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TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 2, 1911.
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'V .w at a a aa mm A-i k ft ft M WVaafv
raant llomei Art Left by Remoyal of
Cudahy Employes.
SEVERAL RESIDENCES ARE SOLD
Week l Rel Batata Bade la snow.
lgf Mere Laa ef the Lethargy
Which Ru EiUltl Stae
Vim Wlkr Sat la.
It haa become no uncomraoa thing to hear
th following remark when a sal la resi
dence property Is reported In real estate
circles:
"That U one of the Cudahy house."
not meaning that the Cud ah ye were
Owners of the reeldencee In queation. but
that they were the poesesstons of men who
were la the general offloe of the com
pear, who now bare moved to the new
headquarter of the packing Institution In
Chicago.
About eighty famlllee left Omaha with
the removal of the Cudahr office. Upon
the approximation of a dealer who la thor
oughly conversant with condition In
Omaha residence property, thla meant that
In the neighborhood of seventy-five house
were left vacant. Of this number about
ls.tr war the property of the former ten
, Mta.' These houses now are listed with
1 estate men to a great extent, and the
,w"" SU of a "Cudahr home" is frequent Ther
range la piica from 11.000 t ttO.00
Among the so-called "Cudahr homes"
which were sold last week was the home
of Will R. English at 1iU Bouth Thirty
third street, which went to William O.
Klcbolseii, auditor of the traction company,
for 15,000. Mr. Nicholson will make bis
home la the former English residence.
vestment. The Olover Realty syndicate
acted for the former owner.
The week last passed, while still showing
more or less of tb lethargy which aa
companies hot weather, indicated a firmer
tone In residence property. Perhaps It was
the cool days of the fore part of the week
which resulted In this condition. Whatever
It was, all dealers reported an Increased
Interest la inside homes and suburban
lota,
In downtown property, that Is In ths busi
ness section, activity Is practically nil.
Several deals of consequence are hanging
fire, but la the words of Georgia Cohan,
the principals with the money are la the
mood to watt and say, "What's the use."
It Is not an absence of money that holds
down deals In the higher prloed property.
Neither Is It lack of eonfldenoa In Omaha.
The bank vaults are full of money, princi
pals la the realty market have good sur
pluses, and from natural condition there
Is n explanation of ths lethargle situa
tion. A dealer succinctly summed up the
situation by saying:
"Like Mlcawber, everybody Is waiting for
something to turn up."
M. W. Salmon of Kansas City, baa ob
tained from the Olover Realty Syndicate,
the brick building and lot at Ills Dodge
street. The building 1 on story high,
but plans are being made to Increase Its
sis. The lot and building was bought by
Mr. Salmon for M.OUO. The Omaha Print
ing Ink company will occupy the structure
after It Is remodeled.
Among the sales of residence property
was the purchase, by Simon Rosenthal of
Other deals mad through this company
were: Harry Schmidt of Couacll Bluffs,
bought three cottages, 1KW-41-U North
Eighteenth street for K.IM; Joha Naykm,
a lot In University Plate for PA, on which
he will erect a home Immediately; Louis
JsnkowskJ. two lota at Forty-fifth and
Hamilton streets for Improvement t IG0O;
the property at SZ23 Pacific street sold to
P. F. Andreeen for a home at 9&7O0; and
a lot In Dundee to Miss Lillian Drew at
Fifty-first and Burt streets.
Sales made by Hastings & Heydea la the
last week Include the transfer of a six-
room bungalow on Fourteenth avenue be
tween toptbrop avenue and Emmet street
for U.S50. W. S. Sleeper was the buyer.
Harry A. Scogln bought through the Hast
ings ft Heyden company a houee at IKS
South Twenty-fifth avenue for 14.00. A lot
In 8huH' second addition void te A. J.
Howell, 711 South Seventeenth avenue for
tm.
A new addition know aa Marian park,
will be opened by the D. V. Sholes company-within
a month or two. Thla plat
contains S20 acres. It Is north of Bellevue
on the Bellevue boulevard. It will be cut
Into tracts of from three to ten acre, In
tended for country home.
W. A. Oordon of the Expreaamaa' De
livery company bought a small pleci of
ground facing Davenport street between
Tenth and Eleventh street from Miss
Anna Wilson. Ths consideration was 13,600.
