Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 25

i if VOLUME XCVI. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1922. NO. a. i Five Million Dollars Worth of New Buildings for Oakland OAKLAHD PROSPECTS Oakland opens the New Year with a building boom, five million dollars worth of) new structures being under troy or planned.

These arc a few of the buildings actually under, way. lower right, putting in the foundations for the Durant factory. Upper right ft vgillus apartments, 7 approaching completion on the shore of Lake Merritt. Middle left, II. C.

Capwell- building on Broadway to be occupied by Reich Licvre Middle right, almost completed factory of the Pacific Pipe Co. Lower Dr, Wakefield building on Franklin 'street. L'pper left, of the Oakland Title Insurance Guarantee Company on Franklin and ijieentn streets. 1 CALLS AT New Vessels Added to Ocean-to-Ocean Service of This Line. Larire shipment of ocean freieht were handled at the Oakland Trini-nal dock of the Lawrence Wm- hiiufp compnny at the foot of Jpffor- nn street during! the past week, ac NOW NEWYORKPQRT cording to report isud ypsterrtavIV, by W.

manager of arrani Lawrence ocean freight service. mirk steams freight transfer W'kJxMmM I tuft. I 1 1 4 lt 'H .1 ujJJJM i ji 4 PRRB TE1IIM SAILING SCHEDULE McCormick Steamship Linei Give the Eas tbav -i Rates. devoting entiri lime tfl the development of ihe T'arr Terml na 1 on he-fja la nd-wertern-wa ter fronts Kred Parr, president of the depot, has Just ef- gement the lie- hip people whereby that company will grant the Parr. Terminal service to many" coKst ports at the, name rate as San This, "according in.

t'hfv company, permits the side of the bay to. enjoy advantages heretofore hot always ob-taiiiable. Taking advantage of the new rate, the Parr Terminal announces the following new schedule through McCormick; Steamship line; Five day service to EuTeake and Tlumbolde Pay points. via S. S.

Washington and S. Vanguard. xvn Brrice 10 fiusiaw mvef Va 8. Mary Hanlqn. Xen day seTviciii id Brookings, Ore- Fn vla NecanicUm and g.

g.i jj-fan Stout seven day service to Coos' Ba aTlA vnrth nnrl via ft. Ualsy and S. S. Daisy Freeman. i TIimia rnflnrl 8.

wafiama. 8. S. Multnomah, a a tr i M.v.r. nam.

S. S. Daisy Matthews, 8, Tahoe. Four day service to Seattle i5f'Ta HKningtop, vio ft. b.

cvereu, "Phyllis 8. Ran Diego, S. a. K. f.oon "ft Priciftc and fi Wulnault.

Nigel Keep Takes Charge of Hearst Orchards 4i 0 i KUil', ih takcif rliargc of Ok- Ui-arsi orchards at ban I i) Sinitiin. Nigel Keep, un expert horticut-turist and for a number of yearsi coniift-ted with thw California Nur-' sery at Miles. 'has severed lu coii" oection with that. Institution aiul this week to take charge et the famous fiu it orchards on the Hearst ilaco near Hlnteon, assistant to XJ l. Hitaard-, who, has charge of' and garden -that are' being built and planted on that wonderful ranch.

The Hearst gardens and orchards are becoming -famous the world over, because of the great expanse: of orchard, gar- den ant field hat is being plunte't without regard This hkS' being -done under the gfi-eral dlrectioa of H. i 1 Jiausard. formerly superintendent of the California Nursery, at Niies, and lit, Huzza rd has taken Keep with him to have charge of the orchards. keep has had large xprtcnc with fancy fruita. HtV owned a fancy orchard in Canada, and later at where he produceil only the finest specimens of fancy-produce, i Ho; eJihibtted at the World's Fairs at Pnrla, Chicago." ainj Buffalo, In fCach cii? taking biaiiw-prutes, and many iieatniena of.

bn products are Mill exhibition to proceMted form in the Impetul Jn-duKtrtal Exhibit in Ix-ndon. After of ritm fruit lit Bwkerstleld-fof ruimNer cf Kemp" came. ti Oakland, 4rt i today has a home In P-cr kcl- ii associated himself with the Califs nla Nuriwrry. and remnlned thera -v until he lied to Hearst place to have charge rtf ts fnncy fruit nd mined tre Jt" i will leave for tbe If Aorit a Ing the rombis tok. 1 1 if 111 'tSk-iMi I I VERYBRIGHT Five Million of Construction Is Uncfer Way and As Much More Immediate Prospect Ilarry A.

Lafler Points Out That Great Industrie Are ITolding Big Eastbay Sites By MUIi GOLDSMITH. Oakland and the Kastbay district in bound for a very Happy New Year. The prospects for this section aire good and growing better. Business, as a whole, has been good, certainly it comparison with the rest of the country. All reports go to show that Oakland id in the center of a "district that has felt the vicissitudes of "reconstruction" less than almost any other part of the United States, and It admitted that the United States have been less affected than any other part of the world.

So we have cause for satisfaction us to the past. Tt Is to the future that Oakland and the Kastbay District now turns, and the future livery, very bright. BIO WORK "UNDER WAT. There is printed upon this page the actual photographs of half a doxen buildings and that ara In course of construction, not one of which is costing less than $100, 000, and which run up to the greut Durant factory with a prospective expenditure of upward of a million dollars. These are all actualities they ar not on paper.

One plant, Ihat of the Pacific Pipe Company, wilt be completed in two weeks and in operation in a very short time, NiDfl is the largest plant of Ha kind in the state. There are probably four times as nmny buildings, not including residences, that are under jway. Five million dollars is a conserva tive estimate of tho amount invested in buildings that are In various stages of construction. IA FILER'S PREDICTIOX. But when one discusses the pant, the present or the future of Oakland 1 nfid the'Bastbay District one is com pelled to turn to Harry A.

Lafler, who, more than any other one In dividual in this section. Is qualified to discuss the past and the present sind prophesy the future of the great Kastbay. For Lafler has done as "much as any other individual for the advancement of the Kastbay in that he baa actnally located here manu facturing plants representing millions of investment and the employ ment of thousands of men and women. And Lafler makes this great and all important point bearing upon the future of this section: "None of the big plants that have acquired sites for factories in the Kastbay Distrlrt in the last few years have sold their HAPPY NEW YEAR. There is much cause for Happy New Year congratulation in thlB Ntatement because it means that all of these great institutions have the same faith in this section that they had when they began the Investment of their millions upon this Bide of the bay.

Lafler gives, in support of his statement, a list -of a dozen institu tions alone with holdings totaling quite a little over one hundred acres, hat are keeping their sites, and only waiting for the settling of the money market to begin carrying out the plans that they had developed when they-first purchased. Oakland realize," says Lafler, "that none of these corpora tions are selling out, and if they did sell they could make a profit upon their Investment. But they are all holding for actual use. I believe that the year 1922 will see definite announcements of construction plans I from practically all of these institutions." BUYING HOME STTES. And, hand in hand with this in dustrial goes home development of the Eastbay.

Men have ceased to be renters, and have become home owners. This has been shown by the fact that there has been a genuine market for home sites all during the past year. More home sites have been sold than for years past, and there is every pros- pect. that this will continue. The real estate agent Is preparing for a good season, for homes will have to be provided for the many who are coming to this section.

4 ine ijumauy is reaching vnor-i malcy" very rapidly and the prospects for 1022 are very bright. New Stock Issue For Telephone Co. The California Telephone and Light Company of Santa Kosa, Sono-' ma county, has been authorized by the railroad commission to issue 1206,200 of its 8 per centXcumulative preferred stock. Of thlsx amount $154,600 may be used to reimburse in part applicant's treasury on ac- count of surplus earnings' invested in the plant. Following roimburse-J meni oi tno treasury ine oraer pro- vldes that the stock may be delivered to tie, holders of outstanding preferred stock "in payment of accumulated dividends.

The stock to be delivered1 on.lhft basis of $80 a share. The remaining 150,600 may be sold for cash at not less than 80, the pro-, ceeds to be expended for capital purpose upon supplemental order of -the commission. Pb Oaklud 4l Downey Glalr-tfnd Paint Co. MANUFACTURERS JOBBERS 368470 Twelfth Street asd PHrlbntrnl for JortH VdCAS CO. or I'blUdelphU Pitnt ihI Vtrnlita aloe IMS During Ihe week the tonnage re-.

port shb cpvrgo was handled fnvui: ne steamer Alaskan ot the American-Hawaiian line from New York, which arrived in port Tuesday. -The Alaskan brought here a large cargo of general "kiur, paper and general merchandise formed the cargo of the Admiral i Line steamer. Curacao from Portland I on Tuesday. The steamer Admiral Evans of jthe Admiral Line from Portland. aln brought into port a large cargo of Hour, paper and general merchan- The steamer Admiral Schley bromght In a mixed cargo from Seat-1 tie on Thursday und carried put-1 I bound for Los Angeles a large signment of roofing paper, aaphal- ium, cunneu soous ana 6-nerai hici chandise.

