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SOME HARMING NORTHEAST T V SUBURBAN UB URBAN HOMES
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PRETTY SUBURBRestful SUBURBS SUBURBSIN
IN THE THENORTHEAST THENORTHEASTRestful NORTHEAST NORTHEASTRestful
Restful Home Places Where WhereTired WhereTired WhereTired
Tired City Toilers Find FindSurcease FindSurcease FindSurcease
Surcease SurceaseRAPID SurceaseRAPID SurceaseRAPID
RAPID GROWTH OF TOWNS TOWNSBreflklaad TOWNSBrHkla TOWNSBreekland
Breflklaad BrHkla d Eckingrtm Ecking m Langdon and andRlverdale andRiverdale
RIverdale Forging Jr ing to the theFraat theFret theFrext
Fret FraatOff FretI FrextOK
I Off tn the northeast of the elty lies liesclustered liesclustered
clustered a number of chaitnhuj eMnn settle settlements MUlemen settlement ¬ I
ments men which from small beginnings have havejtrrown haerown havegrown
grown rown Into villages of good oorl else and andhave andave andhave
have ave added largely to the suburban suburbanpopulation 8uburbanOulatlon suburbanpopulation
population Oulatlon that has built up all sections sectionssurrounding sectionssurrounding eettonsaurroUDdtft
surrounding aurroUDdtft Washington with homes of ofbeauty ofbfauty ofheauty
beauty and al comfort No palatial man mansions manlon8 manatons ¬
sions lon8 or baronial plies of masonry are areamong areamong
among 81 0nK the houses of this section but on onevery oneery onevery
every aid aide are seen the homes hom of t artis artistic arUstic artletic ¬
tic taste and lid sweet sw t simplicity to which whichat whichat hlch hlchat
at the clove of a busy day In the city citythe citythe citythe
the weary toiler hastens with eager de desire d desire ¬
sire to enjoy eftJo the charm of a home homewhere homewhere
where trees and flowers velvet lawns lawnsand laWMand lawnsand
and beautiful surroundings all serve rve to tomake tomake tomake
make one forget the trials and tolls of ofa ofa ofa
a tiresome day dayImproved dayImproved dayImproved
Improved Car Service ServiceIncidentally ServiceTn ServiceIncklentally
Incidentally Tn < iden1ally It may be said Jd that the theweary theweary theweary
weary toiler of that section has untilrecently until untilrecently un til tilrtenU
recently rtenU feeen en seriously Hr1o l handteaped handteapedsith handbPtdith
n sith ith a somewhat deficient decI del ctnt nt car service servicethat wrYlcothat servicethat
that has robbed the suburbanite of much muchof muchof muchof
of the pleasure to be derived from a ahome ahome ahome
home far from the heat and dust of the thecity thecity thecity
city Improvements in rapid transithowever transit transithowever transitowev
however owev r have found him again aln an env envthualasue en enthusiastic n nthusiaaUe ¬
thusiastic advocate of the simple life lifeand liteand lifeand
and a staunch believer that the tbeJty prosper prosperity prosperIt1 ¬
ity of all cities is best t shown by b tho thocharacter thocharacter thecharacter
character of Its suburban improvements improvementsProud Improve improvementsProad nt ntProud
Proud of Their Villages VillagesIt
It were almost alme > > t Invidious to attempt to tosingle toIlngle tofingie
single out as worthy of special mention mentionai menUonallY
ai allY > y one of l the beautiful uUfaI suburbs in that thatdirection thatdirtCtl thatdirectin
direction dirtCtl that are so much a part of the thecharm thecharm thecharm
charm and delight of the Nations atlon Cap Capital Capital Capital ¬
ital as there rushes into memory Bloomingdale Bloom Bloomirgdale Bloomingdale
ingdale Eckington Laugdon Rlverdale RlverdaleUniversity RlverdaletJrdveratty RiverdaleUniversity
University Heights and countless others otherswho otherswho
who each and every one possess some samespecial
sf special < dal ekarm ell a rIP that t at makes to the dweller dw lIer
therein a firm believer in the superiority superiorityof u rlorlty
of his particular section sectionThe HCUcmThe sectionThe
The settlement of Brookland hag hagfrown ha hasgrown < 1 1grown
grown with wonderful success 8UCC and on onUs onIts
Its shady streets are found the pretty prettyhomes pr tt
homes of people who while whll appreciating appreciatingthe
the fact that other o r subdivisions may mayhave ma maha mayhave
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have ha Y8 many man attractions believe Brook Brookland Brookland Brookland
