Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Big Demand Noted for Acre Property
Which Home Builders Seek.
NEW ADDITION ON THE MARKET
shuli Land Company OFFERS shulrs
second on Easy Terms-wOod-
men Find Good subaoiI for
New Building.

The liveliest demand just now among
purchasers Is for acre property. and many
agents could make considerable money II
they were loaded up with this kind Of prop
erty Most are not, and the man seeking
commissions on sales must sigh regretfully
because he cannot supply the demand.
There Is considerable property Of the sort
on the market, but u Is held by not a great
many agents and some Of those who have
plenty OF other kinds Of real estate cannot
get hold Of the agency for the acre stuff
This is being sold at varying prices which
run all the way. from $50 an acre for the
least desirable up 20 S1OOO or so for Fair
acres tracts.
The demand for country places seems
20 be steadily growing says Byron Hast
ings Of Hastings g. Heyden, who himself is
the owner Of Fairacres site where he will
build his own residence. I'VE are not en-
gagged In selling acre stuff around here our
selves so you may believe that ! am not
boosting our own game Those who can
afford it-and 1t does not require such
big outay-are endeavoring nowadays to
get back to nature by living In the suburbs
or outskirts and having enough ground
around the house for their children TO range
in freely. The advantages Of such living
are obvious, and likewise the disadvantage
OF the latter, distance has been one Of the
greatest, but motor cars and better street
car service are rapidly solving this diff
fculty. Correlauve to this has been a
special aspect OF the servant girl problem.
The maid OF work is Of gregarious instincts
and does not like to be far away from
where the band plays. Occasionally, too
trouble is experienced in getting water
sewer and electric light connections, but all
this last can be avoided by discreet buying
Although living with real ground around
ones house is probably the NOSE desirable
mode Of life and is becoming more and
more popular. the movement does not
threaten to work injury to those who like
US build and sell smaller places. so many
people want homes Of their own, of vary
ing kinds, that there is plenty Of business
Tor ALI"
Drilling test holes for the new woodman
OF the World building has progressed to
the seventy-foot level, and the soil has
been found to be of good clay. II this
continues somewhat farther It is likely that
the building can be erected without re-
porting to use of caissons. Some piles may
be used to rest the cement footing on
which are based the steel columns which
will rise eighteen stories high.
The City National building is built upon
the clay sub-soiL The Union Pacific new
headquarters is going up on a basis Of
tall piles. II Is likely that the Woodmen
building which is somewhat between the
two geographically will make use Of a
few piles, for the waterline is higher there
than at the City National, though the
water does not come so high as at the
Union Pacific.
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completed by the architects in a few days.
The first of the year is drawing rapidly
near and between now and that time the
plans will be undoubtedly be approved by
the building committee and executive cOun-
oil of the order and submitted to con-
tractors for bids. Demolition OF the build
inRs at Fourteenth and Farnam will so
far as known begin at the date announced,
January l.
On the market yesterday were put lots
in q new addition, that is new so far as
active sale soliciting is concerned. This
Is Shulls Second which lies between Wool
worth and Hickory, and Twenty-seventh
aud Twenty-fourth streets. good many
thousands dollars worth Of improvements
have been made here during last few
months a great deal OF grading having
been completed and curbing and guttering
and other improvements done.
The property Is owned by the Shull Land
company and Hastings a Heyden are the
agents. number OF houses have been
built, for sale upon liberal terms and other
houses will be built the plan Of pur-
chase selected.
Several lots In Lincoln Heights were sold
last week Fred c. White bought eight
lots al Writ and Thirty seventh streets
for 1900 John c. Mays, Earl and George
Cronk and Charles p. Hauser Of the Fair
mont creamery also bought lots In the
neighborhOod. the last named taking two.
]. NJ Grady Of Pattsmouth purchased
seven lots here for 500.
Two bungalows were sold by Hastings &
Heyden to William schellberg and Homer
Judson at 1874 and 1918 Henderson street,
respectively. The consideration was $500
IN each case.
Mrs. Jennie Bonner has bought a resi-
dence at 1910 South Tenth street, from M.
J. Naylon for 5000. The residence Is To-
Gated In part Of the old Kountze place.
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