The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-18
Zoo Residences Under Con-
struction Include Many
Millionaire Nests.
REALTY VALUES INCREASING
Fstimates Puts Advance at so
10 100 Per Cent as Loca-
9tion Varies.
Tulsa the unfathomed!

Tulsa the unfathomed!
Many are the business openings
thai have developed here through the
growth Of the city and the latest ad-
dt1n Goo the long list Of yocatIons
xb..1 pay a comfortable profit, more
=, here perhaps than In any other
y..g the southwest, Is that OF the
landscape gardener.
In Tulsa the landscape gardener
nan. INTO h.s own overnight as II
vc,, M.u.untrics az they crop out
reg.rr large aud Impressive homes
ani 'rr proper setting there must
be beautiful lawns, shade trees. freak
trees. flowers flower boxes and
hedges and most essential In effect
Inc nn artistic finish IL the arrange
mem ~ the same. And that In where
tho ards cape gardener comes in, He
,,Hs yuu how 10 place your trees.
w.. grass seed to plant ana how TO
., care for tho botanical growth once
NJ It is planted
. rarJeurrs were almost unheard OF
In Tulsa but during the past year
or Two a number have esta blished
themselves And review OF the
tritys mos, beautiful homes will bear
viinCss 10 he fact that they are
reap.ng q comfortable profit
In ih.4 connection we are brought
once again 10 the question OF rear
estate values and building progress.
I, IN true that the erection OF big
buildings IN Tulsa has dwindled away
10 almost the minimum as the
records At the office or the city
building Inspector will reveal. But
on the other hand there Ia the most
concentrated movement toward the
building ~ residences In the history
OF the city,
500 Going IN Soon.
II IL estimated by the office force
in the office Of the city building
inspeelor that there are at least 500
homee now under construction or
completed and unoccupied In Tulsa.
While he building OF large structures
f,u on. which IL explained by the
fact that war prices and the dearth
Of material and labor practically
blocked this program, the percentage
Of residences being erected mounted
hy leans and bounds Local real
estate men and contractors say that
there are AZ least so per cent more
residence. being erected this year
than during 1915 Not only IL the
nerrenRge on the increase but the
tendency IA to construct permanently
In short the home owners are
building the homes now and not the
spectators although a few large in
yes,ment companies are plunEinR in
to tho field on larger scale than
ever before Actual statistics reveal
the fact that two-thirds OF the
| residences now under process OF con-
:" the
property owner for his own use or
hoinE built according TO plans OF the
prospective buyer.
Ard while homes are being huilt In
rre1t numbers It is only natural
that real estate properties. unlm-
proved or improved. should show a
comparative Increase In value. Esti-
mates OF real estate men on this item
vary Some maintain that. values
have Increased 100 per cent while
others aver only 80 per cent. This
variance In opinion is explained by
The locality Of various properties. but
j. generally admitted that real
estate has gone up--which is only
In accord with the natural trend OF
events In a rapidly growing city such
A. Tulsa.
Homes Arc Substantial.
Perhaps the bulk OF the residences
are being built at a cost OF $1,000 or |
5000 since n number OF some Of
The most desirable residential dis
uicis In the city have building re-
,lrlc'ons OF that nature In force.
There are. however. number Of
pala'al homes under construction or
contracted for a present.
Perhaps one NJ the most complete
" equipped and servlceable resi-
oenCes 20 be accredited to Tulsa. AZ.
molgn outside Of the city limits. is
10 he built by Blair brothers, archi- |
he'S for Anna Il. Chamberlain. on
me jerks road one half mile south OF
Wcui' lke. at cost of approx
ma'ry N3' 1000. The structure IL TO |
% ot brick, two stories and II TO
nave l's own heating. lighting sewer |
Ahd water systems.
't me 80 houses for rental pur-
poses planned by Homer A. Orcutt |
uI 'f'nii addition, perhaps 10 haveE
..teh erected and plans for carrying |
inward me completion OF the re-
L fa'n'"r are being rapidly perfected |
KY recently OrCuit began work on |
~" more residences. two to cost |
'''Vp and the third to cost $4,000. |
nEs. '''o'S ""'''-
,.blair brothers arc also building \
'uy'V residence In Sunset park for |
II Campbell This structure 10
,s ~ '"o stories In height. measure |
hN iS feet will have hot air |
maung syStem ana viii probably be |
.hn.e'"d hv September Il Con. |
sAn,ine brothers are building three
,,,aaG'nces In Broadmoor addition, |
w cost estimated at near $4,000. |
,, me c''y ~ Tulsa Is expanding in |
,eN direction and real estate men .
~ iootinE forward 10 the day when |
,,,. NUS surrounding The city will |
io, ne 'oITod with cunning bunga-
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