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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1900)
30 ACTIVITY IN OHAIIA REALTY )ENVER EVENING POS THE OMAHA DAILY Tl.EE: Sl'NDAY, APIUL 212, 15)00. Why . . Real EsUta Man Generally Deolara Tint BotUr Dajg Are Hue. DENVER, COLORADO, 3TBIDAX, FEBRUARY 9, 1900. QUICKENING DEMAND EVERYWHERE NOTED nnrpinn Montr MreWlttK In vrnttnrnt mr Aeeoiiinioilntlnn of Homo Dnllil. era mill llomcnrrlor U'lirrc It Will Yield Ilcnt Itctuni. Inquiry araonjc the leading real estate dealers of Omaha discloses a trulv nurnrU- l rna-labl stato of optimism arnotiR tnem na to the Immediate future. It In the Renoral sentiment of dealers that there has been a Rradual and considerable quickening of trade In Omaha durln? notably tto slnco the opening of spring. Just now most of them aro busier than they havo. been In years. The concensus of expert opinion la that umana in growing materially In population, -which fact Is evidenced by tho active- de- mana ror roslilcnco properties, both for purehaso and rental. The demand la mak ing Omaha property good dividend-paying property, and an money has accumulated In tho hands of tho nconln during th r.,n from the late depression, Interest rate huvo one down. Thceo with capital ore discov ering that good tenement property yields ociier returns than almost any other In- vwtmcnt In sight. There has been no gon ernl recovery from tho depression In nron- erty values. Omaha property Is lower, It 1m asserted, than It has ever been before stneo Omaha becamo a city, and lower than It Is ever In reason likely to bo aealn. ! hn. touched bedrock nnd any futuro chango must .w un anvanco. Tlicwo conditions huvo begun "no lucmsoives uistlnctly felt. Tho con- ucuiu cAioinig among inoso who aro best qualified to Judge of the hcnlthfulness of local conditions Ih really surprising. How far this sentiment prevails may fco Judged from tho optlmlutlc expressions quoted hero: j iA. P. Tukoy I have been In biMlnnm in Omaha nearly twenty years, and I nover sold half aa many mimes In the oamo tlrao as I vo Bold slnco March t last. I havo In that tlmo sold flftysoven house and loin lo ns many someseokors. The Indication are that thero will be nioro homes bought l.i Omaha In the next year or two by men of moderate means man ever before. There Is no tiucs- 4lnn .l.nt nU. ..!... i . . ". uuiuiu uunio-owncrs maKe lietter citizens and bettor cities. . C. Peters Trade Is bettor this spring than It has been and tho prospects look very good considerable more call and quite a. uuuiucr 01 sales. Hume, Are Wlint InU'iuHpiI. jonn a. Knox of Payne-Knox no. Our experience Is that thore has been a steady u.iirovomeni in mo demand for smaller Im proved reaiaonco proportlcs nnd medium priced, won located vacant lota. It began with tho opening of Bprlng and has held up steadily. Our sales havo been In lower priced homes, ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 for Improved properties. William O. Shrlvcr of Wyman, Shrlvcr & o. c una the trade very good at present. more is iois or inquiry, especially for cer tain classes of real estate. Wo have made many sales lately, and I look for tho activity to sustain a steady Increase. Oeorge N. Hicks There is n fair demand for first-class resldcnco property, low-prlcbd cottagos and Inside trackage property. There is aiso an nctivo movement In farm property. Increased Immigration nnd the eonoral nrn. perlty of Nobraska farmers is leading to an upward movement In farm land prices. O. S. Honawn Current sales with us aro not na numorous as a year ago for tho reason that, tho, cheap property .thrown on I tho market by the depression has been sold and prices are more stable. Ono reason for tho latter la that tho city Is growing rap idly. Tho domand for tenement property Is fully as great as In tho spring of 1898, when the exposition was In prospect. The outlook Is good. D. V. Sholes of (ho Pottcr-Sholcs Co.