Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1927, Page 25

REAL ESTATR." THE FEVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1%t fRAn ESTATE 25 Washlngton Real Estate Looks to 1928 With Optimism—Past Year Conservative | D C BUILDING TOTALS PROMINENT IN REAL ESTATE AND ALLIED ASSOCIATIONS ,GROW“{ IN BUILDING $36,321450 DURING 1927 | w PREDICTED FOR YEAR Figure, $27,177,830 Less in Past Than! Previous Year, Does Not Include Federal Projects. i RBY DON S. WARREN. |cent vears, the (otal value of new | wellings of all types evected here| Bringing many important and in-|§ | ; : uring the past year exceeds by more | ;"‘;‘;‘““fi changes in the skyline of | 45,76 000,000 the value of the apart. | oth the downtown section and out:|ment houses and flats erected during Iving residential areas of thé District | qnet FOMSTE B | of Columbia, and keeping pace With| “ppe estimated cost of the dwellings | the steady. normal growth of the Na-| wae computed at approximately $11.- tional Capital, a total of approximate. | g55 375 “\chile the estimated cost of | Iy $36.321.450 was expendad in private | (o pirtments and flats was set at | construction enterprises of all classes | 10 vPeq 10" here during the past vear. The number of houses erccted dur- This tabulation of local building ac | ing the vear was 1834, ax compared | tivities for 1927 is exclusive of the | with about I (1086 hani iups in 1925, a .mmm[ &great Federal building programs “""-woxmurel\ the extensive developmenis in sub-|af ahout 44 per cent. and as com- ix-Billion Mark Seen by Experts, Who Say Saturation Point Has Not . Been Reached. Widespread expectation throughout of the Bureau of Labor calis for mod- tha United States that the value of ern homes with modern equipmen's total building operations of the coun-| and advantages. It will bs necessary try as & whole during 1928 will reach | to supplv many thousands of the: A volume of $6,000,000,000 or more is during 1928 indicated in statements and surveys _ Charles G. Peker. aditor of Fastern by architectural, real estate, financial |States Bullding Develaper and Easr and building authorities, Their studies | ern editor of the Radford publications of the question have found little basis ' has this to say concerning tne 1323 for giving credence to the feeling in | outlook: some quarters that the saturation | Msay Workers Own Meuses. nt In building has heen reached. For seven years the Architectural! “Home building in 1328, un an Forum has annually conducted a sur- | signs fail, will be as active as in the vey among architects in all parts of t few vears. The reason for this is (e country in an effort to forecast | obvious if one will only consider piain urban territory in Virginia and Mary- | nared o with: 4590 G 1oon o a e | re Tikely consiruction volume for the facts. Population is steadily increas- Jand, for which local building permits | biine of about &1 per cont Coming Year. \-. Staniey Tavior, con. | IN€ and our people wan: beter hous- E are not required. but which. of courss, | *Tnere ‘wore 141 dwellings erected | wulting editor of the Architectural Fo- ing. According to 'n-.'{’ esident’s have a tremendous offect on the UM 1 Jamuare.. having. an - estimated | rum. in charge of thie survey, states: Message, we are enjoying today one building of the National Capital | building cost of $1,017.350: a_total of | “Whils our final figures, gathered) (Lo Most BIOSHETous Seas In the D from more than 2000 architects, will not he available for a few dave, th { remults thus far tabulated indicate that | life —food, dress and shel: during 1928 the volume of construction Many o our workingmen are will approximate $6.400,000.000, Of home owners. Thev may have mod- this total it would seem that in the %t places, but the conveniences neighborhood of $1.500,000,000 will be ' these are such that thes spent for residential construction, not | Yied by the kings and qu including apartment houses. hut the one and two family and so-called ‘row houses. While the record of the Washington | 174 dwellf Building industry. considered alone for | casting_$9 in March, cost- the purposes of comparison, repre. jng §1.3 4 in April, costing sents real growth that has amplv|§1459,200: 154 in May. costing $1,076. | taken care of the increase in popula-| 350 a total of 139 in June, costing | tion and businese, the toral value of | $58.080; a total of 95 in July, cost. the vear's operations. as indicated by | jn. $§83.750: a total of 137 dwellings »l filed with the District govern-|jn" August. costing $1,082.350: a total ment. fell far below the abnormal rec- of 154 in September. costing §1, ords hung up during the banner yea 030: a total of 121 in October, costing of 1926 and 1925. $736,560: a total of 111 in Novem- The total value of 1927 operations, | pa . costing $916.145. and a to ©omputed unofficially a .