| Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING’ AUGUST 2 1936 C 7 REAL ESTATE AND HOME MODERNIZATION ‘Buck Passing ’ Rapped Home Owner By Real Estate Writer Given Tips by FHA Official 4 Keeping the above in mind the young realtor started out to sell He lost many sale because he could not and would not try to compete With high pressure salesmen who bragged they only “wanted one buyer at one time” did not last These long but for 30 years they have been coming in and going out of the real estate business The public has suffered some on account of their methods but the salesmen have suffered most One by one they lost their friends and the respect of acquaintances Once confidence is lost in a salesman there is very little he can do but change his business or leave town Passes Buck Usually his purported reason for leaving town is that the place is too slow for him Instead of blaming himself for his own misdeeds and indiscretions he attempts to “pass the buck” to the city The next time some “super” salesman starts knocking the community that has been supporting him ask the fellow if he has ever sat down and figured out whether or not anything was wrong with him or if his methods of selling wpre all they should be It’s extremely easy to blame the other fellow We hear complaints almost every day Some days ago this subject came tip at a luncheon Two of the men present decided they would spend part of the following day observing this American phenomenon As the two left the cafe they were joined by a third They had not gone down Main street 200 feet until the third gentleman stubbed his toe against a slab bf sidewalk cement and' almost fell down He immediately cussed the city officials for permitting such a condition to exist The heat had raised the edge 0f that slab of cement walk only a quarter of an inch above the other slab It never occurred to the gentleman that he would not have tripped had he raised his foot of an inch whence walked Walks ktftFole The same afternoon several men Went out west of the airport to look over some land Running through an open field is a single line of telephone poles with absolutely nothing in the field to obstruct one’s view of them One of the men walked right Into a pole and then cussed the telephone company because it had not placed them along the highway Going home on the bus that evening was a man who complained bitterly because the bus was crowded When an acquaintance of his asked him why he did not take the bus following which was half emp-t- y he just glared at his friend and super-salesm- en one-four- th an automobile down P street crossed South Temple street went up over the curb and ran smack Into the fence on the Holy Cross hospital grounds He threatened to sue the city because there was no sign there to tell him P street did not continue through the hospital grounds “Buck passing” is a great American sport but it gets one nowhere One of the first things the young realtor heard from buyers 30 years ago was "They don’t build houses like they used to” and another state ment was “I’d like to build a home but costs are too high” Every year for the last 30 or 40 years those statements have been made time and time again As a matter of fact year by year houses have been better and better built No longer do we have brick or stone foundations held together with' lime mortar' No longer do we have 18 and 20 inch spacing between floor joists Building regulations have been changed from time to time always for the better Costa Lower Building costs today are nearly were in 35 per cent lower than they 3926 which was considered a nor- Homes Fitted To Lot Offer Satisfaction Technical Director of Small House Service Bureau Tells Reasons By ROBERT TAYLOR AIA JONES Technical Director The Architects’ Small House Service Bureau Much advice is offered the prospective home owner upon the selection of a proper site for his home Very few suggestions Ire given upon the equally important matter of fitting the house to the lot after the property has been purchased! Even with property as level the proverbial pancake numerous factors njust be considered before the proper '’relation between plot and house can be determined And the time to consider them is with the development of the plans for the house not afterward The size and outline of the lot the location of other buildings or position of trees the slope if any the frontage and orientation of the lot all play an important part in the type of house and the arrangement of rooms most suitable Also the lot valuation will limit the amount which may wisely 'be spent in the house construction Orientation Department Upon land high above the street a low house one or one and a half stories high is most desirable A lot which slopes away from the street level imposes the most difficult conditions but here again the house must be kept low out of consideration for its appearance from the low side of the hill Site factors not only affect the shape and size of the house but also the location of important rooms Orientation in the mind of the home owner may be translated to mean that the sun conies up in one quarter of the sky and that is where rooms which should be bright with sunshine to start off the day had better be located It may be the bedroom of an habitual early riser and most certainly would be the room where the family breakfast is eaten On the other hand thg sun gets hotter toward the close of the day and it is annoying to have the rays of the setting sun stream through theTThitnr rtrout1 