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The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

The Lajoie-Cobb baseball trouble
seems to be the only scandal OF the
year that hasn't a woman at the bot
tom of it.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

We often hear the expression. "as
poor as a church mouse" But even a
church mouse doesn't have to live on
the collections.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

Among deaths special preferences
are the individuals who have schemes
for prolonging life.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

Beware of taking kindness from
others as matters of course.-Glad-
stone.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

1--WE have an official warning not
to burn much gas this month";
'T never heard of such thing"
"Oh, yes; it was last months BILL"
Buffalo Express.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

recently received
her e ri o di cal
scrubbing. Every
four years her face
is washed. and her
toilet otherwise ac-
complished, with
the help of CASTLE
soap and warm wa
ter. Six pounds OF
best quality soap
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

Outlaw Dietz might make hts trial
expenses by selling the contents OF his
bulIet.perforated home as sleeves.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
Pettlt's Eye salve Restores.

No matter how badly the eyes may be
ard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

Taking the census in Tacoma seems
to be merely a matter of muitiplics-
ton.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

II babies come down from heaven mann
ma,
There's one thing that's sure. de-
clare
There's so many babies that come down
each day.
There can't be race suicide there.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
GETS FACE WASHED
CLEANING UP THE GODDESS ON
CAPITOL DOME.
Job Uncle Sam Has to Attend to
Every Four Years Thoroughly
Scrubbed With Good Soap
and Warm Water.

The Goddess Of Liberty on the big
dome OF the Capitol in Washington
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
{: PROMPT

Gold. 75c: Gold and Sill
yer, 800: Gold. Silver
Gold and Silver refined
for free mailing sacks.
1886 Court Pl.. Denver
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29

II :s1. saa.:;ss sss. G,:.i Thompscn's Eye wats
The Colorado statesman., 1910-10-29
ASSAYS

and Copper. s1.50.
and bought. Write
Ogden Assay Co.,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
HAYES STREET CAR LINE EXTENSION IS GREAT BOON TO SUNSET
RESIDENTS REJOICE
AT ERA OF TROLLEY
Will Open Up One Of the Most Favored
4 Sections of Southwestern Part of City

the city covering this extension and
turn this over to the United Railroads,
together with the $4,000 in cash.
RAISING THE NEEDED MONEY
With this definite arrangement the
citizens committee, headed by D. S.
O'Brien, assistant city attorney, and j.
NJ. Gregory, secretary, went to work to
raise the money. Most of it was sub
scribed by property owners in amounts
of SIS each. There was still a large
deficiency and the committee went
among the businessmen of the city.
Hale Bros. gave generously, as did also
Roos Bros, Joe Poheim. John O'Con-
ner, Oscar Heyman and some other
downtown merchants and f1nanciers.
has property in the Sunset, gave $1,000.
Donovan & Gallagher, contractors, sub
scribed 500, and some of the business
men in Ninth avenue, including George
r. Sullivan and F. ]. Meagher, con-
tributed literally. The Sunset home
realty company gave $1,250.
Among those TO whom the committee
feels very grateful for finally rounding
out the full $4,000 is Lawrence Vim
cent, the auctioneer. He put his Shout
der TO the wheel at last Sunday after
moons meeting, worked UP enthusiasm
to the point where almost enough
money had been raised and then put in
$50 of his own money TO help the cause,
even though he had no property inter-
ests in the Sunset district.
49,
the last dollar had been raised there
was great rejoicing through the Par
nassus heights Sunset district.
Last Monday the board of supervis-
ors formally passed the ordinance
granting a franchise for the proposed
car line extension. Monday, September
II, was fixed as the date on which pro-
posals for the purchase of the fran
chise will be received, according to
statute. When the regulation 80 days
has elapsed on December u, the fran
chise Will be awarded to the petitioner,
r. NJ. Forsythe, as representative of the
San Francisco suburban Improvement
company, which will guarantee a pay
ment to the city of per cent on the
gross receipts.
During the following 80 days the
United Railroads company is expected
to get all the material on the ground
ready for actual construction work. 1t
is thought that the line can be built in
six weeks, beginning just after De-
cember II, and that cars will be in
operation February 1.
This will inaugurate one of the most
substantial improvements attained by
any district in the city in recent years.
1t is estimated that it will about double
the value of the homes of the property
owners in the unimproved district near
the end of the line and will materially
increase values all along the proposed
extension and for two or three blocks
on either side of it. A great impetus
in home building and in street i'm
proVement work is looked for as an
immediate result
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
MORTGAGES FOR
WEEK RUN HIGH
Savings Banks Show Faith in
City Property by Loans Ag=
gregating SS1,000,OOO

