The Detroit times. [volume], April 16, 1917, NOON, Page PAGE 5, Image 5

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MONDAY, APRIL 14. 1917,
TCLASS IN
REALESTATE
PROVES APT
Course Is Now Regu
tarly Installed in
Detroit
LARGE NUMBER TO
COMPLETE STUDY
Many Cities Follow
Plan Adopted
Here
In 1912 thru the efforts of a apo
dal oonmittw of the Detroit Real
batata Board, chairman of which
was C. M Harmon who also waa a
director of the Detroit Y. M. C. A.,
tha latter organisation added to Ita
studies a 24 week*’ course In real
estate.
This first course waa under the
supervision of la»ster B. Wise and
a part of the program waa a eerlea
of 24 weekly lectures by leading lo
cal real estate operators and bun!
neat men on subjects relating to
real estate and relative businesses
This venture has since developed
into one of the chief activities of
ihe (letroit Ileal Kstate Board and
the Y M C. A, The original plan
has been muih elaborated and im
proved upon
The sixth course of study under
this plan la about to close for this
season there being but one more
leason
•'The Detroit Real Estate Board
wa*< undoubtedly the pioneer in this
work which has grown until it ia
not only of city and state wide in
terest but many cities thruout the
countrv have adopted the idea.”
says Harry T Clough, secretary of
the board, "The National Associa
tion of Real Estate Boards Is now
cam ing a committee on education
which is endeavoring to gel univer
sities to adopt ihc plan
“One of tbe factors which has
helped in the local work is the co
operation accorded by Detroit news
papers It is well known that too
little is known by the average per
son regarding real property All
lectures under the local plan jjf
study are given by the most able
men in the Detroit Real Batate
Board and who are looked upon as
authorities In jhetr particular lines
“This class this year has probably
been the best ever enrolled The
membership is not aulte so large as
one former class hut the number of
students who will complete the
course is the greatest ever recorded
bv the managers
Two years ago improved text mat
ter was added to the work and the
atudent now carries a regular
amount of text work in addition to
the lectures. This text matter cov
ers the fundamentals of real estate,
law and agency. This year, for the
first ttme. there has also been added
the feature of a number of special
sessions in the study of salesman
ship and general business
Rome of the other cities which
are following I>etroit's lead in this
work are Columbus, Ohio, which
is using the local plan practically in
full; Pittsburgh. Seattle and Minne
apolis.
The eptlie work is having a mark
ed tendency to (ause people to
think of the real estate business
from the true light and to begin to
appreciate that strong interests are
at work to develop a high standard
of ethics and service in connection
with It.
Four of the Finest
Each year many thousands of visitors- sometimes hun
dreds in one day—are ushered through the spotlessly
clean modem factories of the Postum Cereal Company,
and are made acquainted, through the famous “open
door” policy, with the methods used in producing
Postum .... Instant Postum
Grape Nuts and Post Toasties
No other food is quite so fine for building brain and
brawn as Grape-Nuts. No other drink quite so excel
lent for the relief of harassed “coffee nerves” as
Postum. No other cereal breakfast food quite so de
licious and satisfying as Post Toasties.
The trip through the plant is interesting. You are
invited to take it when you come to Battle Creek. It
conveys an idea of the immensity of the pure-food
movement.
Competent guides are always in attendance.
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EXHEDRA BUILDING
Frank Potter. Jr., of Itetroit, originator of the plans for the Exhedra
building, has worked on Its details for fixe years. He says that figures will
prove that this structure is practical and that. Detroit is big enough to sup
port :t .
57-Story Building, Largest, Tallest
And Most Complete Structure in
The World Planned for Detroit
For. several years a man whose
shaggy Van Dyke heard and g*-n
• i* l •; < ir;< n< < in g‘-' t.« >’
you to mistake him for an artist,
has been nursing a dream in ar« bt
lecture that has no comparison ex
cept in the ancient history of the
Athenian era
It Is a 57 story building of Gothic
architecture, taller than the famous
Woolworth building of New York,
and designed to house a romblna
tion of units so elaborate as to ex
cite doubt as to the praeticabilit)
of the undertaking
The building is planned for De
troit,
It Is to be known as the Exh*-dra
1 ullding
Its originator is Frank F’otter.
