Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 77

DECEMBER 21, 1930 DaklanD SUNDAY 2-1 GARDEN MADRID Madrid Gardens Apartments 183,11 PIER Firm Reports Large Output Great activity reported by the L. Newman Tool. Die and Machine Work. The plant of.the wm-pany located 1001 Twenty-fourth street, in a modem, recently completed structure. Ttefjrm ii manufacturing and preparing for national dwtribution.

a new type of faucet, designed and effected by APARIENTSTO BUILDER 1280,000 Piffle FDH RESIDENCES This building at 67 Clen avenue, has just been completed by Fred MuIIer. general contractor, There are two and three-room suites, with facilities such aa genuine Frigidairet, Marshall and Stearns wall beds. Spark gas ranges, and a -Johnson oil-burning system for steam heat The Sears." Roebuck company were the subcontractors for the plumbing, heating, electric, painting, and window shade installations. Construction to Be Spread One Year A program calling for $250,009 In residential improvements to be completed within the next year, ha been announced py 38 North-ham ton avenue, Berke 1 y. Twenty-one homes of six, se and eight rooms are to be built on Brook 1 ave-.

nue, one block east of Broadw a In the Bock Ridge Park. Stelnd 1 states that cons true- oieirmei oi. A -A I Wf lw I i 44ion of the 4 I VL luo 'first two PL OY PORT BOARD Wharf. Will Be Occupied by Bay Cities Company. Construction of a nw $181,000 rmunlLiDal rier and'quar na tabllshroent of an Inland waterway distribution base to a die a ipmenta from manu- a urert and Jobber throughout the nation to Callfor.

nla'a hinterland a a a n- ed last week by the oax land Port If- aion. The new pier will be occupied by the Bay Cities Transportation Company and will be located directly in ironi 01 in Tarrn Warehouse Company's nibiion Terminal at the foot of Webster street. "Location of the new pier will make It oosslble for eastern manu facturer! end jobbers to store large fluantlUes of food directly on the waterfront ana mi oraers-ir-tallers from stock maintained1 tha Oakland warehouse. 'Vrfolnts out A. T.

Gibson, president of the Bay Cities Transportation company ana the Lawrence Warehouse company. "The ultimate result of the new shlpplnr arrangement," he added "will be that Oakland will become known throughout the nation as the central distribution point for the west" Present plane call for a ub-atructura 28S feet lone, with a har. fcor space of 162 feet. Tlil will be of concrete, on reinrorcnq concri and concrete-Jacketed Mies. The transit shed superstructure will be 180 feet long and 88 fuet wide.

It will be a steel frame structure, with corrugated Iron aiding-, and will have two adjustable ramps and one combination ramp and elevator. The quay to be built along Water street will be 100 feet long and 83 feet wide. It will be constructed of reinforced concrete on concrete piling. It is estimated that four months will be required for the building of the new pier and plan and specification are expected to be completed In sufficient time to allow for the awarding of contracts tor work In January. US ARE TOLD a.

t. eiwtoir BUILDS 01 I homes Is to be start g. 8IEIHDZX. this week, with the others to be under way at short Intervals, thus taking advan tage of the present low cost of building material. Specification call for full tile reception hall and stairways, electric refrigerators, automatic water heaters, automatla gas and oil heating systems, end exteriors of Spanish and English types.

Among advantage pointed, out by Stelndel for this location are proximity to the Chabot Road school, to Claremont Pines, and to the new road that will be built the site of the projected low level tunnel Into Contra Costa R. G. Roberts Supt. of Construction or MADRID GARDENS 3001 Fulton St. BERKELEY TUornwall 6009 tX 0.

M. RIERS Word wa received her thl week that D. M. Hiera, western division manager of the Oold Dust corporation, will leave for New York this month to take ever a responsible position with the company at Its main office. In September of 192S Hler took over the western division.

He will be succeeded by B. M. Mench, former northwest district manager from Seattle. LARGE ORCHARD In the John V. Mill grove of 20,000 tree at Enclnltas, Ban Diego county boast of having tha largest avocado orchard in the world.

