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8 C TIIK OMAITA StTXDAV BEE: APRIL 9, 1916. REALTY MEN HEAR OF NEWORLEANS Harriioa Telli of Hii Effort, at Being Omaha'. Orator at the Convention. INVESTMENT COMPANY WINS C. L. MatUort mad a formnJ report to th Real Eatat ichang In rgrd to th trip tsade by th Omaha delegation to the .onvention of th Nation) Ataoclatlon of Real Ett. juichangr at Nw Or Irani. Mr. Mattnon aald tha break rt conference and tha evening eonference wr vary lntrurtlv ana tntxrratlns be lde tha regular convention lon, Mr. Matt on niantlono'l an addr th elgal ha4 been privileged to haar In which tha apaakar urged mora tolrnf for tha "watchful waiting" policy of tha prealdent, alnca on getting Into Meiloo, gutting Villa and getting out without further trouble, depended our future atandlng with tha r-t il tha J.tln American fountrle. I'ard Yaar-Old Figure. C. 7. JUrrlaon, preaident of tha local aichenga, alao mad an Informal report on tha meeting Mr. Harrleon la tha man v ha delivered a flva-nilnuts ai'dra, t tha convention In Minipulltlon with utter delegate delivering flvs-tnlnut. booi tor their bom town In competition for a liver cup. Mr. Jlarrlaon M ha worked vary bard on tha iocoli and then got critlcied for lil aiNVmirnta whan ha it boma. Ma found ha had tnleatated tha fact In f-gard to tha bog receipt on lha Omaha marKct, Ma bad uaed tha Jlrtt figure IriMi-dd of lha 1!15, and thua gaa fimaha fourth rt', wlxircaa ft. alioiild hva been fond. Ha allowed tha Information to tk out 10 that he bad practiced hi pwrn many day before going to New Ortem nd that ha had avci Uiken three eloru '.Ion Icaeon at t? a leaaon. Mr. Harrlnon ld that tha International ttenlty late, tha Itiveatlng riniipanv uxlllary to tha national laion, ha r)Ied to lu mora atork, and that i t tha attm to ba leaned b ked to.huv V.MO reaerved for the (Uriahs men who might want to take It. Ma ld alto that I'realdent t'pham rf ,h International Heftlly ioelfr waa it yaar to ba allowed M ono a year for Ala aervlrea, where In lha paal ba baa given a great perctilaa of hla tint to thla work, making thoiiannd of dolla" for tha oclate and doing It all (rati. Magnificent New Blackstone Family Hotel on West Farnam Street is Now Rapidly N earing Completion Farm Land Values Are Increasing by Leaps and Bounds WASHINGTON, April I -farm land value ara increailng almoit by la pa and bounda. . Figure mad pubtto today by tha De partment of Agrloultura (how that value for tha United Btate, taken a a whola Increaaed 25.7 per cant In th I at four year and 11.1 per cent at year. Th figure ara baaed upon report from tha department' field agent. Th vain of farm land, without Im provement, I ratlmated at $l&,60 per a era, compared with $40 K a year ago; 10J1 two year go; :M 10 thre year ago, and .M 23 four year ago, Ineraaae bav been general wtth on or two notbl eiccptlon In th north weat Th exceptional Inrreaae of laat year ara attributed In part to tha rearttnn In tha couth following laat year' tem porary depremlon and to tha tlmiilu of war prli'e, parlleularly of grain. Tha pcrcciilime ni'raae in th laat year by actton arc; North Atlantic tatei, 10; taatern part of north central atale, t; weatern port of north central atate, 12; toulh Atlnntly atatea, 19, rutB central tate, 11, and th far wetrn mate, 