| of 157 projected in December. to cost represents a decline of § $200.530, About 42 per cent, from the 1 There were seven apartmen of $63.499.330 and a decline of $2 ed in Janu costing $1.366.000; 13! 8§63, or slightly more than 43 per cent, | in Fabruary, costing $1,392,000, 7 in | from the 1925 total of $64.711,013 March, costing $463.000: 15 in April, costing $1.650,300: 5 in May, c e e RO $900.000: 7 in June. costing $1 These figures of the decline in build- |3 in July. costing $170,000: 6 in fng operations standing alone might| August. costing $264.500: 3 in Septem. meem 10 indicate that there has been |ber. costing $315.00 in_October, a subnormal amount of work in the | costing $980.000; 3 Covember, cost. Incal building industry during the past |ing $1.234.000, and 5 in December, | wear. The facts of the past six or costing $305.000 i more vears, however, place a new light | 5 | : - p Qe » " urally in close touch with what the'sme are destroyed by the el ior " Volume Cut in Half. Upper, left o ri ent; Ben T. Webster, vice president, and es P. Schick, secrelary of the Washington Real Estate Board, and - . Pdic it . TO! Y the elements. A e m}l'x"i-n'?fi';“."mm}"ffi Despite the many larze apartment | Rufu< n:‘ Luck, president of the Operative Builders' Association. 'Lower, left to right :(u!;‘llrl F. B«:‘N{lvrd wr‘-‘-ldml ioul- o :m\ '\”:r");vfl‘ :;' 'll mfl*:-"“"‘\"':;:'_': 1~M-:-mfn ma-{ every vear some see. & ok - plhmsm - b M yi ine. h 1 estate man. i of our fair eountr et e e e s huil: halnewstarted during 'the ‘past ya :-nlbva_!wm:'l'l'or ecretary, of the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and Monroe Warren, vice president of the Operative Build- necessarily keep a sensitive finger on | vere losses by floods or b ing organizations interested in Wash. | the total cost of these operations was intio hicae =i anth : e Pulse of husiness, is well qualified | ington have to a large degree ,.u“.m» far below the: corresponding figure | | | to predict col ons from a business | Exchange Helps Pay. speculative enterprises and deliberate. | for mo movumn" vear. In 1926 'h— | Mr. H. 1i. Bede, advertising MANAger | voyre: axperience in the bullding feid, AR s o el | 1 g it PLANS FOR CAPITAL INCREASES SERVICES TO PUBLIC ASSIST BUILDERS 2", :tomer oot By, Sorss, | i, the omine vemt wic e’ ok evected in February, ford as a penple the beiter things of increase of our population. ae- cording to the Census Bu 6,145 persons per day. Cot por- 200,000 Homes. a< an average family, it is nec dwell- ®ary 1o provide hom for 500000 new families everv year. This, then, is the number of habitations must be built simply to take ca nereasing population® ] “About Wi sin, 8 nily ings, of a construction cost exceeding 300 vach, we estimate, will be built Auring the new year in cities and su- & burbs. Inclusive of rural small-honse o4 and farmhonse constructiog, there will | homes. of course. will be d be a total of approximately 500000 in. ;"; V;wnc houses and si dividual structures erected during 1928 | houses. = a as dwelling houses, many not costing __h”»‘h-"""‘ 500,000 homes is a big < 2000, job for the huilding indus lgEes th it : 1928 this industry is counted on to dn While the arehitect, with Dlans 107 | even more, as (here. are sroas o the year's building projects being ere- | i T o O at ‘are Giscardes ated on his drawing boards. it nat-! 