Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1922, Page 14

REAL ESTAT THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO W 5 'SATURDAY, . D. C., ' Washington’s Growth Reflected in Real Estate and Building News MAY LUMBER REFORMS MAY CUT WASTE Builders Hail Plans to Stand- ardize Size and Brand Grades. Plans of the lumber industry to| standardize the size and brand the grade of lumber on each piece of wood manufactured are being hailed | by builders and contractors generally as an advanced step toward elimina tion of waste in construction. A con- ference in this connection will be held In this city Monday. At the head offices of the National | Lumber Manufacturers Association | here it was said yesterday that the | confusion and commercial dissatis- faction and friction resulting from the various grades and varying dimensions of lumber and timbers had long been a matter of concern to the manufacturers of lumber. Every regional or spec soclation has its own system grades and dimensions. Most of them are based on local practice that has grown up and spread with the evolu- tlon of the lumber industry from & simple local to a complex national business. Not only is there a great lack of uniformi between the g es of dif- ferent districts, but the grading s tems everywhere are illogical, con- fusing and even misleading except to the experienced. as a consequence of growth by additions and extensions with the passage of time and the re finement of manufacturing processes | instead of by recastings of the whole field of grades. Evils of Toleranees. There is also the question 18 technically known as tolera which can be illustrated by askix land unvarying grades RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WORTH $75,000 ARE SOLD Ffive Sites Exchange Hands in Sales Reported by One “Concern. ‘ Announcement of the sale of five residential properties was made today by the firm of Boss & Phel value of the premises totaled i'l Alfred P. Thom, jr., pi home at 2232 Q street Sheridan Circle, owned by Elisabeth Loughborough. The improvements onsist - of a _three-story, ‘ten-room brick house, heated with' h: and having two baths, electric 1 and other conveniences. One of the new homes completed byl Shannon & Luchs, at 1347 Ingraham ftreet northwest. was hought by Eugene M. Stineman of Altoona, Pa. This house is detached, of frame con- struction, and contains nine- rooms and two baths. A hbuse at 1115 Euclid street north- west, in Columbia Heights, owned by Lillias C. Geiselman, was obtained by Edwin Moffatt. This is a three-stor: twelve-room brick house, having two baths, hot-water heat and electric lights. A new house completed by Boss & Phelps at 3517 Quebec street, {n Cleveland Park, was purchased by Eleanor M. Moore. This is a detached two-story house with four bedrooms, . hot-water heat, oak ficors and electric light Arnold Freedley bought a new house at 1518 Varnwm street northwest, just completed by Willlam G. Irvin. This is & two-story and attic box type brick house, with four bedrooms, two bathrooms and sleeping porch. The house is heated with hot water and as oak floors and electric lights. —_—— of their undertaking in all its details, which are many, and hope to intro- duce it into practice in the near fu- ture. One of the deflcfencies of the lum- ber business that it is hoped to rem- edy by a system of simple, uniform is the mi pprehension caused among _occa- ELEGTRIC AGENCY ININDUSTRY, TOPIC Its Part in National Develop- ment and Construction Stressed at Convention. The part to be played by the elec- 'DE’I’ACHED HOMES RECENTLY ERECTED IN TAKOMA PARK. TREET, TAKOMA PARK. 18 DWELLINGS SOLD. Oak Street Bléck Recently Com- pleted by Wallingsford. Sale of eighteen dwellings recently completed by Charles M. Wallings(ord in the 1400 block of Oak street north- ‘west was announced today. The premises were disposed of follows: 1412 Oak street, Charles W. G. Brett and Hattie L. Brett; 1414 Oak Willlam Hall \J’\"l‘]’l LW llam M. Bushnell and Lura Bushnell; 1418 Oak street A. Roman and Carolyn W. 1420 Oak street, Simcha Wecks 1422 Oak street, Jacob Veax and Ma Veax; 1424 Os what I8 a 2x4 studding? The laym: would think that it meant a stic two incheg thick and four inches wide. As % matter of practice and fact it is never exactly < buyers by the nomenclature of the present grades. The unac- customed buyer thinks that If he ys A" or “No. 