The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 29, 1906, Page 5

> Market Street Lease Is - to Bring $1,500,000 HE Academy of Sciences has leased to Uhl Brothers for a term of thirty years its property on Market street, near Fourth. lessors will immediately begin the erection of an eight-story class A building. The lease consideration The is over $1,500,000. Uhf Brothers Will Secured for Thirty-Year Term A lease which is the largest April last, has been negotiated bet Uhl Brothers, the wall paper dea former building on Market street, lease is to run for thirty years, an over a million and a half dollars. and E. J. Molera, trustees of the interests of the owners of the property, and the real estate firm of Bovee, Toy & Co. arranged the transfer. The lessors of the site intend to im- ely commence the erection of an ory class A building, which wjll e eight-story reinforced con- crete bullding now in course of con- struction at Fourth and Market streets There will be over 200,000 square feet of floor space in the building, a large adjoin part of which will be occupied by Uhl | Broth TS, The firm was the first to in the Kamm build- g, on Market street, near Third, and have every confidence in the return of e former lo- me business center of WANT LIMIT ON SALOONS Kearny street, which promises to be e greatest retall thoroughfare in the is to be limited as to the number aloons if the property-owners can manage. It is reported that the vement meeting with the favor of the owners along that thoroughfare. trade to its It asserted that there will be no effort spared to insure the success of re endeavors being made in the mat- tion. Fears have been ex- t Kearny street would be »on men, and in order to the! property-owners have tition to the Board of Police sioners requesting t not to nses for more ths two sa- between Market streets. Many of the prop- re oppos! ed to having any 1 on Kearny street, but ¢ m concede that it le to keep them off refore they have asked amissioners to afford by refusing to grant than the number -owners with the largest they t the ¥ being n the large loons and the the ge buildings con- rny street. Contracts 1 let for several class intention of the nize shortly e embellish for t improvement from Califor- yperate gener by signed the following wners: M. H. de Young, the (the Tevis te, Stanton te Investment Company Com- pany, Baldwin & Howell, Frank Mas ) )avis Investment Company, Lan- ary « L. B. & J. Feigenbaum, r eld’s Soms, John F. Mer- Adams Company, Rosenbaum « pany, Levi Strauss & Co. = the cob Davis Estate Company. SOUTH OF MARKET STREET The district south of Market street has been for the past several weeks attracting the attention of people who desire to invest in real estate or wish to lease property for business pur- to men who have ac- “real estate habit,” the is part of the city will changed and they expect t will never be again a residential arter, that east of Eighth street. large improvements the Southern contemplates making in the way ight yards along Channel street entirely ly attract the large wholesale nts. A real estate man in dis- | g the situation said vesterd has arisen a sudden inquir: south of Market street ere property and along what we considered as back i These streets houses and nd were ignificant streets. given up to small poorest of the ved there. It was the district which ways gave a heavy vote and was ways looked carefuily after by poli- ticians. This is all to be changed, for the streets in future will be the back entrances to large buildings. All busi- ness men who are building on Mission and parallel streets are seeking to buy property which would give them an entrance on another street, so as to have a front as well as a back en- trance, and this is the reason there is so0 much eagerness expressed for prop- erty along such streets as Tehama, Jessle, Natoma, Welch and Shipley. TWO BUSINESS CENTERS “In a few years all this part of town will be 2 great wholesale center,” con- tinued the real estate man. “There will be two distinct wholesale business centers in San Francisco. The most important for many years will be south of Market and the next ‘will be at North Beach. South of Market will be the largest for a time, but people who are closely watching the trend of affairs are confident that the North Beach district will loom up largely. South of Market has this advantage, the freight yards of three great Tailroads, the Southern Pacific, the Santa Fe and the