54 Others burn up, and s start- As a result of the restriction placed ' approximately 50 per cent of a man in intimate touch with real t to approximately as on building here and elsewhere durinz| A tabulation of the estimated cost ople all over the COUNLIY. great a velume of building conatrue. and immediately following the Worid | of building oper The statement follows 2% as during and R e o Tt CaiomEls during the et at-. | ENoreasesin Civie Activities Shown Expanswn of Activities and Larger Actlve Lol Interests Greatly Aided L s del e bl e S I T T C T T ata year 1922 were tremendously swelled, | showing the division accordinz 1o for 192% that will total better than (hen, we were in effect ut t . veaching the peak In 1925. With the | repairs and new work, and giving| Dby Local Chapter, A. I A, | letshin Mark Work of ¥ Association’s Data on | $¢7009,000.006. comparea with a total | Gict ‘s continpation of e Seceraily heavy demands for homes, apartments, | totals. is 2s follows During Past ¥ embersnip ar or [o) ear. Conditicantiive }o smece-imate $7.000.000.000 for | supposed boom (which wauld mean office buildings and smaller shops now | Month New work. Repaire uring rast Year. - 1937 The majority of questionnaires | that we were approaching the edge of surpas: dications | Januars filled or even surpassed, indications | Jiuare are that the past vear's dacline has | Mareh brought the index curve back nearer | Avonl we received indicated that realtors gon- ' a precipice of collapse), whereas if we i erally reported indications that con- were build! £ in harmeny with our ding actl- | etryction projects would hold about at |presentdav nermmal requirements. we i - i Ownership Files Installed. | A considerable increase in activities Detailed survevs of b mormaley. The following uhullnnn.:l‘,_ as related to civic matters, as well as vities in all sections of Washingion, the same level during 192% as in 19 suld be indicating onlv the eantint of yeariv building value totals illus-|July 1. those pertaining particularl¢ to the | ppjargement of the services of the The public service of the hoard also | (hoying the number of new buildings | 10 A minority of locations. he stated. ation of a fairly normal amount of trates the poi | Aneust - interests of its members, marked the ywaupington Real Estate Board to its |includes the tendering of advice in UHAINE® | o edictions from leading realtors indi- | building as related to the tetal sen- of Work. | cetarer work of the local chapter of the Amer- | ophaig and to the general public real estate matters to any one need- nd their value, have been conducted ' aiaq a probable slight falling off. {nomic program and general naeds of Year Ectimated V 219 0,300,000 | Novem her fean Institute of Architects during the | /o 4an inccease in the active member- | ing connsel In realty matters and in- | as one of the major activities of the Sub Gaia. {this country. Ve are building today past year. Development plans for the | <pipof (he board marked tha work of | vestigation of any complaints against | 0 liice Builders Association of Suburbe 2 for increasing population and obse- National Capital drew the attention | he grganization during the year 1 real estate men, bath members or nor Mr. Bede also states: “The suburban lescence. There are other reasoms, 198 800 5000000 | :.;;:.::‘n;:;;:,,,T{;‘;‘r‘,\" work 5":-“""“ TEPAITE L of the architects’ organization and | \Wih a total of 312 real estate and members of the hoard. It is pointed Washington during the past year me building. given such impetus the chief of which is the amaring de- SAS 810813 | | 1ota1—SI8321 430, rave o | Sudies were made of a number of [hyjiding Airms and members of allied |out by officials of the board, however. | The association also has made tabula- ' quring the last few vears, is gaining | velopment of the financial status eof oo ORI Awo [ dEX 81 L INIC DIOBIRION : profexsions on ita rolls, the hoard has (hat it has no control over BroKers /or (oo oo o o0 her elements | in momentum and will in a large meas. | the individual and of his standard af : | Durng the past Spring the chapter goqiered and upheld the code of ethics salesmen not members of the board. | ext . ure mccount for resident shelter. We are building in thi What the 'year 1928 will bring forth Big Projects Completed. [ established a special commitiee on the | established hy the National Associa-| The board, as in former years, has in the local market situation. ~ |,qlaling hall the totai country because we want new and marks batter buildings far all purposes and 1 estate market activity for the hecause we have the