The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
NORTH BEACH IS
IMPROVING RAPIDLY
Section Has Been Rebuilt Along
Most Modern and Pr0=
gressive Lines
BY L. ]. HOFFMAN

Secretary North Stockton Street Merchants
Association.
There are so many things that can
be said in favor of North beach that it
is almost difficult to find the best place
to begin. Since the North stockton
street merchants association was or
ganized a few months ago we have sue
ceeded in attracting to this part of the
city great deal of attention. We have
been able also to bring about certain
improvements in streets, especially the
paving of the northerly part of Stock
ton street and the location of electro
liers. which were bought with the
money of our members and have been
maintained by them.
The work of improving Stockton
street is not the only project we have
had in hand. Attention has been paid
to other parts of the district with pleas
ing results. The late board of super
visors helped us materially TO put the
district on a footing such as it had
prior to 1906, so far as street work in
certain localities was concerned, but
there remain projects for the good of
tile ptOpiS Vi TINS pti L VI Aceiil ! an
cisco that will be promoted by our
organization.
PEOPLE IN EARNEST
The people of North beach are all in
earnest in their desire to make their
section one of the best in San Fran
cisco in the matter of improvements. as
it is really one of the best because of
natural advantages. The merchants
association of north Stockton street has
increased in membership and in use
fulness. That fact shows the spirit of
the businessmen and of holders of
realty.
There are many reasons to. explain
our confidence in North beach The
first is that it is doing a good business
and that its population is thrifty and
industrious, composed as it is of land
owners who will remain here perma-
nently. That sort of people found it
an easy matter TO borrow the money
they needed for the rebuilding of their
homes from the savings banks after
the fire in 1906 They put up three
story buildings that had been wiped
out.
MANUFACTURES
The manufactures include several
concerns of the first class. Others will
De dQQ6Q. lneIGt dT6 WTldTNeS, IdCIOIlGSs
the belt line railway of the state, fed
eral buildings, including the new Gus
tom house and the old appraisers
building. the new transport dock which
is under construction, a long water
front both on the east and on the north
that will be improved and the prospect
of North beach ferry 70 Marin
county.
This is district in which the clerks
in stores must be able to speak some
of three languages at least. A knowl-
edge of Italian, Spanish and French are
essential. That indicates the cosmo-
politan character of the population.
We consider that our district runs out
as far west as Hyde street. and from
north of California street down to the
bay, both on the north and east The
Fairmont hotel is in the district. Tele-
graph hill is also in the North beach
territory.
TO TUNNEL HILL
1t is too early to say what will be
done about the proposed tunnel under
the hill to give Stockton street an
easy road to the bay on the north. The
plan is advocated strongly by some.
We invite all San Francisco to come
over to our section and see what has
been done since the fire. We are con-
fident that we have reason to congratu-
late ourselves on the extent and upon
the style in which we have rebuilt the
North beach region in SO short time.