Show IMPROVEMENT WORK STOPPED I BY TE HEAVY L fAll Of r SNOW SNO The snow of ot the week placed the r real al estate business rather behind according to the dealers There were t not a n great number of or Important sales during the I week T owing to the snow snow t and the tho cold coldI I weather r which followed The dealers report report re- re port their business s to be somewhat like moIa molasses slow se slow slow In c ld weather and fast In dry weather With Ith the snow camo came a temporary shutting shut shut- shutting ting linE down of all public Improvements and of much of or tho the work on building about the tho city Temporary Tempora windows were Installed In the man many unfinished buildings s about the city and at present nothing but Inside InsIde In Inside In- In side wort Is being done One On of ot the most Important places place where has b been en stopped Is on tho the Daly I building at State and Fourth South streets When hen tho the snowstorm set let In tit tifty men were laid taM off orr temporarily Contractors tors on all the buildings s hope to resume I work In full force as soon as the snow has i disappeared All excavation work on the proposed new buildings Including the new home of or the Commercial club has censed ceased temporarily Some local real estate dealers report that the they expect a a. ae e very slow business s until before the open- open from no now I on Just r I In trig of spring Others are more moro optimistic and n believe behave that business will bo ho good all an anthe I the year rear around A large targe number of or deals are pending It Is said and may be closed up at an any time All An public Improvement has been sus sus- Paving work on First South street and In other parts of or the city and sewer work on Second West Vest have been bem I abandoned until the snow mow melts away avay and tho the weather warms up An Important deal of or the week was th the lh purchase b by th the Tako company of or land 2 rods at M 1 street and Third avenue James Lawson was the former owner oner The company will hold the property for tor Investment purposes |