Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1925, Page 13

REAL ESTATE. BUILDING TRADES BUSY ON FALL WORK IN EAST Wage Scales in Crafts Well Stabilized and There Is Let Up in West and on Coa With wage scales in the building crafts well stabilized. and only one major dispute disturbing the tran- . quillity of labor_conditions, a_survey completed by S. W. Straus & Co., and made public for the first time yester- day, shows that the volume of Fall construction is furnishing ample em- plovment for building workers throughout the country. In some Middle Western, Pacific ‘oast and Southern cities the usual all let-up of building activities has set in. In Florida and in most Eastern citles, however, activity continues un- abated except where influenced by jurisdictional disputes, and even in the other sections of the country the Autumn decline is likely to be much less than normal in view of the record- breaking issue of permits in recent months, especially in August. Replies to a Nation-wide question- naire indicate that the effect has been to stabilize working conditions in the building industry of the Nation rather than to create unemployment. Shortage of Plasterers. The expected seas construction in compai boom Summer months a certain extent, the acute shor )t plasterers, bricklayers and lathers, a_condition which has been a source to contractors for the last It is reported that con- tractors can mow hire tradesmen in those crafts without having to pay bonuses along with the minimum wage rates. In former years Pacific Coast cities were selected by itinerant bullding trades workers as places with ideal climates to spend the Winter months. This year, according to reports from contractors, the traveling tradesmen are headed toward Florida, where plenty of employment is assured by the building boom in its principal cities. Chicago continues to keep abreast of its former building records, the valuation of permits issued in Sep- tember being larger than those is- sued in the same month last yvear. Leaders of practically all trades re- port their entire memberships are fully employed. They report also that In the last three vears the mem- bership of the building trades has about doubled. The wage fixed last Spring remains in effect. It ranges from $1.37% to $1.50 an hour for skilled workers, with the building laborers receiving 8712 cents an hour. Rushing Florida Jobs. Contractors in practically all ci in Florida are rushing their jobs that the work will be completed be- fore January 1. This is especiall true of hotel construction, which is| being erected to commodate Win- ter tourists who begin tp arrive at Florida resorts in the latter part of December and the first part of Jan- uary. Contractors are working their employes 9 and 10 hours a day. The pay scale there ranges from $12 to £15 a day for skilled building work- ers, with time and a half being paid after eight hours’ work. While there is plenty of construction now in prog- ress, the contractors report they have but little trouble in hiring sufficient help. An attempt of the Natfonal Board for Jurisdictional Awards to settl the interunion d 2 s terers and bri meeting in Washington fell through when the representatives of the bricklayers fajled to appear before the board. Negotiations between the interna- tional officlals of the bricklayers and plasterers and the contractors in- volved, however, are now under way which may bring a successful termi- nation to the dispute within the next 10 days. In Boston contractors have suc- ceeded in signing new wage agree- ments with the bullding trades on a scale which is slightly lower than thosé paid in most Eastern cities. The Boston scale was signed after several months' negotiations, which also entailed a strike of bullding workers. It is reported there is suf- ficient construction in progress to keep both the skilled and unskilled workers there busy for the Fall sea- son. No shortage of mechanics is reported. Fall construction in Washington is reported to be progressing at a healthy rate, with no labor trouble to mar the city's building program. The labor supply at Washington is sald to be sufficient to meet the building demands. The dispute between the painters and employers was ironed out after the controversy threatened to involve other trades. High Scales in St. Louis. High wage scales prevalent in St. Louis are said to be hampering the building program in that city. Paint- ers three are paid $1.75 an hour along with_electriclans, plasterers, plumb- ers, bricklayers and other trades. Re- ports from the Mound City indicate that many building workers have left there to seek employment in other citles. In Cleveland, construction 1s restrict- | ed at this time to small residences and apartment houses. Considerable em- ployment is being afforded building workers by the sub-work which is being done in connection with the rail- road subway. Labor officials there re- port but little unemployment among the workers. There was a slight decline in em- ployment in the building_industry at | Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham, Houston, Galveston and El Paso. In: these cities, however, construction can be done on a_ vear-around basis and reports from those cities indicate that contractors expect to resume building activities on or about the middle of October. Pacific Coast Cities. Los Angeles and San Francisco are | maintaining a well-balanced employ- ment_keel. The dispute between th bricklayers and plasterers tied up sev- | eral jobs in Los Angeles, but the local | trades council there settled the dispute {in a local way. It is reported that in | both cities there is sufficlent building |in progress to keep the building work- |ers busy until the latter part of De- cember. In former years also the usual let-up in building on the Pacfic Coast occurred about the latter part! of December with activities starting again the latter part of February or the first of March. Portland reports a building program of sufficient volume | to supply its resideng building