Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1926, Page 13

REAL ESTATE F H > O} WASHINGTON, D. ¢, I]B 31 ntn]:ng %Iaf SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926. s 1926 EXPECTED TO SET RECORD o= - : NATION'S ANNUAL BUILDING BILL IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY|| TREND OF THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES || yviopp riaN SIX BILLION DOLLARS Volume of Contracts Awarded in First Six Months e ] { 1 i Yearly Population Increase of One to Two Millions, 12 Per Cent Greater Than in Same Period A - ! i1 T I . B G i T N A Tt as Well as Expanding Industrial Needs, Last Year. ag : ! ERERE) S i i T EEEEREENNNNERNNNG) il v Back of Construction Total. ToNTILY. With construction operations being | vembe S teby . 17 + i i [ i 11 ] a ine standards of the people depend oA axthiny i e v "Wflh { I 1 ¥ . IRNENE| | E g e of the sum the very Lurgely on the ch ter Lof red certain t W and foily that period were insig. a ! = . + i I i NN AT A i . o o, chueacter A€ record for volu - i ivi- [ niticant T B § - + . - A 7 § il John M- s 3 Stil alecaTty ANt Ao “The & ug v: in the con- i | h =1t 1 ¥ + + + 3 ion of building and housir ssibility of varied recreational struction s 4 e 1 ‘ . g + A + « survey published in the new De- ilities, and on the streets and roads “indications ) P ! T . 1R R E : " Commerce Yearbook which enable them to hoh ot ; fiice 1 A 2 . 4l s In spite of the mignitude of this .. The eral Contractors of Amer- | 3 ! Tl a i Ll = 2 i ding' to Dr. Gries, it is I e character 7 [ 1 & recently that the building of I The schoo e e ; : : = 0 : - | 1 ar i < nd construe f rildings, seven months of | the \ T g al i I | FConsTRCToaRAPAF L] i NENNNR RN 2 nal . roads, har- [order te do th Sy an that sho [ I hor works, avs Water- | pha valume and character e el . hold to the i (I ENEEE) o Ve ios | 4 Hi supply < - work that | canatriiction is of sreat’ impe would he sufficient ir £t war _ RENH] HEAES o s es 7 - less fixed strne- |y rant predictions of v rocor - : 3 E SEn] : the natural to- erts reviewing the s m he 3 ¥ g X clearly re e are now only Deen e o million and a h o twa million se in popilation each vear re L 1 ey dwellings, nereased man = a single industry. i S volume of con ward ne poi . eir_lowest mark A L T T RIS importance of the construction ¢ Ly 5 building permits issied, i ¥ NREL August and Septem- + = T I T T E T T industry is hard remphasiz ctruct p or the atest significand « heing f 0 3 1 ERERERE] Tl E . R : - In value of produc anks consid- 8 . » repl If living Pl i ¥ o ' et tEEEELEEEh et L | ! I ININENY erably above the automobile industry, | b to improve and: peopin 3 oo | AREN the largest manufacturing industry, cupy hetter houses, continued hout on a par with railway op- | pee programe are need valume of construc LT ! receipts. V < : Some types of constrnetion add < S i i i T H IRAREIRE| 1 struct 2 ¥ : > s produciivity of industey of 1926 wr i Statesinere $hat TR O T . i e in defermining th f sbighnin sy g p Spended i The total awarded dn L [ HRALRI | nd Tumber mills June was 2 per ater t b : H H 2 IERTI : T T E E es of manu- The volume dilding permits is- sned i e e volume acenm an unparvalleled rate and it is t | . ! . . especially desirable to have them in- i = I SLLL iy | HRTERNAN mily in the country. ested now domestic permanent S e s e The i H T 1 . -t 1 i sting construction underlies the “,_,I,,'. ,'l il S otie hich . aeipne indes lion Senea it i I i 1 whole economic organization of the | gitectly to the well hein ernge shows ; # R et + | > L s country. The production of its manu- | "t b aien dey ¥ h devel of 120 1 I i T facturing industries is carried on i we hoth encourage thrift and i ¢ ) position of i mainly in buildings, of conrse, but | aice the standard of living fident the V7 that we ve : increase within T 1.