1" lumber_ he is ng the highest quality. Proba. bly he was fifty years ago, but since trical industry in the national de- velopment and construction program was outlined this week at the annual convention in Atlantic City of the National Electric Light Association. ak street, Robert D. Pi grim; 1426 Ouk street, James C. M dox, jr.; 1428 Oak street. Harrie 1430 Oak street, Rebecca V ; 1432 Oak street, Fred Plerce: 1434 Oak street, William H. Holst and Ione H. Holst; 1401 Oak always smaller and m: 4s 134x3%. So long a mits such a liberal natural for the manufactur: tend to go the limit. The consumer never knows whan buying at random | precisely what dimensions he will have to deal with. As to the number of sizes of lum- ber, It is understood in the business that competition has led to the manu- facture of an uneconomical number of sizes, including some that are rarely called for, but that have to be kept in stock. thus wasting storage space and tylng up capital. The whole problem of standardiza- tion, impartial grading and identifi- cation by branding came to a head at the annual meeting of the National | \ssoclation in Chicago the first week in_ April. Mr. Hoover was invited toj attend and the proposed reorganiza- | tion of the business was explained to him. He was 8o much interested that: he agreed to meet with representa- tives of the lumber manufacturers of | the different regional associations in- | cluding the hardwood men of the lur ber retailers, of building engineer architects and lumber consuming de- partments of railways, Washing- ton during the wee fay 22, to further discuss the proposed reforms. Parley to Be Representative. ! The conference during that will be representative of practically | the entire bullding industry of thel| country so far as wood is invoived.| The lumbermen plan. after receiving ! the counsel of Mr. Hoover and his a xociates in the housing division of the Department of Commerce, to proceed expeditiously with the crystallization & $750 period of 22 years. namely: to your satisfaction. make our terms meet your properties. “No Placs Liks Home; | then, MICHIGAN PARK MIDDAUGH & SHANNON HOME —FOR— A five-room bungalow, that has erected 2,000 homes in Washington and backed by a reputation for fair dealing covering a As a prospective purchaser of a home there are certain fundamental facts you should be interested in, 1—Attractive Location 2-—Restricted Area 3—Dollar-for-Dollar. Value 4—-Substantial Construction 5—Moderate Monthly Payments We offer in these houses every one of the above fundamentals and can, we believe, establish them fully It has always been our policy to assist the earnest seeker of a home to secure one of our houses, if con- sistently possible, and to that end we endeavor to —TERMS— $750 Cash $68 Monthly App. Sav., $47 - $900 Cash 366 Monthly App. Sav., $46 $1,000 Cash $65 Monthly App.-Sav., $45 $1,500 Cash $60 Monthly App. Sav., $41 $2,000 Cash $56 Monthly App. Sav., $37 In the Face of These Terms 4 WHY PAY RENT? These. houses warrant your inspection at once, for there are only a few left: Over 75 sold to date, which proves the OPEN WEEK DAYS, 1 PM. TO 8 P.M. SUNDAYS, 10 AM. TO 8 P.M. TO INSPECT Take 11th, or F or N. Cap. St. Car Marked Brook- land to 12th and Michigan Ave., or Call Owner— - MIDDAUGH & SHANNON Incorporated—Main .6935—Established 1899 Woodward Bldg., 15th and H I mu_lmunin{uumn l!ll!llll!ill_lllllll»lmlll‘l'l_l about four or five super- grades. such as select. fancy, prime, etc. have been erected above and to meet new conditions of demand and manufacture. As about 40 per cent of all lumber is in grades above £ is obvious that the ama. teur buyer is disappointed when he examines his purchase. Guarantees Against S titutes. Another shortcoming that will be eliminated through the branding of the grade on each stick and board at the mill is that unscrupulous deal- ers will not be able to substitute an inferior for a superior grade, which is a rather easy trick under present grading. shipping and selling condi- tions. Another feature contributing to t maintenance of integrity of transactions in the lumber business will be the requirement that every shipment of lumber must have at- tached a complete tally of pieces by grade. ‘While carpenters, builders, con- tragctors and dealers are accustomed jto present intricacies and complexi- ties of grades, dimensions and trade practices