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?siV?TS ?5?A 8 Situation. MINNEAPOLIScitopportunityothir Appreciated When Seen. It is a well-known fact that never has a convention or any considerable gathering of outside people been held Minneapolis without gaining some of the delegates for permanent resi dents. Minneapolis has always pos sessed some peculiar magnetic quality which captivates visitors. These cases of love at first sight often result in very favorable alliances. Therefore the opportunity is to make the most of the past and present circumstances and to create new ones. This is a matter of great importance to real-estate men, who will probably "be foremost this summer in their pub licity work, excepting not even the Commercial club. Every friend gained for the city makes another herald abroad of its charming qualities and its business possibilities. A cumulative corps of voluntary advertisers is thus treated, and such advertising always ^produces valuable results that can ^hardly be estimated. It goes without saying that, to the observing, the peculiar opportunities in Minneapolis as a place to live and as a place to do business are plainly evi dent. It lies then with the real-estate board to give these opportunities suf ficient convincing publicity. The advantages in Minneapolis which appeal to homeseekers cannot be too "much exploited in this advertising work. Its climate is well known, with its dry atmosphere, absence of fogs, and quality which enables one to with stand heat or cold without discomfort. *Its beautiful scenery, in and about the city, is one of the strong and attrac tive points of Minneapolis. Its breadth of area, allowing a big yard for every householder, with the absence of dis comforts and dangers which attend oveicrowding and lack of pure air to breathe, is worth emphasizing. Fine transportation facilities is another fea ture of the city's fame. Che^ap sites .for homes are thus permitted, which, ihru street railway hues, are really brought close to the heart of the city. Its beautiful homes, lending an air of refinement and a practical education to the eye, is one of its strong points. Its park system of drives and breath ing places for those who cannot go to the real country stand foremost in the list of advantages which Minneapolis offers to homeseekers. The public-school system, one of the finest in the land, makes a strong appeal to fathers and mothers who may select new homes while on their summer vacation in the west. 1 One of the reasons for strong em phasis on the home-making qualities of FACTS See Our Cheap Lots. Classified Ads in This Issue, YALE REALTY 00. !WIMMMtWWWtlWlMlllMMWMIIMWMMMMMMMtMlMWtMM'WM A GREA CHANCE TO MAKE INVESIORS OUT OF VISI1ORS Heavy Westward Travel Attracted by ihe Portland Exhibi- tion Will Bring More Tourists Than Usual Thru Min- neapolis This SummerReal Estate Men Awake to the summer is immense. Thous ands of persons will pass thru the goin from the Lewis & Clark exposition at Portland. A large pro portion of these have never visited Minneapolis before and the opportun itv is that of making a favorable first impression on the city's guests. The action of the railrods in allowing stop over privileges in Minneapolis either way broadens the opportunity. In Btead of merely passing thru Minne apolis, many of the tourists will spend considerable time studying the city and its advantages of commerce, cli mate and scenery. Minneapolis' fame is world-wide. I has been carried even to foreign shores by the products of the city and by travelers returning home, as well as by citizens of the fa vored city, who have traveled abroad. In the United States, Minneapolis is recognized as a flourishing, fair city, of growing population and wealth. I is known as the financial Gibraltar of the northwest, a subtantial, strong municipality. Wherever Minneapo lis is mentioned its reputation is good. This advertising which the city has re ceived in years past may easily be nullified by a first unfavorable impres sion on the summer visitors that could easily be avoided. The laurels must be kept brightly brushed up and too much stress cannot be placed on past records. Murday 'Evening ,,t Minneapolis in this publicity work is thw fact that to most of the tourists the west is new. All travel is from the east this year. The east as the mecca of travelers this summer will be prac tically dead. All eyes are turned toward the setting sun. The cheap rail road rates make it possible for thou sands who have always looked longing ly to the west as a possible