Western Pacific will be located close together, and so San ¥rancisco will have better dlutflbu((nE fac{lities than any city in the Union. aturally there has been little doing real estate circles during the past week. This is accounted for by the Tollday season, and it promises to be jot until the holiday season is en- tirely over. There seems to be an in- crease in building in nearly all parts of the city. There is lomef delnty in celving supplies of glass for struc- LEZL"&% lhi’lmha_fi caused inconvenience fn having buildings occupied. While the northern part of the city is Jooming up large and prosperous, the aistrict in the southeast is being built up equally as rapidly. There is also & big demand for property in the neigh- borhood of South Park, and it is pre- sumed from the inquiry that the section will be given over to the small retail- Silver, Perry, as a boom in land in the ’:n:l.;ul is accounted for by the three transcontinental 4 to do in the way of wu;:; rds. The three compan -1]01;‘1":‘.;64);" great number of men, - d the s regarded as the fu- o allroad ro i ture hor:: tr";r i men and also ers. There Potrero, the work ‘roads inten of | city’s population | P — Build on Property| in all probability contracted since | | ween the Academy of Sciences and lers, for the site of the academy’s between Fourth and Fifth. The | d the consideration is considerably William H. Crocker, Joseph Grant Academy of Sciences, handled the | for those who will be emploved in the | big manufactories that will eventually be built in this district. The blocks in the vicinity of the Ap- praisers’ building present an unusually | busy spectacle, and it is estimated that | about $3,000,000 worth of work is being | done there. One lot in that neighbor- | hood on which is to be built a high building is entirely covered with piles, | apparently showing that the builder | was determined to put in a stick wher- | eygr there was room for it. A steel girder man who was here | recently and who has just returned to| | Cnicago spoke in high praise of the | spirit of the city's people. - He said | that Chicago after the big fire was sev- eral months idle in the way of build- | ing. He asserted that he was here only | three weeks and in the space of twenty | days he recelved orders for more than | $3,000,000 worth of steel girders. It| was owing to this work contracted for, | and other orders that he expects to se- | cure from San Francisco, that he de- | cided to enlarge his steel works. | ACTIVITY IN REBUILDING | | 6. H. Umbsen & Co. in their recent circular have this to say about the | work of rehabilitation: “In the list of buildings for the new San Francisco may be mentioned the | Chronicle building, now nearing com- | pletion; the Humboldt Bank, the Sher- |man & Clay structure and probably | more than a score of other skyscrapers within two or three blocks of Geary, Kearny and Market streets. All the talk about capitalists holding off in order to reduce the wage scale of workingmen is nonsense. It takes time to prepare plans for these big build- ings, and considering the vast amount of other work in progress all over the| city the large number of these big| buildings in the hands of the work-| men now shows an activity that is certainly commendable and worthy of high pressure energy which has ys been a leading factor in San Francisco life. “In conclusion it only remains to re- | peat what was said before to the ef-| fect that the clearing and opening of more streets by the Board of Public| Works should regeive attention at once, for it means at this time, and is the most potential factor in hastening the improvement of lots By property-own- This means the rebuilding of San | Francisco. Let everybody help in this great work and the effort will re-| dound to the benefit of each individual and the rising glory of our fair city.”