South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
SOUTHWEST PART
OF SOUTH BEND
GROWING BIGGER
Real Estate More Active
Owing to Influx of
People.
BY ARTHUR sCHELLINGER.

The recent influx Of people TO
South Bend. caused BY unemploy-
rnent elsewhere, has created an UNI
precedented activity IN real estate IN
the city. Newcomers are busy try
ing 20 get homes and many that
have been living in more or less
temporary quarters are seeking
homes for the winter. This increased
activity has also created a buying
spirit for investment Many people
are beginning 10 see the future Of
South Bend and are buying for in
estment-especially vacant proper
~. This activity has shown itself
especially in the Southwest part OF
the city.
The Studcbaker Expansion.
Anyone not thoroughly acquainted
with the southwest part OF the city
end who has not had opportunity in
recent months 90 visit that section,
will be surprised 20 note the de
velopment taking place there. on
the way out a person viii note the
massive new Studebaker automobile
plant which was built under the
most modern construction methods
and In every detail "a well equipped
and modern factory containing all
10 the trade and withall. a COM
plete. UP 10 date automobile factory
in this. itg first unit. Being only a
part Of the proposed new plant. 10 is
nevertheless, large and prepared to
do an enormous amount OF business
and employ great NUM- crs OF men.
II is a credit 10 the Studebaker cor
poration. 10 the city OF South Bend,
and all its people. This factory
alone will bring thousands of new
faces 20 the city of South Bend and
VIII give them continued and re-
munerative employment.
Oliver Builds New FaCtOry.
Going on farther TO the southwest
into that territory west Of Chaplin
st, between Sample st. and Ewing
blvd, In the territory which has,
heretofore, been more or less mac
tive. one now hnds unprecedented
activity. West OF Walnut ST.. near
Indiana av. you will see the enor-
nous steel structure of the oliver
Chilled Plow works. being con-
structed as rapidly as present labor
conditions viii permit. This massive
new building Is one Of the nine large
structures 10 be erected on this
property. the foundations OF several
Of which additional buildings are
already laid. This plant, when COM
pleted. will also employ thousands
OF additional men and will aid ma
terially in the promised expansion
OF the city. Walnut St. Immediately
in front Of this new plant, is about
10 be paved. the sewer and water
mains having already been con-
structed and sidewalks and Curbs
are being laid. Sample ST.. from the
end of it's present pavement west TO
Olive st. and a part of Indiana av..
will also b paved. Sewer and water
mains have been put in a number of
streets in this section within the
last year.
Builds Homes for Employees.
The two oliver housing projects.
also within the southwest section Of
the city. are enough TO create Won
derment TO anyone not having visited
this neiEhborhOod lately. Within the
last year there have been built
blocks upon blocks OF houses by the
Oliver corporation These houses
are built exclusively for the en-
ployes OF the oliver factory and are
built in the modern spirit Of home
building. All OF them are modern
in every way and not. as you find IN
so many cities. n group Of similar
houses on one street. There has
been proposed. besides this an ad-
ditional plat OF land for the erecting