Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
? Steps Taken to Extend the North
Boulevard System.
TO CONNECT BEMIS TO MILLER
Route IL New, starting at
the west Ed of Bemis Park and
Continuing 60 Enstlside
of Mercer
TO CONNECT BEMIs TO MILLER

stems are being taken to extend the
rorlh boulevard system 70 connect the
broken fragments. The boulevard now ends
at Bemis park after a circuitous route
from the west side OF Hans;om park II
r-aros,d m connect Bemis park with Mil
Ter park by a boulevard.
SURVEYS have been made several times
for a route between these TWO polh's' Du'
tayo each time been abandoned. The pro-
- rorto is a new one. 1t starts at the
wsst end OF Bemls park and continues
-, tbe cast side of Mercer park, the
,vpers Of that park giving q part OF the
- Tho route then crosses Hamilton
s,rsot into Orchard Hill and then swings
along the west side Of Prospect Hill ceme-
80, 10 omaha View where 1t swings to
tbo vest and crosses the railroad track
under the, bridge.
That the iobbing center Of, Omaha was
increasing in size and would in time wipe
o,t the burnt district from the end OF the
Douglas street bridge, was the assertion
made by j. l.. McCague at the eXchanse
yneotIng wednesday noon. A delegation
from Council Bluffs visited the exchange
and in the course Of his remarks Mr. wal
lace a real estate dealer, said that 1t
was a great cyesore to the people OF
Council Bluffs and cast a slur upon the
fair name Of Omaha. Mr.. McCague SAID
that the big wholesale and jobbing inter
ests would soon force all these houses
away because the room was needed for
the business interests of Omaha.
w r Graham informed the members
Of the Real Estate exchange wednesday
that he proposed to file Il complaint against
any of the Members who did not become
active In cleaning up around their property
Mr.. Graham Is chairman of the committee
appointed to sec what could be done to-
ward improving the looks Of Omaha. His
committee reported to the exchange that ono
of the most necessary things to do was to
clean up the streets and alleys. The COM
mittee waited on the city council and re-
ported back 10 the exchange that It's Eff
forts were bearing fruit and hat consider
able of such work was being done all
over the city, although there were some
Of the members Of the exchange who were
stIn inactive and these, he said. ought to
be arrested and that they would be If he
could have it brought about.
IOnn oWdIHOlt Ital SoNANp NNaS -
omaha, has acquired a large tract of
land in the celebrated Panhandle of Texas.
The tract consists Of 300 acres just a
trifle east of the town of Pampa, which
is located on the main line of the Santa
Zee, and having black, loan soil, free
from sand, makes 1t one Of the best tracts
in the Panhandle. For the last four years
this tract has been known as the Henry
Sheep ranch. The deal was made by Harry
II. Culver. The consideration was S1l0,0
and Mr.. George Henry Of Fairfield, Ia,
who was the owner of the Texas tract,
secures possession Of 400 acres Monona
county, Iowa; 160 acres Burt county, Ne
braska: eighty acres Hamilton county,
Nebraska; eighty acres Dixon county, Ne
braska; ten-room house, 164O-l642 North
Twenty-flrst street; another sixteen-room
double house, an eight-room house, two
cottages and some Chicago lots, all being
the property Of Mr.. Swanson.
Announcement will be made of the num-
Der of people residing in Omaha before
Charles L. Saunders, director Of the census
for this district starts his enumerators on
their work. The Commercial club has de-
clded to make a house-to-house canvas
and ask but one question, How many
people sleep in this house." The answers
received will be turned over 10 Mr.. Saun-
ders all the help possible. The census of
check on his enumerators to see that they
get all the people who live in Omaha. The
Commercial club is anxious that Omaha
will make as good a showing in the cen
sus as possible and are to give Mr.. Saun-
ders all the help possible. The census of
Omaha does not show the real status of
the city because the suburbs and South
Omaha are not counted in and they are
really a part Of the population Of Omaha.
Last week The Bee announced ten new
apartment houses which are to be built this
spring and still more are being planned
and viii be announced In the near future.
While this may seem that Omaha is NOV
ing into an apartment age It must be con-
sldered that these are but a small per-
centage of the grand total Of building
which is now being done or Is planned for
Omaha this spring. Statistics show that
during the last four years more than 1,OOC
residences q year have been built in this
city, which gives some indication Of the
way Omaha is growing.