| LEASE ON POST STREET | Clarence Colman reports the leasing property on| {of Leon Guggenhime's _ | Post street, adjoining the Shreve build- ing. Guggenhime will erect a five- story and basement class C brick build- ing on the lot, which is 50x122, to the| rear street. The entire building has| been leased to the firm of Hirsch &| Kaiser, which will occupy part of the groumd floor and sublet the balance and the lofts. | This lease is significant, as it shows the downtown movement and brings out the point that owners must make, big concessions to get the retailers downtown. Guggenhime has been lib- eral and has allowed a cheap rental for | the first three years. The terms of Um‘ lease, which is for ten years, are as follows: $1150 per month for the first | three years, $1500 per month for the following three years and $1875 per | month for the last four year, making | a total rental of $170,000. | It is suggested that if other prop-| erty-owners would follow the same| plan the downtown movement would | receive a great impetus. i WILLIAMS & SURRYHNE | Williams & Surryhne report the fol- | lowing transactions for the month of December: Hammer Estate to Bach, lot on the westerly line of (np;:“ street, 180 feet north of Nine- , 80x122:6 feet: $6000. 0'Neil to Robertson, lot on the north line of | Grove street, 76:10% feet east of Lyon, 25x100 | feet; $2.750. Stein to Knarsten, lot on the south line of Folsom street, 147 feet east of Thirteenth, 24x 80_feet; $2400. | Phillips to Thompson, lot on the north line | of Union street, 125 feet east of Baker, 25x 137:67teet; $2600. nd to De Lano, lot on the west line of South Broderick street 250 feet south of Buena Vista avenue, 25x115 feet: $1500. Bland to Lawler, lot on the west line of South Broderick street, 275 south of Buena Vista | avenue, 25x115 feet; $1500. Gunn to France, three flats and lot 25x137:6 | eet at 2058 Juckson street, between Broderick | and Baker; 5 | . Zerkle to Morton, Jot on the west line of Madison evenue, 178 feet south of Harrison, 21 x80 feet; $1250. | " “Thulin"to Graper, two flats and lot 25175 feet et 30 and 32 Farren avenue, between Ellls and Eddy_ streets: $7000. | “'MeKillop to Cole, lot on the east line of Sixth avenue. 300 feet morth of Lake street, 82x138 feet; $2800. Jot on the west line of Feusier to Hoots, Guerrero street. 248:6 morth of Sixteenth, 31:6 lot on the west line of x127 feet; § south of Eighteentb, 75x100 | _ Franks 'to Yomw Valencla street, 19 | feet: $16,500. Livingston to Henry, southwest corner of Bush end Broderick sireets, 34x100 feet, with old_six-room_ cottage; i Root to Goldsmith, lot on the west line of | Cnes street, 132 feet south of Sacramento, | 25x108 feet; $2050. Dibblee Estate to Stevenson, lots 6, 7 and 10, Fern Hill Tract, Ross Valley; $3500. SOL GETZ & SONS Bol Getz & Sons report the demand for building lots at Oceanside and in the Sunset district on the increase. |More than 100 lots in their recently | gradea tract have been disposed of by | them in the last few months. The firm reports recent sales as follows: Lot 25x100 on south line of H street, 82:6 feet west of Forty-fourth avenue, to Maud Moweady. Lot 50x120 on the east line of Forty-ninth avenue, 212 feet south of L street, to Maud | Soldanels. Lot 50x120 on east 150 feet morth of 1 Lot 75x120 on east line nue, 150 feet Rice. Lot 503240 on east line of Forty-eighth ave- uue, 20 feet Dorth of T street, to Harey 0. unnels. Tot 25x120 on west line of Forty-third ave- nue, 175 feet morth of J street, to Elmer T. ern. Lot 50x120 on east line of Twenty-fourth avenue, 225 feet north of J street, to M. v DiTet 25x86 on _south line of H street, 82:6 feet west of Sixth avenue, to Selander & Clark. % 25x100 on north line of K_street, 8% east of Eleventh avenue, to Willlam Mor- 255120 on west line of Forty-fourth ave- nue, 200 feet south of H street, to Evelyn Lot 25x120 on north line of I street, 57:6 feet east of Forty-fifth avenue, to Henry T ¥ Forty-fifth avenue, to F. derson. of Thirty-fourth ave- north of A street, to Mary J. line of street, Lot feet ris. RUSS HOUSE LOT Thomas Magee & Sons have the ex- clusive option to lease the former Russ House lot on Montgomery street and have some prospective tenants for the entire property, which is 275 feet front ;laln William | Loveland and | and | foreign section of our own hemisphere, which | Rosenthal, | Folsom, | Brilliant | provements consist of three flats in T SIS GREATFRE WES BLESSING |John Barrett Tells How Disaster Advertised This City in Latin America ADVISES. MERCHANTS John Barrett, United States Minister to Colombia and director of the Inter- national Bureau of American Repub- lics, was the guest of the trustees of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. In the morning Barrett was taken on an automobile tour of the city by Cap- H. Marston, Harry D. C. W. Burks. Shortly after noon the party sat down to lunch- eon at an uptown cafe, others present being C. H. Bentley, William L. Gerstle, Captain William Matson, William G. Nugan, James Tyson, Rufus P. Jen- nings, George D. Gray, Harry