Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 101

'-1 FEBRUARY SUNDAY Daklano Ciifiune Heat Systems7 Ardfice Offered Paporama From -Oak Knoll Home One of the many scenic views" from the dining room windows of O. E. Pohl' new home in. Oak Knoll. Oak Knoll i the panoramic home area, in th Country Club development of that name, in the For Residencies city of Oakland.

Fuf1iac.e Men Sjuggest1 Con- sultauon or, ree Service TOPOGRAPHY DF TWO NEIVIIOMES GIVEN' PRflfSE ESTATES OPEN Ail r-m ei 4 i iimuvL I mil I iu RinirnniiTm oni, is A heat- he The logical time lb install a Progress of Construction and Climatic Conditions at Tract Firrm Selects Wide Territory for Selling Zemco VThe Zemco Electrical Manufac-. turing eompany, manufacturers of Zemco panel boards, announce. hirelremWarTcTre" ,178 Tenth 1 street. Ac- 1 cordlnr-, Jj. it.

Zar-i -r frrfllill i 'ilfli ll l.l HlBlli 1.1 sNMM I III 1 Sjto ll'fLpt a 1 manager thec.o Trade Is Pointed i Out .1 "i The city Richmond ia fart be- coming one of the leading port ot the Pacific coast, States L. E. Knox of the EUli Landing Dock com I I'anyi owners and developer of lli This buHinens and industrial property adjoins the Parr-HUchmond terminal and the I Ford plant now -rapidly Hearing i completion. 1 Knqx states: is rap- Idly conning Into Its own and, ln( the brief span- of its exlirtence has become leading shipping center. liince the -opening of the Panama janal the! volume of shipping to ni from Can Francisco bay has i more than trebled, and cheaper i una bigger hsyrbor facilities on San ransco Dy nave become a i necessity, Richmond's Inner har bor, and the ship canal ad joining, supply, this "Th southern terminus of Tenth street, the principal north and south thoroughfare of Klchmond, i is jit the Klchmond lnner harbor passing directly through the center i of Ellis landing.

Tenth street is the direct outlet to Klchrnond's great 'back-country," the argrleul tural, horticultural aod stock rals ing districts of the Sucramento and San Joaquin valleys and the great I delta region. Ellis landing Is a part Of the old Ban Pablo rancho of 17,000 acres, a Spanish grant, originally owned by i'rancico Cas- i tro. "Every passenger, and every pound of freight at Rich- mond's inner harbor wharves must ver-th streets of JJIHa-hvnd- lng. Its properties extend from I the Parr-Munlclpal wharves Richmond inner harbor northward to within a block of Cutting bouie. vard, and from Kills canal to the, foot of Seventh street eastward to and lndu.trlai jirotper ty in till locality Is belns- oflireil to the investor at surprisingly Juw fiyures, while special inducements are made manufacturers, wJio require large tracts, to locate in this area," $17,000,000 in 1931 Homes Seen (Continued from Preceding Page) -1 iiasjtff8CrTi "sl jf, fyjtmmjSilkm 1 GaS enlarges TURK SALES Prices for Structures Are 1 1 1 lieipw normal; laim Two" attractive homes have been opened In EatudiUo fiatates by the Fred T.

Wood comnanv. Stan ev liavls, manageif of We can. state that the Purchaser of Itler of these homes will effect a great saving, as' they are being offered at' a' figurewell below nor ma prices. This is in a large measure due to present conditions of the building material market. Not only are, the pi-Ices low, but the homes are exceptionally well built.

pleasyig in. design, and each oc-cupitwjrn unusually good location, home at 796 ary Drive is in the Eiglish type of architecture. Tlicrire- thrje bedrooms, -large iivlng and dining rooms and color ful breakfast room. Special features are the popular textured plaster, mahogany wood work, beamed celling, and a gtjod grade of hardware floors. The basement Is finished in cement andthere is a roomy two-cargarage.

