Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 25

MAY 12, me BLOCK OF D0SEVE1T HOTEL 11011 OPEN HERE Now Almost Completed The New Roosevelt Hotel This structure represents an investment of approximately $160,000, and is located at the corner of Twenty-ninth and San Pablo avenue. Edward So mmarstrom is Hie owner and builder and W. A. Leonard and Thomas Fritzpatrick as lessees will operate ft. The formal opening is today.

The Financial Center building, considered by architects the most beautiful skyscraper in the Eastbay. is now the final stages of -con- utruction. at Fourteenth and Franklin. i nTc ISREPOHTEO I J- SUNDAY- LARGE Aflill II ISUHAIE Hi Ml i 3 It Johin P. Davies, general agent of the Penn Mutual" offices in the Tribune Tower, reports that busl-.

ness in general shows a decided upward trend. The Increasingly large purchases of life insurance reported by all companies Indicate better conditions nationally. Locally Davies own agency reports production of a half million in April. 4 Announcement of the opening of the Roosevelt hotel at the northeast corner of Twenty-ninth street and San Pablo avenue Is made by Edward Sommarstrom, owner and builder. W.

A. Leonard and Thomas Fitzpatrlck will operate the hotel with accommodations for both permanent and transient guests. The building, which is of brick, comprises ninety-seven rooms, partly individual hotel rooms, and apartment suites are also available. A garage sufficient for the accom BffiMflO-M if Liu tin is- Iff nn on. mum on m.

I modation of guest cars lias been constructed in connection with the building. The Both Leonard and Fltzpatrlck OH nn nn nri rtrr zz were engaged in the hotel business in Salt Lake City where they oper. ated the Peery hotel. Fttzpatrick uu iju.uu uu yy yy Jl is well known in Pacific coast pyf III 4'. sporting circles as one of the most FT II popular officials in football games, and also through his association in some of the Kant-West sporting events.

Leonard DP DO Off "Da DJ Ml DB states: "Our formal opening will take place May 15th and a full orchestra has been engaged for thofestivities. Roosevelt Hotel Oakland' Newest Hostelry Equipped and furnished throughout by Berkeley's leading home furnishing store, the Paul T. Swedberg Company Shattuck at Bancroft Berkeley, Calif. TH ornwall 0400 we contemplate the operation of a hotel with accommodation foroth permanent and transient guests at TT and tare are heavily canvassed moderate rateo. wtth full servide woodwork is of mahogany.

for single rooms. I NT EDEEWItR FT ntt DD "Practically every apartment in SB A feature of the decoration in rJdgemere Manor enjoys a pano the hotel is the Arbestic Iton work ramic view In some direction by Jas. J. Kandi. either of the hills, the Oakland roHowlng a period of great activity 1n tha movement of homes ipiS lots In Durant Manor, J.

B. lrubb has purchased fourteen lots, a eot of $15,560, It is announced. Sola makes the second pTircHase Of made by this Piedmont build-r. His previous purchase amounted to eleven lots, so that his entire holdings totals twenty-five lots in this one property. "Mr.

Grubb has thus shown his foresight," said Fred T. Wood, in commenting on this large sale "and we look forward to even greater purchases being made in the. near future. Durant Manor has always appealed to the builders of the community, many of whom have homes already completed or near-lng the stage when they will be for sale. It is always a good sign when builders become interested in a residential tract.

It is their business to keep just a Httle bit 'ahead of the demand, and they seldom make mistakes. "Tha recent announcement regarding the Chrysler-Dodge plans, means much mors to Oakland and Ban Leandro than the average person realizes. Literally thousands of new homes will be required to house the workers in this one plant lone. We have in addition, the great Sieberling plant, which will add- more to the demand. San Leandro will grow as no section of the Eastbay has developed heretofore.

"Durant Manor is ideally located. It la close to both the new industrial plants. It Is easily reached by either automobile or street car. It 4s close to the shopping district of East Oakland and also to San Leandro, and has wonderful schools close to its doors. Churches are adjacent, as are also some of the finest theaters In the Bay, cities.

"It is beautiful in Itself, with wide mvenues and streets; glorious fruit trees, flowers, lawns and delightful homes. There is no one tract that, while very moderate In prioe, both for homes an for lots, Sossesses the many advantages that lurant Manor has to offer, I Eggar Company Starts Manufacture The C. C. Eggar company has Just started the manufacture of shortbread n't 2923 Foothill boulevard. The product will he marketed unuder the trade name of "Dundee." Miss Catherine Eggar and Charles Eggar, partners, state that 11 raw materials, such as flour, sugar, butter, aro puprohased locally.

