7 B THE BEE'S HOME BUILDER'S PAGE THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 25, 1920. ) NEW BOULEVARD WOULD BEAUTIFY AND HELP OMAHA Proposed River Drive Would Parallel Famous Boulevards in Natural Beauty and Improve the City. By ERNEST SCHRIEBER. Nearly every large city has some load which the citizens point out to visitors with pride. Paris has its Champs Elysee, its Boulevard Haussmann, Boulevard pf the firande Armee, Boulevard 'Michel, Raspail, and a hundred others, which are models tor tne world But Paris is peculiarly fortunate " In American cities there is usually one boulevard which stands out above the rest. In New York there is Riverside drive; in Chicago Mich- ican avenue, with its extension into Lake Shore Drive; in rhiladelpliia, Fairmount Parkway; in Kansas City, Cliff Drive, and in other cities similar roads. Omaha has no drive of a similar nature so far. The river drive proposed by the City Planning commission, as the open ing wedge toward the complete scheme for city beautification, is a road which wmld surpass any men tioned in natural beauty, and if de veloped as planned, in surroundings "also. Memorial Arch. At the northern end of the road leading into the city could be placed an immense memorial arch to Lewis and Clarke, who first viewed the site of the present city of Omaha. The arch could symbolize the early davs of the territory, when the few soldiers of the American army held the land against the Indian upris ings. At the vicinity of Florence, along the bluffs overlooking, the Missouri, could be an histori cal monument commemorating the early days when there was a town cf 15,000 Mormons where Florence now stands. Monuments or statues to Gen. Atkinson, Gen. Harney, Gen Codv. Gen. Custer or other famous men identified with the history of Omaha could be placed along the route of the boulevard. At the eastern end of the Carter Lake park could be erected a memorial rest house for tourists in honor of the Red Cross. At the junction of the boulevard with the orooosed bridge over the Missouri at the foot of Farnam street could be located a great public plaza or open space, bridged over the railroad tracks, as has been done in Chicago, with steel and concrete. The great plaza could be three or four blocks in ' length and several blocks in width. At the east the view over the monu mental bridge, with Iowa bluffs in the distance, would be splendid. At the south end of the plaza could be an immense public building, a union railroad station perhaps. At the north end of the plaza could be an other public structure, an immense public food storehouse, a freight building or a municipal auditorium. The buildings now built could be im proved with arcades or colonnades to be in keeping with the remainder of the plaza. The great plaza could be the radial center for a numberof streets leading to the western part of the city. Viaduct Over Tracks. Continuing along the route of the proposed boulevard to the south, over the viaduct which would have to be built over the railroad tracks, the tourist would come to the most beautiful part of the entire drive. From the top of the bluffs overlook ing the river he could see the won derful valley of the Missouri, with the picturesque bluffs of the Iowa side in the distance. In various open spaces along the route could be placed memorial tab lets or other monumental structures in honor of the soldiers of Omaha, architecturally pleasing fountains, seats or buildings in memory of various public-spirited men who have distinguished themselves during the years that Omaha has been a city. The roadway would wind through beautiful Riverview park, through Mandan park, to the Fontenelle for est reserve, the Bird reserve, the Boy Scout camp, immense public baths or DlavKrounds. other features as yet unguessed would be erected in timeJ to come. At the south end ot tne road into the city another archway, symbolizing the advance the city has made since the days of Lewis and Clarke could be erected. Togethei with the radial drives the boulevard would give the tourist a 40 or 50-mile drive that would astonish ' him at its magnificance. Only a Start Now. All these improvements would oc cupy "years. .The people of today would only furnish the idea, the land, the building of the roadbed and per haps one or two monuments. We would leave to the coming citizens untold possibilities in beautifying our creation. The idea may seem vision ary to some, but in the light of what city planning has already brought forth it is not