window Into Uie eyes of people at the evening meal For this reason architects do not ordinarily advise the dining room located on the west Privacy Obtainable It will not always be possible to keep a satisfactory distance from the side lot lines but on the narrow lot the house itself will have to be as narrow as possible Here is where the architect’s skill is particularly valuable for he knows that in laying out the rooms of such a house living comfort and privacy will be increased by placing as few of the windows as possible on the side walls of tfie house opening the important rooms of each floor to the" front and rear On a corner lot where only one neighbor crowds close he places the stairway and halls on the inside with the major rooms on the opposite exposure The last restraint which the plot will have upon the house has to do with its cost It is wise to remember that the portion of the home Investment ’which appreciates in value with the years is the land It is impossible to establish definite figures whereby the increased value in the real estate may be made to overbalance depreciation on the house However the house should never cost less than twice the value of the lot the amount increased to suit personal requirements In high grade residential communities the usual ratio is house cost three to five times greater than land valuation mal year in building costs A home built’ 40 years ago could be dupljt rated today for less moneythan it cost to build it then but no one would construct a duplicate Today we demand and we should demand hardwood floors tile enamel electric ‘light with plenty of outlets plumbing heating and even air conditioning we need cement walks a basement garages plot beautificaCopyright The architects 8mall House Service Bureau Inc tion We ihsist on inside conveniences Including many built-i- n features comfort a pleasing palace of pleasToday we try to build a home for ure one in which we can enjoy life and be proud of its ownership Building costs are advancing month by month they are rieing YOU CAN’T AFFORD because the demand for materials and labor is Increasing If one starts to seesaw back and forth Our to buy a home today on a service is as dependable as the wa lumber sell installment plan it will be paid for in 1946 If you put it off until next year or tjie following one it may be ANDERSON 11 or 12 years from now until you LUMBER COMPANY own it free and clear ' Our Yard Is Near You 59 SOUTH 5th EAST Phone Hyland 592 4975 SOUTH STATE Phnne Murray 9 “Souvlaki" a split bamboo stick about a foot long on which pieces of pork and lamb are roasted and served to travelers in railway stations in Greece have become so popular in that country that they may be introduced into the United States Future rooms planned for from beginning Repairs Suggesting that the usual administration busi- recently outlined a number of steps that home owners and others may take’ to serve their interests and obtain the best values available ‘iXVhen planning any modernisation job it is advisable to select carefully the dealer contractor or builder who will supply the material and do the work to get two or more estimates before agreeing on prices and to put the transaction on a strictly business basis with written specifications and conditions” said Mr Gignilliat who is in charge of the modernization program under title I of the national housing act Eleven Points Mr Gignilliat suggested 11 points to be borne in mind when ordering repairs alterations and other property improvements These are 1 Specify completely in writing the work to be jjone Outline the exact work to be accomplished the methods to be used and a time limit for starting and completing the job Stipulate that all laws and regulations are to be complied with and that the work is to be inspected and found satisfactory by the purchaser before the job will be considered completed 2 Specify completely in writing the materials and equipment to be used States all details 3 Specify a price to include all work and materials and miscellaneous items such as permits etc 4 See that the work and materials specified are furnished Stipulate that no changes substitutions or extra charges will be allowed without the prior written consent of the buyer 8 Provide that payment will be made only when the work has been satisfactorily completed or after certain stages of it have been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the price set Require that proper protection be given to the buyer against mechanics' liens Have a definite understanding as to guaranty of satisfactory performance after payment has been made 6 Be careful not to sign completion or installation certificate prior to the actual and satisfactory completion of the job Check Integrity T Deal only with reputable contractors dealers etc Investigate the length of time they have been in business and check with people for whom they have done work 8 Consult the Better Business bureau or local chamber of commerce if there is any question as to the integrity of the dealer or contractor 9 If possible call upon the dealer or contractor at his place of business to note the general appearance of his establishment and to judge his responsibility and permanence 10 Secure two or more bids so as By FREDERICK & OTHMAN United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON (UP)— The new deal today completed a survey of the world’s drinking habits which showed that Turkey has perhaps the fanciest drinks of all with auch potions as crams de fralse creme de