Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 43

r3 11 I i) It It ti ill: i i PROGRESS--SECTION CLASSED PAGES r-'V it in mx 7 OL. LXXVII OAKLAND CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE. 16. 1912. PAGES 43 TO 52 NO.

117 MLMD. A OPOLITA mm Em Dve METR DIS View looking northeast on Broadway from the "local" ferry railroad on Seventh street Jn 1869. At that time this portion of. the wide thoroughfare was the center of the business district. S.

E. HOT FOREIGN SHIPS I EYES OF if IHCREASE Remarkable Gain in Shipping Between Oakland and World's Ports. i 1 tlcr88: Deep Sea Freight Shipping to and From Oakland Via S. F. Decreases.

i 1 1 I ,1,1.111.1 i- i T.M., mm Oakland Named as One of Two Centers in California Bay Region. (Census Man Explodes Fallacy; of One City Being the "Whole Thing." Becanae molt of the metropolitan dls-ttrlct talk hereabouts has com from Ban praotlcally nothing haa been fceard except about, the "San Francisco metropolitan district." The term la Intended to define tha as- plratlone for a Qreater Ban Franclaoo. Every town and city within a certain radlua of tha pentnaula city. Including Oakland, haa been claimed aa belonging to khe "San Francisco metropolitan district" But tha United Statea Government haa different conception of tha metropolitan district plan. William a Hunt chief statistician for population In tha Bureau of the oenaua.

In a bulletin Just laaued on the population of tha United Statea, In-; directly glvea Pan Francisco's aweeplng claims the laugh In a chapter on "Metropolitan Districts." Ha declarea that In the United Statea there are "three metropolitan districts. In each of which there 1 are two cltlea of auch large population TJhat both are treated aa the central Cltlea of tha district, namely, Minneapolis and St. Paul; Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo, and Ban Franclaoo Add, Oakland. CaV It On another page of tha bulletin are ptfb-' Bahed ngurea allowing that Tha per ent of lncreaee In population In Ban Francisco between 1900 and 1910 waa 31.18. and Oakland 124.1.

The area In acres of the wc fin The manner tn which Oakland haa grown as an Independent seaport la strikingly shown by the reporta of commerce passing over the wharves of thla city, aa these reports detail tha transactions year by year. The gTt Increase tn the number of foreign registered vessels docking at Oakland wharves tells the story. In 109, twenty-five foreign resaela. put on and took off cargo at the wharves of Oakland'! waterfront; In If 10, forty foreign vessels; In 1111. lit foreign vessels.

Another way in which tha aTOwth of Oakland as an Independent ping port la vividly Illustrated la by comparing the growth of the commerce which passes to and from Oakland wharves directly la and out of the Golden Gate. In 1174, thla direct shipment, through the Oolden Gate, to and from Oakland wharvea. It la amounted to about 80.000 tons, lt 18S0, this class of commerce had grown to 194,000 tons; In 1909, to 161,100 tons; in 1110, to 1,118,144 j. ill (T II 1 -f '2 1 jf cities Is practically the aame, that of Ban Francisco being 29,760 and of Oakland 29.S48. The metropolitan district la named "la tha table of figures "San Franctsoo-Oak--land." In speaking of Oakland aa a metropolitan (district center.

It might be mentioned that 'Ms city haa the advantage of being located on the continental side of the bay, and Is therefore moat favorably situated, geographically, as a real center. -v t- yjt'lisnjisnWsl ft jdlWi-aaMwsaf BUILDING FOR TENTH 5T. Property Sold, Adjojning Whit-tier-Fuller Structure, to Be Improved. tons; in mil, to 1,715,007 tons. There haa been a most Interesting development of the commerce over Oakland wharves, other than terry traffic, alnce the beginning of the development of the Oakland harbor, lu 1874.