- Wo have moro actual bona fide cash buyers Nicoll should make your Spring Garments. Nicoll's to-order merits cost little more than ready-made give comfort and fitting in every partic ular made as you direct -from latest style fabrics and the choice is lanje, Nicoll's cash methods, wide assortment and extensive business, nave placed moderate priced tailoring foremost in the clothing world. Nicoll knows the small profit, and large trade secret! SUITS as you order them,at S20. $25, $28, $30, $35. TROUSERS $5, $6, $7,$8 mark the pace we mean to go in giving you a good reason for preferring us. There's no sifting out what you don't like here! It's a question which you like best; so with the tailoring of them. We want you to place your order for Spring Garments here. Polite salesmen will aid you in choosing, but won't urge you to buy that's not our way. POSSIBILITIES OF AMERICAN POLITICS. Dear Children, this Is n CSrent niul Good num. So ijrent that the Stnto of Nebraska seiulH hliu to represent It In rbo Senate of tho United States. So Good that he ean lay aside all Prejudice and, while serving Nebraska, can, at the same time defend the Great Stand ard Oil Trust In the Law Suit which Nebraska Is urging atfatnst the Trust. Isn't he n Good Thins? Reproduced from the Denver Post. 209-211 S. 13th Street. Karbach Block- ensh 7 'iLnVVn'T' , "V! tM, C0.-W0 consider the outlook for real estate cash In tho last ten days 23.000 worth of . . , w lu ,,,, fnr small ns well as large homes and sales aro proporty, mostly for homos, and nre making moro sales now thun nt any season alnco tho boom. trices uro good now for buyers. A. V. Connott Tlicro Is consldornble Ih qulry for homes nnd for Investment busi ness properties. Sales are chiefly for homes being made every day. This wo consider to bo a very good Indication. A growing demand for property ranging from $50,000 upward In tho heart of tho city Is another and for cnBh. Tho rental demand I. n good Indication. Many moro sales would that a Kreat many moro small house, cmilrt have been made, but the owners nro holding bo very well rented, and If neonlo would Im- for pretty stiff prices prove their vacant property It would brine Jonn N. Kronzcr mere nss Dc-on quiu? an very good returns. improvement in real estate trnae. u com- w. H. Oreen Trade Is looking un. I think 1 mencod n year ago last January anu naa real estate In Omaha will novor be bought gradually grown botter. mis spring nusi again as cheaply ns it can bo bought now. I ness has been very good. A groat many W. II and while thero Is a general advance, tcmo may depreciate. J. W. rtobblus of J. W. Ilobblns & Co. We llnd a much better demand for Im proved property, especially residence prop erty, within tho last woek than for several years. Wo havo sold two nico residences recently for tho occupancy of purchasers. Thero Is an unusual demand for modern, well located houses at from $23 to $10 rental. Such houses nro very Bcarce for rental. The tone of real estute Is much better than for yenrs and demand for good properties at rcasonablo prices Is Increasing. Parties with surplus capital do not fully appreciate their i nitnni'dtnlHnii f. rlitlntr hplmro InrtrAittnil Oates Thero is n good, steady I parties aro looking around for homes and ' , ' rtMi.m n. In ...Un )..... I.. I. . I .. I . .. L. . . .. I - f.tA n 1 1 Ii r.. pirn . mull-muni J.I IVUILji 1 ikiuviiy in UC1IIK I1IUUII UMHIUUBB liutrn. SUUD " imuuai itu living In Iowa or out In this stato for homes in Omaha. The most of these people uro retired farmers, who wish to como to Omaha to llvo on account of tho good schools, etc. 900000000000000000000000000p CONXL'IIIAI.ITIUS. bought both for actual uso and Investment, buying for Investment, as money Is plentl He nts aro in good snape aud property ful and Interest rates low. I foel very much cheaper than It has been for years. There encouraced for Omaha and tho west. ro thre'o conditions very favorablo for tho vy. H. Thomas Tho domand for real es- Investor values of property aro very low, tate appears to bo Increasing slightly. The Interest on money is low nnd rents aro In greatest activity appoars to be in trackage good shape with good demand for houses. nrnnortv for wholesale purposes and in resi lient In n lluseu Your. donco property. No fancy prices aro paid, fJeorizn P. Pomls Them In nl nreannt morn but I note a gradual advance In valucu. Tho Inquiry and a much bettor feeling than haB demand for