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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
PEAKS TUNNEL AN
IMPORTANT
FACTOR
Urban Realty Head Predicts
Changing Conditions Sub
Seuuent to Opening
ALL PROPERTY TO
RECEIVE BENEFITS
History of Other Cities 10 Re-
peat Here in AdVanC-
ing Values
TWIN PEAKS TUNNEL

Length cf tunnel, 1000 feet,
of which $3.50 feet VIII be
through solid rock.
Estimated time for completion
of tunnel, 600 calendar days.
COST
For construction of
tunnel 49,. .. s3.S4= .s23. .23
Incidental expenses. 100000
Lands taken In fec
simple .. SIf.e9S.00
Easements acquired. G.52S.0O
LensehOIds taken. 3.S40.OO
Total .... 81, $685., ,:S9.2 .23
ASSESSMENTS
Or SIC. district. - 59s.4Sz.63
On SNN. district. 1885,, ,SOL6O
Total ......... 3,9a4, ,2S9.23
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
ENORMOUS OLIVE cRop

The Sharon Plantation company
is planting 1870 acres to olives at
Sharon, MADEIRA county, where the
climatic conditions are ideal and the
soil is particularly well adapted to
the growth and culture of the finest
varieties of olives, among which are
the Mission ManzaniIIo, Nevadillo and
Obliza. at Sharon, where the fogs do
not penetrate. The olive trees keep
clean and free from the many pests
so obnoxious in many districts, and
in consequence an enormous crop is
obtained which commands the highest
market prices. The Sharon PIanta-
tion company. Inc. through their sales
agents here, the Leslie & Evans com
pany. whose offices are located in the
Douglas building. sos Market street.
rooms 201-3, intend selling the olive
groves in units of 4 acres each for
$500 per acre, on the easy terms of
$40 cash and SO per month, without
interest. thus putting the ownership
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
New York Man
Buys in Richmond

RICHMOND. Sept. 2o.--One of the
recent sales in Wallis Harbor center,
the commercial subdivision near the
inner harbor, was made TO a New
Yorker, who inspected the bay of San
Francisco looking for Investments
prior to the opening of the Panama
canal. He has written George S.
Wall, president of the Harbor Cen
ter Land company. a letter saying
that in the opinion of New York busi-
ness men the Panama canal Is to
make the San Francisco bay region
one Of the worlds greatest CONNER
cial centers. In regard to Richmond,
he says that from his study of the
situation he believes it will have tre-
mendous growth and that immense
profits viii be made from property
investment here He says Incident
ally that Harbor Center. seemed to
him to be located where it would
receive the greatest effect from the
new business development In Rich
mond
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
Belgium Colonies
California Bound

That people In foreign countries are
interested in California to no little
extent is evidenced by the number of
colonists who are coming directly to
this state each year The fertility of
the soil and climatic conditions ap-
peal to the European as well as to
those in this country who live beyond
the Rockies
While some publicity has been en-
joyed through European worlds expo
sitions. California, with the foremost
state exhibit at Ghent, Belgium, is get
ting more favorable advertising than
has been enjoyed at the former fairs
Stine & Kendriek are maintaining
an exhibit from their various proper
ties in connection with the state dis
play al Ghent. This action has gained
widespread publicity for the concern,
as much favorable comment has been
published by various foreign periodi-
calls regarding their display Adyer-
tfsing literature printed In several
languages Is passed out without re-
striction daily. Most or this printed
matter is devoted to facts concern
ing their lands Three gold medals
and a diploma of merit have been
awarded their individual exhibit
AS result of the efforts of Stine
& Hendricks representatives at the
fair. two Belgium colonies have been
organized and are en- route to Califor-
MIA at the present time. Each colony,
according to Sales Manager w. f. Sam
dercock, constitutes 10 families. every
one of which has bought and paid
money on individual farms in River
garden Farms subdivisions. Imme-
diately upon arrival they will take
possession of their holdings.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
ChiIdren's Common
At St. Francis Wood