ability ta pay rv as a whole for August is in- | for them. net on account of the se. ndex figure of 163, ac. | cumulation of wealth so much as the vast developmen tate Boards, with | maintained an appraisal committee, | This information is gut association as a guide to local build T in the way of building activities. of | The past year saw the completion of | plan of Washington te carry on a de- yon’ or Real W course, remains to be seen, but from (& number of great huilding projects| tailed study of the development pro-|ywhich it ia afliated. Besides consid- | whose duiy it is to appraise property present indications it will be equal to 'here. Among these were the 14-story | 874m of the Capital, and chapters in |epation of real estate problems. the upon request. The appraisal commit- |*rs in estimating the demand for new ' or better than the past year. The |National Press Building. Fourteenth | Other cities are being interested in this | reaftors have studied civie mat {tees of the hoard during the history h aparimenis und other new | et ¥ A8 B Federal building program. for onq“nd F streets, which represents an in. | Phase of Washington’s growth. and acted on & number of questions of the organization has appraised |building developments. X cording to the compiation of statis thing. will, without doubt, have a_di. Vvestment of approximately $11.000,000: | Approved Triangle Plan. | befora the city. proparty having a total valuation be. | The association recently laid y of real estate transfers and convey-|terchange. rect_and strengthening effect on lo. | the Washington Bullding, Fifteenth | . The Inrgest new undertaking of the (ween $50.000.000 and $60.000.000. The | for i extensive advertising campa ances made monthly hy the National| e ch hoard established this yvear was the appraisal committee meets weekiy. setiing forth the advantages of inv Association of Real Fstate Roards. of commercial im- ter approved in principle eal building and real estate operations. | street and New York aventie, havinga |, (P8 chonler, approvad fin poncipl i 1 ' Washingt | Resolved: “To Ow: Home.” In the first plac District gov- | value of about $5.006.000; the Washing > & - inatallation of an ownership file show- ; jments in real estate in Washington gaatiRCEn Q0 0, (N m al A | ved: “To Own s Home. ernment activities, W hington ton Garage, New York avenue near | AP&! ";“’;'”"I“""rr"" NOW IN DrOR- | (ns"the awners of auch parcel of tand [ Other Activities of Year. with_particular emphasis on the ad-| ;res recorded in 41 typical cities. s Pzl Raiway & Blecirl: Co.. the @onttern | Thirtsenth street, thetargest atricture and the idex of a new municipal |18, (€ G ECE (N haated daily | The Real Estate Board is on record |vantages of home ownership here. | "L FRRTIEC 0 C0 PO B e the | AMONE the New Y-ar resal ® heen done by ' gy 0 ruge number of transters and con- | fruitful of good to th individzal. his kroup of buildings for Distriet | (o " 0l racords. When first in. A% fAVOTINg enactment of a real estate | Considerahle work ki OM- | <(alled this file contained about 180, license law along the lines of the Mc: the aswociation during the Past Year ocinces recorded during the corre.| family and his count r is the detern Another fmportant re Raiiway and numerous smaller con- | Of ite type in Washington: the addition | & cerns now located south of Pennsyl. |10 the Washington Loan & Trust . 5 - - - endation of the chapter was that | Chesnev act, which force | < rosed 3 b 1916192 SSiila Mugane on '(he site of i1he beo | Willding. ‘Nifith ‘and) Wigtrasts: an 1). | D 000 ownership cards. hesney act, wh in in force in in studying proposed changes in the . ndine manth of the vears 1916-1923 & = sacted Federal buildings. will have to Alory apartment erected hy the Ward. | ereafter the District withhold 1680 | “Another new service was the intal. | many Ktates of the countrs han spon- |zaning regulations of the District and | in the 41 cities is taken as the base | 7 "' % bkl et . meck new locations, and the coming |man Construction . at 705 Eight- per hOW | jagion of zoning maps showing the sored the building of a new and fire- it urged the adoption of the amend- (jony | cannot be expressed in a few catchy windows of buildings projecting upon |50y classification of each parcel of | broof home for the office of the Dis- ment to the xoning code Providing | Grorge A. Martin, president of Rail- | phrases, nor can they he entirely tions seeking new sites and planning erected by the Preston E. Wire (o., at "I"‘,"“" DRoperty Upholding the clas-| Lonerty In the District as to height trict recorder of deeds: joined With |for a separate zoning classification for ' roadq Cooperative Building and lLoan | Visualized until one actu accom- mew quarters. 1616 K street; the Barr Building. on| ®fcation of members of their profes- ynq"ipe of huildings and areas of the other local trade and business groups semidetached houses. which Was | szusaciation. predicis a busy year for pPlishes @i, hut Ghay tnviive e ¢ | Seventeenth street, overlooking Far.| “ON. as required by law. the chapter | (0 U 0 W TS Gnc lions, The ,in the formation of the Joint Indus- adopted by the oning commission 1ast | the amailhouse builder during 1935, | most fundamental slemerta of iiving Municipal Center Planned. | ragut Square: the Pennsylvania and| A% called on the bullding inspecior | .oy are corrected following each de. trial Council: has continued to con- | manth “It is my Dbelief.” savs Mr. Martin ' and enjovment of t The District government even now | Commodore Hotels, at North Capitol |2 Indicate on building permits insued | ijion hy the Zoning Commission. The duct a course in real esiate at the Y.| The reduction in the cost to Pro- in a special siatement 1928 S studying plans for a magnificent and E streets; the Wardman apart. |y 17 Whether the plans were drawn |hourd aiwo durink the year wet up an (M. C. A, night achool. and staged its | perty owners of the installation of mali houwe construction w e & municipal center group of buildings, |ment project at Connecticut avanue { by a registered architect, an archiect, | amployment register for experienced #nnual beiter homes show at the | sewer and water mains, which Was (o o forward with the same Will Fill Air Corps Vacancies. I To 1! existing vacancies n the srade of second leutemant. Armv Air year probably will see these arganiza. |eenth street; 4.story office building and a site north of Pennsylvania ave. (and Davenport street, and other small | °7 A designer or a draftaman. applicants for employment here in the Washinkton Auditorium. During the effactive during the past six months, ' siride it has shown during 192 nue between Third and Seventh |apartments, office and business build. | _AMONE other of its activities of the | ruyl axtate husiness 1o serve the needs | ¥ear the mortgage and finance divislon | was sought by the Operative Builders 'hase that helief largely upon the #ireeix is under consideration. Again, Ings. past vear the architectural group lent ' (¢’ vamber firms of the organization, was orgunized for the purpose of mak- | gceaeiation, which also has 1aken that whereas in November, 1 Corps. 3 special 4 ite aic " . 1 - 1 ¢ 0 . 4 € S 1l amination will de the Federal huilding projects wili !ta aid to the movement to prevent the ¢ Ik & study of rates and commissions |aeijon on other civie matters organization financed 192 homes with held at Bollin h ol " bring additional construction workers | Other New Operations. aholition und xale hy the War Depart Statisties Compiled. land other finance matters I PR membigeRNiD: of tii: sRsoeintion ] S1IIT. 8, W Iicrenstll “1REE. ATEre | at <:~>- st “».}.‘ '.1..,‘;' G, and #nd others of ailied professions and | Among the larger profects started | Ment of the historic Fort Washing | A fourth new service established | W. C. Miller wax elected president |y incroased 5 per cont during the gate loan to $1.767,500 on 213 homes during the week hegimning Mareh 3 trades 1o Washington. tending 1o in. AUring the past vear. xome of which | '0%° Made suggeailons un to proposed | quring the year was the compilation [at the annual Fall meeting (o succeed | oy The officers of the organization during November. 13:7 The con mext.’ ENginiey to comoste "M. changes in the zoning regulations, and o siatistics regarding real estate ac- [John F. Maury and Ben T. Wehster . of =i wi G « Al estate o A a are: Rufus 8. Lusk, president; Mon supported the work of the Acchiiects’ | tivities in Washington. Including fi- | wan elected frst vice president, Jesse [o0 \Wirren, Vice president. and o dvisory Coun crease the demand for homes, apart. | now are rapidly being compieted, are ments and strengthening business de. | The large addition to the Union Trust ntly rising living \try as shown by Aned :n candidates wha are ¢ Avers within a andard in n e meaning of the law. mands, Building. Fifteenth and H streats dv 1. |ures on the number,of realty trans. H. Hedges second vice president. who. |[08 50 BITECRRE: o B In 34dition. 2 number of large con. the eightstory oMce building erscted | The chapter ix on record favoring [actions, the amount of money loaned Wwith the following, are members of \foil PUERSG (o f0 Sl SO0 gy #ruetion projec now are contem- '8t 16 Jackson pl by R. B. Brook. 'h® employment by the District of 4 on real estate hera and showing the the execitive committee: Mr. Maury, Lusk and Mr. Warren, members of pe architect 1o supervise the | yources from which this capital came. [Claud Livingston, Horace G. Smithy, | piated for Washington which will zive Ingk tbe Ietory ulding’ to bethe | JIURRNS SPCSLIEt Lo BRErYIRe LY | aa ! ; the industry a good start probably | headquarters ofice of the Acacia Mu bt - 3 D | These statistica also » N eariy in the year. Among these are |tual Life Association, at First street '€ schools, index of market conditions in the Dis- \and A, €. Houghton. James P. Schick the new British embassy, ofice build. |#nd Indiane avenue: the first thre Interest In Kd trict lis executive secretary and_treasurer Lumber Production Lower. ; Mamd\mfil ings, apariments, homes and smaller | Units of A $3,600,000 co.operative apurt. | i | In addition the chupter has taken| | The usual holiday relaxation and et yres e o " t i e {ment project of M. & R. B. Warren. | .., ijve fnterest in architectural adu- | lm- ension of operations for semi ar | the executive commif ed as an | Monroe Warren, Alfred H. Lawson The past year in Washington has #t Connecticut avenue and Tilden | fesy i rCl‘IOOSH‘lg Lumber {Ol’ NCW Homes annual repairs resulted in & heavy fall heen marked by entire freedom. fro b rtica e e (8 ';""".‘-,": Hoy Adama House, ornamental | [®#4onal standards and to ald its | ing off in lumber production last week S5 (Shushin ol mny Giciis Sor oy ik L hotel built by the \ard.| membess in the practice of thelr pro p bl Th t N d R l st d as compared with the week before . F wigime (o mtirace Dubiic silentios |ima at Rixteenth and 11 streats; | f2%Ion roblem a eedas ca UAY save the National Lumber Manufac % 4 Jlic attention : ; W | e s e g R e turera’ Association. ~ Shipments held The Triangle of Increasing Values Money bhax been plentiful to care for |# 9-story Printera o g > Monay ban been plentitul to care for |a Ssiory Brinteraft Bullding. being Al bl ok e | up relntively well, but orders fell oft 4 n i n of the ac N SUeL; | Lom are members of the Ansrican o noticeably. The number of re cation, and hax sought to 1 s just lomber to some|grade of interest to the architect, and | AUl —between Massachueetts and Connecticut Avenues and Wood- coptance thioughout the 1'nited 8 1tex | the 9atory uptown hullding of the Tum | . | L f e Tumtitite, and the remainder of whom | . porting mills was 110 less than the | of faith of invesiors in the sahility | Kecond National ¥ G | Wbt a lumber | Dacanse it admits unsound defects is ) iyl M red o pisi ,.,..,dn.. ,,,‘:,,,VR';‘,",,".":‘N: o3 e wxwictate members. Robert B, | People, and one pile in the Jumber | SERRE 0 FORTR CERETE (O vy | week hefore and this makes com. | ley Road. Qver 250 homes built and under construction. copital has flowed into this ity fos | ADUriments, now starting st K18 Con ;“'”f' A ix president of the chapter; yard ax good ax the next one or temporary construction 1|-»u4:‘nn m‘:n-v\l\n uncerlain As com- [} Actual provements and e values exceed $10,500,000. new butlding operations and for pur. | Decticut avanue. tha 11atory apart,| 0N Juxtement is first vice prasi The home buflder, however, cannot | | Pared with a year ago. I8 fewer mills Wooded i ilSepse B S -y . CHAS' of Triterent in focel Daserty. (INaht EIRE arcotel by K doiecy{dent: Nathan C. Wysth, Weoonl i (Hord: 46 Buve thik. wttit Me | ’|.-|\.