In design and finish this is a true home, with comfort expressed in every detail. v' "The second home Is also on Cary" Drive; at number 790. The living room is l8ixl. There is also a large and handsome dining room, three sunny bedrooms oifd a sun An unusual feature of this home is the beautifully colored bathroom, with its tile walls and floor, and separate tiled shower. Many.

new ides are expressed In the kitchen, which is a model In every respect. All the rooms are pleasingly decorated and have hardwood floors throughout. "Our subdivision properties are' selling rapidly, and 'since the first of the year we have.iMsposed of 30 lots, 1 1 of the salei In Estu- dlllo Eslates, 18 iJurant Manor and one in Ardnrore. In addition, we have sold ifnree homes." Apartment Has Display Lobby A 'Hpaclous lobby wj-ll greet those who -Inspect the new Mayfalr, apiirtment. at Perkins and Buren, the apartment is ready for occupancy on or about Ijetiruary IS, slates narry Hcins-tcr, local apartment house bulllder and owner.

Schuster reports: "The architect, In 'designing the Mayfalr lobby, h.iH suciPHsfully reproduced an Interior that Is truly engllsh. Large bcumcd ceilings: overhead, an attractive and origlnul deyorative scheme, built-in ornamental cast mouldings, and a large plate glass mirror, as well as a beautiful tile fiutnlalit, all of which will be Illuminated by electrical fixtures of special design, are included in the plans." The Mayfalr, It Is pointed out by the builder, will incorporate every modern convenience, and Is thA result Of mflnv pnri of hullri. 1ng experience coupled wltli a thorough knowledge of he needs of the apartment house tenant, Willis Lowe Is the architect. SAXn AND GRAVfTU WASHINGTON, D. The bu reau of, census announces that! ac.

cording to data collected 1n the census of mines and quarries taken 1930. production of1 sand and gravel In thf-V'nlled States. In 1929 by establish miJ4s falling within thf hcoiip nf the iinvass afTiolinted to 1fi5.526,074 tons, vietued'at 01R.S27. ing system-in any is at the time the home built, ana nurchaseu' of. new himea should rfrtsist that furnaceN4iiWlled, a- corqing to 'tne -iiouairaxoea-Krave agents for trie Ruud Heateracompany, rfi the, of Fraser gating equipm ui cuuibo a aiiiniaci' beat Ing system -can be inst; hiter ilatp." led at a 'but then the burden fff ptfsjrfient Is to- crejieed.

-Most financed on a ten-yeav AvhTch means that if the flirnacf JnsWiJled when the home in Huilt. the total cost of the wiMi that of the house, is spread over a period of ten years. If- installed later it must be pkidor in, a comparatively short space of time. This is equally true of other equipment, such as water heaters, washing machines, ironing machines, in fact anything that could, come within the builder's the completion oi a nome. "We will be glad to supply fig ures.

showing thedifference in monthly outlay for a. home cm pletely equipped built, as against one not so equipped, but with the equipment purchased at aJ later date. "A visit to our display rooms at 320 Thirteenth street, will prove of -interest also because of 'yie complete nature of the home equipment dlsplagys. These include the laree FraseV Furnaces, built according to the Evapordome prin ciple, the.Fraser floor furnaces and Fraser cabinet heaters, Kuud wifter heaters, Tappan gas ranges, radios mechanical refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and other devices, The increased nu-mber of sales ade recentlyVn the Fred T. Wood company's SaiiVl-ieaiKtro subdivision, Is, in itserV evidence of a rapidly strengthening market, according to Stanley.

Davis, sales manager for the company. Davis said: "During the past 30 days lot salps, atone, In Esjates. Durant Manor and Ardnwjre totaled 348,610, yicals were also closed for the sale if two Durant Manor homes and Vine In Estudlllo Estates. The Estudlllo Estates home' was purchased by Mr. and Mrs.

Martin. In addition to these sales; negotiations have been completed for the construction of a home for Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Law In Ardm'ore.