Rosen- | feld, H. S. Trien, George E. Butler and S. 8. Connor. The luncheon concluded, Barrett was called upon to address his hosts. In part he said: It is especially fmportant and appropriate that San Francisco and California should now study the extension of their commerce with the re- publics of Latin-America which border on the Pacific Ocean. At this moment, when the city and State are so much exercised over the ques- tion wf Asiatic immigration, &nd the admission of Asiatics to the schools, it s fitting to look e Orlenf to a new field other than that of to get into closer touch with the great confronts us with no serious dangers of immigra- tion or racial differenced. If, in the course of time, the market for American products in Japan, China and the Philippines shall be less- ened by the greater production and the de- velopment of manufacturing in the Far Bast, as now seems probable, it will be absolutely necessary for this Pacific Coast to devote more attention to Latin-America. While it is to be hoped that our trade with Asia will be vastly increased and our differences with Japan will be satisfactorily adjusted, it must be admitted that there are grave eco- nomic and social problems shead which may hamper its growth. None of these unfavorable eventualities con- front us in our sister Latin republics. San Franeisco now has a splendid name and situation in Central and South America, of which it sbould take jmmediate advantage. To- day San Franeisco is probably better known in that part of America than in any other city or port in the wide world after New York and London. "In many respects the great earthquake and fire disaster of last April was a_blessing in disguise in the matter of spreading San Francisco's_fame. There is not a_town or ham- Jet from Mexico to Patagonia that does not know of this city and its relation to the Pacific Ocean. Every South American newspaper has been filled with columns of desription of San Franclsco's characteristics and of its grand struggle to recover from its catastrophe. San Francisco now is starting out upon 2 bew life. She needs evers stimulant possible to build up her material prosperity. Let her then consider the Latin-American trade particularly as one of the best means of advancing her commerce, for filling ber harbor with more shipping, ‘and for providing a new territory of expansion for her manufacturers and merchants. There is no question that the eleven or twelve republics of Latin-America, which border on the Pacific Ocean and are directly accessible to the shipping of this port. desire to get into closer Toueh with this section of the United States. Just as you have carefully studied the commer- cial possibilities of Japan, China and the Philip- pines, it is to be hoped that you will master the whole Latin-American market, and trade condi- tions from Mexico to Chile. g L e R GRO BURGLAR ARRESTED Policeman James McGrath of the Harbor police station yesterday ar- rested A. M. Gaither, colored, for burg- lary. A few nights ago Gaither spent the evening as the guest of two colored men of his acquaintance. The follow- ing night he made another visit, un- invited, and went away with every- thing he could find in the way of wear- ing apparel. When arrested vester- day he was wearing one of the stolen suits. N —_— SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT George Waltravers, alias George Rowe, was sentenced yesterday by Judge Lawlor to a year in jail for an assault with a deadly weapon com- mitted some ‘time ago while Wal- travers was under the influence of liquor. Waltravers formerly served a sentence in jail, but since his release he has been living a steady life, hence the court's leniency. on Montgomery street, 137:6 feet front on Bush and 160:5 feet front on Pine. ALE AND LEASES MADE Abrahamson Bros. & Co. report the following sale and leases: Southwest corner of O'Farrell and Fillmore streets, for account of Flora C. Prvor, who was represented by Madison & Burke. 6 feet, with improvements, to Crock Straus & Friedman; terms private, Leases: For account Keil Estate Company to Maurice seven-story _bnilding, containing 90 Tooms, on west line of Third street, south of Stevenson, for a term of 5 years at a total rental of '$45.900. For account Thieben Gordon Company to B. Baior, the Hotel Regal, containing 06 rooms, on east line of Third street, 72 feet south of for 10 years at a total remtal of 2 $72,000. For account Mrs. Henrietta Lewis to T. Company. building, on west line of Sixth street, hetween Howard and Folsom, at_a total rental of $14,400. For account Westerfeld & Co. to G. G. Cor- dano, southwest corner of Van Ness avenue and Haves street for 4% years, at a total rental of_$18,300. For ‘account Robert Ward to B, Balor, build- ing on Third street, south of Folsom, for 5 years at a total renfal of $10,500. IMPROVED PROPERTY SOLD The following property was sold by Healy & Gillespie this month: For $15,000, lot and improvements. 