framboise creme de banane creme de rose and liquor d’dr These potables contain respectively distilled essence of strawberries raspberries bananas oriental roses and gold spangles These epangles float around in a bottle of alcohol and tickle when they do down Ones down they have a tendency to gold plat the lining of the stomach giving the owner thereof a de luxe feeling folks also bavt some A lot of Feature of the exterior of Brick walls hip design roof simple entrance shutters band course at second story level flower boxes corner windows at first story rear Features of the interior: Entrance hall with coat closet long living room downstaits lavakitchen with tory fireplace work space on two sides dining space In opposite corner full basement three bedrooms bath eight closets oa second floor provision for future library or dining room and bedroom Detailed building document for the houses shown in this eerie may be secured at moderate cost through the Home Building Editor of this paper This service Is presented to our readers through with the Architects' Small House Service Bureau ness precautions should be taken when making an Investment as Important as property repairs or improvements L R Gignilliat Jr deputy administrator of the federal housing DESIGN A HOME OF GOOD TASTE IN CONSERVATIVE CONTEMPORARY Building Costs 15 Per Cent Lower Than in 1926 and Nation’s Houses4 Are Better Built Deputy Administrator Richardson Blair to According Urges Caution Over By BLAIR RICHARDSON Past President Salt Lake Real Estate Board Thirty years ago a young fellow full of ambition started in the real estate business The first advice he received from a member of an old reliable real estate firm was to remember that selling property was merchandising and that each sale should be made with a view to make the buyer one who would repeat business with him and recommend his friends to him Fancy Drinks ‘ Puzzle Most US Imbibers at otJr mighty tricky beverages the government discovered in its effort to learn what sort of liquors are likely to bo imported into the United States The soviet for Instance presents d zubrovka a vodka flavored with grass produced in the soviet and now being distributed in the United States for the benefit of those citizens who like their salads In liquid form n seem to be sThe munificent inventors of fancy drinks Their accomplishments Include borovicka made from reson and juniper berries alivovice distilled from plums jtzeblnka 'essence from the red berries of the mountain ash and slatrf kminka produced from the same kind of caraway seeds the bakers sprinkle on rye bread Lieturiskas krupnlkts Is the bee liquor of Lithuania It is made of honey and comes in a bottle In which glass bees are blown It should make the head buzz The Latvians are not backward either at bottling the ingredients for a grand headache They make Present Comfort tmd Convenience Future Needs Both Considered in Plan of Design 5-D- Czecho-Slovakia- 45 builder not yet drawings) The The second floor for the presready for a house built according to the ultramodern style ent has two large bedrooms and may yet approve and accept the & smaller room employing a modern fea- built-i- n bunk When the addivarious tures embodied in this design tional bedroom is built this bunk Corner windows as planned In room could be left a planned or the rooms facing the garden art converted Into a bath and dressroom for the muter bedpractical both from the utility ing and fenestration standpoint In room adjoining There li a gen a small hquse such windows con- erous linen closet in the hall in serve much needed wall space addition to capacloua closet and yet offer views and ventila- space in each bedroom Construction: Brick veneer on tion from both directions Among the noteworthy fea- wood frame slate or asbestos tures of the design is the con- shingle roof The architect sugvenience of the kitchen both to gests whitewashed brick walls the dining end of the living room oxidized green roof and (butand the hall The first floor toi- ters and door panels of greenish let is amply shielded from the biege Home building questions win living portion of the house yet conveniently located There are be answered without charge Detwo large closets adjacent to the tailed furnishing and color hall The future addition to the achemA suggestions for the livhouse can be placed without dis- ing room will be supplied Write turbing the street facades The to the Home Building Editor of rear elevation will appear as this paper enclosing a stamped shown In the accompanying envelope sketch (Details for this addition CoprriM 1031 The Architects' Small are not included In the working tue Service Bureau lue home PUTUQE'GARDtN 'ELEVATION pomerancia from Seville oranges Rlgas Balsam from the root of the balsam tree and Dzernenu liklera from cranberries The latter Is In- dicated tor duck dinners Tuica ought to be smooth It's made in Rumania from prunea The Rumanians also producs rachiul de pere from the peaps they don't use for preserves Germany Italy France and Bpain all produce several hundred kinds of wines Each wine has a distinct taste according to the experts but for wine there’s sam sui from China Sam suit is a mystery Nobody seems to know what's in It Each drink therefore should be an ad- venture stered in yellow leather The daven Living Walls— Pairtted white port might be upholstered in green Ceiling — Similar to walls or pale the easy chairs flanking the firegreen place in green gold and raisin Trim— Soft gray-gree- n White wails make an