-m~,| a larger production, and oaded a sites, lots, cent nd side h homes, w ts prop! | ’ The bateldt | president: Gilbert Rodler, wecretary, | "T0rd 1o A | | Ukewise with shipments and orders || fram 73 to 300 feet front. | “hould know that lumber varies great JOIN REALTY FIRM. also should have Thin capital hias come fram the great |Howar, st 2019 1 wireet, the 5story ineurance companies, hamking organi rument of Willlam 8. Phillips, at sations und private inividusis | 2315 Belmont road; the Xwiory apart Ry | i g Jue 1o the large number of offica Mment project of Harry M. Bralove sufclent knowledge of t(he chars alter P. Monson, Jr., and Homer | on the market here during the past | between Wyoming avenne and k structural Phillips With Local Company. \. y#ar, at & tme when reductions in the | rama rand, and many others FILLING STATION PLANS |hst 1= best sulied f personnel of 1he Government depar work, for floors, for trima and | Walter P Monson. fr. and Homer men's has served 1o e 10 know how tol Phillips nerly with the real estate crease 1 the paiation, the markei EXPERTS WILL STUDY pea Dismion 10 The Aiks e e "ot Jnterlors Iy fia | e of Hodges & Middleton, have heen activity declined somewhat along with s " Dl color and the heauty of grain. He|n members of the firm of Willlam the volume of hullding operatlon 3 BALTIMORE, December 31.—AL tha |color o 1 /& Phillips & Co, 1t was announced (o » and LIFE OF BU]LDINGS suggestion of the Heal Estate Boara |¥hould know that it is strength n ,.l‘n.,.\l by the lntter concern. %0 that it appears that the ho! recession in the lumber industry was Call for Literature and List of Over 300 Purchasers lexs than usual, { — | Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Offices and J Wilmer Smith, treasurer Iy in quality. He ESTARLISHED 1899 1435 K St. NW. Main 8685 became wh wan dewribed & weler stiffness that count In struct ° 2 tive,” with & greater sulen resistance —— ’,,1 Eoltimore, the city authorities hive [work: that durability fa important | Mr. Monson, whe has heen in real Saul Building n wss note e previous ven, | Faetors lnurinl Into Depreciation | sdopted u definite policy Tor the Yeku- | yome uses and workabillty in others | #state work here seven years, formerly ' w2 p However, many of the older teulty or lation of gusoline Alling station plans [ Grading rules tor all forms of xoft. | Wax sales manager tor the firms of Sth St. N.W, Jameson-Built Model Homes SEBISAtions and thoee thet mst the and Obsolescence Will Be 1o mika them conform generlly with M \he va for several years,J B Shapio and Douglass & P'hil change In the market ronditions fared Considsred the nichitecture in nelghhorhoods in :.':f,,' .l,',‘,','n..." ,".,.‘ standardix ,|l under | s AMe. PRillipa hes been in husiness “-""""" n"’;‘l""‘" rooms well. 8nd Dumeroise desis running inte g [ which stations are erected the American limber standards, More here 10 vears with the Hedges & Mid. ““‘n‘ ‘:“'\"";" e rents. lInspec. 31 s ld millions of Aoliare were recorded dur | The e of the hullings of the pe | 1efore aecing on apphications 1n (a fLun 80 per cant of all sofiwood yavd | diston company. vite (o] 1,.'“" year A ciumiber of Chamoars. |ygio dioi oo o ik ? n' | Tt UTe, plana must l-;. hmitted i;v -.- b lumber s manufactured, graded .u.ul o T — | B. F. SAUL ilding organizations have con o PAItIeN 9 publie | Lijcants to the chief sngineer of this | wold in conformity with American R " tiniied wtewdily 1) build new homes s |(YDe8 18 the subjeet of an fnquiry | vity, by whosa recommendations the | mandards i ride o atacon ciom. surx weemad I Mswmiarse m mu 913 to 937 mnc Str t N w they found a market for their prod. | being conducted by the National Asso A will ba gulded The a A standurds provide for !y, g y ee uetw month by mont The polley of the bonrd In the fu- | four g aeloct' material or Mayor Broening sald after an|npish, five grades of “common’ mu- | P venue De:| wxecutive womnton, “will be to try (o] tertal, or boards and sheathing, ,..,4“_“!