improbable. The least we could do would be to give our descendants the completed plans for the future Omaha. Washington gave to the city which bears his name a complete plan which has been of inestimable value to the city. The builder of a house makes his plans before building, and the build ers of a city siwuld also make -plans before the citygets beyond their control. Is it possible for the people of Omaha to get the vision of Wasn ington and leave to the future a comprehensive plan for development, or will we go on building for the oresent and let the future care ior itself? N (The remaining articles of the series will take up various prob lems relating to the development of Omaha, which could be made now with benefit to the future growth of the city.) An inventor has patented a fork for digging potatoes that has a rod so hinged to its handle as to form a fulcrum that assists in lifting the load khen the handle is pressed down A This design is of a beautiful, well arranged house, having graceful, sloping roofs. There is a vestibule opening into a pleasant reception hall, with living loom on right con taining open fireplace and a bay window. From the living room one enters a den which is made very at tractive by a corner fireplace. The dining room has a bayed end and sliding doors to hall. A good pan try, convenient kitchen and laun dry make thoroughly complete first floor plan. On the second floor the five bedrooms with closets are all within easy access of the bathroom. Clyde Smith Adams, Architect No Prospect of Cheaper Building Material as Freight Rates Grow "It is hard to figure out an early reduction in building costs with a god stiff advance in freight tariffs in prospect," stated J. L. Schroeder' of the Schroeder Investment Co., "And the fellow who is waiting for the bottom to drop out, may be in for a good long wait. "While everyone would doubt less welcome a reduction in building materials it is inevitable that the new increase in wage granted railway trainmen, will be reflected in a sub stantial raise in freight tariffs. This, together with-a serious car shortage and lack of a surplus of many build ing essentials will have its effect in bunding operations for some time to come. The possibilities of lower priced homes are very'remote. This fall will see a very heavy demand for medium-priced homes and very few being built." Mr. Schroeder reports his firm has sold four properties in the past ten days, aggregating $44,000, in cluding the sale of the Shukert Flats on Park avenue and Leavenworth, to John D. Wear. C. B. Stuht Setting Fast Pace in Sales This Month C. B. Stiht claims to be leading his fellow realtors this mdnth in the volume of hts sales of residence pro perty. His total sales amount to more than $90,000 so far this month. His last week s sales included: The E. V. Armstrong house at 5005 Cass street to Dr. G. Dindewald for $16,750; house at 1330 South Twenty- fifth avenue tor Ida V. Smith to Louis C. Johnson, $6,750; lot at southeast corner of Fiftieth avenue and Dodge, W. R. McFarland to M. M. Robertson, $5,000. Motored to Minneapolis. President Shuler of the real estate board, accompanied by Max Agor and John Happy, salesmen, last week motored to Minneapolis m one day, leaving here at 5 a. m., and arriving at 11:30 p. m. Their car registered 401 miles. They traveled through 20 miles of mud, and had a tire blow out. Potato Bugs' Extra ptfcaution against bugs should be tKen with the potato crop this season. Only a limited amount of potatoes were planted around Chicago, and most of the patches were started late. The plants have sprung up at a time when the com mon potato bug and other insects are thriving. They may be expected in such large numbers that a whole patch of potatoes may be swept away within a day or two. It requires only a short time for these pests to destroy young, tender potato leaves, so measures should be taken before they get started. New armies ot the insects are coming on every few days, and the young ones that hatch from the eggs will do more damage than the adults. Even if the late plants are only a tew inches high, spraying should be tarted immediately. lhe tender plants can be safely sprayed with powdered lead arsenate, at the rate of two pounds to fifty gallons of water. If you have only a tew plants in the garden, 10 level tea- SDOonfuIs of the arsenate to one gallon of water will be sufficient. Paris green is good at the rate of one pound to 50 gallons of water on large patches. One teaspoonful to a gafton of