This lot gives Mr. Gordon control of the
entire halt block In which it Is located
with the exception of a piece S0x feet In
sice facing an Douglas street. The plot he
bought from Miss Wilson waa 47x80 feet
In sua
George W. Platner of the Platner Lum
ber company, bought a piece of ground
representing seven lot from Fred Bleke
and H. D. Reed. The lot are on the west
aide of the Belt Line and on the south side
of Farnam street at that Intersection. Ths
property ooet Mr. Platner 17,000. He will
utilise it for a lumber yard in the future.
M. F. liorensen ha sold to Dr. Charle
Q. Elmore for !H,1E cash ths block of
three brtok dwellings at 109-1HJ North
Nineteenth street. The . sals was made
through J. H. Dumont ft Son. Dr. Elmore
Is a prominent physician of northwest
Nebraska who believes In Omaha. He has
added this property to his other permanent
Investment In this city, which are quit
extensive.
FEME BUILDE&3
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"The Tailor and the Cloth"
Artha O. Claassa, Architect.
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MANY EXCURSIONISTS PASSING
Eleven ears of educators of America ar
rived In Omaha at 1 o'clock Saturday after
noon. The party spent two hours here,
eating lunch and doing a little sightseeing
about the city. .
The teacher came In oa a Northwestern
special and left over the Union Paclfi
for Ban Franc leoe. where the annual con
vention of the National Educational asso
ciation meets July I to 14.
Most of the party preferred to sit still
because of the heat of Saturday afternoon
in Omaha. However they declared It was
Just as hot every place ae In Omaha and
ther was at least a braes blowing here.
' A special car from Minneapolis cam la
ever the Milwaukee and left oa the Rock
Island, bound for Sam Francisco, with tb
two houses, on at 714 South Seventeenth representatives from Minnesota aboard.
street, and the other at 614 Bouth Seven
teenth avenue. Tb deal Involved tM00.
Mr.. Rosenthal , will occupy 4na of the
house. He abtatned the other a an In-
A special train carrying the California
delegation of Elks to the annual meeting at
AtlanUe City, N. J., win pass through
Omaha July & "'"'''
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We have a special proposition to make for wiring1 new
or old residences and buildings. It will pay you to call
or phone
315 South 14th St.
Douglas 5293.
HEN a man wants a suit of
clothes. It Is necessary for hi in
to select his tailor and to select
tb cloth. Th tailor whom he
employs Is chosen partly on the
price be charges, but mostly
tor ths reputation he ha for making good
clothes, for, no matter how good the
cloth, a poor tailor meana an 111-flttlng
nd poorly-made suit. The cloth Is se
lected according to personal preference, 1U
fitness to the owner's social standing and
pooketbook. A man who want a cheap,
everyday business suit might not be quite
so particular In aeleotlng his tailor and
scrlouety consider the man who would
charge the lowest price for doing the work;
but suppose a man were to have a suit
made for which he expected to pay In the
neighborhood of $3,000. Would he not, un
der such circumstances, have the very
finest tailor he could obtain and expect
to pay more for such a man' services
than h a clerk wculd pay a tailor for mak
ing an ordinary business suitT
It should be very much the same when
It comes to building. When a man Is
building a shed, barn or other small
building of tit very great Importance),
moat any fair carpenter can do the work
la a satisfactory manner, but It ta a mis
take when a man la building a beautiful
home to have It built by the oheapest con
tractor he can find. The cheapest price
obtained for the building of a house very
often means cheap work, done by a aheap
class of labor, under the supervision of a
contractor who Is compelled "to pick the
bones" In every way possible to realise a
profit on his work. This doe not mean
that th lowest contractor In every In
stance Is not a capable man, but Is a warn
ing: to prospective home builders that th
reputation of a contractor should be as
certained before letting a contract, which
can easily be done by Interviewing some
of those for whom he ha built in th
year or two past '
Too many hem builder are inclined to
place all contractor In one class. They
will go to th beet lawyer In the city when
In need of legal service, and engage th
best .physician when In need of medical
attention, but when It comes to taking
estimate upon the cost of a house, they
will Invite every contractor of whom
they know to bid anon th work, expecting
to do business with the man furnishing
th lowest estimates, apparently not real
idng that there Is a greater difference
between ths skin and Integrity of the bet
and poorest contractors than ther la be
tween th best and poorest of any of the
wall-known professions. It has bees the
writer's experience that the majority . of
eon tractors are willing and want to do
first-elaas work. Ther are soma, how
ever, who will risk their reputation .for
the sake of getting order and figure on
, doing an Imperfect piece of work for a
man who Is not willing to pay for the
prio of good work. Ther are) still others
who seem- to- be so constituted that, re"
gardless of the price they receive, they
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FINANCIAL QTATEMEHT
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Omaha Loan & Building Association
July 1, 1911
AS8KTH.
