Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1926, Page 19

ESTATE. REAL ‘The 113 leading citles of the 12 | Southern States showed a 9 per cent | |gain over last May. Greatly aug ]‘EMPURARY. l-Ul.I. | mented activities were veported in At- |lanta, Jacksonville, Memphis, Coral Gables, Orlando, Pensacola, Fort h ! ) . shown in Flor In the 41 nrim‘-hhq Permits Issued in U. S. Dur- e ing May Are 11 Per Cent building operations on ticipated in all Under April Record ia‘rt?r Florlda cities during the | encuing months. | | Twelve Leading States. buflding | The 12 States which reported the . Straus & | largest volume of building permits | for May were Official repor permits received by Co. from 484 leading cities and tow throughout the country give in tions, temporarily at least. of slightly modified activities in the bullding in dustry b Permite of $394,130.607 were issued| 2 In these centers fn May compared with | $408.723.090 in May. 1923, and with| $443 858,154 in April, 19 a loss from | tApril of 11 per cent an last year. of 3.5 per cent The reports indicated that the slow ing down. though comparat slight. extended quite generally over the country w of some Soutt he huilding material sitnat ay differed little from that of A 5 he downward trend of material | prices was still evident, although not A |Any more pronounced than during the preceding month. The prices of starting materlals remained un | changed. Roston reported a slight " decline in the Portland cement and » |lime quotations while lime m| s also declined S 1 Rrick conti fmportant N ported L+ tally of and of 17 per “April this vear. The May 2. however was the largest cities exceptin {6 BANED (0 May lamics this veay are considerably mal dewnward tren: twa months, which is cent cline since the heginning of (Iw v are lingeed oil and lumber Dougla fir particularly s weak, bu ‘mvmhtv of | ported declines New York Maintains Lead. | Steel Market Active. New York City and immediate vicin ity continued as the Nation's leading | e ml|hfl rone of activity 3 five boroughs il reported $77,90 plans filed com pared with N4 last M " gain of about 10 per cent. n Yonk than ime heine The structu Week of the menth. In addition to large commercial buildings, much of the demand for ctural steel viaduets and sim rong in New \hr mill prices remained firm, but aid maintain their frequently zranting con ston, Phila- An advance A ton in the price of steel bars City $1.100.000. | about the middle of May is expected Texas wa as one of the|io influence the price of structural most active in the country . but this is not looked forward Houston led the Southern cities with | Si/ithevarival GikriEr a little ov $. 83 per cent | e labor situation underwent no Rain over &e | particular changes and — conditions building in| generally were £4.000,000, Bosto Minmi | GoTio e poP G £2.200.000 £1,400,000 | o¢ and Kans: Corner 8th and Fern Streets TAKOMA Here is a new type house, just completed, that will comply with the spec 1of many homeseekers. The exterior is showy and the interior elegant. Corner lot. Price Only $13,500 6 large, sunny rooms; open stairway; chestnut trim downstairs; hardwood floors throughout; beautiful fireplace; 1-panel doors. Extra large bath with Pembroke corner tub, pedestal lavatory, shower and tinted tile work. Go out Georgia Ave., turn right into Piney Branch Road THE ACTIVITY CONTINUES IN LUMBER INDUSTRY 377 Softwood M)lls Show Increases in Production and New Business. The lumber industry continues to he characterized by more than normal activity for the season, ording to the National Lumber Manufacture Association’s telegraphic reports to- day of the status of the lumber in dustry for the week ended June 12, m 391 of the larger softwood and of the chief hardwood mills of the EVENING SATURDAY, STAR, . WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 19, 1926. REAL ESTATE. country. The 377 comparably report- | 624,480 {aet l{ut \;eek. nl: :x?lnnt Z:fi. . 374,040 feet for_the week before. For Ing softwood mills showed Increases |y " o5 \egt Coast mills the unfiled in production and new business—espe- | orders were 413,215,837 feet, as against cially in new business—and a neg- | 413,090,563 feet for 107 mills a week ligible decrease in shipments, when | earlfer. compared with reports for the previ- [ Ajtogether the 377 comparably re- ous week, despite the fact that 17 |porting softwood mills had shipments more mills reported at that time. 1In |99 per cene and orders 97 per cent of comparison with reports from the |actual production. For the Southern same number of mills and for the | pige mille these percentages were, re- same period of lst year, increases in | spectively, 108 and 104 and for the lall three fac vere” noted. The | West Coast miils 105 and 102, | hardwood operations showed no note- worthy chan reports from Of the reporting mills, the 342 with n comp: with [an established normal production for | mills for the week | the week of 228,446,023 feet, gave arller, actual production 105 per cent, ship- | _The unfilled orders of 232 Southern [ ments 107 per cent and orders 104 per | pine and West Coast mills at the end | cent thereof. ' of last week amounted to 676,840,317 feet, as against 679,464,593 feet for 231 = o mills the previous week Because of the boiling-down process, identical uthern pine mills in the | jelly enntalns more sugar than the group showed unfilled orde ®olution from whic i LEE HEIGHTS PRICES ADVANCE 209, Prices will be advanced 20¢; at midnight Monday in the 13-acre tract of Section 