THE BEE'S BUILDERS PAGE
ACTIVE BUILDING
OPERATIONS START
Athletic Club, Hotel and Busi
ness Buildings Will Boom the
Commercial District.
DEVELOPMENT IS SWIFT
With bids on the $400,000 new Ath
letic Club building for Omaha to be
.asked for shortly after April 1, an
other of the big building jobs con
templated for Omaha this year will
soon get under way. More than
$100,000 worth of the $37a,000 bond
issue of the Omaha Athletic club
have already been sold, it is an
nounced by Burns & Brinker. who
have the selling of the bonds, and the
campaign to sell them has not vet
definitely itarted. The bond firm an
nounce that in all probability prac
tically all of the $375,000 issue will be
bought up by Omaha and Nebraska
investors.
Plans are also practically complete
for the ten or twelve-story hotel
building which is to be built by the
syndicate headed by Harry Wolf, on
the corner of the present Schlitz
hotel.
New Business District.
The Athletic Club building, the new
hotel building on the Schlitt corner,
together with the contemplated
Orchard-Wilhelm balding between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth, on How
ard; the Burgess-Nash addition on
the Boyd theater lite, and contem
plated building of seven or eight
stories on the northwest corner of
Seventeenth and Howard streets, will
give Omaha five exceptionally fine
new structures in the immediate busi
ness aection this year within a radius
of one and a half or two city blocks.
A better idea of how these five hand
some business structures will flock
into the immediate business section
of the city may be obtained when at
tention is called to the fact that four
of them will be within" one block from
the court house, and the other will
be barely two blocks from the court
house.
And this little reference to im
mediately prospective development in
the heart of the retail district does
not even take into consideration the
coming twelve-story telephone build
ing three blocks from the court house:
nor does it hate reference to prac
tically a dozen fine structures that
have gone up in the last year and a
half or two years within two or three
block from the court house, consid
ered as a pivotal point from which to
view the development.
- Some New Ones.
Here are some of them, just, by
way of review: Grain .Exchange
building, oae block from court house;
Fontenelle hotel, one block; Sanford
notei, one ana a nan diocks; rirsi
National Bank building, one block;
United States National Bank build
ing, one block; Rose building, one
block; Saunders-Kennedy building,
one and one-half- blocks; Brandeis
power house, two and one-half blocks;
World-Herald building, two blocks;
Castle hotel, two blocks.
Outside this immediate limit of the
retail center building activities art
also dailv humming.
The contract has just' been award
ed to the Westinghouse-Church-Kerr
company of New York to build the
$600,000 power plant for the Union
Pacific shops at Eighth and Cass
streets. Work has already started.
Cart A. Johnson has been awarded
the contract to build a $40,000 apart
ment house for Mrs. P. Mahrens at
the corner of California street and
Lincoln boulevard. -
The Nurses' Deaconess home and
chapel for the Immanuel .Deaconess
institute is to cost $75,000, and pre
liminary plans are made.
Ground is being broken for the
M5.000 apartment house for H. D.
Frankfurt at Thirty-ninth and Dewey
avenue. .
Bids are' being taken by Margolin
Bros, for a $30,000 apartment house
they will build at Twenty-fourth and
Parker streets.
Work is in progress on the Collis
Producfs company buttermilk meal
factory at Ninth and Dodge streets,
a plant, to cost $50,000.
The work on a $15,000 garage for
R. M. Harris' is being pushed be
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth on
Harney street
AVilliam Redgwick has been award
ed the contract to build the $30,000
addition to the Methodist Episcopal
hospital at Thirty-ninth and Cuming
streets. '
John H. Harte has the contract to
build the $15,000 addition In thi- T
Burns bakery at Twentieth and Cum
ing streets. ...
C. M. Skinner is to build a $15,000
garage and sales room in South Side.
These are a few of the later jobs
under construction or in immediate
contemplation, to say nothing of those
announced months ago and partly
completed now, such as the Lee-Coit-
Andreeson warehouse, the Waterloo
t-reamery company, the Kirschbraun
Creamery company and a score of
others in the wholesale and manufac
turing district of the city. .
