Show c 10 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 25 1936 The Tribune’s Real Estate and Home Makers ’ Page Salt Lake Offers Citizens a Supervision Barbara the Gate Garden Through Fine Place in Which to Live Is -- By- Title Reclaterad Real Estate Values Mount How to Plant Around House BLAIR RICHARDSON Past President of the Salt Lake Real Estate Board Salt Lake City is in which live feet Foundation glorious the most beautiful valleys the world level i 9 j ' l La Voirse U S Patent Of tie Garden Needs Protection In Winter 1 By What a above sea rounded by Right at to in place in one of 4200 sur- mountains with their peaks No planting about the home the edge of town are our several delightful canyons contributes more to the with their sparkling streams of water To the west is our one and grounds cozlness and livability of the place only Grea Salt lake: to the north our valley stretches out' to north- than does that which is done around ern Utah’s scenery of grandeur — more valleys more mountains and the house foundation By the propsnow-cappe- awe-inspiri- more mountain stieams To the south is a pass a natural gateway to southern Utah's Unsut passed andsunusiml scenery oft indescribable majesty and beauty To Utah pioneers go all the credit Last Article for stopping here and deciding to build a mountain empire but to the climate with which we Today’s Garden gate ere endow'ed must go some of the column is the last to apcredit for keeping the pioneers withpear in The Sunday Tribin our boundaries and for assisting une until next spring them to live here happily and build one of the beautiful cities of the Saturday’s Gardengate four-seaso- n World Hundreds of FaetoT There are hundreds of factors that Some make up real estate values are important some not so impoSome factors which--by them’- -' elves increase real estate values can and do when coupled with others depreciate values but delightn climates such as ful we enjoy add value to real estate very day in the year There are a number of things ome people complain about that have become a habit The weather is onfe of thejn- Of course as weather and climates vary all over the world so do people's ideas of perfect weather and climate but when it comes to a matter of averages Salt Lake and Utah weather and climate surpass most places Starting in the early part "of the year we slide into the perfect spring poets are so fond of telling about ’Before we realize it because we have enjoyed spring so much summer is with us With summer here we not only live in our city but on our mountains and in our canyons and on our lakes They are so convenient to reach A few minutes and a little supply of gasoline are all that are Summer with its beaunecessary tiful flowers foliage trees shrubs and grasses instills in us a hope that heaven may be the same As summer comes and continues we begin to hope it will never end but by the time September rolls around and goes by we are all anxious for fall with its cool breezes and rain- article also was the final daily release until the same time rtant’ four-seaso- Big Home-Buildin- ' d g Prograta Announced A building program in Salt Lake City through Wright Built Homes involving moire than $150000 was announced hyonday by Ed D Smith & Sons Co who has the sale of the homes in charge with ten five and six room homes on Laird avenue above Sixteenth East street being the latest on which construction is to be started Anderson Lumber company is and has building these homes awarded a street paving contract to Mullins & Wheeler-Construccompany for pavement in front of tion the property t I er choice of materials these shrub masses take away the severity of plajn walls and bring out the beauty in the architecture They cause a house to nestle into its surroundings with a sense of belonging there that is entirely lacking when such a structure stands alone We see a great variety in foundation plantings however come of which are not pleasing to the eye and others which are perfect in the The mistakes effect they give made in some cases are that the plants have been chosen for themselves alone rather than their suitability to the position in which they are placed or that too many different kinds ofplants have been used together so that a cluttered mass of different shapes results The important thing im planting along a house wall is to study the wall itself By observing the arrangement of windows and doors or expanse of blank wall space the kind of shapes necessary to complement the wall may be determined without much trouble A foundation planting that serves its purpose admirably is that shown in the accompanying photograph and is the residence of Mr and Mrs A W Davis 723 First avenue This y house happens to be a structure with simple lines It does not call for an elaborate display of conical evergreens but requires a iacework of high foliage to grace the corners and solid wall spaces and