The San Francisco call., 1910-03-19
OAKLAND'S GREAT
FUTURE IS CERTAIN
Manufacturing Center and at Same Time
The City Of Beautiful Homes
By DAVID H. WALKER

There is q great awakening in Oak
land. Large propositions have fol-
lowed one another in which municipal
and private enterprise have manifested
themselves i'm marked way. The en-
largement of the city boundaries by the
addition of important adjacent towns
has brought with it new responsibilities
and also new sources or local great
ness.
The surrounding country Of Oakland
s. more than fruitful 1t bears rich
Hps. where the land is properly titled
SO supplies immediate sources OF
ONE II fuldlls an even more i'm
5rtau1 Office than thai It's rounded
hiltops supply countless sites Of eN-
Ceplional beauty and are remarkably
easy Of access for the residents Of
handsome homes in which life pro-
crosses easily and under conditions Of
great comfort.
GREAT SHIPPING CENTER
More important even than this con-
sideratiOn is the backing which all the
outlying towns and all the city terri
tory OF Oakland and Alameda and
Berkeley must give TO a shipping point
and manufacturing center, such as oak
land is manifestly destined to become.
The creek that penetrates the land.
along which lie Oakland's wharves and
much OF the manufacturing industries
OF the great city on the east shore Of
tire bay, is well provided with ship
wards which can be vastly expanded
and which already have made an en-
Klabl record I'm the construction Of
vessels living the American flag and in
the repair OF vessels dying the flags Of
gll nations which haze found shelter
i'm p landlockcd harbor.
10 one can see Oakland without re
aiizing THAT the large growth Of the
last few years = simply preliminary to
z much greater population, a much
Vaster volume of manufactured prod
ucts. A greater extension OF tranSpor-
tation facilities. an infinitely larger use
a. its water front and the consequent
facilitation Of commerce, domestic and
foreign.
CITY or BEAUTIFUL HOMES
Oakland is not wholly a commercial
and manufacturing city. although its
opportunities ia that direction, when
plans that are projected reach compile
ti0n. would seem 10 be unlimited: it is
prominently known a. a city Of beau
fifuI homes, Of high class schools and
high class education, of high class cit
szenship. OF beautiful churches Of un-
rivsled views from its foothills. of hun
dreds OF well laid out streets and fine
avenues. Add TO this the fact that il is
central in its location
The hope is entertained in Oakland
that Berkeley and Alameda viii soon
md il eNpedient 10 be joined 10 Oak
land and that The territory thus con-
tiguous shall become a separate county
OF splendid extent and promise, which
shall in itself embrace sufficient pop
ulation TO be constituted a congress
and enterprise and OF sufficient fame to
be a household name all over the globe.
COMBINED ENDEANOR TELLS
The opening statement that there is
p great awakening in Oakland is not
10 be questioned by any one at all ac-
ouainted with the facts. Combined en-
deavor in working for great results. In
the last year and a half the Oakland
chamber of commerce bias exerted itself
strongly 10 increase local enthusiasm
for local institutions and to promote
knowledge Of Oakland in all parts of
The world. Every week what is known
a s the progress and prosperity commit
tee Of the Oakland chamber of com
merce holds a luncheon, at which fire.
Quently 100 businessmen are in attend
ance.
The busiest people of the city utilize
the time ordinarily devoted to relaNa-
tion and gossip TO a wide reaching and
patriotic inquiry as 10 what may be
done TO benefit Oakland Subjects re-
lating TO important public improye-
nents and topics concerning municipal
progress in all directions are themes
that find weekly discussion. Occasion
ally papers are read in which exact in
formation is given concerning progress
on the Oakland park system, on mat
ters relating TO congressional action, or
concerning enterprises that need the
cooperation Of the city to make them
effective.
In these weekly consultations, which
ave become a great feature of Oak
land, one may see the young and those
Of more mature years counselings and
working side by side. with the idea of
the get together spirit uppermost in
2 ~ that is done and said
A brief enumeration OF some OF the
larger subjects which have concerned