future home to take a look. A large percen tage of the travelers will be looking more especially for a place to settle than for scenic effects. As the great est city on the main traveled road to the exposition which will be found be tween Chicago and the coast, Minne apolis will be the cynosure of critical eyes. Publicity as to the business oppor tunities in Minneapolis cannot be played up too strongly. Its position at the gateway to the west is well known, but not appreciated by eastern people as thorolv as by its own citizens. In fact, to the class of people who will be passing thru its gates all summer the whole west is an unknown quantity, and for that reason the advertising cannot be too explicit. To tourists returning from the great west along either of the three northern transcontinental lines, the fact that Minneapolis holds the commercial key to the situation will be self-evident. With a good impression of Minne apolifa indelibly fixed on the minds of thoso who have chosen to go west by the northern route, they will have a basis on which to figure out the chances which Minneapolis has to expand com mercially as the country fills up. Going either way, the observer cannot fail to get a glimpse of the great possibilities that lie within the reach of Minneap olis if it will but maintain its forward movement towards commercial suprem acy in the northwest. Co-operation in Order. While the real estate men have a primary interest in setting forth the true Minneapolis they must link with theni in their promotion efforts every individual citizen. They must have back of them a strong public sentiment. Every citizen can with profit to him self agree to become a bureau of in formation to the stranger within the gates, to seize every opportunity to boost the town." Minneapolitans coming home after a winter in the California towns are very enthusiastic in their commendations of the "boosting" proclivities of the coast people. Not a "knock" can be heard all winter long. Every citizen of the state has a rosy and optimistic view of the state and of his particular home town. If a fog rises on a damp even ing, it is the first fog that the inhabi tants have seen. Should the thermome ter rise too high for comfort it proves to be a record-breaking temperature, likely never to be attained again. Every circumstance is turned to a good advantage and every untoward circum stance is smoothed down to appear like an advantage. This is the spirit the real estate men would like to see prev alent in Minneapolis, and it is a senti ment thev are working for. Eeal estate values are very low here, and no such opportunity for realty investment with guaranteed profits will likely ever be presented in Minneapolis again. The agents hnvr goods to offer and their in terests arc close to those of every good citizen. Thev think it is not too much to ask the citizens to help in boosting. Reason to Clean Up. The members of the real estate board want to create a sentiment for_ a gen eral cleaning up and for keeping the citv cl?an. They want to see each l.roperty put in best possible shape for the summer season and kept there, houses painted, lawns kept closely cut and business and home properties main tained in good repair. They would like to have backyards cleaned up, alleys find vacant lots. They want civic pride laised to the highest point. In this work they are being aided by the many im provement associations, and they ex- FOR PRICE: AND OF AT The suburban residential section of the near future. WATCH Your investment increase in value. Large Lots on Easy Terms. Delightfully Located on the East Side of Lake Harriet. Reasonable Building Restrictions. Stone Walks, City Water, Park Trees. A 8City PrivilegesCountry Surroundings. BELL INVST ELECTRIC LINE SETTLEMENTS. In the past week a settlement has been made by the Eleetric line officials for a right of way thru theFairbairn ft roperty just outside the city limits. has-looked for some time as if a lawsuit would be necessary, but a set tlement fox $2,000 was made and grad ing across the property has already ''''MWMMtMMIMMHMHIMMHMHMM Cheap and Comfortable LOWELL A. T.AMOREAITX, Architect, 516 Lumber Exchange. This cottage is designed for a cheap and comfortable summer home. I has a large veranda on three sides of the building, and is so laid out as to give a handsome view of the lake in front from all parts of the house. The living^ room is 14x24 with three large doublei casement doors opening to the front, and so arranged that when they are thrown wide open, thev fit back into pockets, placing