The government reporta divide this water-carried commerce Into two classes. One Is designated aa "ferry traffic" and the other aa "by other vessels." The latter Includes coaamr, trans-oceaniu and river shipping. la 1874, the ferry traffic over the Oakland wharves Is estimated to have amounted to 60,000 tons; the traxfla by other vessels to 94,000. In 1190,. the ferry traf'flo amounted to ap- proximately 1,000,000 tons; the traf-.

fio carried by other vessels to approximately 440,000 tone. Ia 19u9, the government report gives the ferry trafno at 8,136,000 tons, and the traf. flo by other vessels at ions. In 110, the ferry traiflo amounted to 2,622,000 tuna, and that by other vessela to 1,616,664. In 1111, tha ferry carried trafflo amounted to that by other vessels, l.Oiq, 674 tons.

GADf IX TONNAGE. In addition to the Increase In tha number of foreign vessels engaged la carrying commerce directly, to and from Oakland wharves, the tonnaga of tha vessels shows a remarkable increase. In 1910, the net registered tonnage of all vessels docking at Oak-laud wharves was 1,260,964. Una total number of trips made by vessela amounted to 8,120. In the year 1911, the total number of dockings amounted to 8.102, slightly leas than the year before, but the total amount of net registered tonnage of the vessela docking at Oakland wharves.

In 1111. was 1,412,271, more thaA double the net registered tonnage of the year before. The increase In the value. of freight, handled over Oakland wharves la shown by the figures, which give for" the year 1910 a total valuation of; 1138,059,271, and tor the year 1911, 1164,224,950. An analysis of the above figures reveals the fact that during the laat.

three yeare the Jerry tonnage haa decreased In proportion to the tonnage curried by othet vessels until during the last calendar year, 1911, tha amount of tonnage passing through the Oolden Oate, that la, deep sea, commerce, was approximately the same as the ferry tonnage. In other words, direct, shipments ot deep water freight directly to and from Oakland wharvea haa Increased, and the transmission of such freight to and from Oakland, through Saa Francisco, has decreased. CAMERA ADS OLD INHABITANT'S MEMORY OF CITY THAT WAS AND SURPRISES LATTER-DAY RESIDENT Whether the old inhabitant or the latter-day resident has the greater appreciation of photographs of Oakland taken during the early life of the ity is question difficult to answer. The early settler enjoys such pictures, partly, because of the memories "of pioneer days which they awaken. fThe Oak-.

lander of today, who ha3 seen nothing but the modern aspect of the city, is furnished a surprise when he looks at photographs of the Oakland that was surprise that such changes can be wrought in a few decades. It is not easy for him to realize, for instance, even by glancing at the photographed reproduced on this page of THE TRIBUNE today, that the lower end of Broadway ever looked as it appears In the picture. Oaks on Broadway, all the way from Seventh to Fourteenth street, and perhaps much further 1 It is true that the oaks gave the city its name, but the present-day resident almost forgets this, and small wonder, when the oaks are being cut down even in the residence The only familiar feature of the photograph of Broadway at Seventh street is the car line, which then ended, at Seventh. In 1869, as now, the "switch-back" was in use. The shopping and financial business, in the early days, was transacted in the vicinity of Seventh and Broadway, and it waa many years before any large number of mercantile, firms or professional men moved northward.

One of thu principal sales of the wek, through the agency of Geo. W. Austin, was of a piece of business property on Tenth street, between Harrison and Alice, sold to A. J. of San Francisco for tha Oakland combine.

Ralsch ts a wealthy business man and Intends erecting a modern building on this property. The price paid was $1 5,000. The prop-eirtv Id 7fixl00 feet and adjoins the "vVritttler-Fuller building on the south Bid of Tenth. The exchange of a large part of one of the principal pieces of business property In Oltlroy, which was owned by some Oakland parties, for a ranch containing 100 acres In the Santa Clara valley, was closed this week by the exchange department of Austin's office. i The sale of a fine home on Fifty-sixth street, near Grove, for Charles F.