Jr. with offices in the Equity build
ing.
It will cost 120,000.'h00 to make
the building an actuality. The fi
nancing of I lie proposition. Mr. Pot
ter says, has practically been pro
vided for A holding company cap
italised at $250,000 has already
been organised, he asserts
The Exhedra building, would be
*■»* feet tall as against the Wool
worth building's 789 feet. The main
t>art of . the building. whh*h would
occupy practically an entire block
620x330 feet, would constat of 34)
floors while the tower would com
prise .27 stories.
The <• ntral portion of the building
from the fourth floor up is for of
fices. The outer portion from th*
fourth fliHir to the thirtieth would
rompr-e hotel accommodations of
1,782 rooms.
The building Is apportioned ac
cording to the plans as follows:
Full basement. r»<»4 booths tor Made
n l-etroit exhibit* all of which have
b* • n contracted for; sub-t'isement;
i:»0 bowling alleys and a swimming
pool capable of accommodating 500
persons. first floor, one-quarter
mile race track and shop#- in the
corridor-. s* ennd floor, main
foyer of hotel with the largest and
most I leant if ul hall room In the
world; largest banquet hall In the
world; 12 small banquet halls, two
convention halls seating from 1,000
to 2,000 persons; hospital for sick
DETROIT TIMES
persona in the building; police ate
tion; poatofllce; telegraph oAce.
preas office for newspaper men with
wires running to newspaper offices
third floor, convention hall seating
30,000 persons with a glass roof ao
constructed as to make speakers
plainly audible la the remotest cor
ner of the hall, stage gallary over
stage with accorumodattona for a
chorus of 500, orchestra and a pipe
organ
The hotel begins with the fourth
floor and of the 27 floors each with
15»# rooms, 22 would be rooms with
bath at rates of $1 to $1.60 The
other five floors would be from $3
to $5 a day.
The plans call for 750 office suites
in the main structure each with a
jeception room
In the lower part of the building
the plans specify a bank, laundry
and many other atores which would
enable a tenant to obtain numerous
necessities without leaving the
building, says Mr. Potter.
The bußdiog would have SO ele
vators.
Mr. Potter has worked out the
details of the building from an In
vestment standpoint, and says he
can show in black and white that
this mammoth structure can be
made to pay handsome returns. He
does not think It too big for Do
iroit. He has spent five years In
working out the plans for the un
dertaking In that time, he saya,
lie ha* studied many books on archi
tecture and has consulted the big
gest experts In the country. He
has spent a small fortune out of his
own pockotsll perfecting the plans,
and has held options on six sites in
he declares He is a grad
uate of two universities, and has
four degrees.
He denied that his project ii a
dream
“It Is merely a combination of
units under one roof.’* he saya. “and
la Just aa practical as a department
store."
Fred Swlrsky, of Detroit, Is the
architect and Vernon J. Price, of
Duluth, Is the engineer.
REALTY FIRM
BOOSTS CAPITAL
Leinbach-Humphrey Company
Increases Stock To
SIOO,OOO
The Leinbach Humphrey company
bus ii-creased Its capital stock to
? IOO.OmO.
“After doing more than a $2,-
business in 1915, we found
«t desirable to increase the site of
our corporstlon," said Harry B
!.« inbach. president of the company.
Our business has grown so rapid
lv that at the end of one year's
business, we established flve branch
offices to take care of our clients
in the outlying districts. Our night
school course has closed after a
very successful series of lessons.
Fifty men took advantage of ft. At
the conclusion man.'- jjeff ~ *
ganlxattoa."
“Too little time has been given
to thoroly teaching men the real
«state business. We are planning
two courses of 12 weeks* each, to
tnen contemplating entering the real
estate business regarjiJees of the
teal estate firm they Intend to con
nect with. - *
“March was the beat month we
have had In the last nine. Every
tntng looks exceptionally good for
April."
