| will appeal to the men as a place TO
| live as much as Pullman Park" said
j. E. Green of Baldwin & Howell. THE
| fact that it adjoins the factory, en-
abling men to save carfare and to GO
| home to lunch, will strongly impress
| them. Another feature in it's favor is
| the fact that the property has been
/ laid out Systematically and with uni
! formity. All of the sidewalks in front
| of every lot are alike; the streets
! curbs, ETC., are regular; there is a
| good slope to the tract; and in fact
| II is as near perfect, as far as general
appearance is concerned, as it could
| possibly be.
I'VE are selling lots as low as $500
and $500 each, which price includes all
| street work.
Furthermore, we sell all lots on
| easy terms, so there is no excuse for
anyone missing the opportunity. Pull
man has great future and those who
| get in on ground floor prices are going
| to make money"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

A beautiful residence for Mrs. Henry
Sierotv is being constructed in Tenth
avenue near B street. The design, 10y
Joseph A. Leonard is handsome study
in Spanish renaissance. having a ce-
nent stiple exterior set off at the cor
ners and porches with nodded brick
ouoins. The steps VIII be Of marble
Terrazzo leading to a vestibule laid in
marble mosaic.
The entire lower floor viii be laid with
selected oak. The dining room will be
finished in highly figured imported Cir
osssisn walnut The reception hall and
living room viii be finished in selected
redwood and rubbed 10 a smooth vel
vety finish.
All the sliding doors and the doors OF
the china buffet and the living room
bookcases will have numerous small
highly polished French bevel plate
lights.
The dining room mantel is 10 be a
handsome effect in Roman brick of a
rare brown shade. f1anked with COM
Portable highback seats The din
ing room mantel will be built Of a high
FIRE Almadvo tile
The bedroom will be finished with
English gloss enamel and tinted in
beautiful shades. There will be cozy
den on the second floor artistically
psneled-
The ground floor. beside the usual
storage and other utility rooms. will
contain 4 large social hail and billiard
rooms.
Heat viii be supplied by large fur
mace and an automatic water heater
will furnish hot water day and night
The building is being built by the
Urban realty Improvement company, OF
which Joseph A Leonard is manager
MARINE VIEW BUILDING
The rapid construction Of residences
IN West Clay park is feature OF the
seasons real estate development in Sar
Francisco.
Lyon & Hoag, who opened this beau
tifuI marine view residence park. at
tribute the activity in residence build
ing primarily 10 the fact that the lots
in this restricted residence park com
uand unsurpassed views of the Pre-
sidio military reservation. a ma gnifcen'
natural park, and the Golden gate.
II is the desire of people to live
where fine -iews can be enjoyed. Tha'
has determined the location Of the fine
residence districts in all cities. It was
the view obtainable from Rincon hill
that made First and Harrison streets
the first choice residence site in thi:
city. II was the view the California
street hill affords that made that the
Nob hill OF this city when the smoke and
noise OF manufacture and commerce.
forced the fine residences from RincoT
hill. And the view is what has made
Preside heights the fine residence dis
trict OF today. 1t is interesting to not'
how the growth Of this city has con
tinually operated TO force the fashion
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
IMPROVEMENTS URGED
IN SUNSET DISTRICT

Sol Cetz & Sons have completed
some extensive grading, from Twenty
second to Twenty-fifth avenues and
from I to K streets. Following up this
important Improvement work the
rhsrd Of public works has been pc
titioned by property owners TO d.
rect the grading. sewering and paving
Of Twenty-seventh avenue, between II
and J streets.
The property on which the expense
Of the contemplated improvements
would fall is at present sand COW
cred waste. but with paved and sew
cred streets would afford homesites for
many persons.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

City Attorney Long has been author
lied by the supervisors to institute
proceedings to condemn certain land
in BLOCK 2S9. South San Francisco
homestead and railroad association. re-
quired as an additional area for the
Burnett school
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
SALES CONTINUE GOODS
AT MUIR WOODS PARK

Lapochet & Co. report the sale of
Is lots in Muir Woods park subdivision
No. % last Sunday. The demand con-
tinues and the prospect is for a con-
tinued sale throughout the remainder
of the season. Many who purchased
in the first subdivision are now adding
to their land holdings in this vicinity
by picking up choice lots in the new
addition.
What an awkward angel the average
man would makei
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19
LARGE BUILDING ON LAND
SOLD BY MRS. VANDERBILT I

The building which will be erected
on the land recently sold by Virginia
Fair Vanderbilt. at the corner of Da-
Wis and Commercial, will be a class G
structure, of three stories and base
ment, one Of the best in that vicinity.
Part of the building has already been
leased to a manufacturing concern
through C. H. Hirst's office.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-19

The construction Of sewers in section
CO ofthe North point main sewer sys-
tenn has been authorized by the super
x-fsors. at a cost not to exceed $4,000.
the expenses to be betrayed out OF
funds derived from the sale of 1903
issue Of sewer bonds.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
Putney's Strange Example.