water will be enough for the home garden. In either case, add about three or four times as much lime as Paris green to the so lution to prevent burYiing of the leaves. . Lead arsenate is always safe and is preferred because it is cheaper and sticks to the leaves and stems betttr. Several sprayings may be neces sary during the season. Watch the plants closely, for the bugs travel from one patch to another, and may appear most any time. The general rule is to repeat the application every two weeks. It may be needed oftener in case of rains. Libercy Bonds Cashed American State Bank, 18th and Farnam Sts. Adv. Modern Home- i laundry-0- 1 Kitchen i Joining Rm dcn Hrfl Living Rm " Hall i5&'z.o' J ' a T U 1 Porch I Li Mt 1 First Floor Farm and Garden - By FRANK Tomato Blight. Tomato blight is prevalent this year in many Chicago gardens, par ticularly in the south suburbs. In sects are not responsible for the rapid blighting of the leaves at this time. It is due to the same fungus that causes potato blight, a common disease in this section. The tomato blight may be ex pected in nearly all gardens around Chicago. It affects -the. leaves cf plants of both the tomato and po tato, causing the foliage to wilt. Later the potatoes rot and the fruits of the tomato plant shrink, become soft and decay. For all the foliage diseases, .in cluding leaf spot, the worst disease of the tomato plant, Bordeaux mix ture is effective. Tomatoes, pota toes, and other crops susceptible to blight should be sprayed with' Bor deaux mixture throughout the sea-. son. The best time to spray is before the disease appears, and repeat every 10 days or two weeks. Bordeaux mixture may be bought in small packages or prepared at home. For the small garden, when only a few gallons are needed, the following formula may be used: Bluestone (copper sulphate), foar ounces; quicklime (lump lime), four ounces, and water, three gallons. The bluestone should be first dis solved in one and a half gallons of hot water in a wooden bucket. Slake the lime by adding water, a little at a time. To the milky fluid add the rest of the water, strain through a cheeseclotty and mix thetwo. solu tions. Stir vigorously and spray the plants immediately after the solu tions have been mixed. A small amount of resin fish oil soap may be added to make it stick to the plants. Spray both sides of the leaves. Dandelions, .This season has been particularly favorable to the growth of dande lions. Lawns and parks are flecked with this weed, and in many cases lawns have been completely ruined. The dandelion ma be killed out ov spraying with iron sulphate solu tion, but this treatment must be sup plemented by digging and reseed- mg. Dandelions often ' get a new start in the lawn from seed that come from the adjacent grounds, and occasionally plants survive the spraying. They should be killed by digging them out or by applying paspline, kerosene or dry iron sul phate to the individual plants. Much can be done toward keeping the weeds in check by mowing the lawn frequently, reseeding the bare spots and using fertilizers. Any neglect in watering the lawn tavors the dandelion. The fight against dandelions and other weeds should be started when the lawn is first made. In making the new lawn care should be taken to get a thick, thrifty growth of grass the first season. The care given the lawn after it is once es tablished serves as a protection against the dandelion. Time is wasted in digging up dan delions unless the entire root is re moved. JAMES BLACK MASONRY & CONTRACTING CO. Constructionists and Engineers Estimates Furnished and Work Done on a Fixed Fee BaiU OFFICE BUILDINGS APARTMENT HOUSES HOTELS STORES And All Kinds of. Industrial Buildings 'Offices jitw York Boston Detroit Chicago St. LouU Omaha Kansas City Seattle ) Phones Harney 3463 and Tyler 1122 SJ TsT . W." A.. I 1 1 . t r 1 BeoRm I BEDRM 'S'.iajf. IZ'I3' Bed Rm Bed RmI Hf Bed Rm zt'i II' Second Floor RIDGWAY. Pit Refrigerator. In suburbs and on the farm, where it is impossible to get ice during the hot summer, iceless or underground refrigeration must be resorted to. Springs, cisterns, cellars, caves, or similar places are fairly satisfactory, if available, but all- have undesirable features. Springs are seldon located conven iently. Where the cistern is used there is always danger of spoiling the water by spilling milk and other foods, and cellars are difficult to keep clean and free from undesir able odors. Perhaps the best substitute for ice is the pit or iceless refrigerator, where