Dr. and Mr Carl J. Jox in Ardmore, Mr. and Mrs. Worden P.

Stiles in Durant- Manor and Mr. and Mrs. 11. M. Bruning In Estudlllo Mr.

and Mrs. Bruning home will be an- attractive type of English built on a large site. "The development of Durant Manor will be further accelerated by the construction of two homes by C. W. "'Griffith, costing about fl 2.000 and two homes by Andrew Hexem.

Work on this group will start immediately." Seattle Underwriters' Plan Big Campaign The Life UnderwrllersilAssods- tlon of Seattle hue planned au edu cational adveillstnir campaign to emphasize the savings and Investment factors in life insurance. First advertising will be idneed during Thriti' Week. TO GREAT ACTIVITY III WOOD TRACTS show a population 600, 00Q. for i inis community wnicn is less than that established by estimates of various -public rorvica roruratlons on inmr service uata i Apartments hi distinguished from fluts and duplex accommodations how the lowest ratio of occupancy mrougnout ins district as a whole but soma of the areas refitct a very i satisfactory occupancy. In the The advent, of "natural gns In the Eastbay area has stimulated such a demand for modern heating ap-THanceThaf the Eleclrogas Fur nace company has recently opened a branch sales and display store at -513 Seventeenth street in Oak land.

Alfred A. Mohtagne, whose long experience in heating devices is well known to the trade, will be In, charge, assisted by local men whohave previously been Identified with the Pacific Gns Electric company. Actual demonstration of the 'Matchless" Electrogas fimuices ana weisnacn water neater will be featured by thl new store. i. Ground School Class Formed Formation of a ground school division has peen announced by the Fillmore School of Aeronautics at the Oakland Municipal airport.

the course includes primary In struction for business rmn and women and advanced work for fly ing students, and xvorman Kreb- ser, pioneer at the flying field. Is in charge of the ground unit. The instruction smff Is headed by L. Blackburn, chief pilot of the com- PW v. I Aerial navigation and meteorol ogy Instruction Is to be given by Copt.

W. B. Voortmeyer. Huge Mileage On Highways Motorists of America find it Vio hard -task to-drlve on good roads'. Reason enough, cording to the American Automobile iisnociutlon.

lies in the total mileage of surfaced highways-- at the present time there sre about. 600,000 miles of Improved roads in the United Ntatesi Indiana has a larger total than any other" state, with 61,314 miles. Texas, the first westernj state, stands evenHi In the na tional list with 26,012 miles. California 1 second. In the est, eighth tne nation, with 26,381 miles.

i north-of-the-Iake district of Oak- land as occupancy ratio of 88.5 per cent Is reported, fn West Berke- ley 87.1 per cent and In toe Park Kirret area ot Alameda an 88.1 per i ent occupancy is ahown, the realty board's analysis discloses. i The highest occupancy of flats Is reported from--. West Oakland where, out of 1190 habitation of this type, U49 are Occupied, In the north-of-the-Iake area (9.1 per Tnt fit th flats jfttA nnminlad 4m' i raray. no ifemoval i (neceill stated to ikeep pace 'with expan. Jsi6n of th firm' busU ness.

I ID. ments are being made, to Portland, Seattle, ane ZARWEix, a Los Angeles," Zarwell states. "These, points will be the distributing centers for their respective geographi cal territories. Locally, Zemco panel hoards have just been installed In the all-electric apartment building of Harnv Schuster, now nearing completion, and ii the Broadway store building, just completed for ine viray rnop anu noiiars. cellmates are being given on installa tion costs for practically all major construction projects in the state of California-.