low growing shrubbery to carry the horzontal line under the winone-stor- Eleven other homes' in the city dows It is composed of Wilson are Included in the program and barberry at the corner which has construction on them Is either al- grown like a vine and is trained ready complete or in progress up on to the trellis Oregon grape -- f and pfitzer junipers under the windows and a honeysuckle vine next to the porch SAN FRANCISCO To achieve for this design its fullest beauty and the distinguished appearance which should mark it it is necessary to follow the drawings accurately when building Both are dependent upon such details as the proportion of the walls and roof the window spacing the width of the eaves the moldings the entrance and the height of the first floor above the finish grade The plan of the center hallway type permits a living room which extends the depth of the house with views on three sides Wide plaster archs between living room dining room and stair hall frame pleasant vistas and give to the first floor an air of graciousness and hospitality The '’Hallway running from front to back affords perfect circulation between rooms and makes the house cool and airy in warm weather The open stairway with its graceful balustrade and the finely modeled colonial mantelpiece contribute greatly to the beauty of the first floor The kitchen hqs windows on two sides and working space and eyip- - ment conveniently arranged The stairs to "the basement are in the adjoining entry which is at the same level as the kitchen Construction — Brick veneer on wood frame roof of shingles or Similar design with solid slate brick construction numbered Home building questions will be answered without charge if stamped envelope is inclosed Write the home building editor of this paper before Salt Lake has never been a fast grower but year after year it has steadily grown in size so that when measured by decades its growth has exceeded in percentage that of the nation as a whole Year after year the actual value f its one supply of real estate has increased but because of some business condition local or national there are years when its real estate can be purchased at prices below actual value Such a tune is now and it will not last long Oct 10 UP)— Contracts for engineering construction work picked up momentum during the last month Contracts totaling $26727117 were closed a compilation by H W Pyeritz Western Construction News editor showed This compared with $24196620 in August and with $15916122 in September 1935 This year contracts have run about 23 per cent ahead of 1935 Major jobs contracted during the nine months amounted to $207617-55- 6 compared with $168782244 Engineering construction is showing less progress than building on a percentage basis but is still outdoing building on a volume basis by several million dollars a month Utah New Mexico Oregon Washington and Colorado showed increase sufficient to buoy up declines in other western states New Mexico had the lead for the month in the far west— the Conchas dam on the South Canadian river near New Kirk The Fort Lyons Colo: - building and equipment for the veterans’ administration produced a $400000 contract A large number of the contracts Building’ Notes were for highways There were 10 of these jobs running between Construction of a home at 226 $200000 and $400000 South street has Contract awards by states (In East Forty-fift- h Curtis L Shav for been begun by thousands of dollars!: The home George G Woodhouse SEPTEMBER will be of brick construction and will contain five rooms A home Forty-eight- at Wasatch avenue and South h street is be- ing built for O L Byers and one is being built at 2080 East Forty-fift- h South street for Earl S Rhodes by Curtis L Shaw D A Bruno is building a five-roo- five-roo- Tiny apartments of necessity banish big pianos— and right up to the fore this year comes a battalion of miniature pianos Most of these The time to move large trees are built on substantially the same Is in the middle of the winter having the sound-boar- d with a frozen ball of earth around principle upright at the back They average their roots about 36 inches in height 55 inches Dahlias and canna? should be in width and 17 in depth By far number of these pianos the dug as soon as Jack Frost turns are greatest of walnut this wood being their foliage black Clean them only because it harand pack in a box of dry sand and chosen not monizes with go much of today’s keep in a cool place in the garage furniture but also because of its or basement until spring own beauty of "texture and color 'The house may be made more and finish attractive during the winter if a pot or two of ivy or philodenUsing the Basement dron is on the mantel or in the basement has moved up into Thp window These two vines can do society of late ever since people without a great deal of sunshine have discovered what exciting use A few shrubs which