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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1909)
8 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 11, 1909. TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Weitern Nebrwk Land Deal InvoWei More Than Two Million Dollars. TB.I-STATE COMPANY SELLS tttm Tract Will B Cat Ff 1st STB Snail Wmrmm t'advr tk Irrtsa ! DHraea f Platte Valley. Ranches In western Nebraska are, paaaln away and with them la going the land of extenalva owners, all belnK divided and aub-dlvtded Into amall farina. Through active and Intelligent agenelea In Omaha them landn are. boing actually aettied, for the Omaha anente have a policy to which they are adhering with atrlct fidelity. They do not dcelre to aell to In 'veetore nor apeculatora, but only to legiti mate aettlera. Borne of the contract which they have require that the land be aold to farmer only, and many a tract which could have been aold aeveral tlmee to larae land owner, haa remained unsold for weeks until a farmer came along with a lurg family and a little money to buy the lnJ. Tim paaalng of the William A. Paxton ranch In the North platte valley wan one of the notable land aalea of recent year. The S.fifiO acrea waa aold within three montha and every acre went to a farmer who will make the land hla home this aea on. The German Lutheran liked the looks of the Pajiton ranch and. known as the "Keyaton" colony, It haa become the home of hundreda of iturdy farmers who will develop It to the utmost. Following the closing out of this land In such a short time, tho Trl-Slate Land com pany, headed by K. A. Cudahy of the Cudahy Packing company, has decided to ell Its tract in western Nebraska, most of which Is In Scott's Bluff county. The Payne Investment company of Omaha Is to sell this tract also. Thirty thousand acrea represent the holdings of this com pany, which some time ago decided to make It a tract of farming land Instead of range and spent :',000,000 for an Irrigation Ultch. "While real estate dealers all over the country have been advertising lands in Texas, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and every where else, we have believed that there are no better possibilities fur development than right here In our own stitc," says O. II. Payne. "In the new IrrlKiited districts of western Nebraska the results will prove that there Is no better opening for an in vestment In lands." To show that the company wants to sell to settlers and colonlxe rather than sim ply sell, the significant offer Is made by the owners, who are such men as Mr. Cudahy, that a discount of 13 per acre will be made to a buyer who will improve the same by constructing a house or mak ing other improvements costing 11.000 or more, and the company offers to place the deed in the bank and give the buyer some time to make the improvements. While Scott's Bluff county Is rich 'and developing, the decision of the Trl-State Land company to sell Its holdings, means Just about double the amount of land under cultivation In the county, will be farmed within a year or two. The agents for the 30,000 acres have Just one year to sell the land In, which will mean many new farms added to those of Nebraska within two seasons. "Drake addition," which has been sold by the Byron Reed company, has become one of the beauty snots of Omaha within a little more than.a year. While parts ,of the addition have been sold for a number of years, the selling of a strip west of Thirtieth avenue and, between Capitol ave mie and Cass streets, has meant the park ing of a beautiful part of the addition, while two builders secured some of tho lots and have erected on them some large modern residences and otherwise Improved their property, making the addition one which would deserve the name of "Drake's park." Loomls' second addition at Fortieth and Ames is an addition being opened by W. L. Belby, where lots are selling rapidly and many new residences being erected From Fortieth street esst to Twenty fourth on the north side of Ames avenue, through Collier and Monmouth plires, Omaha Is receiving an addition which Is surprising to those who have not visited the section for some tlnrv Mr. Belby, to gether Willi Hastings & Heyden and others, have sold hundreds of lots, and almost every lot either has a house on It or one Is being planned. The fact that brick Is hard to get and lumber Is high and going higher. Incon