50x115, on north line of Market street, 290 feel from Fifteenth. The improvements con an old bouse of thirteen rooms. The is Gustave Selo and the seller Mrs. J. Stokes. For $5300, lot 28x127, on morth line of Clay street, 212 ‘feet east from Laurel. The pur- chaser is A. Tann and the seller Henry Kunst. For $12,000, lot 81x145, on west line of Shot- well street, 100 feet south from Twenty-second. Improvements consist of a seventeen-room honse, now occupied by the Volunteers of America, who are the purchasers, and the Landers Estate the sellers. For . lot 25x90, on east line of Guerrero street, 75 feet morth from Army street. Im- mdi- rah &ood cor tion. The purchasers were Patrick and N 0’Connell. For $15,000. lot 32x127, on north line of Clay street, 116 feet east of Webster. Improve- ments’ consist of a house of twelve rooms. R. L. Wheaton was the purchaser and Toba Lichten- stein the seller. For $6000. lot 25x100, on east line of Castro street. 75 feet north from Henry street. Im- JEovemants congiet ok dwo Sats W8 and T riothe C. hehullvr ‘was August Tutle and the purchaser At . Fraser. For ?‘000 lot 25x125, on west lne of street, 247 feet south from Nineteenth. lmpr:voee- two flats_of ci 6 and 7 rooms. The The seller Julia Kennelly. De Pauli and For $2500, lot 25:6x114. on north line of Twenty-sixth street, bets Castro and Colling- wood stree Improvements. cottages of 6 rooms. The purchaser was Michael Dolan and the seller John O'Mara. $3000. line of Ford or lot 25x114, on_north treet, 235 teet east from Noe. Improvements, a cottage of 7 rooms. The haser Buckley and the seller A. M Sultivan, - 271 There are several big deals about closed by Healy & Gillespie, one on Church street, near Market, but the buyer and seller do not wish their names mentioned at this time. W. J. Healy of the firm also stated yesterday that the present was the best month the firm* had had in selling for many years, and predicts 1907 will break all local realty records. The firm reports the demand for choice property to be far ahead of the supply, and that while buyers think that prices will fall in 1907 owing to foreclosures of mort- gages by the banks, they will be very much mistaken, as interest on mort- gages is being paid up by mortgagors promptly, and the banks are willing to loan all the money desired. ——— New Year’s at Del Monte M fe T T e Trlaim R R sea are going to Del Monte over New Year's. Several antomobile parties are planned. niar Tartes S o will be a ball on New 2o hotel, Tea The Intier feain stops . 8 1 round- [ N FR L B K to cific agen Wns a Fortune and Weds Eureka Belle — e ol LIRNMNOTIRS STARRY £ SHMITTH - - A romance of interést surrounded the wedding Christmas eve in Eureka of R. H. Smith, a mine operator of Man- hattan, Nev., and Miss Helen Francis Hetchings, daughter_ of the Chief of Police of _the -Hupmboldt County metropolis. The young, couple are guests at the Hotel St. Francis in this city. Just twenty-six years ago to the day and the hour after Miss Hetch- ings' parents were wedded and in the same room in the Hetchings’ home, 1129 Third street, Eureka, she became the wife of Smith. Shortly after the ceremony they left on their honeymoon trip, which will include a tour of the West, after which they will reside im| a pretty home the groom has pur- chased in Manhattan. Up to a year ago Smith was a travel- ing man. His deties took him into Ne- vada and there he met A. A. Stanton, locator of the Yellow Horse and other rich mines in the Manhattan district. Their acquaintance soon developed into a_ business association. “and,” said Smith yesterday, I had when I got there soon grew into what I consider a fortune.” As soon as Smith could adjust his affairs he went to Eureka to claim his bride. He was accompanied by Arthur H. Smith, cashier of the Bank of Man- hattan, who was best man. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Edwin Francis Brown, who had been a friend of the bridegroom since boyhood. Mrs. Smith is a granddaughter of T. McBrown, who for forty years was Sheriff of Humboldt County, an office he held during all that period as a Democrat, though the county is nor- mally. Republican. Her father has held the office of Chief of Police of Eureka for fourteen years. During his eleven years on the road Smith was known as “Straight Smith” by his friends, a name he won not onky from his business methods but from the fact that he is an unerring shot with a revolver. FINE BUILDING N LOWER MISSION A. J. Brandenstein made application to the Board of Public Works yester- day for a permit to erect a reinforced concrete building on the northeast cor- ner of Mission and Spear streets. The structure will be five stories in height, devoted to stores and loft, and will cost $119,000. A. Aronson applied for a permit to expend $100,000 on the reconstruction of his building at Mission and Third streets, which was greatly damaged last april by fire. e Applications for building permits ‘were flled by Lee Yum, Waverly place, near Clay street, $12,650; H. Fisher, First avenue, near Clay street, $10,000; Mrs. Dean Bvans, Twenty-fourth street, near Castro, $14,000. * _——— SCHOOL BOARD WILL SUE WELCHING INSURANCE COMPANY Educators Wish to Recover Full Amount of Loss Resulting From Buraning of Lincoln School At a meeting of the Board of Educa- tlon yesterday it was decided to sue the Alliance Insurance Company for $4000, due on the Lincoln School, which was destroyed by fire. Notice was served on the board a2 week ago that it would better compromise for 50 cents on the dollar. The directors de- cided to fight the four-bit company, and have instructed the boardis at- torney to bring suit at once. The Alliance Company says it is go- ing out of business at the beginning of the new year, butin event that suit is commenced t it before that time it will have to pay any judgment rendered against it. President Alt- mann says that the attempt of the Allfance Company to “welch” will be effectually blocked by the suit. 5 Neil O'Nie Jewelers, nglw‘:td 17 “the hundred dollars| HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL S.&TURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1906. TS OF BILLETT HIE I STAING Governor-Elect Gives Out Word That Organization Men Will Get All Plums MACHINE TO DECIDE Only the ever-faithful are to be re- warded by Governor Gillett. This is the word that has comie down from Humboldt. The authority is not a friend or a friend’s friend, but the Governor-elect himself. In a quiet ‘way the man whose sigmnature nad will soon be settling the fate of seek- ers after fat places has made it kmown that mo one not in good standing with the party organization of his particu- lar county need expect rvecognition from the new administration. Appointme: are to be based upom the recommendations mittees. Gillett was al ization man and now he is going to see to it that the places at his disposal are filled with regulars. All sulkers and bolters and kickers are marked efther for rejection or sl hter. Omly the machine stamp of approval will catch the gubernatorial eye. Accord- ing to the programme already mapped out' the job-hunter who finds himself out of joint with the coumnty machine can save himself trowble by ecalling it a day and quitting work. Outside in- fluence will merely serve to kite him higher in the air and make his fall more painful. The foregoing refers to the ordi- nary run of jobs. If the place sought is a prominent one with a fat salary and a bunch of patronage attached the recommendation of the county committee will not be sufficient. In addition the applicant must obtain the indorsement of the State machine. Once he gets both the race will be “in.” Other entries can attain no greater distinction than taking part in the stock parade. INDORSEMENT REQUIRED A little formality, not already men- tioned, is to go with the course of procedure marked out for applicants for sub®rdinate positions. Besides the signatures of the chairman and secre- tary of the county committee the doc- uments to be taken wo the Governor must bear the indorsements of the State Senator and Assemblyman of the district. In counties where the machine is in good working order this will be easy. In counties where the machine has blown out a cylinder, slipped a cog or is pounding Heavily the extra formaliity will probably be walved. Senators and Assemblymen not in harmony with the organization are, from the present outlook, doomed to be classed with the minority. The new