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Oldsmar, Attractive Little City
On Tampa Bay, Is Molded
Out of Virgin Florida Forest
Out of the virgin format on Tam
pa bav, Florida. R. K. Old*, motor
car manufacturer of lainsing. some
month* ago began to build a city.
Where towering pine* once moaned
in the aoft, balmy aalt breesc* from
the bay there are now homes, farms
and winter resort hotel —the latter
a stucco, screened structure of
untuue design and eatensire accora
mod at ions
Oldsmar la the name of this hud
ding little city It is 15 miles from
the famous winter resort of Tampa
one of the fastest growing cities in
the south There are nearly 40,(K>0
acres id the tract of which it is a
part and which is being improved
by the Reoldft Parma company of
lainstng, Mich . and Oldsmar.
Mr. Olds is president of the com
pany and Fred L. Cook, of Glass.
Cook A Atkinson, real estate deal
era of Detroit, Is vice-president and
treasurer,
Mr. Cook graduated from the
firm, and has always maintained
an Interest Id rural property gnd
development. With Mr. Olds he
owns a 500-acre tract of land on
Qroase Isle. Here they raise some
of the finest thorobred livestock in
the country. A number of horses
have been shipped from here
to Oldsmar where they have been
used In plowing and clearing the
land.
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
BY HARRY T. CLOUGH.
Csacutiva Secretary. Detroit Real Estate Beard.
V.'ar conditions have hsd a stimulating effect upon business on the
Pacifli coast. While prevlouslv business had been und»;i depression,
real estate, however, has steadfe-dlv maintained Its value* -
Detroit will be called upon 10 produce more for the country than
many of the Pacific coast cities combined Western real < -.tate was
sold In many Instances at inflated prices Detroit real ha been
sold upon a strict "supply and demand" basis
With Detroit's general business and industrial sltua’ion benefited by
the present state of affairs it is ea«v to perceive why re ,| eWs’e Will
reflec tnese same beneficial effects I bel:« r that Detroit real e«t;.te
is now and will continue to be a good and sa.e tn\e«inien‘
BUILDING
IS SHOWING
RIG 6AIR
Housing Facilities
Show Increase
Over 1916
EMBARGOES SLOW
UP EARLY WORK
Permits Less, But Ac
commodations Are
Greater
“Home construction work in De
troit is breaking all recorda," save
K. Z Wroblew*ki, statistical author
R) in the city department of build
ing»
‘Tkiring the past three months
permits have been issued for dwell
ings that will hou-e several hun
dred people In excess of the figures
covering the corresponding period
last year.
"The number of permits issued
for residence const: net lon work In
th< past quarter total 1,139 tt
against 1.253 for the same period
in 1915 This decrease is account
ed for by the that freight em
bargoes And other similar obstacles
were placed in the way of in
creased construction work during
this spring East vesr building ac
llvttles were in fill swing. From
present indications, however, this
loss will soon be offset In the num
ber of permits which will be ap
[died for
Valuations for the first three
months of the present year, how
ever, exceed 1916 figures by $617.-
425. This is an indication of an im
proved class of architecture in the
1“17 work
Dwellings for which permlta were
issued from Jan 1 to April 1, will
house approximately 122 more faml
lies than did the awellings repre
rented by permits Issued In tli«
ratne period 'ast year. There have
teen more large apartment houses
erected this year.
A great many home building pro
jects were delayed during the early
part of the present season, and fee
that reason the past few weeks hav*
hren unusually active In the build
ing line.
Business recorded in the depart
ment of buildings since the first of
the year, for exclusively residence
bi.tiding, has been as follows: One
family dwellings, permlje 495. valua
tion $1.266 025; number families
housed, 495. twofsmlly dwellings,
terrain 460. valuations $1,837,750,
.. .caber families housed 920. apart
ments. permits 183. valuations $3.-
045.200. number families housed
1.373.
An eight story warehouse, a flv«-
story foundry building, and a fair
number of apartments and rest
dences were Among the new work
coming from the offices of the archi
tects during the week, according to
the report of the nullders A Trad
ers' exchange The list also in
eluded a two-story shop, office and
dance hall-audltorlum. to be erected
In the central part of the city.
