El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-01

~ OLITICS put a temporary crimp
in the realty market which ex-
tended over the week following
the primary election. But the mar
ket came back strong and the dealers
predict an increase Of business dur
ing the month Of August which the
European war or dog days viii not
interrupt. All Of the realty brokers
declare that the prospects for fan
business is better this year than 1t has
ever been during any previous July
This is in spite of the fact that the
summer has been unusually active In
all real estate and building lines
The announcement that George Look
would build a hotel on Davis and san
Francisco streets, opposite the Union
station that would cost SS5.000 created
q stimulus in the building business
This hotel is TO be six stories high.
OF fIreprOof material and will be
equipped as a modern tourist hotel.
Negotiations are now under way to
lease the upper floors Of the proposed
new Commercial National bank build
ing on the corner OF Mesa 3venue and
Mills street for a commercial hotel to
be operated by a company Of FL Paso
men. The site Of this new building
has been cleared of the old, adobe
building and the directors Of the
Commercial National bank are plan
ming to begin construction work soon.
New COnvnlescent Home
a new E0nhdlE1EEnL nome is TO De
built in Grand View on Fort Boulevard
by the Coffin Investment company to
cost $4,000. The building will have
IS apartments consisting OF two
rooms and a sleeping porch and will
be OF brick construction
Held Bros. are building a new ware
house, office and yards on the corner
Of Dallas and Williams street, in the
Cotton addition, TO be used as their
coal and supply yards The buildings
will cost $500.
J F. Primm is planning TO build
$4,000 home on Chester street at the
corner Of Bliss street It viii be Two
stories, Of brick construction, and of
bungalow type. The lots for the res
idenoe We're sold TO Mr.. Primm by Aus
tin and MARI
9 Sampel Brown Is building carriage
shop at the corner Of Williams and
Texas streets to be occupied by his
carriage business which VIII cost S1o,-
New Building Finished.
Mrs J. F. Crosby has just completed
a store building on San Francisco
street, adjoining the chamber Of COM
merce building at a cost Of $4,000. It
is of yellow brick two stories hign
and has two store rooms on the first
floor and offices on the second floor.
The three story brick rOomlng house
which has been under construction at
sas street by the Crosby Building
company has been completed It. is
equipped for apartments on the second
and third floors and for stores on the
first floor. It cost $4,000.
o. c. Coles has sold a house at 1927
Montana street 10 George Grammet-
Of St Louis, for $1,000 1Ir. Grammet
expects to move his family here and
occupy the place as his home.
Perry Kirzpatrick Realty company
IS building a modern bungalow on lots
one and two in block II Of Mundy
Heights addition on Roosevelt street,
for L J. Trotti, to cost $1,000
Sutton Sells 100 Lots.
The D. c. Sutton Realty company
mas sold 100 lots in Altura Park add
ton TO r. H Taylor for $4,000 The
lots are scattered over the entire addi-
ton and viii be placed on the market
by the purchaser
Frank Oliver has sold his 100 acre
ranch in the ChamberinO district Of
for $4,000 The ranch has house on
It and is improved The sale was made
nv the White-Paden Realty company.
Mrs. Elizabeth Benton has bought a
four room bungalow from A Fl. Nc
Weigh in the 1900 block on Montana
street for $4,000 through the White
Paden company
River View street in Altura Park from
the D. c. Sutton Realty company for
$500 and will erect $4,000 house on
the lots.
George Bancroft has bought a four
room bungalow from J. V Tate on
Tularosa street The price was $3.50
and the sale was made by the Ander-
son-Filler Realty company.
Mrs Effie o. Eittreim has bought l
from Jolly and Ware an eight room
house in Hawthorne place in Sunset I