THE OMAHA' SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 13. 1903. 0 TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK Steady Increase ia Value of Omaha Property Noted. RECENT INSTANCES OF INCREASE Ilrlaas Place !.! floncht for 40 Art) Held Agalnat an Offer of l.HOO, and Other Canes Are Many. Nrbraskan to buy Oman vry oppoi tunlty." proprry at The prediction hs ben frequently male that n advance in the price of Omaha property In certain within a few years, and ome rery good bankers have selected e tlons of the city where they believe the value of real eatate will within three yrari be double what It la now. Evidence that inch Increase In value are ti come In a shorter time than two yeara are plenty, especially to the more popular real dence district, and a large number of sale are being made In anticipation of the ad vance. F. V. Wead bought the holdings of the Chemical National bank of New York City In Brlgg place four years ago. Ammg other lota, Mr. Wead bought five together and paid 4y for them. They were bought from Byron Hastings, then saltaman for tha Byron Reed comspny, who aeemed glad to sell the lota for $400 and placed no greater value on them. During the week prominent real estate firm, which has In Ha employ some of the best judges of value in the ctty. offered Mr. Wead $2,500 for the five lot In Brlggs place. When Mr. Wead bought the lot there was a mortgage on them for $360. He has paid Interest on that mount for lour year and Invested 'i0 In tha four lots, During Uie time the lots have Increased In value nd Mr. Wead has re futed the $2,600 for the lots. Brlggs place 1 only one part of the city where surh Increase are recorded. When Thoni4 Ially looked at two lot on Nri!i Twenty fourth street, near Bpraguc street, a short tlma ago, the price wa $W0. He waited a few weeks and gladly paid $1,(00 for the ame property, a other, legitimate offer were made on the lot. In view of the constantly Increasing value soma of those who have property In Omaha a . an Investment are Increasing their holding. Among them Is E. M. F. leflang, who bought a building and lot on Cuming street recently for $10,000 and brought his holdings of Omaha real eslale up to more than $150,000. Mr. Leflang li president of. the Dawson County bank and owner of large mills and elevator at Lex ington and other station near. There Is a tendency to Invest In Omaha city property by sound business men, and even farmers, who are covering the banks up with money, are buying city propc:;y. With the present crop harvested the money ' will pile up In the country banka, nnd It la altogether likely that Omaha will attmct many as a good place to Invest nior.ey. Improved property will be a good Invest ment for Idle money, a It will yield good rental and I also likely to Increase fn value, while most any vacant propi.ty, well located, I aure to prove a profitable speculation. One real estate dealer I au thorlty for the .statement that a Wash' , ington county farmer receive rental of i80 per month from hi Omaha property, while another Investor who live out In the state receive some $1,100 ovary month Interest on money Invested In Omha city property, only a small part of which i business property. "Many eastern holder of Otnana prop erty are being Influenced to sell their Omaha holdings-not at a los, but to make eomethlng and the buyer are al most always either citizens of Omaha or of Nebraska," says a dealer. "Gradually an Immense amount of Omaha property is coming to he ownsd by the people of this state Instead of the people of the east. It is a good sign when the people of a lata who have money to invest put It into real estate In the metropolis of the at-'ite, It I going to apread confidence and good feeling for the city of Omaha into the moit remote corner of the km to. When a mall town banker or a fanner owns pr p erty In Omaha he feels kindlier toward the city, and his friends are Influenced to feel that- Omaha la something more to ihem than simply a big city off by Itself. It becomes as much a part of ilia slute as their home town nnd they look ft t!u c.ty In a different light. Wc are encouraging F. P. Wead reports the sale of flftjrTcet adjoining the I'ntter plan on the east and near Thlrty-tlilrd end Farnam streets to A. L. Meyer. The listed price of the prop erty Is tr0. Mrs. S. D. Fatten lias bought from Ororge K. Gibson th residence at 1214 North Twenty-fourth street and will Im prove It. Claud Sherman has bought lot on Meredith between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth treets and will Improve them. Hugh T. Cutler has bought lots on fnderwood