Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 55

a noun? fey VOLUME CI OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1921 NO. 48 ORIENTAL PROGRESS New Orinda School Now in course of construction adjoining Haciendas del Orinda, the-Country Club property being sold by DeLaveaga and L. ty is two and one-half years, based upon a study made by the Electrical Contractors' and Dealers' sociatlon of Alameda County. "Jt is computed the capital employed by the local concerns is approximately and the sales volume for last year, in round figures, was $3,660,000. In regard to the San Joaquin East bay Elect Contracts and Supply Field In Great Growth, Local Bank Finds ORINDA HAS MANY NEW FEATURES STILE BLOG.

REPORTED cotton crop, it is stated that: FOR 7TH ST. FOR CARAIJ port are inconsequential. June "This season's cotton crop will be -one of the larger items in the1 state. Tho area planted to. this season is 31.000 acres larger than in 1023, and it is estimated that tho crop will show an increase or nnuui iu.uuu naies Restaurant and Store Material' gains In the Eastbay's electrical contracting and supplies business are shown in a recent survey published by Harry Harding, credit manager of the Oakland Bank.

The survey also deals at Length with national and state conditions, and places special emphasis on the huge cotton crop now grown In the San Joaquin valley. The dried fruit market Is also discussed, and bank clearings nnd building permits data are given. ffcw School House, Adjoining Haciendas del Orinda, Is Latest Addition to Clubhouse and New Structures. ft vo i TOWM Building Now in Course of Krertion at 7th and Franklin; W. K.

Owen is Builder sales were not' as good as the average for fho first six months of the year, but this 'month showed about 12 per cent better than a year ago. "Electrical permits for the first seven months of 1 4 total 7 29 0, which is 9 per cent better than for'the same period of last year, 88 per ceut better than -for the first seven months of 1921 and more than 25 per cent better than for the whole year of 1920. "Inventories are reported to be about normal. Collections average fair, although more houses report a tendency towards slow collections than in many other lines of business. A handsome structure in Chinese style of architecture, in the main a replica of the imperial on the northeast corner of Seven tT, In regard to the electrical field the survey states: Like most lines affiliated with the building Industry the electrical contracting and supplies line, locally, has shown very material gains in recent years.

For the first six months of this year also. Further progress! toward making the Realtors Caravan, that Trill leave on October 5 for the State Realty convention at Pasadena, unqualified success, wag noted at last Friday night's meeting of the special publicity committee. The committee was appointed by President AA'illard V. AVhite of the Oakland Heal Estate Board to take complete charge of arrangements. Fred R.

Caldwell, chairman of the committee, opened the proceedings by stating that Mark Monze of the F. F. Porter Company, had been appointed convention chairman for Northern California by President Barbour of the sta te'assoclation. John J. Mulvany, president of the 1 Alameda Real Kstate Board.

It was announced, has been officially confirmed by President Barbour i(i his capacity as "grand marshal of thecaravan. Announcement was also made I i v'H last season. Haseu on present market values this crop will' realfze for its producers approximately $25,000,000 for lint and seed. The success that has attended the cultivation of this crop in the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley is one of the most encouraging agricultural developments of recent years. Nearly acres are under cotton in this year, nnd as there is every reason to expect that world conditions will maintain a profitable price for the commodity for some years to come, there is plenty of incentive for a large extension of cultivation of the crop in this" district, now that it is so conclusively proved as being adapted to Us Avery satisfactory state of affairs Is reported in the dried fruit market as follows: "The' dried fruit market continues In practically the same generally satisfactory condition of a month ago.

The various growers' associations report conditions "In 1914 there were fifty-three concerns in the, electrical con- concerns engaged in this field and Franklin streets, It Is announced by A. K. Owen, designer and builder of the structure, whoe oflices are located at 852 Thirty-sixth street. The building is now in course of construction, for the account of Axel Johnson of 362 "ernon street, who Is the owner of the property. A syndicate of Chinese capitalists of.

San Francisco have leased the sefcond floor of the building for a period of twenty years, It is stated. Here they will conduct a will contain a large banquet room, rjh i iiu with a 40-foot span, and a hand- on September 1, with the some dining room. Both rooms I Oakland Glee club, to arrange for in -m An nri-i large San Jose contingent to the such as to leave practically no old I ental art glass celling, marble, floor, are unique features or tne banquet room. The entire restau caravan. Charles F.