lItilbNr II ans lIiiltH4N
\ strange thing happened in Putney
last week. The hotel was raided and a
quantity OF intoxicating liquors was seized
The landlord was brought to trial and the
news reports say that paper bearing the
signatures Of 90 Putney citizens was pre-
sented TO the court asking that the re.
spondent be dealt with leniently. These
90 citizens say that il was with their
knowledge and tacit approval that the
landlord had sold liquors contrary to law.
Pntney i a no-license town. a Putney
man was in the Times office last week and
was asked what explanation he could give
of the sentiment in his town. He said
that the best citizens there did not want
the town to vote for license because with
license the traffic in liquors was abused
and made a public nuisance. Under the
plan of letting the landlord sell judiciously
with the knowledge of practically all no
noticeable evils resulted,
In other words, the leading citizens
while opposed to license are not opposed
to having the landlord sell under no-li.
cense because he is a careful man of good
juugment How would an innkeeper's Ii
cense suit these leading citizens of Put
ney: Are they willing to have the land
lord limit his sales to the bona fde guests
of his house or will they insist on getting
a drink themselves, whether guests or not
If the latter they had better about face
and vote the town into the, license col
umn, The hypocrisy ard deceit which
prevailed under the prohibitory law
should have no place under the present
local option law
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
More Town Officers Reports.

The annual report Of the trustees OF the
| irattleboro free library says that the sue
cess OF the institution has continued with
nut interruption during the past year,
The number of volumes now in the library
i 1890. of which $50 have been added
during the year. The number of volumes
taken from the shelves during the year
was 81, ,4G0, far exceeding any previous
record. OF this number "a per cent con
sisted of works of fiction, decrease OF 81
Der cent from the previous year. The
trustees whose terms expire this year are
.C. 4. Miles, +. H. Crane and Rev. VI. j..
tarmody.
Health Officer Henry Tucker reports that
up to the middle Of January the past year
was one OF unusual health. At that time
the measles epidemic began DR.. Tucker
saws that this disease is one of the most
difficult in the world to check for three
reasons: % the widespread but erroneous
belief that everyone must have measles and
would better have il when young: - the
fact that its symptoms are very much ike
what is commonly called hard cold; %
because person developing measles Is IN
condition to spread infection for two or
three days before the symptoms become
marked. Another popular fallacy, accord
ing to DR.. Tucker, is that a person can
have measles but once. Only when these
fallacies are dispelled by education will any
progress be made in controlling the disease.
Medical school inspection is something the
health officer believes Brattleboro will have
to come to in time. Although general san
itary conditions have improved greatly, DIR.
Tucker is still of the belief that several
years will elapse before the condition be.
comes what it should be. He speaks of
the adequate ventilation system IN the
4 Ia.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
Vermont Against Cannon.
(Sprinpfield Republican,.

Vermont newspapers approve the dec
laration of Congressman Foster that the
people of his state are against the re-
election of Speaker Cannon. There is no
doubt about the fact in Vermont and all
New England. The country desires the
retirement of the member from Illinois
from his dictatorship over the national
house of representatives, and it is for him
to say what form the election shall take.
His punishment of members who freed
themselves from his yoke constituted
proof of the charges of intolerant rule
that have been brought against him. 1t
takes time for the people to sense situa-
tion like this, but they are not so dull as
Mr.. Cannon assumes them to be. Perhaps
the republicans may not control the next
house. but if they do Speaker Cannon
cannot be reelected. If they do not, the
way will be opened in time for better
than Cannon. Whether going or coming,
his end is in sight.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
TROUBLE FOR RAE
ELECTRIC CONCERN
Petition to Have II Adjudged
Bankrupt.
LOCAL YOUNG MEN INTERESTED
Springfield, VI. Company Numbers Sew
eral Former Residents OF This Town
Among It's Stockholders - Factory
Partially Built

4 petition "a. been nls n ths United
l state. count iuf the distn u Vermont
/ to have the Rae EisctH.l Equipment
company 81 Springfield 81 3dsri an in.
I voluntary bankrupt ga the ground Of is
admitted inability - pay IL indebted
nrss. The petition l. signed by Harry A.
| bingham AMI Allyn ! crosby u spring
/ ield aud Mis- Margaret Cray Of Bellows
Fall, and .ei- forth that the company is
iusolycnt and indebted TO Mr. Bingham in
{ he sum Of sl2 900 for each advanced, 20
MIR Crosby for 81 900 IN an account stated
aud 10 Mis- Cray for VIA for services as
-tenographer. II j. expected that a
hearing viii be held on petition at an
early date and receiver appointed by
the court 10 dispose Of the assets and
close up its affairs.
This concern j. one that grew out OF
the Rae Electric Vehicle company which
was organized last fall for the purpose
IT manufacturing electric automobiles. The
reorganization was made with the idea
of manufacturing all kinds OF electrical
appliances. The erection 6f a factory in
Springfield was under way. the contractors
being Crosby a Parker OF this town, who
Il Is understood have an attachment on
the structure. Aside from Alessrs. Bing-
ham and Crosby, both former Brattle-
horo Young men, the stockholders include
Hal L. March and Charles II. Stolte, who
went from this town to Springfield in
January to take positions with the new
concern.
Suit has been entered in Windham
county court by William +. Dunlevy
against Harry A. Bingham and II. A.
Parkman OF Springfield, to recover $1,000
on promisory note Papers were served
on Bingham and Parkman in Springfield
by Deputy Sheriff Chauncey |. Knapp,
who attached Bingham's household goods
and holdings in industrial concerns and
real estate for the amount Parkman's
holdings OF the Rae company were also
attached. II is alleged that on Oct !,
1909 Bingham and Parkman gave Dun.
evy note for three months for $1,000, and
hat repeated requests TO pay have met
with no response. The case is return
ible at the April term OF the Windham
county court