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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 5, 1918., '
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! GARDEN AND HOME BUILDERS' PA.iGE
COUNTRY ESTATE
OOOSTED BY GOOD
SUBURBAN ROADS
Automobiles Also Help in In
creasing Number of Homes
. Being Built in City's
Vf Outskirts. V
Hard road a and th automobile
hare brought the "country estate"
into its own.
Cities that have developed good
suburban reads have responded to
the semi-rurtil environment earlier
than Omaha. But the growth of per
manent roa4 development here has
started a : demand for this kind of
" property and the consequent evolu
tion will be a matter of amazement in
the course &f a few years.
" Several beautiful suburban tracts
have been put on the market here in
' the past year or two and have been
, " liberally patronized. . ,
In Detroit, a city with less bank
clearances, weekly, than Omaha, lots
in subdivisions, 12 to 15 miles ' from
the city, Be'! from $1,200 to $1,500 I
f piece. ' ' - ''
Preeent Best , Time.
Right now is the time for the for
lighted to invest in such tracts in
Omaha suburban environments. Om-
tha is destined to grow as healthfully
and as vigorously in the future as in
the past. Population is bound to in
crease. , ' ' : v
The city has gone over the crest
and has gathered a natural momen
tum that will place it in the first
class of American commercial and in
'dustrial centers for all time. Realty
values will oon approximate their
true worth and in some districts will
(ret out of the reach of the ordinary
nvestor. As true as' the fact that
one of the best business corners of
Omaha once sold for $250, is the fact
t that suburban lots now selling for'
7500 will sell in a few years for many
times that amount' r
r The Nebraskan ' out in the state
who has money to invest would do
well td bear this fact in mind, say real
tstate men, fcr there is no 'better" in-
ceitment than Omaha real estate,
' wherever located.
ARTHUR PALMER
TALKS TO OMAHA .
REAL ESTATE MEN
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Arthur. L. Palmer; executive Secre
tary of the state fuel administration, j
addressed the Wednesday noon meet
ing of the Omaha real estate board
at the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Palmer, in his address, used
the parable of the "ten virgins, five
a! whom were wise and had their
lamps trimmed and burning, and five
of whom were foolish, and provided
no Di!,". as an illustration of what
might happen this winter.
He impressed upon the real estate
men the fact that a coal famine of
a most serious nature was imminent
the coming winter if the people of
Omaha di'4 not heed the warning to
r buy coal now, while the railroads had
the equipment to haul the fuel. . '
In the fall the extra demand for
rolling stock to move grain, food pro
ducts and army supplies will make it
impossible for the roads to provide
for the hauling of vast quantities of
coal. "It will be wrong for the im-
Erovident to ask thpse who have
eeded the warning to provide for
then- necessities the coming winter
ind they will be In the condition of
the five foolish virgins who were de
. nied oil," he said.
r.:?j::t.C F. Harrison to
Enter National Contest
Because of his qualifications. C F.
Harrison, of the firm of Harrison &
Morton, has been requested by the
! Omaha real estate board to comoete
ia the achievement cup contest that
is to be a feature of the national con
vention of realtors at Stt Louis in
June. - t '
The object of the contest Is to de
velop the best paper on city achieve
hent and it is thought that with
'Omaha and Its Achievements" as a
subject. Mr. Harrison, who is well
known for his eloquence, will become
Inspired and bring back the cup as
tn achievement of his own.
Federal Agents Will Speak
: At Board Meeting This Week
: Owing to their unavoidable absence
from the city, Harry O'Neill and Ed
rar M. Martin, federal agents inves'
t esting alien property in Nebraska,
a. ho were on the program to speak
t the noon luncheon Wednesday of
tve Omaha real estate board, at the
Chamber of Commerce, Jwere unable
tor appear. They are scheduled to
rtke the addresses at the Wednes-
Y-y lunch at the board meeting at the
Chamber ot Commerce this week. .
BAVARIAN CITIES
DAMAGED GREATLY
BY AIR ATTACKS
New York, April 18.-Britif.h and
Trench air raids on Bavarian cities
ire increasing steadily and the dam
T to property, : especially in . the
alatinate, is very extensive, ; say
" German newspapers. j - ,
This fact was brought to the at
t tion of the Bavarian chamber of
. f pntiesa by a socialistic interpella
tes asking: "Is the government
. tYare of the fact that the population
'f Bavaria, and, especially of the
Jatinate, is suffering great material
- !:sses as a result of the steadily in---easing
aerial attacks? What does
l government intend to do regard
?; the compensation of those af-
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The socialists stated that hostile
.rial attacks on cities recently had
-reased greatly.