land above and beyond yond all contains the theessence thees5fnee theessence
essence of that happiness which can canonly canonly
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only be found within its pleasing < < con confines confines conlines ¬
fines linesAnd finesAnd finesAnd
And dwellers dweUe in that favored section sectionwill sectionwill etlon etlonwill
will point out the many beauty beaut spots of ofwhich ofwhIch ofwhich
which they feel a worthy pride and andamong andamong andamong
among them several residences of quaint quaintand quaintand quaintand
and attractive design designEmbodies deIIl8nSTORAGE designSTORAGE
STORAGE WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSEOF AEUU8EOF
OF MODERN DESIGN DESIGNEmbediee u uEmbedias
Embodies All the Latest Modern Fea Feature Featuree Featuros ¬
ture turee Used in This Class Classof ClaMof Classof
of Building BuildingThe BuildingThe BuildingThe
The Anderson Dray and Storage St e Com Company CoMpany Coatpany ¬
pany has ha taken out ut a permit altfttt to build a athreestory athreeatory athreestory
threestory and basement ba ment concrete and andbrick 1UMlbrick
i
brick warehouse at South Capitol and r rI i iI
I 11 > streets after plans prepared by byMorris byorr1s byMorris
Morris orr1s Jb d t Clifford architects of Balti Baltimore Baltimore Baitmore ¬
more moreThe moreThe moreThe
The building is designed ttel ed to aocomo aeoomodate aocomodate aocolROdate
date all kinds of storage The doors will willbe willbe in inbe
be subdivided into fireproof nr roof compartments compart compartments eompilrtmenta ¬
ments of various sisea sis s so that each con consignment COftslgnmfftt consignment ¬
signment of goods ooda will have individual individualprotection IncUvtdualJrotecUon individuallrotection
protection The windows throughout throughoutwill throuh throughoutwill ut utill
will ill be automatic metal frames tram and andsash and88Jlh andsash
sash glanced with wire glass All doors doorsthroughout doors1hrou doorsthroughout
throughout 1hrou hout the building will be steelrolling steel steelrolling > > teel teelroiling
rolling doors metal clad The building buildingwill bulldlnKwill buildingwill
will be heated by steam and lighted ll < < hted by byelectricity byelectricity byelectricity
electricity An electric elevator will be beinstalled Denstallfd beInstalled
installed The companys offices will be belocated b blocated belocated
located in the South Capitol street end endof endof endof
of the building buildingThe build buildingThe In InThe
The building bulldlD < < s stte s has a frontage of ofseventythree orseventythree ofseventythree
seventythree feet on South Capitol Capitolstreet Capitolstreet Capitolstreet
street 263 13 feet on D street and ICO feet feeton teeton feeton
on Canal street treet The construction will willbe willbe willbe
be of reenforced reenCoCe4 concrete using the theKahn theKahn theKahn
Kahn long Ion span pan system with brick cur curtain curtaln ¬
taln walls wallsIn waUIn wallsIn
In connection with the warehouse but butentirely butenUrely butentirely
entirely independent will be a stable to toaccomodate toaccomodate toaccomodate
accomodate 125 horses This will have havevitrified hayeItrined havevitrified
vitrified brick floors with a modern
drainage system connected eo ted with 1th the thesewer thesewer thesewer
sewer The stalls will be constructed contractedentirely constructedentirely eoutructedenUrel
entirely enUrel of cement and
steel making a athoroughly athorouchly athoroughly
thoroughly fireproof and sanitary stable stableIt stableIt tabh tabhI
I It will have ample outside light and andventilation andenUlation andventilation
ventilation and also will be provided providedwith providedwith providedwith
with electric e1 trlc exhaust fans and venti ventilator ventilator entl entllKtor ¬
lator shafts with a required capacity eapaeJt to tochange tochaq tochange
change the entire air four times an hour hourThe hourt
t The main feature fe ture of the building will willbe wtube willbe
be the entire absence anee of the use of c wood woodIn woodIn woodin
In any way wayTho wayThe wayThe
The estimated cost of this improve improvement improvement improvement ¬
ment will be i3ti000 36000 000 and it wilt add addanother addanother addanother
another to the new enterprises which whichare whlehare whichare
are rapidly making a Greater Wash Washington Washington ash ashIn ¬
