, 1879-04-13
REAL ESTATE.
Sale Of the Pike Building on State
Street for $500, 900.
Two Yankees Whip q Crowd of
Chicago Brokers'
Rents Active and Firm, with Gener~
ally No Advance.
Sales, Loans, Leases, and Build
inu-Pern1its OF the
Week.

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The wel1-known flke Building on State street
was sold last week Tor $30o,oO. This fine
property stands on the southwest corner OF
State and Monroe streets, and Is the most valu-
able business structure en- State street next to
rho s;r1ar +<,,i1d,no rccen+lv eo1d for ees,, nm
-. ~ SN~0'~0"'
!ne 11Ae ounopls n0s W. .ue "8st uoo1 one ol
tie best retail stores on State street, now occu-
pied By Matson d. Co., jewellers, and the 1oors
aooye are divided into offices. The nross rcn, Al
T. eo9 nu1. +o~o, ~.a.,-, - - 49,, 1:,a;
- V'osoo'' .eAee' 4epa"e' eaae " .ae ooian1s'
1usu1aoee' etc-, Cost aoout SE-,uV0, leaving
NET INCOME OF PER CENT
to the purchasers. The building has frontage
M qO faet m S+o+a oro 1on Faat -, Non~oa 7.
- ~ ,:ss ,a:.,. ~ ~, W -e -
- a'e e'olies n'so' WILL 1nafpe lront on eacn
street. VI tne purchase MISUNDERSTANDING was
paid In cash and $150, 600 remains in Der cent
mortgage. The purchaser was Mr. Frederick
49, - .-a,, 49,
" Lo"eA' -Hass.
VINO eeIs Tile COMMISSIONS on TINS sale! We'll,
nobody does. For ouce the Chicago brokers
ycre caurht with hayseed in their hair. Mr..
.... 80 ~ ,1.., ai... 80. 49,. .a.
49,, 49, =. ;,
Will !N1' r1he, out the heencst ln1n@ hes ola
was to outwit the agents who were thtrsting for
THEIR LITTLE Is scoMM1su';
TIN e,ran+e u.e,+ bnnt;no far +ba v,nl.as
The finn xr,s fast and fur;ons Ahout avarv
buiidine in town. whether for sale or not. was
80 uI.s.- c..:~1
oue1eu " u'"' 1nes 4aaue Aaoic eonnueo@'ai
11ends IN an hour mere than IN lifetime IN
cold New England Real estate was showered
on them moru{ug. noon. and night, while they
were dressiro at their meals m the stren: ami
thrown aver their transo,ns after 1hey ind rnne
to bed. A hundred agents saw 't.miliions il it.
But the Yankees p1ayed it On the brokers in ). 4
way tha, was prcniiar.n They nicked out their
hn;ldjng walked unintrn7ncea intf, The nriratn
Office of the owner, bought it, aud paid Tor it.
SO eavi1,,- themselves some thousands Of dollars
com,nistions. Of course it's wicked shame.
but there is moral in it: it isn't rood business
wien one apent has nrincina! in Tow for ali ,hc
o,her o~.ntc IN town 70 linn m an; w to eet
ui,n awar.
straw apncarcd in the chicaoo real-cstate
cnr~cnt last week that had a rrcat deal If s;r
njfjtonce A mjnc-nwne- from COLORADO, arrived
iu town who had s3oo, ,0o1 to invest III Chicago
real css,e. :rbis sim was mart nf The nroits of
Que ,n:or since 1871. There were some other
Ieadyille capitalists in town. INCORRECTLY renort
ed US intending. to buy real estate, but about
the one we refer to there is no mistake This
case is tile first Of many. The mining industry
speculation-is on the eve Of a great develop
1ncnt,-the greatest since the California dis
covery of 1s49. The fortunate ones viii; make
immense profits. a great part Of these gains
will go into
Mcn who have made money n ,,ir;no md
1,1. -ac IT, ,-or1air+; s,i !" ,,an+ f's ,;aa;. ~
narnenent est.,es hi,,1 s,'rc 'nl rertn;n
nrd t,ce w;li d fhin ~ 10, o.tate ~ HeaI in, ~
aore reds M : 1 cen nc nnd aAs IL a. eoo
f;,rarnmanf 1 ner CAMS - |o09 ~@7
+ A.arei, sn,d ~ e,,o,,a1 auo,+, r.,
+o afred Cowles Esn thn res,dancn ~ nr,nart, nsa.,
E1i Mic1,ioo, avno yith 1ot e1r1Go T1pS' ~
sr,,tI oT Firh1eenti, ct rert m the esst s;de ~
ti.c avenne for sss mn on 'oe eas' s'oe u
Jscoh 1Vcii ~ so1d 1oo and IN, so,tb w,+a-
e,yee rs sou ~ amo a Son1n ,+ Mats!
for s1s,oco cash. Tnis property is is rsnted en- . for
On The corner e 1adIni 9 a9S
imnr1re,nents for s31 mn md eerarat other
s1nrcs an.i dxs1iurs o'-'0'o' "440 oe'e1A' ~@''e1
I'm Rrown sid: Honse and Int n Ed,rin
Hancock at LaGrauee. s1.Iao: honse and iot At
.nd Iot fo Iohn Snra;n At Eronstov 81 IN. ~ f;ftv
knte ono ninck, ~ ncsni.nss ~ anr.ste
3ar1er. s5. 00.
rcr-a.,ra
9! Me Wee were 3'xlz2 1eet, improved. % On
Gleen street, near Van Buren, stree, S4,500;
aee1 ou Nor. IL avenue, rn Mesl OF CIFooorne
avenue, 1,nR1o.edt Sa2 oxist1est 6; oa 6n Cna1cn
~~~1 ~o5"~~1 O~1A
1ect, improved. on Indiana avenue, south Of
! 4 aMentx-taltu street, sll,Ng: 5oxl93 1cet on
" ~ aoasn t avenue. noFth OF eighteenth street,
sa:z2V, z1lo3 ieet On Kayenswood
avenue, northeast corner Of Leland avenue,
@3,1o; 231no 1eet' improved, on West Lake
street, southwest corner Of Stanton, S.:
goo: 4ox4D 1eet on the North Branch, south OF
DIVISION street S4.ooo; :.5x1:S leet On warren
avenue, east OF hooer street. $3,Y1: doxl26 1eet
on <a Iompklns street south Of Folk, S34oo; AK
luo 1ect, fmpfoVca, OF Jefferson street north |
vest corner o1 Barber: S2,5oo' 3319! ieet on
nutteraeid street2 north OF Ih'rtE-nlnth, $1,000;
a5xaU s. ~ 1eet On feck court, near State street, |
$S,UO: 591ld q let let On Murray street, north OF
~. ~"ttu, f-sAoos ~ ~ 1Eet On Noltu 1reeh
etreet, north Oh West Randolph, 5000;
.21lGl 1ee1 on lnoiana avenue, north
ot ot,a aWent}-ntn1n etfeet- improved Sf,UU;
NJ Von Rnren e+1eat ;nn~orod e. Sno. EH.1M,
feet IN West Indians strcr:' e3st nf 1yestarn
avenue. "a. a5r9o fret m Sonth Haisred |
street. south of Sixteenth street S5on1: 135T |
l23 feet. imp1oYco, on Sophia street. northeast !
corner Of Orchard street. 81. 5N0: 79,Sx71 feet |
Improved, on West Washington street, north