Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
+Onaha's Home Builders
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Exchange Not for Seven-for. Quarter
Street Car Fares. -
FOUGHT OUT AT A MEETING
Payne Believes I'm Seeking Car Line
Extensions Rather Than Lower
Fares Grand Jury After
Plumbing Thieves.

AnNeNeEs
Real estate men I'm general do not take
kindly to the seven-car-fares-for-a-q quar-
ter proposition the socialists have pushed
to the front to be voted upon by the
people March TO- Many Of the real estate
men feel that what the city wants = car
line extensions and good service TO aIl
parts OF the city rather than cheaper
fares. and they feel that they cannot
have both.
Nor is this all based on their own fancy
for O. w. Wattles has himself stated on
numerous occasions that the people can
not have both. He has said that II this
proposition goes through and the COM
pany is compelled to reduce fares they
will not extend so rapidly. Then good
bye TO extensions for q good. long while"
we're the words he used in the fall when
addressing the Creightons First Addition
Improvement club In the basement Of the
Windsor school house. He was discussing
extensions and incidentally touched on
the proposition of forcing the company
to give seven tickets for a quarter.
One Of the Issues.
Since the district court has refused 10
grant the street car company's request
for restraining order to prevent the
Issue from being submitted TO the people
at the election II Is now being accepted
as one Of the issues that must be de-
cided at the election next Tuesday, March
TO- The matter came before the Real
Estate exchange at the last meeting,
when w. T. Graham introduced a motion
that the exchange go on record favoring
the seven-for-a-quarter proposition c.
r. Harrison jumped TO Graham's defense
and argued for the proposition. Henry
Payne then made the principal argument
against II, saying that what the city
wants is extensions rather than cheaper
fares He pointed out that II necessary
an agreement could probably be reached
whereby the company would give seven
fares for quarter to the working men
during certain hours when they were go-
ing TO and from their work. but he dld
not believe in a seYen-for-a2quarter prop
osition as a general proposition.
The motion was finally tabled.
Would Work No Detriment.
There are many however who feel that
since the carrying Of the proposition will
mean TO throw II into court for a test
case Il would work no especial detriment
Some who did not favor the proposition
originally will now vote for It. because
they believe that when the constitutions
ality OF It Is tested as Il win be perhaps
in the supreme court. facts and figures
will be given that viii show whether the
company can afford to grant such con-
cession or not. In other words. II Is
Fa4t -.
stance will have an opportunity 20 40
what the State Railway commission
would ordinarily be called upon 10 d.
determine on the adequacy or inadequaey
OF the rate.
After Plumbing Thieves.
The district grand jury during its pres
ent sitting Is to investigate the plumbing
thefts that have been so numerous in
the new vacant houses about the city.
II has become common for the plumbing
TO be bodily torn from brand new houses
In many parts OF the city and taken to
junk dealers. where It is sold for few
dollars often plumbing that has cos
$50 TO install Is torn out when as mat
ter OF fact the lead and galvanized piping
thus obtained by the thief could not pos
NAetS h0h hho tNipfAN HlOft Nndn n lew
dollars. Real estate men. especially thoss
who do a great deal OF building, have
suffered heavy losses in this way. AZ
the last meeting Of the Real Estate ex-
change It was urged upon all the men-
bers that they make known to the grand
Jury whatever evidence they may have
in order that responsibility may be fixed
Plating New Tract.
A new acreage tract Is being plated by
Hastings & Heyden adjoining keystone
park on the northwest. 1t is but a short
distance from Benson between the two
macadam roads leading west and north
west from the village. The tract con-
tains lo4 acres most OF which lies in the
rich Papplo valley. The new addition
will be known as ''Rlchland." The plan
is to divide 1t into tracts OF from thre4
to five acres each, Maple. poplar and
sycamore trees are to be planted along
the drives.
The Payne Investment company reports
the cash sale az $4,000 TO Fred w. Voss
of Pisgah. Ia. of 100 acres lying three
miles north OF Florence. This farm was
owned by NJ. T. Martin and C. A. Nields
and Is wen improved having forty-eight
acres of apple orchard, which was con-
sidered TO be one of the best in the state.
Mr.. Voss has already taken possession
and expects TO make this farm his fu-
ture home.