ington ingtonGROWTH In ingtonGROWTH < < ton tonGROWTH
GROWTH OF BUILDING BUILDINGAND BUILDINGAND BUILDINGAND
AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATIONSAt
At the fourteenth annual meeting of ofthe otthe ofthe
the United States League of Local LocalBuilding LocalButJdlng LocalBuilding
Building and Loan Associations held at atCincinnati atCtnoInnatl atClnoinnati
Cincinnati the secretary cr8tary reported that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the assets of the associations in the theUnited theUnited theUnited
United States now amount to S447which CS9S44SS7 CS9S44SS7which SU57 SU57which
which is the largest sum ever held h ld by bythem b btbem bythem
them and U 2f 2toooOOO 000000 more nore ore than theaseeta the theassets th thaeta
assets shown by the report of la last t yea yeaThe year yearThe ear earThe
The total membership in the fi94 6 alsoclations aseo aseoclatlons aseoclt1ons
clatlons for 19 JM < ft is 1WS1S7 an Increase Increaseof Inor llHI llHIof
of a little over 11000 for the year The Thelecelpu Thet Thetecelpts
lecelpu t In ISO 1 190E wer were We 428621200 48621 and the thtJdlsburAemt
disbursements dlsburAemt > ntx JttB7i9872 421718m Earnings in inoreas Inoreasld lnereaswl
oreasld oreas d S fi8nt201 29i2IM H and mortgage loans loansover loan loanover loansover
over 22000000 in excess of 1904 91
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r rImportant
Important Building Permits of Past PastVeek PastVeekI Week WeekTwo
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Two round houses for B 0 R Bi > R 400000Apartment 400000 400000Apartment 400000Apartment
Apartment house 100000
130 F Street Northwest NorthwestEleven NorthwestEleven NorthwestEleven
Eleven twostory brick dwellings 45000
120727 E Street Northeast NortheastBrick NorthcutBrick North seat seatBrick I
Brick storage warehouse 35000South 35000 35000South 35000South
South Capitol and D Streets StreetsSix StreetsSix StreetsSit
Six threestory brick dwellings 30000
131727 1317 27 Harvard Street Northwest NortliwwtMetropolitan N NorthwestMetropolitan orthweatMetropolitM
Metropolitan Club 22000 22000Eepairs 22000Repairs 2 000 000Repairs
Repairs and alterationsOnestory alterations alterationsOnestory alterationsOnestory
Unique Residence of ofAS off ofDEMANO ofEAMIII Dr r Millard J Holmes HolmesNINTH HolmesNINTH HolmesNITll
f Onestory brick electric power house 15000
DEMANO FUR CEMENT CEMENTr NINTH STREET GENTEROF GENTERATIYITY GENTER CENTEROF 442444 Washington Street StreetI StreetGARS
d I 1 1CARS
r P AS BUILDING 1 1P 1e MATERIAL MATERIALThirty OF REALTYAnother REALTY ACTIVITY ACTIVITYAnother GARS TO ENTER C CITY CITYUVER ITV ITVOVER PREDICTS MARVELOUS MARVEL S SEROWfl1OF
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h Thirty Million Barrels Used Last Year Yearas Yearas Yearas Another ABeth r Large Sale of Bvsiaew 8 Pr Prop PNPerty Property p petty OVER HIGHWAY BRIDGE GROWTH EROWfl1OF OF NEW YORK
as Against asoeooe 2SM is coo FifteenYears Fifteen FifteenYears FiftHAYears erty Rtearied OB Busy Thor TMrt Thorostglefare I
Years Age ostglefare t farL
Home of H M Hen MOLD
OLD ELMINGTON ELMINGTONRICH
RICH en IN HISTORY mmFamous HISTORYFanlOUS
Famous Virginia MansionSold Mansion MansionSold 11ansionSold
Sold to New Yorker By ByDistrict ByDIstrict B Y YDistrict
District Broker BrokerBUILT BrokerBUILT BrokerBUILT
BUILT IN COLONIAL TIMES TIMESBroad TIMESBroad TIMESBroad
Broad Acres Surround the Stately StatelyManor StatelyManor StatelyManor
Manor House Facing the theSea theSea theSea
Sea SeaThe SeaTh SeaThe
The Th sale Ie of Klmlneton Elm Ing ton the famous famouscolonial famoutIcolonlal famouscolonial
colonial estate eata te home of Thomas Dixon Dlxonjr DlxoaJr Dixonh
jr at Dixonvale Va to a Now York Yorkbroker YOtkb
b broker ker by Grant Parish realty reaU broker brokerof brOkerof brokerof
of this city recalls the history interestattached interest interestattached Intere t tattached
attached to the old manorElmington manor manorElmington manorElmln8ton
Elmington manor Is i a square brick brickmansion br1ekmansion brickmansion
mansion beautifully situated on a pen peninsula penlaumla penInsula ¬
insula extending Into North river Mob Mobjack MobJack Mobjack
jack bay ba very near Old Point Comfort ComfortVa ComfortVa ComfortVa
Va The place plae Is the Ut subject of the poJular pop popular porular ¬