Representatives are being appointed in tho principal communities aiqulukly as capable agents can be obtained. "Our new pllyit has been fitted with equipment of the latest de- sign and highest and our payroll boT been doubled, Zemc6 panel boards have the advantage of a eloubje -quick make- and-break toggle switch', which. fro-ni-tlie standpoint of economical Installation for the contractor, affords several The equip ment hus received the approval of the underwriters' 'laboratories" Strathmore Opens Western Offices The Strathmore Paper company of West Springfield-. has an. nounced the opening of a Paclfiaf coast office at 10U Balboa building, San Francisco, under Otto A.

llolstrom, who will cover the territory west of the Rockies. He will alsp represent the Old Colony Envelope company of Westfield and the Rising Paper company of iloUHutonlc, both of' which are connected wltlLj3trath-more, Stevenson Given Farm Board Post Thomas t. Stevenson, vlce-j)fei ident of Edward L. Eyre pany. graln merchants ha been! appointed manager of the San Francisco division of the Farmer National Grain Corporation, operating under the Federal Farm board.

His headquarters will be at San Francisco: his duties will particularly to do with wheat and barley exports from the entire oast. LUMBER AKm FBVirP WV wk vm -4- 0) 9 .91 Are Held as Clhii'illi conditions and topog raphy are largely responsible for. first impressions as to the leslr-sblTltv of home site properties. This has been proven many times at Oak'Knall, the sceniij Oakland country club tract, according to. the developers.

A statement re.yls: "Every prospective homebuilder has an as to the choiceof a hut all agree on fundamental requisites' To meet these requirements and satisfy' the indicldual temperament Is the task confronting sellers, of realty. "Some buyers Insist on having comparatively -lewl lots; 'others wish to have their atoning from the front toward The rear, or. loping from the' rear toward the street frontage. Rome "desire a view of the hills: others show a preferences for a marine view; and a few demand strict seclusion, hid den, away fn a eanyon, with trees glvlns-' added privacy. "Althouarh there Is this diversity -of taste tn choice of sites, each buyer demands that.

-tits invest- jwent shall not suffer depreciation. It must be In at "district with Standards." one tract of land can fulfill at these requirements and satisfy the various temperaments. It is bound to show a etfiady increase In building activity. -''The' scenic residential tract known as Oak Knoll. Is constantly growinOn-popularity.

"Oak tCnoll Kt a country club residence district, deriving Its Dn-me. from the gently eloping bUIs, studded with old oak trees, nature's- rich gift to this tract. a of the Oak Knoll Land all residence plans must be submitted to a planning commission before build ing Is permitted. This ruling Insures each buyer that his particular home shall never be marred by an unsightly one as "A recent newcomer to Oak Knoll Is. O.

K. Pohl, professional service representative of E. It. Snulbb Hons of New York; Pohl, who has traveled on many cpntl nenls and "Is familiar w-lth ell matlc conditions the over, pronounces Oak Knoll the finest residential section he. has shortest routes to nnK KtVoll Is hv way of Foothill boule-.

vard to KIghty-aerond avenue, one block Eighty-second uvenue and out Golf Links road. Elect Oakland Girl Treasurer Miss Civile Mrliean of Oakland Chumber l)f Commerce is the ne treasurer of the Travellarlans, a group composed of feminine rep resentatives from, travel bureaus and and chambersot commence In the Hay dlHtrlct. She was elected st the last meeting, st which the following officers for 1931 were named: President, Mr. Grace F. Pew of the Mall Steamship company; vice-president.

Miss Mnbelle B. Hood, with Transcontinental and Western Air Incorporated: secre-tary, Mrs. Margaret K. WhItmore, owner of nn Independent travel bureau; treasurer, Miss 'eclle McLean. The club started with 13 members three! ago, and now numbers nearly 40 Hay Cities' Travel-In riana form.

Chapter 1, Villi cnapter 2 located In Los Angelex r. TVlile th iintlon'B eearortfl wpip Ahowlnff a tnnnaKe (nerpas til flonrpH VAola IK nn- VUfJp- coast porid showed a gain or Jo. 4 1 per rent. 2. KOW I Buy now where property CORPORATION ICE Boulevard out tfo'f uounloun Kouth Berkeley, 89.7 per cent: antrl in North Perkeley ,88.3 ier cent are occupied, jhe hoard reports.

