Arizona republican., 1913-12-21
BUYING HOMES IN VALLEY
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a complete pipe line system.
 Another recent sale of Bartlett
 Heard lands of interest is 55 acres
 to $. L. Fox. Mr. Fox has spent
 some time in the Salt River Valley
 studying conditions and his location is in a section which is among the
 best developed and includes some of
 the oldest farming land in the Salt
 River Valley. It is MT FoNs inten-
 tion to make this property into a
 modern poultry farm and his inteu-
 tion to become a permanent resident
 is evidenced by the fact that his new
 home is well under way
 A. J. Shaffer. who with his fam
 fly Of grown sons, has recently arr
 rived from Oklahoma. has purchased
 Of the Bartlett Heard company a 3S-
 acre tract on the Tempe road This
 land is some of the earliest farmed
 under the San Francisco ditch and
 is now all in cultivation and Mir Shaffer intends to plant portion of it to cotton, as the cotton grown on the adjoining land of the Bartlett
 Heard tract is showing an eEcep-
 tionally fine yield this season. our principal sale of city prop erty recently has been the sale If the Irvine property on Center street and l am glad to report the plans for our new building on this tract are well under way, a five-story concrete steel structure having been decided upon. It is hoped that the plans can | be perfected and bids secured so that
 work may be commenced on the | building early in February.
 E. C. Sneaker, formerly of Stock
 ton, Ill, has recently purchased of l IS the very finely improved suburban l tract of B. r. Musgrove about six
 miles north of town and d half mile | west of the Central avenue boulevard | This section is developing most de- | slrably and new homes are constantly l in evidence.
 Los Olives continues it's very sat 1 isfactory development. on Thursday | of the past week work was started 1 on the construction of the George H. 1 Coffin residence on Alvarado road | This is just south of the property
 on which Congressman Hayden is to | build his home, and the Coffin resi- 1 dence will be one of the most att l tractive in the city. the bids for this l residence having been recently let i to Lutgerding and Egan, the plans l were prepared by Lescher and Kip l bey. Monday ground will be broken l in Los Olives for the new residence 1 of L. w. Coggins at the southea st 1 corner of Alvarado and Coronado roads. This is another residence the
 cost of which will approximate S9,00O. 1 The plans were prepared by F. C. l Hurst. These new residences only
 add to the large number of attractive | homes already constructed in Los Olives
 Tn addition to the large number of
 new sales made in Los Olives in | November, we have recently sold to
 Fen :. Hildreth two lots adjoining
 him for $4600. It is Mr. Hildreth's | intention to improve this property i with a handsome residence II. C. | Aller, general manager of the Pacific
 Gas and Electric company, has also l purchased in Los Olives. buying the l southeast corner of Coronado and | Alvarado roads just south of the F. 1 F. Kirkland and J. C. Hurley resi- 1 dences.
 l We have also sold to J. B. Armer. l one of the successful cattle men of | the Tonto Basin, an attractive resi- | Gence on East Culver street, formerly l owned F. C. DelanO. While these do l not cover all of our recent sales thev represent the most important and in- | oicate the very healthy activity of
 the real estate market."