Loan on FIrgt Mortt?e $3,980, S4.4. 88
Stock Loam
Interest due from Member 1,568. 8B
Real Estate MJJ'!2
Forecloureg Pending M1I.8J
Furniture and Fixture 3,S0.18
McC.gue Building 110,107.48
Contract sal Dougla Dlock - . . 86.000.00
Sundry person and accounts - 620.6 '
Caah on hand and In Banki . . . .' 161,888.31
Total .3.769.36
LIABILITIES.
Running Block and Dividends f3.Sf3.674. IT
Paid-up stock and Dividend 818,881.06
Loan Stock and Dividends 436.170.70
Due sundry persons on account Incomplete Loans 137,570.13
Earnings Douglas Dlock Sale 16,968.31
Reserve Fund 13,464.33
Undivided Earnings 8,139.77
Total 4,8fc79.35
can not see the advisability of treating
their customer fair and square, and th:
are men whom any home builder must
avoid. If ho wants peace 'of mind and
satisfactory results, and the only way to
find such men out is to ask them for
numerous references and then look them
up, preferably houses that have been built
for a year or two, so that the effect of
wear can be Inspected and note takfcn of
how It compares with other work of a
simitar nature.
A good example of what result from
carelessness In letting contracts, which re
cently cam to th writer' notice, may
serve as a warning to prospective home
builders. A gentleman who as a matter j
of courtesy w will call Mr. Blank waa I
determined that his 'house should not coat
over 16.000, although his architect had fre
quently told him that It could not be built
properly for that amount A neighbor of
his had built a house of approximately
the same alse within that amount, and he
eould see no reason why he could not do
the same, In spite of the fact that he
wanted his house more elaborate in every
way. He received a number of estimates
from contractors, very few of whom he
knew anything about. Soma of them were
first-class men; some were otherwise.
One man sent In an estimate of tt.COO. The
next lowest estimate was nearly It. COO
higher, and Mr. Blank was delighted and
decided to let the contract to the lowest
He did not go to th trouble of looking
the man up at the time. Well-prepared
plans and specifications, and - his
own unquestioned shrewdness as a busi
ness man, he thought, would be sufficient
to make Mr. Contractor do the work
properly. When the foundation was par
tially complete, the building Inspector con
demned .it ' and Investigation proved that
It was not mad according to th sped
MR. CLAUSEN'S BOOK
"Th Art, Science aad Sentiment of
Homebuilding."
SO chapters. MO illustrations. It
covers a wide range of subjects. In
eluding the planning of bungalows,
suburban and city homee. ousting
from 12,000 to 120.000. letting coo
tracts, choosing materials, proper de
sign of entrance, wlndowa. fire
places, etc New third edition. Price,
postpaid. ILOO.
Adrese, Arthur O. Clausen, AroaW
teat, lias-47-SS Luabti Baeaaage.
Minaaapolla, Mlaaesota.
fleatlons. It, therefore, had to be done
over again. When the main frame of the
building waa nearly complete Mr. Blank
discovered, through a friend In the lum
ber business, that he was not receiving
the grade of lumber the speclf'catlons
called for, but after considerable discus
sion this matter was settled between him
and the contractor and the work con
tinued. When It camo to finishing the
building up, Mr. Blank waa so exacting In
hi demand for the best workmanship
that the contractor finally abandoned the
Job altogether. It waa then found that
many of his bills for ' material and labor
had been unpaid, for which l ens were put
upon the building, resulting in several ex
pensive lawsuits before the entire matter
had been adjusted. Nearly two year after
construction th paint had commenoed to
peel off and much of the woodwork of the
Interior had gone to piece. Altogether
the house had cost him nearly 17,400. This
Is not an uncommon experience among
horn builders who do not look up their
contractor and entrust work amounting
to thouaanda of dollars to incompetent and
often Ignorant men.