small quantities of food are kept, It is built underground to a sufficient depth to reach a tempera ture low enough to keep food in fair condition for several hours. The specifications, recommended by J. P. Calderwood, engineer of Kansas agricultural college, call for a pit about two feet in diameter and ten to twenty feet deep. The con struction is comparatively easy and the cost is reasonable. It is usually under the kitchen or pantry floor, where most convenient. Line the pit with brick, tile, concrete, or galvanized iron, so it will be water and vermin proof, using particular care to build the wall high enough to prevent surface moisture from entering. ' The food is lowered by a small elevator, similar to the familiar dummy elevator. The cooling effect is about the same as with food lowered into a well. The elevator is merely a single or double shelf arrangement made to fit the pit and lowered by means of a rope. Henry Johannszen GIai Sl Paint Company GLAZING Phone Douglas 349 114 So. 14th St., Omaha, Neb. These are not only use ful when on a camping trip, but very handy to have around a home. We have a complete stock of all style camp furniture, cots, chairs, stoves; also AUTO Tents and all other style tents. Nebraska Tent & Awning Co, 1204 Farnam St. At DM1 I ! IMMENSE GARAGE FOR 3,000 CARS PROPOSED HERE Building Will Have Eight Floors for Auto Storage. Robert C. Mitchell An- nounces Plans. Construction will be started in Omaha this fall on an eight-story structure, capable of storing 3,000 automobiles, undoubtedly the largest garage in the world. According to Robert C. Mitchell, general manager of the Reliance Brick company, who is responsible lor the organization financing the construction, the building will cover an entire city'block and will be lo cated in the vicinity of th Fon tenelle hotel. The cost of the struc ture is estimated at between $2,000, 000 and $2,500,000. Ten Tracking Project. The undertaking is being backed by 10 of Omaha's prominent men, names of whom have not yet been disclosed. Plans and specifications, submitted by Thomas R. Kimball, architect, have been accepted and F. W. Currey, local manager of the Selden Brick company, will handle the construction. Circular ramps will provide easy access to the upper stories, making it possible to utilize all floors for storage purposes. Grades will be such, that even inexperienced driv ers can negotiate the ramps without dirhcultv. uasohne and oil will be available on every floor and there MODERN FIXTURES Gas and Electric Home Labor-Saving Devices of All Kinds. 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Should Marks, Francs or Lire advance to one-half their normal price, each (50 invested in Option now will make net profits of $700, and an invetir-nt of $400 will make net profits of $6,000. Forward remittance of $60 for six month Option on 10,000 Marks, Francs or Lire, or $400 for six-month Option on 100,000 Marks, Francs or Lire. ' Send (or explanatory circular. GROSSMAN SHERMAN COMPANY INVESTMENT SECURITIES V 7 Pine Street. New Wk. will be a complete vacuum cleaning system throughout. Accommodations for Tourists. Rest rooms for both men and women, shower baths, manicurists and hair dressers are some or the accommodations which tourists will find in the new garage. Other new features, as yet unadopted by any garage, are hinted at by Mr. Mitch ell. The building will measure 297x272 feet. It will be built of reinforced concrete, faced with brick and terra cotta. In addition to the fireproof construction, further prevention against fire will be maintained by a sprinkler system. Plans call for a total floor space of 75,888 square feet. To Rent Some Space. It is thought that a part of the first story may be rented to stores. The repair department will also be located on this floor. The police and fire departments have expressed themselves as in r.ced of a large garage and the Omaha Automobile club will make its headquarters in the new building, according to Mr. Mitchell. Foundations will be laid this year and completion is expected not later than August, 1921. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. - "xx'"'swsass-stsnw' This is the symbol of complete construction service. GERMAN BONDS Greatest Investment A Opportunity! DO YOU KNOW WHY? THE VALUE BEHIND THEM? HOW THEY ARE SECURED? Write for special letter showing en , hancement in value with return to normal exchange rates. HENRI & BERNHARD WOLF & CO., Inc. 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