11. COUNTY REFUSES TO PAY FOR PAVING OF WEST L STREET If Uypayar living on T, (treat ba Iween Korty-fourth and Slatleth want that atrati'h of roadway paved, thay will aavn to bear th burden themaolvea, wa h derlalnn of Judea Waknlev In dlatrtct murt. J, Jl. Hoot, In behalf of neighbor, M!.4 the county to pave th road and h rH"t waa turned down. Wait a few tteel girder (till bar, and with tha ooniret In om plae ajttll In th rough, th Blarkaton family hotal at Thlrty-alxth nd Karnam atreet, ' nvrthelen flnlnhed far outld ) ppearano gea, and loom on tha height today on of th moat Im posing and rlaaalcal tru-lure In h city of Oinih, and perhapa on of th very flnct weat of I'hl'igo. M will he a month or two yet before thla atruitur will b ready for It tenant. Hut th eonatrurtlon ha goi, far enough o that a, clear Idea of II beauty nd magnlfleenr my b gained. Jtullt of leel, eonereta, brlrk, nd tarra eotta. It I tolutely fireproof, and pol lively bandaum In all It marking. In out Una) th building loom tip galnt tha fkylln viewed from ny part of th city, and th outllua I ly grareful and aly. With tho red brlrk face and tha whit glaxad terra eotta trimming around every window, every door, and every eornlie, the far of the building I truly Imnoalng Tbl atruetur I owned by tha lllik ton Molding company, nd planned nd conatruMed by th t'ankei' Henlty lu veatnietit. ompany. HouKhly aprnklpg the ((Irurtur I lo have a hug" "I' hpd lobby, a na.n (lining tooin to eat MO, o private din ing room on th aum floor, th first, J.7 apartment of from on lo l rooirta eai'h, or JIO room In all., an ennrmou lounging room, a dane hall of '0 by 4 fnet dlmepalon, and Ihre aparlou roof g'irden oveiloiklug h eutlro rlly and the country for a dletanr of twenty 1 1 thirty mllr. ' , Tl mslti titrtxa on th r"t lead Into (ho big "J," hped lobby, At one cud of the lobby la th main en'rarw to the main dining room, whlrh b a (eating raparliy of at lenat PA Two private dining room r provided tor lo, and lb aervlng kitchen I on the aama floor but rornpleiely aliut off and bidden from the view of tlm illiilng room. 1'ropplng liniiiedlaiely hi lnw l Hi auh kltuheii In Ihe baaeiticnt where the re frigeration euulpuient I Inalalled and where Ilia vegetable and all aipplte are received. AIo In f I ild bneemant, which I In fact on a level practically with the trot, are lo b tha eervnnia' dining room, the TAo JBhctsone famitfoe i , w r ; 4 . 4 j PR .-. -Ki sa.v:" J J . ,. m-at" ji . m , mm Dentcrj fteofy pvesmenf (ompany m ervanl' living room and lcplng quar ter. Her th ervnt are to bav the'r own lorkar nd ahower batii, nd every, modern convenlenca. The barber alu.p, hlnlng parlor, and ladle' halr-dreaalng parlor ara to be tin Ihl floor, together with th big bll llnrd room. In the eoh-haaement I th electric vacuum 'leaning power plant and qulp nient, together with lha boiler for fur nishing water power In any emergency that may I Imaalned In connection with th rlly water upply. Coal room, ahaolutely dut proof, are c.rinelructud of concrete. Tna lateat euulptnent In tha wey of garbage burn ara la already Inalalled. Kapecliil attention he been given to WILL DECIDE WHY TENANTS IN APARTMENT HOUSES MOVE Th quattlcm ba ' arlaen, "Why do apartment houa tenant mov o often?" Horn claim that apartment houa tenant do not mov