Ideal Cement Stone Go,
rag mst Quality
Oesxeart Btaaa.
Mala OfVtoe aad Tard,
17th aad Chualag Vtc
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AT THE FINE' HOMES
IN OMAHA
THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT
OF QUR HIGH QUALITY
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(00 of All Th&t Have Been Built)
Then come and let us con
vince you of how little more
than frame it costs to have
a fine Brick home.
WE ARE MANUFACTURERS AND SELL DIRECT.
NO COMMISSIONS TO JOBBERS.
Hydraulic Press Bricli So,
BEE BUILDING, OMAHA
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Building Notes of the Week
If You're About toFlove, Investi
gate Our Thorough Moving Service
It's baaed on actual knowledj on II yar of auccea la morlnf
household goods and office furnltur. it's a service built up year by
yar--strnathn4 au4 lrrcted wherever possible.
PHONE US.
G O R. DOM
HREPROOP WAREHOUSE t VAN CO,
(Ej proas tnea'g palirvrj On.)
GrB4 floor Bm Bldgn 1 7 th BC Side. 910 Boatli 17 Vx Street,
Ittosea 1Hi(U S91 U4 A-lSla.
Omaha people who are planning to spend
their summer racat on out of town real
the vain of storing thlar furniture aad
household gooda wh:re it will be safe. Tbe
reparate locked private vaults oi ths
Omaha Van aud Storage company are very
popular.
Cement stone that last 1 th kind most
desired. Ths Ideal Cement Stone cmpny
reports a big demand for Its waierprojf
oomsnt stone alocka.
A rood substantial fence adds greaUly te
the outside appearanoe of a res.dence. The
Anchor Fence aompany reports that It Is
busy putting up fences la all sections of
ta eiur.
C. R- Heflln. the key man, report a big
bualneas of duplicating keys. Many out-of-tewa
people seud their keys In to h m to
be duplicated.
Floral. design In wall paper are popular
among Omaha horn fursUher thi sum
mer according to Miller, Stawart at Beaton
company.
Th H. K. Uarlituu Else trie eompaay
Of tit Bouth Fourteenth street report that
many Omaha people ax taking advantage
at th numerous electrical household sup
plies they are putting out Thla company
ha a reputation for doing spendld work
la electric wiring. Ther have just completed
wiring th old Harden residence at Thlrtr
fifth and Farnam street for T, J. O'Brien.
N. K. Truas la erecting at Fifteenth anC
Caaa street .this city, on of th mot
modern and up-to-date laundries, and Is
facing the exterior with tbe Hydraullc
Preas Brick company's white enamel brick.
Tbe contract for the David Cole creamery
has bsen let to F. P. Gould & Son of this
city and will be faced with a red facing
paver of the Hydraulic-Press Brick com
Pny. Bridges, Hoys Co., of this city have
the contract for ths Walter Brandes build
ing at South Omaha, and will use the No.
5M of the Hydraullo-Presa Brick company.
Th Hydraullo-Pree Brick eompany Is
shipping brick for ths facing of the new
Presbyterian church at IXinbar, Neb.
Mr. M. A. Wilson of Creaton, la., Is
building a vary fine residence, which will
be faced with two shades of HydrauUo
Press brick.
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Mr. L A. Bchloaaer of Falls City ha the
contract for th new Methodist Episcopal
church at Sterling and baa placed hla order
with the Hydraulie-Preaa Brick company
fur the facing brick.
Tha Hydraulic-Press Brick aompany have
com men cad shipping th grey brick for the
new Normal building at Kearney.
Warth ksswlif.
Recently Invented suspenders are broad
ened at the front to resemble a vest, mak
ing two garmenta In one.
One hundred thousand dollars has been
epent by an English concern for apparatus
to test alrahlpa' propellaiw
Dividend for the year at por annum amount to f ao,0.51.