generally, and have little difficulty in adjusting themselves to them. It is difféerent with the general public. About 60 per cent-of the entire lumber production of the week | United States is taken by the farm- ers. but. as a rule, no indlvidual farmer does enough buying to famil- ize himself with grades, with the result that farmers often buy too good a grade for some purposes, re- ceive too low a grade for others and are sometimes deliberately imposed upon. Cash built by an organization pocketbook. * caliber of these No Home Like Ours.” i 3 2 he Potomac Electric Power Company of this city sent half a dozen delegates to_take part in the deliberations. Four thousand leaders of the elec- trical industry, from"all parts of the United States and some from other countries, attended the five-day meet- ing, which concluded yesterday. Substance of Reports. Reports from electrical men in va- rious sections of the country were to the effect that demands for industrial power are increasing, which is~re- garded as a sure indication of im- proving business conditions. It was stated that at least $750,000,000 must be spent by the electrical industry in the next twelve months to meet de- mands for increased service. Standardization and elimination of waste in industry were among the main topics discussed. The associ ation is working in conjunction with Secretary Hoover's program along these lines. Superpower projects, to tie the electrical resources of the nation together into powerful dis tributing groups, electrification of the farm. national water power de- velopment and the fuel situation of ! the nation were among matters con- sidered by the delegates. Among the reports received was one which set forth the necessity of main- taining the electrical industry on a high standard of efficiency and pro- duction from the standpoint of na- tional defense. This came from the committee now collaborating with the office of chief of engineers of the United States Army in collecting elec- street, Stanley Africa Hertzman and Nora Koon Hertaman; 1403 Oak strect Cyril Willlam Eversfield and Maud Arguerete Eversfield; 1405 Oak street D. Lawrence Engleman and May Engleman; 1407 Oak street, Mar Katharine O'Brien; 1409 Oak strect, Clara L. Drew, and 1411 Oak street, Charles V. Armstrong. —_— value In event of war. Electrical development in rural re- gions came in for considerable atten- tion. It was forecast that farming will follow the course of the many industries which already have becom electrified. Lighting of country high- ways also has become an important development. Interesting adaptations of uses of electric lighting in ton- trolling trafc In large cities were described and a program of accident prevention and health promotion industry outlined. The radio played an important part in the convention. Aside from figur- ing in_ the exhibition, which illu trated the latest developments of ap- pliances in all branches of the in- dustry, it was used to broadeast the news of the convention. Radio news was sent out from the convention hall and also from four stations of the Westinghouse Compagy at Spring- field, Mass.; Pittsburgh, Newark and Chicago. Included in the radio pro- gram were addresses of Secretary | Hoover, Attorney General Daugher and other speakers, and musical fe: tures of the convention entertainment trical information which would be of Fprogram. A picturesque new home, with its surroundings. t 7 tile bat! ] ;i 1400 H St. N.W. " Open Sunday, 2 to 6 uilt in perfect taste and harmony ft. front. very best hardwood floors, open fireplace and every mod- ern convenience that will make the home comfortable and pleasing. 2 . Extremely Low Price is y time after 3 o'cl WALTER A. BROWN N d Hom "E. BREUNINGER & SONS Has 7 cheerful rooms, 2 perfect gem of a home lock. Main 1653-1654 MM B ryant St. N.W. This home contains eight || well arranged rooms and- bath, with all niodern con- veniences, and is situated on one of the most-beautiful streets in' Bloomingdale. There is'a garage on rear of a very deep lot to paved alley.. - _ It will pay you to investi- gate this property. Sunday frem 10 AM. to 6 P.M, for Your Inspection Colorado Bldg. THREE NEW DWELLINGS RECENTLY 'co-i&msn BY H. L. THORNTON, AT 465, 407 AND 400 BUTTERNUT B | | * | of the Nationa in! | ¥ | held FADDEN HEADS . REALTY SPEAKERS Representative Will Address National_Convention in San Francisco. Representative