often, whll other Inalat they do, If apartment houa tenant do move vry year or two, there certainly muat be economic waata for both the landlord and the tenant. Where there I wt ther niut b a caute and ahojld he a cure, Th Omaha flulldlng Owner' and Man ager' aocltlon I planning to take a look Into thl qiiMrtlon t It regular monthly meeting to be held at th Com mercial club room Tueday noon, April Jl. Oeorg T. I'orter, well known apart ment hoii manager, will lead th dla cuavlon ty reading a ahort paper outlin ing ome conclnalon bacd on hi ex perience. The following apartment houa man ager bav been Invited to Join In th dlaruaalon: W It, McKarland, Ed . Hamilton, Prron llaatlnga, II rower Mc t'Mue, Kd Plater, Charle K Malison, It. C. Hlrehlow and Rrneat flweet. A thl queallon I of Inlereat to both tho building manager and th renting public,-and aa apartment houa manager ar not (greed upon ihe auhlect, the rum t- Ing 1 aur to be lively and Interrailng. REALTY MEN TO HELP IN ' BELGIAN RELIEF WORK A commute of real eatate men, con dating of W. ram am Bmlth, W. II. Thoma and J. II, Immont, ha lieon p pointed by tha Keal Katnte exchange tu cooperate with the Commercial club com mittee on the matter of helping the Ilel glan In th "Uuy It and Ivn It Cam paign" which 1 being enpounded In Omaha by Kugene Van Voohrle of New ! York. Mr. Vim Voohrle wn before tho xchange at th laat meeting, outlining th plan for Ilelglan mllef and outlining th nerda of Ilelglum, editing how niany tone of provlalona It takea every dny to keep the people f ruin ttr.rvlnt. Old School on the South Side is to Be Used no Longer After a vllt to th old South Centre! 'hoo on th Booth Hide, Member Cow rll, Try and fleed of th Hoard of Edu cation derided to abandon th building for further una a achool, When th children return to th achool neat Monday morning, they will b aa Igned to other Houth Hid tchool, ac cording to their rcapectlv place of real denc. Th jchonl board will conldr at an early date the proportion of a new build ing for th South Central district The building I twefiiy-nlne year of ag and haa been condemned by th city building department. th window with a view to getting an abundance of natural light throughout nil tho apartment. ' Many of th apartment hv anlarlum or eun room which In every ia are finished with red tile floor, The three floor nearest the top of the building ar given over to th larger parfmenla. Mere all apartment ar from thre to d rooms. The entire eighth floor I given over to two vaat room. One I h lounging room, twentv-flv by eveniy feet, with a huge fireplace In the center. The other I th ball room, forty by aevonfy feet. leading off of these room r th thre roof garden, These ovurlook the eastern, northern and aouthern pert of th city with (o commanding a view that on may gee not only all of th nlern half of Omiht, but may se th Missouri river In forty piece, and may view chain of bluff on th low aid for per hap forty mile. Tha central on of these three ioof trre, I to b roofd In during th winter and mad into a solarium, Pretty and Convenient Modern Homo White Already Has Spent Prize Money What would on suppose J. M. Whit would do with th 1-6 In gold ha rerelvtd a prlto for tha best Hat of answer (o why person should join th Com mercial olub? What would any man do with