ular book written by Dixon Life Worh WorhLiving1 WorhLlnng WorthJiving
Jiving who considered It the ideal ideal Id l home homeand houteand homeand
and country countl On the land side there IK IKan fa8A isan
an avenue drive that stretches away awayfrom aayfrom awayfrom
from the gate through slant ant trees for fortwo tortwo fortwo
two mile mil Into Into the th hills on the water waterside waterslde waterside
side it looks majestically out to the theChesapeake theChtsap theChesapeake
Chesapeake Chtsap ake bay and the Atlantic ocean oceana oceana
a sunny green Hn sward of fifteen acres acresIn acresIn acresIn
In front of the mansion runs down to tothe tothe tothe
the waters Itera edge edgeCrown edgeCrown edgeCrown
Crown Grant 200 Years Ago AgoElmington AgoElmlngton AgoElmlngton
Elmlngton is deeply rooted in colonial colonialhistory colonialhbtory colonialhistory
history its broad acres being crown crowngrants elOwnKranUl crowngrants
grants 200 years ago A short
south Is the village of Yorktown the thescerfe theseer theseetfe
scerfe seer e and siege of f Lord Cornwallis on onthe onthe onthe
the York river side stands Roaowell
Page estate tate the most palatial p aUal countryestabl1ilhm9l1t
establishment of the old school In
country near by Is the mectlng mootlngplace mootlngplaceof meetingtpiaceof place placeof
of Capt John Smith and the
Chief Powhatan across cross and hard
is old Willtamsba WUllameburf VUUam bu and ancient James Jamestown Jamestown Jamestown
town all sacred soil I
The mansion house was built buUtbfick j > v vback vback
back In colonial times but was reno renovated ranoated renovated ¬
vated ated sixty years veers ago by Dr Joan Joanser xi xiser 1 1ser
ser Tabb the walls wads being three
thick and three and onehalf
high containing thirtytwo rooms
grand hallway Is twenty feet broad
thirtyfive feet deep In the roar
l magnificent mahogany stairway
gracefully up to the observatory ob enato ry
mahogany mah ga y rails and spindles a lnd1es are th tho thotlne5t
finest handcarved work The
and door sills are of Italian marble
There are four baths pool ga
hSfk heat a den huge open ° Pen fireplaces and andall andall andall
all tho latest city conveniences conveniencesSlaves convenlncesSlaves conveniencesSlaves
Slaves Built Sea WallsHundreds WallsHundreds Walls WallsHundreds
Hundreds of slaves aided skilled work workmen workm workmen ¬
men m n to build the th vast walls on both bothsidea bothshlea bothsides
sides facing the sea seaThe seaThe seaThe
The name of Elmington was given Incolonial incolonial In Incolonial
colonial times from Its giant trees es especially especlaUY especially ¬
pecially the th elms On the lawn are
< arge virgin trees of thirtyseven varie varieties varlpties varfeties
ties The estate embraces 450 acres
agricultural lands and Is nearly sur surrounded surrounded
by salt water
oodward Brookland BrooklandART BrooklandART
ART i1 FOR to R ARTS 1 f fi1 SAKE SAKEIDEA SAKEIUEA SAKEfflEA
IDEA OF NEW THEATER THEATERWealthy THEATERWealtJty TEATRWealthy
Wealthy New Yorkers Building New Newx NewT NewThespian
x Thespian T ian Temple After Euro European Eurepoon Europoan ¬
pean Model ModelCarrere ModelCarrere ModelCatrevs
Carrere I Hastings the architectswho architects architectswho archltootawho
who for several vera I months have been beenworking beenworkln beanworking
working workln < < on the plans tllln of the th naw theater theaterat
at Central Park west Sixtysecond and andSixtythird andSixtythird nd ndSIxtythird
Sixtythird streets New Xe York have havegiven havestven havegiven
given out photographs of the drawings drawingsshowing drawingsIInowtll drawingsshowing
showing IInowtll < < the interior interiorThe InterIorrhe interiorthe
The new house is to take the place placeof
of a national playhouse such as Is subsidised sub subsidised ub ubaldlHd ¬
sidised by European government The Thepromoters Theprmoters Thepromoters
promoters who have subscribed 8ub cnbe41 be between bet between ¬
tween t ween 2000000 and JSOWCOe include includeJohn IncludeJohn includeJohn
John Jacob Astor Charles T Barney BarneyAugust BanleyAUCUAt BarneyAugust
August Belmont William 1C K Vanderbilt Vander Vanderbllt Vanderbtlt
bllt Cornelius Vanderbilt J P Morgan MorganJunes MorganJ
J Junes J Imes Hazen Hyde George G60rJ O J Gould GouldOtto GouldO1tl GouldOtte
