Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1922, Page 16

y REAL and requests us to sell this Beaytiful Chevy Chase H ESTATE.™ ‘'PHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1022 - 45 ‘property owner who allows his prop- ‘:l?"tn “deterjorate, decay and 3711 Ingomar Street, Chevy Chase, D. C. _ Less than a block from Connecticut Avenue cars. Contains 9 large rooms, 2 tile&i baths, cement porch, instantaneous water heater, screens, large garage on paved alley. Lot 60 feet front. Open All Day Sunday for Your Inspection - - Priced less than original selling price QUINTER, THOMAS & CO., 819 15th St. N.W. Real Estate Financing Exclusive Agents Main 8416 PROGRESS VIEWED IN PAINT INDUSTRY of Importance in Keeping Up With Conditions.” ‘A warning to’the construction Indus- try against disregarding economic Jaw | and thus imperiling = progress 'was sounded by-Ernest T. Trigg, president of the National Federation of Construc- fon Industries, in an address Thursday before the Pacific regional convention Association at Portland, Ore. The revival,” he said, “which has taken place in the construction industry without a doubt, the backbone of & Eeneral business revival and should not be hampered or interfered’ with. The point 1 am making and the appeal which 1 would like to make to every one invoived is that runuway markets, under the circumstances, either in the cost of materials or services, can cnly.! n(lhe long run, have a reactionary ef- | ect which will be much more disastrous 0 the people as a whole than any tem- DOY‘llf)' benefit there may seem to be n . ‘B-plnynr-' Responstbility. “It is the employers' responsibilit; for one thing, to sce that In (imes of do: pression, when there are fewer jobs than there are men, the wage of the work- ingman is not cut down below the living point, on the other hand, the employer should realize that there is a point over ;vrl:‘!gn the wage rate cannot success- ul L)nrclggu ol:.rll;dullfles are to continue o and the wheel: = A £ found. els in our factor: It is not fair that a condition should continue which makes for permanently high rents while other jtems entering v budget have ’Way The architect who planned this dwelling pos- sessed a woman’s viewpoint when it came to beauty and conveniences and a man’s view- point when it came to substan- tiability and value. finished throughout. Main 4752 ished and decorated. 304 Kresge Bldg. 1Uth & G Sta, Don't miss this opportunity. meie V] EREE SieEs 2007 Klingle Road For inspection call— Valuable New Homes in Cleve- land Park That Invite Interested Attention From Careful Buyers Seeking the Best Value the Money Can Buy. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY OR YOUR BROKER Fine Residences in an Exclusive Neighborhood at an Attractive Price Completely Detached Houses on Large Lots—South Side of Macomb Street—Just off Connecticut . Avenue STONE AND STUCCO' CONSTRUCTION* Sample House, 2948 Macomb Street Open for Your Convenience Until 9 P.M. C. H. SMALL This home is practicaily new, as it was occupied only a few days. Contains every convenience nec- essary for home enjoyment. Very desirable section in excellent neigh- borhood. R"’GOSS.,‘,M Ten spacious rooms, 3 baths, large front and side porches, big sleeping porch, six bedrooms, built-in garage. Houses are complete in every detail and artistically fin- A wonderful natural park for a back yard that is very suscepti- ble to beautiful landscape effects. : For Location, Construction and Finish These Homes Represent Unusual Value 0 —_— A Practically New Hbuse {]nder Value business as the dol DArt of each one of us. of ‘our ‘apa: ialized part for the benefit of others,” said Mr. Trigg. “In order that we may be entitled 1o receive in exchange the products of their specialized activity or ndustry. So after all, the real funda- mentals of permanent’ business success | are all wrapped up in the thought of ervice of a useful kind which gives to the bublic the taings they want and eed. “I am convinced that to ssful as individual univs et “bee paint and varnish industry and to be successful as a whole industry, we must carefully measure all of our actions In terms of the public wel- fare. Anything which is not good for the public is not good for us’ Paint Salés Great . for the first five months - W that the sales of paint and varnish in terms of tonnage are greater than the same period our peak year,” said Mr. Trigs, as he made public for the rst time some valuable facts and statistics on the conditions of the paint industry and the conclusions | reached by a recent survey of pro- duction and sales of 130 manufactur- ers. Commentin, vey, sre. Comm & on this survey, Mr. “Ninety-four per cent of the reported’ an equal or increased s nage for this year up to June 1, com- pared to the dame period In’ 1921, ] and 36 per cent reported an equai| or Increased tonnage for thls ,year up to June 1, as compared with the same period of 1920. Another con- | clusion is an average percentage ar- | rived at by totaling all the per-| centages of Increases and decreases | and dividing by the total number’ Who reported. Figuring 1921 ton- | nage up to June 1 as 100 per cent,! this shows that for the same months in 1922 the average was 125.4 per cent, and figuring 1920 tonnage up to June 1 as 100 per cent, that for the | same months in 1922 the average was | 100.5 per cent. “Recognizing as we all do, the ab- | Gathering at Portland Told|X of the National Paint, Ol and Varnish!