excellent Floor covering— Rug of raisin background for carefully chosen piccolor modern tures — Japanese prints Curtains — Drapes with raisin col- prints their colors appearing to fine or ground advantage against white walls In Furniture— In general this might this living room furniture of modbe as to upholstery green yellow ern design will be entirely at home and raisin The dining table might yet the house is not so definitely be finished in green with a glass top styled but that furniture in the older fitted over the usual wood top Din- and more commonly used styles ing chairs might have seats uphol- - would be equally appropriate Room — Design Home Builders’ Clinic to obtain the lowest cash price consistent with quality Generally a t Ventilating Fans for Attic Add To Summer Comfort in Home A considerable degree of summer comfort may be achieved by the installation of an attic ventilatThis type of fan is of ing fan large capacity and should be so located that it may have a free to the outdoors and is easily accessible for occasional oiling and attention It is necessary that am- attic to the outside Tills cycle of operation supplies large quantities of cool night air through the house and tends to absorb and carry away the heat which has been taken up by the materials of the house dur ing the daytime thus when morn' ing comes the windows of the house should be closed and the fan turned for air circulation off so that the day is begun with ple provision within the house be made by leav- the house full of cool night air ing doors open and opening to full For greatest efficiency it is of capacity the stairway r scuttle into course advisable to equip the This hardly dents the list "bf strange things alcoholic There Is mastika ouzo and maphrodaphnt from Greece! tafia and clarvin from Haiti Krupnlk from Poland Mlat-na- la from the soviet and Klmelis from Latvia There are drinks made from potatoes all manner of grains roots tree bark milk fruits and spices They’re all fine drinking too according to the official records “Wood for Good” ia the slogan of a lumber exhibition train which will tour Great Britain to encourage the use of lumber in building and decoration wln-d-n- the or Venetian blinds painted corrodes pipes The old water hi r'or best results the fan should be with used principally at night on the outside with aluminum the system is pearly free or air is much less corrosive Draining the enough windows open on each floor paint thus excluding the heat of cool the sun for as much of the water does little good may do much to insure a large supply of venday as the attic possible barm To those who still insist on night air Ordinarily tilating fan is so arranged that it When tha house Is equipped with dsnlng let them refill the theplant air sucks this cool night air from the a basem&f it is advisable to proimmediately afterward open rooms r discharges it vide a fresh air intake to thbase-men- t vents on radiators until they run various louvered ‘through so that several times during openings from the with water the day the basement door to the interior of the house may be thrown Buy or Build To buy or to build is a constant open and the attic ventilating fan TRIED AND TRUE! turned on so that the cool air from Our reputation Is based on whatx question Which is better? We answer as well as we can but there the basement is drawn up Into the tho buildlnf trades have letrnod' tho mtalat are always a lot of special factors living quarters of the houee and the of our integrity— quality — in materials Wf sell heated air discharged out through of that can only be answered by the KNOWI Try-- and the attic Of course the fan should family concerned If one builds a house he gets a new one built as only run for a short period so that hefwants it on the lot he chooses the cool basement air is not wasted This procedure may be repeated If one buys an old house it is at An interesting new development several times a day depending upon there will be least second-hande- d some depreciation it may be near for use in connection with the com- the capacity of the basement e steam house heating or far from one's ideal of a house ing is the graduated port It also Is true that the market for systemvalve used houses turns up many e barInasmuch as the successful opergain We would be Inclined to ree Bteam system is ation of a sist buying a very old one largely dependent upon the efficient -air-ve1 nt 'coeyrUtbt IS Th Arrfallr‘- 8mU valves operation- of the Houfie f&rvice Bureau this new development is quite an The valves important advance are provided with an easily adjustClerk Sees Law able cap which when turned reguKill Fat Income lates the size of the air vent thus the heating system may be much more accurately balanced than AuI1L (UP)— J ROCKFORD heretofore and the radiator in each gustus Swenson recently rated as room may be adjusted so that it the probable highest salaried clerk receives its proper proportion of in the world when it was discovered steam preventing overheating in that under a new state relief law rooms nearest the boiler and assurhe was authorized to receive an ing adequate heat m rooms farthest income of 824000 a year Because of this Swenson is town’ clerk of Rock- from the boiler seems ford township When financing of even distribution of heat it will relief burdens was returned to po- probable that fuel economies comlitical units it was discovered that result along with the better he was entitled to collect a fee of fort conditions In this beautiful rolling section of