Louis T McFadden of Pennsylvania, author of the pro- posed constitutional amendment to prohibit the Issuing pt additional tax exemption securities, was announced today as the principal speaker for the annual convention of the Na- | tional Association of Real Estate Boards in San Francisco, M: June 3 v 31 to McFadden will discuss 1 situation that has been a large extent brought about fle the country with subject to taxation, report the situation in regard to the legislative measure of which he is the author, and which is sup- ported by the National Assoclation tate Boards. Mr. McFad- scuss future co-operation Association, not only |in assisting members of Congress in the considération of legislation which has to do with the economics of land ind real estate. but in rendering ef- fective service to other governmental agen the o v the | of Reéal | den will ment. The National Association has been able to render material and effecti service o the Department of Com merce and has frequently been called on for spesific_assistance by Secre- tary Hoover. Service has also been rendered the department of internal révenue and to other government or- Banizations, particularly during the | war period. it fs explained. | Washington will send a delegation, | ¢f about thirty men to the conven- | tion Although the convention is to be actually in the two-million-dol- T exposition auditorium in San Fran- isco’s civic, center, crews of woods- Thomas J —Formerly ' Sales to his many friends is associated in the Morris Cafritz Sales—Rents—Loans. Location—Exclusive station, with ten-minute car minutes to 12th and Pennsyl is'now ready to move into: out east one block to our office. 729 15th St. N.W. Keever & Goss, wishes to announce 913 Fifteenth Street, Northwest Telephone Main 617-618 This is a seven room, full basement and bath home in one of the choicest home sections near Washington. Less than two blocks to Washington & Virginia Electric large lot, facing east on Mount Vernon Boulevard. Any description is inadequate. The house is just completed and the first payment as low as: §l,. ments, including SIX per cent interest, well within the rent asked for similar. property, Agent for this and other choice % you Sunday or any day at our Nortl office and show theproperty. Take Washington & Virginia electric car at 12th and Pennsylvania avenue, direct to North Rosemont, or drive ount Vernon Boulevard to Walnut street and turn F. C. GOODNOW COMPANY, s 5 Says Babson. “Talk about musicians and actors being temperamental! They :cannot beat thé average business man, who is up today and down tomorrow. Within a period of sixty days he will be a pessimist, an optimist and back iagain to & pessimist, when all the {time nature is slowly but surely fol- ilowing its natural course.” said Roger 1W. Babson in his weekly interview ion business conditions. 1704 year ago business men were very pessimistic; then came a temporary {upturn in business, and. following the lead of certain federal officials and | prosperity_boomers, they became op- {timistic. Since. however, these pros- perity forecasts have not matured, |they ‘are again down in the dumps: How long will it take us to learn | that Presidents don’t make business, but rather busineas makes Presidents. It is true-that conditions are dull at { the present time, partly on account of the late wet spring, partly due (o the floods of the south. partly due to the strikes i York state, and partly due to the up- iset conditipns in Europe. When, however, business is looked upon from a long range it will be seen that it is passing through only a natural read- justment, which takes always consid- erable time. I stated more than two years ago that no permanent improve- ment could be expected before August. 