Oldsmar Is the business center of
the farming country owned by the
Reolds company. l>rainage is being
undertaken on an elaborate scale,
and It is the intention of the com
pany to establish s creamery, pa'k
ing house and stockyards at Olds
mar where direct shipments in car
load lots ma > be made. Facilities
are also being provided for the fast
shipment of fresh vegetables and
farm products.
Waterworks, electric lights, pav
Ing and other improvements sre
now being rushed to completion
‘The Rr-olds farms company etn
< epe|y believes * says Mr. Oook
"that in making it possible for those
seekinv a southern home to com
bin® the poultry and livestock busi
ness with truck and citrus fruit
raising, backed by ample capital
and a Ihoro organisation, if will ren
der many families contented and
happy as well a* bringing an area
of wild lands into a high state of
cultivation.
“In Florida where there Is 12
months' growth there is no reason
why the most unpromising place
should not be made a thing of beau
tv, and the wonderful effects pro
duced In many places in Florida
which were not overly favored by
nature show clearly what can be
done bv assisting nature by IntelU
gent effort.”
TO AID FAMILIES
OF HIS SALESMEN
WHO GO TO FRONT
At lh« r»|\il»r luncheon H
the B. F. Stephen,on real mutate
»>*le* for©#. Mr. Stephenson an
pounced that If there «fr« any of
hi* salesmen who a lahed to ©nliat
>n th© cause against Germany. L*
would personally *©e that th*-,
fa mill©* mere properly cared for
while they were In nerviee
Other real eatate operator* are
©aperted to make similar announce
ment*.
A number of speaker* address*.!
the meeting (akin* up the sublest*
of aaleamanahlp and outlining 'he
< xtenalona of the mater inaina into
Stephenson aubdiviaion*.
FARM LAND IN
CITY IS SOLD
! Part of Property Bought For
SBOO and Settled In 1803
Sold For $40,000
9amuet Plotkin. Lwirott apartment
builder has purchased a alte for a
'•4 family apartment building on
Fourih-ave, between Kirby and
Ferry-area . at a price aald to 1m
in the neighborhood of |40,00v.
The land waa formerly owned by
Henry Minuter and wife who bought
M sttN in 186. X Detroit was then
only built up aa far north aa Adame
me. The Mlnatara cleared the land
rs timber and bare aince fanned It.
Only recently did they decide to put
i’P the plow and aell part of 'ho
pioperty. Few Detroiter* have been
nware that a farm haa been under
cultivation only two and onwbalf
rr.llea from the city hall.
The Plotkin apartment hotiao will
he the first of any alae to be con-
Mructed on F'ourth-ave. Real eata’e
men believe that thia Indicate* the
*1 read of the apartment hou*e dl*
t©ict we*t from Woodward-ave.
The deal vu negotiated thru
Raymond J. Glllett. of the Hannan
Heal Estate exchange.
JUDSON BRADWAY
ADDS FIVE MEN
TO SALES FORCE
On account of the continued in
creased *ale* In the *ubdlv|*ion dm
partment of the Judnon Bvadwiy
company, since the new property cn
the Six Mile rd east of Woodward
five., and In North Detroit, m-a* put
on the market, five more salesmen
have been added to the *ales force,
and John C. Humphries has been
appointed superintendent of one of
the department*. He ha* been con
netted with thi* office a* a sales
man for both Detroit and Pont Ur
subdivisions for nearly two year*,
and hia total sales for 1916 were
the hlgheat In the office. Mr.
Humphries. bv square dealing and
t v fair representation of the pro©
eny he aell*. ha* built up a good
clientele, and hi* *ucce** in his
new work seem* already aaaured
FLINT BUILDERS
WILL ADOPT
DETROIT IDEAS
About 60 members of the Flint
Builders A Traders' Exchange came
to Ikeirolt during the week in a
special interurban car, and inspect
rd the permanent building exposi
tion of the Detroit exrhange. The
institution in Flint numbers about
126 members The officer* gathered
many Interesting Idea* here and
said they intended to incorporate
most of them in the new Flint ex
change.