"From every point of anafytnV etistomarlly employed by econn- mists In appraising this subject Plirr Uill A modern and elaborate cafe will be located In three units of the JMfMl v-apweii-mpurium uompuny on the northeast corner of Telegraph avenue and Nineteenth street. The cafe is to be Installed and man- aged by Peter Bolus, who Is the original owner and chef of the Marne cafe on Telegraph avenue. Bolns states' that ho is spending 135,000 on equipment and dcvora- tlons. The latest Improvements In the culinary art will lie used, with extensive- refrigeration, electric ovens and newest features In steam tables. In addition to the main dining room, there will be booths for pri vate parties, and a mezzanine ban quet room, for the use of clubs and other organizations.

Leasing arrangements were handled by Caldwell, Cornwall A' Hanker, representing the Cnpwell Kmporlum company, and White Pollurd, who represented Peter Bolas. Horse Modeled In Pure Suet "Washington Rose," a horse sculptured entirely in rawgjuet by Wilbur C. Freece, one of thJr staff ot at the Washington market. Im th ANtKhllMhmenri ac knowledgment to the Oakland horse show, and is on display in the show window of the market on Washington street. The suet horse, being raw, will not disintegrate Train heat or other causes and will bHn display during the.

entire period of the show. Five hundred pounds of suet were used. The base consists a 3 H8 Piece of wood over which the" suet is molded. The legs are small pieces of bar Iroili Tho lndy rider Is dressed in-full dress riding habit. The bridle and reins are muds ot bacon rind.

Fourteen day were required for the wurk. 1 1 Gain Shown for Air Mail Lines "Aeroplane transportation Is one of the few Industries that has add ed to its payroll during the lastJ year, not because it haa been reap ing rich profits during the period ot business depression, but because it has been expanding and preparing to care for the greater business that Is certain to come tluring suc ceeding years." assert llaYrls Mj fiunsnu, presiqenr ot transconti nental Western Air, While gross income from fijrm production in the United Htates dropped from 1H.2S9. 600.000 to 15.. 743,500,000 during the period 1924- 2. tne west share arew from 10 dku.

lU(i, 0(10, A 100 BARGAIN MODERN PLilNSjOEIDE Display Roonis Of Firm Are Rearranged A rearrangement In the display rooms of the factory of the Pacific Gas Appliance company at Nine teenth and Market streets Is beln and manager pf the company states: "The new display of natural gas furnaces will be complete, even Including the cold air returns. While It has long been considered the best practice to Install a cold air re turn in residential furnace installation, It was not compulsory to do so In the city of Oakland, until the safety ordinances Sponsored, by the urnace Dealers' association were passed by the city council: Tho Harris furnaces, which constitute the greater part of the display', are produce of our own manufacture, nd since we muke our own in atnllatlon, we are enabled to give and mulntalir a guarantee of ear- lsfactory heat- lng elements Inwhlch the combustion takes pi are hacked by a specific undertaking of ten years of service when natural gas Is the fuel." The Pacific fls Appliance I I pioneer In Kasthay furnace miinu ture, having been organized more, than twenty year In this com tiiunlty, Hundred Come to Oakland Meetings Twelve hundred delegates and vlsltnra attended convention held In Oakland during the past ten day, according to the-rTe- of the, convention and tourist department' of the chamber of commerce, The first event of the week was the conference of prominent fig ures in world missions, who rariie here posts in Chlnft, India and Pouth America The second assembly, thai of the Alumni Secretaries of the West, was composed of represent atives of leading college of the X'HCIUC COHTU. The annual convention of the American Alumni council, compris ing six western and Pacific coast states, was held at Mills college. hf Oak Knoll Corporatism invites you to t'Mit these Oak Knoll homellei at well ms tnrral com-pitted t-rf II rind ample grounds fur Urging the active resumption of hotna bulld-t lng In this community," sh5R Fred 1 Wood, president of the Oakland reel estate board, I "The need for nilr housing Is I from the statistical analysis snrt the-actual market for homes is dally increasing. Popular distrust of general financial conditions throughout the country has for many months retarded, the purchase of homes by many families able and willing to buy but held back by apprehension.