YOUNGSTERS OF ST Francis Wood will
be well provided for. The Mason-M Me-
DufIie company, from long experience
in developing and marketing exclu-
sive residential tracts, looked well to
community features in laying out st.
Francis wood which will be brought
within from Is to 20 minutes ride of
the heart OF San Francisco when the
Twin Peaks tunnel is completed One
of the attractive features Of st.
Francis Wood is the children's COM
mon 1t is inclosed In vine hung lat
tice fenced with old fashioned
flowers. summer houses and comfort
able benches The outdoor school for
bright children at 1900 Wawona
street Is within convenient distance:
from st. Francis Wood.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
Burg Properties
Are to Be improved

RICHMOND. Sept 20.-There is
great activity on Twenty third street
from Macdonald avenue north along
the Nicholl Macdonald avenue civic
center subdivision. Burg Bros. having
force OF men and teams at work
opening their property along its entire
frontage on Twenty street. They
have only been enabled to do this now
because of final settlement OF the
proposition Of widening Twenty-tfird
street to so feet. The old fence that
stood along this frontage Of the Mich
oil land has been torn down BY the
Burgs and the improvements are
going in along the so foot thorough
fare. This Is ali business property of
the highest class. and several sub
stantial buildings will soon be going
up on I'll The opening OF the Twenty
third street frontage follows rapidly
on another Improvement which is one
of the greatest Richmond has ever
known. the construction of Grand
boulevard through the Burg prop
critics.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20

area equaling about one sixth of the
total territory Of the city. now ac-
cessible. viii be brought into quick
and easy communication with the
business center and this Will result.
as it has in other communities, in an
enormous increase in population.
While l have no desire to critlcise
any of the well meaning persons who
have protested against Twin Peaks
tunnel either in person or through
their attorneys-for they surely have
a right to be heard in the premises
/ want to tell little story which
strikes me as apropos of an objection
made to Engineer O'Shaughnessy'
plans in reaching Laguna Honda sta
ton on 3 per cent grade. and the
continuation of the tunnel from that
point under the hill along Dewey
boulevard
The objector fancied he had struck
upon plan to cut about 1000 feet
off the tunnel and thereby save more
than a million dollars by increasing
the grade of the tunnel and making
the southwesterly exit on top of
the ground at L.aguna Honda, and
thence down the hill on an impos-
sible surface grade along Dewey
boulevard.
There was young fellow just out
of college who wanted to become a
sea captain without following the
regular course of practical expert
ence aboard ship. On his first trip
to sea he told the captain that he
had studied navigati and besought
an opportunity Of guiding the YES
sci. The captain gave him an oppor-
tunity. The young man boxed the
compass. shot the sun with the sex
tant. and after checking up his bear
tngs reported to the captain that the
vessel was in such and such a lati-
tude and longitude.
Well" said the skipper, as he ex-
amined the young mans reckonings,
do you know that you have got this
ship on top Of the Alps? Now, what
want to know is, how the deuce
you're going to get US down agafn2".
In conclusion I want TO say that
san Francisco is extremely fortunate
IN securing the services Of Mr..
OShaughnessy. The city has secured
one of the most eminent engineers
in the country. Of all the transit
projects which have been advanced
or undertaken for the city. the Twin
peaks tunnel is foremost and first
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
OAKLAND TENTH CITY
IN BUILDING PROGRESS

