The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-15

the transaction of business. and for ar
interchange of offerings on attractive sai'
or lease properties.
, The growth of suburban districts is be-
| ginning TO attract the usual sprinStime az
tention, but this year it is more remarkable
| than ever before.
An organization has been effected among
| the owners of property on Mcpherson ave
nue. and Portland place. between klng
| of protecting the property on Mcpherson
| avenue from owners and purchasers erect
ing flats and other buildings contrary tg
! restrictions. Lawyers have been instructed
| to fight any case where other than resi-
dences are erected.
! An indication of the growth of residence
suburbs. which a short while ago consisted
| of old fields. is furnished by the sale TO the
Board OF Education Of n lot. SOox35o feet. at
GraSe and rairxew aye hes es %htee an
! rariiy for school purposes until school
/ building ia erected. The sale was made by
the Henry Hiemenz Realty Company.
The Mercantile Trust Company reports
| having sold the handsome residence locat,
| ed at the southwest corner of Maryland
Smith. Jr. This is a double residence con-
| tanning twelve rooms and all modern con-
veniences. erected on lot 50xlIO. The prop
| erty was sold for the account of David r;
Louis Brinckwirth, for $4,000. Doctor Smith
purchased for a residence and expects 10
occupy same very shortly
The grantors in this transaction erected
four houses at the corner with a view OF
insurins good houses for the locality IN
which their homes are located. and with
this sale all the houses but one have been
sold
The Mercantile Trust. Company reports
having closed sale of very important cor
ner on Washington avenue. between
Twelfth and Twentieth streets. the proper
~ being sold for well-known corporation
and purchased by one of the most success
full real estate operators in St. Louis. The
sale is in the neiahborhood OF 100000 but
particulars are withheld until deeds are
finally passed:
MOSERS NEW HOTEL.
While plans are not vet complete the
announcement in The Republic several days
ago that Leo Moser. proprietor of the Moser
Hotel. will erect a large hotel on Twelfth
street. from Chestnut TO Market Is accept
ed an indication that the demand for
more hotel Accommodations eventually will
be met.
corner Of Twelfth and Chestnut streets. and
his purchase of the northeast corner or
Twelfth and Market streets from Charles
H. Turner. lot 1O0N1o0 feet. for $4,000 gives
him the entire block on Twelfth street, eN-
tending back 100 feet to an alley. The
frontage is fraction over 200 feet -.
present hotel and other enterprises. and
the announcement of his plans is awaited
with considerable interest.
Another event of importance to the hotel
situation was the announcement that the
contract for constructing the buckingham
al M he ss 70 dSd er pn Of %ew
York. the building to cost s1.200.0O0
The ground fee for the Buckingham was
purchased yesterday by the SaXonia Realty
Company from the Triumvirat Realty Com
pany for 100000. The lot Is 2l5x260 feet. 1t
is said that the property across the street
on Pine could not be purchased at this
figure.
]. l. Epstein let a contract for work on
the new hotel at Lindell boulevard and
Boyle avenue. which is to cost 100000 The
house has been leased to Mrs. E. Weide-
meyer.
ST ANGE SUGGESTION.
Much discussion was aroused by the sug-
gestion made by the Missouri Historical
Society that the new 81. 10000 hotel at
Twelfth and Locust streets be called the
St Ange.
The selection Of a name will be left by
Festus j. Wade and his associates to who
ever leases the hotel
In view of the suggestion. the following
account of St. Ange has been compiled: