Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1924, Page 13

REAL ESTATE Business in New England Declared Sound by Babson Water Power Expansion Sure to Mean Greater Development—W orkers More Willing to Act for Common Good. BY ROGER W. BABSON. Cpecial Dispatel to The Star. o BABSON PARK. Fla., February It is the popular thing to talk of N Ingland in the past tense. People In other wections country refer to what ‘was’ England as though it had seen its best days. Statistics In the meantime indicate a steady and highly satisfac- tory progress for thls sectlon. Where the United States as a whole Increased less than 15 per cent in population between 1910 and 1920, all New Eng- | land Increased 13 per cent and south- | ern New England increased 16.2 per cent. This shows that Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut—the industrial section of New England— are gaining in population at a_more rapid rate than the rest of the United States. General business throughout the country as reflected in the Bab- sonchart is running 6 per cent above normal, while activity in New land is 8 per cent above this gene: average. Bay State Power in Capltal, T have heard people complain that little Massachusetts has more than its share of influence in Washington These people, however, were aston ished when they realized little Mas- | sachusetts {s now sixth in population | out of the forty-eight states and holds first place in the production of eight the seventeen lines of industry the United States census. w of' the in New production of cotton goo. woolen goods, worsted goods, cordage and twine, linen goods, leather goods, and in certain kinds of machinery and machine tools. _Nevertheless, it is not surprising that people wonder how Eng- land does get on so well ‘way up in that neck of the woods' with only rocks, bushes and some s EEYy wa ter powers as her natural resources. | People are justified in wondering how cotton from the plantations of the south, leather from the prairies of the west, steel and timber from the « Lakes region can be taken to New England, and there manufac- | tured into products which are then | carried back to the cities of the west and sold at less than they can be | Jnanufactured for where the raw mu terials are produced. Industriall this is almost miraculous, but never- theless it is a fact. New England's Success Explained. There are many reasons for this re- markable condition and among them may be listed the following: 1. New England has a very large number of highly skilled workers who combine intelligence, integrity and industry to a marked degree. 2. New England has excellent sea- port facilities, being the nearest po; tion of the United Sta to Europ with excellent steamship lines, backed | up by a highly developed network of railways and hard surfaced highways. 3. New England, In density of pop- ulation and wealth per capita, stands | very high; its climate is h thful | and tends to high efficiency; while its colleges, technical schools, private | and pubiic schools, offer splendid edu- cational facilities to the children of both employers and wage workers Living conditions are pleasant and not excessive in cost. Water Power Great Factor. | with an increase in southe; A new | nation more _expensive, due ‘to increased freight rates and increased labor costs at the mines, but the constantly occurring labor disturbances are a continual_menace to steam-operated plants. This means that those who are dependent wholly upon steam not ‘ofly dre hahdicapped by a constantly increasirg power expemse, but they are always subject to shutdowns due ‘tor fabor *disturbances. Sections of the country which are blessed with water power, however, are largely free from these two handicaps. There is no reason why hydraulic horse- power should cost any more fifty vears from today than it costs today. Moreover, water powers do not “strike” for higher wages or changed working conditions. New Ingland not only has some very large water powers, but has a very great number of small, unharnessed streams. These small powers are now being developed in a most interesting way. to put in operation the “one-man car’ on its strect rallways, so it is now de- veloping “no-man water powers. been invented whereby er power stations and substations are being automatically operated with. out any man in the station. These sto- tions need only a visit for inspection once in a while. Certainly inexpensive power, and there f: vy a milllon of such horse mowe: available in New England today for de- velopment by this automatic” method. Products Gain in Value. The following figures should interest those who are Investors in New Eng- land enterprises. The total value of products manufactured in the United States increased 157 per cent between 1914 and 1919, During this period the products of southern New England alone Increased approximately 150 per alue to raw material added cture for the entire United w States this same period, southern New Englend was 157 per cent. During this period the capital in- vested for the entire United States increased 95 per cent and in southern New England the Increase was 92.6 per cent. Taking the number of wage workers iu the country as a whole, the increase for this period was 31 per cent, n New Eng- land of about 24 per cent The most remarkable figures are in connection with the cotton industry, in