Evening journal., 1912-12-28
SEES SEES GOOD
YEAR AHEAD
In REALTY
Alfred B. Moore Says Past
Twelve Months Were
Satisfactory
SOME COMMENT ON
WATER RATES CHANGE

Alfred 3. Moore, one OF the most
prominent real estate dealers i'm the
city and a member of the firm of
Gibbons and Moore when asked by
a reporter from THE EVENING
JOURNAL this morning regarding the
prospects for development of real es-
tate in this city In 1913 made the fol-
lowing statement which seems TO eX-
press the feeling of most Of the deal
ers i'm the city,
"The season seems TO me not to be
sufficiently advanced I'm order to en-
able one to predict just what the
coming year Will mean In the realty
market The holidays always cause a
luli in operations. Since the change
of the renting day our action mar
ket spreads over a larger space OF
time. heretofore most of our selling
came during the latter part Of Jmu-
airy, February aud i'm March-but IT,
now extends through to July which
is most decided benefit to both
owner, purchaser and the agents
AS far as the actual selling is con-
cerned at this time, there seems TO
be little trouble i'm disposing OF the
desirable class of large and small
houses that are being erected
There is also some demand for i'm
vestments. mortgage money lis fairly
Well IN evidence. AS the amount OF
money for investment is always very
much augmented i'm January. owing
to the distribution of dividends from
80 many sources. The market for both
selling and mortgage investment Is
aways sure to be stimulated
THE past year has been fairly
satisfactory one 10 us, nOtwithstand-
ing the fact that We have passed
through a presidential campaign.
Personally ] look for a successful
year; during 191D an unusually large
number OF tracts of ground for build
ing purposes were disposed Of This
should mean q good year for the
builders, and as building stimulates
trading an along the line I see no
reason for not only wishing for, but
expecting "A Happy and Prosperous
New Year
When asked about the action of the
Board of Water Commissioners I'm
changing the water rates for the year
Of 1914. Mr.. Moore said:
In answering your question | can
merely express my personal opinion.
] think we an appreciate the action
Of the Water Commissioners in
adopting the present SCHEDULE of
water rates for 1913. There was
one point on which I think all the
interests represented at the various
discussions of the subject Rgreed,
that is, there can be no equalization
of water rents until such time as all
properties are on meter system.
When that time arrives no one could
object 10 proper maintenance
charge and an would be paying foI
exactly the amount of water used
also 10 would determine once and f0l
all where the waste comes in
From my knowledge of the gener-
al conditions existing in our dwell
ings and the class of people occupy
ing them all over the city, ] cannot
bring myself to think that fhev arc
chargable with such an abnormal per
capita consumption. and ! am sure
that more accurate information
which can only be gained through a
complete meter system win IN fu-
ture bear out my contention. Az any
rate as we stand convicted on tho
/ present figures of being very waste
lful users Of water, by the same token
we should stand at the top i'm the
rates Of cleanliness, and as 'cleanli-
ness is next TO Godliness we may
! take such consolation as the thought
] brings"