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Some progress has been made in the construction of the Ala- meda and Piedmont Springs Railroad. The track has been laid a short distance from Alameda.
The street railroads projected promise to be remunerative en- terprises. The benefit of such improvements is very great, a pop- ulation of several hundred persons having been drawn to the vicinity of Temescal through the influence of the Oakland Rail- road. As communication between different parts of the city is made convenient and cheap, its growth will be accelerated, and the value of real estate, in every locality, will be enhanced.
Rides, Drives, and Pleasure Resorts.
The smooth macadamized streets within the limits of the city afford many miles of pleasant driving, and if there were no other resort, Oakland would be unusually attractive. There is a net- work of well-made roads through the Oakland Valley centering at Berkeley. The Telegraph and San Pablo avenues are the great drive-ways to the north of the city, and from them radiate numerous roads that lead into the hills. A fashionable and beau- tiful drive is that leading to Piedmont Springs, five miles from Oakland. From the Piedmont Springs Hotel, which offers every attraction for the comfort and enjoyment of its patrons, " per- haps the finest and most complete view of the Bay and its sur- roundings is obtained, while the " Bushy Dell " hard by, a ravine filled with a luxuriant growth of shrubbery and trees, is a most delightful and romantic spot, with excellent made walks run- ning through it. In this dell the Sulphur Springs are situated, the waters of which are strongly impregnated with sulphur, mag-
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nesia, and iron. They have medicinal properties of great value. No place of resort can be more favorably recommended to the notice of our Eastern visitors, while the city man out of health will find them very conveniently situated." From Piedmont there are good roads running through the mountains, and there is a labyrinth of pleasant drives. The mountain scenery is very fine, and it is difficult to realize that so great a change can be found in a half-hour's ride from Oakland.
The drive-way on the eastern bank of Lake Merritt is also a fashionable resort. The system of roads in East Oakland is quite complete, and the visitor can follow any road that he may observe without danger of being led into an unpleasant or dangerous lo- cality. The most important place of public resort, especially on Sundays, is Badger's Central Park, East Oakland, where there are highly ornamented grounds, a large pavilion for dancing, and all of the attractions ordinarily found at public gardens. That the excellent roads in and around Oakland are appreciated by visitors is attested by the fact that Oakland has six large liv- ery stables, all of them doing a prosperous business.
Building Improvements.
The number of buildings erected in Oakland during the period July 1, 1872, to December 1, 1873, will bear a favorable compari- son with that of previous years. East and West Oakland pre- sent very gratifying evidences of prosperity. One firm of con- tractors alone, Messrs. Power & Ough, estimate the amount of their engagements for the time referred to at $500,000, included in which is the Grand Central Hotel, one of the most elegant and costly buildings in the city. It is a block in length, from Webster to Harrison streets, four stories high, and is covered with a Mansard roof, the only deviation from its prevailing style of Italian architecture. Three large towers embellish the struct- ure, one at the center of the roof and one at each end. In each tower there is a tank, always kept full, containing 5,000 gallons of water. There are three front entrances, the main one in the center of the hotel, and the right and left half-way between the main entrance and the ends of the building. A porch extends from each entrance to the edge of the sidewalk, so that the guests may step from their carriages to the sidewalk, completely sheltered from the rain or the hot sun. The vestibule at the main entrance has a tesselated flooring of artificial marble. The ceiling rises eighteen feet in the clear. Laurel, oak, and walnut are represented in the graining, which has been executed with considerable care. Passing through a pair of swinging glass doors, the visitor enters the office at the right-hand side, whence he may ascend to the upper floor by the elevator. The reading- room and telegraph office are on the left-hand side of the vesti- bule, and can be reached directly from the street without passing through the hall.
Two flights of stairs from the street, one from the main hall and
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one from the rear, communicate with the upper floors of the build- ing. There are two main parlors on the second floor, with fine, large windows facing the street. A wide hall runs through the center of the building on all the floors. On this floor, on the other side of the hall, are the dining and breakfast saloons, con- nected with the hall by sliding doors. The sleeping rooms con- nected with the private parlors are so arranged as to be used either singly or in suites. The third floor contains suites and single rooms furnished in very good taste.
