Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Exchange Considers Having Building
for Itself.
OONMERCIAL LIVE GLE OFFERs
Several Homes Offered for OrEnnisa-
uon which Plans 60 MOve-New
buildings Going Up Rapidly
All over the City.

Real estate men are beginning seriously
to consider a real estate exchange building
for Omaha. At the meeting Of the ex-
change wednesday some one posted a
question on the board wanting to know
what the committee on the new home for
the exchange had to report.
II developed nothing definite has been
done, although the matter is talked Of In
a serious vein whenever the exchange
meets II is planned to have a large build
ing with a room for holding the exchange
meetings and one which would house the
real estate dealers OF Omaha.
d. V. sholes created considerable fun at
the exchange meeting Wednesday by an
nouncng that he did not like to have the
real estate dealers designated as real estate
sharks He said that while he knew the
term was more often applied simply In
Jest the real estate men should handle
their affairs so that It would not apply.
This brought forth considerable diVcus-
sion on the subject and Mr.. Wolf suggested
that the dealers be designated as brokers
and then people could not take exception
when they undertook to make a little
money on property
Getting hot" as the children say when
they play blind mans bluff. Such Is the
situation In the matter OF the new home
for the Commercial club. The committee
in charge OF the new location Is most active
and is receiving all sorts Of propositions.
Sites now offered are numerous and in
clude the new city National bank, the
new Thomas building at Seventeenth ad
Harvey streets ana several others A pro-
posed new building the location OF which
is not mado public, is the latest offer, and
the committee is seriously considering this
proposition.
Another old landmark soon will be moved
to make room for the onward rush Of COM
mercial institutions The latest to be an
nounced is the old home of r. s. Hall
west of Twenty-fourth street on Farnam
between the Hamilton flats and Cham
bers' dancing academy. George @. s. Col
Inns has been awarded the contract tc
build a brick garage at that place for d
company composed OF ID. ]. O'Brien, Adolpt
Storz and A. e. Blhler. The old home. will
be wrecked and the lot excavated to grade
No expense will be spared in making ar
up-to-date shop and garage. feature oi
the new institution is that no cars are tc
be sold.
Announcement was made this week thai
the Ford Motor Car company is to have Q
new garage costing $4,000 at Twentieth
and Harney streets. Al Dresher is still
looking for tenant for the large garage
he is to build on Farnam street.
New buildings are springing up on al
sides in Omaha and indications now are
that Omaha will continue to show an in
crease in its building operations drlv'
to any part of the city will reveal count
less new structures of all sizes. Whn'
numerous fiat buildings have been an
nounced the increase in private owelling
shows that all the people do not propose T.
live in apartment houses. The suburbs ar,
also having their share of new building
and activity is seen on all sides. New
building is not confined to the residence
district. as the wholesale and jobbing por
tions Of Omaha are also booming at rapiC
rate and several new large plants are rear
ing their tall walls skyward.