'linister of the Interior Ton Bret
;h,.said the government was will
t' Hi grant compensations ior dam
; to property caused by hostile
Five-Room House is .Built ,
For Comfort and Economy:
The above is a modern, moderate-
?riced, five-room house Jrailt by the
lome. Builders, Incorporated. It is
strictly up-to-date in every respect
.. The vestibule, living room and din
ing room are finished in oak. with
oak floors. A colonnade opening di
vides the living room and the fining
room, with built-in bookcases. The
two bedrooms! and bath room are
connected by I hall. These rooms are
finished in white enamel, ,
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Open Beverly Hills, on Dodge
Road, as Suburban Home Site
Announcement it made today of the
opening of. "Beverly Hills," subdivi
sion, a 190-acre tract in the West
Dodge section, which has just, been
developed as a suburban home dis
trict r . .' : v
The tract Is said to be one of the
largest highly restricted residence sub
divisions ever ottered ia an American
"Beverly Wills" subdivision is lo
cated on the south side of the paved
Dodge road, Lincoln highway, less
than a mile west of fairacres. It ex
tends from Seventy-eighth street
west to Eighty-fourth street, and from
the Lineoln highway south to the
Pacific street road.
It was laid out under the direction
of a landscape architect The lots,
planned especially as sites for subur
ban homes, range in' size from one
half to four and one-half acres. They
are restricted to residences costing
not less than $3,500 It is planned to
erect a number of handsome homes
this year, including a $7,500 residence
for a prominent Omaha physician,
plans for which are now complete.
The new district, formerly part of
the Claus Sievers farm and .the Ar
wood farm, was acquired in 1917 by
a syndicate of Omaha business men.
It has been graded, winding .drives
OMAHA LEADS ALL
WORLD IN NUMBER ,
OF HOMES OWNED
People Here Solving Own
.Housing -Needs,, by Buying
Residences; Present Cam:
paign Is Helping."
The ; national housing committee
has addressed a letter to the secre
tary of the Omaha real estate board,
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this city, and asking what were the"
community's greatest needs ia that rt
spect?' - V:
It is a peculiar fact but Omaha
people are solving, in a large way,
their own housing needs and prob
lems. It is doubtful if there is a city
of the population and commercial im
portance of , Omaha in the United
States where more families live in
their , own comfortable and modern
homes. ' ' -l - "' - " -:-
The "Own Your Own Home cam
paign, which is now in progress here,
will add largely to this condition.
In the larger cities of the . east,
where topographical features confine
masses of the population to limited
areas', there are the problems of over
crowded tenements, and where realty
values are fabulous these human hives
are made to return vast sums annually
in rentals with very little outgo for
upkeep and repairs.
! 'No Tenements Here.
There is not a tenement district in
Omaha that can compare in slovenli
ness or lack of modern improvements
or sordidness of surroundings with
what are considered the fairly decent
tenement conditions of the east Here
the poorest tenant has great advan
tages over those of the eastern cities.
It is only by comparison that per
sons in Omaha can realize the reason
able realty values here.
In most eastern cities of the popu
lation of Omaha it would be impos
sible for the man of average means
or earning power to acquire a" home',
within easy reaching distance of his
work in the center of the city, for
$3,000 or $4,000, and especially with
the yard surroundings, the boulevard
and park systems, such as this city
possesses. This should be considered
in the present "Own Your Home"
campaign. , This is the world's cham
pion residence city, ' ' v
A good-sized closet is inach room,
in addition to a linen closet off the
hall and a cloak closet off the vesti
bule. The pantry is fitted with a
built-in case. There is a full cemented
basement, and the outside basement
door is on grade. .,
Other information may be obtained
from the Home Builders, Incor
porated, ground floor, 'Brandeis thea
ter building, or James T. Allan, archi
tect, 224 Bran'deis theater building.
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of permanent roads have been built,
trees planted and the entire area
sowed to alfalfa. The owner has paid
all development costs. Telephone
and electric . light services are now
available and gas and water mains
are laid to within one mile of the sub
division. w
"Beverly Hills" has been called the
most fortunately located suburban
home subdivision in the Omaha
vicinity. According to real estate
experts, the development of high
class residence sections has been
westward, the high ground being fa
vored locations. "Beverly Hills" lies
on the eastern slope of the first ridge
or elevation west of Fairacres. Far
nam street, when extended, will pass
through the center of the subdivision.
Only one block distant is a 25-acre
peony -farm, one of Omaha's show
places, and in the immediate vicinity
tracts have already been acquired by
a number of wealthy Omahans as
sites for country homes.
"Beverly Hills" is being sold
through the Byron Reed company and
Charles W. Martin & Co. They have
prepared literature describing the dis
trict, which will be furnished to
readers of The Omaha Bee free on re
quest
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Sunlight Paint &
Varnish Company
' of Omaha i
will be the new name of the
old Banner Varnish Co., of Ral
ston, which Mr. R. R." Evans,
President of the Nelson-ZUtrp
Paint Co., recently bought. ;
Mr. Evans also bought of the
Ralston Townsite Co. a large
tract of land adjoining the var
nish plant,twhich is ideal for a
PAINT-and WHITING FAC
TORY, having TRACKAGE on
bgth "Burlington and Missouri
r acme Railroads.