workers with employment during the Fall| months. Seattle makes a similar report. Milwaukee's Fall building program i continuing to maintain a fast pac G _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, HOUSE PLANS FOR HOME PLANNERS A Wee House With Downstairs Bedroom Economy and Convenience Go Hand In Hand In This Design. As a rule, the people who build the little house put mare love and per- sonal sacrifice into it than those who build a large house. The small home owners very likely select their plan atter considerable study, or even have a rough floor plan of their own to start with. They see to every detail of construction themselves, make per- sonal friends of the workmen, plant their own garden and keep their own lawns neatly trimmed. Often the man of the family will forge his own hardware and the woman make her own lampshades and curtains. This is truly the way to create a home—the way the birds and animals make their homes. The wiig crea tures never call in the aid of &n out- sider to help them make their homes —except a few poor creatures who use the nest of another bird or a burrow abandoned by a more progres- sive animal. Man, however, has al- most lost the art of building his own home. He has lost it by glving his attention to other matters, more through lack of time-than inherent skill, But as soon as a man starts to make a home, all the instincts that have lain dormant seem to awaken and he finds he has a knowledge and a judgment that he little dreamed he possessed. The speclal object in designing this | particular tiny house was to make a little home with one bedroom on the first floor. Many people like this ar- rangement, and certainly it is very convenlent in case of iliness. There and these can be shut off in Winter if desired. The bathroom on the second floor is just above the bath on the first floor, which centers the plumbing; and the Kitchen, too, is near the bath, which also saves in cost of construction. The entrance is directly into the main sitting room, no space being given over to a hall. It is to be re. membered that this house is to be built as small and inexpensively as possible. For this reason every par- tition_ that s not absolutely required, was done away with. The stairway was put at the back of the room. where it takes up little space. The porch at the back would make a charming little sun room ff it could face the south. Being at the back of the house it would form a most popular outdoor sitting room. This porch s reached from the kitchen_as well as from the living room. The kitchen, though small, is complete in all that is necessary in a house of this size. This house is to be buflt of metal lath and stucco, though it could, of course, be built of other material if preferred. It would be least expen- sive if developed n wood. and would be lovely. too. The position of the chimney gives an ornamental line to the house and also conserves space within. The porcH could be treated in a number_of_interesting_wavs. one of Contractors there claim that they can use some skilled mechanics and & num- ber of metal tradesmen. Detroit's building program consists largely of small home construction, but the build- ing workers there are all reported to be employed are two bedrooms upstairs and a bath, ‘ the LIVINGS DINING 20 6=z A downstairs ledroom, an upstairs that can be shut off com pletely i and an inclosed porch that can be ut desired, centrali ed for an outdoor living room or a dining room make this design an unusually atractive one for those who are seeking a fine small home. REAL BUILDING BOOM BEGINS IN NEAR EASTERN LANDS Orphans, Trained by Americans, Provide Labor and Are Changing Appearance of Villages—Introduce Improvements. 1925. . ESTATE. 13 BY JANE HILL. 83,000 families forming 1,220 vil- There has been practically no build- | lage colonies, with 60,000 houses ing in the Near East during the last | €ither complefed or near completion. 10 years, for wars followed by famine | Under the present scheme sponsored and deportations have laid ihe land | by the League of Nations 0 ad- low. Forests have been destroyed, | ditional houses will Le built during no stone has been quarried, and hard. | the coming ware has been at a premium | Al of w Conditions, however, are changing. | d¢mand for The tide is at 1 | would e at a or h is bi ng about a skilled ans, who premium were it not the part American philanthropy ng in training orp under ng again. Greece, which was har by the transfer of populatior ing given shelter to nearly 2,000,000 | homeless people, is finding that the | refugees, instead of becoming a liabil ity, are now an asset. Two thousand | K0 five hundred new villages have been |13 or 16, and because of their Ameri built by the refugees in Macedonta. | Can training they are performing their During the past nine months 2,000,000 | 145ks in the most modern way, which acres of land have been allotted m‘ ed enth o) sential tr The result is twofold. The ory E P lo to earn their living when they are old enough to £0 out “on their own” at the age of (Continued on Massachusetts Park Wushi_ngtopif; most beautiful residential section of detached ho_mes: Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of impréved streets. Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut. Massachusetts and Cathedral avenres. Over 200 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction. Actual improvements and home values exceed $8,000,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 113 feet front. Park Office, 32d St. and Cathedral Ave. i Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. . ESTABLISHED 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 “Make tight aloft as the sailors would say —there’s bad weather ahead O you know what condition your roof is in? Now is the time when you should find out and make the necessary repairs. Waiting only means a multiplication of the difficulties—and the d plumbing, ample closet space; expense. You need us—because Rose work gives lasting satisfac- which s shown in the accompanying | each individual, for they alone know sketch, making use of lattice at either | how much they wish to put into fur The coloring of such a house is | nishings. If this house is to a matter of taste. The only thing to | under the present high costs be remembered Is that in all small |be made most attractive L houses it is essential not to have |such inexpensive materi strong contrasts of color. Contrasts of color like white window frames on a brown house make every propor- tion too conspicuous. The - house would seem much larger pnd much less confused if less positivle contrast were in evidence. The house measures only 29% feet |inferior materials. One in width and is 33 feet deep. It would | great deal of money by be an ideal house for a 50-foot lot. | wood floors on all the roc The interior finish of a house is a | living, dining rooms and hal matter that must be taken up with | and bathroom flo end. ton velour. pensive. an als as cotton | voiles, chintz, Japanese crepe or cot- | ven the rugs could be | localities we do not attempt to give of materials that would wash and that | #n estimate as to cost, but suggest have the added virtue of being inex- Tt is unwise to attempt economy by installing poor plumbing or by using having soft | ns tion—what we do we do thoroughly and understandingly. No guess work; no superficial makeshifts—but intelligent rep: —expertly done. b The walls of both of these might be painted. be built | Small houses demand it could | but serviceable furniture, using | simple_line: Nince the prices bor vary so mater leum. room 1 light-weight designed on = We have a plan easy—dividing the convenient periods g i of payment which makes 1t of material an i hal and cost into small amounts at y in different that you consult your Tocal builder, who can give you detailed informa. tion as to the costs of vour exact needs to be installed in this house. For fnformation as to the procur- | ing of the building plans of this de- sizn No. 70, send a stamped and self- | addressed envelope to the House Plan | Editor. in care of this e Mathe: save a except Kitchen Aaa: rth 847.848 Cafritz Petworth Homes Are The Best That Can Be Built You pay less because of Cafritz quantity production Cafritz “Life-Time” Homes .KentuckyonAve. S.E. The widest and best thoroughfare and the best Homes in every way to be found in that pleasing section. Selling rapidly— which is the best proof of their wonderful value. Exhibit Home - 335Ky. Ave. S.E. 6 large rooms 2 splendid porches Tiled bath Excellent finish High Terraced lawns; deep lots $7,450 $500 Cash 59.50 a Month Open from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Take Penn. Ave. cars to 14th St. S.E.—walking north, or Lincoln Park Cars te Kentucky Ave. and walking south. Or phone Main 9080 and we'll send our auto for you. creating opening buying and building facilities—counting Homes—can such homes be possible—THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY. Look Into the Wonderful Details and You’ll See Why They Are Surpassing Homes: Ideal Location the highest point in Petworth—overlooking Saul’s Addition. Extraordinary Deep Lots 142 feet to wide alley. Artistic Brick Construction pleasing effect. Big Covered Entrance Porch @ across entire front. Enormous Entrance Hall wide and spacious. Wonderful Living Room of unusual size. Attractive Dining Room - of generous proportions. Big 10-Foot Breakfast Porch through French doors. Big Daylighted Kitchen with Detroit Jewel gas range. 426 Buchanan St. N.W. Between N. H. and Ill. Av Open for Inspection Every Day and Evening From9 A.M. to 9 P.M. rice $8,950; Terms $1,000 Cash—$75 a Month The Grant Circle Busses or 14th St. or Georgia Ave. Cars to Buchanan or Emerson St. How to get there: Take Grant Circle or 14th Street Busses to Allison Street; or . for the Seventh St. Homes. Or still better—phone us and we will send our auto for you. the 14th or Georgia Ave. Cars to Buchanan Street for the Buchanan street Homes. There is no place to live in Washington with as many advantages as are offered in Pretty Petworth—and no organization like the Cafritz Construction Co.—and only with its enormous up into the millions of dollars and the thousands of One Piece Porcelain Sink that is most sanitary. Built-In Kitchen Cabinet of practical size and type. Outside Pantry flooded with light and plenty of shelves. Handsome Hardwood Floors the very best money can buy. 3 Large Bedrooms admirably arranged. Large Wardrobe Closets and plenty of them. Luxurious Bathroom tiled six feet high. Best of Pembroke Bath Fixtures built-in tub and shower. 3 Enormous Sleeping Porch 10 feet wide across entire house. Three Exhibit Homes—Inspect at Once—and Be Convinced of the Wonderful Values 4814 Seventh St. N.W. Between Decatur and Emerson Sts. Watch Washington Grow to a Million Cafritz Big Building Operations make easy the buying of these Cafritz “Life-Time” Homes 13th & G §ts. NE. It is a case of choose quickly for only three re- main of the entire group. You cannot pick a better neighborhood in the entire northeast—where realty values are staple and strong. - Exhibit Home 1246 G St. N.E. 6 large rooms 3 big porches Elegant Baths Pleasing fixtures Deep lots Better than paying rent $750 Cash $75 a Month Open from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. H Street cars will take you within one block, or get off the Navy Yard car at 8th and G N.E., or phone—and we'll send auto. Light and Airy Basement that is bone-dry. Best of Hot-Water Heating Plants guaranteed economical. Pittsburg Instantaneous Heater with large storage tank for hot water. Double Laundry Tubs placed where they should be to be handy. Servant’s Toilet a basement convenience. Artistic Lighting Fixtures specially selected for these homes. Highest Grade Painting Finish Mahogany and Ivory—expertly executed. Beautiful Shrubbery artistically surrounding the house. Handsome Terraced Lawn rear yard all sodded. Best Workmanship —built by day labor—and skilled mechanics. 522 Buchanan St. NW Between N. H. and IIl. Aves.