| norm: first condlition of the firs! ally active conditions of the hl]’f of 1920, and the depressed 'ew months at rot away, a llabllity. . REAL ESTATE. time depreciates the value of his|and bungalows, it was disclosed to- neighbor's property, will be consider- | & g ay. In saying The sites included the entire front- t indful of the |®d &n undesirable citizen and a social N ures obtained and computed in the|dividuais by the Comstitution of the e to assoclate. totaling 410 feet: the entire frontage manner stated. While it is\true that these figures do not take in all the manufacturers in the business, and the percentage of increase or decrease of the large manufacturer is tirown in with the small one, at the same is & representative showing and clearly indicates that for approxi- mately the first haif of this year we time, I feel convinced myself, more than held our own with of Paint ing. ““The property. owner who keeps his property in excellent paint repair is an asset to his community. So is the SAMPLE HOUSE 3421 Oakwood Terrace * Just North of 17th and Newton Streets ‘we haven't United States, but I wonder If, with- out discussing legalities, ing only in terms of moral rights, it the stage of in- dividualism which once exizted and if. after all, there are not certain thin which we owe to the community which we live, the performance of which is essential to our proper com- munity character? 1920.| «Let us hope that the day is not far distant when the owner of property who neglects it and thereby falls to make it serve the useful purpose for which it was intended and at the same * BUYS BUILDING SITE. jXnvestor to Bwld Homes Near of 340 feet on the east side of Sth street, between Quackenbos and Rit- tenhouse streets; a frontage of 160 feet on Rittenhouse street, and an 275 feet on but think- additional frontage of Quackenbos street. The preperty is located immediately Walter Beed. outh of Walter Reed Hospital. D. Carroll Digges, a local investor, —_— has purchased land fronting on ’ Quackenbos, Sth and Rittemnouss | The world's largest paper machine makes & Toll of paper 327 miles long and more than twelve feet wide every twenty-four hours, using 110 cords of wood. streets for the purpose of erecting on this unimproved ground a number of detached and semi-detached houses Homes of Quality and Conveniences 3 In Old Mt Pleasant The commanding location, overlooking Rock Creek Park, in the heart of the finest grove of age-old,oaks in Washington, is ideal. On the first floor there’s an old-fashioned wood- burning fireplace; the floors are hardwood. Enter the kitchen and note how large it is, with built-in refrigerator, out of the way and convenient. Then see the bathroom, with the fine built-in tub—not the old- fashioned four-legged dust catcher of grandmother’s time. All fixtures are modern, including a shower, all ready and waiting for its job of keeping you cool. And last, but not least, a big lot to a 20-ft alley. If you want to inspect Sunday, take Mt. Pleasant car to end of the line and walk 2 squares north; take 16th St. bus to Newton St., walk 1 square west— or take W. R. & E. bus to 17th and Newton streets; on week days phone us for automobile. reaor WM. S. PHILLIPS 1409 New York Avenue BUILDER Main 4600 e Contains 8 rooms and 2 baths; 5 well proportioned bedrooms; quartered sawed oak floors; large built-in garage; and is beautifully decorated and \ surp WE WILL BUILD “Blair” presents a scene of increasing activity. Ground has beén broken for five homes, and next week a number more will be started. These are real homes, with architectural merit, and are different in design. They wil] help to make Blair a home This well designed Colonial home, with 3 bedrooms, sleeping porch, sun parlor, with oak floors in reception hall, living and dining room; tile bath; hot-water heat, storm sheathing and sub floors, according to plans and specifications nrepared for $7,400.00 'Already One-Third of the Beautiful Home Locations in “BLAIR” Have Been Sold and Its Upbuilding Is Now on in Earnest—The Un- assed Location, Uniform Improvement Plan and Reasonable Price Make a Strong Appeal to the Prospective Homebuilder T place, where it will be a delight to live, and will be a factor in sending values up in short order. Don’t wait until these homes and more are under-way before selecting your lots. Come out today and pick the location for your future heme. s WE WIIL B This 3-bedroom “Stillwell” California bungalow, with tile bath, hot-water heat, oak floors in living room, dining room and hall; sub floor; storm sheathing, concrete basement walls and floors, or $6,400.00 \ HOW TO REACH BLAIR -HOPKI pike, Tam north to Blair, or take Forest Glen cars. Qfiu;qnthe Property and 612 International Building NS LAND CO. Phone M. 2303 1319 F St., Washington, D. C.