them entirely out of the way, and at the same time practically throwing the front of the house wide open. In the center of the livingroom at the rear, is a fireplace about eight feet wide, which could be built of cobble stone or brick. There is an'other casement window opening on the veranda at one end from the diningroom. The house is so ar ranged that meals can be served on this side porch from the pantry in pleasant weather, and in the diningroom in* un pleasant weather. The second floor is arranged with all chambers toward the lake. The two end rooms, being made larger than the others, are more desirable and are in tended for family use. The center rooms are arranged in such wav that the windows back of the house may all be opened a'n"d a goood draft secured thru the rooms. The effect of the cottage on the sec ond floor is purposely that of an ob servation car. That is, there are very large glass windows, from which hand some views of the lake may be obtained. Over the kitchen on the second floor is a balcony which may be screened in and makes a comfortable, cool retiring place for members of the family. This can be arranged in'to a palm garden or with vines and flowers which would make a very handsome effect, the wood cornices of the roof protecting this, as well as the entire house, from the heat of the sun. If the house is located among trees, the roof of the porch and main house should be colored in deep red. The balance of the house, shingled or sided, would look handsome in an olive green. On' the interior oil or creosote stain stain would be used on the exposed frame work. pect the police to help by issuing warn ings to newsboys who throw papers on the street, to bill peddlers who dump handfuls of advertising matter on the sidewalks, to careless drivers who litter the streets with sand, stone and debris as thev pass along, to store employees who throw sweepings into the curbs, or who sweep sidewalk fronts after 7 a.m. Business men and citizens generally are beginning to realize that Minne apolis' grand opportunity to put its best foot foremost has come and that it is time to prepare to reinforce the Phoenix ALL $375A few left of those fine, high building lots, between 34th and 35th sts, on 4th and 5th avs S some fine houses going in here. Best location in city for price. $3300No. 3325 Harriet av is the best house for. the money in that part of town extra well built, all oak finish on the first floor, hard wood floors combination stair way beautiful reception hall extra good grade of open nickeled plumbing fine large rooms large closets hollow concrete basement, insuring dryness hot water heat in fact, as fine a home as we can design for the money. See it, by all means, Sunday. Open from 2 to 6 p.m. $3000On Lyndale av, near 33d, a complete new 7-room house, most beautifully decorated that is a beauty in every way. $20003431 1st av, is fully mod ern, except heat full basement, with -full line of plumbing fine large lot, in a fine block. $3900Will buy a double house, that with a few small changes will rent for $60 just think about 20 per cent on your money easy terms if desired. $3300No. 1200 18th av N, corner of Fremont and 18th, opposite north side high" a fine new 8-room house in this choice location fully modern. This is the best bargain on the north side. $18002612 18th av very fine house for money open for inspec tion at any time part modern. $2100No. 3126 16th av, good two family house will rent for $25. commenced and poles are in place as far as Minnehaha creek. This property adjoins Morning aide at the -city limits, on which the surveyors have just completed the- plat- ting into acre and half-acre lots. There are ninety-three of these, and they will be placed on the market at once as in quiries are numerous. 3$t Defective Page HE^MINNEAPOUS JOURNAL. A Page for Home Builders and Investors ia New Firms Incorporated Incorporations for the week in Min neapolis are as follows: Johnson-Van Sant company, general real es tate, capital $100 000. Incorporators, S It. Van Sant, N. Van Sant, James A. Johnson. Deephaven Holding company, general re ps tate, capital, $10 (JOU. Iiuoiporators. H. 7 .Cur ton. James Marshall, F. Fayram. M. I-wraett, W. J. Walker, G. A. Dale, W. C. Burton, W. C. $3900 A beauty, a gem, a home without comparer beautiful pan eled hall and dining room fine sideboard 8 large rooms, all tastefully decorated house 1 year old hot water heat extra fine leaded work oak finish thruout, up and down the home you want and will buv. See it today, No. 3031, or see its counterpart, ex cept it has 10 fine rooms, with some extra fine decorations, and basement closet Spence plant, No. 3029 Emerson av S. Open Sun day p.m. $25O0The best house on Oakland av, 3 years old, No. 3343 Oakland 7 rooms, hardwood finish, open nickeled plumbing, a perfect home, stained roof, fine lot, 50-ft. frontage, and a great bargain. This house will be open Sunday and you must see it if you want a fine home for little money. $3500Near State university, we have one house left, for this price 10 fine rooms, fully modern, laun dry house new and up-to-date lot 43-ft. frontage. This is the best house in this location ever offered for $4,500. Our price, $3,500. 