The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01
j. A. WALTERS, New s1 zsra r,ss Bldg
ESTABLI5+ED 1899.

pounds had been made out. leaving 81, 500
with interest due from Fox. A bill for this
amount was sent at once and payment re-
ceived promptly.
The stranger was Foxs bookkeeper for
years. When the bill came he called atten-
ton to the discrepancy. The reply was: "1'll
| pay the bill as it stands, and if they ever
send bill for the remaining $4,000 pounds I'll
pay that too, but I guess we don't need to
worry about the mistake
| With the bill Mr.. Wade enclosed a letter
inquiring why Mr.. Fox had paid for only 400
| pounds Of sugar when he received 49, 600.
| With the remittance was scrap Of paper
upon which was written the answer:
| Il make 1t point never to pay until bills
! are presented. You never sent the bill for
| the extra &c., 600 pounds. John Fox
George d. Dayton of Worthington, who has
evidenced his faith in Minneapolis real estate
by purchasing several pieces of both residence
| and business property during the last few
| Of farming lands on the Minnesota side of the
| Red river valley. The land sold for from
$500 to $40 an acre., according to location
and values. Mr.. Dayton expects to hold the
| land at present.
! MIR. Dayton is also securing further hold
ings near his purchase of eighty lots in the
| Revised Blaisdell addition. These lots were
bought from John Pillsbury nearly year
ago and were taken up rapidly when placed
| cn the market One Of the lots is on
the west side of Blaisdell between Franklin
and Twenty This was bought at the
rate of $50 front foot. Two bought on Blais-
! dell between the same streets are away below
| the street level and will be graded up in the
spring. %,
| Walter l.. Badger, who handles Mr.. Day.
| toms lots in this addition. has just refused
| $75 foot offer for one corner lot on Twenty
fourth street.
| A New York firm which has assisted in the
development of twenty-five cities in the Unit
| ed, States is invading the local field with
offers of lots in Greater New York The firm
agrees to pay the railway fare of all persons
living east of Chicago, in case a purchase is
| made to credit the amount on the cost of the
| lot To these living in Minneapolis will be
! paid the proportion equal to cost of fare to
Chicago and return.
| The company has purchased $500 acres or
more of property thirty-tive minutes from
! the city hall and will sell lots at $3.50 each.
| The terms are $40 down and Sc per month. If
| at the end of 1902 this lot is not worth $576,
! or 20 per cent increase, the money and per
| cent interest will be refunded
| The scheme is one of many which New
| York people, although the greatest in point
| of population, are using to develop the city.
The plan is a daring one, but might be imi-
teted to advantage by local real estate men.
Successfully put under way, this city might
be easily developed as Greater New York.
One of the most important building improve
| ments of the spring will be the erection of
the row of flats at Ninth street and Seventh
avenue S. by C. T. Nelson, who conducts a
millinery establishment at 70 Sixth street S.
Mr.. Nelson has also a store Cedar avenue
| and his observations of conditions in the
| southern part Of the city have shown him the
| necessity of more and better flats. The new
building will be 55X157, three stories, and of
Menomonie red pressed brick, with brown
sandstone trimmings and plate glass. It will
be thoroughly modern throughout and will
contain eighteen flats.
The following contractors have secured the
different work: G. J. Weston, carpenter work;
Mckenzie & Gilbert, excavation stone and
brick work; Wishart & Hansen, cornice and
roofing; ]. Johnson. cut stone; Sinonson
Bros, mill work. Warner Hardware company,
builders hardware; W. F. Porter & Co., heat
ing plant.