The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-10
REAL ES7A IE
REALTY MEN WOULD
CLEAN Up The SKY
DISCUSS SMOKE NUISANCE AT
LAST 1904 MEETING.
They Decide to Go After the Men Who
Have Been Stocking Furnaces Respon-
sible for the Worst Snloke-Plans
Made for Junket to Winnipeg.

Much lively interest was manifested
yesterday at the final meeting for the
year Of the Minneapolis Real Estate
board in the Hotel Nicollet ordinary.
The luncheon tables were filed, and
growth in attendance will make it nee
essary to find larger quarters. |
Action looking toward the enforce
ment of the smoke ordinance was sug-
gested by a motion from the executive
committee in the shape Of a summons
against Richard Fl. Mather, engineer in
charge Of the boilers Of the Minneapo-
lis General Electric building, at II Fifth
street S. The, discussion was lively,
GoWan, who suggested that the subject
OF practical smoke consumer be inves-
t1gated before summary action was
taken. w. Y. Chute suggested a refer:
ence to committee Of three, to inves-
tigate, take up the matter with other
bodies and report back to the executive
committee. W. W. Price thought the
move atWaste Of time, as it was the duty
Of city authorities to take the initia-
tive, G. l.. Sawyer believed the board
should be known as one of action rather
around the luncheon table and talked.
| The recommendation finally carried and
| the secretary will take steps to have the
General Electric case considered. A
member Of the executive committee said
that the members believed they had
picked out the smokiest chimney.
Interest was lent to the discussion be-
cause Of the fact that managers of large
buildings were well represented. The
president, S. S. Thorpe, has charge Of
the Andrus building, whose chimney
never 1e LEM, emlts smoke no; LESTER B. Elwood
Ing, which is not'a nuisance in this line,
Fred Barney, county commissioner,
represented control of the courthouse,
from which smoke never issues, and F..
B. Chute spoke for the Chute block on
the East Side, which has eliminated the
smoke 7 t question: Is d The president stated
board, had ia ken steps which had re-
duced the smoke nuisance in the Syndi-
cate block on Nicollet. The testimony
Of these men was that q certain type Of
furnace did away with the smoke pro-
auction entirely, and that heavy smoke
from chimneys was unnecessary.
f.. Recognition was taken of the move
:. Of the Commercial club for an educa-
tional campaign, looking to careful
stocking of furnaces, which will prevent
the formation Of smoke. However, the
board decided to take independent &C.
damage to, goods of tenants in the re-
tail district and the health Of the public.
The Winnipeg Trip.
T. c.. James, for the executive COM
, mittee, reported on the preparations
new 500 line, leaving Dec. l6 and re-
turning Dec. IS. WINNIPEG real estate
men will entertain and the Minnea polls
board has decided to ask the co-opera-
ton of the Duluth and St. Paul boards,
!. which are getting together on the CUES
i ftion Of legislation favorable to real
> estate interests in the state. 1t is Xix e.
| that m Fri
from ST. Paul and twelve more from
: the very active fraternity at Duluth
Much pleasure and profit is expected
: from the trip and many Of the mem
bers signed for passage, which is to
be given at a very favorable rate to
:, the members. =. .,..
Exemption of Mortgages.
A resolution asking David P. Jones
! in his Saturday night talk to the Hen
= nepin legislative delegation, to bring
up the matter of exemption Of mort
) cages from taxation was passed unani
: mously. The real estate agents fol
ton against local investors in mort
cages, in that foreign capital is not
taxed on it's holdings, while local CAPT
tai has to stand practically prohibi
= tive tax. Incorporated in the motion
was request that he present also 9
matter Whlch mas agltated the mem
bers Of the board for years-the posses
sion of property by the mortgagee af
ter foreclosure until the time of re
demption expires. Favorable action by
: the Legislature would enable the mort
!, gagee to collect rents on foreclose(
property for the thirteen months prior
to redemption. This move is made fol
: the protection of the mortgagee against
= the crooked money borrower, who al
! lows the mortgage to 90 to foreclosure
f and then laughs at the money lender
= during the year following the filing Of
: lis pendens, while he collects the rent
9 roll and lets the property run down
: 1t is also believed to be a matter OF
justice where the mortgagor is unable
to carry the load and, therefore, SHOULD
j property when he cannot handle tn,
loan.