The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-27
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Theodore F.. Curtis has returned to;
Minneapolis after a winter IN The. west.
Mr.. Curtis is a wel1-known builder OF
houses and a.. leader in the improve
ment& Of his properties, as fast as he
acquired them. His latest venture is
the erection Of Curtis Court on Tenth.
a design new in Minneapolis, and ab-
AS we'll as-gin the building of small
cottages for sale on easy payments,
Mr.: Curtis has set a new pace in con-
of apartment buildings. Al,
tho Mr. Curtis suggestions today re-.
garding Minneapolis 'and9 the: real es-
ate mfrast aFe epP psg Eya hs bit
in q glass house and that his remarks
are. capable of 'self-app1i cation. &
f III the people, and the real. estate
cities and should put their attention
upon our own city and what would help
Minneapolis it would be better For all
Of Us, " says M NJ, Curtis s + n
z.s<, = :, Hintato therRich.ss f::.
:...sLet. the rich men here wake up and
take as much interest IN Minneapolis
as they did in asthe; seighties. Let them
think as much of their own city as
they do Of the OTHER Cities. % Let them
encourage interest in real. estate BY
setting The example e. ket EACH RICH
"Our bankers have started out pretty
well by building bank buildings, but
they are one. story buildings where they
| ought to be twelve stories high. In
other cities the banks are putting up
high buildings and occupy + the first
| floor themselves. "a g 5FA" (:
tThe Deering6 bill is, a ,smonu-
ment to the Security bank, for instance,
while some, other bank buildings won It
attract, notice, ], alth9 they cost much
money.
"some one ought to build good hotels
here and fine business houses, making
them nice structures. - s
- !. sBniIdingsro Low. II Is
~t|I notice that e. d fffea1 estate mans
quoted as saying that with the com
pletion Of the Deering building there
would be office room enough. He ought
: as Minneapolis, thesbusiness men haze
i eseeted ten larga offiee bull aings. The
outlook for these cities is lap Better thar
for Minneapolis, and not as good. .
id sags baiidRa ae RspBfE Se s9s
Ehotels, and il. fire buildings to live il
we are way behind. e!Some IF my: friend
khave: written. me-: WE'D ike to yisi
|syom this xsun11neg, sbut, can t. stand stan II
old hotels. Caves us dsen1et a; new IN Ar
Wen come aad-see-you.
n 2 az Sast tRsE & aasi2 fG@ sGi5
f preci H t f2a H BaP y8u ca gs toll
isstrf travel here wibk the fal &shosels; )an
,there is snos use working, for il either.
i 5.@:s7 q: Fine stinnaer Resort. ;;srtaa4
H. GWe'ye got as 5 prettt y; q City here
there: is, and, in The summer, with I'll
, fine andvprettY1 DRIVES, the tourists eoui
l4enioy sthems elves as well as. they, do i
California in the ;Winter. We. could fl
ot as az ao %An NM s basi iU
ECalifernia does arWint or business -
%HfIc don IT, thinfyit sdoes any good t
kadvertise a: city :as, BE- tourist resort, an
Ethen not have; any place to put the pee
}-ple when they get, here. i. zG&.t
II think if thea rich here. would 2
Ito work and simprove@t their property. an
iput it up in small first class shotels. AN
, lgood apartmen = the people woul
come here, appreciate the 2accommod:
l:tions and be- willing to pay for them:
"If you will talk with travelling me
2 you will find that. all the small cite
over the United States know this an
l that they ARE putting up .frst-clas
en- affairs. The people are being ed
: Gated up to them, land where they ha,
: never lived in a. hotel before, you: wi
' find them iving7in hotels now > -
= -. Pooling Nobody. ~. ~.
1--WE have a. quarter million peop
Y here, you might, say,77 and should ha,