The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-17
REAL ESTATE SHOW
SUCCESS IN WEST,
SOME WANT It HERE
Dealers See Many Advan-
tages in Exhibition Like
One in Chicago.

Real estate" "building," and
Ideal homes" shows have just been
held with success and satisfaction to
their promoters in New York, Cleve-
land, and Chicago. In Washington
some have looked at the experience of
the shows in these cities, seen the
impetus they have given to interest
in real estate and building invest
ment, been surprised at the informa-
ton which has been brought out
through the medium of these shows,
and wondered why a real estate and
ideal homes show would not be a good
thing to have in the Capital
The Chicago real estate show has
just closed. Its results and features
are described in the current issue of
the American Bond and Realty Jour
nal in part as follows:
"One purpose of the real estate show
was to give people who are returning to
the soil some practical experience in
farming in and about Chicago on half
There is abundant room for experiment
ing on the L200 square miles of terri
tory in and about Chicago, for it has
been estimated that, instead of being
a congested area, 1t has at present only
four persons to an acre.
What 1t Might Do.
THE real estate show demonstrated
also that Greater Chicago might easily
support $4,000 people, or half the
population of the United States. 1t
was a desire to place these facts before
the people and bring them to a reaIiza-
ton OF the vastness of their possibilities
that prompted the planning of the
show
AS g.
the real estate show represented more
than $lO0,OOD,000 worth of property, and
this does not include the 103 suburbs in
terested in the show, these suburbs hav-
Ing a population of half million. The
Interest of the SuburbaniteS was aroused
by meetings held in each town at the
request of the local business mems as
ISOLATION or the call of the city authori-
ties. The invitations were extended to
all the citizens of each town, and they
were requested to decide whether or not
they believed their community should
participate in the show The merchants,
bankers, and land owners in these SUI
burban towns cooperate with the pro-
united efforts a fund was raised to de-
fray expense Of exhibits and exhibition
space.
Many Exhibits.
Everything one could wish to know
about life in rural communities was
made plain by the exhibits, which were
comprehensive and Instructive. There
were plans Of model towns, MAPS, plats,
photographs illustrating scenery, archi-
lecture, churches, schools, and public
buildings. The exhibits also included
statements of local improvements, such
as gas, water, electricity, pavements,
streets, and kindred advantages. Analy-
sis of water supply is given, statements
Of taxes made. railroad, and interurban
time tables were furnished. and month
lv ticket rates were explained in the
booths.
''The persons in charge Of the various
rooths were competent to answer all
questions about suburbs and to quote
prices on lots, houses, and country acre
age; -
been quick to grasp the significance of
the real estate show and co-cperated
striking exhibits made by the city for
ester was of as great interest to su-
burbanites as to Chicagoans. Ideal
front and back yards, with practical
shrubs, flowers, and berry plants were
planned by the city forester, and he
and John Davey, of Kent, Ohio, deliver
ed lectures on the subject of trees,
shrubs, plants, and gardening in gen.
eraL
What Is a Flat.
What constitutes an ideal fat? An.
swers to this question were attempted
by the real estate show promoters. who
have on exhibition hats AID apartment
houses showing the advantages each
district of the city has to offer, how
much rent should be- paid and wha;
turn for his money.