avenue between Forty-ninth and Fiftieth street In Dundee, which he will Improve later. Harry E. Johnson has bought lots at Twenty-fifth and Wirt streets where he will build, while Mrs. Alice Mevrr hss sold to lsadore Gllck houses at 3401 and Si'C Farnam street for $4 150. Some property In the Grand avenue sec tion of the city Is elllng well and a num ber of new houses are In course of con struction. Henry R. OberhoUer and John Loveladv are among those who have se cured property In the vaelnity of Fortieth. and Ames avenue and the Grand avenue district during the week, while there are a Urge number of Inquiries about the prop' erty. On Wednesday of last week Hastings A HeyUen sold to John Bhlbly of Fairfield, Neb., two new houso that they are build Irg at Eighteenth and Lake streets. A an Indication of the great demand for ren tal nrnnertv. within twenty-four hour after the rent lgn were put on these two cottages they were both rented, although neither Is yet completed. The bouse old for $2.7jO each and were rented for $27.50 per month. This Is th'e third property bought from this firm by Mr. Shlbly. Hastings & Heyden report making the following sales In the north part of the city during the week: John H. Bexten bought tha new modern cottage at 3611 North Twenty-ninth street consideration 2,J"0; E. F. Morrleon bought the corner o Twenty-second and Plnkney, consideration $H00; T. C. Richardson has bought three lot on Flnkney street west of Twenty second; I.ula Tobln ha bought a lot In Monmouth Park addition, consideration J31K; Oscar Rlegel ha bought a lot In Col Her Place; George B. Welty, four lots In Florence, consideration $1,000; Jennie Robb of South Omaha, a lot In Collier Place consideration $C00; Vlto Pascala has bought lot on Sherman avenue near Locust In Kountse Place; W. J. Cunningham ha bought a lot In Collier Placej consideration $4.r0; R. 8. Wing, a fruit trlp in Radford Heights addition; Theodore Norland two fruit strips In Radford Height ad dition; Wilson T. Graham, a lot In Sulphur Springs addition, consideration $775: Olive Dickson of Council Bluffs ha purchased a lot In Hastings A Heyden' subdivision. MEW E BUSY HOUSE MJIIMIS fx , -t ! H . .4 J? . , . J: 'i 1 ! ! : Vi - 1 ) ' J 'rT 1 I i .... 1 ' I A 3'. 4V -A A PRETTY HOME. (Design No. 209.) This Coxy kittle Home 1 Well Adapted to the Needs of of a Family of Six. First Story Biding or Shingles; Gable, Shingle. Estimate Cost $2,000. PENSION SYSTEM FOR WORKERS Kea tares of the Plan Recently In- aagrnrated br the Harves ter Trust. A benefit association and a pension fund have been formed by the International Har vester company to provide Hs employes with an Income when sick or disabled by accident, and of making definite payment to the families In case of death. In brief. the plan provides that every employe who contribute 2 per cent of his wages to the fund become a member of the association nd is entitled to all It benefit. He is Insured against death from rlckness or ac cident and receives half wage while dis abled by sickness or Injury. The family of a man killed either on or off duty, re ceives two year's wage. For the loss of both eyes, both hands or feet he receive two years' wage. In case of death from lllneea one years' wages are paid. For ex ample a man earning $12.60 a week pays 25 cents a week dues, If sick and unable to work, he receives $0.25 a week. Should he die from an accident or lose both eyes, his family will receive $1,300. Should he die from the result of Illness, his family will receive $150. In addition to the weekly half wages paid during his Illness. Bvery employe Is eligible to the pension fund, which provides that any employe after twenty years of ser vice who has reached the age of aixty-five year may retire on a pension computed a follows: For each year of active service an allowance of 1 per cent of the average annual pay during the last teni years of service, with a maximum of $100 a month, and a minimum of $18 a month. Retirement is optional at sixty-five years of age and compulsory at seventy. New York Tribune. -est. - - w 1 LV1NG ROOM DNNG ROOM. lL j2 VEST cuAALCOi & PORCH rRST FLOOR PLAN E1 O Ct OS J I j CHAMBER -Kyr 9iXOi J ji BATH' HALL 6?V I CHAMBER CHAMBER I 9jXtf OjX'2 MaiLw lllll IIZIhiII ' SECOND EL OOP PLAN The Practical Side of Home Building Arthur O. Claasen, Arohltaot. r TurnVourlFrameEBouse into a Semen! louse Any frame house can be turned into a fashion able cement house at comparatively small expense. The cement soon hardens into stone that lasts for ages indestructible by fire or decay. The work is simple and easily done by any carpenter and