Great progress in Oakland's build
Ing operations for the month of Au-
gust Is shown In the Construction
News of Chicago, received by the
Wickham Havens Incorporated Oak
land realty firm. Oakland reaches the
highest point it has ever stood in the
list given of principal cities in the
country being tenth.
San Francisco stands Just ahead of
Oakland, being ninth. with but s300,
900 more spent on building. The east
bay city has excelled such cities as
Minneapolis, st. Louis st. Paul. KAN
sas City, Rochester, Seattle, Balti-
more, Washington and New Orleans.
The list includes rs cities. few OF
which exceed Oakland in percentage
of gain, the latter showing 100 per
cent increase, a greater percentage
than any other city on the coast.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20

tage point of one of these one or two
acre tracts is had a scenic view of
unsurpassed sp1endor
The woods and hills harbor herds
of deer; the heather swarms with
quail and other game; the brooks TEEN
with speclkled trout In such an en-
vironment as this, with the purest,
sweetest of mountain air. tempered
by the ocean breezes. with a land
scape OF more than unusual beauty;
with game and fish aplenty for all,
no more desirable spot could the ma
ture lover from tile city find than
Fivebrooks
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20

of an olive plantation within tho
reach of any person desiring such an
investment. They claim these olive
groves should pay a profit of from
5000 per acre up in five years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-27

J. 4. Bailey. formerly of this city,
now Of Uniontown, Pa, is spending
a few days with his family in this
city. Mr.. Bailey will move his fam
lily to Uniontown in the near future.
Miss Elizabeth Lemley has returns
ed from Burton, where she spent
Christmas with her parents.
4. NJ. Gathright and w. E. Wad-
dell have returned to Covington, Va,
after spending few days at the
home of A. J. Stone on Quincy street.
MRS. Gathright and children and
Mrs. Waddell will remain here for
several weeks.
DIR. ]. w. Mcdonald has returned
from Wellsburg, where he spent
Christmas with Mrs. Mcdonald, who
is the gnest of her parents. Mrs.
Mcdonald remained there for long
Gr visit
Miss Mary Brand is the guest Of
relatives at West Union.
Mrs. Joseph Nuzum has returned
from Fairchane, Pa, where she had
been the guest of relatives for sever
al days
Mr.. and. Mrs!S George Fleming of
Baltimore, are guests of the formers
parents, Ex-Governor and Mrs. A, 3.
Fleming.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-27
1NH.EIE;R Miller
.PERSOMlA:L!::.S!!!'....
Fire, Casualty Plate Glass and Automobile insurance
Jacobs Building.



Misses Irene and Martha Hutchin-
son are guests of friends In Clarks-
burg.
Mrs. Dora B. Mitchell and daugh-
ter, Miss Cecilia, and Misses Mary
Eta, and valone Bishop, returned
last evening from AlDrightsville.
where they had spent Christmas with
relatives MA
Russell Gather of Winchester. Va.
is2spending a few days2in this city.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J.iMohtgomery of
New Philadelphia Ohio, aresthe
guests Of, the formers mother, Mrs.
Margaret Montgomery, on Benont
avenuG E.-
Mr.. aud Mrs. Howard Phillips Of
.'Nleyersdale,., Pa, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Phillips on Fifth
street. IL.
K Mr.. Gnd Mrs. Lester Berry of Bal
timoirre. will arrive here tonight to
spend Sunday with the latter's sis
ters, Mrs. Alvy Hall and Miss AIDE.
laide Pinnell,
Miss Frances Murphy has return
ed from visit with relatives in
Grafton. y&sS IL; s,
t'A Lawrence Byrne IS spending few
days with his brother, Bernard Byrne Z
lit Eiiihart Md: ~ s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-27
Locust Avenue

Can boast Of first class drug store
at the corner Of 9th street. At this
store can be found many useful
Christmas gifts for young and old.
Books, rs and SOC; box paper, Csc
to $1.G5. Correspondence cards, 35c
to 75c. High class box candy, 25c
to $500. Perfume atomizers. 75c to
$500. Military brushes perfumes,
and toilet waters, etc. Cards, seals,
calendar pads pinsel cord, bells
coinsetias, vines ard i3reathsI holly
boxes and tissue paper. Christmas
postcards. 1c each. e 80 ~ q
J,,H. McGL 0SKEY & CO.., Druggists.
5l2 Locust Ave. ~ Corr 9th St.
. . le H r..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-27
HsI'T a II M
EE|8 :. ! !: NJ
raterl1Ql NelDls
B, p. o.. d. No. 294. \