There have been a large number of
good sized mortgages put on record
during the last week. Among the
more important transactions of this
kind were the following:
The German savings society loaned to Riebard
ana Laura Z; PAIL $1,000 on three parcels of
property IN Sanchez. Hyde and Ashbury streets
Edward B. Hindes obtained from the Security
savings bank $3l, 600 on the property at the cor
aer OF sl1tn and Clary streets, for two years, at
Ellen A. Fife executed deed of trust TO
Henry and Albert Meyer for s17,50O. of three
pieces OF property in Kesrny street and in
Fifth aud Sixth avenues, corners at intersection
Of Lake street.
The nch-American savings bank loaned
$4,000 TO Joseph z. Antiques on 3oxl37 foot
property in north line of Green street i2o feet
west Of Fillmore.
Duzenbury company $4,000 for one year at So
per cent on the 45xi32 foot property In Pacific
avenue Buchanan street.
The Gale estate company loaned to George D.
Toy $4,000 for three years at per cent on
the 24ox6oo foot block Of land at Twenty second
avenue and CNstreet
The Savings Union loaned 500 500 to Mary
o'Neill the 6sx137 foot property in Spear
street, 1873 feet northwest of Folsom
The San Jose savings bank loaned $685.
to Ella F. Young, trustee. the property at
Spear and Market streets. 35xI37 feet
The German savings society loaned SIS, 600 to
Samuel and Josephine Altshuler on their 59xe9
The same bank advanced 1000 to Alex
Nolfen a Front street property, 27x120 So
feet north Of Clay.
Mary A. and Agnes ". Farren loaned to Joanna
N. Thomas and Alice Driscoll SIC. 900 on the
northwest corner of Van Ness avenue and Hick-
Org avenue. for years, at 81 per cent.
The Humboldt savings hank loaned S11. 700 to
Sarah A. Sullivan for 2 years on the 45x6S foot
property in the line of Post street, 81 feet west
of Jones.
The Semons-Fout brick company executed a
deed of trust covering property in the Phoebe
and Robenson subdivision and in the Ashbury
park tract, to Horace C. Mercer and William
ii Busch Jr.. trustees for the Pacific States
savings society, for the of $I7,5O0.
The German savings society loaned to OIof and
Rose NordwelI S25. 900 on the 52x160 foot prop
erty in the south line of Mission street. 223
feet southwest of Fourth.
Serena II. Knight loaned TO Daniel T. Gala
han $4,000 for one year at per cent on the
large block Of land. 213x1T7 feet irregular in
West Mission street. 326 feet southwest of Mis-
sion.
There were 691 mortgages and deeds
of trust executed against San Francisco
real estate during July, totaling
s3.349,3s2, most of which was at 5h
and per cent The total mortgage
debt on San Francisco real estate is
estimated by Magee's real estate circu-
lar at 1925, 100000, of which s81, 600, 600
has been loaned by city savings banks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

