Chicago eagle., 1897-02-20


John ManzO. AlesadrO COnfOrti. Vim.
cenzO Panlco. Donate WasciO. Pas.
qr,ale Nastrianne. PasQuale CapOtO.
Frank GranetO ana brothers. q. II. Slri-
tellO. q. =. DestefanO. Frank De Rosa.
Frank BOnelli, vincenzO GIontenipO.
Antonio BarOnc. Mike DicOsOlO. G. Il.
Paladlni, RaiYaelO DE Bart;llo, q. Nava-
gntl.
Mr.. Robert 4. Givins II gaining
ground every day. AMI now has u
strong lead for the Republican nominn.
tiOn for Mayor Of Chicago. II II said
that he could more readily than any
other man rally the different factions
of the party under one banner.
He II not seeking the office himself.
hut his friends. who are legion. are
talking him up for It on the strength
Of his record and his well.knOwn pOul.
larlty
Robert G. GivIns. Of the firm Of Il. &.
Glvins Il Co. IL one Of the leading men
In the real estate line. not only In this
city. but In the United States. His
name IL familiar from one end of the
country to the other lie II the eXcmpll-
ticatiOn of all that goes to make u "cOli-
servatlve boomer" He has always be-
lieved In booming Chicago. and has had
much to do with Its wonderful growth
and prosperity. His business Iualiiica-
lions ana principles are such. however.
that he Will not advocate measure
that has the slightest element of fraud
or failure In II. In times Of CONNER
cial depression bob Givlns." as he IL
famillarly called, IL always to the
front. He Is u 'bracer up Of every de-
spending element In trade. His origin
al and successful methods of handling
real property. especially subdivisions,
have been copied far ana wide. ana In
nearly every city In the country where
lots have been sold Bob Glvins' plan
has frequently been adopted. He II the
President of the famous Two Million
Club. ana n prominent charter member
of the Real Estate Board. He Is also
I'D degree Mason and Knight Tenn
plar OF high standing. besides being u
member of several leading clubs of the
city. In 1867 he established an office
on the northwest corner of Madison
and la Sale streets. In connection with
the Hon. James II. Gilbert. now Presi-
dent of the Garden City Banking and
Trust Company. known as one Of the
strongest financial institutions In the
West. Both members of the firm were
then mere boys, but by their energy
and enterprise they soon built M n
large ana lucrative business In real es-
tate. They subdivided large tracts of
land, long before the fire, on the West
Side. and sold lots at $50 to $500 each.
which are now worth small fortunes to
the holders, They also originated the
monthly payment plan in selling real
estate, and consequently were the
means of extending opportunities To
thousands of buying homes ana secur-
Ing land In the metropolis they never
could have enjoyed without its adop.
lion.
Prior 10 their Inauguration of this
system the terms given were called
"Cannl terms" or one-fourlh cash, bal
ance IN one, two ana three years. in
tercsi az u per cent. During Mr.. Civ
ms career of thirty active years he has
disposed of over 800 large subdivisions,
having sold probabl a grea ter number
of city lots than any other dealer. lie
takes an active interest in public en-
terprses, and scarcely a move of any
great importance occurs without he fig
lres in 1t In some way or other. lie
is power in politics, and though he
has never held an office, his influence
among the taxpayers of the city is
widespread and potent.
For five years he served as president
Of the Taxpayers Association, and his
many hard fights against unjust taxa