The Texas of the Sacramento Transportation company's fleet from i Sacramento. Colusa and north k.ii.ki points brought in a capacity, cargo of rice to milled at an east, bay mill- ing company's plant According to Pinkston's announcement on Thursday, the addition of the. liner tfanta to the Pacific Mail fleet of I liners now operating on the i v. i 1 more run results in the addition of I or ine i-acMju man run. nre company's entree into the New York freight, and passenger trade promises increased ocean freight service between Oakland and New York and it 'will undoubtedly increase competition with the lines already operating on the Coast to Coast run.

ACROSS VALLEY Contract Let For Section From Near Maddock to Knight's i Landing. Sutter County, Pec. 31. Work will be under way within a few days on four and one-quarter miles of concrete highway, a unit of the Sutter Basin boulevard, which eventually will connect Woodland and Marysrilla across Sutter Basin. The initial section of this road to bo built will be a strip from Landing to the environs of Maddock.

Sutter board of supervisors December 6 awarded a contract to Byrne Tost for the construction of this strip of concrete from Knights Landing north to a pomt within approximately a half mile of the town- site of Maddock, This i'oad is to be built under the Sutter county bond issue for good roads and is to be V. ..1,1,1 vv UllUI the provisions of the contract The concrete strip will be fifteen' feet wide and five inches- with a shoulder on each side three feet wide, making a tojal width of twenty-one feet. 'The construction will fbllow strictly the lines of mod- ern roads. After this tiiece of road 'is in there will be concrete all the way irom sacramento to within a few hundred feet of the townsite or Maddock. This work means the beginning of one of the most important highway projects in the Sacramento Valley.

It will shorten the distance from Marysville and all points north in the valley to San Francisco by twenty-one miles. At the present time through traffla from larys-ville north to San Francisco mujit travel by way of Sacramento, rovering a half circle. The Sutter Basin boulevard cuts directly through the heart of the circle, Join- ing the inaln traffic line-to bay city at Davis Junction. I TER FREIGHT ITESrtEP: General reductions in ocean freight cnarges on iron ana steel between voiiiit "Werevtiiiouncedyeaterday by W. H.

manageV "Of the ocean rods, structural, tanit and pip plate will be $12 per ton against a rate or $15 per- ton which has prevailed The rate reduction will materially assist Eastoay'l nianil'faoturers who depend on a eastern points for their raw "mater'Sals. With Itho new rate in local manufacturers will be enabled to venture into, new territory with their goods and compete, with eastern firms now supplying these places. The difference of $3 Per ton in the freight harV charge will allow thle rstenvta or Dusinesa, manufacturers tajr, Ill 1 BOULEVARD fi' i 1 r- vvJ Sk 5k itr JUl has been made for two more stories to be added as there need lor them. Charles W. McCall is the architect and W.

O. McGlnty Sons contractors. Many other buildings and extensions to plants already established go to swell the handsome total of construction under way. The National Lead Company has nuietly been spending SJOO.000 on an addition to. tneif Melrose plant at East Tenth strevt and For ty-seventh avenue.

This work Is to-: ing done by the "ahill Vertsano Company, who ill complete Jt in iibtiuf. ten days. The, Grandma AKi Company is building a lWkfi on Adeline street, Fourth und Fifth. Louis Wiener, inamiger Art Tailoring Company, i.s Investing in the Sheridan Arms apartments, just being completed ti 1819 Seventh avenue. This will be butld- M.t.!ninn Krtnr.r.

9. oni apartments, -wwn 'iiirirr grounds, -a Bhrubberv lu i The New Year Opens With Much Building Under Way and With Much More Being Planned by Architects Business construction for 1922 i-Uvered. Two carloads of nails are Hi is 75 feet by 150 feet, four stories I in height, of class concrete construction and will -cost $200,000. ANOTHER FACTORY. The Pacific Pipe Company is building an Oakland" plant at Twentieth and Cypress streets.

Jacobs, manager, is in charge of construction. The new plant occupies 128 feet by 3t0 feet, and the total ground spact- is. ,160 feet square. The building is of galvanized construction, with composition roof, and the cost $150,000: It will be completed in about two weeks, TITLE IXSIIIANCE BUILDING. The Oakland Title' Insurance and Guaranty Company, now at 1308 Broadway, is building a'.

new home at the southwest corner of Fifteenth Land Franklin streets to cost 000. Architecture and engineering are handled by tyaury I. Uiggs building construction by K. A. Mul-ler.