system, totally at variance with the one employed by Governor Pardee, who was himself often insur- gent and had a kindly feeling for the man who bucked the organization, meets with the approval of the local politicians who “report on” at the of- fice of William F. Herrin. They say that as Herrin has the San Francisco county ~ committee, with or ' without Abe Ruef, there will be no more but- ting in and that a self-respecting job- hunter who doesn’t ltke to be handed around will know just where to go. |Herrin also has the Alameda county committtee and a score or more other committees along the lines of the Southern Pacific, they add, and it isn’t ‘filns to be such a cold winter after all. * AX FOR PARDEE MEN Of course, say the gossips, Herrin will see that Gillett's enemies are punished. One can hear the swish of the ax'as they roll out the words. Gil- lett has told people close up that the San Francisco water front is~to be given a good brooming. All the Par- dee minutemen down that way who took sly shots at the Eureka man during the campaign are to be mus- tered out along with Charley Spear. With them will g0 the Burns boys, like Jack Tyrrell, who has been a wharfinger aimost long enough to ac- quire a cement foundation. Gillett never cared fqr Dan Burns. When he was in the Legislature he refused to vote for the colonel for United States Senator. In return the colonel never overlooked a chance to put his foot in Gillett's way. Now Gillett is in the saddle and Burns' hired men are to be chased clear out of the corral. Some of the close-up politicians say that Harbor Commissioner John D. Mackenzie is to be retained, first, be- cause he had much to do with getting Gillett nineteen out-of the thirty-four delegates from Santa Clara County i the Republican State convention, an second. because he was never a Par- dee man. Under such an arrangement Mackenzie would co-operate with the Gillett man who succeeded Charley Spear and enable the new administra- tion to get the broom working on the water front soon after the Legislature adjourns, for Spear’'s term of office ex- pires March 14. CUT IS SHIFTED The reappointment of Mackenzie would not be in line with Gillett's election-night promise to make only San Francisco business men Harbor Commissioners at this port, but the players of political cards say the cut has been shifted. ; If Mackenzie is not reappointed he will be relegated to a seat behind a column in the very last row. The Hayes brothers have the county committee down Santa Clara way and Johnny's indorsement of ap- plications for office will merely be practice in penmanship. Politicians who can think of some- thing else besides appointments are doing some figuring on Gillett's future. Some say his decision to be guided by the organization means that heis plan- ning to wear a toga, but others ex- press the opinion that If he has such an ambition it is of the patient, long- waiting kind. George A. Knight, Gil- lett's closest friend, hopes to succeed United States Senator George C. Per- kins in 1909. If Knight should win, it is argued, there would be little chance of a Northern California man stepping into Senator Flint’s shoes in 1911. If Knight fails efther Perkins or some other northern aspirant will get the place, and Gillett will still be far from the goal. —_— BUSINESS HOUSES REWARD FAITHFULNESS OF CLERKS ‘Will Close Up Shop Next Monday to Al- low Them to Recuperate From Holldays In order to allow their employes a short respite after the strenuous work which they have done during the Christmas holidays all the leading busi- ness houses along Van Ness avenue CITY or DRY GOODS and = ~ (Cloaks and Suits Clearance Sale COMMENCING SATURDAY VAN NESS AT WASHINGTON North End San Francisco Losses Paid “‘Dollar For Dollar”” $3,500,000 United States Branch STATEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS AND AFFAIRS OF THE NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON, GLAND, ON THE 31ST DAY of December, D. 1905, and for the year as. Published pursuant to of Section 611 of the Political Code and compiled from the annual statement fled with the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Californa. ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company....$ 165,000.00 Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Com{nu-ny ice. A. ending on that d the 3,079.882.50 by Cash in Company's Of 143. 170,153.28 Cash in Banks Interest due a: and Stocks 8.674.72 Premiums in lection . . 