Brown, chairman of the automobile committee, reported favorably on the large number of automobiles already enlisted for the caravan. He stated that cards, calling on all Realtors to "come to Pasadena." are being mailed. In Incident to the development of the. country club and country homo project at Orinda there la fapldly cornlnt? Into existence a new town that even now points With civic pride to it aohiev-xnents. In a recent statement Oe-lAveaKa and L.

llommedlen say: "A few months Orinda became a voting precinct of Contra Costa county. Even before the formation of the precinct the lovers of the beautiful hlllg that are rapidly becoming covered with homes organized a volunteer fire department. A benefit dance and a voluntary levy provided several hundred dollars and equipment was purchased for fifty men. Troperty was purchased for' a building nnd a substantial flrehouse was built. This spring a siren was added to the equipment and arranKe-ments were inndo to cooperate with the firo tower on drizzly I'eak, erected by the Berkeley fire iflepaitinent.

The orinda fire department reports Unit already thin year it has xtlnKuislied four small fires that 'might have proved a menace had there been no organization to fight them. The latest development at Orinda la the starting of actual construction on a $22,000 school house for which bonds VPie votPil -last year, Tho bulldhiK Is belli erected on the Han 1'ablu highway, few yards from the entrance to Haciendas del Orinda and about a half mile from theold and new Ui ind.l tores. Jt Is a i-hapert til met lire, containing two classrooms -v. ml an auditorium. The architect is T.

Nardrtt of Kicbmond. who has designed the building In a modi-fled Spanish architecture, that harmonizes with the clubhouse, bathhouse and other buildings now being built In Haciendas del 1 'Hilda. BRISK SALE DF rant will be heated with electricity, the "Electa" type of heater being used. The restaurant entrance is to be of a fine-grade marble. A feature of the restaurant to which particular attention will be this matter he Is actively assisted given, is the Kitcnen, equipped Chairman Frank Woodward of with modern ranges, ventilation svstem and finished in white tile.

the finance committee discussed plans to raise the amount of $15(T0 tn he exnended In sending the Glee Furniture for the banquet half and dining room, mostly of teakwood, is beine Imported from China. i club to Pasadena and for general Jn further comment on the build- expenses, ing AV. K. Owen stated: Reports were also made by John Mulvanv, grand marshal, who "The building occupies a Sx thatYnebCaravan would leave site. Is two stories high, of rein central lnt c.

forced concrete, with a balcony, McCarthPy N. Tatter- art on. Fred Kaiser, J. H. A.

Sheaiey. onto the banquet floor through art Ben Myran. Harry C. Knight, J. J.

Moran, Emil Fritsch, J. I. Lienlng, Horaee Breed, W. A. Doctor and others.

Austin, newlv appointed eee- glass doors. A tile cornice ana decorative plaster are other details of the exterior. "The structure will cost $50,000. ti, tivtnroo will nmniinl etary of the Oakland Real Estate nnrd. was introduced by lnatr- Jill Iffl lUlttHI 1 1 LH I to $25,000.

The ground floor will have elcht stores, live on Franklin! rJlfyyaR mU- itsWm acuJ Jfo i stocks by tile the new crops are ready for marketing, and the general tendency is to withhold quotations, pending the determination of tho volume of the coming crop. A notable Improvement in the raisin situation Is described in recent statements by Ralph P. Merritt, president of the Sun Maid Kaisin Growers' Association. The sales organization has succeeded in doubling the quantity of raisins heretofore exported to Europe and the Orient, and they are now moving into food channels at the rate of 200,000 tons a year. With the further outlets that are being developed by the lnahufact ure of pic fruit and industrial alcohol, a market for the entire production is expected that will eventually put the Industry upon a sound and profitable footing.

This year it is probable that large part of the raisin grape crop will be marketed for table use. the shipments of Thompson seedless for this use having attained already an unusual volume. AVith many growers anxious to realize re.ady cash for their crops, and the nSHoeiatinu equally desirous of not being burdened with an excessive supply, the sale for table use is mutually satisfactory, and will be of material help in realizing, the desire of the association to clean up its surplus stock so that future crops may be marketed within the twelve months following their production." 1 following official- bank clAaiings and building' permits data are contained in lie survey as "local "Bank clearings, for July were compared with for 1 1 ip! same month last eur. duly bank transactions were 1 1 1 ,087,242. which is an Increase of 1, 270,511 compared ith last July.