which New England has over one-half billlon ~ dollars invested and 250,000 people empioyed. who draw annual |wages of nearly a quarter of a bililon There has been much talk of tton industry going south, and therefore assume that New cotton mills are no longer a safe investment. If a new mill could be buflt in the south today at a cost comparable with these New England mills the future of the New England mills might be questioned. The fact is. however, that the New England mills are capitalized per spindle for only one- half, or perhaps one-third, what a southern mill must be capitalized at if built and equipped today. More- over. as New England can get her cot- ton by water, there is not much to fear from exorbitant frelght rates. As a matter_of fact. New England should more than hold her own—especially in the manufacture of the finer grades of cotton. Labor Situation Uncertain. Frankly, when surveying New Eng- land business conditions in & careful and unbiased manner, the labor sit- is the one uncertain factor. American labor in New Englnd is 1n looking into the future, however, | the one feature which makes me | bullish on New England is the vas: amount of available water power. | Not only is coal constantly becoming all right. It is earning good money, giving efficient service, and enjoving goecd living conditions. A larger group of the foreign element in New Dngiand, however, fear neither God FACING CATHEDRAL GROUNDS Built by the owner as his permanent home, but must be sacrificed, as his ill health requires that he leave the city. A generous corner lot, improved by a new stucco house, containing large living room with natural stone fireplace, bright dining room paved with mahogany, well arranged kitchen. Fou r master bedrooms, two tile baths, large attic with two finished rooms and bath. Lighting fixtures, hardware, etc., selected to har- monize with the design of t in the rear. This home embodies th he house. Two-car garage e best ideas of design and construction, and should appeal to those desiring a sub- urban home that has the conveniences of a town house. Representative on Premises Sunday From 2 Until 5 P.M. H. L. RUST 912 15th Street N.W. LIVING ROOM Of Sample House 1456 Ogden St. N.W. (Old 14th St. Rd., Running Diagonally from 14th and Oak 16th and Spring PL. N.W.) Reasonably Priced (TERMS) This sample housc is furnished by the courtesy The Hecht Cé ?' 3118 11th St. N.W. = Owned, built, and for sale by V. T. H. BIEN, Inc. COMPANY Main 6888 As New England was the first | % | wage workers are ‘THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ‘C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1924.° 'ELECTRIC DISHWASHER BOON TO HOUSEWIFE The dishwashing bane of houses wives' existence is now eliminated by the electric dishwashing machines, and this is all done at the cost of a | Tew cents a week. All that is now necessary is to scrape the es, put them on a rack designed for the purpose, fill the ma- irhluo with water and turn on the iJuice. When the job is completed the | dishes will be found perfectly clean and dried, ready to go back on the shelves. nor man. Tt seems to feel that it has no responsibility to render fair serv- ice ge for the wages It re- c There seems to be no ntethod {of matistylng these radical workers { by cither high wages or short work- Ing hours. “They frankly say that however high the wage or however short the hours, they still will fight j for higher wazés and shorter hours. Of course, such a condition cannot {continue indefinitely without the lwrflvklng of industry. Employers and not the only on interested in this industrial strugg! the consumers of th tally interested as | Workers Urge Pay When costs get too high, consum- ers can strike as well as wage work- ers. During the past two or three years this has happened In the c of the shoe industry and certain phases of the clothing industry. In the case of the shoe Industry it has had beneficial results already, as the labor unions of Lynn, Mass, have “requested” a reduction in wages of from 10 to 15 per cent “in order to compete with western shoe manu- facturers This is a hopeful sign, but it must be followed in many other similar in- stances in other industries. Further- more, what I say regarding labor in New England appiies to a large num- ber of other cities and towns as well throughout the United States and Canada. TLabor unions have their place in industry and have been great factor In improving American conditions, but like every other good thing, labor unions can be abused. many instances they are being mis used today by certain unprincipled leaders, who are attempting ‘to defy fundamental economic laws. Unfortunate are the communities which are suffering from such experi- ments. The solution, however. de- pends not on destroying the unions but on having these ignorant or s Ash leaders replaced by intelligent, honest men, who have the good of the country ‘as a whole at heart. Mr. Babson, the noted statistici noss expert, ho in mow @t hix in Florida, will continie his anec on business and economic conditions in Bext | Saturday's Star. and busi- “NEW FEATURE HOMES” 'We claim this is the most successful house for the price on the market—value—exceptional construc- tion—and new features are the three reasons my al In | PLANSCONPLETED FOR HEBREM HONE Construction Expected to Start Soon — Hospital Among First