Landgrebe, MacNevin & Jones report
an unusually active week, eliminating
in transactions in city properties ag-
gregating a total of s150,000 In values
of the real estate disposed of.
The most important Of these sales
was that of the property of the Hub
realty company in the southerly line OF
Pacific street, 1926 feet east from the
easterly line of Kearny street. The
lot has a frontage of 1926 feet by a
uniform depth of 80 feet. Improve
ments consist of a four story and base
ment brick building, containing sc
rooms above and stores below. The en-
tire building is leased to one tenant for
seven years at total rental OF
$4,000.
For Kiernan & O'Brien the. firm has
sold the property at the southwest cor
ner of Mason and Pacific streets. The
lot has a frontage of % feet by a uni
form depth of 6S feet. improvements
consist of a store and two flats above
The price paid was $1,000 The pur-
chaser is client of the firm.
For Louisa A. Glynn the firm has dis
posed of her property in the westerly
line of Mission street, 24S feet north
of the northerly line of Fourteenth
street The frontage of the lot is 4S:4
by an irregular depth of 100 feet. The
consideration was $lO,oOU. me pur-
chaser was a client of the firm.
For Ellen A. Fife the firm has sold
the improved realty situated in the
easterly line of Devisadero street, 1926
feet north of. Fulton street. The De-
visaderos street frontage is 52:6 feet by
uniform depth of 1876 feet There
is also an IL in the rear, which ex-
tends to Fulton street, in which street
the lot has a frontage of 27:6 feet by a
uniform depth of Us feet.
There are three large flats on the
Fulton street lot of seven and eight
rooms and bath each. The new owner
is arranging for extensive improve
ments on the buildings, with marble
vestibules, tiled entrances, latest wall
beds and an interior finish of the ar
tistic designs so much in vogue for
high class flats. The considera ton
with the amount to be expended in i'm
provements, will total $4,000.
Another sale made by the same firm
was closed for Alma Rose Carroll to a
client, the land being an unimproved
lot at the southwest corner of Eight
zenith street and Linda place, between
Valencia and Guerrero streets. The
lot has an area of % by 100 feet, and
the price quoted is $4,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
EVENING AUCTION
PROVES POPULAR
j. w. Wright & Co.'s Expert
ment Is Successful, as Shown
by Lively Bidding

The novelty of a suburban auction
sale in the evening, which has been in
troduced BY J. w Wright & Co, proved
very popular this week.
A very large crowd attended the
sale Of Richmond district real estate
held Thursday evening at se4 Sixth
avenue near Clement street
The first offering was the block
bounded by California street, Second
avenue, Third avenue and California
street South. The bids ranged from
$4,000 for the southwest corner of
California street and Second avenue to
s2.z5O for the lot in east line of Third
avenue south of California street. The
three lots facing California street run
ming through 10 California street
south were sold for s5,225, $3.50 and
THE marine view flats, 4l2. 412h
Forty-fourth avenue sold for s4,lOo and
a bid of $345 was obtained for cot
fage at $50 Twelfth avenue. cot
tsqe Al 1Os California street Sou,n
brought $500, and "a lot in Thirty
nth avenue near Fulton street 5000.
The cottage at 13S Fifth avenue was
withdrawn, as the bid Of $4,000
was considered unsatisfactory a
lot in First avenue near Eddy street
sold for sl,175. and a lot in Twelfth
avenue near Clement street realized
81 500.
The sale evidenced the good judg-
nent in making the unique innovation
of holding sectional auction sales In
the evening.
] W. Wright & Co. announce the
holding of another sale of Richmond
district property at near future date
which will be settled upon later. Their
regular Tuesday sale will be held next
Tuesday. August 8, at II O'Clock at
their salesrooms, 22S Montgomery
street, Mills building. The firm mas
nrenared an attractive illustrated cata-
iogue of the property to be onered.
which may be had on application at
their offices.
The list includes fats in Eddy. street
and Willow avenue. store and nats Al
9q0 Crescent avenue. two hats AT ooo
Crescent avenue. three fats at zzoo
FiIbert street, a cottage at e12 Ehzaoetn
street and store and fat at southwest
corner of Twentieth and Potrero ave
nue.: improved property at ~ Fnioon
street and a building lot IN ho"aIo
street near Fourteenth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
CHINESE BOYCOTT ONLY
MENACE TO COMMERCE
Visit Of Western Businessmen to Orient
Expected to Promote Harmony
By PAUL SINSHEIMER