||1|,4, T T} T depends even more on the physical | prohabiy ¥ At raTon to ¢ vent setti a i o) Syt . network of rail hizhways, tele- | he nited St record thi - more E Total Volume Greates | . phone and teleg: aph systems and 1ines | value, s less thin Bility than a pro ) The constrietion work under way | The charts indicate, left fo right, upper: Building permits in the cities and building contracts in the States. Lower, left to right: Wages and material the transmission of power and [another 30 yvears henee a backward furnished a total 4 per | prices and cost of construction since 19 ater, all of which are in large meas- | Jook to (he present ix likely (o show \tlir At <hown SatIne | st - SR ure thie products of consiruction. Liv- [a similar situation consiruction | - rresy mntlnl,‘ l e ot it is | . FOR PRESS BUILDING ~ CRACKS DESCRIBED . when tion is given (o | e feend oo ,‘m,"‘j{'f{‘,ff e REGURD []F MUNIH Desirability of ( ity as Permanem Heddquarl(-rs UF BANKS DGUBI.ED i 5 j,\ 3 ; ions lazged behind and fi se {Two 75-Ton Derricks, Largest ' Cut Out Plaster With Putty Knife correspon Gives Impetus to “Invasion” by Renowned W May that th withont ehan i i et started tion in pr S <‘ - - Ever Brought Here, Are and Insert Mixtures—Brush _! Construction Here During | American and Infernational Organizations. Maryland Savings Institu- Being Used. Walls Before Priming. EDUCATION LAGGING BEHIND ‘ Last Period Reaches Total o A o, rising 11 stories metend of 11.| tiONS Show 108 Per Cent e 3 - Twa 75ton derricks are heing erect Plaster eracks are not diffienlt to . S 5 - utive Director of Washington Con. ginally planned. e NS > R Bxecuitye Director aloian 1°"he Home of the National Geo- | ed on the site of the ional Press | fill. provided veu do not alow the PROGRESS. BABSON ASSERTS of $4.706,550. N e e S CEOSIGE D I e ettt el G0 i i S it { over the countr: to wit: The Na is headquarters of the largest scien- G Asacans northwest The derricks are the | while the rest of the wall is sand onal Capital is the | al site for |tific society in the world, with more| RALTIMORE. August 14.—An in- | JaTEest ever brought to Washington finiched. Cut ont the largest eracks SR S TRPR 2 B . | Construet n the National Capit = s Brlldines < or constructiol ¢ d Che | Use of Facilities Which People Are Not Trained to | Consroction it YO edsavani e BN S a million members | erease of 108 per cent in mortgages | o0 construction of e teame, | With vour putty knife ar scraper and {last month totaled $4,706.550 Thi ces of | entified institu- new and imposingly heautiful | and' udgments of record held by the | Pige trusses to he nsed in the frame- | {ith HY ‘ml‘ i |' Al Enjoy Held Responsible for Slump in Milling | amount included the evection of 7 I savings banks in Maryland since the | Work of the structure made it neces | L, qor paris and half whiting. mixed L sary to put these it ho i seriod of deflation in 1921 is shown in i P with er to putly eonsistene new y their aims z service during the erection of S L CL G B Gt Industey in New England, | During July 11 apartment houses |G than 400 national and interna- | C Y ; = g | L romst uf (e Ul i T Lot 0 RGNS e tiigBe + | AR SUIEAILEUC smie ks ittt ni = were erecte ) 0. and | Gonal oeganizations by W ! tonnded by [ Congress ap- | it 0 e and while the putty is still <o the importance of AWashington in | proved by I've 4 ] S i or : ; o uil tanks, each of 10,000-gallon | PRI T W e ctds of o st st sl | Wien divectors recopnize thelr a 2 this respect. 