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vwmm 10PM 1V0L.CV OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, JULY 18, 1926 NO. 13 SECTIMlia InHaywardlHeights Goldeh-State-Milk-Plant New Oakland unit erected by the Golden State Milk Products Company at 770-776 Twenty-second street. VIewi tn attractive aew-residential omraunity, wm placed on At Earfbay market by the Suburban' Development Company. HUGE-SALES TOTAL FOR RESERVE 0 A mi FACTS ARE GATHERED wawaaaaBaaaaBBa8Bawaaaiiiiiiaii.wiiwi.Mii IN AUGUST Noted Men Comprise Direc Realty Syndicate Company Reports Active Buying in Smith Reserve Scenie Tract in Piedmont Hills torate of New Institution; Construction "Work of the Compendium of Realtor Specialists Is Announced by Caldwell Oakland Will WelT Represented miwiiiw; ww-iiiwiiiwwriwiiii iiiwwi iwwwwiswtiiwwiiiMipwiiwi liiiwiMiirtriitiMiiiiiwiiisWMW Building Near Completion With actual construction under way on th remodeling of quarters for the Eastbay National Bank at 366 Fourteenth street the opening was set for the latter part of August. The work started during the week with a large force of men reconstructing the interior and the front of the bujlding, which stands on the north side of Fourteenth street midway between Franklin and Webster.

Industries fl other elties kins factory sites on th Paolflo eoaat Will learn of the advantages of Oakland through representatives of the Industrial division of the National Association of Real Estate Board as the result of the publication and distribution of a "Who's who" of realtor specialists In Industrial property In the principal Itles of the country, It la pointed ut by Fred R. Caldwell, president tf the Oakland Real Estate Board. "The firm looking for new industrial location is commonly for a location In a new city," ML EASTMONT TRACT PRODUCTS Oscar L. Cox, prestdent of the' aid Caldwell. "Industrial prop CO.

MOVES INTO erty must therefore to a great ex tent be sold to buyers located out ADVANTAGES ARE POINTED OUT Sales aggregating more Ma $250,000 have been reported in Smith Reserve since that subdivision was opened about tw months ago by the. Realty (Syndicate Company, owners and developers as well as sales agents. The property lies close in among; the Piedmont hills and In th variety of its building sites. Its view and Its delightful climate, officials of the company state that It has possibilities for becoming one of the finest and most popular residence districts of the entire Development already! said to bs underway In Simth Reserve Indicates that growth and progress are to follow close upon sales. Construction work on the first horn is reported under way and are said to be under consideration for a number more.

A bus transportation system will be put la operation soon, Syndicate officials) state, 'connecting with local and San Francisco electric lines', not only for the benefit of early builders In the tract but also for tho convenience of the hundreds' of people who visit Smith Reserve each week. "The rapid growth of. Oakland is drawing Investors by the hundreds from all over the San Francisco Bay region and In Smith Reserve they are finding not only their Ideal In the way of property but also they find terms which, make their Investments easy to aide of the community In which It lies. That Is the reason why a "Who's Who" of realtor specialists NEW OUARTERS new bank, said the. contracts call for completion of the work on August 19, exactly three months from the day the meeting of directors was held, organizing the new.

banking institution. The doors should open shortly thereafter, Cox declared. Attention was called In a statement by the bank to the fact that the new bank will be directed and officered by Eastbay men, most of them long Identified with large NEW HOME BY Another record of Industrial growth, due to the Increasing de Caldwell Pays Tribute to the -Martinez Board affairs In Oakland and other Ala meda county communities, and having the best Interests of the DIG DEMAND FOR HAYWARD TRACT IS REPORTED BETTER HOMES in industrial property has Just been Issued to Its members by-the Industrial division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. "As a further provision to facilitate the bringing together from various parts of the country of prospective buyers and sellers of factory sites, manufacturing buildings and Industrial the division has also arranged a national exchange of data having a bearing, on Industrial real estate In cities where its members are located." Industrial maps, booklets and pamphlets, advertising material describing Industrial tracts and other Information about he city In which region at heart. velopment and population of the entire Eastbay, was registered this week when the Oakland branch of the Golden State Milk Products Company completed its move to new uqarters at 770X776 Twenty- In addition to Cox, who comes to Oakland as presidrent of the bank after long experience with banking In New Tork and in Cali NEAR END second street.

Coincident with this move, Oakland was also made headquarters for a new' truck de livery system operating from the new plant and into the surround TJEALTORS of the Eastbay district of the California State Real Estate Association paid tribute to the Martinez Real Estate Board at a banaquet in Richmond Thursday evening for the record that organization established in increasing its membership during the recent state-wide membership drive of the California association of realtors, Martinez secured more new members during the drive than member Is located, are being ex handle, states C. P. Murdock, vice- (Ranged through the headquarters The new home of Mrs. L. Wal-rath, pioneer of San Leandro, which isto replace the old Cary homestead, is rapidly nearing com ing territories of Contra Costa county and the eastern and southern portions of Alameda county.

