Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1925, Page 20

20 REAL SOUTHERN LUNBER CROUPS WL EE Problems of Industry to Be Taken Up in New Or- leans Next Week. New Orleans will be the meeting | place, from March 23 to 26, for the | entire lumber industry of the South, | several hundred of the country's lead- Assoclation, ntion of the Southwestern Hardwood Manufac- ub and the joint session of and West Louisiana gatherin e manufacturers ch ¢ morning, according | nt of ry- Manager ckes, and will com- prise one of the most no pleted for Southern pi will start M ¥ s before the | ncern, | nly to th ne in- | y, but to t ai Standardization Is Up. the principal subjects for ation will be the grade- of Southern pine, standard on of lumber sizes and & station and tim] conse -conomic phases of the lumber ry, trafic and transportation and features of the assoclation's ac- tivities. The list of speakers includes C. H. of Growing Timbe v artwright of Los Angeles, on | “The Effect of Radicalism on Industry and Our National Prosperity”; A t takes. Present and Future tion of the John L. Kaul, airman of the committee, will lead th reforestation and timber ., and 5 , Oakdale, , Orange, Tex The timber and forestry gjtuati all the Southern ates will b by the association With nine children and eighteen grandchildren, the Countess of Coven- try celebrated the approach of her diamond wedding by riding around the village of :Croome, England, on| Ingomar St. Chevy Chase, D. C. $13,000 Detached home of 7 rooms (4| hedrooms) and large tiled bath. | Lot 40x100. Hot-water heat, electricity, hardwood floors| throughout. Garage. This| home, built by a reputable local | builder for his own use, is un- usually well constructed and| beautifully appointed. | Open for Inspection | All Day Sunday W. H. WEST CO. Real Estate | 916 15th St. Main 9900 | AWAAAAMAAAAA, | tween the kitche S | it | to know plans are usually hard to sell ESTATE. ot Capital Airman Flies Over His Home To Inspect Progress of New Hedge What is said to be the first instance of a gardening operation being in- spected from an airplane occurred during the past week, when Lieut. Charles W. Stelnmetz of the Air Serv- ice, stationed at Bolling Field, flew over his home in Battery Park to ob- serve the progress of the workmen in planting a hedge around uis home that he has recently purch - Lieut. d to fly over hington cinity and, remem- bering that he had given workmen instructions to plant & hedge around IMPORTANT POINTS GIVEN PROSPECTIVE BUILDERS OF HOMES than a service pan This means unnecessary steps space for the t was intended er kitchen arrangements are | ighly important, when It is r bered that nine out of ten Americ housewlves do their own housework It is on at this important workshop has received the attention deserves. In building a house it is nec the family's require : to have good plans, to have building operations well supervised and to have explicit contracts, duly signed | and drawn with regard to the lien infrequently the builder home starts with a poor Mde what he wants in a house work from a sketch he himself. Experience has s such houses are rarely and as the house is being built ex pensive changes must be made house plan should be made or ch ed by a competent architect be | stroke of work toward building i done. Houses built from amateur | There are three main types of con- | tracts used in building work First, the contractor may be paid a lump sum for the work he under- Second, the c in full for iv nd 1 materials | an agreed | IN f —bu? without the occan voy- | age will be your when you have delgihtful new six-room in modified Spanish a ture on Eighth Street 4 south of Rittenhouse S It will be open Sunday from 10 am. to 6 p.m A TRIP TO SPA 10th Street N.W. West side, between Mass. Ave. and M St. Very substantial brick, containing 12 rooms, 2 baths; lot is 27 ft. wide, 100 it. deep. Price $14,500 Thomas J. fi_sher & Co. 738 15th St. N.W. Main 6830 $12,950 BUYS A Tapestry Brick Home. With Four Bedrooms and Two Baths—Just Off Fourteenth Street 1337 Quincy Street N.W. SITL’;\TED in a good residential neighbor- hood, convenient to business district. feet dee; the upper 14th Street p to 30-foot paved alley. v well constructed, faced with tap- garage ing porch. Two fine tiled b at rear. rooms, the