money that cam easy and unexpectedly that way? Home would drink. Boma would gamble. Home would buy a new muff or spring dies fur win. J. B. While took the $:5 in hi hand Just, long enough to mak ur of what gold felt like, and then turned It right back to tliecominerclal club treasury In payment of the Initiation fee for an other man In th Cady Lumber company, of wlikh Mr. White la president. Thu the cluli nut only keep th 13, but gain a new member besides. Ilea Want Ad get result. ii i i ,, Wiieiaii nil mtZt i 1 U LESS HOME BUILDERS GUARANTEES share holders 1, and has al ways paid more. Solid, backed by pro gressive people, careful business methods. Xo speculation. Ask for our booklet No. B, "The New Way." American Security Co., F. A. Home Builders (I.COIU'OIUTK!) 202 South 17th Street, OMAHA. a::y::::::;::" Cyclone Sanitary Lawn Fence I the) highest trade fcnc on tnw markflt heavier, tronsr and rlrwr spared than any othr. Cota plate), creeled, on wood poat, 25 ronU per lineal foot and up. W rarry a full line of wire an1 Iron lenreg gDd ggteg, trdllge for rooog and vine, flower btwl bor er, fenca itgyg, ateel pogtg for field fencing. Come In and we the line and ret our low price. Send for catalogue. ANCHOR FENCE CO. 207 N. 17th St. Itione Rd SI 4. AU Wart Lavoworth Car Stop at Our Tard. INDEPENDENT LUMBER CO. "Jnt tninbrtnr Along." LTTKItJa, I.ATH, KU.IKal.MSU, WUVh WOI and tlVlLVinO M4TBLaU.S Offtc and Tard 40th and Lasreuwoith. rhon Baroey 424. OMAHA, WEB. G. A. HILL CO. I A Plumbing and Heating 40th and Cnmlai ti. Teltlun. Office, Walnut Sti lirelilcnc', tk'nsnn 2 M. P. BYRD NURSERY CO. mSS. We have lha lrgt el:tJon of ornamental tre, hruh and fruit lieea In the ill;'. SAVK Mf)NKT nd gerit' rornnlsslon hr cIHng ti up, or corn fe ttle niirarK nd (t k out lut what you want. 'Je It freh dug. VKj-uiiMi our tieei to grow anil hav a large urvln of tre that w hv to dlpoi rf thl yr, (lave na plan your ground. Tall and get our prlo. Telephone legroiind, fiouglna 49!'!. ll al 1en'-e, oJ f 4161. REAL ESTATE LOANS ljoan mnde for buildinp:, for lifting a inorlKW and for ot.lifr ) ui i'h isc,, If you own n lot and have a portion of the -o;-t of building, we can loan you tlif balance. If you nro planning; to build or buy a home, it will pay you to investigate our plan. Small monthly pay-, men In, with privilege of paying larger amounts or pay-, ing off the entire lpan at any time. Lowest Loan and Building ArKorintion rate. Xo eomrnihsion. No delay.; Omaha Loan and Building Association Office: N. W. Corner 15th and Dodge Sts. (I. W, JOMI3, President, J, T. MKLOUKN, Assl. VV, It. AIJAIH, Hoc. and Ircau, A. A. ALL WINK, Ar.at, Bm. .iliBllH'UMa Trees Shrubs Evergreens Choice Nursery Ktock, Ifodun Tlantg, Japr.neee llarbcrry, 10 to IS Inch, for hedge, 87,00 Pr hundred. We Cuarentee Our Trees and Plants Apple trree In 22 Tarlelleg, three years, heavy, 10 to, !." each. Jtemember we aave you Ihe commlir,lon. Bale ground at Florence; vacant lot near poatofflce, floulh Omeha galog grounde on N atreet, ner pogtofflce. Write ug direct or phone Ileneon 634, BENSON- OMA HA NURSERIES P. J. FLYNN, Prop. Demon, Nebraska. orn stock of WALL PAPER la complete In every reaped, and we have many helpful tug gestlona to offer you. let a make aa eatlmate for yea. HI K w bbb1 m III Ilk WW 1809 FAH.VAM