Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-26
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Large Number Of Lesser Deals Make
Business Lively.
HEYDEN URGES BETTERMEFTs
Objects 90 Overhead sidewalk signs
and Uncisan Streets - Many
Are BuyinG Tracts IN
Florence.

Florence.
Realty men for the most part have had
on the tip OF their tongue this week, the
report that business has been fine and that
q review OF the present month 10 showing
vastly more activity than was the case 10
the same month last year. The deals re-
ported In the majority OF cases have been
small ones, but the number have been great
f. T. Hayden Of the firm of Hastings &
Heyden. returned Wednesday evening from
a seven weeks visit in California MIR.
Heyden had an interesting account to give
Of his impressions while on the coast lie
reviewed a number OF facts relating 70
conditions out west as compared with those
in this section OF the country, and the
point to his talk was that Omaha has a
few things 20 learn from the cities on the
coast. Mr.. Heyden indicated his intention
10 circulate his ideas among members Of
the Real Estate exchange and promote IL
possible. the improvements he believes this
city ought TO acquire. There are about
three matters of pressing Importance that
this city would do we'll to take up" said
Mr.. Heyden. 1T should put ban on the
overhead sidewalk signs. first. No other
city Of any Importance in the country per-
nlts these signs.
The street car lines ought TO be extended.
With the lengthening Of street car lines
the city gets it's greatest impetus to growth.
Omaha needs more and better lights.
Possibly n the city had a more adequate
lighting system there would not be such
prevalence OF greak sidewalk signs shining
through the gloom"
Mr. Heyden mentioned number of lesser
subjects in which the city might find means
Of betterment He called attention to the
remarkable number OF travellers who pass
through the city with brief stops every day,
who might under other conditions stay
longer and visit here. A bulletin OF the in
teresting sights to be seen here, placed in
all the hotels and the railroad stations, he
said, would give the travellers an inkling
OF what they were missing by hurrying
away.
Cleaner streets. was also an argument
advanced by Mr. Heyden. The real estate
man had an emphatic condemnation for the
way certain Of the city's thoroughfares are
being kept.
2. p. Benson. editor Of The Home Buyer.
IN this months issue OF the magazine. has
a review Of the recent Land show. He
touched upon the wide benefits afforded
by tho show to real estate men and the
city, as a whole.
The village OF Florence is becoming the
mecca OF 'five-acre-tract settlers. The
movement by city dwellers toward acquir-
ing small pieces of farm land Is very
definitely In the nature of back-to-the-
farm tendency right at the very doors of
the metropolis. Florence has been the
locality sought by poultry breeders and
truck gardeners for long time, but IL Is
only recently. from all accounts, that the
tendency has reached noticeable proper
tons.
Contractors at work on the old building
at Fourteenth and ,Farnar streets, which
Is to be the site of the new W0odmen Of
the World edifice. are making good on
their undertaking, In regard to speed The
building was practically out OF sight fri
day night, and Il was. announced that
ground could be broken for the new struc-
tpre early this week.
Members OF the new quarters committee
OF the Commercial club. after several meet.
ings, the last OF which vas held Friday.
have reported that the contract which was
originally drawn for the club and the
Woodmen Of the World lodge, has re-
mained essentially In It's original form.
unimportant details, such as the chang
ing OF the location OF elevators, which
neeessitated trifling revision in the pro-
posed layout OF the Commercial club rooms.
were considered in the meetings. The con-
tract is TO be signed shortly G, NJ.
Guild. secretary OF the Commercial club
announces that the committee probably will
have a complete report to make In a few
DAYS, concerning the plans of the new
club rooms.
Among the sales made by Hastings q
Hoyden last week were: A house and 10,
20 William L. Burke, at 1889 Pinkney street,
for $500. A lot In Monmouth park add
ton at Thirty fourth street and Ames
avenue, to Paul Cato for $500. A house and
lot ut 1879 Lothrop street to Fred w. Ora.
ham for $3.50 A lot in Sulphur Spring.
addition to r. c. Bingham for $500 A LOT
on Maple street in Catalpa Place 10 Johr
AZ. Jacobsen for Sl25.
According to gossip among architects
that office OF state architect very probabl,
will fall to one of their number The mar
who seems to have survived the elimina
tion process from among about a dozeY
candidates for the position Is Jeffrey
Davey. The appointment probably viii b,
made IN a few days.