Otto H Kahn Ka n Harry Payne Pa n WhitneyHamilton Whitney WhitneyHamilton VhltnyH4mUton
Hamilton MoIC Twombly Twombl and Eliot EliotGregory EliotG EliotGregory
Gregory GregoryThe G GregoryThe lfOry lfOryThe
The mission of the theater will be to toprovide toprovide toprovide
provide the best dramas In the beat beatmanner bestmanner beetmanner
manner regardless re rdle s of cost If the venture ven venture venture ¬
ture makes money well and good If Ifnot trnN ifnot
not the subscribers will stand the loss lossArt lOllsI lossArt
Art not cash IB the slogan sloganThe sloganTie sloganTie
Tie design Is simple with a a leaning leaningtoward loanIngtoward leaningtoward
I toward Italian renaissance The struct structure structure structure ¬
ure will 111 be of light stono 200 feet on onCentral oni onCentral
i Central Park west we t and 225 2 5 feet deepOn deep deepOn deepI
On the main floor there will be a a stone stpnovestibule stonl stonle stonevestibule
I vestibule e tlbule in which the offices will be bolocated beooated belocated
located The foyer directly beyond be ond will willbe willbe willbe
be 160 by M feet The auditorium will willseat w111eat willseat
seat eat 20OO persons and will have only onlyfortysix onlyfortysix onlyfortysix
fortysix boxes one for each subscriber subscriberThese SubsCTlberThe subscriberThese
These The e boxes will be on the first tierand tier tierand tierand
and above them will be the balcony balconyand balconyand balconyand
and gallery and roof garden The Thehouse Thehoule Thehouse
house will open October 1 1908 1003I
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AgeOne AgeOne AgeII
II One of the striking tetur features of indus industrial I Itrial industrial ¬
trial progress PIOgte during recent t years te I the thedevelopment tMI thedevelopment
I devel development Pftlt which hlch has au taken place m mthe I1L I1Lth hathe
the th applications of Portland cement oementFifteen oemeatFifteen cementFifteen
Fifteen years ago XHOOOO barrels ofcement Of Ofcement Ofc
cement c m nt were used In the United States Statesfourfifths Stat Stattourftfthfl Statesfourfifths
fourfifths being Imported In 1M6 more morethan morethan morethan
than JM000W barrels were used nearly nearlyall neariyall nearlyall
all of American manufacture manufactureThe manufactureThe manufactureThe
The first victory won by the new ma material mAlterta1 matertal ¬
terial wsa was ou its lt substitution for block blockstone blookt blockstone
stone t in masonry constructions Then Thenfollowed Tbeftfollowed Thenfollowed
followed a multitude of lesser uses u such sucha suchas uch uchas
as a sewer Hw r pipe tiles fencepoetis tencepo i curbs curbsand curbsand curbsand
and putters uUen piles and ornamental archi architectural architectural architectural ¬
tectural work of every description de crlpUon B Benforced Re Reen Retoreed
enforced en forced with Uh steel rods cement con concrete concete concrete ¬
crete has come rapidly into use in the theconstruction thee theconstruction
construction e of complete buildings and andbridges andbridges andbridge
bridges bridgesAnd bridgesAnd bridgeAnd
And now Portland cement Is invad tavadIng invading InvadIng ¬
ing the field of dwelling construction constructionThis construcUonThl constructionThis
This Thl is fO + o some extent due to the fact factthat factthat factthat
that wood has BO largely increased In Inprice 1nprice
I price thereby forcing builders to look lookfor lookfor lookfor
for sOme other material The Th hollow hollowconcrete hollowconcrlte hollowconcrete
concrete building block properly madand mads madsand mad madand
and used forms an ideal material for forthe torthe forthe
the exterior walls of buildings and this thisreplace thisreplaCf thisreplaces
replace the part which when built of ofwood otwood ofwood
wood most rapidly deteriorates fromexposure from fromexposure tromexposure
exposure to weatherBuildings weather weatherBuildings wetherBull41ngs
Buildings constructed con tructed of hollow con concrete concrete conCrete ¬
crete blocks are r no higher In n first cost costthan costthan 08t 08tthan
than those built of fran tra frame e and arefar areMarle arefarlees arefarlees
lees le jj expensive In repairs They Tho have haveall haveaU haveall
all the advantages of stone and brick brickcoolness brIckcoolness brickcoolness
coolness in summer and warmth in win winter wInter wintor ¬