The threat of Chinese boycott
constitutes at this time the only
menace to the coast trade and this. no
doubt, will be dispeIled. by the visit
of the western commercial associations
to the orient. This trip, which has
been planned quietly and carefully.
will be a distinct contribution to the
cause of trade relationship. Under
taken at the invitation of the Chinese,
it will partake of the dual business
and social features that attend such
excursions into the distant empire.
The party, sailing on the Korea
August 23, will be composed of repre-
sentatives from the chambers of com
merce of the Pacific coast 1t will
call not only at the ports of China,
but will penetrate to the strongholds
some so cities and will carry the
Americans 500 miles up the winding
rivers.
WILL ADHERE To PLANS
Naturally there has been some
question of the propriety of the visit
since the suggestion Of the boycott.
weighing all the elements involved. to
adhere to the original arrangemen
without deviation.
The invitation, extended to the coast
commercial bodies, was rendered
primarily on behalf of five of the
largest Chinese organizations with the
sanction and cooperation of the i'm
perial government Since then cham
bers of commerce throughout the en-
tire empire have added their notes of
welcome until half a hundred cities
have asked to be included in the pill
grimage.
The movement has thus assumed an
international Importance. 1t is in
tended that it shall bring existing mis-
understandings to an end and lay
proper foundation for vast trans
Pacific commerce.
DIsBAND IN HONGKONG
The delegation will visit such i'm
portant trade centers as Shanghai.
Tientsin, Port Arthur and Marking
1t will not end it's official topr until
November Z. when the party will dis
band in Hongkong. The members will
journey homeward at their leisure.
1t was not long ago that a large
representation of Chinese came to San
Francisco on just such a mission as
I
represented one of the most comprehen-
sive expeditions promoted in the cause
of international amity and trade.
The suggestion has already been adj
vanced that the latent trade possibili-
ties of the Philippines, Australia and
Japan merit similar enterprise. There
is at present a widespread desire
among local merchants to do mission
airy work in the cause of commerce in
these countries.
RAILROAD GAINS
An illuminating commentary on the
industrial growth of California is
contained in the figures returned by
the railroads to the state board of
equalization. With exceptions so rare
as to constitute an Insignificant per-
centage the various tabulations pre-
scented a uniform story of gains. 1t
was not limited to any one district nor
assigned to special causes. but repre-
scented the consistent progress of the
year. 1t is worthy of note that those
roads made particularly strong show
ings which depend for the most part
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

The extension Of the Hayes street
oarline from the affiliated colleges to
-Pacheco street, mile to the south
west. is one of the most notable steps
in the progress of the Sunset district
that has occurred in years.
The region lying to the west of the
colleges. where the Hayes street line
now terminates. and extending west
erly along Parnassus avenue and Ju-
dab or ] street. and thence southwark
along Ninth avenue to Pacheco street,
the route which the new carline will
traverse. has an exceptionally fine sit
uation as a residence district 1t is
high and slightly, overlooking Golocn
Gate park. and is sheltered from the
ocean winds by range of hillocks on
the west.
Thousands of people in years past
have gone out there and built pretty
. homes, confident that in time they
would obtain streetcar service. They
B. have walked from a half mile to a
fun mile 10 reach the H street carline.
Altogether a population of about
10000 has grown up in this district
Ninth avenue in particular has become
thickly built up with fine houses and
in parts has developed into a business
street. The farther out one goes on
the rising grade the finer the view
becomes and the more attractive are
the homesites. This led many far see
ing home seekers to locate their homes
far up on the hillsides of Tenth and
Eleventh avenues and the cross streets
between K and p.
It took a great deal of courage to
DO this, with streets and sidewalks to
make and car service still a remote
possibility, but the residents of this
district never for a moment lost faith
in the ultimate result of making this
one OF the choicest residence sections
Of Sunset.
A IL YEARS STRUGGLE
For u years they have been trying
10 get q car line. Everything was
framed up and negotiations about COM
pleted when the great fire occurred,
and that caused IL 10 be indefinitely
postponed. A year and half ago the
property owners and citizens again
united in q great effort to get a car
line extension.
They Incorporated under the name
Of the San Francisco suburban i'm
. provement company and entered into
IAN agreement with the United Rail-
roads. That company agreed TO build
an extension along the above described
route.
The estimated cost of the line, 5000
feet in length. was $4,000. The United
Railroads agreed TO issue $500 worth
OF per cent bonds for this purpose,
10 be put on the market at IS cents.
As this issue would bring in only
$4,000. the company stipulated that
rnD1nriSiney the
Improvement company should make up
the balance in cash. The agreement
also provided that the Improvement
-cornnanv should get q franchise from
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06
JULY BUSINESS
UP TO AVERAGE
Review of Last Month Makes
Favorable Showing and
Augurs Well for Future

