The Detroit times., 1915-06-05

fahn they are. 80 ~ comes AoouA
that ROYAL Oak arrests in It's home
like confines about as many who are
being drawn ~ the big city. ss II
diANs dNe.lers ouI from the city.
Beyond question Royal Oak Is the
leading strictly SUBURBAN town
about Detroit It's selection for
such destiny vas natGrs., and by -
advantage Of location Il viii eonuu'
uc 20 hold It's advantage.
Facts and Figures
The foregoing Is the statement OF
Impression and generAllies concern
!ng Royal oak Bu, whe> one comes
right down % nsures. indicative OF
! rs growth and scrS .ce in he ois
scheme o. things, what can De said
about 80 THIS is question thai
may vel be asked. aud deserves
10 De answered.
A, Royal OAK they viii tell you
thai the place Increased In popula'
/ ,ron 20 the extent OF between tour
and Eve hundred people last sea
! son. and that this year he increase
viii % fully seven hundred. A
I one LOOKS about Royal Oak one has
10 believe the statement Perhaps
better way of indicating what Is
/ happening is 70 cite the fact 'hAi
eve or SIX years ago the place was
put down as Of around 500 iaaao
tants. While now claim Is made TO
fully 5000 inhabitants. The place
has every appearance OF having that
mary people,
A. already stated the little. old
village Of the past Is now complete
, y swallowed Up IN the new order OF
.h!ugs But the little town OF other
DAYS has served a good purpose tn
;he present order Of things II has
served 20 give a spirit and an or
SANITATION. and an appearance that
can not belong 10 new place that
has no nucleus well grounded in
the past. Royal Oak before The pres
eat impetus began invited Just such
good fortune As has come upon Il.
Showing Fine Spirit
Mention vas made just above OF
the spiri, OF The place. II is a mat
ter worthy OF consideration. IL Is
the Royal Oak spirit tha, is taking
care OF Royal Oak. II Is no; being
exploited from the outside-ii Is
shaping tts own destiny. iis own
people are rs own promoters, II
has lts own real estate board OF ae-
tive real estate men. and with them
are interested the business men OF
the place as associate members.
This organization and spirit OF CO
operation Ia tnsuriag continued
good character TO the further expan'
sion
/ Indicating the preparedness OF
I ROYAL Oak FOR rs present growth
the inhabitants will point with pride
10 their seven churches, the good
array OF weil-estahlished stores, the
tvc banks. the four lumber yards
and other institutions necessary 10
community existence The town
ALSO has water works and tust a.
present there Is high enthusiasm
over the promised addition OF gas
within the next 80 days. And th-
significant and encouraging fact
about this development Is that II
has not been engineered from the
outside but from within. Royal OAK
men are making Royal Oak For
! instance. there Is the strong and
aggressive real estate board organ
I izad among the real estate dealers
and business men Of the village.
1 These men. instead OF nghnng one
| another IN a petty way. are, an
stead. displaying high order OF
! teamwork. The other evening II
was told in the Detroit papers how
/ the ROYAL Oak real estate board
came into Detroit in body and
dinad together and aftervard went
az marty 10 one OF the theatsrs
II is merely a point In proof OF how
the people and business men are
standing together and all pulling
for the progress. advancement and
growth OF the village. The Royal
Oak Real Estate board IL composed
az the following men and firms.
They are F.. s. Bristol. A J.
Chapman. Frank z Chapman. VII
lam V. Chapman. Geo. A. Dondero.
NJ. A. Dondsro. Eyster & Howarth.
r. p Howarth. Harry 8. Gardner
A. o. GreenouEh. Geo. Hartrick,
/ Thomas Lavery. l.. Levanseler,
Rob, Mcclure. and James Smith.
The Homestead Farms subdivision,
located on New Hsmpshiresye. told
Ten. Nile I'd ,. Royal Oak. differs from
the usual subdivision in that the l2o-
Il. lots are being sold With improve
meuts ~ acreage prices. thereby
giving the speculative buyer
T chance 10 become a subdivider him
self on a small scale. and With very
little money invested
The small farms also orer the city
porkinguaan a place near schools
/ churches. stores and good neighbors
az price and on terms such az he
can afford He secures all the ad
van,ages oS the city available The
rapid development OF this new kind
Of property "a evidence that Il 10
/ supplying a real need and a natural
demand The property is handled
BY the General Realty Co. who have
done 40 much toward The rapid de-