ter and In respect r llp t of beauty beaut may at atsmall at atsmall atsmall
small cost be made fully equal to those thoseof tboaeof thoseof
of any other materialGEORGETOWN material materialGEORGETOWN materialGEORGETOWN
r
GEORGETOWN TO HAVE HAVENEW HAVENEW HAVENEW
NEW METHODIST CHURCH CHURCHCalvary CHURCHCaIvan CHURCHCalvary
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Churchsituated Church Churchsituated Cburehsituated
situated on Q street between Thirtiethand Thirtieth Thirtiethand Thirtiethand
and Thirtyfirst streets northwest hascommissioned has hascommissioned hascommtSBIoned
commissioned Architect W S Flagler Flaglerto
to prepare plans for a a new church churchbuilding churchbuilding churchbuilding
building which wll be 40 by 100 feet Insize In Insize
size and modern In all Us appointmentsihe appointments appointmentsThe
The cost will m approximate 16000 andthe and andthe andthe
the work will proceed aa a soon as esti estimates ostlmates ¬
mates can be secured s < ured
FINE OLD COLONIAL MANSION
Elmington on Chesapeake Bay Recently Sold to a New York Broker by byGrant bygrant
Grant Parrish
Tbor2fink
ostglefareXntk farLI
r
2fink I t street stroet has au been a storm orM center centerof canterof < < tter tterof
of activity in realty transfers tar a aftrtatefct afrtaltJlat aftrtnight
ftrtatefct past IIUt the latest JatMttla transaction aettoa in inthat latba isthat
that tba t locality being the property at the thenorthwest thenorthwest thenorthwest
northwest corner of H 4ad ad d Ninth Ninthstreets Nlntltstreets Ninthstreet
streets which was u sold through the of office otice offlce ¬
ice of Stone a Fairfax a1rtax Incorporated Incorporatedfor
for the owners OWD n to Bernard Sehtooberg SehtoobergThe 8eh11fThe SchlosbergThe
The lot fronts twentylive feet on H Hstreet Htreet Hstreet
street with 100 feet f fret t on Ninth and is im improved Improved fatproved ¬
proved by a threestory brick store and anddwelling anddwelling
dwelling together tet r with several 1 smallerbulldtQP smallerbuilding smaller smallerbuilding I
building adjoining The price paid is isstated Isatated Isstated
stated at a003 S fq which is I considered cotieredfiliI a afair afair
fair value for property in that thatlocaUty thatlocaUtyThe locality localityThe localityThe
The new De1 owner intends to mate make ex ext axtoasty x xtensiye
tensiye t ftatye Improvements and has u had hadplans badpiau hadplans
plans prepared by A B Mullet uot A Co Corepresenting CoreprCMnUD Corepresenting
representing an outlay ovUa of 10 10Mr 10000Mr 10000 10000Mr
Mr Schktcberg recently sold a valui valuiable valu valuable val ¬ I Iable
able piece of o property on E 11 street be between betWEen between ¬
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets areetsnorthwest streetsnorthwest reets reetsnorthwest
northwest at the time the theater pro project project project ¬
ject on the square luare opposite was con contemplated contemplated contemplated ¬
templated templatedOBJECT templatedOBJECT templatedOBJECT
OBJECT TO SKYSCRAPERS SKYSCRAPERSIN
IN SPRINGFIELD MASS MASSResidents MASSRHidents MASSResilents
Residents of Springfield Mass arc areopposed arcoJtpo arcopposed
opposed oJtpo ed to the erection of an eight eightstorj eiPt5tor eightstory
story 5tor building by the Massachusetts MassachusettsMutual MaallAChuHttaI MassachusettsMutual
I Mutual utual L Lfe > 2fe Insurance T rance Company C mpany on the themain theI themain
I main business thoroughfare thorou hfare of the city cityOther ellyI cityOther
I Other eight anl an i even ninestory buildings build buildings butldIngs ¬
ings on side de streets have ha ve not attracted attractedpasslnx attractedpasslnjit attractedpassing
passing protest The Massachusetts MassachusettsMutual Xassachu MassachusettsMutual etta ettallutual
Mutual building which will be built of ofsteel orsteel ofsteel
steel and concrete acrete erete It is I declared will willovershadow willovershadow willovershadow
overshadow neighboring buildings and andbe andbe andbe
be an architectural monstrosityOne monstrosity monstrosityOne monstrosityOne
One of the strong opponents of the thebuilding thebuilding thebuilding
building is Mayor F W Dickinson Dickinsonowner DItkl1MOhowner Dickinsonowner
owner of the Kenson the highest htghe t build buildIng bulldIn building
Ing In In Springfield Sprln Ield The Kenson Ken on is 1 not notfireproof notI notfireproof
