Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-30

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amounting to a decided advantage, that
the reality men do not overlook The
man who uttered the above complaint told
few minutes afterward of three men
from Nebraska towns who were preparing
to come to the carnival and who had
written him that they would take a day
with him to look at Omaha residence
property with the idea of investing An
other agent told of a man who was think
ing OF making Omaha his place Of perma-
nent residence, and who expected to look
at property while attending the festival.
Though sales last week were about the
usual number. the amount involved in
most cases was small, there being a good
demand for homes running from 1880 to
sSOOO. and especially a good demand for
vacant lots, both for speculation and i'm
provement Only one or two sales run
ming as high as $4,000 were reported.
Inquiries seemed to be increasing. how
ever. until the beginning OF the carnival
and the dealers expect to begin to derive
the benent from the usual fall brskness
as soon as the carnival is over. They are
preparing to take a rest this week and go
after business with a rush next week.
man buys lot on the 81 down, so
cents week plan, hasn't he a right to
sell the sod from It?
This is the question that Is asitating the
breast OF at least two men In Omaha, One
man bought such a lot. paid 81 and then
sold ~ worth of sod. The former owner
protested. saying the new owner ought NOT
dispose Of the sod until he had finished
paying for the lot. The other declared II
looked to him as though he and nobody
else owned the lot and the sod, and IL
he wanted to get the sod cleared away. so
the lot might be plowed for corn match
IN the spring. nobody could prevent It. A
suit is threatening.
The announcement OF Hartmann Bros.
that they are to build a new pickle factory
gives an instance of the remarkable growth
OF home industry. About twenty years ago
TINS concern began business I'm a very small
way at Twentieth and Center streets where
the present factory is located Now the
name Is known far and wide, depots for
buying vegetables have been established In
Nebraska and Iowa and the demand for
the product has grown until the factory
Is not large enough for the output neoes-
sarY to supply the trade. The location
which the Haarmanns have just bought Is
a good place for a factory. being closer
down town and accessible to Burlington
rllnninor
aong the north of the purchase. Tho site
includes four lots between Twelfth ana
Thirteenth streets. and building will he
erected here in the spring The property
holders In the vicinity are pleased with the
announcement, for the building of a factory
means that the high and unsightly CLAW
Knoll, which they have seen for years will
be graded down.
Opinion is general among the realty men
that the Real Estate exchange did a very
good thing In initiating the movement for
the banquet to Major General A. w
Greedy, which was given Wednesday night
by the exchange and the Commercial club
General Greedy was an early resident OF
Omaha and lately he has done the city a
good turn by recommending to the govern
ment the rehabilitation Of old Fort Omaha
Members OF the exchange feel that the
honoring OF public men need not be left
entirely TO the Commercial club
Charles e. Williamson is planning another
new addition to put on the market yet this
year
II has been finally decided by the board
Of directors OF the Real Estate Exchange
Building company that a $4,000 structure
viii be erected. and the work OF taking
subscriptions for this amount of stock has
already begun. 1t will build a substantial
two-story brick structure to cover the en-
tire lot at the southwest corner OF Egh-
teenth and Farnam.
II. A. Disbrow & Co have taken ont a
permit for the erection OF an addition 10
their factory at Twelfth and lizard streets.
The new building will be OF brick, will
cost 5000. and will be two stories in height
and ssxiSO feet.
As showing the demand for residence
property in Omaha, A. p. Turkey Son
point TO the fact that they have disposed OF
Turkey Heights. all but four lots. since
opening up the addition in the summer.
This is fourteen-aere tract which will
make homes for about fifty familes None
OF the lots have been bought for specrla-
ton; on some houses have aIreadv been
burt on others houses have been begun.
and on the greater part OF those remaining
homes win be erected in the spring.
One Of the sales reported for the week
by ]. II. Dumont q SON is that Of a farm
Of lOs acres. near LoSan Ia, to Hans eau
sen. dairvman OF Fast Omaha who wishes
TO turn farmer The price was $50 an acre.
HASTINGS a Heyden report numerous
sales OF residences in the last few days.
among them two OF the three houses they
built az Fortv-Nrst and Hsm'lton streets.
Amnne other gales they renart the follow
ing: House on Twenty-tcii-th street. north
Of Fort. 10 burton r. Hswley for a resi-
dence: lot on Sherman avenue north Of
Writ to laurence Rearney. who win b"i'd
n home. house At 'ne1 North Thirtv-th'rd
street to Frank pinuzzo for home; house
at sAe Tenpleten street TO John Rleck for
a home; lot on Fo-'v-erst street Just north
OF nodEe, 10 Francis S. Howell. Vho win