Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-02-14
THE NEED OF APARTMENTS AND
COTTAGES.

lhe utlhohu iVt Npaitheu'e gnu
small residences in Bryan is a matter
Of common knowledge. That It is no,
supplied is due, no doubt. in large
degree at least to the apprehension
that Il will not continue, for capital
always responds to any reasonable
prospect Of fair return upon invest
ment.
venture the opinion that the de-
mand will continue and viii increase.
and offer few reasons for the con.
sideration OF business men.
There is now a long list o; college
instructors and employees waiting for
homes on the campus. There will al
ways be a long waiting list, for the
legislature will never build houses
enough. The state-eyery state-ls al.
ways behind in supplying building
needs OF its institutions. A time can
not be recalled when they did not re
qulre more buildings than the legisla.
ture would provide. In this respect
and as to this institution the future
will not differ from the past There
will always be an overflow from the
College campus to I'LL Bryan's apart.
ments and houses. for the workers are
increasing. The extension staff alone
increased this year by dozen; It will
increase next year by half dozen or
more and by that many every year for
the next seven years. The teaching
faculty and the experiment station
staff will increase in like proportion
from period to period.
Many of these College people would
prefer to reside in Bryan; they would
like TO get away from their profession
al surroundings when their days work
Is done. The interurban service Is
now dependable: the distance is trifl-
ing. With the good roads soon to be
built, living in Bryan can be made
still more attractive to College folk
But these people wish modern.
, though modest, conyeniences; they
are not content with living conditions
which we're tolerable in primitive
times. They will cheerfully pay fair
rentals for good accommodation
believe that an apartment house
with a dozen suites Of two to six rooms
each could be filled the day of its
opening: | believe that dozen mod.
ern cottages OF three to five rooms
each would be eagerly taken at the
beginning of the next fall term
Such investments would not yield
speculative returns. but they would
yield safe returns. The day Of fabu.
lous real estate profits is past, but
improved real estate properly man
aged will always be good invest
ment. The sooner our people cease
to look to enhanced values in lots and
land and turn their attention to i'm
provement for steady income the bet
ter for them and for the county.
Bryan can hardly hope TO be great
city; II can be made an attractive
place OF residence which will draw
people who have children to educate
II can serve itself and the College
with profit to itself and accommoda
ton to the College, by making du,
provision for apartments and resi-
dences.
do not advise everybody to rusl
into construction with the expectation
of large and quick profits. Instead.
suggest that the Commercial Clul
make a careful investigation Of thu
situation and lay the facts before thu
business community Perhaps a com
pany could be organized TO build al
apartment house and few cottages
perhaps individuals will see II to thei
interest to make the investment II IN,
conditions are found to be as the,
appear to me.
At any rate. the matter is wort