I fireproof and i Is equipped with a a wooden woodenfireescape woodenfireescape < oGden oGdenfiro
firo fireescape fireescapeA Bcapet BcapetA
A canvass of members of the city citycouncil cityi citycouncil
i council shows that any attempt to limit limitthe limitthe limit limittha
the height of buildings in Springfield Springfieldwill SprinKftoldwill Springfieldwill
will be squelched provided that any anyproposed anyproposed anyproposed
proposed ordinance would affect the in insurance insurance insurance ¬
surance companys plans Real estate estatemen oetatElmen estatemen
men welcome the proposed propo ed sky skyscraper ak akscra skyscraper ¬
scraper scraperBUSINESS scra scraperBUSINESS or orr
r BUSINESS PROPERTY PRQPERTYIN i iIN
t IN GEORGETOWN SOLD SOLDiThe SOLDTho SOLDThe
The deed has been placed on record recordwhereby rGCor rGCorwh recordwhereby
whereby wh > reby Grace W p Copley wife of ofCharles ofCharles ofCharles
Charles B Copley conveyed oone ed to Charles CharlesW CharleiJW Charlesw
W and Alice 1C K De Maine the three threestory threestory threestory
story business bualne building 3315 M street streetnorthwest streetnorthw streetnorthwest
northwest northw > st the property occupied for formany formany formany
many years ears by liars lIe ars Cropley Booeler BoeelerOrampton BooelerCrampton BooelerCrampton
Crampton and later by Charles B BCropley BCrople Bt
Cropley t the latter having made an as assignment assignment assignment ¬
signment some months ago agoThe agoThe go goThe
The purchasers will repair the building buildingand buUdlnJand buildingand
and rent It out until they are ready to toremove torCmove toremove
remove their present pro ent business at 307 S07strt M Mstreet Mstreet
street Into the building buildingThe buildIngTho buildingThe
The price paid was 10000 the sale salehaving salehavIng salehaving
having been made by the MillerShoe MillerShoemaker lItUerShoemaker MillerShoemaker ¬
maker Real Estate Company CompanyRENTS CompanyRENTS CompanyRENTS
RENTS PAID IN N NSW W YORK YORKThe YORKrhe YORKThe
The Moss Realty Company owner of oftho oftho ofthe
tho Tiffany building In Union Square Squarehas Squarehls Squarehas
has rented the third loft to I Isaac IsaacCo IsaacCo IsaacCo
Co neckwear dealers for 5150 160000 COO for forten forten forten
ten years
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at Postoffice PostofficeTne PostofficeThe PostofficeThe
The Washington Wa hlnston Arlington and Falls FallsChurch FallaChurch FallsChurch
Church Klectric o u1e road expect to t com complete complete complete ¬
plete the extension of their line over overthe overthe overthe
the new Highway bridge and a 4 to enter enterthe eftterthe eaterthe
the city over the Washington Washln < < ton Alexan Alexandria Alexanhi Alxandn ¬
dria dn hi a and Mt Vernon tracks landing landingpassengers JandlngpaeMnglS landingpassengers
passengers at Twelfth and D streets by byOctober byOctober byOctober
October 1 1The 1Tbe 1The
The extension eteont Gn leaves th the main line In Inthe Inthe inthe
the vicinity of Ballston and when completed com completed completed ¬
pleted will ill be a great advantage to the themany th thMany themany
many residents along the road who whowill whowill
will 111 be enabled to reach the center een ter of ofth oftbe ofthe
the th city without the necessity n lty of taking takinganother takinganother takinganother
another line of cars The line running runningto runnlntt
to the Aqueduct Aqued ct bridge will be con continued conttn conttnuel ¬
tinued ttn as usual and with two branches branchesleading branchesleading branchesleading
leading to the city ell the rapid building up upof upof upof
of that section which is already 1111811 popular popularwith popularwith popularwith
with a large rge number of Washingtonians Washlngtonlanswill VashlngtonJnswill
will tale on a a new impetus impetusATLANTA imnetusATLANTA impetusATLANTA
ATLANTA REALTY RIVALS RIVALSWASHINGTON RIVALSWASHINGTON RIVALSWASHINGTON
WASHINGTON VALUES VALUESUnusual VALUESUnusual VALUESUnusual
Unusual activity in Atlanta Ga real realestate realeetate realestate
estate continues especially in central centralproperty centralproperty tral tralJIOperty
property The last important ImJ > Ortant sale is isthat Sttthat Isthat
that of the northwest corner COI r of Broad Broadand Broadand Broadand
and Alabama streets for 74000 the price pricebeing uricebeing pricebeing