Legrls to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Myers was closed this week.

Another Jrpportant sate was made on WllllamTstreet, 'near Telegraph avenue, for C. H. Smith, a local merchant, to Carl Crew, who la also an Oakland business man. Crew Intends to erect a modern building on this The office reports that there has been a number of sales made of acreage places In the Redwood Canyon. And during the past week there have also been several sales made in the OAKLAND BUG GAIN 130 PER CENT CORNER IS LEASED Permit Record Shows Big Increase for Month of May In This City.

M. A. Gunst Company Regains Store in Macdon-ough Block. An unusual' leasing transaction has arisen on Fourteenth and Broadway. Some months ago the United Cigar Stores company leased the entire corner of the Macdonough theater building causing th M.

A. Ounst company and several other tenants to vacate to make ready for extensive alterations which have now been Oakland Is being well advertised by the Claremont Villa Tract, which mean Construction fJews of Chicago, aa a city the erection of new and very artistic LOAN BUSINESS FOR TWO MONTHS. LARGE having remsrkahU building enterprise. Building returns from 72 cltlea show an tAAUY FACTORS COHTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPMENT OF GREATER OAKLAND Movements of great importance in the advancement of Oakland during the past few days have been the preparations for beginning the deepening of the Key Route Basin, on the western waterfront, where city wharves are to be constructed, the testing of ground on the site of the proposed city auditorium, and the furtherance of proceedings for the extension of Washington street through city hall park, from Fourteenth street to San Pablo avenue. Money is in the city treasury for the purchase of the Dunn estate and Charles Camden properties at Fifteenth street and San Pablo avenues, to permit the opening of Washington street, and as soon as the routine of abstract work is completed the land needed will be pur-.

chased and the buildings torn down, so that the thoroughfare may be extended on a straight line. The proceedings are also under way for vacating the old city hall, which is also to be to make way for the opening. A remarkable change will be wrought in the ap- pearance of the city hall nark and surroundings by the Washington street extension, the completion of the new municipal building following the removal of the old, and the erection of the Kahn arcade structure on San Pablo avenue, near Sixteenth street, and at the terminus of Washington. THE TRIBUNE during the past week devoted sections of two of its regular issues to important development news. One edition gave in detail an account of the extraordinary building activity in the new retail district west of Broadway, involving an expenditure nearly one million dollars for the erection of eight modern business' structures.

Another issue was devoted in part to the-exploitation kof the farming resource's of the State, and comprised the second monthly "Back to the Soil" edition of THE TRIBUNE. Tht publication of illustrations of five buildings in the fast-developing new shopping section, together with the figures of their cost, and other details, was a revelation even to many real estate owners and brokers who had not made a complete survey of the contemplated improvements. Seven of the eight structures planned are already under construction. The buildings are to range in height from three to seven stories and will change the appearance of the skyline west of Clay street. All of the structures are to be erected in the area bounded by Clay, Castro, Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets, and the cost will be approximately $750,000.

This sum has been expended on a single skyscraping bank building on Broadway, but is a magnificent total for business buildings of ordinary size in a new dis- Increase, tn the aggregate, of 20 per cent for the month of "May. The Individual galna of Oakland and Berkeley are far ahead of the average, being 130 The loan rerart for AltmMt cftnntf, by 0wt, Aaitln tor tbs sioatks ef April sol Mar. IP 11. Is follows: MaT. 1911.

Dink emrtf (- and dreti of trai( t.toy.Kt.W 1'rrtontl morlit sod deeds at trust IS01.oM.0S Tots! i. 110.111.877. Bink nleam sndgrwoiiT.TanrM. .) 140.541.M Personal and recoany- sdc I37.5SI.0O bungalows at once on the tract One of the principal purchasers of the past week was Frank Malley, one of our leading contractors, who Intends to start Immediately on several handsome bungalows. Another purchaser in tha Redwood Canyon district waa Michael Brennan, who onrcbased large piece of this DeeMttftil land and Intends to erept a beautiful country home there.