Meets at Elks' Nome, .4t9 Main
St., near Madison, every Tuesday
evening at 5 o'clock. Charles D.
Barry, Sec, 22S High street. !.
I.C. 9F A. NJ.
Setting Sun Tribe 16. Meets
Thursday at ESQ sp. an.4at Red Mems
Hall, First ward. H. Ernest Haw-,
kins, X. Of R. 1873 State street, First
ward: IS IN
Waneta Council No. s. degree Of
Pocaflontas). Meets at Red Mems
Hall, First ward. every Friday.r
Meets every second Sunday at
Knights Of Columbus Hall. NJ. J.
O'Neal, Rec. Sec. ~ -s
Boutlou Division Uadies' Auxili- .
ary5. Meets first Friday Of each
month in knights Of Columbus Hall.
Grace Mcdonnell, Rec. Sec.
!. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Meets first and third Monday cor
ner First st. and Falrmont Ave.
Charles Armbruster, R. s. l20 Chest
nut street.
W00DMEN OF THEsWoRLD.
Meets In Old Masonic Hail. Main
street and Madison streets, T: Jones,
clerk, ,2OS Albert Court. ID A
!. MISCELLANEOUS SOCIETIES. ~
MARION Co. MEDICAL SOCIETY," /,
Meets last Friday Of each month
n Fleming Bldg: pr; g. W.,W e
president; DR.. H. r. johnson. secre-
tary; DrS Nv. H. Sands, treasures
Board Of Celsprs: prs. GO. Henry.
|C. L. HOLLAND, L. N.3iYost' Gus =
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY
TRAINMEN.
Meets every first and thirt
wednesday evening and second and
last Sunday in Red Mems Hall. J.
E. Alexander, Sec.
ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS
Meets every first and third Sunday !
in Redmen's Hall. Fred Brummage,
Sec.
WoBfEN's CHRISTIAN TEMPER
ANCE UNION,
Meets every Tuesday in Willard
Hall, w. c. Z. U. Bldg Mrs. Hal
Hall, Rec. Sec. i.',
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN Asso-
5p M CATION.
New building, Fairmont avenue
and First street. J. NJ. Hartley, pres
ident: B: L. Butcher secretary; ]. Q.
Watson, treasurer.
-'5E oRDER OF OWLS.
Fairmont Lodge No. 1922. Meets
every Thursday night at 1880 IN old
K! Of P. Hall, Mckinney Building.
Dr.. ]. E. offner, president n. J.
hPearlman, Sec.
| {, GERMAN BENEFICIAL UNION.
y Meets first and third Sundays each
nonth, at 31S Monroe street. Floyd
'IDonham, president; II. G. Voelker'
secretary,
40. U. W. meets every Monday
evening at 1880 in the Woodman
off, the World hall in the Skinner
hudlding. 112 Main street: J. H.
Xii 1ead, recorder.
Degree Of Honor of the A. Q: U.
w. theets on the second and fourth
Monday evenings at o'clock at the
same place.oi, This is the ladies' de-
gree of the order. ]. IL Ktnkead,
recorder. ~
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE
UNION.
Meets each second and fourth
Tuesday Of the month at 1880 in the
K. of P. hall on Main St.
IsssIGHEs OF TECuMsEH;
z No al meets, every Monday evening
at Ogde6 aEenl1e near Madison St.
". r! Riggs SseG; '"'|o ''"'" '.5'.p
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-27
.MIL1TARY COMPANIES.


