Show tj bul 1 right kind of building affects value of land the wrong kind of buli buildings dings are sometimes found on city land in much the same way that the wrong klind kind of 0 hats are found on heads bends says bays the national association of real estate boards when it a woman wears weara no lin unbecoming hat bat it means that she rho line has riot not looked around sufficiently for the right hat and her appearance consequently suffers when the wrong building la Is erected ou on a piece of land it means that Its owner has not looked around sufficiently for the tha right building and the value of the land suffers owners of laud cannot afford to toss 1033 a coln coin to decide whether to build an apartment house or an aulce building on a given site because the proper use of the land can make or break its value says the association there Is a certain type of structure suitable for every piece of urban real estate and property owners should seek advice on this subject before breaking ground because the highest and best use of the land Is a serious matter and involves a look into the future it Is not enough to observe all of 0 the advanced rules in selecting a location unless after its ita selection the land to la developed to the best advantage because maximum values cannot be brought about for urban real estate until tit tha proper buildings aro ar placed on it national campaign for S enic beauty now on the virginia state chamber of commerce recently called a conference to discuss denning cleaning up the scenery the garden clubs of nashville tonn tenn aro are proposing to plant rambler roses along all the highway fences leading into their city they see nashville a few years hence as a bridal procession of lowers flowers seattle contemplates a CO 00 mile highway between tacoma and everett Bv erett elect electric rl c 1 lighted and fringed alt with rhododendrons to it young detroit school girl mrs john D rockefeller jr gave a three day trip to washington and the promise of a presidential handshake na as a reward tor for coining the silo blogna gniA tilts Is your country beautify it which mrs rockefeller expects to use tie as a tren weapon in a national campaign to to banish unsightly hot dog stands stand m billboards placards and plasters from fro i n the roadside selecting homo home site it la important that tile the home builder ascertain that the section la in which ho he Is contemplating construction wll will continue as a home section lon so that ho he maginot only put ills property to the highest ana an best as a residential site but count on it persisting in this use for many years to conic come ile he should of course inquire whether the district la Is protected by zoning 9 laws inns or building ordinances that b bar i t r the construction 0 04 commercial buildings buil d but he should remember that zoning laws can bo be amended if it t can be shown vint that commerce or business la is milking making justifiable demands on a district the home builder therefore should seek competent advice ns as to the trend of 01 the land in the sections adjacent to his proposed home for although na noone one can be a magl magician elaw in these mat the changing or of districts with the possible change or of zoning laws can he be foretold with reasonable accuracy I 1 got get reliable Heli abla contractor where n coti contractor tractor accepts a bobof job of house building at a price that Is too low for him to make a profit on good work the tendency la Is to elle cheapen apell or slight blight work in such a way ahn that no loss losa will ivill be sustained this to Is particularly ticul arly true where there diere are inadequate plans and specifications furthermore there are in tho the ranks of the contracting profession men who are unskilled just ao al there are in a ther other professions their capacity to ta do high grade work Is ig distinctly limited they deliver the kind of workmanship that they know about the type that la Is condemned by high class builders they charge less because their costs are less but what they deliver la Is often not worth its price city planning in california A city planning enabling net act Is a matter mattee of 0 current interest in Cirill california forti la tit at the present time the As aff tion f real estate boards points out the state legislature has fins passed a mil 1411 repealing the existing planning eti abling act and substituting a now new 1 law and the legislation ha has 8 just been signed by the ibe governor enactment Ena ciment of nt the bill wits favored by the california benl estate association asso clatt on horns home modernizing hii when an your house you takeru vantage of the sturdy construction which exists in the structure itself and odd add tb that tn more re textures tea tures vi liveli tire substantial rii odem useful arid decorative r Etith etes and Dus dutner liness it ils 13 not t i bombin with prin 1 cli ilca cp ties that su succeed in n doing so are always inthe n the van of progress 1 |