2110 Aldrich av S, must be sold or rented 10 fine rooms, in choice Sunnyside make us an offer house now vacant. 2610 Aldrich, 8 rooms, two years old, all hardwood finish hot wat er- heat submit $4,000. 1960 Sheridan av (Kenwood) con sider $4,500 hot water heat lot, 50x150 two ye"ars old 8 rooms small barn trade for cheaper home. See Our Cheap Lots. Classified Ads in This Issue. .?ss %jKf:tK- fg*ir*TfT'***+^f A SPECIFIC SUGGESTION FOR THE HOME-BUILDER ,iM oncortD -rLOOi PLAH natnal advantages of the city by in dividual efforts. The cost of this house finished as a plastering or interior finish, would be lake cottage is usually finished without I $1,200. r* Edgar, Lucian Swift, Sarah Knight, Mrs. Wil liam Donaldson, T. B. Janney, H. M. Till, C. Jefferson. C. Wyman & Co grain commission capital, $100,000. Incorporators, C. C. Wyman, B. G. Philbrooks, C. I Googins. The Hughes Electric company, capital $100,-O00. Incoi porators, Alexander, E. A. and William V. Hughes. State Bank of Maple Plain, a suburb, capital $10,000. Incorpoiators. J. M. Haven, A. B. Morse, E. J. Cranston. Lawn Mowers and Garden Tools. Pull line, lowest prices. Gardner Hardware Co. Cheap LOTS for Sale $425Garfield av and 34th st, 45x128, above grade, stone vfelk and city water monthly payments. $125Each for twenty lots on Cedar av and 40th st. Monthly payments. $600Pleasant av, between 31st and 32d city water and stone walk 45x127. East front. Easy terms. $55046x127, east front on Grand av, between Lake and 31st st water and stone walk. $65045x127, east front on Harriet, between 31st and 32d fine lot, easy terms. $150088x200. near corner Lake st and Nicollet av. Easy terms. $1000East front on Garfield, be tween 26th and 27th, 46x127, above grade. $600Lyndale av, between 29th and Lake, 40x129 easy terms. $750Nicollet av between 28th and 29th. 45x127. $800Lake st, between Pillsbury and Pleasant avs. 40x90 $1200Pillsbury av, between 27th and 28th, 45x165, all improvements in fine lot and worth $2,500. 2628 Pillsbury av, 8 rooms and modern large east front lot, $4300. 2739 Pillsbitt-y av, 8 rooms and modern large lot, very nice home, $5300- 3200 Irving av, 9 rooms modern, fine corner lot, almost new, $5750. 3300 Second av S, 12 rooms and modern, 2 lots, corner, 90x128 extra nice place, $7500 cost $12,000 almost new the owner leaving city pleased to show It any time. $2850New house, 7 rooms, all mod ern and nice every way lot 40x170 3206 Pleasant av, all ready to move into. $31007 rooms, modern, 3421 Aldrich avenue. $35007 rooms, modern, 3900 Grand av new and very fine place lot 80x 131 easy terms. FRANKP.NIGOLL 1026 Guaranty Building. II Lots In Linden Hills district, each 42x135 feet 1% blocks from car line, west front level, above grade each has from 10 to 15 nice oak trees on. Will be sold sep arate or in a bunch. All convenience of a city and the the beauty of country life. See me at 4316 Park boulevard, near the Harriet loop, Sunday, or at my office 6 Loan* & Trust bldg., iBRODER&t May 20, 1905. uMiiniMiiMiiMiiii-M^Mf-M. TH 1 ^7M ii' proper setting. In order to do this a fence can hardly be dispensed with, an'd fences are receiving thoughtful con sideration from the majority of house builders. An article by Walter H. Kil hamin in the April House and Garden, will be of special interest to the possess ors, actual or prospective, of colonial houses, its title being "Colonial Gate ways and Fences in New England." Mr. Kilham says: Once more the fence has come to the front as an important accessory to the house, and its return to favor will be hailed with delight by all who have the elevation of the public taste at heart. In the good old times more or less do mestic privacy was considered desira ble. Not only was the front lawn dis creetly inclosed in railings or pickets, but the back garden, which in old New England town's often became the very sanctum sanctorum of the feminine