The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-16

The closing Of the real estate season
7 this year seems to be only the begin
ming Of future activity; With the open
sing of winter the business Mhi oo usually =
marked with rumors of great plans for
next year. The scarcity Of property
in the retail district and the apparent
inability of certain wholesale firms to
get trackage sites within reach OF the
business center gives what seems to DC
certain kinds of properties. The fact
that several firms are so situated that
they must have more room gives good
ground for belief that values must adj
vance still further.
It is well known that one large
is still unsettled. Other business
houses can recite similar experiences,
which shows that the quantity of OPP
portunities is narrowing down rapidly,
when only q short time ago nearly
everything seemed a drug in the mar
ket. - ~
Building is in such condition that it
will carry over into the new year. The
Security bank building contractor will
be pegging away on the big structure
we'll away into next spring, The First
Nationals fine new banking house
WsseR neayy Job deg p Rgas
Partridge & Co. will make business for
contractors during the@spring OF 1906
The Hurry Simmons Hardware company
will probably put up a big establish
ment, beginning some time next sea-
son. Other intimations are equally en-,
couraging, including the possibility. of
"a. big play house.
In real estate the negotiations pro-
coed with view to business next year:
10 persons intending to build in. 1906
The winter season will be used for clos
Ing up land matters preparatory to
constitution early in the new year. The
prospect is for heavy trading in good
Residence lots, comparatively speaking,
4 thru the cold season. Some promising
negotiations will undoubt edly be car
fied thru in the winter affecting bust
ness futures. ISIS. ;a9s1r1$.4.
Real Estate Board Work.
The Minneapolis Real Estate board
Is buekling on it's armor preparatory to
winter campaign. It has held It's
first meeting and luncheon and today is
enjoying the hospitality of the Duluth
fraternity, in company with its st.
Paul brethren-a felicitous beginning:
What the board will do this year is
not yet outlined by President s. s.
Thorpe. The members have been get
ting closer and closer together form
ing a strong body of substantial bust
ness men whose interests are nearer
the general interests Of the city than
Of most any other organization. e.
1 Undoubtedly the smoke agitation
will be taken up again. The smoke in
spector has been given chance to line
up the offenders against the smoke
ordinance Whether or not his work
has been successful, smoke is still in
4 evidence and it is probable that the
4 board will join forces with the city
officer looking to cleaner city.
It is not at all unlikely that the
/ board will take up the question of city
Il cleanliness as preliminary to the
/ spring breakup and preparations to put
4 the city in order for summer inspec
I ton. Attention has been called to the
VI fact that Minneapolis has been very
f slovenly this summer. To large ex
n tent this has been due to the careless
ness of citizens in throwing rubbish
and papers on the sidewalk and in the
street. Either campaign Of educa
ton or strict enforcement of the or
dinance, may be brought to produce 8
much cleaner appearing city next sum
mer. The throwing of fruit debris
lin the cutters by fruitstand owner!
all over the city, and remnants Of the
packing boxes, will likely be sup
pressed, as we'll as the maintenance Of
H tunkempt premises by many Of thu
III outside merchants.
III The board is keen for the fray, it il
said, and is eager for the active open
Il ing Of the real-estate season, one which
promises to be the best in the record O.
4 late years. q
zI The following gentlemen make up tn