In addition to the inspection of
the exposition, considerable busi
ness was transacted between the
Flint ©oni rar tors and the Detroit
exhibitors, many of whom were in
f heir space*, at th# lime of the In
erection.
The trial of ff C. Sima, one of
the members of the Arkansas sen
ate recently expelled after they had
been Indicted on charge* of having
accepted bribe*, is scheduled to be
gin today at Little Rock,
Enameled surface* are smooth,
hard, non-absorbent and sanitaiy.
Dust, dirt, smoke and grease do not
cling to enameled kitchen
walls. They may be easily
kept clean, fresh, and inviting
by wiping with a damp cloth.
Acme Quality Enamels pro
duce genuine enameled fin-
Ask rour d*al#»r for a copy of th* Arm* Quality Painting Guido Hook It will hr
you to decide how to finish shabbv *urfacea about tha bom*.
Some Detroit Dwatera Who Sell Acme Quality Pamta and Plmahef
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Central Paint and Varnish Company, City Distributor*, 3€ Cadillac Square.
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W. C. PIPER
BUYS BIG
PROPERTY
Purchases 140 Acres on
Van Dyke, Near
Car Line
WILL PLAT AND
. IMPROVE TRACT
Organizes Van Dyke
Avenue Farms
Company
I Walter C. Piper ha* bought 140
I acres of land froaUug about a mile
lon the cast side of Van Dyke-ave.
and the car Hue near the Nine Mile
'rd at a purchase price of approx
inia’el) $l5O. Ofiu The purchase*
were made from four different omn
er* as folium* Forty acre* from
Alfred R Peters, northeast corner
Nan Dyke-ave. and Nine Mile rd.;
46 a« res from Jennie Van Dmmme.
southeast corner Van Dyke-ave. and
Nine Mlle-rd . 27 acre* from Noah
O roes beck, facing Van Dyke-ave..
and 19 acres adjoining on south
from John Strieker.
He has Incorporated anew im
provement company for the purpose
of developing this property, to be
known as the Van l>yke ave. Farms
company, of which the following
are th# officers President, Walter
C. Piper; vice president, Ralph W.
Hlmnions; secretary. Hugo J.
He**©; treasurer. Frank 8 Piper.
It i* planned to Install a com
plete water system, cement side
walks, trees, etc. The lot* will be
platted with at least an sb-foot front
age. in order that there will be auf
fleient ground for gardening.
WHEAT PRIDES
STILL HIEHER
CHICAGO. April 16. Sharply
blither price* in all pita, with scar
city of offering*. fea*"©ed the mar*
ket Satttrdar Demand for cash wheat
-a most urgent and reporta of ralrs
over the wheat belt failed to offset
the bullishness Induced by th©
shortage and high price* In cm-h
grains.
May wheat opened up 2 1 4c and
iMer gained 1 l-2c. closing at $2 21
July opened down 14c* later ad
vancing three to |T.»2. the dosing
figure. September opened up l-2c
and advanced 7-*c to the close ft
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Corn showed strength
were extremely light. May opened
up lc. later gaining l-2c. closing at
tl 31. July opened up l-4c. and
later gained 1 1 2e. closing at
ll 36 14 September opened up 1 *C.
subsequently gaining 1 1-lc cloelng
a« $1.30 3 8
Oat* haff a strong undertone, fol
lowing the major grains In the ad
vance. May opened up l-4c. later
advancing 1 2c to closing figures .if
66c. July opened up 1-4© and closed
nt 64 l-2c. a gain of l-2c. September
opened unchanged but advanced
l-2c to 67 3 8c
HOME BUILDERS
MOVE TO LARGER
QUARTERS
Owing to Increasing bualnea* ex
pansion. the Detroit and Northern
Michigan Building A Ix>an aasoria
tlon. of which K V Haymaker la
the T»efrolt manager. Saturday mov
ed Into the offices formerly occu
pied bv the Detroit City Gas com
panv In the Empire building, Wash
ington blvd and Clifford at
*an Antonio a annual fiesta and
I carnival In celebration of the an
! nlveraary of the battle of San Jacln
i to la to open today and will con
1 tlnue thru the week.