1922, and I still feel that way. Even after the corner turns in the summer or fall of this year, it will be a slow, although a steady. climb upward. Come-Back Time Varled. | On the other hand, as ail industri were not hit at the s will tend to come back at different The Industry th | This _was the silk change for the better is already i | evidence. The industry which was | most suppressed during the war will n. ndeed. it is already recovering: e in mind the build- ing industry. There is a marked in- crease in the demand for all building materials, notably lumber. although iron and steel are sharing in . the building boom. The sales of hard- ware and paints have increased. If labor does not become too hungry for increased wages, this spurt in ne: | building may develop into a real boem. | men are now engaged in logging | picked specimens of California’s best | sequoia or redwoods, which will be | used as the convention hall setting. | Trucks te Carry Trees. These trees will be transported by motor truck from the neart of the Santa Crus mountains, a distance of to the conven- | city. They will be grouped | the main hall in such a fash |ioh as to reproduce the famous “ca- thedral grove" growths of the red- woods in their native haunts. The balcony will be transformed into a | reproduction of a mountain side show- {ing the smaller growth of trees in the distance. The speaker's platform will be a re- productlon of & great redwood stump anked with wonderful tree ferns, for also famous. The plcture will be further enhanced by a carpeting of redwood needles on the floor, It is believed that the beauty of the picture and the aroma of the sequoia will be an inspiration to_the visiting realtors. in the hands of the committee on decorations of the San necisco Real Estate Board, with St. George Holden . Nash, Jr. Manager for Mec- and clients that he same capacity with Company, Inc. S Section of Braddock service, and less than twenty vania avenue. Situated on a The %ice is only $8,500 and , with monthly pay- erties will meet osemont station Main 307 est recovery during the | ( | Finance and Trade Conditions Viewed By Roger W. Babso: this weil knewn student of bu.iness articla {atarprating indurtrial and “Business Men Should Cheer Up,”,, in New England and New |chase which California’s redwood groves are | five-; is writing for Teaders of Ercimes: Drbioms: “Another industry which should quick- y show better employment is the suto- mobile industry, especially the of the more expensive care. Th ers were the first to be hit should be the first to come lowing booms in the stock makers of expensive cars and semi-luxuries alwa bber are advertising for help. Steel Cemters Impreve. “This same improvement in the em- ployment aituation is noticeable also i certain steel centers. such as Youngs- town, Ohio, and hardware centers, such : | Connecticut avenue and Cathedrall “Commodity prices are likewive ad- justing tnemseives maturally. Those Dbreducts which were first to decline, such as cotton, sugar and lumber, are showing continued decltnes. “At the recent fur auction, silver fur fox was 25 per cent lower than in Fe ruary, marten 40 per cent lower and other furs are falling in propertion. | Better still, the cost of living as & whole is still on the decline. A man can pur- $1 a year ago. - Sales Helding Up Well “Retail sales are holding up very well, the mail order houses are showing in- for 75 cents today what cost him PERMITS IN WEEK: Cathedral- Mansions Project,; Alregdy Under Way, In- : = cluded in List. ; Permits for comstruction work | ‘Washington, costing more than $1 530,000, were izsued this week by th municipal-Ruilding iaspector. A sin gle. permilt granted Harry Wardman} for bls Cathedral Mansions project, it et . avenue, inyolved §1,000,000. H The Wardman structure already i well under way. Numerous home bullding operations were included | the list of permits. The more im pertant enterprises follow: H. R. Howensteln, to build offic lOg IBTIB ll!rttt cost, $4.000. . Lyle, to erect garage. rear Lexington ~ place hes $1,000. northeast; co 1,000. E. L. Strobecker, to build, 2720- 24 _Sherman avenue: cost. $14,000. W. O. Embrey, to build three hom« 1000-1002-1004 * G street mnortheas: | cost. 316,000, creases, western snoe manufacturers are busy and furniture factories are work- ing on a liberal schedule. Fven coal Brodlulnicf)n is holding up fairly well. “All o reason why the banker, or merchant should be a pessimist or an optimist today. Neither the prosperity boomers _nor the and steadlly approaching the corner. No nation could go through the great In- dustrial development which this country experienced during the war withcut a natural reaction. This reaction we are passing through today. We have already reached the end of the decline in the security markets. These markets are well dn their way upward. Within a few months,” concluded Mr. Babson, “we should reach the end of the decline in general business. Honesty, thrift, in- dustry and the spirit of service will hasten the