‘ 3 hostructiures harmonize with of yard dimenalon. The 1ul uppesrance of the neigh. type of natuval finish Jumber W which thay ave erected, |ig known us &rude A wnd comprises | W clation of Tes) ¥ntate Boards for the | Sales Not Computed, [ United Araten Internai It i not possible 1o compute the | partment. volume of xalex 1nsde here o iring the | your, Inasmuch s sale peioes 8 L6 | The tnvestigation will be far-reach Inspect at Once have 10 be aiated in the trunafer of "6 0% Well aa interesting. Wulter 8. | 00C0E TN Tun possible ¢ vlecen clenr of all defect, except in | §y z 1hat the total run o many millions | chafrmen of the commities, which fn | the viluer of other propeity humber of wpecles, however, 1t in In. | N il LN < of Bollare. Judging Trom the 1ok st | e will huve s subcommitiae in asch| ~“We Wil oppose open wtations [ cjuded in (b xtlowar krade, known | b A Six targ roam, ¢ '\( \4 of iransfars secorded dally with the | M0 OAY P wherever 10w possible to cover them, [ the trade an B and “hetter " Grada | 9 N wh, electric hghts, Nar 3 PR IR e oA the B34 citien b the countiy KA g we betieve we wiin Wil reduce | W i gond natoeal fnish grade and | G X i L wood floors and trim, oate Anolher festure of the year wun | committen will report tne age of uwe | (he e and danger hosrox by el allows tn each sight siface foet on 0! Old Father Time grows tender N prece sink. Muiltin e day, thet the supply of new spurtm Tlnens of every type of bullding in 1 fquiring o submtantial yoof over sich fihe face side two small defects, such ) N mstantaneous water heater and unite, uMce and mellow, As * roving the round earth the sturdy old fellow, Year in and year out, keeps going and coming, In Winter's wild wrack and in Sum- sace ond homes. admii- | section stationw Wo far am poseible, we will [au amall knote, small pleh pockets Aly sonewhst in excess of \he cur Th will study the eon- | yequive xuch stinciures 1o W in fate Grade ¢ In designed for high ! rent Gemand brought about e med. | S b, vume chavacter of [Giher waya 1o sunounding propety type paint Anishas, and the poorest 7,.»,'..'.“. ,,,‘ rentaln. spproxt «r;;m-':,v:,v”u,-«. ‘..’ nh;ll:l'rnhl “ 'nn"l . plece In the grade mav admit twice et L per cey B orue inale », Mher wile which milght contribut Ax many defects as grade B, hut no e i, mome Classes of otterings waie | 1oward fxing the age a which eacn | - BOARD PLANS DANCE. | ¢ \0s Marious chavactar, Grada 1 Prices of homes have been lowered Lybe 0f BUructure hus entersd the 010 In 0 veality a one fuce grade for paint The dechine 1o bullding operations |#® claex, " of " Auring he vear wan felt in all lines | THe guiry will make no distinetion | Realtors to Give Bntertainment on | fiishes, whd while the uuality of the of construction ang in sl sectiony | between depreciation und obsolescent or reveran arries a Iy of the city. The total amount of |the Blamese (wing of old ake i bulld January 10 Wl bl ooy new eonstruction work during 1927 ke, depreciation however, 16 recok;| A pumber of reservations have heen ore are five Wrades cume 10 852 241580 e compured with | hited as due e vl e [ received by the Washinkton el | iumber, known as No, 1 common. No 807826515 in 1926 ana §59.525,757 p 'he usefuln "Draperty Jue to bl bisiate Bourd for fta unnual diiner |3 oompon, and ao on. No. 1 eommon 1925 Repsire and yemodeling opera. | W) ihal ") ' of “"l’ ar dunce 1o he held wt Wardiman Park {allows only Yione in 1927 amounted in tgta) | 4N tewr, decay and decline from natue |y Ty gy g serloum : t ud obmolascerce In iis vark 1o 83845870 us compared ") causes and obaolesaence In Mt varl | ol LU TGl e and apecial | the piece, and 916 and 5 onm forme us the effect ativibutable (o 815 1n ) ana 4,785,256 wam kenerally w v r mer's green blooming. nornie) prokress of the art of [8nce murle ure holng prepared by ei Hight grade, o b hullting, 1o sdequacy of the ividual | he committtes in churge, componed of |1 enmmon allows about — the saime waere Builders BHappr New Pear! Houses Laad Apartments T o s oiher rennona, 1| W Waverly Taylor, )., chialrmun, A | nunber of defects, theugh siightly 906 N. Y. Ave. NW, el e hes s dncieane i (he 1he growing needs of business and (o Britton Hrowne, Albert W, Walker | lavaer. and mally not sound du ot o0 B o fladBion{ b 4“.'.:. necessity nf nm.:..,..,‘,q b Curtis Walker, Williem 1. Wing, land may be termed a graintyps Phone Main 3826 Vasbing'os duiing 1927 ané re ol Lbs old by new Inventinns. Lopd ¥. Galnes and M, Tudor Moreell, grade. No. § common s the lowest = g3 other entras Doudle rear norches, cee ment frant porch Witk o withon tin garage \sK the man whe owns one” For Sale by Thomas A. Jameson Co. o