plasterer under the superintendency of a local architect. The result will be one of the beautiful cement residences, thousands of which are being built today in all sections of the country. The House will be Warmer In Winter and Cooler In Summer The saving in fuel, repair bills and cost of fire insurance in a few years pays the entire expense. OUR BEAUTIFUL PORTFOLIO SpaMST tions, each 8 inches by 6 inches in size, of newly built or re coated homes will be sent on receipt of 10 cents postage to any architect, plasterer or anyone about to build or remodeL We are glad to send this folio at one-third what it costs us that we may prove the special advantage of using in cement work our Kno-Durn Steel Plastering Lath which has the small diamond mesh that can always be depended upon to firmly hold the mortar. For folio or other particulars address, IIORTHWESTERII EXPANDED METAL CO. 289 Dearborn St., CHICAGO, ILL. Til BARRET'S SPECIFICATION ROOFS Pitch and graved roofs put on according to this specification have weathered storms for twenty years without any cost of repairs. We use this specifica tion in applying this character of roofing. SUNDERLAND ROOFING AND SUPPLY CO. 100G-8-10 Douglas St. Phones: Bell. D. 871; Ind. A1225. I (Second Article.) One of the Important thing; to consider In the planning of a home la the proper location and plan of the main atalrway. There are a great many way In which thla prominent feature, which Is the first to greet you as you enter the home, can be designed, and It 1 to be regretted that there are more failure in the building of stair ways, from the standpoint of convenience and beauty, than there I In any other part of the house. One of the principal defect encountered In the building of a stairway la in trying to get it into too amull a space. It matters little whether a house cost 2,000 or 110,000; the atalrway takes Ui about the same amount of room. It re quires as many steps to ascend to the sec ond floor, und there Is very little differ ence In the width between the stairways of inexpensive and expensive homes. Th4 stairway Is one of the two feature within the home which give It character, the other being the fireplace, and a thla is the first to be seen, and first Impression should lway be good, It Is very important that the main stairway In the reception hall should be well designed. The more one keeps to a simple design In the construction of the stairway, the easier is the problem. The defect often come In trying to make It appear too elab orate. Square, almple Newel post and plain baluster about an irjch and a quarter square, with the corners rounded, are much to be preferred to the huge creations of the mill often turned out a orna mental (?) Newel posts and a crooked, twisted baluster one so often sees. To say nothing of the appearance, they are very hard, to keep clean nd require a dally dusting of each baluster, the aam a unc would dust any piece of furniture. It is always best to have at least one landing In a stairway, for a Continuous run from floor to floor without a landing be tween on which to pause and rest makes the ascent too tiresome, especially for the elder member of the household. It 1 also quite Important that the rise of each atep should not be too great. One quarter of an Inch in the difference of the height of step make a wonderful difference lit the ease of aacendlng a stairs. For example: Steps that are " Inches high, they make altogether too steep a stair. If they are inches high, they still make an un comfortable climb for the older people and the little children of the household. A rise of 74 inches to each step Is, however. Just right. To make tha rise of each step ' only 6'i Inches would require so lntiny steps before the floor were reached that the ascent would become tedious so much so that the members of the feminine house hold, no matter how modest, would prob ably take them two at a time. The treads should never be less than nine Inches In width and this is somewhat narrow. A good width for each tread I 11 Inches, while 13 inches make a splendid tread where the apace can be taken. The matter of hand rail should also re ceive serious consideration. No stairs should be built wthout a hand rail extend ing Its full length. Many a slip and fall by children or convalescent Invalids ha been saved from serious consequences through having a hand rail handy for Im mediate support. Winder should never, under any consideration, be placed In a talis. Tha winder is a step which goes diagonally across a landing from corner to corner. The cellar stairs and ilia allii stairs should, when possible, follow