II The Madrid Gardens Apt. Built by and Financed through F. A. MULLER GENERAL CONTRACTOR Realty Syndicate Building, Oakland Twenty-four Units Arc Con- gained in New Structure 5 The opening of the Madrid Garden apartments, located at 67 Glen avenue in the Fortieth and Piedmont section. Is announced by Fred Muller, general contraqtor for the building.

The apartment will be under the management of Mrs. C. F. Campbell. K.

Robert was the superintendent during construction. Mrs. Campbell states: "Facilities for families with children are specially provided in the apartment, and there is a' large play-yard with elides, sandboxes, swings, and other equipment, for the children. Particular attention has been given to the "soundproofing" of walls, floors and ceiling. Climatic conditions here, on the site of the old Vallance nursery, are Ideal, and the apartments enjoy a maximum of sunlight throughout the year.

"There are twenty-four apartments of two and- three room. which are available either furnished or unfurnished. The furnishings have been tastefully selected and arranged, with the "driftwood" type of finish predominating. The top floor 1 entirely given over to studio type suites, with pointed beamed ceilings. Large closet and entrance ball are a feature of each unit, and a private entrance from the dressing rooms to the bath ha also been arranged In each case.

"The Sears Roebuck company played an important part In the construction of the building, and, through its contract department furnished such Installation a the plumbing, the heating, electric, window shades, and painting. Standard equipment such as Marshall and Stearns concealed beds, com pletely enameled Spark ranges, genuine Frlgidaire. and a Johnson oil burning system, will contribute materially to the comfort of the Madrid Garden guest. "Transportation facilities Include both Oakland and San Francisco cars at Fortieth and Piedmont, where is also to be found the Piedmont shopping district. Thl la but one block from the apartment," Firm Supplies Materials for New Apartment Thl completion and opening-to the publlo of the new Madrid Garden Apartment at $7 Glen Avenue, Oakland, mark th completion of another Sear Roebuck Co.

major building project In Oakland, according to Bailie G. Brown, manager of the contract department. Brown comments: "In thl new enterprise, which ha been built with Idea of catering; to famillea with children. Sear Roebuck through It contract department, furnished the entire plumbing, heating, electric and painting contracts, and likewise furnished all the lighting fixtures and shades used. "Triple A quality, the highest grade enamelware, has been used throughout, and an innovation In apartment, house ha been the furnishing of mammoth pedestal basin with the latest type of fittings- For heating purposes a Johnson Burner was selected by Sear Roebuck tt both because of the efficient service given by -these burners, and because this burner Is a strictly local product.

The lighting fixtures, selected by the owner from Sears Roebuck stock, add grently to the attractiveness of the building and carry out the seml-Spantsh. Interior finish. "In furnishing the materials In the Madrid Gardens Apartments, consideration wa given by Sears Roebuck Co. to the use of local products and the employment of local labor. The entire project was supervised by B.

G. Brown for Sear Roebuck Co." Have Larger Enrollment A total of 107 atudents are enrolled In the flying schools at Oakland Municipal airport, according to a monthly report Issued by the port commission. This la an Increase of twenty-eight over October. There were 6510 airplane lnad-Ing at the airport during November of whlchjl843 were made by students. Passengers, exclusive of students totaled 2084.

of whom 1408 were carried In sight-seeing planes. CARPKTS AND RCGS WASHINGTON. D. the bureau of the census announce that according to data collected Inthe census of manufactures taken In 1930, the total value of products made in 1929 by establishments engaged primarily In the manufacture of wool carpets and rugs other than those made, of raff, amounted to $186,840,756, an increase of 12 per cent as compared with $166,888,408 reported for 1927, the last preceding census year. The Entire Eine HARDWARE in the Madrid Gardens Apts.

