The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-01
RUBBER
LIMITS
Are Needed for the Peerless
Princess.
SHE'S STILL SPREADING
More New Houses Noted by
Eagle Man.
WHERE SOCIETY OWELLS
Can Be Heard the Grand
Harmony of Hammers,
WHERE SOCIETY OWELLS

The Eagles list Of new houses contin-
ues to grow apace. Another section was
visited yesterday and the results are
becoming more surprising. Yesterday 5
list includes the section bounded by Doug
las avenue on the south, Emporia avenue
on the west, Thirteenth street on the
north and on the east by the street car
line leading TO Paramount
This section includes a part of the
finest residence district in the city and
the houses that are being erected in it
are among the hneet IN the state. One Of
the striking characteristics of all the res
licences that are being built is the size Of
the rooms. Without exception they are
above the average. A favorite size for the
rooms is l4z16. More houses have rooms
larger than this.
Without exception all Of the houses are
being finished in the very best manner
with all of the modern improvements:
bath rooms and furnaces are common to
electric lighting and most Of them have
the finest improved plumbing systems.
The section that lies east Of the rail-
road tracks between Central and Douglas
avenues is building up with fine cottages
that are costing from $500 to g, 600 and
some are running even higher than that.
They are modern cottages in every re-
spect, with the best Of stone foundations
and a majority are finished in hard
wood. The streets are well graded and
sidewalks that are permanent are being
put down everywhere.
No cheap work goes-everything is done
right
As irr orner sections. q majority OF the
houses are being built by men who de-
sire homes. These men are clerks in the
wholesale houses and retail establish
ments; some are being built by business
men.
Those that are built to rent are being
built on a liberal plan, and are expected
to rent at from $3.50 to $500 per month.
This section is building up more rapid
~ than any other section except the
packing house district. The third block
on Washington avenue had nine new
al are of the same general pattern and
are finished up in the finest modern style.
The houses that are being listed are. as
has been said, only the ones that are in
the process of construction. There are
certainly quite a number more that have
been finished in the past year than are
now in the process OF construction.
The contractors without exception saw
that they could employ a great many
more men if it was possible for them to
oversee the work As it IS all of them
have such an amount of work on their
hands that al of their time is taken ND
In keeping track of the different Jobs
that they have under contract. and in
looking after others that are daily seek
lag contractors to figure on them. A
great many are employing men by the
day to build for them and are personally
overseeing them.
No man who Is skilled carpenter can
make any complaint about either the
wages that are paid or the amount of
work Le has to do. IN fact. a man who
Is wen known in Wichita as a good car
penter, stonemason, bricklayer or as a
mechanic of any kind, has more work
offered 10 him than he can do.
The following list of new houses IS in
The section above stated and can be veri-
fed by anyone who VIII visit the parties
named
Mr.. Ralph zrnItn-A fine 5-room cot
tage as q home at 24S Pennsylvania ave
une. 1t cost $780, Mr.. r. c. Connor. is
the contractor.
Mr.. r. L. Cunning is now finishing three
houses at 80. 3o6 and S04 New York ave
nue.. These houses have unusually large
rooms and are finished in the most mod
ern style. They viii cost s.. 900. $3.50 and
1850. respectively. Mr.. Cunning is also
building fine 4-room cottage at S3s Nv
araulic avenue that viii cost about SS1o.
Mr.. David L Eite has the contract for
ali four of them
Mr.. r. +. Arnold's home on South To-
peka avenue viii cost about 5000. The
cost of this property was not added In
Yesterdays list
Mrs. c. z. Mcclure is erecting a hand
some Groom cottage at the corner Of
Tenth and Emporia that win cost $500
when completed. The plumbing VIII be Of
the very finest. Mrs. Mcclure has Just
purchased the lots and is going to move
here from -Afulvaue rs soon as the house
Is finished. She has also purchased an
other lot near the enc she is building
on and viii soon erect another house.
Airs. Mcclure and another lady pur-
rhesed two lots on Emporia avenue at
cost Of S16oo
Mr. RauiG Is huHc5ng a fine residence at
RI North Washington that VIII cost in
the neiehborhood Of $500
Mr.. James Burt has Just finished 4 fine
cottage at 2A North Washington. It is a
s-room modern cottage and VIII cost
about $3.50. BE is at present completing
another just like ii at Us North Washing
ton that VIII cost about the same amount
Mr.. Charles Strihi has The contract for
the carpenter work. Air. Robert Williams
has the painting and paperins.
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