r Guard. Meets every, Monday in the
new Armory, Jackson st. Captain.
Charles Neptune; Cd Lieutenant,
Earl Michael. \
Co. 1. Meets eeyry "Wednesday IN
new Armory. Captain. E. B. Cars
kadon; 1st Lieutenant, Francis
Thralls; I'd Lieutenant, A. D. Bell.
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS.
MASONIC.
Fatrmont Lodge No. 8. Meets IN
Masonic Temple first and third Mon
days. Francis E. Nichols, Sec. Z
Orient Chapter, R. A. M. No. y.
Meets in Masonic Temple second
Monday Of each month. Francis W
Nichols, Sec. \,
Crusade Commandery No. 8, KIT,
Meets in Masonic Temple every fourth
Monday. Francis e. Nichols. Sec.
Fairmont Chapter No. "a, Q. E. S
Meets in Masonic Temple first and
third Thursday. Helen Fleming
Sec.
..5l I. o. o. F.
Marion Lodge No. IL. Meets every
Z, Tuesdayain Odd Fellows Hall: 3. NJ
Taylor, Sect ~ ~. 9,
Palatine Lodge No., 81. Meets eyeEy
Wednesday in Odd Fellows Hall
First ward, E. ,A.gWilscn, sec:, 0o4
Columbia ST., First ward !.
Mountain City En2ap pment No, 8
Meets in Odd Fellows. Hall on tAe
first and third Fridays of each
month. c. H. Riggle, scribe.
Patriarch Militant. Meets In 0dd
Fellows Hall Thursday evenings. w
S. Pitzer, captain; L. G. Fttzhugh
clerk, 507 Jackson avenue.
DAUGHTERS OF REBECCA.
West Virginia Lodge No. 81, Meets
every Monday at Z p. m. at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Seven Stars Lodge No. 50. Meets
every Monday evening in Odd Fellows
Hall, First ward. Mrs. Emma stea'
ley, Sec.
Meets in Musgrave Hall, W. A
Crowl, M. Of R., AZ Locust avenue
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAS.. ~
Mountain City Lodge No. 4S
Meets at Fleming Bldg. Thursdays q
1880 p. M. +. C. Miller! Cook hos
pital, X. of R. and s. ~ :,
Marion Lodge No. 27..r Meets a
Market and Merchant, First ward
every Tuesday. Evan A. Wilson, 4
OF R. and s., 304 Columbia ST., 3Firs
ward. ,!1aH q,
Mountain City Temple Nq.r5, Pyth
ian Sisters. Meets Tuesday lin Nan1t
ing Bldg. Mrs. Alice R., MillerrlM
Of R. and c. q -ssStt
X. OF T. NJ. .jalG4, .
Sir Walter Tent No. z. Meets ever.
Wednesday night in Willard Hall
W. c. T. U. Bldg. a3e
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.
No. 8 meets every Tuesday evening
at 212 Madison. E. L. Morris, Sec,
A. o. U. w. II,
Fatrmont Lodge No. II, Meets II
Home Savings Bank Bldg. every Mon
day evening. ]. H. Kinkead, Sec.
All. o. KNIGHTS OF MALTA.
Mountain State Commandery No
446 Knights of Malta, meets ever!
Friday evening at 1880 in Odd Eel
lows Hall, Merchent street, FRS
ward. C. w. Walker, S. X. c., A. b
Parrish, Recorder.
Dent Hive No. 1858, Ladies of the
Modern Maccabees, meets the First
and third Fridays Of each month al
1880 o'clock in the X. OF, P. Hall
The officers are: Ora Evans, COM
mander; Elizabeth. Dent, record
Keeper Mi1ltsS x E Evans finance
keeper. ~, 81, 4
RRmUmmmmmRml1m T ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-27
Estimates Sc Given Special Attention Repair d
i. .li sPlen e.!s. Bell $40; Con. 81

.aiE.45 tpai! e
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Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
FREsH-AIR HOUSES FOR EGGS
Excellent Results Secured by Leaving
Screen Door open-Wheat
Straw Used for Litter.

