The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-01
THIS IS An ERA Of
HOMECOMING
HERE
Real Estate Men of the CITY
Tell of Difficulties Finding
Homes.
INQUIRIES ARE MANY
An Added Population of Not
Over 200 Can Now be
Cared For.
INQUIRIES ARE MANY

A Ilmes representative In the
course OF the rounds today, came into
contact with number of people who
were looking for houses to rent and
were unable to find them. Inquiries
were made of real estate men as to
this condition and in the course of con-
versation some questions were pro-
pounded to them. With little excep-
ton the answers were alike, so most
of them can be quoted as whole. The
questions were:
First-How much of All added popu-
lation could our city house in a days
notice? The answer came quickly
from each:
Very few, and those would be
practically of the poorer class"
One real estate man who has a great
many tenants looked carefully over
his list and said:
II have but two houses actually for
rent, and they are poor ones"
The others answered in virtually
the same words: Very few houses
left on our list and none of them good
up to date modern places. They were
all taken long SINCE"
Second-How many houses and
apartments in this town are for sale?
This question was little more diff
cult to answer. Most of the real es-
tate men said: There are a number
OF houses for sale if the people could
get their price and realize a good pro-
fit on the original investment, but from
standpoint of wanting to sell for
other reasons-going away or wishing
to be rid of the property as an ILL
paying investment-there are none"
Third-What would be the increased
population of the city if the people
could be housed who have expressed
o desire for homes and have written
from other points for such?
Just now the increased population
that could be accommodated, taking
1t conservatively, would be about 200.
In a majority of cases, inquiries as to
people who have expressed a desire
to live in Grand Forks, could suitable
homes be secured, reveal them to be
the class most sought after, as a pay
ing population and acquisitions
socially.
They are confined for the most part
to railroad men, travelling men, and
few business men, who would start
various enterprises here, could suit
able store room be had Taken as a
whole, from the class of houses asked
for by these people, an average wage
among them of $3.50 per month could
be estimated. That would mean pay
roll of $4,000 for forty heads of fam
lilies a month, or $4,000 year dis
tributed among the business establish
ments of the city.
One prominent real estate man who
has had the upbuilding of Grand Forks
very much at heart, asks the ques-
ton:
Should not this condition furnish
food for thought for the monied men
who are investing their capital else
where? What we need in Grand Forks
Is little more of that feeling called
sentiment, some would call it conf
dence. but I call it sentiment; a de-
sire to see the city, where so many
of these men have accumulated their
money, grow and be second to none
in the northwest. When the right
sentiment exists. and confidence with
1t, this could be readily accomplished,
and not take years to do SO either.
There is one thing though that the
population, taking it as a majority,
of our city, is being educated up to,
and that Is their own home owning.
The Evening Times said truly in an
article last Saturday evening that
this was an era of home owning"
There are many more inquiries for
homes to buy than there are homes
to sell at present.