In reviewing the real estate trans
actions for the last month Thomas Ma
gee & Sons Real Estate Circular states:
During the month Of July 664 sales of real es-
tate We're recorded for a total of So, ,S72.
This total is well up to the average for the
last year. and is especially satisfactory in
orally very quiet month in real estate Only
one large sale was recorded during the~month,
namely that of portion of the Baldwin Annex
property in the north side of Market street, ad-
joining the Flood building. 80 feet front by av-
erage depth of about. SO feet, witha two story
$500. 600. and for this reason the above total of
S3,114,S72 may be considered all the more salts
factory, inasmuch 1t shows more general
activity in medium priced and smaller sales of
real estate.
The Western addition led last month. with
total of 1885. 425, followed closely by the so
section, with total of sales of 1851, 564.
The greatest activity In number of sales was in
the outside lands and homesteads section. where
A general activity prevails in the 100 vara
section, where p sales were recorded during the
month for total of $439, 500.
Among the principal sales recorded during the
month were the following:
In the 90 vara section: In addition to the
sale mentioned above OF portion of the Bald
win Annex property, the northwest side of Mar
ket street. Sc feet west of Sansome, PAT feet
front by an average depth of 72 feet to Suffer,
north side of Golden Gate avenue, 1926 feet
west of Taylor. $50 by 1875, sold in probate
for S79.O 600, and the east side OF Taylor street,
1896 feet north of Washington, 3Sx137:6, was
reported sold for So, 900.
OTHER ACTIVITIES SHOWN
In the 100 vara section: The southeast side
of Mission street, It's feet northeast of Fourth
50x100, sold in trade for $135.000; the south
west side of Fremont street. 1884 feet south
east of Market, 91:s feet front by 1875 feet
deep. sold for STA. 500; the southwest side of
East street. 229:2 feet southeast of Mission,
1910 feet front by 1876 feet deep, back to
Steuart on which 1t also fronts 5:10 feet, sold
for $40 oOO and the northwest side of Howard
street. 1875 feet west of Beale, 67:6x10S:4 sold
for $27, 900.
In the western addition: The north side OF
Hayes street 1915 feet west of Fillmore, 65x
1876 sold in trade for 5000: the northeast
corner of Washington and Deyisadero streets,
56:10x110. sold for $4,000; the north side of
Clay street 1926 feet west of Locust, 52:6x
127:S was reported sold for $30.000; lots and
8. in Presidio terrace, sold for $25. 900: the
south side of Pine street. 27:6 feet east of Web
ster. 35x75, sold for SO, 500: the west side of
Fillmore street, 25 feet south of Hayes, 25x
1868 sold in trade basis of SOS, 600; for
the southwest corner of Devisadero street and
Golden Gate avenue, 75xI00, basis of
SIC, 900.
In the Mission the south corner of Mission
and Tenth streets, 112x102 sold in trade on
a basis of $4,000
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Building contracts were entered into during
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-06

for their western business upon the city
of San Francisco.
These figures will serve in some de-
gree to nulIify the demand emanating
from the carriers for an increase in
freight rates. This demand. almost
country wide. and prompted as If
through a common agency, has suf-
fered some confusion from the pubH-
cation of the May earnings, which
showed a comfortable increase. both
gross and net, over those OF May last
year.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC INCREASE BIG
Despite an increase of s524.2OS in ex-
penses for the month of June. the
Southern Pacific was still able to show
an increase of $263.000 in net
Attention again has been directed by
some of the eastern fnanciers to the
losses sustained by stocks of such COM
panies, though the earnings show regu-
lar increases. The Pacifics have not
been free from this influence. A Chi
cago authority cities the following:
Among the active issues the most
serious loss has been sustained by
Union Pacific. namely from 204% to
1924, a decline of 5215 points, which
is tantamount to $113.704,34 in the
total amount listed. This is the larg-
est item in the whole table. Another
Hartman stock, Southern Pacific, has
Jared little better, the decline having
been from 1884, to 1889, or 347k
points, equal to $95. O92.429 The shares
of the Pullman company have tumbled
from 200 TO 155. representing a shrink
age in market value of s59,000,0O0."
WEST NOT SUFFERING
The sinister effect of such shrinkage
of values, though of purely speculative
origin, has been felt here in San Fran
cisco far less than would have been
generally anticipated. The big crops
on the way to market, the ease with
which the banks are able TO finance
the movement. and the unceasing de-
velopment of the natural resources ex-
plain the comparative steadiness of
local conditions. There has been a gen
eral decline among the oil stocks, but
there should be little surprise at this
circumstance in view Of the fact that
Standard oil, the monarch of them ALL
has tumbled some 200 points.
The week on the local stock and bond
exchange has given evidence of a re-
vival of interest following the summer
quiet Wine association has been in
good demand on an improved financial
showing. Trading has been active in
the issue with sharp advance.