Buildings. Construction on the proposed He- brew Home for the Aged and the He- brew Hospital on the site on the north side of Spring road, from 10th to 13th streets, is expected soon. Appleton I, Clark, Jr., architect, has completed plans for the entire proj- ect, but only the central portion, in- cluding the administration building, | the Home for the Aged and hospital {units will be constructed at this time, it was announced. The general layout comprises an ad- ministration bullding with the main entrance in the center, in which a vaulted entrance hall leads di- t to the synagogue, while corri- dors will branch right and left to the home and hospital build] €8 The old mansion on the place will Ssrve as a nurses’ home for the pres- ent, but the plans provide a more ex- | teusiv. bullding later. Ultimately there will be a general service building in the rear, com- { prising the heating plant, laundry, axe and servants’ quarters Work of construction is in the hands of a building committee headed by Rudolph B. Behrend. TO BE ERECTED HERE Penn 0il Company Lets Contracts. Plans Drawn by Julius Wenig. Contracts for three new filling stations have been awarded by the Penn Oil Company at the follow- | ing places: Sherman avenue and Harvard street, Florida avenue and Champlain street and 7th street and Maryland avenue southwest. Each Station will be 24x40 feet, one story jand cellar. Plans_have been pre- pared y Julius Wenig, architect. | The stations will be built of a light | tapestry brick with _stone trimming | and red tile roofs. W. B. Avery was awarded the contract, and expects to | have the stations completed by or | before May 1. houses sell rapidly.. The | | THREE FILLING STATIONS| gasoline | | t Overheating of Home Is Blamed ‘ For Many Colds and SomeDeaths The question often arises, why do people begin to have colds and other respiratory diseases as winter comes on and, with the advance of spring, these ailments disappear to a large degree? According to good author- ity wesclose up our houses and heat them too hot in winter, not paying attention to the important feature of supplylng moisture to the air. Consequently the air in the home becomes very dry and the dust floats to be breathed. Dry dust is an irri- tant. The dyer the air becomes the more rapid the evaporation from the body becomes, requiring a_higher temper- ature for comfort. If, on the other hand, sufficlent molsture was sup- plied’ in the home, the dust would settle to the floor, the temperature could be reduced and more health- ful conditions would prevail with re- duced coal consumption. In the spring and summer the windows are | opened, causing the house Aatmos- phere to be that of the outside. In order to determine the relative humidity, take the temperature of the room’ with a thermometer. Then —— e NEED OF ALTERATION | IN HOMES STRESSED Survey of Housing Conditions in Cities Shows Repairs in Some Form Required. ! A conservative survey of housing conditions in certain citles estimates that one building In six needs some | form of repairs or alteratlons. Some alterations partiularly con- ventent to handle in winter are: In- sulating the attic to.conserve the heat otherwise wasted by radiation, which, if the right material s used. also makes splendid children's play room or laundry drying room: cou- Verting the “oversize” room into smaller rooms easier to heat and care for; adding & breakfast mook to that big dining room or Kitchen; lining the sleeping porch, closet of waste space under the stairs; fireproofing the furnace room and basement cell- ing. which also deadens sound and { lessens dust annoyance; turning the old coal room, where ofl is installed, into a fruit cellar, playroom or bil- liard room; lining and fireproofing the garage, Many others will sug- gest themselves. 6 large rooms and bath, ilot-wltEP heat, electric lights, concrete porch 20 ft. wide. Mirror Morris doors. High one-piece sink. Lots 137 ft. ‘deep to a 20-ft. alley. Terms easy. right. Walk one block east to house. And many other attractive features. Priced Sample house, 814 Farragut St. N. W. Open, heated and lighted until 9 P.M. Take Ga. Ave. car to Flrrngut Street. Walter A. Dunigan 1410 H St. N.W. M. 1023 M. 1023 Attention, Brokers—Show your prospects these homu. Sunday tle a plece of cheese cloth or some other fabric around the bulb of the thermometer. ~ Baturate the cloth with water, then sling the wet-bulb thermometer ‘around on a string about twelve to fifteen inches long. The thermometer reading will fall rap- idly because of the evaporation of the water. Take the readings until the thermometer has fallen as low as it will go. Take this reading im- mediately. Now subtract the wet- bulb reading from the dry-bulb read- ng. O. W. Armspach, writing on the sub- ject, “The Relation of Wetbulb Temper- ature to Health,” in the Journal of the American Boclety for Heating and Ven- tating Engineers, indicates that a dry-bulb temperature of about 70 degrees and relative humidity of 20 per cent is a condition often found in homes in winter. This corre- sponds to a wet-bulb temperature of 501 degrees. According to Mr. Arms- pach, this condition _increases the death rate about 6 per cent above what it would be if the wet-bulb temperature was 57 degrees. By placing pans of water back of steam and hot water radiators alr can be moistened to some ecxtent. To hasten evaporation