will grow can be’ made of it With a heater design the cement walls in the shade are the snowberries of modem in jocund mood by the Indian currant honeysuckle and decorated family or its visitors equipped with mockorange paint-paiand brushes some rainy Dead leaves supply one of the evening a family may have a whoobest materials for fertilizing Bake pee room or a hobby department — them into an place or just one more sitting room when in- - the yard where they may' be the household wants to break up Better yet with the various guests into sepaallowed to decay rate groups bury them in a compost pit House plants which have spent the summer outside and have just recently been returned to their winter quarters need special attention now Use great care in watering and spray the foliage often lest the plants dry up too quickly' Old houses are apt subjects for The dwarf chrysanthemum modernization Architects can turn Amelia also known as azalea-muand pynk cushion has been an atrocity into a Georgian colonial in bloom for over a month and in such a manner that the original It designer would not recognize his is stjill loaded with flowers " is one of the finest late summer house Study carefully one of the pretenand autumn' bloomers for the tious mansions that line the streets front of the perennial bed of many towns- - It has a Turkish Some people preserve the tower on one corner that can be bright colored leaves of the ma- lopped off entirely with great beneples which they gather at this fit to the exterior and no more damtime of year by running awarm age to the interior than the loss of a iron over then? This keeps them window seat that was never sat in from curling and losing their and merely served as a dust colcolor lector Did You Know That — m A seven-rooframe house is being constructed at 2929 Oasto lane for Robert Peele by Fors & Johnson m A duplex dwelling is being built at Third North and First West streets for Frederick Brown by Joseph E Jensen & Sons Michael Martin is building a frame house on Greenwood street between Sunnysida avenue and Ninth South street through the Hogle Investment company S C Nabaum is constructing a brick home on Diestel road between Sunnyside avenue and Ninth South street through the Hogle Investment company George Wright is constructing a four-roohome at 3351 Edison street for H B Odell through the Union Investment company George Biesinger Is the builder of a home at 3218 Seventh East street for Irvin Thurman and one at 2010 Roberta street for V W Larson five-roo- m six-roo- m m Features of the Interior— Vestibule with coat closet center hall with open stairway long living room’ with double French doors opening on porch colonial fireplace three bedrooms bath six closets on second floor' full basement Detailed building documents for tlyj houses shown in this series may be secured at moderate cost through the home building editor of this e is presented to paper This-servic- our readers through cooperation with the architects' small house service bureau Copyright The Architects' Small House Service Bureau Inc ' I a a v El b lr w Ir tl tl 01 ai ii si -- 41 1! W - oc a V i it 'm U ti m cc e to er ot 4G re In fr U m re th ra th ei co th fe Pe co tie loi ex CO ce pe th go ce r t 48 va Or tei mi un in co gr fie pa Ut a i va sei Copyright the Architects' Small House Service Bureau Inc ' tre lov an in Wicks Finds Realty tac its lef its th Moving in East lev for chi Returning from the annual convention of the Mortgage Bankers' Association of America Bartlett Wicks president of the E B Wicks company reports that he found real estate advancing in value wherever he visited "Although there is some com- mercial and residential building in ‘ the south” he said “it is not as general as in the north Atiantio states There is a very decided increase in residential building in Washington D C New Jersey and throughout New England and northern New York where numerous subdivision are being opened up In all ths places I visited I was informed that prospective home builders antici pating an upturn in real estate are buying home sites with a view to building next year” James W Collins of the Tracy Loan and Trust company was elect- ed president bf the association at its annual election tat nei m Old House Can Be Made Over Into Modern Home Cheaply Features of the exterior of design Brick walls gable roof with second story windows breaking cornice line or alternate arrangement as shown in sketch below formal entrance with arched broken' pediment full length shutters at lower front windows outside chimney 4 paved open porch A L A Some time ago a friend came to t my office bought a set of stock plans and set himself adrift on the sea of housebuilding I thought he would go away with elation having found after many months of study the working drawings for exactly the kind of house he wanted to build But I thought I recognized a little hesitation and asked him