The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-01
20 sALE-REAL EsTATE.
'THE REAVIs SYSTEM or HOME
BUILDING" IS BUILDING up
SALT LAKE CITY

THE LARGEST HOME BUILDING
! BUSINESS IN THE WORLDl
That is broad claim TO assert, but
nevertheless 1t is an absolute truth so far
! as THE REAvIs SYSTEM OF HOMO
/ BUILDING" is concerned, for a canvass
of The building operations i'm the largest
cities in the Union has disclosed that un-
der THE REAVIs sYsTEM7 more
houses are being built than by any other
Individual or firm in the United states.
1t is great triumph to attain a worlds
record at home building. aud I'm attaining
4 II salt Lake has been the greater gamer
/ than the originator of THE REANlS
SYSTEM. j. DOnuan ReaVis AT the pres
ent rate of cons JruCtiOn THE REANIS
. SYSTEM IS signing up contracts TOR -
3 houses a month. OF an average % oNU a.
) year At this rate 300 vacant pieces of
lahq VIII az the end OF the year De COW
/ cred with beautiful structures. and the
/ assessed valuation Of real estate iu Salt
/ Lake viii have been Increased 70 the cX-
/ tent OF over S5q0,000.
But this increased valuation is not the
. only advantage of this great campaign
f. Of home building ON the part of THE
J REANlS SYSTEM for this years Oper-
/ ations alone Will result In over 500 former
/ rent PAYERS moving into HAPPY HOMES
/ OF THEIR OWN Naturally this change
I from renting 10 home owning is solving
] q great problem In economies and VIII
finally bring about the financial redemp-
( ton Of the people of this city, for 10 viii
{ result i'm establishing a system of saving
1 which is more practical and viii result
/ m more good than any other form OF lay
/ ing up money. Savings bank deposits
Nleld Only per cent interest, Walie money
put into nome brings happiness ana
prosperity in addition TO the saving in
4 rent, which alone is more than double
I the percentage paid by savings banks TO
/ their deDOsItOrs. Then. again. ii is easier
I 90 save for home than 90 hoard up
I money for deposit i'm some financial in
sutuuon at a low rate of interest, Tor
the incentive IS much stronger In men 10
J provide a home for themselves and tneir
wives and children than 10 is to collect
} their savings lu cash Furthermore saw
! ing for home is the best tonic for hapDi-
ness, aud as the pursuit Of happiness
should be the aim of every man and wu-
man. il becomes patent That good be-
ginning along this coveted road can best
be obtained by beginning TO pay for
1 home,
While it is true that home owning is
( the greatest advantage offered 70 the peo-
pie OF salt Lake by THE REANlS
SYSTEM still there is another cOnsid-
Grafton of advantage which is always
strong in this same home providing plan
Of j, DOnnan Reavis. That Is, the i'm
provement of vacant land with suitable
structures yielding an income TO the own
er or the land, thereby relieving the Ouer-
GUS burdens which come TO those who
allow their land to remain vacant and
Idle and loaded down with taxes, interest
and other fixed charges. Henry George,
the great single tax advocate, was right
WHFh ne advocated THIS doctrine, Tor ne
knew that IL was practical way in which
10 luuCe the people 10 improve their
vacant land, According to his theory.
vacant land alone was taxed, while i'm
proved property was free from taxation.
some OF his theories, of course We're not
practical but so far as they advocated
inc Improvement OF Idle tracts or land
they possess an unusual amount of prdC-
teal sense and business sanity. for it Is
only fair that the taxes should be paid
largely by those who f0Olishly persist in
I holding great tracts Of vacant land, and
not by the owners Of humble little homes,
/ who live on a daily wage.
Wake up TO your responsibility if you
own vacant land and decide 10 improve
/ il under 'THE REAVIS SYSTEM The
land has an earning value as & site for
| buildings. and instead of being a constant
source or expense lying vacant and idle,
ITS earning qualities can be realized TO
Eour great advantage by improving tt
with suitable buildings. Under THE
REANIS SYSTEM IL does not require
any cash down to start a building. If you
own the vacant land. We supply the
money, build the building. and cut down
the monthly payments so that the income
alone from the property is sufficient to
pay both interest and principal We al
low q system or partial payments. under
I interest IS cut down at each payment
| and amounts TO only about 4 per cent on
I the term Of the building loan.
Under THE REANIS SYSTEM there
Is no scheme wherein a man I'm order to
/ build a home must buy stock I'm a doubt
tut corporation ana then wait a great
I length OF time before he can start build
ing operations. Everything is simple and
brsinesS-lIke under THE REANIS
SYSTEM ' and its workings are conduct
ed exactly like those Of a bank. Every
Z nj 20 -EHrr
There are no unreasonable offers Of fabu-
lOus dividends to reduce the interest on
{ the building loan like some surreptitiOus
concerns who promise the earth and give
I their clients the hooks no arguments
are used OF contracts drawn which will
not stand the test of Iesal. investigation
and which do not extend fairness to the
borrower and loaner alike. Squareness
ana fairness enter into all "REAVIS
SYSTEM contracts.
If YOU intend to get q home do not be
unSled INTO buying an old one. for those
who sell old homes almost invariably take
the money derived from the sale of their
lealSy, decrepit old structures and use Il
TO build new homes. People who live in
old homes are naturally disseminated with
the constant drain for repairs and fixed
charges that constantly arise iH cOunec-
ton with the ownership Of old houses
New houses contain no Vermiu. the roofs
DO not leak, the cellars do not emit a foul
and musty Cdor the floors DO not creak
as YOU cross them. the windows do not
rattle when the wind blows and the plas-
ter does not drop onto your head when
You happen TO do hornpipe on a bed
room floor.
Keep these facts iu mind and when YOU
are offered an old house Cheap" just
stop and think how bad the owner wants
tn sell so that he can build q new home
and then YOU viii not think 10 is so cheap
Not one old house out Of fifty contains
plumbing which is modern ana well con-
strUcJed. Enamel bath tubs and sanitary
fixtures are being improved every year
ana those who build new houses get the
advantage of the most modern improve
ments In all forms of plumbing fixtures.
The kind of electric wiring which was
done up to six months ago would not now
pass the Inspection OF the underwriters.
and many fires have resulted from de-
fective wiring which has been put I'm the
Old houses or the CITY. All wiring Is now
done under the supervision and ipspec-
ton OF a rigid and thorough going In
Spector appointed by the fire insurance
underwriters and this alone adds TO the
safety and tranquility of mind of those
buying old ones.
Don't overlook THE REAVTS sYs-
TEN when you decide TO buy "a home or
improve your vacant land, for We build
the best houses for the least money and
offer terms Of payment. not eQualed by
anybody else. We will build for you on
"A hours notice, and when we build for
YOU. You can rest assured that the build
ing viii be well built. for we employ the
most competent superinteudeuts obtain
able. and use only the highest grade of
materials.
THE REAVIS SYSTEM is now lo-
Gated in the most commodious quarters
occupied by any real estate Erm in The
lntermOuntain country. on the ground
floor of the SECURITY TRUST BUILD
ING, 1924 Main street
When YOU enter these beautiful offices
YOU traverse r. tile floor 80 feet long
fenced on one side nF oak and Mate glass