day.” The trend of general conditions as re- flected in the cent during the last week. General business now stands at 13 per cent below normal. as chairman. The actual direct the work has been awarded to Brown. CONTRACT FOR HOUSES. New Plan for Stipulating Cost in Advance. be built by the Tepper Construction Company on its new plan‘ of stipuiat- ing in advance the co: are al stucco construction Conduit road, Earl B. in 4410 Fessenden street. Wisconsin Avenue Helghts, and Fred M. Thring, | The creation of the forest scene is 0T Whom a home is being erected at 5351 Conduit road, District of Colum- | bia. this means that there is no manufacturer calamity howlers should bé followed. Business nas not vet turned the corner, but it is naturally index of the Babson chart shows an improvement of 3 per ion of E H Contracts for a number of homes to 0 ady uilding by this plan are Benjamin A. Leatherman, wko is having built a room and two-bath bungalow of Wadsworth, who has con- tracted for a six-room bungalow at| omes De At a Price Within Your Reach 906 to 916 Decatur Street N.W A. Denekas, "to ' build two home :I!-GCQ A street northeast; cos . N. Brawner, jr. to_build, 3 Rittenhouse street: cost, $20,000. ylor & Hedges, to build homes. 3506-3508 Garfield street; $24, 000. , 10 repair, 1320 . Miller, to buil odley road; cost, $14,000, Cahill, to bu enue; cost, . Richards, to buil, thorn place; cost, $2,708. J. T. Hendrick. to build homes, 202 2625 Belmont road; cost, $30,000. J. T. Hendrick, il mont road; cost, $12.000. F. M. Johnson, to buiid, 3823 Kan: wha street; cost, $12,000. Woodward & Veith, to build, 1 Newton street northeast; cost, $5 - G. W. Offutt, to bulid. 3433 Wisc sin-avenue; cost, §1¢,200. R Gaskins, ta erect garage, wha N street; cost, $1,200. Elizabeth M. Bartlett, to build, 3722 McKinley street; cost, $10,000 . A. Masincup, to build, Kearney street northeast; cost, §: V. Hibbs, to repair 723 | street; cost. $4,200. i _G. E. Wolf, to build, 44th place «: Bowen road: cost, $1.000. 2015 « 2 to build, street; cost, §7, R. E. Funkhouser. to build, 3i: 3128 16th street: cost, $60,000. W. A. Hill, to build stores, 1: 15111 U street; cost. $5.000. J. L. Knopp. to build. 2428 Monr *{ street northeast; cost, $6,000. l M. Cafritz, to erect garage. reu |L'pahur street between S$th and i streets; cost, $15,000, E. to build one ing, W J. N. Flahert: 3514-3516 9th street northeast; $15,000. J. O. Tayior. to build! 1340 Irvii street northeast; cost. $3.000. ‘W. O. Anderson. to build, 5503 L. Capitol street; cost, $1,600. George N. Ray, to bulld, 1509 (.. i necticut avenue; cost, $12.000. R. J. King, to build. 1503 #th str Southeast: cost, $4.000. D. J. Dunigaa, to build homes, 331 Upshur street: cost, $80,000. e uxe Each house is situated on a a wide alley, giving plenty of s garage. hardwood 921 15th St. N.W. ent design, just completed at well graded lots, with shade Or Your Own Broker Office Main 7403 Every Modern Improvement These houses are ideally located, just one-hali block from Saul's Addition; they are within a hundred feet of the Georgia avenue car line and two short blocks of the 14th st. car line. Six. larfie rooms and white tiled bath; ornamental brick front: oors and stairs; open fireplace; labor-saving laundry chute to basement: white porcelain-enamel gas range: white por- celain-enamel kitchen cabinet: hot-water heat, electric lights and many other features usually found in high-priced houses. OPEN FOR INSPECTION ALL DAY SUNDAY PRICE & LURIA, Room 308, Davidson Building In Takoma Park 9 Real Homes Built by Day Labor Beautiful Bungalows and Two-story Houses, all of differ- and Maryland sections. These houses are located on large, library and stores, and aré exceptionally well built. We offer you 5, 6 and 8 room houses, with tiled baths, hot-water heat and every modern improvement. fireplaces. The fixtures and decorations are especially attrac- tive.. The prices range from $7,750 to $11,500. Easy terms. Come out Sunday or call at office for Full information; pr Sample House 409 Butternut St., Takoma Park, D. C. Near 14th and 9th St. Car Lines H. L. Thornton, Realtor 1416 F St. N.W. lot 142 feet deep, ranning back to pace and ample room for a large Telephone Main 342 Takoma Park, in the District trees; are near cars, school, Large porches and brick ik e e 1 1 e * i amd i Owner and Builder Strect, Takorma. Park, Oma D. C~Columbia e -