Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24
CHICAGO REAL ESTATE.
Improvements in Industrial Centsrs Es-
tablished in the Vicinity of Chicago;

Lot sales at West Pullman during
the past week aggregated $4,000.
Plans have been ordered by the Chica-
go Board of Education for new six
teen-roOm brick school-house. to be
/ erected at the corner of l20th street
| and jefferson avenue. The structure.
which will cost about $4,000, is to be
ready for the fall term of the schools.
The Plano Manufacturing Company has
completed the stone foundations for
their main brick factory building, 800
feet in length. and also for the foundry,
- by 600 feet, and will begin laying
brick on both at once. The founda-
tiOns for the other buildings compris-
ing the plant are being put in. The
City Council ordered the Commissioner
of Public Works to advertise for bids
for laying a thirty-six-inch water main
from the 6Sth street pumping works to
West Pullman. This, when completed.
will insure to West Pullman a water
pressure in the mains equal to that of
any other part of Chicago,
The Harvey Land Association reports
that the influx of Worlds Fair visitors
to Harvey is steadily on the increase
Within the past week parties from near
every State in the Union have visited
the new manufacturing city, and a
number of sales have resulted. Two
large business blocks are nearing com
pletion, and considerable property
was purchased with tn prospect of inn
mediate improvement. The Chicago
and Grand Trunk ROundhOuse is rapid
ly nearing completion. 1t is located on
I'll l. |,
streets. 1t will accommodate engines
for the twelve new suburban trains to
be added to Harvey's present suburban
service on this road. The same road
has also decided to build d new passen-
ger depot near Columbia avenue and
l52d street. 1t is to be constructed of
brick with stone trimmings, and will
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Harvey has one of the best suburban
systems of any town around Chicago,
now having ninety-tWo weekday pas
senger trains
Manager Kilgallen, of the Chicago
Heights Land Association, SAYS that
despite the tight money market, affairs
at Chicago Heights are very active in
4 the sale of lots as well as in the com
/ pletion Of improvements already under
way and the beginning of new build
4 ings. William Ohlhaber is ready to let
/ contracts for a thrae-story stone and
pressed b"ick building II b. erected on
lot and 8. block -. for Mrs. ]. Mack
/ lew, of Chicago. The building will be
occupied by stores and fats and will
cost Sl5 00U. This gives Centre avenue
another very handsome structure, and
one which will greatly enhance the
value OF all property on the street. The
building will be completed Oct. l. An
excursion train, consisting of fifteen
cars was run to Chicago Heights last
4 Sunday over the Chicago & Eastern
! Illinois The cars were well filled.
James L. and Robert L. McEroy,
owners of Sheldon Heights, ran an ex-
curSi0n train of fifteen cars to tn 9ir
/ property over the Chicago & Easte n
/ illinois last Sunday. Their cars We're
well filed and their sales for the day
amounted to over $42, 900. A gentle
man who purchased five lots at Sheldon
Heights Sunday said in conversation
with a reporter for THE EAGLE yester-
/ day: in my opinion Sheldon Heights
/ is the choicest and best residence prop
erty in Chicago to-day. Stone walks,
macadamized streets, shaded lawns,
city water, fresh air-all within a few
minutes ride of the heart of the city
1t is the center of the greatest manu-
featuring region around Chicago. 1t
adjoins West Pullman on the north,
with its mammoth enterprises, millions
of dollars in capital and thousands Of
/ operatives. The town of Pullman on
the east, with its marvellous industries,
giving employment to 5000 workmen.