if all was not clear “No” he said “it isn’t I see that I have a set of plans and I thought that that would end my troubles Now I am beginning to realise that I my problem has only begun “Who is going to build this house for me? How will I know that he builds it the way these plans and specifications call for?” I told him he would not know who t was going ho build it-- until htf had — had several reputable contractors bid on it Several Contractors why don’t contractor?” he asked I told him his financing company would probably object to that They — -would not want to lend money ex- cepting on a good house built at the lowest price that he had better get a number of high grade contractors to submit bids to build ata fixed price Once more he asked: “How do I know I am going to get that house?” 4 I told him he would not know and could not know unless he was an expert unless he knew something about materials It was not a question of honesty of the contractors it was simply a question of getting the proper interpretation of ths plans and specifications and if by some mischance he picked a cheap contractor who would be unfaithful the kind of building he wOuliT gel might be very far from what he had expected “Supervision” I said “is the important factor supervision by an architect by a disinterested party ’ or better expressed by a party who is interested only in seeing that the plans and specifications are followed accurately and that the owner does not pay for something he does not get and never pays until he is sure the contractor has already squared his accounts with the material dealers and the workmen” Plans Not Enough Many architects believe that su- - v pervision is more important to the house than good plans for good plans alone do not insure good building It is the least expensive part of the architect’s services He t charges less for this than for making the plans and specifications because it takes him less time to do it My friend was a professional man He knew the technique of his work he had spent his life at it but he did not know the technique of mine and was quick to see that he might use his own time at greater value to himself in his own work than in attempting to oversee his building operations So he hired an architect for that Now he is happy in his own home and whenever he sees me he says: “You did me a good turn I am grateful to my architect but more grateful even to you Our house is exactly what we hoped it would be” m G A Jump is building a frame house for himself on Bonair street in Holladay -- ROBERT TAYLOR JONES brick home for himself at Redwood road and Sandy road ay full-wa- I First avenue lime-sulph- ls of Walnut A touch of Vermillion lacquer in a room found in table box or pair of bowls or clock or Korean lacquered chest gives a most welcome accent of color in a room of more somber general tone yhe finest decorators of London resort to this decorative device frequently 723 we ing tulip bulbs? Every-fal- l have planted different kinds of tulip bulbs and in the spring when they did not come up we have found the bulbs eaten The worms are light colored and about the length of a pin I am going to plant some bulbs this fall and would certainly appreciate you telling me what to do with the bulbs so I can be sure they will bloom next spring Answer I would suggest that you mix some dust with the soil where the tulips are to be planted This is obtainable at any If your nursery or seed house soil is heavy it would be advisable to mix in some sand This will provide better drainage and perhaps aid In eliminating the pests - The treatment of 1 stairways Ts ever a challenge to the artistic home decorator Enchanting decorative possiblities there are in the treatment of the wall of the stairway as well as the balustrade and newel post In those of all styles of architecture walnut is the chosen wood as the surfaces of both balus trade and steps are such as to reveal the beauty of the wood in its texture and grain The English stair can be Used with fine effect in a paneled treatment of ’either ll dado or height and in the steps and balustrade Accent’s of Red W Davis Engineering Construction Work Increases in Utah clearness Our winters with their grand cenery skating skiing and sleighing delight the youth of 'the state Stairways F W E Ogden Utah writes Will you please tell me how to prevent worms from eat Mrs tal year A Garden Questions 9 Ansivers Because these shrubs and vines hold their leaves during the winter - Mrs - Utah IL - A L this planting is beautiful at all writes I have someSandy bulbs tulip seasons that have been in the same place for three years Is it satisfactory To Insure against small cracks in to move them now or should I the plaster of the walls and ceilings dig them up and let them stand showing up and spoiling the new before planting yiem back? paint job the use of decorators’ canAnswer: It is quite all right to vas as a base