Enamel the Kitchen Walls
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ishes. They are easily applied and
are inexpensive.
Any dealer in Acme Quality Paints
31ST Tl IETF* !
siiijtiivi
Busmen* MawWtfl
Oftewra of tbs Thirty ftrat MMkl- 1
g*n regiment and several proailMßt
business men are planting to Mffcff
ts at regiment the beat ©quipped MM '
•n the United State* aa regaurii 8«
motor outfit Flans are worn under j
w *y to provide the reginaeot
motor vehicle* of various klhdo tfj
s co*' of tloo.ooo. Automobile* v.
every character are to be purchased
for thia regiment from smalt rw* v
about* to heavily armored gun OAF* .
rug©* The Thirty-Brat demouetTPl
e<l during Its recent trip to tlkg
Mexican border thnt n motor ij
mounted machine gun la mwi
i vailable than one drawn by horse* J
or by men and 11 la the purpose of
the regiment to u*e motura on all
it* vehicle*
To finance this ambitions plan
th* regiment will need at leant
SIOO,OOO. Os this sum a group ol
business men have already contrth
uied S6O 000. Several other* hay*
tentatively agreed lo furnish snip*
nubile*. One big truck, the gift of
<h« Owen A Graham company, hap
already been received.
The Saxon Motor Car company !p
encouraging its employes to enlist
in the army or nary, by assuring
thv men that they will be given
financial assistance while ihey ere
away, that their position* will bo
held open for them and that they
will participate In any profit shar- ■
In* plan or honuaea that might be
put into effect In their absence.
Those employes who have had eea
faring expedience and who enlist
In the navy will be paid the differ
ence between the government pay
ard the wage* they are now receiv
ing by the company.
Plan* are being formulated for
the establishment of a troop of state
constabulary of 300 men to operate
In Michigan during the war Roy
C. Vandercook and several military
men are arranging the details. It
I* planned lo pay men for this set*
nee S6O a month and a rat foe al
lowance. Only men who have had
experience wilt be accepted The
troop will be mounted and Its duty
will be to prevent group* or organ
ization* antagonistic to the gov
ernment performing any unfriendly
act.
Police Commissioner Couxena has
announced that member* of the pav . J
Hr* department desiring lo enlist
may make application direct to hrm
for leave* of absence. He say* he
will not make a blanket ruling cov
ering the situation, but win eon
alder each case separately
About 300 men and women at
tended a meeting Friday night ta
the Board of Commerce te revive
interest In the Aero Club of Michi
gan. Douglas Wardrop. editor of
Aerial Age waa the chief speaker.
He suggested that Detroit should be
the home of the aeroplane as It Is
now of the automobile. He out
lined thf use* that the alrtranft
could be put to in warfare Roy IX'
Chapin and Abner E. learned alee
made addresses In which they
offered the aid of the club to the
government In every way that tt
could help
GOMPERS WOULD
TRY VOLUNTEERS
WASHINGTON. April If- Labor
registered a vigorous protest against
©onecrlption without first trying out
the volunteer system in the house
committee hearing Baturday. a letter
frem Bamuel Gompers featuring the
virulent opposition.
stand* firmly by the vol
untary principle.” tamper** letter
said "We know that only under
vcltmtarv Institution* can the na
tion mobilise good will Good will
1* essential to enthusiastic and es-,
fectlve united action."
Gompers* letter, which was reed
b* Orant Hamilton of the American
Federation of lAbor, declared the
voluntary system had not been
piven a real -effective and concht
siv e test "
The organl*©d labor movement’*
it said, ' has alwav* been fund amen
; tally opposed to compulsion. '*
and Finishes will be glad to
show you how you can secure
genuine enameled surfaces on
your pantry and cupboard
shelves, your refrigerator,
kitchen cabinet, or any sur
face about your home.
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