Furnished, ly 13th and 14th Sti. REOPEN Construction Costs of Large Buildings Decline Construction coU on Jerga build-alysl show they ccm from two 4J4l sv PLiT IS SOLD Announcement was made today by J. Bale, vice-president of Pacific Coast Biscuit company that hi company ha acquired the busi ness of the a 1 lfornla adker Company of a I and, one of the a tbay' long established man-u acturlng concerns. I ncl-dent with thl change In ownership. Is a broadening of the sale and service program of the Oakland concern.

How-e no change in baisitt the brands so long distributed by the California Cracker company will be made, It I stated. J. O. Pswett, for several year past general manager of the California Cracker company, will continue In that post anu will have charge of th expansion program. Bassett came to the bay district after a successful management record In Tacoma.

and other cities. Th new control 1 effective Immediately. Oakland Plant To Produce New DeVaux 6 Cars (Continued From Preceding Page) with tailor chalk and then cut, all E0 at once, with electric knives. A. whole battery ef sewing machines, operated by women, fasten the various piece of upholstery together.

These machine bind heavy felt pads, atltch leather and burlap together and do other thlngq which will surprise the woman visitor. The cut and sewed upholstery units are distributed, each to Its proper station, all along the upholstery line, which occupies the front of the second floor of the main factory building. The bodies are hauled along by an endless chain while workmen add different piece of upholstery. The first to go In I the head lining. Side panels, ve- lour strip along the door and seat, built up on a sub-assembly line, follow.

The frame of a De Vaux Six Is of heavy steel. The assembled frame starts down the chassis line on an. other of the familiar moving chain. Workmen' add rear axle assembly, front axle assembly and brake-drums, gasoline' tank, tire-rack, transmission, drive-shaft, brake-rods and other parts so rapidly that the spectator Is almost bewildered. The various item are brought out from their aub-as-semhly lines at the side, or from storage, slipped Into place and bolt ed home so rapidly that one Is not fnstened down before the next is belnir added.

When almost complete, the chas. sis Is sprayed with enamel and sept down an Incline to nn oven beneath the floor for baking. Still on its endless chain, it emerges an hour or so later and some hundred of feet distant to be gone over by a corps of inspectors. EXOIXE ASSEMBLY Meanwhile, on a separate line off to one aide, skilled mechanics have been engines from stock, in-erting the clutche in the flywheels, Installing the starter, generator and ignition system, checking the valves and preparing them for operation. New the engines come over to the chassl line and are lowered intopoitrort.

Then engine shaft and transmission shaft are lined tin an.l the universal Joint put In. Headlamps are brought from one elde, set In place and wired up. A battery, already charged, la set In place. The body Is lowered by an air hoist from the floor above.the bolts- inserted 4n Its sills ready for attachment to theframe. 'Wheels are lubricated and then attached to the chasels.

The wiring Is completed and the Instruments coupled up. Measured quantities of gasoline and oil are run into the Its radiator is "lied and It is driven put for en- -'ne tun'nsr and road tests. CRACKER FIRM wist are only 1 per cent; above R. H. Marchant of tht city.

in 1 a. CLOTHING Fl IfJD SELECTED Announcement la made by the Brook Clothing Co. of th ap pointment of BenJamln C. ArnlU, as manager of th company Oak- as manager land atore at Tweiitn and 'roaa-way. Arntti report that he has ap pointed K.

H. a his assistant. Both men Joined the sales staff of thl con cern a i May. They have many year of ex perience in orate be AaKlTC ainv iUf Idea In th operation of the local atore. BUILDING rROOBAM A 12, too, COO building program over a period of ten year nna boen tentatively announced ror tne Unlveralty of Arizona at Tucson.

source "First, and most Important of these, I the decline In buying power of the present market. Companies which manufacture material for the large ai.d complicated atructurea have heavy Investment and overhead carry and It I necessary In order to work out their problems to the best advantage under prevailing condition that th different plant be kept as busy as possible. Therefore, mt ny aro taking contracts for cost, even eliminating, In many cases, the overhead from their estimating sheets. This Item alone means a marked reduction l. cost to the owner of the structure being erected.

