Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

tional three stories Of the Racine-Sattley
company's building as soon Rs the weather
gets warm
Perhaps the quickest work that has been
done in Omaha the last two years was on
the Nash warehouses for NJ. L. Smith &
Co., both Of which are under cover before
the time set in the contract. The roof is
partially laid on both, on one two months
before the time set and on one a month
early Two or three months will be re-
quired to do the work on the interior.
J. II. Dumont & Son report the follow
ing sales for last week: The home Of
S. E. Howell on Park avenue, to Oran Z.
Knapp; two acres IN Solomon's addition,
TO Robert wiklund a house at 2519
Blonde street and another, 1017 North
Thirty-fourth street (Bemis park, to Mrs.
Bette Schulz, for investment; 100 acres
in Kimball county, belonging to an east
ern estate. to local speculator.
"some day when I have plenty Of time
10 get the information required. ] shall
figure out the number OF brick used in
Omaha in year and the distance they
would reach If laid end to end" said J. c.
company Il believe It would astonish
even a builder" The remark was made
just after Mr.. Mardis had figured on a
piece of paper for a few minutes and had
come TO the conclusion that the brick in
the NJ. E. Smith warehouses, laid end to
end, would reach a distance OF more than
LOO miles. or about two and two-thirds
the length OF the state of Nebraska. Forty
trains of material Of twenty cars each
have been used on those two buildings.
The demand for building sites is increas-
ing and each day the real estate men have
numerous inquiries from purchasers who
wish to build homes. While the building
In Omaha has kept the pace with other
cities for the last year It has been mostly
for large retail concerns and jobbing
houses. There is a great demand for
houses This in TO DO expected, for every
line Of industry has been Increased and
more men have been put 10 work. 30 IT IL
Of course necessary that these md houses
in which to live. With the increase of but
q few extra trains the street railway com
pRny finds itself with 100 more men on the
pay roll than al this time last year. Other
labor employing firms have increased in
the same way and the addition Of a few
population Of Omaha
The supply Of dwelling quarters for
colOreo families has for years been limited
in Omaha but a tendency to invest IN
such dwellings has developed lately and
houses will be more plentiful before the
year is out. The latest announcement OF
new quarters for oolored people mas been
made by NJ +. Martin. who will erect a
three-story brick building at Twenty
fourth and Cunning streets. where he mas
Just bought lot.
Bids win be asked in a few days for
| the construction Of the Young Women q
Christian association building 30 the asso-
citation officers say. The plans and The
| specifications have been completed and
now await the approval of the board Of
directors Test holes are now being sunk
/ In the site Of the building 10 dstermins
how deep the foundation win have to go.
Sinner & Chase have arranged tO erect
seven new houses In Boulevard park this
spring. These are all for different people
and in addition TO these four OF five Others
are about TO be started
A visiting real estate man last week sug.
Eested to the Real Estate exchange g
plan for advertising the west and the mat
ter is TO come up for discussion IN the Ak.
change. The man was John Malone Of
Denver, an oficer OF the Denver exchange
He suggested an organization. its person ne
TO be made up Of members Of real estate
exchanges OF the various cities Of the wsEt
and IT'S object to be the advancement Of
I hfUl NJ
braskR- Colorado. Utah and California cal
work together for their mutual benefit
Many Of the local realty men think tbs
plan worthy % consideration.
'Bill" McCune. VINO catches the Indians
J for Buffalo BiIrs' Wild West show, lie
resident OF Omaha and believes in OmRha'l
future. AS fast as he gets any money h'
Ia investing II In local real estate. He hai
bought three residence properties IN tn,
last few months. the latest being a $500
house az Twenty-hfth and Caldwell streets
He win spend some more Of his money II
building another house beside II. mo Sc
attic OF Los Angeles for me-" says Mr.. Nc
Cune. 'and no farm lands either. omahl
really looks good TO me and every dOIlE
! can set am going 10 put into IT.
John A Gushing has bought from W. NJ
Anderson a ninety-acre farm three ant
0ne-hAh miles south q South Omaha pay
ing Sl5o an acre
The once q A. p Tuksy Son has bseu
doing a rushing business IN the last feH
days This concern has Just secured SI50 %
81 property belonging 10 one concern an
has placed n on the market Most q IN
property was obtained by foreclosure p-o
ceedingE and settlements. Among the piece
sold are: Thirty-hve lots IN Kelley's Ro
diti0n. south Of the Country club. at :.
each A strip q seventeen and one-hal
feet ON FarnRm street AT about the plac
where Tweuty-seoond street should be wa
sold the first thing. Seven iOtH IN BOWIin
Green. west - Dundee. went AZ 50 eAcl
and four acres IN B0unsld south q Rnssr
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