veniences some builders and iloes not check the operations. Scarcity of brick has made the cement block Industry thrive. Con tractors have been buying all the brick which they can secure from the ysrds at Bloux City and Sargent's Bluffs, but they do not begin to supply the demand, and many brick are being shipped In from Kansas at a high rate for transportation. B. A. Wilcox has sold his residence In Boulevard terrace on Thirty-fifth avenue, between Woolworth and Poppleton avenues, to O. T. Wright for W.OOO. This is In the popular Field club neighborhood, where many new residences are being erected, among them a new home for J. M. Oulld, commissioner of the Commercial club. An other residence sale of the week was when Axtel Meyers sold his residence at Thirty third and Webster streets to R. A. Temple ton, sr.. for 16.750. N. Merrlam also sold his residence at Eighteenth and Blnney streeits to Mrs. Eva McCormlck of Council Bluffs for i,0rx. U. S. Contracts Let ZmproTementa at Fort Omaha to Begin Boon and Be Pushed Vigor ously Soma Local Building- Botea. The award of contracts for the Improve ments which tho government contemplates at Fort Omaha was made last week to George J. B. Collins and Peter Sodcrberg of this city. The contract Is for the construction of a double barrack, a stable for 183 horses, a gun shed, a stable guard and shop. There were eight bidders on the general contract, of which four were Omaha men. The low est bidder on the whole of the construction was George J. S. Collins, whose bid waa 1-10,676. The next lowest for total construc tion was Parsons & Klene, who bid 181,196. Teter Soderberg came third with a bid of 1S-'.8S7. The fourth was R. P. & E. O. Hamilton. Parsons & Klene stipulated that they would take the whole of the building or none. This provision eliminated them from any of the work. Hnd Mr. Collins made a similar stipula tion he would In all probability have re ceived the award for the entire contract. As It is, Soderberg will receive part of It. The burrocks will be completed before winter, and the rest of the work will be finished next year. The government has made and Is con templating extensive construction at Fort Omaha. Last year George J. 8. Collins built the hydrogen gas house, the wireless tele graph tower and the hydrogen gas tank at Fort Omaha. Mr. Welse of South Omaha erected the balloon house. This gives the fort practically a complete outfit for balloon service and wireless telegraphy, and is perhaps the only fort so equipped in the United States. It is understood that the government in tends to begin experimenting along this line soon, and it is not at all unlikely that Omaha may see balloons flying through the air this summer. The Young Women's Christian associa tion building, which waa formally opened last week. Is provided with the best grade of wire screening and brass rails through out. The Champion Fence company In stalled most of the brass railing. Large Iron gates have been put up at Holy Sepulcher cemetery by the Champion Fence company. The demand upon Omaha wire fence deal era begins with spring and they have about all that they can do to supply It until fall. Sturdy oaks from little acorns grow advertising In The Bee will 'do wonders for your business. We have recently added to our already large list the Agencies of some of the finest Press Face and Enameled Brick iri the country. Out i show room has been moved to the ground floor where it will be more convienient for inspection by Architects, Contractors, intending Builders and others. We are now better equipped than any firm West of Chicago in this line, and our facilities for furnishing these brick are unexcelled. We feel, therefore, no hesitancy in soliciting a gener ous share of your brick business, and invite an early inspection. C. B. HAVENS & CO. 1805 Farnam Street. Omaha. Both Phones. Beautify Your Lawns With Cur Wire and Iron Fences and Gates Trtllhes far Y1ns. Tre GnarriV , - - - - A ft i Lawn Vases. WTfif Factory 16th k Jackson 617 So. 16t St. Ill tcti l"uts. Window Ciunrds, Clothes Posts, Chicken Fence. Band for Catalogue. ""CDAMPION FENCE C0 MTU Timin.U!Vi mm Realty Bargains rind tatm very day by watching th an nouDoemeiiU In THE BEE'S Want Ad Col- "Asbestos Century" Shingles The Modern Roofing Blatee uet Our 1009 Catalogue If tr made of Asbestos WeTe got n. Keasbey & Mattison Co. A. A. Avery, algrH Omaha, Branch. Uarney biros. NEWS OF THE BUSY