"The second principal reason for the downward curve Is the Increased efficiency of man power. In time of depression the production of the labor unit Is always high, due to the desire of every man to hold hi Job, and. to th ability of the executive-to cull out the poor mechanic and choose only the best. "These two conditions have been demonstrated many times during: the past year by the George A. Fuller Company ae contractors at work on such structures aa the City Bank-Farmer Trust Building In downtown New York; the American Security and Trust Building, Wsshlngton: the 8S.O00,-00 state Capitol lui'dlng at Char leston, West Virginia; 'he Baha's Temple at Chicago, the $8,000,000 new home office building or the Aetna Life Insurance Company Hartford, the $7,000,000 Bank of Nova Hcotla building nt Toronto.

Canada: the $8,600,000 Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building at the -tlonal Cltv Christian church at Washington, the $8,000,000 Hotel Plerra In Fifth Avenue. New York! the $7,000,000 National Hotel of Cuba, Havnnat th.ters In Mil 1 iin rni- 1 ailU 111 1.1 in, special buildings at Tale, Harvnrcf, Cornell and Toronto universale now under construction, r.nd the new H. J. Melns A Co Auditorium at Pittsburgh, recently dedicated over the radio by Presi dent Hoover. "Through the first seven month of 1929 material and labor costs on our work remained constant.

A aharn rise which on August 1st ended abruptly two months lat er following the market crash ifl October and after remaining constant until December 1, turned shnrnly down. "Up to that point coet studies on our Jobs, which have been kept in great detail since 1909, had sjyutn no perceptible variation in spread between coets for general and special service buildings. Two months later the market crash began to be reflected In oUJwt; how-ever. We then olimnved that while cost for general type building dropped sharply, cost for special or monumental type of building declined even more abruptly. "A eonstsntly Ipcreasing spread between the two curves developed aa the year 1'ftSO progressed.

Indicating a apread of 4 per cent between the two. as of November 1. Thus. It Is clear, present building costs are low because of subnormal conditions brought about by the business depression of the laat fourteen Already. there are many Indications that the decline In costs is nearing b.

ttom: thst order shortly will begin to fill fabricating labor will find Jobs easier fo obtain and that the pendulum will swlnfe bacK, to normal and the urve-of costs rebound more quickly than it has declined, The' recently announced: Increase of a dollar a ton in the 1 price of eteel may be Indicative or this. I Mi trie ciotn- i i i Ing bust- "Tr nit nlana to In- IJ A iaV -ji 'f Natural Gas as Heating Fuel Is Given Praise That natural ga a a heating fuel has. in few months, met with publlo approval In the bay region, Is shown by the increasing Interest In modern gss heating equipment tnr home heating-, according to a statement by J. L. D.

Keppy. presi dent of the Ke-ro-co weaker Inc Kcdpv eald: "Since the new natural gas was brought Into northern California we have found that sales on our Ki.ro.ro floor furnaces and heat circulator have doubled in volume, Our recorda ahow a large Increase In the ale on our new type circu lator which la adaptable tor easy Installation In any home, apart mant. atore or office. "Not only have' our local sare Increased this year, out we novo made many shipment to outifll territory aa well, wherever natural ga ha been piped into oiner me trlcta. "In selecting ga heating equip mentthe buyer should consider onlv modern approved appliances of adequate capacity ana see 10 ii thtat same are correctly Installed with proper etc "The Ko-ro-co Heater Co.

manu facture and distribute a wen known brand of modern econom ical ga heating appliances. These appliance are being aispiayea si that nnmnanv'a showrooms, located at 1S2 Fourteenth street, near Mad ison, as well as at the Pacirie uas 4c Klectrio Co, at Seventeenth and Clay and Seventeenth and Broadway, Oakland, "The Ke-ro-co Co. 1 a member of the Furnace Dealer' Association of Northern California and Install all appliances under the associa-tlon'a "Bonded Heating" seal, which guarantee the appliance and Installation." The largest December business In Its history 1 reported by the Pollard Seacrave distributors of many standard types of home appliances. A considerable part or ine in creased business Is ascribed to Christmas trade, but the company mints out that the greatest in crease has been shown in the sale of the Fraser line of furnaces ana other home heating equipment. The Ituud Heater for whom we are agents In the distribution of Fraser appliances, report a similar increase," states Frank Pollard.