houses Is very nctivo, rental been experienced for tho last twelvo years, values aro good, money Is plsntlful and In nd tho prospect is that from now on wo will torest rates are low. The ptospect for the havo a good, healthy markot nnd a steady future Is encouraging. advance In prices, ho that when tho fuso Is o. I). Losbury of Wright & Lasbury I fully lighted thero Is no doubt In my mind think we've passed through tho worst period that peoplo will bo again tumbling over each n this town. PrlceB nro more favorable for othor as they wero during tho boom times buyers than over before, nnd more favorablo in mo su a as it nirnin inai not a 101 or ncro than they aro ever likely to bo again. livery would be left for thorn. body seems to fcol that thero is something Henry B. Payne Trndo Just now Is pretty to bo mads out of Omaha property. brUk. Thero Is moro Inquiry for sale prop- m n u'ead I havo had a better business crtlcs now than at any tlmo during the tha month than In nuy month this year, and past three years and a. good many modest- .. increasing. This Is my twelfth year In prlcod hornet have already changed hands this spring. I And that a good many cus tomers aro ready to pay cash, or at least good-slied payments down, which Is evidence that thero Is more money in tho hands of the mtddlo classes than for years past, but tho real estate business In Omaha, nnd my experience is that there was nover so good a timo to buy as now. I took a ride all over Omaha yesterday, and I renlly bollovc I saw 000 new houses that 1 had 'never seen bc- foro, and I am out, you know, ull tho tlmo. tho main reasons for tho gooiV demand for . vtmiv inw nmi i can't sav I.I I ...... V. i nl. I ' ' " rrBlucite piu,iuiuto iiiu iuu an, minus twv. and the fact that decent rental properties are almost Impossible to get P.. It. Hall 1 havo had bettor success dur Ing the past fow months than ever before Inquiries for property nro moro numerous, and I find that people who havo held prop erty for salo for years with no prospect of securing purchasers havo stiffened the prices tWereon of late. P. W. Plerbower Thero has been a great that thero has been any recent marked ad vance. 1 bcllevo there never will bo u day when proper? can again be bought In Omaha for present prices. O. O, Olsen Durlug tho last month I havo sold moro property than in any one month before. Tho fact that tho demand for property conies mostly from peoplo desiring to buy for their own use and not for specula tion Indicates n healthy and natural conui improvement noted during the last thirty nd speaks volume for the future of days, and Inquiries for purchasable property have redoubled within tho past three weeks Omaha real estate It. O. Patterson Confidence Is largely io- There will bo no boom, but Insldo of tho year stored and tho intrinsic vaiuo or roai estate the man established In tho real estate bus!- is now Known in umann. rcopie woo iuvchi ness is going to have something worth hav- In real ostnto at tho present market prices Inr. There Is a sururlBlnc lot of hulldlnn can loso no money. No better Investment for going on In Omaha that Is, hono-bulldlng. money can bo mado In Omaha than the Im Today I rodo out to Hanscom park, north provemcnt of Insldo vacant property. to Walnut Hill and Into town again through Chris Doyer I navo ueen in uio icai esiaio that north section, and I was surprised to business in Omaha for the last seven yenrs note along the way no less than twenty-five nnd I bollcvo thero Is more activity this houses In process of construction or with spring than at any tlmo during my ex- foundations lld. 1 perlenco. I haven't u vacant house on my Colonol S. A. Brondwell Thero are many list, When ono Is vncnnt It can bo rented Inquiries for property, both for homes and I at once. Investment. Thero Is no boom, and thtro 0. U. Ucnnoy Heal eslnto nrrairs aro will t)0 none simply a legitimate movement decidedly satisfactory all along tho line. In real estate, owing, no doubt, to the gen- Mnk- Money for iisikm, oral prosperity of the country and the m- ,,..., q r-llrluOniha real estato rents. mt'ned th advance will con- 1 t ' pr0dlctlons with a tlmo linue, hb propeny in um loaay Is