The building is reinforced concrete, four stories high and built tn carry eight stories when conditions Vk. n(fi. oemand the extra office space. There -lll be three stores on the ground floor. Except for this the eritire, building will be required to house the extensive plant of the company.

The space occupied by the building is 50 feet Hy 84 feet 3 inches. When completed, March it will be a striking and handsomp building of the ornamental effectspro-duced by the use of ''polychrome" terfa cotta facing and' trim. THE WAKEF1ELI BITLDIN'O. The Dr. Wakefield building on Franklin street, near Fifteenth, is rapidly approaching cotnpletion.

The second-floor is tb be occjipled by Wilson's Dancing Academi- and one oi the" two stores has been leased to the Rucker-Fuller Company, This building ofccuplee 'SROO square feet, with 70 feet- front! As completed for the present It is two stories high and will cost 000, but provision lilies the reinforcing steel. Brick for all buildings will be obtained lrom the plant of the California Company at-Uvermorc and Wiles. All these, purchases re having the effect -)f greatly Increasing the total labor employed Irt East-tay cities''?" THK REGII.M'K. Second In cost and of prime Importance in its particular class is the ttcgllhjs, an apartment house of slg-nillcant Italian name, located' on he shore of Lake Merrltt at the corner of sNlneteencfi and Jackson streets. P.

PalmerUs owner and constructing engineer. The architect is Willis C. Lowe. 1 When cortiploted this will be a magnificent and sightlV. structure.

The space occupied is bS feet 6 Inches by lp feet 8 inches. There are eight floors, with five apartments of 5 and ti rooms to each floor. Tt is located on the old Schilling place and in addition; to the commodious apartments, tenants will have the advantage of the well-known gardens of this place, wRIch will be open to children Jiving in apartments at the R'egillus. The estimated cost of the' building is $450,000, and It VHl probably exceed amount when completed. THE CAPWEIX BUM.DIVG.

The new store building on tho east side of between Fifteenth and Sixteenth Is owned by II. C. Capwell Corporation and will be occupied by Rieche Lievre. Small apartment houses' and. gar- freight service of the Lawrence ages" under Wav nre nunierouts.

Many Warehouse new-stjre buiildincs are being, erect-, j. According to Pinkstoii the new ert in Central "oakla-Md uhd in the rate of pipe, -wrought and cast, tin-outlying business sections such as plate, ship plate, hoops, bars, in storage at the plant: 200.000 fet of lumber for concrete forms is on the ground; 700,000 feet more is still to bo delivered; -in fact the total will reach a round million feet, WARKHOl'SK. Relnfarcing steel for the walls of the 100 by 300 warehoase is all in place and that for. the pier mats, pier sttlds and floor slabs Is all ready for installation, About '100 men are r.ow employed on' plant Construction; About January tho number-will be increased to BOO. By January the superstructure of the warehouse will begin fo indicate the of the plant and from that dale passers on the East Fourteenth street highway.

will able to see the buildings grow from day to day. The beneficial effect of this construction, on business in general is shown by the fact that insofar- as possible all materials are, being or acred rrom msttttitions or Oakland and nearby cities. Gravel'" beyond secured on the ground Is pur chased rrom rranK linger. The Jud- tftmi i.Uanitf,ipf npinir Cnmtiknv etu-n. opens with a large number of buildings under way of a total value approaching $5.000, 0'OOi" Among these half a dozen or so stand out as worthy of especial comment because of their size and importance.

Foremost of all is the great plant of the Durant Motor Company on East Fourteenth street at 107th avenue, the significance of which jpiay be partially grasped by the statement of Jj. B. Holm, rewident engineer of the Durant Company, that it fis prob? ably the largest Industrial, plant now under construction on the Pacific Its importance as tan item In th total volume-of business construction may well be expressed by a few salient figures. The whole plant Is to be ready to turn out automobiles by July, 1922. The building alone will far exceed $750,000 In coat and will -probably reach $1,000,000.

The equipment will reach a total of 11.000,000 more by tho tlm begin to turn out tna plant capacity of 200 cars a day. Approximately 600 tons of steel for reinforced concrete have occn d- Rockrldge. Fruitvalc and Melrose The Durant plant is 'stimulating budding at San Leandro. All told, business constructlo-h is making the grade into thte mew year under -full headway, with a number of important new buildings announced, others being planned and a- practical cer. talnty of others to be built onuprop-erty already: purchased.

Stephens. and John Tod-hunter hare nsked a certificate of the Railrpftd Commission to operate San Frunclsco via the Valley.