for the paint is effecdig up your tulip bulbs and replant tives them at this time but they should be planted immediately You will find upon lifting the bulbs that they have many fine white roots which are actively growing To let the bulbs stand In the air would only cause the roots to perish and do the bulbs injury -- studies come easy Those young folk who go away to school on the Pacific coast can hardly wait for Utah and the Christmas holiOther places may be all days right for school but no other place but home will please them for Christmas and New Year’s day Bigger and Better Winter always seems the longest part of the year but even this season is soon crowded out by another spring So ’round and ’round go the four seasons and each New Year comes with Salt Lake bigger better and more beautiful than the staff Went Foundation planting around front of residence of Mr and Mrs Have No Equal Our Indian summers have no - equal the world over The whole of nature just seems to go on color changing spree each tree bush or mountainside trying to ex cel the coloring of another and all apparently endeavoring to delight every human being who lives in the state and prove that rainbows are no more beautiful than they are As the resorts begin to close and Schools start and as cooler weather comes and the football season opens we begin to think of Thanksgiving day and turkey Habit has convinced us that turkey always tastes better if the weather is cold so wc look forward to winter and many of us begin to worry for fear we will have no snow for Christmas or so little that our water supply for next year will be below normal But nine times out of ten the snow comes in plenty’ of time and our Christmas bells and music ring out with crys- School f 1 bow colors and invigorate and thrill them Winter is a cruel and devastating season at least It seems so when in spring we see the tips on the foliage of our favorite evergreens brown and dead or some of the rose bushes gone beyond any hope of recovery Even in the perennial border empty places appear in the spring where some plants have been unable to survive the attacks of severe weather All that we can do about it is to protect the garden in the best way possible Of coarse some winters are comparatively mild and such precautions are yhen unnecessary but we never know just what is ahead so it pays to be prepared -- Mulches of -l- eaves straw -- and manure are the coverings applied around plants to keep the ground at an even temperature They are not needed to keep out the cold as is often supposed butIo ' prevent alternate freezing and thawing which causes the heaving of roots out of the ground Mulches are often needed to protect some plants from the scorching effect of bright sunlight How Best Cared For Trees and shrubs are best cared for by a mulch of strawy manure Newly planted trees should be guyed with wires to prevent the wind from uprooting them It is advisable on newly transplanted stock to wrap the bark with burlap or paper during the winter This is a protection against sun scald and over evaporation Evergreens are benefited by a mulch of straw or leaves Arborvi-tae- s and junipers should be staked so that the weight of the snow will not bend or break the branches These trees need to be shaken after If the every heavy snow storm fall is a dry season it is very important to water evergreens until the ground freezes Perennials will go through the winter in excellent shape if given a mulch of leaves or straw Manure also is beneficial but great care must be exercised not to cover the crowns of the plants Foxgloves hollyhocks sweet williams are very sensitive to being covered over Leaves or Litter Bulbs require a covering of leaves or litter If they were planted early it is not necessary to apply the mulch until the ground freezes Late planted bulbs should ' be mulched immediately to keep the ground warm as long as possible to assist root growth Roses such as the hybrid teas and perpetuals will go through the winter better if the soil is piled up around each plant about 6 inches above the normal ground level This should not be done until sometime in November Important In Building It has at least five times too much porch with a resulting darkening of its interior Its designer hating plain surfaces has decorated all the wall spaces not otherwise occupiedjsy windows cartouches "etc with a plaques variety of shingles The roof is cut up in many small pieces It presents a medley of colors in its variety of slates and iron ridges Despite ail this it is remarkable what can be done to a house of this era The jsigns of age so to speak can be removed and new life given Knock Knock! Old Man Winter will soon be knocking and rattling at your windows Fortify your home against wind and storm with the new WINSILENTITE DOW Let ms details Rive you all the 4 Coa A onnison- cnmLL&cd KMMWASAia I Pac a I II c 187( rail ScO villi of ' corr |