being at the rate of U4 2 40 per front foot footThis5 tootTh footThL
This5 Th represents repre Mta a lot thirty feet front frontand frontand frontand
and assuming a depth of 100 feet feetbrings feetbrings feetbrings
brings the price around 25 per square squarefoot squarefoot squarefoot
foot or fully fu Iy equal to values In the thecentral thecentral thecentral
central portion pOr on of this city citySOUTHERN clt cltSOUTHERN citySOUTHERN
SOUTHERN LAND VALUES VALUESTREMENDOUSLY VALUESTREMENDOUSLY VALUESTREMENDOUSLY
TREMENDOUSLY INCREASED INCREASEDAseessod INCREASEQ INCREASEQJHtesoo INCREASEDAssessoo
Aseessod values of property in the theSouth theSouth theSouth
South this rear says the Manufacturers ManufacturersRecord ManufacturersRecord ManufacturersRecord
Record arc ar llkoly to show an Increase Increaseover Incre1Seoyer increaseover
over those of last year ear of at least half halfa
a billion d dUArt liars judging from facts In InTexas InTexlUl inTexas
Texas Goo Georgia gla Louisiana and Tennes Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee ¬
see which would Indicate an Increase Increasein
in true values of at least Sl2 1260000000 OtOOOOO
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To Have a Population of Eight cht Million MillionSouls MillionS0t11s MillionSouls
Souls in Next Fifteen FifteenGreater FifteenYears FifteenYears
Years YearsI YearsGrter YearsGreater
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Greater New York according to the thaRev theR theRev
Rev R Walter raUv Laidiaw the statistician statisticianwho statisticianwho statlatlcianwho
who is In charge of the researches f itha fthe fthe
the New York Federation Fecl n1ti n of Churches Churcheswill Churches1U Churcheswill
will 1U have ha a population of 8000000 of ofInhabitants ofInhabitants ofinhabitants
Inhabitants In 121 This he says 8AY will willbe willbe winbe
be known as the Greatest New N w York YorkThe YorkThe YorkThe
The annual increase of population of ofNew cfNew t tew
New ew York city elt proper from 100 to 1 111 111UIID 1was J Jwas
was 115421 This Th Is an increase greater greaterthan grpaitthan greaserthan
than that of any 1m other city of the United UnitedStates lnlt tnitedMates d dstat
States stat B with the exception of Philadel Philadelphia PhiladelphIa Philadelphia ¬
phia and Chicago In the same flvi flviyears 1h 1hears ftvyears
years ears the growth of New York city was wasJW wasSnTi
SnTi 9 JW > i1l1t i76i ere which is equivalent lva1ent to sx sixcities sxcities sxcities
cities the size of Pittsburj PittsburgThe PittsburjThe P1ttltbu1The
The Greatest New York la calculated calculatedto
to embrace all the territory within a aradius doradius a aradius
radius of nineteen miles of the city cityhall llt llthan cltthall
hall and will 111 include many of the th thJerse NA NAJersey Sew SewJersey >
Jersey Jerse suburb suburbDWELLINGS suburbDWELLINGS suburbsDWELLINGS
DWELLINGS DWELLINGS IN NORTHEAST NORTHEASTBARELY NORTHEASTBARELY NORTHEASTBARELY
BARELY SUPPLY DEMAND DEMANDLottie DEMANDLottie DEMANDLottie
Lottie L I Burn will build eleven two twostory twoatory twostory
story brick dwellings at 127 to 124 1241 E Estreet Estreet Estreet
street northeast north t after plans plan prepared preparedby preparedby reP3reJby
by C T Rose architect Ten of the thehouses thehouses thehouses
houses will be built in a row while the theother theother theother
other Is Intended to be detached and to tobe tube tobe
be somewhat more elaborate The en entire entire n nUre ¬
tire cost will be 46609 8OQ This section of ofthe otthe ofthe
the city Is rapidly building up with wIthneat a aneat aneat
neat class of dwellings but the supply supplyhardly 8u supplyhardly lIy lIyhardly
hardly keeps pace with the increasing Increasinttdemand
demandNEW demand demandNEW demandNEW
NEW APARTMENT AP RTMENT HOUSE HOUSEIN HOUSEIN HOUSEIN
IN LITTLE ITALY SECTION SECTIONA
A building permit has been taken out outby outby outby
by Alonzo O Bliss for the erection of ofa orfiestory
a fivestory brick apartment house at
130 First street northwest in that sec section stCUon seetion ¬
tion generally designated as little littleJttly littleJUlI T Ittlejilt
Jttly JUlI JUlIThe jilt y
The architect Is A Goenner and the theestimated theestimated theestimated
estimated cost Is stated at 100000
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