The building is about three hundred feet long, and from sev- enty to one hundred feet in depth. The rooms are all of good ( size, and well lighted and ventilated. The sleeping rooms are twelve and a half by fourteen feet; the private parlors are thir- teen and a half by eighteen; the dining hall is twenty by one hundred feet, and the breakfast hall twenty-six by forty-eight. The tanks are connected with hydrants, from which hose extends to every part of the building.
The design of the building was planned by one of the owners, Dr. Samuel Merritt. The other proprietor is Captain P. S. Wilcox, of Oakland. The value of the building and the ground on which it stands is estimated at $200,000.
CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART .- The new building, although called an addition to the old convent, contains nearly four times the accommodations of the latter. Its dimensions are one hun- dred and seven feet, by a depth of seventy-two feet. The build- ing is four stories, exclusive of a lofty attic. The basement, which is almost wholly above ground, contains a large gymnasium, measuring sixty by twenty-two feet, refectories, kitchen, and store-rooms. The principal floor is occupied by the parlors, museum, library, and large music hall. The story above is de- voted to class-rooms and study-halls, and the upper floor is divided into dormitories and dressing-rooms. The building is heated by steam, and provided liberally with bath-rooms and all modern conveniences. From one hundred and fifty to two hun- dred pupils can be accommodated with ease, and that number will, in all probability, be made up before the close of the year.
The exterior of the building is somewhat Italian in its archi- tecture. The floor lines are marked by ornamental string courses, and windows of an ornamental character, grouped together at the end and central projections, which relieve the front. The entire is surmounted by a bell-tower, consisting of two stories, and rising to a total height of nearly one hundred and ten feet to the top of the cross. The lower story is square, and decorated with Doric pilasters and a boldly projecting cornice. The upper story consists of an octagonal dome, supported by Corinthian columns, and surmounted by a ball and cross. The view from this observatory is magnificent, commanding the bay, the Golden Gate, Lake Merritt, and a wide stretch of the best cultivated and richest lands of Alameda. Indeed, it would be hard to find a finer site for an academy than that occupied by the Sisters, and
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they have shown by their new edifice that its merits are not un- appreciated by the Californian public. Bryan J. Clinch is the architect.
NEW COUNTY BUILDINGS .- The County Court House is located on the north-west corner of East Fourteenth Street and Twen- tieth Avenue. This building is constructed of wood ; two stories in height ; fifty-two feet front, by eighty feet deep ; cost, $8,000. The Hall of Records, located near the Court House, on Twen- tieth Avenue, is a one-story brick, fire-proof building, fifty feet front and sixty feet deep; cost, $7,000. The County Jail build- ings, on the south-west corner of East Fifteenth Street and Twenty-first Avenue, are constructed of stone, brick, and iron. The center building is three stories, forty by sixty feet, and will be used as the jailor's room, kitchen, and laundry. The jail- wing is two stories ; forty by sixty feet, and contains forty cells. The plan of the buildings provides for an additional wing of two stories, forty by sixty feet, and to contain twenty-six cells. Total cost, $50,000.
The Real Estate Associates have recently erected, on Eighth Street, near Broadway, a two-story brick and stone building, seventy-five feet front ; the first floor being used for stores and the second for offices and lodging rooms. Cost, $20,000.
Alfred Bartlett has erected, on Seventh Street, between Broad- way and Washington, a three-story building, brick and Frear stone front, fifty by seventy-five feet, with stores on the ground floor, the upper part being known as the Bartlett House. Cost, about $25,000.
L. G. Cole's residence on Webster Street, opposite the Con- vent, is three stories in height, costing about $27,000.
J. Dickson's new residence, corner of Filbert and West Tenth streets, is three stories in height. Cost, $18,000.
James Marshall's residence, on Webster Street, near Seven- teenth, is two stories in height, having a frontage of forty-two feet. Cost, $5,000.