HOME BUILD ERS t ; : ii ?.... " "T--- , ""'"TO'H""n tmrn,,"' " Ji' i 1 I v ..Vlii iiwByin--r--'A-rA-,r--tiK'rmf'r-.)i itilHSjrfn""ii;" H i 1 i J. b 4 I I R. OO-N. . y 3 x. s id A Something About Cement Construction Arthur O. Clanaso, Arehltsot, There are two things in which home builders are Interested in today more than anything else. One of them is tho design ing of bungalows and the other Is the dlferent ways in which a home can be constructed of cement. The difference in cost between a frame home and cement constructed home has not come to the point where It is advisa ble to build a home entirely of cement, although there is no doubt but what that will be the eventual solution of the prob lem. While lumber dealers have been placing their prices really higher than has been necessary, they are not entirely un warranted, for our lumber supply is cer tainly growing less every year. Brick is always a favorite form of construction and probably will always remain so, but the labor of laying each brick separately is considerable. The price, therefore, for masonry walls Is in favor of concrete and there is not tho slightest doubt about the equivalent in strength, In fact, a concrete wall properly made Is the strongest wall that can be used. You will note I stated "properly made," for here, unfortunately, is the one great drawback to cement and concrete construction. There Is such an open opportunity which Is too often taken advantage of for a builder to put In con crete work in anything but the proper manner. In a brick wall, however, the owner can pick up the bricks and examine them, passing his Judgment on thpm Just as well as an experienced builder or archi tect. Unless he Is a practical builder, however, he cannot tell what Is going Into the concrete wall. Even If the proper proportions are being used In the mixture of its aggregates, he is no Judge of the quality of cement used. The cheapest, best and most practical foundation wall Is a solid concrete wall varying from twelve to eighteen inches In thickness, according to the size of the building. The concrete should be of proper proportions, as speci fied by the architect, well tamped to the forms, using as much water In the mixing as possible. It is the water which brings about the chemical action of the cement, and the more of it that is used up to a reasonable quantity, the more thoroughly THE BEE'S PLAN OFFEft Through a special arrangement with Mr. Clausen The Omaha Bee is able to offer Its readers the complete plans, details and specifications of the home illustrated on this page with out chtinge for $10. Mr. Clausen Is the author of a well Illustrated book, TBS AST, SCTEITCB AND SENTI MENT Or HOME BUILD. ZNO. 46 Chapters 000 niustrstlom. A beautiful and practical book con taining complete information on the planning mtkI designing of every kind of hwne. It contains extensive articles on that popular style of home, The American Uungalow, also the Two Story Bungalow. BUNGALOWS BUILT FOR TWO. Homes of Dis tinctive Character, Planning the Cot tage, the Country Home, the Farm Home, Homes for Special Places, The Duplex House, etc. There are ex tensive illustrated articles on en trances, windows, stairways, fire places, porches, kitchens, pantries, cement construction, articles on what not to do In building a home, the Let ting of Contracts, the Practical Side of Home Kulldlng, the Sentiment of T? K""Hnv. rtc . etc. Price, post paid to readers of The Bee, II. Send u.i nidi r lo Arthur C. Clausen, architect. Studio, 1013 Lumber Ex change, Minneapolis, Minn. the aggregates in the concrete work are bonded together, the same as in making bread, enough water must be used to bring about the chemical action of the yeast. When the walls of the first and second story are made of cement, there should always be an open space on the inside between the wall and the lath and plaster. This can be done by placing a course of hollow brick on the Inside or by the using of thin wood strips, known as furring. After the wood forms are taken off the wall, It does not present a very sightly apiearance. For this reason there should be always a finishing coat of cement put on after the wall Is finished. There can be either what Is known as a carpet float finish or a cement dash. When a dash is used, there Is always either small gravel or finely crushed lime stone used In the mixture to give a rough appearance. When this is properly done, It