The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-04-06


StG,O00,000 will be required to meet
the necessities Of the terrible emer-
pcncy among these people. The fail
urc OF the rice crops which at one
time was believed 20 be limited TO GER
tain classes only, in the northern
provinces, has been found 10 be gen
Cral i'm. those parts Of Japan, and CON
sorvativc estimates place the number
Of starving japanese at from 100000
TO 1000 600 people. or these, owing
to extended rains last summer which
have ruined the food crops, there is
absolutely no relief in sight until next
October when new harvest will be
available. AS If this were not bad
enough, the present winter has been
one of the most severe in Japan in
many years.
I'm the heart Of Boston, only n
stones throw from the Offices Of finan-
Cial magnates, is found unique street
mart, where all sorts of real estate is
sold, bought and exchanged by men
with scarcely a dollar to their names.
New buildings and old houses,
houses built only in prospectus, land
by the hundreds or thousands Of feet,
are offered there in every form Of va
ricty while contracts are made and
unmadc i'm the twinlding Of an eye.
This real estate mart is situated at
the corner Of City Hall avenue and
~ n
the morning until or 3 i'm the after
noon n babel Of voices rises above
the din of the passing teams. the
shouts of the street fakirs and the
clang and rush of that busy spot Of
busy Boston.
Transactions seeming 10 involve
large sums of money occur nearly
every moment. and the nonchalantway
i'm which they are made would lead an
onlootcr to believe that the partici-
pants are all very rich.
Boston is daily growing in popula.
and owing 10 The immigrants mclina-
ton TO huddlc together room for them
is found hy building higher into the
air ANA making the tcnemonts small
or. This is whore the business OF the
real estate mart comes in.
An entcrprsing man sees the possi'
bilitios Of greater revenue If an old
building be torn down and new one
erected; he rapidly figures out the
percentage to be derived from the
investment Of capital and then begins
to look for that capital.
The most interesting part of all
these deals is that the buyer usually
has not the money to buy with and
the seller hardly owns the property.
Neither does the builder possess
the whcrcwithal TO pay for labor and
material. but such triilcs are not con-
sidcred to be serious obstacles, for
there are banks and moneyed men
who are ever on the lookout for in
vcstmcnts, and these real estate oper-
ators are perfectly satisfied with what
margin remains between the loan and
the actual cost of building operations.
"Thc Heart Of Maryland" that Won
dcrml old war romance which has
stirred two continents with its great
and thrilling situations, and which
was the first pronounced success Da-
vid Bolasco achieved on the American
stage. is playing to record business at
the fremont theatre. The engage
mcnt which continues throughout this
week. bids fair TO equal in point OF in
tercst and in prosperity as well, any
that Manager Schoeffel has offered at
his popular theatre this season.
When "Abyssinia" the new musical
oddity. which Is the latest and best
vehicle of Williams and Walker, the
famous colorcd comedians. comes To
the Globe for a week, beginning Mon
day matinee. April >, the local the
atre-goers will have an opportunity
TO see the piece that has been de
oaared I'm New York to he the best
musical play offered TO the public this
season.
The vaudeville program as an
nounced at Keith's fo~ the week oi
April . will he notable one from
many standpoints. There will be nc
| less than three decided novelties on
| the bill. two OF which have never
been seen I'm this city before and Hou
| DIM will also be held over on the bill
| During the week he will introduce
| many entirely new stunts" fully nj
sensational as those which have ere
ated such big stir the past few
weeks. Automobilists especially. bu
in general anybody who enjoys gooC
hearty laugh will want to sec Motor
ing" by Harry Tate and his little com
pany.
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