The company states: fornia, the directors of the bank and their connections are as follows: Arthur W. Clark, second vice-president of Clark and Henery Company, California contractors. John Heafe, vice-president of Heafey, Moore Company, paving Henry K. Jackson, head of the Jackson Furniture Company. Albert S.

Lavenson, vice-president and secretary of Capwell's. Robert W. Macdonald. a member pletion. This is an ornate improve The advantages of Kastmont, a new home' tract placed on the market by the Mlnney Company, the offices of which are located at 42? 14th Street.

Oakland, are pointed out as follows by the company: "Eastmont being located close to the Sequoia and Municipal Golf Links, a short run of five minutes from Eastmont, takes one out to either of these golf links. The Eastmont climate in "particular is considered a great advantage of this property, which also commands a wonderful view of Oakland and centar- Bay region. The property Is close to both San Francisco and local transportation." The 1 Minney Company points out' that prices in this tract are low, and that the property represents an exceptional value, both from the point of view of Investment and home ownership. The company has also arranged a particularly easy payment plan. A certificate has been granted by the Railroad Commission to Motor Transit company to operate an auto stage service for transportation of passengers and express over the following routes: between Los Angele and Big Bear Lake, VThe new buildin? occunied bv ment on the Estudjlio Estates, for merly owned by Mrs.

Walrath. the Golden State company is of concrete and extends from Twen president and general -manager of the Realty Syndicate Company. "People with modest Incomes havo been piling up comfortable for-, tunes for years by following on after another of the Syndicate subdivisions, buying at low opening prices and selling a few years later when development had brought an Increase in value. Smith Reserve) is their latest opportunity and, it is the equal of any that has gone before." Her new home, designed and any board in jhe Eastbay district ty-second to Twenty-third streets just west of Market street. A com ouice ox.

ine association, for similar data furnished by other members in other cities, according to Caldwell. "The exchange will permit the Industrial realtor In any one city to develop his background of Information as to other cities in which his clients may be Interested," he said. "Information regarding factory ites and manufacturing and shipping advantages In Oakland, sent to the industrial division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, will be placed In the hands plete refrigerating plant and cold rooms for the storage of the dairy "Hayward Heights," the East-bay's latest residential community, was placed on the market last week, according to reports from the offices of the Suburban Development Company of Oakland, the owners and developers. The company states: "Hayward Heights proved a big magnet last Sunday and the sales were more than During the' past week there were a greater number of sales made in Hayward Heights than in any one of the other subdivisions opened by our firm in the past three years, and from all accounts this beauty spot will be dotted by homes almost before the Improvements, which are now being installed, enn be built by the Better Home Corporation with its half timbered effect, its gabled roof, old lantern and hard wrought iron knocker takes one back to rural England. This distinctive home has nine rooms, the large beamed living rom being a copy of the old English country ho'-ie modified to meet of the of Harrison S.

Robinson and Harry D. Price, attorneys. A. Leslie Oliver, a director of tbe California Cap Company. Carl S.

Plaut, president and manager of the Sanitary Ice Company. -1 James S. Rogari, for several years with the Bank of Commerce ol Nw York. Harrison B. Smith, capitalist.

Sherwood Swan, general manager products handled has been Installed and an enlarged office built. In the plant, also is room for the trucks which cover the Eastbay area from Richmond to San Leandro, plus the. new truck which will keep the surrounding county supplied with fresh Golden State products. While necessary for the Immediate service of its growing patron oi industrial realtors in scores of large manufacturing centers An extension of time has beea granted by the Railroad Commie- sion to Southern Pacific company until December 81, 1926, In which to construct three lead tracks at moaern conamons. ine numerous large windows keep the house throughout the east.

This will un questionably lead to the establish men of many new Industries in grade and to relocate the existing thi cltv doubling the quota set for it by the state organization. Fred R. Caldwell, president of the Oakland board, and vice-president of the state association with jurisdicton in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, attended the dinner in Richmond Thursday night and presented the Martinez board with a banner offered by the state association for the board securing the most members dur ing the drive. Caldwell paid tribute to the community spirit and achievement of the Martinez realtors xin establishing the record in the membership contest. He pointed out that the California association now has a membership of 3500 and a total of 103 individual boards belonging to the state association.

This is a record which stands without parallel in the National Association of Real Estate Boards, he said. age In the Eastbay, the new Golden State plant has been laid out with of and Swan. Henry Whiting, president and general manager of the Best Steel flooded with sunshine throughout the whole day. The second floor contains four bedrooms and three baths. The master suite consists of a large sleeping room, a dressing room and bath.