HTREKT. Phone IKiu gl aa 43. Heavy Hoisting E. J. DAVIS 121 2 Farnam St Tel. D. 353 ,r- k .v I;. i.,.. .. . - i i I i hi t i th A ' 4 ' m I MMgeMHMHMMMIM SUEEI ITS A GOOD ROOF! Wc know. Had it on our own buildings for over fifteen years. CAREY'S FLEXIBLE CEDENT ROOFING For store building, warehouses, npartment bouse on flat or Meep furfaees. A lighter and more durable roof than tar or gravel. Ctiits of a flexible asphnlti body over a heavy felt, eovered by a strong burlap tivii:ly enaled with n tougli and flexible "Mne.eo" surfaeirg. Hut let in talk to you about it. I'lione and wo will send a ralMttinn, Now is the time while your memory U still fresh with the thoughts of recent leaks in the old roof. We uU,i have CAREY S ASFALT SLATE SUINQLES-two eotoiw. IVAiitiful for rei(b nee, Metier and cheaper than Mnined shiuglei, Sunderland Machinery & Supply Company tOOt) a 10 DoujUi Street. PIiom Tylsr 871. MOVING PACKING STORAGE Mm a." m m a STORAGE CO. SPRING TIME MEANS MOVING TIME But In Oie day of rnolarn facllOle yon hava no need of fear that your houeehnlrl gml will l ai-ratrli,) or damag1. Our large padderl van with en pert t.vjvera make moving a pleasure Inatead of a dreal, aa In olden day. Phone or call upon u and let u tall foti mor about our efficient moving aervlea, .OMAHA VAN & STORAGE CO. 806-818 South 10th Street. rhone Douglaj 4103. P""""""',""""We"WWPPaMPWrWgeSi How About Painting? Don't let j-our property run down. Good point Raves tho property from rapid deterioration, besides making it look homelike. W sell food paint. Buy your paint, or hae your painter buy hla material of ug. Barker Bros. Paint Co. IGOOVi rarrmm. Douglas 4759. LILY OF THE VALLEY PLANTS! 12forG0c 25 for 51.00 PosfnuM - - i r t rmt wmu Pm at.M. ga il AU BDIIPV MB MH al af l E I rpleei.rilli IMM ! M til I "MliunW llnaaail Hi , ttiHea,!. WlHl !! TMi gil K1 gf laaaaavaaa ltaMaa fL- 111. B . . - iTUJw a ;, v .! zz " ir re if ,'rpr rVii 'ZJZJZl'X I ih i tiiMigii. hi mn it. tt jh. MV-THf 15 mO If la Your Be Sure You Have -- uitlUeA Building HYDRAULIC PRESS BRICK CO. 1302 W. 0. W. Building. O n n . !.. ti- .l!t . I ' , .. it if... I il l a. -'., 4 '.g ! " i' -- '' ' ' v . i ... u i t H K- 'y m m a Ut f i -4 I'.U l-i I'M t I (' 1 " 1 4 ! ( i . i . .. . ' ( .,',11 til - It . 1 . t 4 ' ' : 1 li. 't, 1 -I i ia t'H 4ff t'.' 4a ' a ! I ' , t , ..,, 1 .-. ...!! ( .n liltM .. it l 1 . . M. . 1 - i t.iv . t A ftl t : a I I ; ( ' i tl at.a,i ilili t - I . I .. r... ,u . l.,--ll 1 f "I I ,-,. ( ... i I . -. tl ' t I. i i " i t'ui g ! t. i " i .. tn.4 a !. t -t '' t " ' i .- i . f I i' k V i:t t i 4 .'!'! , Wire a in! Iron Fences And Gates for Lawh, Garden And Poultry Varti. Trrlllnf for inr ul ror. Grp Athort. I'lowtr Horderi, t Hh I'lwl l...t t,uaMl rTtmn inrrmri V ir tt hr HiKHieV ll-'mf t tln u. MlMt e I I t.rr twaU ' t t'm f t CIIAMriON IUO.N VVIHK WORKS. I5tlt .mUck.on, TU Duui, 1590 n) The Architect LV Vt E12-13 Pjltfll filurk ARTISTIC FACE BRICK McCaffrey Bros. Co. 120 South 17th Stmt Tlcr 40 CM fl m mm Ml VM ft I A A If 1 al tir atura.tna an a 1 1 1 1- -U.t Oii i I J I 11 H 111 IllaltS " '1 U I e U r..IM. fv.el Uu el I J II III 1 M1,VW,V- .ni.a4 rai..aat ! . ! lha ii.t ,. d.i. an4 IDEAL CEMENT STONE CO. . -.. .4 II i', t J. WESTROM NURSERY CO. Of OMAHA ' ' .. ., W Sl VlNlffMIt AMI JACKSON sriirrT it. .