Mrs. Caldwell's residence, on East Twelfth Street, is a two- story building, thirty-four feet front, costing $6,000.
The City Market, on Twelfth Street between Broadway and Franklin, is a large and commodious one-story building, about sixty by two hundred feet, and is admirably adapted to the pur- poses for which it was constructed. It was completed and occu- pied in September, 1872.
Joseph Becht has recently erected, on Eleventh Street, near Broadway, a substantial brick store, fifty by seventy feet, one story in height ; cost, $5,500. The same enterprising gentleman has renovated and added extensive improvements to the building known as Pythian Hall, 1058 Broadway. The upper story will be occupied by the Knights of Pythias and other secret organi- zations of Oakland.
William Sohst has recently completed a substantial two-story frame building on the north-east corner of Eighth and Franklin streets. This building is fifty by seventy-five feet, and is de-
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voted to the different branches of carriage and buggy manufact- uring. Cost, $4,000.
Captain Samuel James has just finished an extensive frame building on the north-west corner of Railroad Avenue and Wood Street, Oakland Point, known as James' Block. This building is about one hundred feet front by forty feet deep. The lower portion is occupied by stores and the second story is known as the Grand Western Hotel. Cost, about $15,000.
Col. John Scott has lately erected a fine residence on the cor- ner of West Eighth and Poplar streets.
Sheriff H. N. Morse has in the course of construction an ele- gant and conveniently arranged residence on the Watson Tract, near Lake Merritt. It is two stories in height, with a frontage of forty-two feet, and will cost about $10,000.
A new school building on Twenty-eighth Street, near Telegraph Avenue, is nearly completed. It is two stories in height, with large and commodious rooms, each having sixteen-feet ceilings. Its frontage is one hundred and forty-eight feet, with a depth of sixty-five feet.
The Rev. David McClure, principal of the California Military Academy, is about completing two large three-story and three small frame buildings, to take the place of those destroyed by fire, September 20th, 1873. These additions will afford ample accom- modation for the energetic teaching of the different branches of education acquired at this most excellent institution. Cost, $22,000.
The improvements herein referred to are but a part of those erected in Oakland during the period named. In nearly every portion of the city may be observed buildings of an attractive appearance, completed during the present year, and occupied as residences, worth from one to three thousand dollars, which might be included in the list as additional evidences of the grow- ing prosperity of the city.
Manufacturing Enterprises.
The advantages of Oakland, as a manufacturing center, are very great, and must, in due time, command attention. The city is connected with the general railroad system of the country, and is also accessible by water, so that goods can be exported by railroad or by sea-going vessels. The manufacturing establish- ments in Oakland are few in number, but the business transacted is quite respectable in volume.
THE PIONEER PLANING MILLS were started in the year 1863, and in March, 1868, were purchased by Blethen & Terry, the present owners. The business consists in the manufacture of sashes, doors, and blinds, and in furnishing such mill-work as is required in house-building. The mills are located on the south side of First Street, between Broadway and Washington streets, and contain the most valuable and serviceable machinery. The warehouse and offices are upon the opposite side of First Street.
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THE OAKLAND PLANING MILLS were built by Burnham, Stande- ford & Co., and have been in operation since February, 1869, the firm name remaining the same. The buildings, which are lo- cated on the corner of Washington and First streets, have been recently enlarged and improved, and contain all the machinery required in the manufacture of doors and sashes, house trim- mings, etc. Adjoining the Oakland Planing Mills is Blair's stair-building shop, in which is prepared nearly all of the stair- building required in the city.