1 i the seie p . | IR renresented an | Capacity, have been instalte E A AR SHE DR s T i 3 Rl il owners, | SBUA40. A $1.000.000 addition to the | + seems to be teaching | ernment, ¢ of leading investi- | forease of 37588 I mortgage | SPHee set aside for the TE g from ;i TS e propert - industries of | Coreoran Art Gallery also wiss iy - is the cffective place for interlocked and boldiags in onths and i g ‘,‘lmm. voums, on the S s Visiting unli | New S w din boom. I | cluded, ucces working out laudable | Y icpsndant | muEma il EE e 2 veur. In four amd @ I‘“ "'" . et Cdat of paliil with e : o 1 i 1 Worations “#HONII| Yl A e e wious ambitions towar sical and biological scier it - | St eithesriataor ol ricibie ot of piin < o Bih S At | e O O e Rliowthg e, prestige. < peculiarly qualified evaluate the | ments has Jumped $31,502 388 ;.ula It is expected that oil will | it W e g e W number of buildings con- | OniTA AR s needs of pure scien America and | than doubled - nse it ‘is less troubles S I Oroom Defore atsmpiing ¢ | structed during July citizens are to stimulate its progr i i inis bl g | Cleaner.” e 2000 gailons i the | the pri cont, which stould be at Fault. | i powith (he new s The American Arehi | 3 TR et ,,[ Ksraen ROKEwill De i tavoyiveelca | e Lo R T ) aay R i o of progress—private enterprise in the | fects. < national headguarters | on Jdune 30, an increa 1 supply. e ANHGh the P coat Ta i canstimption halanee. e e f i10 [ capital of the greatest natlon of the i histo 'vl;..‘._m. Hn‘llflo tes in | 3 per L e . nentiy LTS (RS FndlnG i world i paralieling zovernmental de- | fellowship the sutstanding architects | < of the 145 o[ rhe first_ cynthetic perfume was |on hich the final coars shonld be ap £ a ery one is em. | Stor $ o teenth American city in size. it has | effOFls in promotion of the esthetic, | made in 1830 plied Tdeal conditions exizst when . . jumped to sixth place in eonstrue- | Scientific and practical efficiency of | on June 30, 1076 1 halanee, with neither e 5 tion of new homes. apartmentz and | 'he profession in ever-inc me date in 10 nor a s of lihor : 3 office buildings: There is steady “"‘;""‘“‘:"’f’,""" sa "“17“1”' i end of 1 ng these conditions, W Lieliny nists differ as ich must | BT ohai “homes rowth without hoom factics |rconsention diai e A « in four” a may prove ve rmful ta ot ! ne first - goods or coxcRTE, | Announcements during the past | IAVEIers ean ade L or 64 p trial and fir fe the pply of goods, I v have a |Dwelinzs .. few days conclusively that | “ond’ €0 ‘m_"j et . - se in mea inereasing reserve produe- | Washington is being inereasingly 4 g b - ‘fl\_pavvl of |!yvfi mnst exeeed consumption. Yet i favored as the most twice tha tior Sk | @ b b il < <ol T | The spurt in home " . B " he ol . . system of education has - | of world-wide mov J E - 4 e g “ LE. | " s al- | more since o o that Mimited scope National Acad lof service he currienla of | N Potomac Par 4 hoises were ataeo 1 s not depend upon the | 2 ik or the amount con . ey 1 0 | velopment. At present the thir Mill Owners Discour: pessiniz 1 nt I st shoie i creens e 2 The Amer ot fewn 1l 1 : choul § i - STONE tion Tocating: R ’ | wealth and indus many milis o1 hier wants 1 : In | Dwelti e 4 auarters he for S e | tocatit the t . ) | gani, world-wide ol | 5 B e T Syl o | S SN, S B PANTRY INKITCHEN, |, ortiace hodiues of ab i holder i u n o graduate o | FRAME s of history. Learned societie 9 [ SEnRe s :::fi ontiol otale i from high YES0 L which will be re-establishment of | Unnecessary Steps. ot et 040 }'\'\'[‘I"‘:l'\\\ '\““‘":" i m"‘ A large open pantry causes no end | Pay of Common Labor Higher. ’ With Built-In oot and college | G2 [ERTRIR L a Iof unnecessary labor. It may be so| | Garage s only natural that in- | 2 ; “The American Ro: fad - “|located as to cause many steps in|ers is 551 _cents an | ‘ ‘ ; S : 3 e : s an hour for the e Andl tensive eln. |iotars. . RRRR ) 160 [ ton its inter al headquarters room. “With small expense one can [ cents a monih ago and 33 cents at P AT O S s. ra 2 Himmediately, the transfer bringing | shelves brought to the | this time last year, i | certain conditions, we might need to heres everal ¢ officials of | kitchen and a hove, helow 2 | . . i The following summary shows the | World renown. This arganization con-|and about the sink. Fitted properly ' : R h . <A s | distribution of Impravements among |SStS of highway e With donrs this will make an idel Water Heater C‘m“ment lg a ran Ircie »v in- | the respective sections of fln: ln triet | neers 3 NOr rd without g A range hailer dnes nat cor o ! i Wl T : s [ he 1 X s transtorm- | water supply that the. i : the world. 