Evening journal., 1913-11-01
DULL SEASON
IN The LOCAL
REALTY TRADE
contractors and Brokers Be-
pert Business at the
Lowest Ebb
.OCAL COMPANY DOES
FINE CARVING WORK

.ew business among the contractors
almost an unheard OF thing at Che
present time, and quit a few jobs That
have been out for bids have been wi4h-
drawn. lhc real estate business is ut
It's lowest ebb and but few transfers
have been recorded during the week.
The American Car and Foundry Com
pany'- wood carving department isl
doing some Of the handsonicst w--ed
carving of any concern in the Juited
States, AMI while the worl, turned out
BY The shop is not well known in VIII
mingtcn. it has made reputation for
the company all over the United States,
and tie company Is recognized as being
one OF the few concerns that can handle
any piecc Of work, no matter how
elaborate. At various times the cem-
pany has turned out pieces of work tnat
seelneu 20 haze crcaped attention in
Wilmington, though The work has aftcn
amounted to ten OF thousands OF dol
hrs and attracted much attention byl
all wi,n saw il.
le company Is az present carving the
Wainseouting and interior woodworb for
theatre of the Carnegie Institute in
Pittsburgh, Pa; the work Is exquisite
und will cost about $4,000 when COM
pleted. Many months time have been
taken up la carving the different piece.
the work, OF course. being dome by band
though the shape and size oi the pieces
arr eat by special machine constructed
for fhat purpose fine work for .he
cviicg' l. all carved oak. Tho company
Is also making several handsome rnels
for Ncw York residences that will cost
several thousand dollars
\. \. liader d Co., contractors for the
new Playhou~,, ibat VAS finished IN
suck seceJd breaking time, have heen
awaried q contract 80 make improve
meuts in the Hagley yard of Che DUPONT
Powder Company. Two regulation
magazines and charcoal -torchousc
WI le bu1t and other alterations will
be maie. The roads in the yard viii
also be repaired and their courses al
tercd
on Saturday the Badcr Company viii
turn over moving picture theatre 10
iis. owners. which il has lcen huilding
ia liichmonI Park. TIC theatre has a
seating capacity OF about l2,O0O. and
was built by The Badrr Company while
they were bi.iling The Playhouse. 1t
cost about S2O,00p.
Work on the theatre was begun about
the e.ne time a. the work ON The
Playhouse ansl~ vet fhe Playhouse,
built by Wilmington labor, was cont
pietod several weeks sooner. although u
cost man, 'inie.i a. much and was much
larger -ti,an the Philadelphia house. ON
The night The Playhouse opened -Mr
Bsder told = reporter from TUE w EN-
1NC .loJRNAE unt the work un the
Philadelphia house WIS going fefa
slow and that lie intended 20 switcl
Wilmington labor 80 Philadelphia an,
sec wat II could do. iic had mo- idcs
t.as the theatre could be completed 70
contract time en- account of alpwness o
The Philadelphia labor. but the Whining
tor men ps're rushed go tho work and the
result Is that the theatre sill be tuFnc,
over TO its owners within the specified
tirue.
Bid are still hold up on The ncv
warehouse fr tn. Bond iiottle Scalin;
Company that is 70 le erected at FIT
aud Monroe streets. The Job has hcel
out for more thsu q NORTH but nothing
has been donc. The company Is haNlnn'
its own men place its bIiding in repair
that was badly damaged by the fire tina
occurred several weeks ago. u Is rn
,nored that the neN building may b
built at "a later date at some poin
nearer tic railroad, as II is very in
conyanieh, icr 80 large firm O. hau
all its goods and material both TO an
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