The past year has been one of continual prosperity with the Aa
oclatlon; our gain in Assets being $728,664.76.
The Reserve Fund and Undivided Earnings amount to 1118,572.40.
The continual growth of the Association made It neceesarr for
us to Becure larger quarters. In July, 11, we purchased the build
ing at the Northwest corner of 16th and Dodge Sts., for a permanent
home for the Association. moved Into our new and spacious of
flee rooms on January 3Sth. Our depositors rejoice with us, not only
in the neatness of our equipment and the convenience of the location
of our new office, and even more In the fact that these are only the
outward expression of the financial stability already demonstrated by
years of growing and successful business. In our new quarter we
expect to continue to grow In size and strength and to be of even
greater service to our customers and general public than at anytime la
the past.
The condition of the Omaha Loan & Building Association was
never better than It Is now and we believe that this and other prop
erly conducted business concerns of this kind afford t once the
safest, most convenient and most profitable Investment that Is open
to the general public.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
G. V. LOOMIS, President W. 8. WRIGHT, Vlce-Pre.
W. R. ADAIR. Sec. and Trews. J. T. HELGREX, Asst.-Soc.
John H. Bntler E. A. Parmelee H. J. Penfold
Charles E. Black Millard M. Robertaon W. Scott Kin;
'THE Influence . of Home
Surroundings is so great that too
much consideration cannot be given
the selection of furnishings that produce agree
able impressions and help create an atmosphere
that is both pleasing and beneficial.
Th department of interior decoration in this store has
the latest ideas for making your home beautiful. The new
est ideas in pretty floral wall paper patterns in cheerful, rich
hues will interest you. Used in harmonious association with
exquisite cretonnes they admit of the highest possible art
in the decoration of bedrooms and breakfast rooms.
Experts in this department will gladly give you sug
gestions for decorating and furnishing your home. They
have many ideas and will be sure to highly satisfy the most
demanding tastes.
Miller, Stewart & Beaton Co.
THE TAO-POLICY HOUSE
Established 1881 413-15-17 South Sixteenth Street.
Anchor Fence Company
207 N. 17th St., Omaha TeUphon Red-814
Time and Place to Buy Fencing
Hot Weather Drives
Sufferers to Cover,
. Railway Travel Big
Omaha Being Gateway to West, Many
Tourists Pass Throujh. Here
Every Day.
Humid atmosphers ha brought th vol- !
um of railroad travel to even greater
averase than the record ol last roar. Tha
usual time of the climax of the travel,
fenerally July 12 to IS, Is expected to he
reschtd between July t and 10 this year. I
Through Omaha, which is ths gateway
for the bulk of the great east and weal
travel, tbe railroads are rushing extra '
ears snd extra sections on all their regular
train. Kach car is crowded to Its limit
as It leaves in either direction from the I
Union or Burlington station here. At the
gatea each afternoon there are hundred
of people standing la line to vet out to
their traina, showing that local and tour
ist travel la and out of Omaha is aot
small.
Last year there was a peculiar condition
In regard to the summer climax. Instead
of breaking suddenly, as is the usual caaa,
and leaving partially empty care the re
mainder of th summer until September,
the trade held up marvelounly, although
It was not as targe as the first two weeks
of July.
C. H. Elcflin Co.
lSlt Bongles, TJpetaira.
W aapUoat All Kiaos o Key.
Traaa key aaa door key fitted a
your ham.
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Tel. Douglas 2074.
The1 Bee's Builders Page
Has continuous patronage ;
From the Same People.
NO BETTER EVIDENCE OF ITS KV
FICIEXCY WOULD JS POSSIBLE
Balldtac Permit.
Nebraska National Guard Armory, tW-11
South Twentieth, elurailone, ll.UO; Hans
Hock. Bmth Tb'rteenth, bnck theater
holding, S2.S0O.
Persistent AUvertlalng Is the Road to Big
Return.
WHERE YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS WILL BE SAFE I
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OMAHA VAN AND STORAGE CO.
ABSOLUTELY MREPKOOP
Mala Office, go . lth an. aeaashaa, so S. trth aad 11M aTe. lth Si.
Talepheaei Beagiaa lJ aad laa, A-lSa.