THE PACIFIC LUMBER AND MILL COMPANY is a corporation, having its principal place of business at Oakland Point. The capital stock is divided into five thousand five hundred shares, all of which have been issued-$55 per share having been paid in, so that the capital invested amounts $302,500. In addition to the land and buildings at Oakland Point, the company own three thousand acres of timber-land and a saw-mill in San Mateo County ; a flume from this land to Pigeon Point, seven miles long, and a wharf and warehouse at the latter named place ; also thirty-four hundred acres of timber-land and a saw- mill in Lake County. The company manufacture all kinds of house and mill work, and furnish lumber, railroad ties, posts, and cord wood at any point on the coast. J. W. Pearson, Pres- ident and Treasurer ; P. M. McLaren, Secretary and General Superintendent.
THE VENUS FLOURING MILLS are located on Third Street, south side, between Broadway and Franklin streets, and are owned by Carrick, Warner & Co. The mills contain two run of stones, and have a capacity of 100 barrels of flour per day. The line of the Central Pacific Railroad is but two blocks distant, so that the products of the San Joaquin Valley can be brought almost to the doors of the mill by rail. The proximity to the wharves is another advantage of the location, rendering it convenient to receive grain from the small vessels that navigate the Bay.
THE CLINTON FLOURING MILLS, located on the corner of East Eleventh Street and Twelfth Avenue, East Oakland, were erected in 1854. Weston & Welch are the proprietors. The mills contain six run of thirty-inch stones, and have a capacity of two hun- dred and twenty-five barrels per twenty-four hours. The engine by which the machinery is propelled is fifty horse-power. The firm manufacture flour, hominy, oat and corn meal, etc.
THE OAKLAND IRON WORKS, Ives, Scoville & Co. proprietors, are located on Second Street between Washington and Clay. This firm is engaged in the manufacture and repair of different kinds of machinery, and pattern and model making. They also manufacture the Climax Side Hill Plow, all steel and wrought iron, which they claim excels all others in lightness, strength, and durability.
THE SAN ANTONIO PIONEER POTTERY, Daniel Brannan proprietor, is located on the corner of East Twelfth Street and Seventeenth Avenue, East Oakland. This establishment has recently been en- larged to enable the proprietor to enter largely into the manu-
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facture of his patent drain and water pipe, now being introduced in the market. In addition to this, he manufactures an extensive assortment of pottery of an excellent quality; also terra-cotta, of various designs and patterns, for ornamenting brick buildings.
THE BROOKLYN NEW POTTERY AND FIRE CLAY WORKS, Miller & Crabb proprietors, are located on the corner of East Twelfth Street and Nineteenth Avenue, East Oakland. This firm has recently commenced operations, and is preparing to enter extensively into the manufacture of terra-cotta flower-pots, etc. The clay used is obtained in the vicinity of the works, and is said to be of an excellent quality.
THE MANHATTAN MARBLE COMPANY of California commenced operations January, 1873, at the corner of First and Filbert streets. This company is engaged in the manufacture of man- tels, tiles, furniture tops, etc., in imitation of the costly European marbles such as Sienna, Jasper, Malachite, and Lisbon. The arti- cles manufactured are said to be unequalled in durability, beauty, and cheapness. Twelve men are constantly employed, who turn out about fifty or sixty mantels a month, besides other work.
CALIFORNIA JUTE MANUFACTURING COMPANY .- East side Second Avenue near East Tenth, East Oakland. Capital, $200,000. M. Cerf, President; P. Susmann, Secretary. Manufactures grain sacks, wool sacks, potato sacks, burlaps, and twines, from jute, of which over 15,000 bales are imported yearly from Calcutta. The capacity of the Company's mill is about to be increased to 150 looms, capable of turning out five million sacks per year. To manufacture this quantity, employment will be given to at least five hundred men. This result has been reached within three years, the growth of the institution being unprecedented in the manufacturing enterprises on this coast. Beyond the importation of the raw material, everything is done on the premises-spin- ning, weaving, sewing, hydraulic pressing, etc., and nothing in the way of machinery is wanting to reach a perfect result in the operations of the company. This corporation has heretofore been known as the Oakland Cotton Mills, which was organized August 25, 1865, by W. H. Rector and his three sons. Origin- ally, cotton goods were manufactured, but the machinery for that work has been sold to make room for the jute working.