Mr. Nelson, who Is Interested
I . A. . , , - -
m uea na. mr. iutbub,
hopes - to 8e a' SIX-STORY,
UP-TO-DATE PAINT PA P-
TORY on the property before
a- great while.:;'., v sv ;,. "
They are ' making EXTEN
SIVE IMPROVEMENTS on the
varnish factory now, but they
are not 4 going ; to make high
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uiass varnisn ac present, as
they have good contracts as
distributors with- BERRY
BROTHERS and the WHEEL
ER VARNISH COMPANY,
covering parts of seven states,
which run for several years
The'Nelson-Zarp Paint Com
pany's business has more than
DOUBLED in the past six
months. Their last issue of
$25,000.00 Common Stock has
all been subscribed, but they
still have some of the 7 per
cent Preferred unsold. s
Iron and Wire' Pencei
Lawn and Farm Gates
... Poultry , uul GartUa JFracM tv
TrtniMS far VUna and Rota. '
FWar Bad Guard. ' Staal rials
Cat Our Low Prlcao Baloro Yoa Bay.
ANCHOR FENCE'CO.,
SOT North 17lh St TjL Kd 4247.
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OMAHA CITIZENS
MORE FRUGAL AS
VAST WAR RAGES
Building and Loan Official
Declares ' City Is Enjoying
- Highly Prosperous Condi
tion This Year.
With .Omaha in a highly prosperous
condition, the average citizen is saving
money at a rate never before equalled
In this city, according to a statement
issued yesterday by W. H. Adair, sec
retary of the Omaha Loan and Build
ing association. The : statement fol
lowed an important meeting of the
directors. ' Secretary Adair said:
"We are highly pleased with the sit
uation, .which affords evidence that
Omaha is in a highly prosperous con
dition. The average man is saving
money at a rate never before equalled
in Omaha. We have opened more new
accounts this year than we did during
the same period in 1917. .
. V Remarkable Showing Made.
' "We Vdiink this is a remarkable
showinsrThen we consider that those
same people are buyirrg, Liberty bonds,
War Savings stamps and contributing
to the support of other war activities.
And what is quite as pleasing, mem
bers who bought Liberty bonds
through our association are paying
them off rapidly and will soon be in
the clear. f '
"The progress we have made dur
ing the last fiscal year is so favorable,
our directors' have decided to enter
with greater zest into the 'own a
home' campaign, believing it to be an
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HOME BUILDERS, Inc.
ASSETS, over $1,000,000.00.
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NELSON-ZARP PAINT CO. :
SUNLIGHT PAINT
Tel. Door. M9. OMAHA. $ m-U S. nth St.
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organized effort for the upbuilding of
Omaia. .
Many New Loans Here.
. The people . of this ' community
know that' our association for more
than 35 years has exerted its entire
energies to encourage home building
in Omaha, to which city it has con
fined the placing of its loans. During
the last 30 days we have closed loans
on city property aggregating about
$100,000' and the prospect is that we
shall continue to loan at about this
rate throughout the summer.
"Our association has sold to its
stockholders and others $500,000
worth of Liberty bonds and now that
the last great drive Is nearing a suc
cessful close, we feel that our organi
zation can resume its policy of pro
moting the 'own a home' idea inaug
urated by it many years ago.".
0'Keefe Real Estate Co.
r Reports Brisk Larjd Sales
The O'Keefe Real Estate company
last week reported the following
sales:
Jamea H. CBrlaa bought SI men at
Fiftieth and O atraata from J, 3. Harring
ton for 18,600.
S. O. 'Mahonaf, fonnarlr ' of Vlaalon,
Tx., hu bought tha 1. Martin Cannon -aero
country noma on tha Calhoun road,
for $8,700.
W. B. Duncan, formarlr ( Craarftald,
la., recently bought tha 9. H, McCreary
homo at Stlt Burt atreet.
Joseph F. O'Keefe haa bought af Charles
6. Reunker 40 acraa on Weat Paclflo atreet
road. .
Stella A. Dowd haa bought tha l-acre
country homo ot Mary Bauer, north of
Benaon, for 15,000.
Jacob Luta haa bought- af B. Oroaa the
bualneea property at Forty-third atreet and
Orand avenua, for 18,000.
' Louie Morgan haa bought of M. X. Row
ell a home and lot at 111 South Twenty
eighth atreet.
The O'Keefe Real Estate company
also states the demand for land is
brisk and mentions the following re
cent land sales:
D. E. Edqulit, S40 acrea In Kimball
county, Nebraska from C W. Schaffe.
John C. Wharton haa bought of Qeorge
Hockafellor T ranch tn Brown county, Ne
braska. Louie Ron soil ta 3. T. O'Keefe a sec
tion ot Kimball county land.
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Demand for Houses on the
- Increase. Says E. F. Williams
"Ths demand for houses continues
nnabated," said Edward F. Williams,
secretary of the Omaha real estate
board, to a reporter."
"Our firm, the Edward F. Williams
company, sold fire houses, prices
ranging- from $3,000 to $4,000, this
week."
. "A "family that moved into the city
last week had been looking all over
the city for a five-room bungalow to
rent. The man and his wife came to
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our office," - said Linn Campbell oi
the Byron Reed realty firm. -They
inquired if we had such a place to
rent and on our giving a negative re
ply, the woman said: 'We came hers
as a last resort and I have given up
the idea of trying to rent such i place.
What have you gdt that will suit us
that you can sell on reasonable
terms?' She was shown and a sale
is probable."
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