tha sumo general rules that apply on tha mala stairway. Cellar stairs are often made un comfortably steep when there 1 no reason why they, should be so. Because one's guests do not climb up and down the cellar stairs is no ian fir not giving careful attention to a correct proportion of tread and rUer. Many steps are taken up and down tha cellar stair eacb day and the ascent should be made oomfortable. Another very Important consideration In tha planning and designing of the home is tha nrnner six and location of the d'-uu and windows, In locating a door iu uiiy partition one should always consider the fact that the aoor must swing open and not place the door In such a position when swung open It should spoil a good wall sur face, which could be used for the piano, davenport, bed, bureau and other wall fur niture. Wall lights should never be placed where a door would strike them in opening If swung clear back. The front door, or, in fact, all outside doors, should have a wall space against which to stand when open. A very common mistake In the planning of the entrance hall is to so locate the front door that when it stands open It stands across the opening to the parlor, or, 'as is sometime the case, It lap over a window. Little mistakes like these are vory annoy ing, but could have easily been remedied had the plans been studied more carefully. Bed room doora should never be made less than, two feet eight Inches wide, for many bureaus are too wide to pass through a small opening. Never place a lot of fancy grill work In a large opening to the parlor. It Is considered poor taste, never looks well and Is a great dust collector. A sim ple cased opening i much to be preferred, or. If some dignity Is desired, It is better to place on each side of the opening a neat column of the Ionic order of architecture, extending either from the floor or a pedes tal to the top of the opening. There should always be a light in all entrance doors, not only that one may aee whom they are going to admit, but plaoing a glass In the door makes it serve as another window. Very few people give serious considera tion to the design and location of the win dow. Windows should be located with reference to the wall pare within and the exterior design of the houe. To obtain a suoeesHful arrangement, both Inside and out, sometimes presents difficult problems, which only a man of considerable practical experience can solve. This is why the win dow are placed In the exterior of homes In such a haphazard manner, wlih no ap parent effort to keep them In harmony with each other, or to obtain a well bal anced symmetrical design. Window on the second floor should, when possible, bs placed directly over the window on th first floor. When this Is not possible, then they should be pined over the center of the spaces between win dows on the first flour. A w ndiw on the second flior lappirg half oe. one side of a window on the first floor, always gives a. very ungainly appearaiica. Windows should never be made too narrow or too tHll. A window three feet wide vni five feet 1 Igli, with a sill two feet from the floor. Is a well proportioned window, and when this six Is adopted, It would b; bbfct lo us': it throughout tha house, mak ing all the windows the same size, with the possible exception of the bathroom window and the front parlor window. By placing window In groups of two or three, a very pleasing appearance can often be obtained, which breaks away Initi the general monotony of individual windows. A very pretty group, known as the Tal- Lladlan window (so called because of Its similarity to a group of windows duMgncd by the famous Italian architect bearing that name) I composed of one largo win dow about four and a half feci widi in the center, with two narrow windows Jjlnlng it on tach side and either a serrl-cl, cu ar window or a elliptical window over all three, the latter having a leaded glass de sign In It. This make very handnn group when properly designed and lo.a eJ. It cwk "porta lly well U a broad talr way landing, wiiera it can b seen lu good effect from the hall. Art glass can often be used In a window of this character, but here there U danger. Art glars, when roperly designed anl studied, with reference to the o.her d"Cu rations if the rocm and Its ic'.ailru to the suii, give a vory rlcii and handsome ef fect, but when tolora are used In it that do not blend ir haMiiun sa wlili the wall pupjr, I u and general becorstlubs of the room, ur where very blight glass ia utd Oil lli sunny slile of the house, the eflect 1 nut pleasing to e Jntenipleti.