6, Lee Heights, which was placed on sale a month ago. and left into Fern Street. G. W. CHASE Bailey Building I'akoma Park, D. C. pacious Homefl on Large Lots Contains six rooms—Iliving room with open fire- place, three bedrooms, bath with built-in tub and shower. Colonial decorations, mahogany and white trim throughout. Inclosed sleeping porch and break- fast porch. Exhibit House, 2621 17th N.E. Located two blocks from Main Northeast thor- oughfare in Woodridge. Drive out R. I. Ave. to 16th .E. (17th St. is under construction) and turn right at Evarts. Jos. A. Herbert & Sons 1013 15th St. N.W. Main 4590 1412 Geranium St. N.W. SIXTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS E. W. Snoots & Co., Builders This beautiful residence built of Tapestry brick. waterproof. tile ronf front porch flonred in concrete and with brick columns, these and n!hPr weather and time resisting features guarantee permanence, while plan, fixtures, choice woods, decorations and the beautiful lot disclose keen se lective ability. First Floor: Real reception room, with easy stairs and coat closet, living room with ver fireplace, dining room with breakfast porch, large pantry and built-in kitchen with porch and stairs to second floor. Oak floors Second Floor: Four bedrooms with ample closets and double, south exposed sleeping porch of - usnal size and a temptation for day or night, two fine bathrooms, built-in tub and shower. Basement under entire house, bright and cquipped with laundry. fuel room. cold storage. Attic over whole house, floored, well lighted and ¢ asily developed into additional rooms. The price, which if anything is too low for such a place, can be had of thebuilder on the premises and he will gladly discuss terms and give any information desired. Open this afternoon and evening till 9 o’clock and all day Sunday. Motor out 16th street to Alaska Ave. to Geranium St., turn left to property. for vou on call at Columbia 2077 or Adams 7034, E. W. Snoots & Co. Owners and Builders Car will be sent i |I||I|||l||!|||ll|l|i|IIIilllliI|IlH|IIIllllI|(I1IIl||||IIlI!IINI|‘IlI|!|lIIIIII!IIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllmllllllIll!lllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIlHIllllllllllllllllllllllEI||IIIIIiIHllllllllflllllllllllfi l Chevy Chase Between the Clubs 5 Leland Street, Chevy Chase, Md. This impressive home, in our opinion, is by far one of the best offerings in Chevy Chase. It was individually built by day labor for the present owner as a home. Won- derfully situated—just a few feet off Connecticut Avenue. Wide, center-entrance hall, with colonial staircase: living room full depth of house, with brick open fireplace and side-wall lighting fixtures; breakfast nook and a most complete kitchen. On the second floor are four large bedrooms, two tile baths, numerous large closets and an easy stair approach to the atic, which is amply large for servants’ quarters. Open The grounds have & frontage of 60 feet by a depth of 120 feet, with wide lawns and a side driveway to a 2-car garage. You Should See It! Just $17,500 Easy Terms Hedges & Middleton, Ine. Realtors 1412 Eye St. N.W. After Franklin 9503 $72,000 WORTH ALREADY SOLD In this small tract, more than $72,000 worth of land already has been sold. Pur- chasers who buy prior to the pending advance will save from $300 to $500 on their home-site. SEE LEE HEIGHTS Today Drive out today. Cross Key Bridge at Georgetown, turn right onto Lee Highway and drive 2!; miles to Lee Heights office, where you will he directed to Section 6. Or call Main 1144 and ane of our cars will take you to the property. You will incur no obligation.whatever. 1405 New York Ave. Main 1144 Sunday 10 A.M. Assures You cland CHEVY CHANE. MiD. Built by M. and R. B. WARREN CONCRETE STREETS and EVERY CITY COMFORT THIS 1\10[)] RN so delightfully situated on Elm Street at the edge of Section Four of Old Chevy Chase, represents one of Colonial Home— the outstanding residential ‘values to be found around the National Capital I'he house itself comprises, briefly, six exceptionally large . a luxuriot 1 bath, a spacious side porch, a large, bright basement with | for maid's room, hard- wood floors th cl g :hcrr\ open fireplace, E s The grounds onvenier arage ) g homes are valued $12,250 Terms con- veniently arranged Frk. 5678 Drive out Conn. Ave. West on Bradiey Lane and North on Maple Ave. to Fim Street 1516 K Street WARD-BUILT HOMES Adj Oining the new Speedway Park Built-in Garages Three Fine Porches Immense Bedrooms Full Tiled Baths 0Oak Floors Throughout Porcelain Plumbing Numerous Closets Choice Electric Fixtures Aero Hot-Water Heat Zink Laundry Trays Built-in Ice Chests Mixer Faucet in Kitchen Built-in Bath Tubs See 1339 Ridge St. S.E. OPEN JRDAY AND SUNDAY 6,950 Other Values From 55950 to $8.650 UST three miles from the heart of busi- ness Washington and adjacent to one of our finest City park~ these ‘plendld new homes in the (harn\mg community of “FAIR- LAWN" merit your immediate inspection and consideration. Official Health Bureau rec- ords show this to be the healthiest section of the National Capital. And the steady development of beautiful Speedway Park along the banks of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac assures surround- ings unexcelled for their manifold attractions ! Drive, East on Pennsylvania dvenue and ac teventh, Street Bridgs, taking frst lett Torn Sirest fo ouser. OF 1ake Elerenih Street Gar o Nichols Avene and § Sircet s ‘Dnu@;uAS Tpmhupfil Already 85 Enthusiastic Owners! 1516 K St. Frk. 5678