de partment of each household, was sur rounded by walls hardly less formidable than those of a Spanish nunnery. Twenty vears ago, mose or less, by the decree of capricious fashion, the colonial fences of New Engian'd came wellnigh being exterminated. The open treatment for grounds surrounding de tached houses came in with a whirlwind of popular favor. I was alleged that a city having open spaces of lawn be tween houses, unbroken even by hedges, expressed a sense of equality and fra ternity and a desire for all to share the pleasure one might feel in his own well-kept grounds or establishment, which was supposed to be latent in the American mind. Only a churl would conceal his gilliflowers and asters be hind impenetrable walls. Village im provement societies preached the cru sade against the fence. And so came in the cannas and begonias, and round ge ranium beds scattered here and there over the open lawns, and one by one the dainty old fences were condemned as unsightly and went their way to the woodpile. Now that the reaction has set in, and once more our grounds are being piotected against stray 'dogs and chil dren, and the old annuals and peren nials are with us again, a rapid glance thru two or three old eastern seaports will serve to remind us, not only of the importance of a fence in giving a sense of privacy, but of its decorative importance and its great value as set ting or frame for the architecture of the house itself. In some of the most beautiful exam ples of colonial architecture in old New England towns, the charm, and in fact the principal motive, lies in the fences so absolutely simple with those grace ful columns and slender rails which give at once an air of distinction to the plainest cf structures. "The ideal garden in New England is enclosed in a high fence, a brick wall or hedge, where the family can enjoy the freedom of outdoor life, or walk among the flowers. The fact is to be regretted that Americans do not live more in their parks and gardens. Breakfast on a vine-covered porch, tea on a terrace, a woman sewing in the gaiden are sights all too scarce in our American civilization, and not only would they add to the picturesqueness of life but to its health and comfort as well." Mr. Kilham then takes up a study of a number of interesting examples of fences from Salem, where scarcely a house lacks one, of Providence,/ Portsmouth and other places. These fences include the picket variety with its finely ornamented posts, which is its distinctive feature, cobweb, iron and chain fences. Mr. Kilham says in conclusion, "The fence and garden can scarcely be considered apart, whether the fence be of the most decorative type or simply a plain wall of boards high enough to shut out* the gaze of the passersby and keep the garden sa cred to those who dwell therein. There is a beautiful illustration of this in the DECORATIVE QUALITY OFFENCES RECOGNIZED Importance as an Accessory Giving Distinction to Otherwise Plain Houses Is Being RealizedFences Furnish an Ef- fective Setting for the House as Well as Secure Privacy, E popularity of the colonial style of building in Minneapo lis has already set a good many owners of new houses to think ing about giving their house the little suburb of Fontenay-aux-roses,near Paris "Le Petit Bois" is the poetic name they give it. I lays no claim to formality just a stretch of green with a few shade trees and some lilac bushes, but here a master lives and works as secluded from the world as a scholar in his study. Dejeuner is served outside, models are posed in plain air and many a chef-d'oeuvre has been the result of work in this quiet garden. All the atmosphere of a real forest seems concentrated within its four walls, and the whole is no larger than many suburban gardens which we see wholly given to the use of the clothes lines and domestic service. The French, who do so many things better, have learned well how to util ize the possessions to the best ad vantage and how to derive real pleas ure from things scarcely heeded by our own countrymen. BY FIRST LOOKING AT TH E PHOTOGRAPHS I N MY OFFICE OF THE DWELLING HOUSES l^Sf- Reception and Living Boom. A reception room that takes the place of a parlor is easier to furnish than the old-time parlor or best room.'' In the reception room the caller in out door costume feels more at ease in quiet-toned surroundings than in white and-gold furnishings that belong more fittingly in a drawing room. In the re ception room any personal ob.iects of family life will naturally be omitted, and due regard paid to furniture