The bath is tiled in black and orange and is a decided departure from the usual pastels chosen for these The guest room has a tiled bath' of a delicate pink and blue combination, a color scheme which is carried out in' the walls and celling. tracks across the state highway sW Newcastle, Placer county. RADIUM SWITCHES. Radium Illuminated push but tons on wall switches, making it 1 trick at all to find a switch night, is a helpful idea In electrfo AL THOMSGO San Bernardino county, via Lake Arrowhead and Rim of the World route; between Los Angeles and Lake Arrowhead via San Bernardino and Waterman Canyon route; between Los Angeles and Big Bear Lake via' San Bernardino: and City Crek route. Casting company.

service. 'V. OAKLAND REALTOR IS HONORED BY STATE BODY Third of Enrollment Made Up Of Heads of Firms LARGE a view to even more rapid expansions- in the future. It is the belief of V. C.

Hollingsworth, manager of the Oakland office, and other Golden State officials that Oakland's growth has by no means reached a nor will It do so for many years to come. In a recent Interview L. E. W. Pioda, chairman of the' board of directors of the Golden State company, said: "The Golden State company is "always intensely interested in the progress of the Eastbay district and is well known to the public there.

Needless to say, the Golden State Realtors Golf It Is the head of the firm in approximately one case out of every CONTRACT HERE three who is the man to enroll Tour, Is Announced One of the features of the twenty-second annual convention CLENCH WHEEL the official correspondence course in real estate methods by the American Real Estate Institute, according to an analysis just made of student enrollment statements. This announcement was Lakeside Drive of the California Real Estate Asso Henry F. Blohm, director of the elation at Del Monte next October State Milk' Products company has Oakland Real Estate Board has indicated by its investments in will be the first annual state realtors' golf tournament, which will been presented with a watch bear Oakland a keen appreciation of the occupy two days, beginning Frl made today by Harrison Lewis, state chairman of the California Real Estate Association Edu PLANT NEAR day. October 15, at 2 p. and lng the Inscription on Its case, "From Peter Hansen to Henry sF.

Blohm for exceptional service rfo the California State Real Estate future of that community. Realtor Directors continuing all day Saturday. cational council. The institute is A state golfers' committee will Association." Meet; Santa Babara organized as a branch of the National Association of Real Estate Boards for home study In real estate and draws on the association's have charge of the tournament. Among the entrants wijl be realtors from Oakland, Los Angeles COMPLETION On Saturday.

August Hansen Is vice-president of the atate association and chairman of the membership committee of the organization. Blohm secured more 71 i That Oakland manufacturers are capable of hnndling Jarge contracts is once demonstrated by th.e fact that the United States govern-men has placed one of the largest window awning contracts let in this state with an Oakland manufacturer. The Daahl-Thoms Awning and Canvas has been awarded the contract for 340 window awnings, porch covers and curtains for the United States Veterans' hospital at Livermore, including installation. All awnings are to be manufactured according to government specifications. Work is to be started and completed in 25 days time.

All this work Is done In Oakland at the plant of Daahl-Thoms, located at 2335 Broadway. board of directors of the California records and investigations for its Real Estate Association, repre material. San Diego, Beverly Hills, Glendale, Pasadena, Sacramento, Berkeley, Alameda San Francisco. San Jose new Members for the Oakland Real eentlng 106 boards, will convene at Estate Board and the State Associa the La Cumbre Country Club and other cities. Santa Barbara, for their third quarterly meeting of the year.

This announcement was made by California President tion than any other individual In the recent membership campaign and the watch was presented to jhlm as a badge of recognition for this service. The Oakland realtor brought 24 new members into the organization, a greater number gs.i n't 1 President Harry H. Culver, who received advices from State Dime To Speak; Northwest President Arthur H. Barnhlnel tor Norman E. McFadden, setting forth that plans had been con than was.

secured bv any other In eluded by the Santa Barbara board dividual In the Eastbay district of of the Pacific Northwest Real Estate Association has conferred honor on California realtors In in for the directors to hold their all State Realty Head Forms New Boards Harry H. Culver, president of the California Real Estate Association, now touring the northern part of the state and en route to the Pacific Northwest Real Estare Convention at La Grande, has been meeting with great enthusiasm among the real estate, men in the towns he has visited. His Itinerary allowing him but two hours at Healdsburg, he had luncheon with fifty leadinp; citizens and realty brokers and organized the Healdsburg Realty Board in that time, with seven brokers signing the charter. the state association. day session at this beautiful coun The one-story brick factory building of the Clench Wheel Company of the Pacific states, located at Third and Center streets.