PACIFIC JUTE COMPANY, incorporated August 16, 1873. Capi- tal, $1,000,000. This company has been incorporated with the view of ultimate consolidation with the California Jute Manu- facturing Company, extensive improvements and additions to the factory at East Oakland being contemplated.
PACIFIC CORDAGE COMPANY .- The works of this company are located near Fruit Vale R. R. Station, Alameda County. The main building is two stories in height and one hundred and ninety feet wide by forty-five feet long. The rope-walk .is twenty-six feet wide by eighteen hundred feet long. The machinery used is of the most improved character, with a capacity of ten thou- sand pounds per day of ten hours. Constant employment is af- forded to nearly one hundred persons. The raw material used
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in this establishment is obtained from Manila and St. Louis, and is know as the Manila and Kentucky hemp. The attention of those engaged in industrial pursuits is invited to the fact that this company could consume annually five hundred tons of the Kentucky hemp, if parties would cultivate it on this coast and furnish it even at an advance on Eastern prices.
In this connection, and with the view of employing white labor to as great an extent as possible, and to encourage the growth of the different fibres which enter into the manufacture in which they are engaged, the Company will pay a handsome premium for the first ten tons of hemp grown on this Coast, and, in addi- tion, the Company, in due season, will furnish the seed gratis to any parties who will undertake its growth. At the present time the factory is working up to its full capacity, which, as stated before, is ten thousand pounds per day. The Managing Agent, Mr. J. D. FARWELL, assures the public that, outside of pecuniary considerations, he and the gentlemen with whom he is associated in this enterprise are determined to do all in their power to find permanent employment for poor white people, and they already contemplate engaging in other manufactures that will afford work to women and children in large numbers.
THE BROOKLYN TANNERY, Crist & Rued, proprietors, located on East Twelfth Street, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second avenues, East Oakland, is the largest in Alameda County. Dur- ing the present year three buildings have been erected by this Company, which cover about one hundred by three hundred feet of ground. Operations were commenced July, 1873. The business consists in the manufacture of sole-leather, also harness and skirting leather. At present eight men are employed. The quantity of leather manufactured is about two thousand sides a month.
THE OAK GROVE TANNERY, A. C. Nichols and John S. Derby, proprietors. The business consists in the manufacture of har- ness, skirting, and sole-leather, the principal market for which is San Francisco. Six men find constant employment. The quantity of leather manufactured is about two hundred and forty sides a week. The tannery is located on the corner of East Twelfth and Eighteenth streets.
THE OAKLAND TANNERY, located on the Bay shore, about two miles north of the old charter line, is owned by Wm. Watts. The specialty is the manufacture of the finer kinds of calf-skin, for boots and shoes, and the principal market for which is in San Francisco.
BROOKLYN METALLURGICAL WORKS .- An establishment under this name is in process of erection at East Oakland, near the Jute Fac- tory, for the reduction of gold, silver, copper, and lead ores, which will doubtless be extended to other purposes in the future. It is a private establishment, under the charge of Henry H. Eames, a practical chemist, and Russell D. Walbridge. These works will be in operation in a few weeks, but will not be running to their full capacity until some time during the year 1874.
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OAKLAND SMELTING AND REFINING WORKS. - Extensive works for the reduction of ores are now being erected at Melrose, a sta- tion on the Central Pacific Railroad, a short distance from San Leandro, which, when completed, will afford increased facilities for those engaged in the development of this important branch of our resources.
LUSK'S MANUFACTORY OF PRESERVED FRUITS .- These works are located on Evoy Avenue, between San Pablo and Telegraph avenues. The principal building is one hundred and eighty feet in length, by seventy feet in width; and, in addition, there are several small structures for the different departments of the en- terprise. Seven thousand cans of preserved assorted fruits are packed daily, and over one hundred and fifty persons are con- stantly employed. Three hundred and fifty acres of land are in cultivation, on which are raised nearly all the vegetables required in this establishment.
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