"This phsjse of the matter la rapidly passing -with the restora-t tlon of general Ironfldence and the gradual resumption, pf normal business In all HnesV "Meanwhile, people are fast coming to realize that Investment of this kind is more npportune. now than It will be again and many are already taking advantage of the situation, "We believe that immediate resumption of building Is justified on 'th basis of demand and sound investment and that much new construction of sinwle-family homes 1 wlll be under way before mid- summer." I t. ARCHITECTS ami CONTRACTORS Who Demand STANDARDIZED AND STERLING LUMEJl QUALTTIES HOGAN LUMBER RAttE MARKED TRADE MARKED LUMBER KILNDRIED ONLY $5300 FOR THIS CHARMING NEW SIX-ROOM HOME DIMENBIQN I 'J- It Architecture Supenority od Dependability Tin oi ii -milt I. antV Ar nwivAwabT rp tuc mrAtrrv THESE INSURE ft When Buy Shall a ii Hpmesite 4 mwfc Now is the opportune time, to buy. Now when prices are lofe property, hit the terurest rpile basis.

Your future, rannot bevmbarrased by presort, day investment. Real es-' tate forJp-tjoe sncl promises future "He who boy noV-i property wise. ri fff) SUndtnl Grading and drentnf No. Furnitned upon Request arm wiiit ji Member of the Cowt Lumberrnea'a Auocuttioa Nt 5HICH HAS AS ITS FAfsDING TIMBER. COOS BAY LUMBER TWS ANI OPERATES tirularly is this when you ran' buy under the SPECHIi 1M1 now being "offered DOWN $42.50.

MOOTHLY The attracU've color ch'eme. the convenient1 floor plan and many wtra convenience make thu houe stand out a a real, comfort--Lle home. Three large, tunny bedroom (one i 10x20). A mot modern kitchen with loU of built-inx linoleum, swivel faucets and a beautifully colored tile sink and back. The breakfast room i good sued and receive a maximum amount of sunshine.

hogany woodwork in the livfng and dining'roomt. hardwood floors throughout. The with iu colofed tile. pedeViHil'nd fine fixtures it1 quite "pieadnivFishetrVmenfta a double Beautiful Oak Knoll in OaUand. has rearhed this ideal perrertion.

AK KNOLL LAND 150 Harrison Street telephone flOllidvy 7470 THE SAWMILL 1NTHB WORLD" TRACT Off Oak knoll and SfotsDtaa Jilvlt.elcphone TR inidad SOURCE OF SUPPLY ITS OWN 80,000 ACRE TRACT OF COMPANY MAINTAINS AT BAY I 'm -m J. Tf The shortest -route lo IlnJc KnolC Foothill '(, I I I totCnd Aientlr. one block up 82nd tfi rnue an 1 iJtJL inks Road Lesx ikatm. hall hours lide lfom I and garage. LOCATED INe SUNNY DURANT MANOR BLOCKS TO THE 8.

P. TRAINS; BLOCKS TO TH STI5KKT-CAMS CLOSK TO SCHOOLS AND STOItB TAKE K. IITH ST. POINTi CALIFORNIA. FEET OF LUMBER CO.

vV ---GlAiutoi art A DISTRIBUTING-YARD WHERE OVER 20.0O0.CSO BOARD IS ALWAYS FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT YOUR INQUIRY-IS INYTTED I HOGAN it i ui iiJi.ii ai.iv ir ii KANT AVR Uil TO TRACT OFFICE, X'R ibsTH yl OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA Secodd and Alice Sta. FRED T. WOOD CO. i PHONE 5W-3100 77.