Real Estate Exchange
Invests Funds in Land
Membership fees in the Omaha
Iieal Estate board to. the amount of
$1,500 are already available in the
board's treasury, and this the board
proposes to spend at' once in Omaha
real estate.
At the last meeting of the board
held Wednesday, it was decided that
since Omaha real estate values are
showng such remarkable advances,
the board itself, which is now incor
porated, should lose no time In In
resting some of its money. It was
the general expression of the body
that this money ought to be invested
at once, and C C. George moved that
the executve committee r.f the board
be empowered to look for available
' property that could be purchased by
the board and report on the condition
next week, it was the general opin
ion that the board should buy Omaha
: property with the $1,500 as the first
payment, and that it should go the
limit credit on the strengh of this
equity in obtaining some good pieces
-. ot umina property. -
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
Plan for
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This bungalow was erected last year
for E. W. Beerman on Victor avenue,
which is located in Victor Place, be
tween Sixteenth and Eighteenth
streets. Both the exterior and interior
show a quality of design which is un
usual in a house of this type. The ex
terior is built of a very interesting
combination of stucco and shingles
The roof lines are well broken and
the design is somewhat on the order
of the very famous bungalows of
southern California. The interior con
tains many built-in features; the fire
place, with bookcases on either side,
is very attractive. The dining room
contains a massive built-in sideboard.
The kitchen is made quite complete
with cupboards, worktable, etc. The
house contaips more than the average
closet room, full cement basement,
with furnace, laundry and all modern
conveniences are provided The hall,
living room and dining room are fin
ished in oak stained a very soft shade
of brown, sometimes called "cathedral
oak" finish. The bedrooms and bath
and corridor adjoining are finished
in white enamel, with birch mahog
any doors. The floors throughout are
oak; the living room and dining room
containing a heavy oak cornice. This
house can be erected complete, includ
ing plumbing, heating, decoration,
light fixtures, window shades, cement
walks and screens, for approximately
$3,000. For further information re
garding thisf or other types of build
ings, apply to the Willia Realty com
pany, 1122 City National bank build
ing, Phone Douglas 3919.
Omaha Realtors Commence
True Co-operative Work
Some real co-operative work began
to show itself among the members of
the Omaha Real Estate board at the
last meeting, when the members, fol
lowing a previous suggestion, brought
in some lists of properties they have
for sale. They atuck up a blackboard
and listed these lota and houses, and
other properties where all those pres
ent could see them. Thus when Ed
Slater scrawled down a description of
a piece of property he wants to sell
for a customer. l. l. Wallace said:
"That's just what I've been looking
for for a client ot mine. When A. 1.
Creigh jotted down a description of
a vacant lot which it is up to him
to dispose ot, Byron K. Hastings
threatened to find him a buyer that
very afternoon, for he had a call for
just such a piece.
.Now, that we have dropped the
name exchange from our organiza
tion's title," said one realtor, "we are
getting down to real exchange work."
"Realtors" Get Licenses
' From National Association
Realtors in Omaha now have cer
tificates from the National Associa
tion of Real Estate Boards. These
certificates are duly framed and are
hanging in the offices of the accredited
realtors "of the city. Perhaps they
should more properly be called a li
cense, for they give the dealer a li
cense to use the name of "Realtor"
as designating himself or his firm in
its professional capacity for the term
of one year. At the end of that time,
he must renew his certificate, or li
cense, or be no longer listed as a
realtor. The name "Realtor" is copy
righted and no one may use it with
out a license.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
For Artistic, Well Planned, Honestly
' Built Houses
. SEE
WILLIS. REALTY CO.
1122 City National Bank Bldg.
Phone) Douglas 3919.
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Mad In
ADAMS &
Millwork
12th to 13th on Nicholas.
a Comfortable Bungalow
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LOTS AS PRIZES
FOR BEST LETTERS
H. H. Harper & Go. Invite the
Public to Compete for Land
Available for Gardens.