one can place Dpieces of cloth in the water pans ~d allow a portion of the cloth to hang over the edge. The water will be drawn up by capillary attraction and evaporated. The tea kettle boil- ing on the range and heater will aid in_moistening the air. Most_hot-air furnaces are provided with water pans placed in the hot alr space. These pans are often neg: lected and allowed to become dry. If a water system is provided in the kome these pans can be kept full automatically. Dryer Air Makes Home Cold. Forelgners coming to this country often are delighted with the thought of furnace-heated houses. However, when the leat is turned on the air gets qry, furniture and floors begin | to crack, the temperature goes up and they begin to hug the radiators. They wonder why th freeze and sneeze. The reason is apparent. The dryer the air becomes the more rap- id 1s the body evaporation, especially with high temperatures. Evapora- tion has a coollng effect. The dry alr causes respiratory diseases to develop. It is a matter of common observa- tion that during the summer, when the air is full of moisture and evap- oration is slow from the body, one suffers from a comparatively mod- erate temperature. It is estimated that from 15 to 25 per cent additional fuel is required to rafse the house temperature from A5 degrees to 70 degrees. The addi- tional temperature would not be neceesary in case the relative hu- midity was kept up to 40 to 50 per cent, as determined by dry and wet hglb thermometers as described abov REAL ESTATE. BUILDING PERMITS INVOLVE §219,100 Construction Authorized in Many Sections—Apartment House Planned. Building permits aggregating $219,- 100 in estimated construction® cost were issued by the District during the week, as follows: Carl Jarger to repair 918-924 12th street, $3,000. National Construction Company to build, 3606-3608 South Dakota avenue nortReast, $4,000. National Laundry Company to re- fpair 21 Pierce street. $1,500. L P. and G. T. Steuart to_ bulld, 2 A street northeast, $15,000. . G. Monley to build six houses, 33‘1’8 28 7Tth street northwest, $36,- John Koday & Bro. to build, 1113- 1115 19th street northwest, $2,500. A. Briscoe to build, 2429 1st street northwest, $6,000. The Texas Company to build gas station, southwest corner New Jersey and Rhode lsland avenues northwest, $5.000. to build, 84 Dix 500, D. . Cora V. Hackley street northeast, 32. 1 |} Road (Cathedral Ave.) Over | struction. $5,450,000. |Middaugh & | COLUMBIA- PARK HOUSES SOLD DURING PAST WEEK D. J. Dunigan Reports Five Sales in Transactions of Past Week. The office of D. J. Dunigan re- ported the following sales of new houses in Columbia Park and Pet- worth during the past week: Petworth: 4329 3d street to Charles H. Ollve, 203 Varnum street to Mrs. Margaret A. Stewart, 219 Varnum street to Ferdinand J. Slagle, 209 Varnum street to Mary Sherman. Columbia Park: 645 Ingraham street to Henry E. Duerst. G. Segret! to build, 4617 42d street northwest, $8,500. R. F. Gaertner to build, 1613 25th street southeast, $4,000. Powell Transportation Company to bulld, foot of 10th street southwest, E. E. Ellet to build, rear 1108-1110 9th street northwest, $2,500. F. Tallaferro to repair, 1705 De street, $8,000. 721 1ith Gumenick to repalr Stlver and Smith and Minkoff to street northwest, $9,000. build apartment, 1101 Fairmont street, $25,000. Wenger Bfos, to build, 5804 16th street, cost $30,000. H. A. Gardner to build, 22nd and New York avenue, $29,300. B. H. Gruver to build, 1434 Shepherd street, $12,000. An exclusively residential section of detached homes. Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values } between Connecticut Ave., Massachusetts Ave. and Woodley five million feet of land sold. || Over 150 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- Actual improvements and home values exceed Wooded villa sites, lots and central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front—Park Office, 32d and Cathedral Ave. (Woodley Road). Shannon, Inc. Established 1899 Woodward Building, 15th and H Sts. Member Washington Real Estate Board. Announcing a New Elegance in Homes First Time Offered For Sale =HZMZ2<P>Y L0 CrP2n EXHIBIT HOUSE A ImM- <npPm <Lxm< 1336 D Street N.E A Home Like This Is the Dream of Millions Evidence of their supremacy is contained in the following Handsome tapestry brick fronts. Rubble stone terrace walls. Colonial covered front porches. Extra large breakfast porch. Double deqiing porch. Extra large light rooms. Extra spacious closets. French doors.to breakfast porch. noteworthy features: Glass door knobs. Double panel mahogany doors. Transoms over all doors. Many floor plugs. Switches to all lights. Latest builtin sanitary tub. One-piece combination spigofs. One-piece sinks. Low radiators.. Conveniently arranged kitchen. Built-in Green Mountain Extra large “Quality” gas range. Servant’s toilet. Steel beam construction. Large light cellar. Alley. The finish and decorations are accomplished with a, mastery that will be a revelation There are only four of these perfection homes. above everything being offered for sale at the present time. MAKE THE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER. They are in a class INVESTIGATE AT ONCE Open for Inspection Daily and Sunday, 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. LIGHTED AND HEATED ARNOLD AND COMPANY Exclasive Agents Main 2434