By the Evapordome principle, which Fraser has adopted, the length of time that a basement furnace will last ha been greatly In creased, 'Fraser furnace are manufac tured In many sixes, and in addi tion to the large central plants, we are showing a console neater that is. In appearance, the equal of many radio cabinets. It requires but a few minutes to Inttall a con sole heater, and the capacity is suf ficient to heat several room. 'AH Fraser models may be aeen In operation at our display rooms. 0 Thirteenth street." Head of New Trade Bureau James D.

Eaton, resident of Ook- Iaml for the past ten years and a bualneas man of coastwiue experi ence, Is the new trade commissioner In the domestic and foreign trade department of the chamber of commerce, of He heads the newly formcM trade commissioners' bureau and will Immediately set about establishing a closer relationship between buyer and seller in the East-bay. Duties of the new, bureau will be to acquire and utillie Information regarding local plants and the articles manufactured in the East-bay, diwemlnating such data to buyers of that merchandise in this sta- end on the Pacific slope. Gallery Features Three Exhibitions Special exhibitions of block prints snd sosp sculpture, to continue until January 1, 1981, have been, announced by the -Oakland art gallery in the Municipal auditorium. Technical methods -used In the making of etchlnps. block prints, lithographs snd other prints will be shown.

Block prints, exhibited are by Fran Gerltz. Paintings from the gallery' permanent collection will also be on display dally from one to five o'clock. Mm FIRM TELLS OF NEW BUSINESS RESIDENCE The Fred T. Wood Co. report: "Taking advantage of present condition in the building material market.

and Mrs. Carl J. Fox decided that this I the time to build a home. They decided upon Ardmore, the Fred T. Wood soenlo residential tract, Just over th Ban Leandro line, a the site for their new residence.

In thl decision they considered the advantageous location of the tract, it proximity to stores, transportation and schools, and the character of home already occupied. "They have an attractive home In the tract a two-tory English type residence. The home contain every modern feature and each room has been carefully planned. It wa especially designed to harmonise with it sur roundings, and is a distinct addition to the beauty of this residential community. "The home stand aa an object lesson of the economy that can be effected by building at the present time, when prices of material are lower than they have been In the history of the building Industry." Construction Of New Pier Construction of a new $188,000 municipal pier and quay and establishment of an Inland waterway distribution base to handle shipments from manufacturer and jbbber throughout th nation to Laniornia hinterland, was announced last week by tha Oakland port commission.

The new pier will be occupied by tne my cities Transportation com pany and will be located directly In front of the Lawrence Warehouse company's Gibson terminal at the foot of Webster street. Present Plan call for a sub structure 28S feet long, with a har bor face of 151 feet. This will be of concrete, on reinforced concrete and concrete-Jacketed pile. The transit shed superstructure will be 280 feet long and 96 feet wide. It will be a steel frame structure, with corrugated iron siding, and win have two adjustable ramps ana on combination ramp and elevator.

The quay to be built along Water street will be 100 feet long and IS feetwlde. Heads College Summer School Dr. Paul L. Dengler, director of the A ustro-American -Institute- of Education in Vienna, will direct the summer school of music, drama and art at Mills college. June to August 9, 1931.

according to announcement made by President Aurella Henry Relnhardt. It wa also announced that the Brosa quartet of London, which made Its first American appear ance at the Coolldge festival In Chicago last October, will be at Mills college, during the summer monin. 6A3 C0 Product of llammcr-Bray Co. lHaSemt Oakland Used all over the world! th tweat point for the last decade anv monumental type buildings are one per cent below the lowest point, according to a detailed analyst made public In a statement today by Lou R. Crandall, president of the George A.