"Building permits for July aggregated $3,350,532, an i it-crease 1.403, 258 over last July. Of increase $1,000,000 is due to the permit for tho new Athens AthWle club." man Caldwell to the gathering. F. and three on Seventh street. b.

Bicknell, secretary of the Cleve have been leased land Real Estate Board, WM a 1 guest of honor. Bus. Principles Are Approved The principles of business conduct, worked out and approved by the Chamber of Commerce of the L'nited Slates at the Cleveland convention held May 7 and 8, 1924, lIlEDnlNUO; HOMES REPORTED i MILLS COLLEGE PARK LOTS 10 EAST BAY TITLE INSURANCE CO. PROMPT ACCURATE Complete Title Insurance and Escrow Service SCCOII Floor Perry 414 Thirteenth Su Au Eastbay Institution i Supervised by the California State Insurance Commissioner. New ground floor offices now under construction on Franklin near 15tli St.

Heady about October 1. (WAV 1 have attracted universal attention and have been approved by practically every Chamber of Commerce in the United States. Mall order sales declined during July In a seasonal movement to about the same level us in July, 1923, while the total sales for the past seven months showed an In- I crease of 5 per cent over the cor-j responding period in 1923, Sav- lugs deposits in 915 widely (lis-, tributed banks totaled 000 on July 1 as contrasted with $7,264,000,000 on June 1 and 01 2.000.000 vear ago. BE SOLD-T uuni transacted a volume of business trading supplies line in the Kast bav cities. Today, in these cities, substantially greater than for the there are one hundred and ninety-two such concerns, of which one hundred and fifty are in Oakland.

V. "The average lite of an electrical contractor in this coninumi- first half of 192n. More than to per cent of the concerns report sales averaging 17 per cent, better than for the same period last year. Tho exceptions are small nouses and the decreases they re- as water, sewers, electricity, gas and other improvements. "Lately a bu.s line extension has added excellent transportation facilities to the very center of the property.

A considerable number of homes have been built, so that the tract presents more the appear-anco of a thoroughly, established neighborhood than of a new subdivision. "It Is situated east of Seminary avenue, north of Foothill boulevard, in Fast Oakland." A hrlW sale of the homes now belrg nected by tho Alameda Investment company at Virginia street and Pan l'ablo avenue" is reported by Fred K. Caldwell, who has exclusive charge of the sale of these homes. Caldwell states that some forty homes have already been sold, or nro at present In course of construction, and that the entire program calls for the building of 176 of these honi'S. The homes are priced at ami re sold on liberal terms, Caldwell points out.

The lots are fenced, and measure 39 by 1S" feet. The large demand for these homes is particularly attributed by Caldwell to the fact that they are provided with all the latest fixtures and conveniences, and that the tract is protected by drastic restriction. Furthermore, the tract la in the very center of dlrert Pan Francisco Oakland transportation lines, and it la close to achools and high schools. Southern IMclflc company was recently authorized by the Kail-Ifwlon to construct Announcement of an Interesting opportunity for tho home-seeker was made yesterday by Realty Syndicate company, which stated that It would open for sale today about twenty more lots In Mills College rnrk. The Syndicate stated: "Thousands of people who know this highly Improved property will he quick to respond to this announcement, for the tract has always 6een na exceedingly popular one.

"It was placed on the market several years ago and was notable for tho unusual character of the Improvements the Syndicate had made. All streets were concrete paved, sidewalks were In as well WALLS. FLOORS. MANTEL.S, "Show Me Safety and Earning Power" ile STORE FRONTS A New Furniture Store for Oakland On Tuesday the Franklin Furniture Store rwill be opened, The aim of this new store is to. offer better than ordinary furniture at lower prices than you would pay elsewhere for this quality.

All Robert "5 WFBSm Si. Phone MK.3554 pur track at grade across a conn- HOLLYWOOD NUMBER 408 $1271 the turniture shown here will be good ty road In Hie town oi iivei -mm Alameda county. The company also granted authority to remove a spur track near Uvcrinoro, authorized by the commission In a recent decision. That's the standard by ie looking and up-to-the- miqute in style. Only I -k II I 1- io' ine uesi win llrnmm i Mil C.

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