Gilmer Park the same 10 cents a paper in relief cases 'standards of taste and careful social restrictions that have In Swenson’s case it meant mak- long as he keeps the pier free from made Gilmer Park so distinguished a residential community ing out of an approximate 20000 rats be is earning his salary arq being maintained papers a month thus giving him HFRF IS TRUIV right to collect $2000 a A brick and stucco Colonial home finely situated on k month The town board got around THE PERFECT APT HOME high corner plot 180x85 feet A delightful center hall plan it by voting to pay Swenson a Large living room with adjacent sun room dining room 1 107 E So monthly salary Temple breakfast nook modern kitchen guest lavatory garage 3 large bedrooms dressing room tiled bath Maid’A room toilet “COMMODORE” Modern' Pied Piper and large storage rooms in basement Grounds are carefully beautiNow available — a and beautifully landscaped with expensive shrubs and plants Excedecorated apt front fully Rids Pier of Rats — LiJy pool — rose arbor Private spring water supply This 3 bedroom ptional closet pac reE G 2 bath )g Individual property must be seen to appreciate its spaciousness and the SANTA CRUZ Cal (UP)-T- he water frig Wetlnghouerfange All In beauty of its finish and decorations Call following numbers official mechanical engineer at the softener heRted garage now for appointment Was 8632-- J Hy 4224-- J Hy 8242-- J of the exclusive the atmosphere is municipal wharjf really earning E So Temple residential district 5103 Hy his salary as a modern Pied Piper Shown bv appt onlv His highest daily record was ED D SMITH & SONS ED D SMITH & SONS when he induced 50 rgts t jump Mn iF! Newhoiise Bldg W 3221 Was 3211 Main Floor Newhouse Bldg off the pier into the ocean The city council has decided that as frUbs-aH-ui 'T saw one of these modern amount of the job' Hence the dealer or contractor is paid in full houses” writes a subscriber “It as soon as he completes his part of For this reason looked like a cheese box to me the transaction he should figure his price on a cash What’s all the fuss about?" In anbasis other case a young architect com11 If the job warrants it em- ing from his home in Vienna to a ploy capable architectural or engi- middle west city and seeing one neering services of these moderi houses said “What is ail the fuss about? My father’s house in Vienna built 15 years ago is more modern than that!” It seems we invented the thing but Europe uses it We are afraid of it Europe enjoys it But modern architecture is a fragile affair In spit of apparent robustness in this style may well look Houses TOKYO (UP)— The new Tokyo like cheese boxes Call in the exsymphony orchestra is winning its pert! way to recognition as one of the world's outstanding musical organHeating Plant izations Do you drain the water from It has been honored by an invi- your hot water heating plant? Many tation to participate in the Inter do Advice against this practice is national exposition in Paris next beginning to bear fruit for there year when many of the world’s are questions about it from several most famous orchestras will per' readers It should not be drained form The Invitation was conveyed by Jacque Thibaud French violinist Strato Plane Hops who appeared here in a series of Planned by British concerts this summer The performance and appreciaLONDON (UP)— An officer of tion of western music is comparathe R A F is to be picked soon tively new in Japan which has its atown musical tradition But now ev- by the air ministry for the first to reach the stratosphere in tempt orof concert the ery symphony and the old a Aplane chestra is a sell-osecret new high altitude airmasters are interpreted in a manner is being completed in aYlosed plane that reflects credit on condutcors hangar of the Bristol Aeroplane and players alike A typical summer evening in company at Filton Bristol The flight is to be made this year orchesfind will the Tibiya park The pilot's flying suits have Mozart tra playing Mendelssohn been ordered and Dvorak The cement and gravNobody knows how a heavier-than-aeled walks flower-line- d are well machine will fly in the music-lovers on their thronged with about 50000 feet It lying heights way to Hibiya hall There are some is possible even that the engine foreigners but mostly they are kl may burst The pilot may come monoed Japanese down fainting If his oxygen supInside the hail girl ushers scurry fails suddenly he will die alone about Japanese students in their ply in his cockpit unless he can spin blue uniforms and peaked caps are down fast enough into heavier air smoking' a final cigaret before The record the air ministry bursting to their seats with a great seeks to beat ia 47386 feet—set in clatter as the curtains part 1934 by Renato Donati of the ItalThe auditorium seats about 4000 ian air He flew a British-engine- d force and it is filled to capacity- - The Italian machine music begins The applause for the orchestra is surprising in its inThe spinnaker boom of the Brittensity And the hearers know annia official King George's their music with the result that yacht which is being broken up has conductors are not annoyed by been presented by King Edward to premature applause or clapping of Crisbrooke castle Isle of Wight hands between the movements of a where it will replace (he flagstaff symphony recently shattered by lightning Japanese Like Western Music -- ut ir of- - Graduated Vent Proves Help in Heating House one-pip- air-ve- nt one-pip- IN BEAUTIFUL GILMER PARK e F A - i |