THOUSAND GARDEN TRACTS
One thousand garden tracts are
now available to those who want to
reduce the high cost of living and
who want to do this on their own
ground. H. H. Harper & Co. have
1,000 lots west of Forty-third and'Q
streets, and are now ready to offer
them to the public on small pay
ments. This ground is gently rolling, ' so
that any kind of garden land, low or
high, may be selected. Harper &
Co. are especially featuring this tract
as suited to gardening or truck farm
ing, since it is close in and is cov
ered with a variety of soil, which will
give those buying i wide range from
which to choose, according to the
particular line of gardening they hope
to follow. '
Those who do not know just what
they want to raise on this ground
will tnd abundant information wait
ing for them as soon aa they have
acquired some of the lots. This in
formation will come in the form of
letters for the contest in which many
good lots are to be given away free
to those who, in their letters, give
the best line of suggestions on what
to raise, and how to raise it on these
tracts.
Prizes for Letters.
The owners of the land and Harper
& Co. have put up $1,015 worth of
prizes to be distributed among those
who write the best letters on these
subjects. They have put the contest'
in the hands of the three daily papers
in Omaha, and have asked the con
testants to write their letters to the
contest editor of any one of three
papers. Garden lots are to be given
away in this competition. The first
bunch of lots for the first prize are
lots worth, according to the price
fixed on the tract, $435, the second
$205, the third $140, the fourth $135,
and the fifth $100 in cash.
The lottery feature is entirely ehnv
inated in this contest, since the con
Omaha By
KELLY CO.
Manufacturer
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. , Douglas 1589.
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testant pays no money for the privi
lege of contesting. Anyone over 21
years of age may content by coming
to the sales office of the company at
Fifty-sixth and Q streets.
From the end of. the car line at
Forty-third and Q streets representa
tives of the company will have cars
to carry all visitors, buyers and con
testants to the tract and to the field
office of the company.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
Now Is
the Time
To place your money at 7.
To order Horn Builders' 7
shares.
To build that promised new
home.
To see Home Builders' New
Plan Book.
To have Home Builders furnish
money to build for you.
No charges for
?lans and specifications, no feea
or loaning money, examining
title, filing papers, superintend
ing construction, etc.
Money available. Now is the
time to build.
"Consultation Invited.' All In
quiries promptly answered. Lit
erature for the asking, A part
of your business solicited.
Home Builders,
Inc.
American Security Co.,
(Fiscal Agents)
G. A. RohrDoufb, Pres.
C. C. Shimer, See'y.
Omaha, Neb.
Heavy Hoisting
E. J. DAVIS
1212 Firnim SL Tel. D. 351
Phone Doug. 349. Claaing
Buy your glass and paint at
Henry M. Johannizen
Glass and Paint Company
114 S. 14th St. . Omaha, Neb.
SaumY
Preservative
Invented by a German chemist.
Best architects and contractors
have recognised its merit and
demanded that it be added to
specifications of building.
It stops rot and splintering of
wood does away with all dust
ing and makes concrete floors
water, acid, grease and oil
proof.
FutnUhtd ana? AppUmd by
Joseph P. Redding
314-318 Farnam Building
Old First National Bank Bldf.
Omaha, Neb.
Dunbar Now Connected
With the D. V. Sholes Co.
L. C. Sholes, president of the D. V.
Sholes company, announces that after
April 1 Arthur B. Dunbar will be con
nected with the firm as manager of
the insurance department
Mr. Dunbar comes from the Ne
braska Fire Insurance Inspection bu
reau, where he has been for the last
eight years in the capacity of inspec
tor and for the last two years branch
manager for that office at Lincoln.
U ha utH arnuaintance
throughout the state and is known as
one of the best insurance inspectors
in this field. His experience and close
study of insurance pVoblems enables
him to be of invaluable service to this
firm and those interested in insurance
of all kinds.
Build Live Stock Pens
For River Shippers Here
Suitable stock yards for the hand
ling of what live stock comes into
Omaha by Missouri river navigation
will be built this spring at the foot
of Missouri avenue on the South wide.
This was assured by W. H. Shellberg
of the Union Stock Yards company
in a meeting of the terminal facilities
committee of the Missouri River Nav
igation league recently. The Julius F.
Silber, which has been in "harbor" at
Omaha all winter, is about ready to
begin operations again between
Omaha and Decatur. The ice at
Omaha has all gone out of the river,
and reports from the upper reaches
of the river are that the ice is mov
ing out piece by piece. Captain Neff
of the Silber believes he can begin
operations within ten days.