Fuller Company. As compared with the peak figures for the decade, costs on all types of large building how de-ellne of 10 per cent and a decline of 14 per rent on monumental types, according to the tatement, which conclude with th prediction that building cost have about scraped bottom. The statement "At no time within the last decade, except for a short period dur- Ing the alack water of 1021-1821. ha the statu of the building in-dOHtry, from the point of costs, rapidity of manufacture, transports tation and general efficiency, pre-aented greater opportunities to f'i owners having projects under con- temptation for Immediate execution, than exists at th present time, "A recent composlt analysis of average costs In three different types of buildings factory, hotel and loft tndlrat- that on Novem-J her 1st building coets were only i y. per cent over the average cost I September 15.

1012. and were 14 per cent under the high peak of the last decade, which was reached niv, July 1, 1926. September II represents the average compc't cost for the depression of 1821 and 1822. COSTS DECLINE. "The basis these cost fig-ures compiled since 1820 represents close to a quarter of a billion dollars In construction work either eomnleted or now under way MADRID GARDENS Unique among apartment houses of Greater Oakland, Madrid Gardens stands as a distinct tribute to the foresight of the builders.

It fills a long felt heed-providing the ideal residence for families with children. Sears, Roebuck and Co. are Happy to Have Had a Part in the Construction of This Beautiful New Building All Electric Wiring, Lighting Fixtures, Plumbing, Heating, Window Shades, and Painting Were Furnished by the Contract Department of Sears, Roebuck and Go. and Installed Under the Direction of. MR.

B. Gr throughout the United States and Canada by the T'ullet Company 1 "Storeover, our figures now ln- dlcate thst for the special service or monumental type of building, represented by banks, theaters, bnapltals, churchea and similar educational arid Institutional build there has been since January 1 of th yesr a 4 Vi per cent great er decline in costs, bringing the ftirure to point ier cent below the average composlt bulMlnir coat ef Hentember 16. 1822. and 14 per eent below the hlh peak of Jnly J926 for the ssrme-composit fig- lire. Is the logical oneratlnn the law of supply and demand.

As the construction WTket snrtnice, irrtrstrle 111' steel, cement and I brink, plumbing and heating, pre. ditrlnir for a Renersl demand, iiec-exe'rlly suffer lee thnn those pro-durtpe for more specialised de mands urh as ornamental Iron and cut- Btonegranlte, mrrble and ornamental Plasters, sn-t the letter, the anerlslty producers, -mvt. -rvecessTHjr make rrester price concession to get "The economic advantage thst sre to be rlred by placing cn-; trs-fi for the construction of a buI'rtlnT at the pre-ent time, or at In the Immediate future, ere therefore more pronounced In the ene of these eo purnoee or Our recently formed contract "department is ready to assist you at all -times with your building problems. No matter how small the job, our entire organ- ization will cSoperate to render the finest possible service on work entrusted, to" us. uenuine Madrid gardens apartment mowmenfal where rx- n-ive materiola end -wor' man shin are reoulr'd for both Interior warn iv The most advanced syitem of mechanical Refrigeration 4 I pieKT it I l.

I I genuine sausraction to both owner and tenant. i I i Wkl'tit0tff) A Insist cn the Cenuine ft Il nd exterior decoretlon. then In w'oe rs-e of the mere conventional lrte atrncture ivrh office, anirtment and general- factory bul'dlrypa. -v "A steily of the data used In t-. the sbov anelvuls dls-.

ln'retlnT faeta. Since Oe-. 1922. iahor rte, due pnrt to the five day week, hsve In-, crad )4 pr rrt. there fnet therefore.

o'her end radicl 'h downi-erd trfd of tiie construction curve. Our an I In Ill 14 1 I 4 XI I 1 Tl A- "fi.K I I i i air a. a a.i vail jkijh a ii. bl a auti i euum? am, fcvui VI 4 rKIUlUlKH UKnJKAUUiN I AX-llXlliiy 27thrid Sycamore..