South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-19

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narchs came down in rows 10 meet
the rapidly growing community.
Few Old Homes Remain.
OF the early homes Of the city
very little remains. Some Of our
present dwellings show in line The
influence of the buildings from
which they sprang. Fire has de-
stroyed many Of them, but here and
there may be found a remnant OF
the original noble structure.
achieved OF solid black walnut in
many cases. and resting on a foun>
dation OF st. Joseph county granite.
In some OF the homes are seen mas
sive chimneys and wide fircplaces
in which roared the Christmas logs
Of half a century ago
Visitors in the city invariably re-
mark the atmosphere Of repose. the
suggestion Of culture which is not
often 20 be encountered in a manu-
featuring city. To our natural ad-
vantages of beauty Of surroundings
something OF this may be due. But
underneath the commercial enter
prise OF the city is a solid stratum
OF fine family life. evidenced by the
many beautiful dwellings, and
Mishawaka has not, as so often
happens, sacrificed her love OF the
ideal 10 the practical Hand in
hand with the growth OF the in
dustry Of the community has NOV
ed the desire to lift the living stand
ards Of the people.
II IS to this circumstance. doubt
less, that much Of the present pro-
gress is due. During the years Of the
war all enterprises were at a stand
still. Building ceased. Lots stood
vacant. Caution amounted almos'
to fear, and there were some pes
simists who predicted a period OF
financial panic for the community
The winter Of 1919 was a time OF
grave concern for everyone. par
ticularly the real estate dealers and
building contractors.
In 1921 the boom began. with a
relaxation OF the anxious attitude
Of merchants. Community pride
and a farsightedness that grasped
the needs OF the situation COM
PEELED the heads OF our leading in
dustries 10 hold the wage scale as
high as the conditions would per-
nit. AS a consequence we escaped
the painful slump that struck many
nearby cities. With the dropping
OF prices in the building supply in
dustry, the demand for homes be-
came instantaneous. From that
time TO this the forward march has
been steady, and there has never
been time in the history Of Mish-
awake when the future offered such
luminous possibilities.
Building Boom Unchecked.
William II. Rosewarne, veteran
contractor and builder Of the city,
stated when interviewed by a rep
resentative Of this paper. that as
far as he could determine there
would be no cessation of building
activities during the coming year.
He said that the past summer saw
the erection of more fine homes
in all parts Of the city. but particu
IarIy the east end. than has ever
before been the case, and that per-
sonally he has had more work than
he could possible take care Of. 9th
er contractors report a similar
rush. In all parts OF the city fine
new buildings have sprung up, al
most over night, and the city
branches out in every direction.
on the west the vast spaces be-
tween residences are rapidly disap-
pearing. The opening Of new addi-
tons has stimulated building 10 an
unprecedented extent. When the
COlpaert Realty Corp. was formed a
year ago, definite plans for the up
building of the city on a wholesale
scale were inaugurated and pu.
into practice. Hundreds of modern