Evening journal., 1913-04-12
BUILDING
TRADE SLUMPS
Contractors Fear Tariff QueS-
ton is Retarding the
Business
TO WORK SOON
ON DUPONT THEATRE

For some unknown reason the real
estate. contracting and building busi-
ness suffered a slump during tho
week and but few operations we're
started of any size with the excep-
tion Of the preliminaries on the Du-
pont Theatre. The contract was
awarded to J. A. Bader and Company
at a figure which will be kept private
for the present.
The archetects have had little TO
do during the week and several of
them have blamed Il on the present
status OF the tariff legislation at
Washington. There seem to be gem
eral unrest among people who have
money to invest and no doubt the
present uncertainty as the new legis-
lation and the results that will fol-
low Il has had much to do with this
unrest which has been so pronounced
during the last week The tension
has been much tighter than before
the election and all eyes seem to be
centered on the tariff bill and con-
Kress.
General r. Coleman DUPONT is
erecting a beautiful bugalow on his
country estate near Cambridge, Md.
No details of the house have been
given out but 1t is understood that Il
will be one Of the most beautiful iR
this part of the country.
Brown and Whiteaide have asked
for bids on the pluming for the S. M.
Taylor residence at Seventeenth
street and Greenhill avenue and on
the Joseph S. Cahall residence to be
erected at Georgetown. The later is
TO be a handsome residence and will
be one of the most modern in the
vicinity OF Georgetown.
The A. 3. stayton Company has
awarded a contract for the erection
Of two houses on West Twenty-sixth
street near Van Buren to Phillip j.
Lynch. The houses will be two
stories high. Of brick, and will con-
tain eight rooms and bath. They will
he heated by hot air and will be
equipped with gas and electric lights.
The size OF the lots on which they
will be situated 25 by Sc feet. They
will cost about $4,000.
Mas Bertha ID. Stayton has also
awarded a contract to Phillip J.
Lynch for the erection OF residence
along the same lines as the above
houses. It's cost will probably be a
little more.
The A. b. Stayton Company also
has sold a lot at the corner OF Van
Buren street and Concord avenue &c
c. II. Burton. Mr.. Burton intends tC
build a --- store and dwelling on the
property in a short time. The StaytoI
Company has several sales pending
which It expects 10 close In a shor
time
The Harrigan Contracting Compan
hegan work this week on the con
stauction OF a road between Odess
and ST. Georges for New Castl
County The road viii cost close I
$4,000. It will be three miles Ion
and i2 feet wide. II will be construct
ed of lime stone macadam.
The J. A. Bader Company, whicl
received the contract for the erection
Of the DUPONT Theatre is making pre-
parations for the employment of
large number OF men and the starting
of the work. Mr.. Bader was not pre-
pared 10 say today Just how man.
men will be employed on the building
but Il Is the intention Of the con
tractors to rush the work as mucl
as possible and this OF course viii
necessitate and extra large force O
workmen.
The Bader Company is bidding ol
two houses for the Green Hill Realt
Company 10 be erected az Seventeenth
and Greenhill avenue and on a hand
some residence 10 be built by n.
Danforth at the corner OF Broom
-f~n~f opd nflnsna ovonuo Tho raoi
dence will be Of hollow and tile con
struction and will contain eleve
rooms. three baths and a large sleep
ing porch. Il was designed by Gre
and Wishiemer. archetects, Of Louis
vile, KY, and will be unique in man
details.
W. ID. Haddock and Company
bidding on the Danforth residenc
and also on the two houses for III
Greenhill Company.