that is pleasing in line, pictures that are entertaining in quality, and colors that are tastefully blended. A clock and a mirror should not be omitted in this room, and some photographs or prints on a table, a late magazine or an at tractive book will be welcomed by waiting visitors. The combination of uses to which a living room is put makes it a center of attraction in the home. To go to William Morris for inspiration in its furnishing will give some useful hints about restraint in decoration, book cases with plenty of books, comforta ble chairs, tables of commodious size, vases for flowers, real works of art on the walls, and the fireplace the chief object of all. The Scotch ingrain rug, in texture, design and colors, suits the living room's demand for durability and style. The seats in the living room may be covered with a heavy linen, arras cloth, jute or taffeta. The window hangings may be of a coarse-meshed net. A double student lamp accomplishes a real service, and the fittings of the fireplace, if bought in black iron, will save labor in cleaning. Heliotype prints may be hung on the walls, and a focussing point of interest be made over the mantel with an ivory-toned plaster cast. Brass candlesticks and bowls, pottery of good design and plants in jardinieres of graceful shapes will contribute a charm that can be wrought only with the minor belong ings of a home. A Way to Handle Mattresses. Everyone who has ever made beds must know the exasperation of handling heavy, awkward and nail-splitting mat tresses. If some clothesline is covered with braidthat such as the mattresses are bound with is easily foundand cut into eight-inch lengths, it makes excel lent handles. One of these sewn se curely to each end or side of single mattresses, or two on a double one, ren ders an easy solution of the lifting and turning problems. A Useful Kitchen Settle. A piece of furniture which will be found most useful in a moderate-sized kitchen is a settle with an unusually high back, which swings forward on hinges so as to form a broad table ty, the seat then becoming a convenient shelf beneath. The top of the seat be ing raised like a lid, several divisions are revealed within, where dish towels, cleaning cloths, flatiron holders and kitchen tablecloths and napkins are kept separate and within easv reach. Carey Cement Roofing better than metal or tar and gravel. See W. S. Nott Co., Tel. 376. YOU TIME I offer below, and selecting those that strike your fancy and your purse to go out and inspect. Make special note of the very easy terms upon which you can buy a home. Nicollet av, near 31st, 9 rooms $300 cash, $30 monthly 83450 14th av S, near 9th, 7 rooms $250 cash, $25 monthly S2500 Jefferson st NE, 10 rooms $200 cash, $20 monthly 12000 Third st N, near 10th, large lot, 7 rooms $400 cash, $40 monthly. ..$4000 Second av S, near 17th, 8 rooms $300 cash, $30 monthly $3000 Plymouth av, near Washington, store, 7 rooms above $500 cash, $45 monthly $4800 6th st S, near 10th av, two buildings, large lot $500 cash, $50 monthly $5000 2d av S, near 15th, 9 rooms $400 cash, $35 monthly S3700 Stevens av, near 27th, 7 rooms $300 cash, $25 monthly 82700 4th av S, near 18th, 6 rooms $350 cash, $25 monthly i 13300 Madison st NE, 8 rooms $200 cash, $20 monthly..* J52000 11th av S, near 22d, 9 rooms $300 cash, $25 monthly J13250 Chicago av, near 26th, 7*rooms $250 cash, $25 monthly 12500 13th av S, near 8th, 7 rooms $300 cash, $25 monthly J12700 8th st, near 13th av, 8 rooms $250 cash, $25 monthly $2500 4th av S, near 18th, double house, 12 rooms $300 cash, $40 monthly.$3000 6th av N near 5th, 8 rooms $300 cash, $25 monthly $3000 Chicago av S, near 18th, 75x150 ft., 10 rooms $300 cash, $25 month.$3000 Royalston av, double dwelling $500 cash, $50 monthly $4700 Portland av, 8 rooms $350 cash, $30 monthly $3250 2d av S, 12 rooms $350 cash, $35 monthly $3300 Oakland av, 10 rooms $400 cash, $40 monthly $4200 Oakland av, double dwelling $200 cash, $25 monthly '$2200 Clinton av, 8 rooms, $400 cash, $40 monthly $4100 Blaisdell av, 90x165 8 rooms $400 cash, $35 monthly $3800 2d av S, inside 18th st, 8 rooms $500 cash, $40 monthly $5000 5th av S, 9 rooms $350 cash, $35 monthly $3600 5th st S, 3 dwellings, 7, 6, 3 rooms $400 cash, $45 monthly $4000 Highland av, double dwelling, 18 rooms $600 cash, $60 monthly.. .$6000 University av SE, 15 rooms $700 cash, $50 monthly 87000 Harmon Place, 8 rooms $600 cash, $50 monthly $5500 12th st, near Harmon, 7 rooms $300 cash, $30 monthly $2700 M. 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