-. The colored light ' VkLucu radiaUt from an art glaa window becomes just as much a part of the color scheme of that room a It wall decora tions; In fact, have much to do with giv ing a proper hue to the latter. Just a word or two about the bathroom. This la probably one of the most Ill-treated rooms In a house. It Is always crowded In a though It wera an after considera tion. Of course, In a very small home, a small bathroom I entirely excusable, for tha space is valuable tor other purposes, but in a large home it is very desirable to have a good-slsed bathroom, with plenty of room between the fixtures. It 1 a very good plan to place a couple thicknesses of oiled paper well lapped between 'the floor of a bathroom. The reason Is ohviotis. A tiled floor, of course, is very desirable, but this cannot always be Included on account of the expense. There should always be a 1 wainscoting in the bathroom at least four feet high, but not of wood, for wood wains coting in kitchens and in bathroom are far from sanitary. By using a hard cement plaster and painting It several coats of white enamel marked off In the shape of oblong tile, a very neat and durable wains coting Is obtained. Nickel plumbing can bs obtained for about the same price a the old style lead plumbing and It looka far neater. It in, therefore, to be preferred. The Secret of Saving Saving money is a pleasure if you have a specific object to save for. This is the secret of saving without a feeling of sacrifice. If you borrow money from this association to build or buy a home, you have a definite object in view. You are not only paying for your home, and enjoying its comforts and pleasures while you do so, but are forming a habit that will assist you in striving for other things. Our plan is practical. , Omaha Loan & Building Association S. E. Corner 16th and Dodge Streets. Assets $2,000,000 Reserve Fund $50,000.00 G. W. Loomis, President. 0. M. Nattinger, Sec'y W 11, Adair, Ass't. Secretary Now Home in Kountze Place, $4,800 MACHINE TO .OPEN LETTERS Invented by Girl Whose Depart ment Kerelved Ten Tnoasand Letters a Day. A patent for a machine which Is guar antied to open at least 400 letters a nilii tte has Just been granted to Mis Sophia Hellbrun of New York, who Is not mors than 20 jears of age, and looks more liko a school girl than one who puzxles her brain with the Intricacies of machinery. But Miss Hellbrun It at the head of on of the biggest mall order departments In New York City and receives a salary ot n,wo a year. Her department receives an average of 10,000 letters a day, and tha labor of opening these took so long that she eet her mind working on a machine which would expedite it. She told about It as follows:. "It was the natural result of the need of It, as so many Inventions are. In my department I recrlve on an average lO.Of.'O letters a day. To open these a large force of girls Is reqtilied, and the most expert letter opener cannot open more thsn thirty a minute with the old fashioned, primitive letter sllecr. With the new machine, wlklch does not need a trained operator, between 400 and f00 can be opened in the tame time. "The beauty of the machine Is that It In no way Injures the contents of the letter. It simply crumbles the edge off without touching the contents. Let me show you how It Is done." Mis Hellburn led the way to an adjoin ing room where one of the machines was at work. Gathering up a handful of letters of different sizes she set them Into a ma hogany box, turned a wheel, switched on the electricity, and the box containing th letters was run across a rubber roll set diagonally In a plate. Once over this spot, the electricity wa turned off and tha let ter removed. All were open ready to be looked over. "I had been working on the Idea some time," continued Miss Hellburn, "and had it practically ready some time ago, except that l had no way of setting lid of the 2u:( from the letters. This would have . been disagreeable and Injurious to health In any quantity. Now this fault Is remedied. In till box at the base with a small w'n dow Is an exhaust fan (evolving In water and drawing diwn ti e dint from the nl'er and mixing It with the wa;er. which renders It harmless. This water ha to be changed possibly once a week. "In working out my Idea I had tha -tistanre of J. W. Walker, who Is connected a 'Mi a publishing house in this city. I kmw what I wanted arid how It ought to go and bs helped me with the mechanical details. "New York World. 'ft 'it ' ct r - TV ? if. " ' iiiil H I1 1 I art3riMWr' v ;'-. ,kl II ! I w t ?