Ml- ,imlt. ,l .VhraW U coin to havo double tlrely too low and the eastern parties who ,,. r., i,i nPnh.Mv Wnr. obtslnwt holdings vindsr foreelomro havo doubles her present ago, and Omaha will muei w. , -uiicuib dm,bie before the state. With the doubling rr'cr of population real estato values will havo Ilrmaml for Itilu Vroperty. nuadrunled. All of It will not multiply, bo- (V7. Farnsm Smith of W. Parnam Smith & I cause busluess and ccsldenco centers change, Ernest Sweet I have been In tho business In Omuha for about a year. Tbcro Is moro activity In certain classes of real estato now than at any time during the year. Idlo money can find good Investment In small residence properties. Smnll houses aro In good demand. Tho trend of preference seems to be for tho north part of the city. Tho high prices for building material has been detrimental to salo of vacant lots, but this will bo overcome whon peoplo havo becoino more accustomed to present prices and conditions, Charles C. Oeorgo of Oeorgo & Co. We regard the real estato markot hero as being In good, healthy condition, nnd the outlook Is very encouraging, notwithstanding tho fact that thoro was $714,958 less property transferred In Omaha from January 1, 1900, than during tho first three months of 1890, and $119. 152 less than during tho same period In 1S9S. R, C. Garvin of Oarvln Ilros. Taking Into consideration tho ndvnnce In vnlues of bonds and stocks, agricultural nnd grazing lands, prices of labor nnd the prevailing low rates of Intel est, I see no reason why tho market values of Omaha real estato should not con tinue to Improve. A continuance of the pres ent prosperous general condition of busi ness Is sure to result in an advanco in realty values. C. P. Harrison A client of mine who owns Farnam terrace was hero tho other day and while In tho olllco severnl peoplo camo In and asked far descriptions of property to buy. Ho said: "Ho these peoplo really mean it?" I said they did. "Well," ho fnld, "I havo been coming here ten yenrs and more peoplo havo nsked about buying property here today than in nil my former visits." What thoy want, though, arc houses, not vncnnt lots. Thero Is Just a tremor of speculation In tho air, but most nil want something to actually uso. Tukcy's phenomenal sale of houses shows this. If you havo something to sell In tho way of a house, nnd It Is cheap, you can sell lt. If It Isn't cheap It will bo hung In the ulr, for thl" Is what Ucmls calls a "buyers' market" and houses and lots nre sold "awfully low." W. H. Homnn IIoubos aro ull rented In Omaha. I haven't a vncunt hoiuo on my list. ItentB are better than thoy were dur ing tho oxpoaltlon and thero Is quite a de mand for residence properties, especially of the cheaper variety, for purchase. Tho demand Is better than It has been for yenrs and I think tho prospect Is rather encourag ing. J. 11. Johnson I havo been engaged In the real estate business In Omaha about twelve years and my opinion Is thnt greater opportunities are offered for limited means to purchase homes ut values that will brlns greater returns than at any time during my experience. Small residences for rental properties nro In better demand than ever bfore In Omaha. Ilyron U. Hastings of Byron-Reed Co. Wo are having, more Inquiry for houses and lots than nt any tlmo in tho last fivo years, Uvcry day wo havo Inquiries from people A former Ohio girl lias just been awarded n verdlet for $:o.00O against a rich mlno owner In Colorado for breach of nromlso to murry. K. Parmloe Prentice, whose engagement to Miss Rockefeller hits just been an nounced, will ono day Inherit from his father ono of tho best collections of rare books In America. A Tong Island woman has left her hus band because after twelve years of assidu ous table talk and curtain lecturing she was nimble to convert him to her views niton woman's rights and religion. As a contribution to tbn discussion of higher education for women the testimony of Miss Caroline Hazard, tho now president of Wellcsley college, is important. Sho says moro Wcllesley girl graduates thun Harvard boys, proportionately, huvu mar ried. A short time ngo Miss I.ccfo Shurbnn obtained a $10,000 verdict at