At the present time only the K.islbay will be served by this firm. The Roosevelt is located strate Hrr ph vW nn on skyline, the bay, er residential The location is 2122 Lake- nn MM gically on the main northern high MODEL HIM APTS. TO El ton- tin tshore avenue. The offices of R. Blanco are located at 1727 Webster street.

way into Oakland ana close to San Francisco trains and with the Oakland street cars passing the door. It is but five minutes ride to the heart of Oakland. OPENS TODAY JU tin 110 rrn: rrrr HICH TYPE uu UU ft brt rt Announcement Is made 'that 'the. beautiful Edgemere Manor Apart The ROOSEVELT HOTEL BiU.B0iD0aif ELEVATORS 1 ments, overlooking Lake Merrltt, wUl be formally opened Sunday. June 3.., The structure is thoroughly fireproof, six stories in height, with garage area on "the ground level, from which double Presenting a unique departure rn Spanish architecture, the "1929 Model" view home in Montclalr Highlands wtl be open for inspection today, says an announcement by Paul Pause of the Montclalr Realty Co.

The announcement continues: "The interesting features of the "1929 Model" view home are not confined to the novel set-back style -of architecture, destined to be very popular for hillside homes, tin i OH elevator service leads to the resi dential suites above, Ji. Blanco, no.uu mi iju in iru pi builder and owner, states: Edgemere will "be operated On but also include numerous Interior a par with the best apartments of Announcement has been made Vv An Invitation 1 innovations. Frefl Palmer of the Spencer Elevator compuny of San Francisro that any city in America, with a complete service, both maid and Janitor. The building has many unique "The home has been tiompletely electrified, and the furnishings have been carefully studied. to pro Mpencer lull Automatic Electric hii mrim Passenger elevators 'have toeen In features, one of the most utrlklng being the beautifully designed en duce tho maximum of convenience stalled in the new building on the and refinement, and at the Bame trance end lobby.

Cast stone and corner or Kast Fourteenth and time to take full advantage Of the marble, heavily arched and beamed Twonty-seventh avenue. Oakland marvelous marine panorama the ceilings, tnasmve (columns and built by Barr A Son from the plans site presents. sumptuous furnishings, create an Impression of luxury as one. enters visitors are Instructed to drive out Park boulevard or Moraea ro'ad til II, ill ill II I or nakin, the architect, and In the new building on the northeast corner of Twenty-ninth street and San Pablo avenue, by Sommar-strom -Brothers, the well known the building. Staircases, both front mtid rear, rare 'effectively and follow the arrows after reach ing the Montclalr business district fleoorated.

Even In the beauty predominates, through the soft-toned colorings of tile work and enamels. The bathrooms are local contractors. The installations consist of com Oil Company modious automatic elevators fully 'tiled, the larger apartments HE STORE equipped with the most modern safety devices and appliances, Leases Space having an additional bathroom, Interior walls throughout thestruc The Monarch Oil company has which were all furnished and installed by the Spencer Klevator just leased a building 100 by 100 This modern ihostelry will hold its formal opening Wediiesday, May 15th You are cordiallly inviteri to inspect the premises. Orchestra Attendance Hotel rooms, Apartment suites. Catering to both permanent and transient guests.

A. LEONARD T. M. FIT2PATRICK Associatss in management i' Richard Arms on the northeast corner or Twenty m. second and Wood streets, where it CEMENT will engage In the business of com company of San Francisco.

The electrical equipment consisting of special elevator motors and controllers was built and supplied by the Westlnghouse Elootric Manufacturing company, who are pounding lubricating oila and greases. This firm at the present time hi serving the State of The lubricating oils and greases com In accordance with modern re nationally and Internationally known as manufacturers of electric machinery of the highest Grilles Railings Fare Screen Gates for the Roosevelt 1y JAS. EANDI -ORNAMENTAL IRON. 1336 61ft Ave. TRinidai 5H9 tail store management Arthur Ramage 1311 Washlng-tn street Is rearranging the lower floor of the store.

The new floor plan calls for more convenient arrangement which will lend itself pounded by this company will be marketed under the traW name of "Monarch," and the first year's annual production value is estimated at $100,000. Fice people ure employed at present. N. Hauser and H. J.

Hauser Jr partners, are the owners. 640 Apartments Brooklyn Ave. Just of the Lake Prices: 2- Room $47.50 up 3- Room $65.00 up All Expenses Included California's Area Equals Seven States California In Urea is almost exactly equal te the combined areas of tho states of New Yorlc, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, but its population of at the present time is loss than one-ilfth as large as the foregoing statos have combined. These statos have 2fc, 100,000 people spread over square miles or an average of 180 to the square mile, nd an of about acres of real estate per NEW UNIFORM WARMTH caplta. to thoroughness of Hm-vioe, according to It.

