Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
REAL TY MEN
OPTIMISTIC
ALL LOOK FOR ACTIVE FALL AND
WINTER SEASON
CONTINUED INQUIRIES FOR INA
VEsTMENT
Good Progress Made in Construction
of Mammoth Buldings-Hun-
dreds of Men at Work on
Hamburger Store

There are no new features in the local
real estate market worthy of special men
ton. Many o. the agents are yet away
on their summer vacations, and generally
speaking no extra effor.s will be made to
push things until along in the month OIL
September.
Injuries are more numerous for invest
ment propositions with special regard Tor
business frontage, and it is observed that
there are many more sales of lots in
tracts than for several months past. The
Improvement statistics indicate that home
building is forging ahead steadily at the
rate of 800 and 400 new dwellings each
month.
Realty operators regard the local mar
ket in fine conultion, with assurances of a
most active fall and winter season.
Work on the Hamburger department
store building at broadway, Hill and
Eighth streets, $2,OOO,0O0 proposition, is
forging ahead more rapidly than ever.
Over 800 bricklayers, carpenters plumb
ers ornamental iron fnishers, cement
workers and laborers are employed daily
on the gigantic Improvement. 1t was con-
fidently expected when the building was
planned that it would be finished by Oc-
tober, 1907, but on account of unavoidable
delay in receiving material from the east
the construction has been retarded. Nov
all of the material is in Los Angeles. and
while rapid progress is being made the
owners Of the building will give the con-
tractors extended time so that the struc-
ture may be erected in a thoroughly sub
stantial manner.
The Hamburgers will not make state
ment as to the exact time when the build
ing will be ready for the grand opening
Due announcement will be made.
The other day Herald representative
was shown through the building by A. c.
Martin. the engineer in charge, and by Il
s. Butterw0rth, representative OF the own
ers. On every floor there was evidence OF
active work All but small section of
the structural steel work is finished and
accepted by the owners. Mr. Martin is
now directing the work of the reinforced
concrete construction on the Rays lot on
the southeast corner of Eighth and Hill
streets. The basement, first and second
floors are completed. The corner will be
built to the full height of the main
structure All of the reinforced concrete
floors are finished except the one for the
roof garden. This work will receive at
tention at once Plumbers are placing
the pipes for the patent sprinkling device
and for the numerous toilet rooms.
Chicago contractors are preparing the
numerous elevators for use and other mer
are blacing the ornamental work for the
elevators.
The gravity parcel chute, which looks
like huge smokestack, is in place. There
are openings in the chute on every floor
into which parcels bought may be placed
to go to the basement, there to be sorted
and given men in charge of wagons. to
be delivered to patrons in any part OF the
city. All of the delivery wagons Will &c
ftnY ha
of the structure down an incline drive
way and pass around on the concrete floor
10 the severaltpa ckage counters to receive
goods marked for delivery. The loaded
wagons will then pass out of the base
ment at the point of entrance. This sys-
tenn will take all of the delivery wagons
off Hill street except when entering and
leaving the basement.
Provision has been made for trial OF
the movable sidewalk for the patrons OF
the store Part of the system will be ad-
justed, but at first the patent device will
extend only from the first to the second
floor OPENINGS in the other floors can
easily be provided If the sidewalk is a
success.
The concrete bases for the steam boil
ers and electric machinery are in place
and a representative of the Chicago con-
tractors is at the building directing the
work of placing the boilers.
All of the white terra Gotta facing for
the Broadway Eighth and Hill street
fronts of the building has been received
and the material is on the several lioors
of the structure Scores of bricklayers have
been engaged for some time in building
the thick brick walls for the rear of the
structure The brick is from the private
yard of the Hamburger company near
Schutzen park.
Scores of strangers visit the building
every day and are allowed to inspect por-
lions of the work from the Broadway en-
trance.
There will be about sixteen acres OF
floor space In this great building, which
will be the largest and finest in the coun-
try west of Chicago, a marvel of com
pleteness, and monument to the enter
prise of Hamburger & Sons.
The structural steel work on the Inter
national Savings Bank building of ter
stories on the southwest corner of Spring
and Temple streets, is about completed
and the concrete floors are in place. Rapid
progress will now be made in the con
struction and as soon as possible the
building will be inclosed and made ready
for occupancy. There has been no un
necessary delay in the work
Superintendent Muchmore has been In
formed that the first shipment of stee
for the federal building to occupy the ole
Downey lot, is on the way to Los An
geles, and assurance Is given that ma
terial will arrive about every twenty days
The concrete foundations are all in plac,
for the structure, and the contractors ar,
prepared to push the work forward will
the greatest rapidity possible.