391.117.37 Total Assets $14.971.58 —_— LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpald........$ 24,584.74 Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense 143.263.21 Losses resisted. inciuding expenses. 40.110.73 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning _one year or less. $2.096 .87 reinsurance. 50 per cent.. 1,045,126.95 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one year, $2.072.- 878.21: rata. 1,146,605 43 . 3943145 Total Liabilities INCOMB. Net cash actually recetved for Fire and _divi- Loans $2.442.212.49 — $2.437.446.68 ts . Recelveq from head office. Total Income .. EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses losses of (Inclnding $186.054.39. previous years) ... Paid or allowed for Com erage . Paid for Salar: charges for officers. clerks. ational a Fees and other ete Local N rtrendaring 1hel ' $338,474,231183,713,102.29 iai exp! during the December 31. 1905... 300,662,514/ 3.418.076.90 382.877.3631 4. 32.08 GEO. W. BADD. Atforne: Subecribed and sworn to before me, this 26th day of January, 1906. EDWIN F. COREY. Commissioner for California in New York. G. H. LERMIT, Mgr. Monadnock Block Chicago FRANK L. HUNTER, Resident Manager, 339 Montgomery St. San Francisco LOOKING for HOMES If you have anything which you wish to offer to the great army of home-seckers who are coming to California through the Los Angeles gateway to the State, a small “For Sale” advertisement in the classified columns of the “Los Angeles Address LOS ANGELES TIMES San Fragcisco Office, 779 Market Street, San Francisco. Or phone Temporary 2121. have agreed to remain closed next | Monday. As Tuesday is a holiday this will give the employes a vacation of three days—Sunday, Monday and Tues- day. “The clerks have earned a much- needed rest,” said Mr. Costello of the firm of O’Connor, Moffatt & Co., and other merchants voiced his opinion. Among those who have signified their intention of staying closed for the three days are the White House, the City of Paris, O'Connor, Moffatt & Co., Davis, Schonwasser Co., the D. Samuels’ Lace House and Newman & Levison. __See_the old year out at Swain' A it S8 Bt N MONEY TO LOAN On Approved City Real Estate and Country Lands THE WEST COAST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Western Department! | comply, can be obtained “Sl’rong as the Shongesl'”‘ | | | | | | | MONTAGVE, W. W. & CO., NEW YEAR CARDS Late Books Comic Books Comic Posters Office Supplies FINEST LINE 50c KNIVES Also Better Quality FOUNTAIN PENS Conklin & Waterman’s PARENT'S STATIONERY STORE 818 Van Ness Ave. Business Directory of San Francisco Firms AITKEN & AITKEN, attorneys, 378 Eddy st, between Franklin st. and Van Ness ave. Tel. Franklin 1460. MARYLAND CASUALTY €O. of Balti- more—H. B. WINDSOR & CO., gen'l agts., Mutual Sav. Bk. bldg. Temp. 2394 i . ¥ & CO. stoves. re- rigerators, house furnishing goods. Turk and Polk sts. - REID BROS. architects, st. Tel. West 6001. 2225 Gough | by the joint committee 0. F. WILLEY & CO.-—Carriages, busi- ness wagons, etc. 19 Fell st. CHEAPEST in the worid. The Weekly Cail s1 year. per PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS for Paper for the Public Print- ing and Binding—Sealed proposals will be re- ceived until Jaauary 24, 1907, at 10:30 o'cloek 2. m. for furnishing the r for the publie rinting and binding for th'myp:nr ending 29 tub ot ‘ebruary. 1908, the said proposals to be opened before and the award of comtracts to be made of Congress on public rinting to the est and best bidder for the nterest of the Government, the committee re- serviug to itself the right to reject any and all bids, as its judgment of the best Interests of the Government may- dletate. tal sl les of the deseription. quan- tity and quality of the paper requited. accom- padied by samples and blank pro ng the regulations with which sals. ‘and giv- el bidders must addressing € Stillings, Publie Printer. Washington. D. ¢ The contracts will be entered into for supply- peeded | ing sueh quantities of paper as may be curing the year. and no more. The estimated quantities set forth in detail In_the schedule comprise: 125,000 reyms machine-aish printing paper; 243 238, 20,500 reams macbine-fnish prioting papegs x48. 46,500 reams sized and snper-gulendered white or tinted printing paper. various stzes. 775 reams autique machine-finish printing b paper. 18,600 reams white writing paj loft dried. 3,000 rea: weights. 1,000 pounds of best plate paper. .ig; B8 88 e % it