Sioux City Cheers Its
Troops Back from Border
Sioux City, la., March 24. Several
thousand residents of Sioux City
swarmed about the Union station here
la3t night in a welcome to Companies
H and L of the Fifty-second Iowa
regiment on their return from the
border. The guardsmen came from
Des Moines today, where they were
mustered out. The troops, headed by
a band, marched to the armory along
streets filled by cheering crowds.
No. N.P. 284.
Three light, 16-inch semi-indirect
bowl installed for
$65
0
We are closing out many designs
of semi-indirect bowls and other
lighting fixtures to make room for
new stock. These are too good to
last long. Best choice to the first
comers.
Burgess-Granden
Company
1811 Howard Street.
DONT STOP BUILDING
We can save you money on your
building material.
A Million Brick, at ,
$2.50 Per Load
Cast Iron Columns and Lintels, at
2 Cent Per Pound
Stael Beams, at
3 Cents Per Pound
DRY WHITE PINE
Second Hand Lumbar
$20 to $24 Per Thousand
Doors and Windows.
WALL PAPER
lc to 3c Per Roll
H. GROSS
Lumber & Wrecking Co.,
Webster 2884.
A seed contractor la eteennel to the
nualai of a eubetanuol turns. All rool
deue work aaa ropotrlef is my evechltjr.
Xetiautee chearrallr leralohed.
N. L. THOMSEN
UO Leavenworth St. Phone Wot. 13ST.
Wire and Iron Fences and Gates for Lawn. Garden and Poultry
Yards. Trellises for Vines and Roses. Grape Arbors. Flower Borders
Clothes Poets
Iron and Wire
Window Guards
Screen Door Guards
Send fojr Catalogue
CHAMPION IRON & WIRE WORKS, 15th and Jackson.
Why
"The Conservative"
Can Best Serve You
We have sufficient funds
at all times to care for any de
mand for loans on real estate that is
improved or to be improved.
We give you, Mr. Borrow
er, the privilege of repaying your
loan in full or in part any day without
notice or additional interest.
We allow you credit for
each hundred dollars payed on
the principal and charge interest only
on the unpaid balance of your loan.
The Conservative Savings and Loan
Association
1614 Harney Street.
Resources. . . . $13,000,000.00. Resonrot $350,000.00
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI
LAWN MIXTURE
Omiki't MHtMtful Iiot siirttr lor Ityuri
THE NEBRASKA SEED CO.
tSU Hover St. Phene eute.l7M
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I Ten Reasons I
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I WHY MARTIN SHOULD BUILD YOUR HOME 5
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5 FIRST We buiM mors houses each year than any other individual s
X or firm. sj
SECOND We buy building material in such large quantities that
we can save s large sum on each house.
S THIRD We pay our bills have built 400 homes in Omaha and
have never bad mechanic's lien filed against us.
FOURTH We give you the benefit of our organization and buy- E
z ing facilities. x
s FIFTH We give you the benefit of years of experience in de-
s signing comfortable homes.
s SIXTH We have hundreds of satisfied clients to refer you to. r
r SEVENTH Our houses are well built and warm.
s EIGHTH We keep abreast of the times with modern conveniences, s
s NINTH The architecture of our houses is different.
TENTH A MARTIN HOUSE on a MINNE LUSA LOT is a com-
bination that has NO COMPETITION in Omaha. We have
s TWENTY-ONE houses under construction now think it over
We can save you money and trouble we finance your build-
ing at a low rate of interest.
s Let us show you. f
s If you want to see these houses today, call '
M. O. Headley, Colfax 3482, or F. L. Gallup, Colfax 120.
f Charles W. Martin & Co. I
1 ' REALTORS
742 Omaha Nat'l Bank Bids'. Tyler 187.
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Quality First
Guarantee Iceless Soda Fountains
8 and 10-foot Patterns on Display
Full lines of J. Hungerford Smith's and
Beach and Claridge Fountain Supplies
Call or Write for Catalog.
, E. E. Bruce & Co.
10th and Harney Sts.
Wiro Arches
Summer Houses
Chairs and Settees
Tree and Flower Guards
Lawn Vases
Tel. Doug. 1590
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