1eadquarters b ing it into a br . With | furnishes. Such a_heater will he ) were lvided hetween New Yorl z arranged for the toaster, a |preciated particularly on wash ard to buy them e | R 5 | Ruletgh, th te v window nd the whole prettily [The laundress can do her rubbing s enSohT eant dDng e __ |tices in Chicago. ccorated, becomes one of the {rinsing without losing 2 average rate for common Iahor- b ’ ' be divected to in Tota . § . - & Ly i \|“r|“1 Life A i st attractive feature of the home. ing for hot water. R T e L Tt sinve etives silio e bt nobvites | [}/ Oen Which s ! : s ; T n o h . e, . tings ey $800,000, to | 8 : & it - v g Stuthiwent s ciation, : s fiest step | B o Total . St N in o de 1y program con- | nghled : : monumental $4,000,000 | : r » ompleted within four or | (3 Upholsteries Must Harmonize. Power and Dis ln the matter of color, it is well to| The Nati Press Building, now \ ; : K 2 ! heinz erect cost of $11.000,000, : i permanent home nto th i wmnl X a ationa ress th and will past 30 & and Hoor. Bel | ain office for newspaper | pond- | nant zround color and the pre. | correspondents representing the ary | Vailing tone of the furniture H!vhn\ of the world. The growth of Wash nd demaid most | Steries the curtains must act a as the world's greatest new e commodity | harmonizing factor ! < created the demand for th e 1o cap on on tion today in n 1o are now 4414 5th St. N.W. AT BEAUTIFUL MANOR PARK, D ' Six Big Rooms and Bath : : ON THE 14th STREET CAR LINE : MassaChusetts & P ; e, = " | Above is pictured a bungalow oy Terms as low as | ""d "/X“'(l ""rg" P“r"h"s \ P ; of charming brick construction. - -' - e | s - SR 4. FIRST TIME OFFERED with Pembroke buit-in_tub, ; T e dentialssatibns st hed DON'T FAIL TO INSPECT THESE NEW e ol Tl CASH - | homes, Conta : et clipie el MARTIN-BUILT HOMES "Thix home gives an impression ; } with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of 512-14-16 Kennedy Street N.W. of the twenty - five distinctive Easy Monthly We will make terms to suit you. bungalow types in this delightful The Triangle Of Increas[ng Values inl 6-room brick homes. Concrete front porch, dou community. Payments tween Connecticut., Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. lo 2 s ot-water t, electricity, instantaneous 2 i 5 —between Connecticut, Massachuse and Ca ' a = I twater heat, electriclty LR i To Inspect Prices Over 250 homes built and under construction. Actual improve- ater s el R e bt Drive ot i te . e ments and home values exceed $10,500,000. \Wooded villa sites, e o > i Rorine. 1 "east on Rittenhoune ¥t 1o $7,450 Up A Modern Home in Every Respect Third St south Third 1iro blocke Also Ask About Other Dunigan Homes Selling at $7,150 and $8,950 70 Prabody. O 1ake Fourieenth St lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 30 to 300 fee OPEN FOR INSPECTION UNTIL SOLD cax marked “Takoma,” gei off at Third o¥ > . front, from $25,000 to $200,000. = | and Peabody. walk one hatf block east. %8 E Price, §8,350—easy terms {8 Terrell and Little, I ' ‘ D J DUNIGAN Inc. N! & non lnc. y errell a ittle, Inc. : ° £ lddaugh Shan o] H. H. CARTER 1206 18th.St. Main 3285 1319 N. Y. Ave. Mam 1267 ESTABLISHED 1899 308 Investment Building. Main 4178 Evening Phone Adams 3215-W 717 14th St. NW.