-. - Li v. Ifw'- r I J it Ml it-" M Vi .1 , .,; ,., i, .;,.lll,l,l,l .,.., This fine, new house I located on the southeast corner of IHth and Spencer street, has reception hall, parlor, dining room, kitchen, pantry and ice box room on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second floor, and stairway to atttc, where one or two more rouius could be finished. The reception ball, parlor, dining room nnd stairway are flnlnhed In oak. also the floors. , Good .vestibule entrance to reception hall. Full bricked up cellar, cemented, pressed brick foundation, high class plumbing and one of the best heating furnaces made. Cement sidewalks all around the house nnd the yard ia nicely sodded. House is ready to move Into. Will sell on terms of $2,660 cash, balance $24.76 a month. Including Interest, or will sell on smaller cash iRyment to good party, wui De pieasea to anow you inruugn any nine our ng the day or evening. House win oe open tocay irom a 10 d p. m. Hastings & Hayden 1704 rarnam It., at Bldf- r, !qvo H Your Plumber's 0! OCLL DIRECT TO CONSUMERS e. saWE M irP-Trr d4 aaa n m . r- u aii. W ? Ju torn vvniie cnameieu MicnenomK h "J B Cm ffJ 3-000 handsome east Iron, fist rim, white porcelain en- ameled, brand new kitchen sinks, ia incnes wiae ana 24 -rWr I V... t. Mt,i.n.1n.,u.il..fl4iwll..fn.rnflnMMnM .llt..tl. to install, 'other sites at correspond ing'y lowprlces. Kitchen sinks a .ti wftli tscV. tnsfle In one ,-.ieee st prices mnglng from to 019.OO. $ 6.00! Buys a White Enamoled DathTubfc 600 "New 8tvle" bsth tubs, finest a-slvan sed steel 1th the enamel baked on the Inside, nlcelv nalnted on i the outside, heavy wood nut, 41 it. long, rrice includes nickel plated strain anA wante and fancv desicrned Iron feet. Other sizes Irom 4k to 6 (t. 1,200 seamless white enameled, cast Iron, heavy roll rim bath tubs, in lxe from ") 6 (t. st rrlrra trom fq.BU to stjrw.wc. 82 3.50 for a White Enameled Lavatory g In assorted styles and shapes for straleht wall or corner of room. Ourcrice is for the luvutorv slab. Inclurlina waste plug, nickel plated overflow and brackets. Other styles including supply pipes, basin cocks audall nickel plated appliances, ranging lu price to tSOm We carry In stock at all times everything needed lor Inula 11 1 ng plumb ing for a building of any kind. No other concern on earth ha such an enor mousauantltrolbrandnewtnaterial for sale. From the cheapest to the very hhrhest priced plumbing outfits. Including solid porcelain bath tubs, loot hatha, urinal stalls mid everything reonlrcd ("f a nTn prgqe 1 $10.01) ia Our PHoo on This h cade nb. Kend tdar for our rhim1lig cntaloeiie. Siosun and Hot Waior MODERN CLOSET!! EAT UW APPARATUS 6anltanr, syphon acting, vit reous closet powl. wiLn a hardwood acat and tank, wili nictel plcted nttin's aad eon- Dcc.iooG. i.uai price, $.D.C0. All styles of closet outCts at prices less than cost to tnannlacture. Don't thiak of spend ing a dollar on bathroom outfits until yea see what we bare to ofr y ou. W guarantee to sav you from 30 to 5J on heating Job of every kind. Send us sketch or diagram of your bouse tor our estimate. Our plants ar of the most modern construc tion. Our book on Cold Weather Comfort con tains UHciul Information. Tells you every pnase oi tne reaiinir queonon. nrni iree. Our Book on Plumbing Material conteins Charts, Drawings and Diagrams 8hows how auy ordinary mechanic can Install our plumbing fixtures without wiping joints. Also tell now to secure periect sauutiuou, where you hove seen thl advertisement. We will send it free. If you mention write lor It today, wk Mir at SHERIFFS', RECEIVERS' end MANUFACTURERS' SALES No ou elfc Thnt'a hv ran aftl vou thla material at auch extremelv low nrices. can cotnprte with us. Absolute satisfaction Is guaranteed. You need have no hesita tion In dealing with us. If you buy sny goods from us not fully up to our description, we cheerfully lake them back at our freight expense: and refund your money. Omf BOO-Pao Omtmlog go. A. F. 70J prices everything needed for the borne, la the field, or in Uie fectory. Includes Furniture and Household Goods. Oftice Fixtures snd Applisnces, Machinery and Hoofing, Fencing. Mplntr. '. '!lic.V,.aJ,ni.'i,,,.eVy.5,,,njl under the aun. Sent lr If you menUon thl paper. 1.000 IIUISI1 ELOS Al HALT fU(X OHiRinn mw WRECK G go. sa-j? , Electricity-the economical power A eeparate motor for each machine is the power plan adopted by the moat progressive 6hops. This permits each machine to be used separately. The speed can be regulated to a nicety. When a machine stops, the expense stops. Our advice on the subject is yours for the asking. Omaha Electric Light a Power Co. Tel. Doug. 10G2 Y. M. C. A. Building. it 'I" : 4