A. Threltall. "In this day of modern mer-chandirting" the merchant must put to work every available foot of space making for efficiency," Threlfall stated. "That and the buying public's appreciation of better service prompted a remodeling for the Arthur Kamage Co. store.

The new floor will be ready in a week or two with a comprehensive array of furnishing goods. The second and third floors will remain as they are with soma minor Improvements. During the alteration period the store will remain open for business, maintaining its usual store hours. WASHINGTON, D. April 19, The (department of commerce announces that the factory production of fata and oils (exclusive of re-1 fined oil and derivations) during the three-month period ended March SI, 1929, was as follows: Vegetable oils, 884,021,721 pounds; fish oils, 19,920,69 pounds; anl-jnaJ fats, 666.600,166 ipounda, and greases, 100,606,818 pounds, a total of 1,661,048,789 pounds.

San Pablo at 29th Street Rates, $1.50 to $3.50 Special rates to permanent guests PHone HOliday 6612 tfRMIIWI'lfiVVitittnttfiiti(ti(fiif ittt ttiiiitif(tfii The Hydro -Oil Burner The HYDRO-OIL Burner offers something entirely neW( and revolutionary In econom- ical, uniform liome lieating. The state of California has people spread over 168,297 sqifire miles, an average of 85 to the square- mile, and an average of about 18 acres percapft. According to State Hecrttary Glenn D. Willaman of the California Real Estate Association, the next federal census soon to be compiled, will show that approximately 7B per cent of California's 6,600,000 people will be residing In cities of 2600 or greater population. Thus, the real outdoors of California Is still far front being too thickly settled.

1 aiWMIHaSWSIMMM Pl Beautiful Piedmont Home for sale at a rock-bottom figure A Wlxtura of low-cost Diesel a orfllnary tap water, and air are se vaporized as to lorm In moat economical fuel yet discovered. The HYDRO-OIL Burner automatically delivers tha Proper proportions of each fuel element in the mixture. A re- sultant clean fire Is developed which costa only one. quarter as much a coal fife producing the ame heat. Investigate- this heater before you your Installation.

Working model on display at fr HYDRO-OIL BURNER CORPORATION Edward Sommarstrom ContracfingBuilding 4 Financing Builder and Owner of tJie Roosevelt Hotel 2924 San Pablo Ave. LAkeside 3020 HUmboldt 7856 4814 Broadway i fir uj a III inrrif (km rn.ii nm W'nwf'JZCZ-. Interior Finish Cabinets i Sash and Doors for (Jic Beautiful New Roosevelt Hotel from CLINTON MILE AND LUMBER CO. 4th Ave. and 7th St.

CUncourt 9480 No. 11 Blair Piedmont Improved Murphy Installation Featured in Apartment by Albert Larsen, Architect When shown the Improved Murphy Installation Mr. Larsen, architect, who is a recognized authority on apartment designing, said, "IHs a big improvement over the old Murphy installation and I like it very much; I will yse it on all future work. It does away with those wide 3-foot doors which are unsightly in a room and as for contealinge bed they might juot as well have a sign Vail bed' on them. This will match other insmyrooms- and conceal thefced Tfc feature of entering the closet without the inconveni- ence of swinging the bed into the room is good and on buildings where economy is important the hall door to the doset can be eliminated with this Improved Murphy Installation.

THIS IS THE BED." All who are planning to build should see this remarkable Improved Murphy Installation now on display at MARSHALL STEARNS CO. IfqnAm-RgMBEDS PbeUn Building fratcic'Deuglas 0UA 411 Nrneteeutk Street" Oakland Oakland 12 waDlpaper SPENCERELEWOnCa 166-180 SSVENtH ST. SAN FRAN CISCO, CALIE 6 rooms and breakfast room 2 full tiled bathi finished baement double garage fornaoe Itwa and throb in most modern of built-in features large treating rooms and woaderful clsset space. Both main bedrooma have drawing rooms with buik-ia urn hare and mirrort. Main wall finkbe of eompe with weed-work of irorjr.

bsw a crops Lake Merrltt te Redwood City. Vi blocki from Key train and street can at Oakland Ave. Open for inspection daily after 10 M. Evenings by appointment. Wiley T.

Vaughn Owner and Builder 01 Weldon Ave. GLencotift fortht ROOSEVELT HOTEL from M. Friedman Co. Cemen! Work lot, ijie Roosevelt Hold N. J.Lindstrom Cement Contractor.

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