looks very well, but Is a class of work which should only be entrusted to a mason who has hod con siderable experience along this line. The averaje mason will make a very uneven surface, that Is he will have the clash much thicker in some places than In others, which never looks well. The water table or sill course, If of cement, should have a smooth surface. Sills are often made of cement, even for brick buildings, contain ing reinforcing rods to guard against cracking. A cement porch floor should never be placed on a sanded surface, no matter how thoroughly it Is tamped and worked down with water. It will In the course of a year settle some, causing un sightly cracks to appear In the floor. For this reason a cement porch floor or a tile floor with a cement foundation should always be reinforced with Iron rods, as directed by the architect. In this way a perfectly secure and permanent floor Is obtained. Another favorite form of cement construction Is to have cement plastered on metal lath for the exterior. This should always be two coat work. It Is best to always place the last cot of any cement work, whether It be a dash or a carpet float finish, nil on the building In one day, mixing the ingredients by actual measure ment and using only one kind of cement. Precautions of this kind will prevent the wall from having a motley appearance. A wall should always be thoroughly wet be fore applying the last coat. In order to assure a perfect cohesion. A cloudy day Is always the best for this kind of work, since the cement will not then dry out too fast, forming map cracks on the exterior surface. Cement houses should be plain, preferably planned rectangular in form, with as few turns and corners as possible. Concrete In a plain surface Is very reason nble, but as soon as one goes Into round ways, towers, fancy ornaments, etc., it becomes a very expensive material. IMDTK MICK I in '.HI HWWPHWI ' pi"H I lmfi W mi - - X A RKMAHKAKLK DISPLAY OF BRICK. we enow iou varieties of artistic face brick laid up In panels. An Interesting exhibit loq and very helpful to those ao aesire to select Drick for exterior wall or for fireplaces The Right Brick Is Joy Forever Build of brick and avoid the annual cost of painting. No wall more beautiful than the Might Brick Wall. Look at the many new brick residences, and ten to one those that please you best are built of Sun derland's Artistic Brick. 2C IJWWuwismi in..if SUNDERLAND i 1614 HARNEY ST in mi ii ' ' ' iimum mini ll mm 1 1 Uim.J FRIGERATORs" " "j fJortlnvostorn Expanded hiatal Go. MVinBuren St., Chicago Manufacturers of XPAHBEB G!OU. the Standard Material for CONCRETE REiuFoncem? in floors, roofs, bridges, pave ments, sewers, etc. Write for pam phlets containing full information. WESTERN REPRESENTATIVE C. W. HULL CO. BUILDING MATERIALS 1S03 Farnam Straat Omaha, Nebraaka Spring Announcement w E WISH to announce to our friends and clients that we appreciate their encouragement and support, and also that we have moved to 322 Bee Building, where we have the best Engineers ing Office in the state. Therefore we will give better service and the assurance of better results. Our location adjoining the City Hall and Court House keeps us in close touch with the public records. Our organization is well developed and we are in a position to meet and supply the demand for quick ("at the drop of the hat") and efficient service, with' out needless delays. Call and inspect our new office. ROY N. TOWL Civil Engineer i Towl Engineering Co. Towl Blue Print Co. (Moved from 422 Bee Building.) Carey's Roofing Tried and Time Tested A durable light weight roofing for flat or steep surface on Store Buildings, Ware houses, Factories, Barns, Sheds, Farm Buildings, etc. Applied with a liberal guarantee by a responsible concern. Sunderland Roofing and Supply Co. 1006-8 10 Dourlas Street Phones: Dou?. 871; A 1225 OPAL, GLOSS, PORCELAIN AND TILE LINED FOH Homes, Hotels, Restaurants, Apartment Houses LARGEST LINE IN TH CITY BRUNSWICK, BALKE COLLENDER CO. 4O7-4O0 South lOtl fctreet. Omaha Electric Power No matter what you manufacture, or in what quanti ties you manufacture it, the "electric motor" is especially Suited to your needs. Planing mills machine shops black smith shops printing offices repair shops are u few of those using motors to drive their machinery low cost. Omaha Electric LigW & Power Co. Y. M. 0. A. BUILDING Contract Department. Both Pho&es. 122