Is rapidly nearing completion. While the plant has a floor space of 10,000 square feet the company has provided additional room for expansion. The company selected Oakland as the location for its plant by reason of its advantages as a distributing point. In addition all of the raw materials obtained locally. The product, an aluminum automobile wheel, having the trade name of "Clench Wheel." The plant will have an output of 76 such -wheels dally and employ between 15 and 20 people.

R. B. viting their state president, Harry H. Culver, to speak at the annual try club near that city. LUITHXAXIA LIGHT PLANTS.

Industrial Worksheet mii 1- fa ill i I1 -1 i rs XA nb 1 t' lvl RUSSIA ASKS KNGINKERS. Russia is steadily drawing on more American engineering talent to help reconstruct the Industry of that nation. Colonel Hugh L. Cooper of New York, with a large engineering organization, has Just made a contract to lay out and construct a huge power development for the Dnieper river region, which is a great industrial and mining area In Russia. Lithuania has electric light and convention in La Grande, on July 23, on the subject, "The Realtor and His Opportunities" and at Nationally Adopted power plants operating.

home are water-power stations. The irit'i jb 1 8 11 nj'4 a the annual banquet on "Commu W. H. Daum, chairman of the nity Spirit." industrial division of the California others burn either oil or peat. They are all small, having a total rating State Real Estate Commissioner Real Estate Association, indicates of but 10.500 horsepower.

"a hearty reception of the industrial work sheet promulgated' at J. R. Oabbert was invited to speak on "Adiministering the License Act." Realtors' State Industrial Con- 4 t. a. ntil.b.

Glenn D. Wlllaman. state ecre- Morrill Is president, and Fred W. nlng of "industrial mindedness" on. the Dart of local boards that tary, has been invited to speak on "What the State's Associations Are Doing for the Realtor." of the Peters, general manager firm.

hud previously given little or no If thought to tne industrial possium-tiea of their communities. Correspondence with and questions from local boards show that the subject- is interesting, though the smaller communities are Inclined to consider town and agri 1 cultural properties as their sole II Inder Supervision of the Complete Plant Equipment and Modern Methods State Insurance Commissioner basis of activity. To such, Daum makes the assertion that: "The Industrialized East and Middle West, where there Is hardly village or hamlet ltd thriving Industry or production pinnt. Is to be regarded as the California objective. If you will study focal conditions you will almost in-vnriablv find some one or more AN EAST BAY INSTITUTION things to manufacture to whlerf EAST BAY TITLE INSURANCE CO.

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Life insurance is not required. Exclusively thru Jamieson-Towle-Willoughby Corporation 393 17th SL, Oakland 662 Mills S. F. Co-operative Homes ALL THE ROOM YOU NEED WITH NO WASTED SPACE. LIVING ROOM 18x36.

DINING ROOM 18x18. BEAUTIFUL BREAKFAST ROOM. 3 LARGE SLEEPING ROOMS WITH 3 BEAUTIFUL BATHS. SCIENTIFICALLY ARRANGED KITCHENS WITH AUTOMATIC REFRIGERATION. MANY LARGE CLOSETS.

STEAM HEAT HOT WATER. PAINTING AND DECORATING TO YOUR ORDER. WINDOW WASHING AND FLOOR POUSHINd DONE FOR YOU. ALL OF THESE AND MORE. These homes are open for inspection every afternoon.

Including Sunday or by ppointroenL Morning Phti Aftrrnoem FtitmQ OakUni 3563 UktUt tl It. I 1430 Franklin Street Telephone Oakland 7028 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA i i i 1 tho town is peculairly adapted, ither through climatic conditions power, labor or the availability of some natural resource. Th local realtor, by his initiative and activity, can stimulate the development of such opportunities, and thereby increase his income from sales to new population as well as prove himself a producer of prosperity. Instead of a dependent on th vicissitudes of his neighbors." RADIO SLOT MACHINE. Th radio slot machine to hero.

Tills typ of apparttus merely a five-tube st equipped to operate for flv-mlnut periods upon the Insertion of a nickel in a slot la DIRECTORS LOUIS CLICK MAN MARTIN R. GREEN LESTER W. HINi: J. H. L'HOMMEDIEU E.

LYON F. MURDOCK OFFICERS B. A. FORSTERER rWFSIDENT STANLEY J. SMITH crc'y-tuas, MARTIN R.

CREEN GEN. MANUU EDWIN M. OTIS D. E. PERKINS STANLEY J.

SMITH E. M. TILDEN C. H. WILCOX HARRY S.

ANDERSON W. F. D. BROWN E. I.

LAVEAGA A. DINSMORE D. FAY B. A. FORSTERER appearing In hotel Mbbiea and vmllar place..

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