The San Francisco call., 1910-05-14
Tunnel PROJECT
WILL give CITY
TRAFFIC ARTERY
ThOrOughfare Under Stockton
Street Hill Begins to Take
Tangible Form
Great Importance of the Con-
fempIated Improvement APP
peaIs to All Businessmen

The open door to North beach,"
Terse and expressive, the Stockton
street tunnel project slogan, the open
door TO North beach, was caught up
yesterday in the hustle and rush Of the
downtown district and whirled from
The hub Of the metropolis, through Of
nces. banks and business houses TO the
now isolated district on the north shore.
The spirit Of enthusiasm has become
the very fiber Of the movement and ef-
fort has. concentrated itself from both
sides Of the Mob hill barrier in de-
ternined effort 10 drill the first high
way under that great pile of earth and
rock and masonry.
DREAM TO BE REALIZED
The open door TO North beach" is
rapidly evolving from a dream Of hard
headed businessmen into an actual
artery across the center of the city.
The last bit Of proceedings necessary
10 start the official municipal machin
cry in action will be reviewed today by
Attorney Theodore Savage. Every
precaution has been taken to safeguard
the project from possible legal tangle
and the final review may take Savage
week. When he has finally passed the
matter up to the committee in charge,
acting City Engineer z. Connick will
have completed his maps Of the assess
ment district in which the necessary
sz5o.OOO viii be raised. Within the
next seven days the Stockton street
tunnel will be complete in every legal
and engineering detail. the time will
be ripe for city authorities 10 take ac-
tion and the first step Of actual
progress will have been made.
RESPONSE Is PROMPT
Responding TO the overtures of the
men who have launched the project, the
residents Of North beach, bankers and
realty men, have taken up the cause
Tor traffic facilities. Such represent
ative men as An1adeo p. Giannini, vice
president of the Bank Of Italy; Cav.
Teodoro BacigaIupi, John T. Harms of
Madison & Burke. l. 2. kerner of
Umbsen & Co. w II. Crocker Of the
Crocker national bank and a number of
others interested in the material well
fare OF the city, men who will pay the
grea test part Of the assessment burden
for the work on the tunnel, have put
their shoulders 10 the task Of building
residents Of that district easy and
rapid transit
It is argued that al the present time
property owners in the north end are
forced TO show net income on prop
erty OF y per cent before the market
viii accept their holdings as accept
able investment. whereas on downtown
properties net income Of per cent
is entirely satisfactory. This differ
ence is explained in the reputed lack
Of sta bility in north end securities as
they are at present. To place values
there on a par with other city property
better traffic facilities must be supplied
and the tunnel project Is declared to be
the movement which viii bring this
about.
tt is fuhther pointed out that with A
main artery leading from Market street
out Stockton street to North beach the
Marin shore ferry system would be
placed at least q half hour closer to
the center Of the city by esta blishing
docking facilities on the north water
front Of the city
SOLUTION or PROBLEM
Amadeo p. Giannini Of the Bank Of
Itaiv. who represents large interests in
The district 10 be affected declared yes
terday that the tunnel would be the so
lution TO the most stubborn problem
called upon - face
The tunnel he said will bring
50, 600 persons over Mob hill and into
the city i'm p relationship they have
never enjoyed before. IT will send 100
COO persons over and through the tun-
mel into North beach who now never
30 near it. North beach has been lost
10 tho growth Of the community. Thou
sands and thousands Of people never go
near j. and thousands more who would
I've over there. move somewhere else
because they are now forced TO 20
through the Chinese quarter and the
tcnderloin 10 get on a North beach
resident district While Bernal heights.
the POtrero. South San Francisco and
the east and north shore communities
are growing Up around the bay. North
beach has been lost because the people
can't get 10 il. We must invite the
world in. We mast give them high
way 10 travel over, to carry goods over
and TO ship over. We must keep pace
with the remainder Of the city. II is
up 10 Us TO blaze the trail up Stockton
street. through the tunnel and down
into the center Of the city"
THE CITY NEEDS TT
Cav. Teodoro BacigaIupi. who has re-
sided in the section to be assessed
since 1860. and who is one Of the best
4.
unQualihedly indorsed the tunnel idea.
Not only does North beach need it."
he says, but the entire city needs it,
II is only one Of number which should
be built. We can't do 1t too quickly.
Let US give notice to the world that
we have the enterprise to carry it
through"
From the standpoint Of the real es-
tate dealer both John T. Harms and ].
p. kerner, who have devoted them
selves TO the bushes in this city for a
number of years, praise the campaign
for the tunnel
''SOme Of the finest residential prop
erty in the city is in North beach. IT
is a warm belt, thoroughly protected
and q splendid site for good residences.
But at the present time it is hard TO
get people to live there because of the
roundabout way they must 20 TO
travel TO and fro. Many people who
otherwise would live there, will not
ride on the Kearny street line They
can not climb the high hills and so
move into the Mission or across the
bay.
With the construction Of the tunnel
property values there will absolutely
double and treble. The Improvement
is q splendid investment and will prove
the making of the north side of The