W. Thompson has Just purchased through Austin's office the beautiful Martin home "street, near There are now pending several trades for ranches in various parts of for Oakland and 132 for Berkeley. Thla Increasa Is over May, 1911. During May of this year S41 permits were taken out in Oakland for building to oost 11,208,187. For the same month of last year 290 permits were Issued, the aggregate cost being $624r6M.

Ban Francisco's gain waa 16 per cent Rain Interfered somewhat with building l.rns, uo.4 .8 1.1M.BM.W 8,270. lSt.Tl .1 4.4t.vaai.T1 .6 T7.0-U 50 ioi.oooa Total (..... .7.1. APHU, lilt. Hank nor(fM, cte Pertonil soortf.gei, tc.

Total ltmk relraira, ffc. P.raoBal nltiini etc for resMonron mil fcn.lno.. operations during the week, but at that the total coBt of building, for which per property In Oakland. In progress since May 1. The plans called for a small enrner cigar store and two small stores on Broadway besides an elegant cafe entrance to be Installed on the Fourteenth street side of the building.

This Is generally conceded to be the best cigar store corner In Oakland and great waa the surprise of local merchants when It was yesterday first authentically made krawti. that the United Cigar- Stores company had leaned the coveted corner back to Ita competitor, the A. Gunst company and Itself occupy the store third from the corner, on Broadway. The rival clgnr companies plan to outdo each ether In the elegance of store equipment. It Is understood that the total rental to be paid by Ounst will exceed $70,000.

Another lesslrtg transaction of Interest, which Is today made public Is the lease from W. O. Henahaw to the Postal Telegraph Cable company of a store on Fourteenth, Just 40 feet from Broadway, tn the Macdonough theater building. This deal is of particular significance In that a great nuhlla jeralce eorpraWon. has recognised the growing strength of Fourteenth street as a heavy traffic center.

The telegraph company plans to Install an elegant office. It ts understood that the gross rental for thla lease la about 136,000. Herman Rlttlgsteln leasing manager of maxtoe Real Estate Co. nafoUa.te4 the daai. mlts were applied for, reached a totaL.pf J90.2OO.

The summary of building permits for the week ending Wednesday evening Is aa No. of 4 BUYS MORE PROPERTY ON SIXTEENTH STREET 'Permits. James P. Rich purchased a lot on 1 1-story dwellings 25 the-south side of Sixteenth street, -2H IVi-atory dwellings Cost. $46,505 1.000 17.800 600 E.50O 1 feet past or Jefferson, from Mrs.

A. -'lrT irv.1. i. I-storv flats and 1911 Documents, IS8. Rsrsnue U72.M RECORDER MAKES REP0RJ FOR WEEK The report of rmntr Renrde O.

W. Bscoa for tbs let ending Jun 12 It No, Amount, Ieeda rerordvd "Sn Mortgaaee r.l.TWl.OO Tni.t deeds X1X.77S IS B(ooTns S7 is; 2. Oo A eoaip.rl.ofl th. dmim.n. regviVd this w-k and' during th.

eorrwpoudlns erk Uat y.rs 1BI2 noonm.nts. Sxi. Bemae gt3s WU Decuaiuts, SC4. aroperty. Rich haa purchased In this car blrn 1 lHctL averaging aimQSUlUU.uiiU iorjtne-cos4)i eacfr structure.

in tne last aays. Tie. This unusual amount of building the transfer of about $3,000,000 worth of busi was made through the offices of D. Oarages I 1 225 450 ixrtnnev who represented all nartlpa In Sheds 2 additions and ness property in the new retail section, along Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, west of Broadway. the transaction.

Mlnnev reports more i AlterB.tlon"' activity in this district than In any! ether la Oakland. 4 jotal .27 14,495 890.200 i.