Sholbyvllle, III., against Samuel Lnrton for breach of prom ise. Later she commenced a SlO.Ooo libel suit ngnltiHt hlni la the Dniivllln courts. This was followed un by tho Institution of a $20,000 dnmago suit ngulust him. Last week everything was happily settled by tho ninrrlngo of tho parties. A inarrlugo service by telegraph, with the bride and groom i!00 miles apart, wus carried out between Kansas City and Mul hall. Old., on tho 12th Inst. Tho groom was Andrew M, Cnndell of Washington. D. C, an entomologist attached to the Depart ment of Agriculture of the United Btntes government, nnd tho bride was .Miss Peao Inpo Cundlft of Perkins, Okl., the duilgbter of a prosperous farmer of that place. Ho nsked Miss CundlfT to come to Kansas City so thnt tho wedding could take place at tho homo of his sister. Miss CundlfT wns unable to reach Kansas City In tlmo und arrangements wero made with tho Western Union Telegraph company to have the mnr rlago ceremony conducted by wire. Sernfy Stefanowlo and Annlo Prulgonskt raced over 3,000 miles from Telchus, Aus tria, to Chicago fnr tho double purpose nf avoiding Michael Satenskl. a Justice af the peaco In the town of Telchus, und to bo married The Justice wns nlso In lovo with the young woman, and had sworn to mnka her his bride, lie followed them to Amer ica, and Is now said to bo In Chicago searching for the couple anil Ignorant of their wedding. Th6 young people wero to bo married In Telchus, when the lustlco said thnt ho proposed to hnvo her himself, and to escape him tho two lied to America, with Satenskl in hot pursuit. When they reached Chicago a week ago tho girl was placed In a house on tho West Sldo and all tho doors and windows barricaded, Stefnno- wio wns anxious ror an eariy marriage, hut the girl refused until after Lent, when the knot was tied. AVliy Ante rleniiN AVIn. r-ieciricn ovew: uno or llm mmiv reasons why American manufacturers aro so successfully competing In fnrelsn mar- kuis is io no toiinti in wio following episode, which occurred reejntly: An Amorlcan manufacturer of steam specialties was visiting nn English firm which made sim- iiitr goou?, a certain article which both iiruiH muuB was uiuier uiscussinn. "Whnt Is your prlco on thin thing'' nsked tho American. wen, in your money, aunut jia," re plied tho Kngllshmnn. "Whnt does It cost you? "I'll deliver at your door all you want at i iiiucce, sain tne American. "How In thn world iln vnil tin 11?" "Well, I'll illustrate." answered the Amer ican, "ixjok out or mat winnow and across tho street. See that man painting a "Yes." He's on n ladder, Isn't ho? "Yes," "Seo that other man sitting on the side walk holding tho foot of the ladder?" "YOS. "Now, In America, wo have ladders thnt stand up by themsolvos don't need a man to hold "em. So, you seo, In this instance wo divide your cost of labor exuetly by two." "I me," remarked tho Englishman. O O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Triumphant Carpet Selling 4 O o o o o o o o o THOUSANDS of yards of carpets to be closed out under price. A turn over that benefits you in price and us in quantity, The heavy grade of axminster carpets, in choice line of patterns at 85c a yard. These are 35c yard under regular prices, Brussels carpet, extra quality, 9 wire, 75c yard. These are 20c yard under price. Extra heavy all wool 2-ply carpets 65c yd. These are 15c a yard under price. All wool ingrain carpet, 50c a yard. These are 20c a yard under price. Union 2-ply carpet 35c a yard. "These are 15c a yard under price, Best quality body brussels carpet $1 per yd. These are 35c a yard under price. Monday must be the banner day in our carpet department. See for yourself. Monday Matting Market. We have opened a Bpecial matting department on our 2d floor, where we can show you the goods in the rolls. No Buch matting display haB been made in Omaha. Matting begins at 12ic for common cargo matting aud advances to 18c for heavy, Binoothmixed JapaneBB bungo straw. 25c for fancy weaves and cotton warps to 40c and 45o for the very heavy and line full straw Ohineso matting. Matting, the very best wearing weaves to be had. ORCHARD & WILHELM CARPET CO., 1414-1416-1418 Douglas Street. o o o o o o o o o o