four bed- copper screened sleep- baths on second floor. Living room has great open fireplace, and dining room has beamed ceilings, with paneled walls. cabinet and other fixtures i rear porch, large pantry w Finished maid’s room in large closets and lavatory a Built-in n kitchen, copper-screened ith window. basement; also two very Hot water, vapor heating system; economical. Large storage room in attic. You May SEe IT SUNDAY ANY TIME AFTER 11 AM. BOSS A6 PHELPS REALTORS 117 K Street NW “THE HOME Main 9300 OF HOMES” ® | may be saved by omitting basement [APARTMENTS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, \ his property, while in the air the de- sire to see how the work was pro- gressing was too much for him, and he turned the nose of his plane to- ward Battery Park and in a short time was flying low over his home, and shortly had a real bird's-eye view »st is being manifested den club contest, which | Shannon REALTY IS BOOSTED BY TRANSPORTATION H. T. Shannon Points to Profits Accruing to Buyers in New Sections. “Values in Washington, as in all other cities,” according to Herbert T, of Washington, “are in- ~ | varlably and materially raised by the most attractive grounds. fhe first prize of $500 has been donated by Maddux, Marshall & Co., developers of Battery Park. in full for all materfals and labor, and a fee for supervision, fixed in ad- vance The first method has the advantage of settling the cost in advance. It is advisable that provision be made for the settling of disputed polnts by & third party A few of the simpler ways in which building costs may be reduced are the following: 1. It has been estimated that on a five or six room house $30 to $150 partitions. 2 ¥ Dbe added at any ving it off $300 to *d at a time when s eating Into ready of doors, moldings, *h cost less than spe- and there is less plenty of good slzes, and often bett al and unique shape 4. Widc be more but the siding may at- | narrow, price | out twice as much, | nting of the yard may be de aller built s better than a larger one poor ilt Unfurnished' 2222 Que Street Near Sheridan Circle, high class residential neigh- borhood. 4 Rooms and Bath, $85 5 Rooms and 2 Baths $120 to $125 Large rooms. First class apartment building. Representative on premises Sunday. H. L. Rust Company 912 15th St. N'W. Main 6888 coming of convenient, eMclent trans- portation. T can well recdll old prop- erty prices and their succeeding rises in the development of such sections as upper Fourteenth street, north of 1433 K Street CHAS. E. HUGHES whose opinions and decisions are probably those of any other living American HAS Below is shown the beautiful building on Fifth Avenue, New York, one floor of which has just become the CO- OPERATIVE APARTMENT HOME of Mr. Hughes. rated higher PURCHASED A than D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, Park road, Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase, Woodridge, Brookland, etc. The incoming of! street car or bus service to such outlying subdivisions has al- ways been followed by sizable build- ing booms and higher values of both improved and unimproved real es- tate.” Mr. Shannon points out that knowl- edge of these facts was the cause of substantial profits to the realty buyer, either for a home site or for specula- tive purposes. He declares that the so-called pioneers to mew sections were ofttimes laughed at and criticized by their well meaning friends or by ul competitive salesmen, earned increment brought about in due time by the incoming of city conveniences, led by transporta- tion, Invariably repald many fold for inconveniences of a probably brief period. “These are not new facts or trade NORTHWEST NEW BRICK HOMES 1925. secrets,”. Mr. Shannon says, “but the | realtor often finds it'a difficult thing to sell to the homeseeker. We live in an age of 80 many comforts, con- veniences and labor-saving devices, particularly in this country, that the average man hunting for a home for his family, shies at any lacation where it requires more than a dozen steps or so to the street cor, the grocery, the butcher, the pharmacist, the newsstand, the movies, etc. He will seek such a place and 10 to 30 per cent more, that is $2,000 to $5.000 perhaps, and belleve himselt shrewd, but he is rot,” states Mr. Shannon. f —_— Miss Katherine Lenroot, daughter of Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, re- cently attended the child welfare con- terence held in Buenos Aires as a reprexentative of the United States Government. 