Some years ago. while trying to
make poultry pay on a small scale,
tried the open-air house. BY making
a screen door at one end and leaving
this open day and night I secured
twice Rs many eggs as in my other
houses not 50 provided, says a writer
in an exchange. Now that am Keep
ing fowls on a lower scale | always
use some kind OF fresh air house with
good results. Wheat straw is spread
in the chicken house to the depth Of
six inches. In this the feed is scat.
tered, oats, wheat, barley sorghum
seed, etc, for morning and noon feeds.
The evening meal consists of a mash
of boiled potatoes thickened with
bran, beef meal, a little ground oats
and cornmeal slightly salted. After
the fowls have eaten all they want
feed ear corn for a finish. Beef scrap,
charcoal. grit and oyster shell are con-
stantly before them. The straw is
cleaned out every day and replaced
with fresh the next morning. II the
weather is bad and the fowls have to
stay in doors. replace twice day.
! have no trouble in getting eggs in
winter from bred-to-lay white leghorn
and white Wyandotte fowls. Both va
rieties are good
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07

having a hinged cover which may be
lifted from the ouaside to permit
the gathering Of eggs. If necessary a
paddock may be used to secure this
cover.
Style No. 2 is preferable to style
No. in cold climates The nests are
along the inside wall, supported
above the ground and open at the
top A slide in the wall allows the
gathering of eggs from outside. Gro
Gerry boxes, such as soap or con-
densed milk boxes, may serve for the
nests. being so divided that two nests
are formed from one box. They
should be movable so that they may
be readily cleaned.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
|P()(ILIRl'
lNISEJyGIT6~-77I
lSHA X M III
ATTRACTIVE NESTS FOR HENS
Discarded Grocery Boxes, Such as
Used for Soap or Condensed Milk,
MAY Be Used.

Used for Soap or Condensed MIX,
MAY Be Used.
Nests that are attractive to hens
because Of their privacy. sanitary as
to chartcter and convenient for the
gathering Of eggs are the claim Of
every one who keeps fowls either in
a limited number or on a large scale,
says writer in the New York
Tribune Farmer Various are the
nest arrangements employed by the
different poultrymen, and varied In
character must they continue to be
10 suit the requirements Of the fowls
and the plan OF the poultry house.
But no style OF nest that is at all
practical can fail to be suggestive to
any poultryman who has not yet
solved the nest problem to his liking
The nests herewith described are in
tended to suggest rather than to in
Yite exact imitation.
A convenient style of nest Is shown
in Illustration No /. The nests are
arranged along the wall, with the
open sides inward, space enough be-
ing allowed at the ends to admit the
fowls. A hinged cover at the top
makes egg gathering a simple mat
ter These nests may be improvised
from wooden boxes nailed together,
one side being removed and the
hinged cover hung over them. Sup
port is furnished by four uprights
which raise the nests about one foot
above ground. The nest boxes should
be as smooth as possible, and painted
inside and out.
Another convenient arrangement is
the row of nests accessible to the
fowls from the inside of the building,
but protecting beyond it's wall. and
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07
White Eoos.

For the fancy white egg trade the
requirements are freshness-indicated
by almost perfect fullness of the shell
and strong body-uniformly large size
and chalk-white color. The most com
mon defects are shrinkage and, in
summer, weak body and lack of size;
then many shippers let cream-tinted
eggs go in with the whites and this
Injuries the sale except in competition
with general supplies.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07

Feeds for the hog should be select
ed primarily with the end in view Of
furnishing the proper quantity of d.
gestible nutrients in a palatable form.
as follows: Water, protein, carbohy-
drates, ether extract, mineral matter
and bulky matter. Homegrown feeds
should be used where possible, but
where these are not available CONNER
cial feeds may be substituted.
Milford chronicle., 1913-03-07

In grading up a dairy herd remem.
Der that the characteristics Of the sire
and his dam are very apt to be repro.
duced in the female offspring.