The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
HOUSTON VERY WE'LL.
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY DON'T
NEED A DoCToR.
building Going on steadily and the
Transfers of Real Estate Numer-
GUS on Steady MariSct-Some
Figures ON Real Estate.

| Transfers OF Real Estate Numcr-
GUS on n steady MarlSct-some
Figures on Real Estate.
How is Houston doing how're
The question was asked from a real rs
tate standpoint by gentleman who ten
| years ago was resident, hut who hos
been living on the Pacific coast
Wei. Houston ia doing very we'll thank
you.
Seven years ago drummer who moved
here from Galveston wanted to rent a
house and made Il known He had people
after him to take houses they had for rent
Now a man who wants to rent n house
has to chase round like smoke to get 1t
and then takes what he can get. unless he
bcspeaks one that is being built
And lots OF them are being built, but
not beyond the demand The city engineer
since January last has issued 6es build
Ing permits, OF an aggregate value Of $3.50, b
600 stated but really of more thau 100000
as tho estimates generally reach about Go
per cent OF actual cost
business houses have entered largely
into this construction. and dozen OF
more have been put up. Others are in
course of construction. notably the Mason
building, the Rice building, the Jones
building and the shaw building, besides u
number OF less rretcnuous structures fur
Their removed from the recognized bust
ness center, but sim OF easy access and in
good locations.
Yesterday Messrs. I. II. Thompson &
Co. broke dirt at the corner OF Railroad
and Fifth street. near tho freight office
OF tho Houston and Texas Central rail-
road for nu extensive warehouse and cold
storage plant. The business OF the firm
dealers in fruit produce ctc-has attained
to proportions when nothing short OF a
specially constructed building will meet
their needs. and that 70 what the Arm Is
going to have. Plans for this house had
been prepared some time, but It was not
| contemplated 10 begin It's erection except
In time for the spring trade, The cost will
be $4,000
Dirt was broken yesterday. also, for the
l.. NJ, Rich building, on San Jancinto
street, between Congress and Franklin
avenues 1t is To be three stories In
height, glass and Iron front in the lower
story and Of ornamental design above with
modern interior Arrangement. The mate
rial has ali been purchased in Houston
and the heavy structural iron will be cast
here. The cost VIII be $4,000, and MIR.
Rich thinks that for this sum he viii put
up building that viii prove conclusiyely
| that 1t pays to get all home material.
The records OF the city engineer show
| the following permits issued for the week:
Mr.. Kelsey one story frame 10 the Gag
| tana addition. 500
l.. A. williamson, frame cottnge in Ba-
X n addition, $1,000.
John Hoffman. one story frame In Heise
addition, $500.
c. Hunt box house in CastanIa survey.
800.
G. NJ. Temby. two story frame in Hol-
man addition, $500.
Tony Cionela. one story frame In Hard
castle addition 800
s. w Harrison. TWO story frame IN Cen
tru Railway addition, $500
G. W. HanAl, one story frame In Aliens
addition 800
"a, A MDflllt uuhlklbh 10 AthlA0llNN w
NORM street 500
y. j. NIahonoy, one story frame In Hol-
man addition. Sl0Oc,
a. 4. Lane one story frame In Holman
survey, 5000.
o. L. Dennis, one story frame in Holman
survey, 5000.
Mrs. II. Jacobs, two story frame on
Hamilton street, $500,
Charles Stewart frame store house on
Mckee street 5000.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway,
iron and wood warehouse. in yards. 500.
b. W. Shaw. frame residence on Rusk
avenue, $500
Max StubeufauCh. Jr., one story frame
on san Jaclnto street, S275Q.
wade Hamilton one story frame IN the
Allen addition $500.
Mamie Gray, addition to house on Prai-
RE street, 800.
p Gable, store house in the Hodges sur
vey, 5000.
r. 4. Davis cottage In Bcauchnnp
The he total FOR the week IS sls52J.
The r.ri estate mrrtst g worry steady,
with rather Hight movement, but at this
holiday scaron deals IN dlirt' are never
very numerous However. FOR tho last
,,ock tho sales footed up above 5000 and
tho week before were I'm cTcc8s of that
amount. Forty-nlue transfers have hcen
placcd on record IN the wcck counting
from Saturday to Saturday, as follows
not including many withheld from publ
cation:
Homer l.. nranham TO s. Bridge
water lots ] and q IN block II
Of tho Cazcara addition. N.025
Frank Iipscomh 10 Julia iipscomh,
an undivided onc-half Interest IN
the Amnsa Turner league .....,... go