508 to 526 Critttenden Street N.W. Near Sherman Circle 39, Exhibit HOW TO GET THERE—Take 14th Street or tenden houses. NORTHEAST Located Just North of 13th and Florida Avenue N.E. New Tapestry Brick Homes 1220 to 1228 Orren $8,850 New English Type Brick Homes! 1403 to 1425 Trinidad Ave. N.E. Priced From $8,150 to $9,850 You Have to See These Homes to Appreciate Them SAUNDERS CO., Inc. Realtors Or Your Own Broker Charles Evans Hughes, former Justice of Court, ex-candidate for President and former Secretary of State. -OPERATIVE APARTMENT HOM : Can any more conclusive testimon sirability of CO-OPERATIVE AP than this choice of the country’s gr eatest judicial mind? THE CO-OPERATIVE APARTMENT HOME plan is not a new idea, hu!_a sound method of eliminating unnecessary work and expense while at the same time assuring congenial owner- neighbors and converting monthly payments into a safe investment of growing value. CO-OPERATIVE APARTMENT HOMES HAVE COME TO STAY already firmly entrenched in many of the largest cities of the ronntre ohore hundreds of millions of dollars have been devoted to their construction and ;nthn];mgllon‘ the lzhn is rapidly g‘r:nwing in popu- y the sale of more than 85% of the CO-OPERATIVE APARTMENT HOMES in the six new buildings recently erected in exclusive co-operative operation. larity, as is evidenced b Cleveland Park. You are neglecting an opportunity if yon Ppostpone longer a personal inspection of the CLEVELAND PARK APARTMENTS Sample Apartment Furnished by W. B. Moses & Sons 3018-28 Porter Street N.W. A Small First Paymers and 1% Monthly m&RB. RRREN OWNERS AND BUILDERS 925 15th Street Evenings—Cleve. 2252 Street. y be given of the pre-eminent de- ARTMENT HOMES as residences 550 to $10,500 House, 518 Crittenden St. Georgia Avenue car to Crit- Walk due east to St. N.E. $9,850 For Corner the U. S. Supreme REAL ESTATE. When 1anning Your Home don't overlook the fact that quality lurber is essential to satisfaction. Lumber that has been carefully selec- ted, graded, and seasoned saves time in erection, insures sound construc- tion and makes a better appearance. Galliher & Huguely, Inc. Sherman Ave. and W St. N.W. Phone North 486 Chevy Chase Brick Homes (Right Off Connecticut Avenue) - Compare T hese Homes With Others You’ve Seen Only Two Left They have— We Simply As You to Go straight out Connecticut Avenue to Fessenden Street, turn east oo Fessenden Street to SAMPLE HOUSE No. 3403 Fessenden St. M. S. PHILLIP 1432 K St. N.W. REALTOR-BUILDER Main 4600 Wonderful Combination persuades to purchase in University Park It’s so handy to Washington—just beyond Hyattsville—and close by the Maryland State University—on the Washington and Baltimore Boulevard. In or out—you won’t spend but half an hour on the road—and when you get to University Park, you are in one of the most historic and picturesque of Washington’s suburbs. Development of University Park has been along investment—not speculative lines. All the public utilities—water, sewers, gas, elec- tricity, paved streets and sidewalks are already provided. You won’t have to wait for them—they are waiting for you. You are protected by those building regu- lations that will enhance the value of your in- vestment—and preserve the refinement and culture of the community—sensible and prac- tical restrictions. Lots Available in Both Sections One and Two Very desirable lots—which may be bought upon a modest cash payment—and accommo- dating terms arranged for the balance. Homes available. Several charming Homes are nearing completion—and can be ready for quick occupancy—Cottage type, Colonial type, etc. *10,000 to °13,500 A small cash payment and convenient terms are offered. Financing Facilities If you wish to build according to your own plans on a lot you select, we will assist you to finance the project—on most liberal terms. Ride Out and Inspect the Beauties of University Park Motor out the Boulevard—or take the trolley or bus. One of our representatives is always at the Park Office—Every day and Sunday. niversity Park Co., Inc. B. O. L. WELLS Phone Hyattsville 36-J or 712