Evening journal., 1914-07-25
TRADE
SHOWSIMPROVEMENT
Brokers and Contractors Re-
port General Activity
in Their Lines
BIG CONTRACTS
ARE UNDER WAY

Renewed activity in the building
line and an increased number OF re-
quests for information concerning
both city and rural properties during
the week have caused contractors and
realty operators to view conditions
in better light. All are optimistic
and events of the past several days
give them reason for feeling that
there Will be steady Improvement
from now on. that is. unless unfor-
seen events result in decided
change.
The real estate situation is much
improved and there should be brisker
trading in the near future. Demand
for small farms and investments OF
the more conservative sort continues
good and operators possessing tho
character of rural places or city
houses desires by clients are finding
ready sales. About the only depres-
sing features OF the market is the
tightness of money and the large
number Of unemployed among whom
are men who buy when I'm funds
Cioseness of money on notes is
somewhat Offset by ability to raise
/ FUNDS on mortgages, but an easier
market would help. On the whole
the outlook is much brighter.
Commencement of operations on
two important jobs. the Delaware
Hospital and Emmanuel Episcopal
church at Seventeenth and Riverview
avenue and much repairing mad,
things boom with contracting firms
during the week The A. S Reed an,
! Fro. Company, who have the contrac
Tor the hospital are rapidly goinl
ahead with the work. Mr.. Reed. VIII,
is personally supervising the work
said today that water had slight,
retarded his men. but that the foun
dations would be dug within a few
days. He hopes to get to the work O
actual construction within a week
We are going right along with tn
foundation work for Delaware hos
pital,' Mr.. Reed asserted. "and hop
to have excavating finished in
short time"
we have much job work and
am encouraged as a result Of the inn
provement"
MIR. Reeds statement expresses IN
opinion OF practically every larg
contractor in Wilmington.
work is being rushed on ImmanuS
church under direction of William I
Haddock Of the Haddock compan,
which was awarded the contract.
Wallace Eugene Hance, architec
/ has plans for several buildings whic
Will afford plenty of work for M
chanics during the next few month
Among them are sketches of ii
4 Maryland avenue Motion pictu
House which is TO be erected bv Ii
2 United Development COMPANY
Wilmington, at cost OF $500. Ma
tin Tonzyk has the contract
Mr. Hance also reports that wor
Is soon to begin on the next publ
\ school at Eddystone. Pa. The bull,
ing will cost $4,000. Mr. Hance n,
been employed by DR. S. G. Elbe
to draft plans for a theatre and ha
\ at No SlO-12 French street. TO co.
4 100000. DR.. Ebert also means
y turn the property at No 904 Kir
4 street. formerly occupied by n
East Side Republican Club, into q
apartment house at an expenditul
of $4,000.
The same architect has plans Z,
II the construction Of a new Odd Fe
lows temple, at Chester, Pa. II
structure will be a three-story brio
= costing $4,000.
81 Brown and Whiteside report haviI
drafted plans for improving one
the largest stores in Chester, Pa. III
F amount involved is not stated. II
firm is also supervising the constru
S. tion Of Emmanuel church.
Notices we're sent to the hea
5 quarters Of the Carpenters Unio
of this city last night by J. Bad
q and Company, calling attention TO d
contract secured by the firm To T
model the Broadway Theatre in Nc
York. The notice requested all ca
pcnters out Of employment to call
the Bader Offices in the duPo
Building this morning. Represent
tives of the firm went 10 New Yo
y today and work will be started on Il
y theatre on Monday.
Bader and Company last night a
nounced that II was their intent,
TO employ Wilmington workmen Z
+ the work as far as II was possible I,
y them to secure good workmen.