Show D 4 -- - - - - - - - -- Came : i —- uy tai-B- '- - 1919 - fittly- eroskt ' 6 )' p 0( it - 18859 4'1'4'1' a Vt st jet liri 'el SI ‘14 4 à t 300 1 --- - and wad even looking In a ' hurry litsiot 1 ) s 4 Virgaillk - "'The 1 141416 !iv i opit tc 'Ot:$ Ili i t ili for a Matter pürchase of i home is a take by acting so quicklythe real-to- r again asked his friend why he was in such a hurry to buy and got the following atbry: "I could never see anything in In the owning your own home first place it tied you down with something that was hard to sell quickly if you wanted to get rid of it In the :second place you had taxes insurance and water rates to pay end the upkeep of the place so why take on these things when you coudd get out of them" 'Last Friday my wife was out of the city and I was down town killing time wheaI met at frtendwho als Was out of work We spent the afternoon together and then the friend invited me to go home with him for dinner When we arrived at his place his wife was still away so the friend decided he would cook the meal I objected but not too strongly because we were out quite a way from town and I was hungry Co when he insisted I could help him we got busy In coop he had started a fire in the kitchen range we went down Into his basement to his fruit room and whets sight I saw All across one side of this room were shelves from the floor to the ceiling and every shelf waa Cull of fruit jars full of jams and preserves and fresh fruit and canned vegetables "On the floor under the bottom "After shelf was a row of large crocks Thew were full of pickles every kind and size imaginable cucumbers onions and even pickled cherries In bins and in sacks were potatoes carrots cabbage large onions dried corn Why be even had — winter watermelons and squash and three sacks of flour —'Hanging from the ceiling was part of a pig and a large piece of beef He had homemade sausage and head cheme and even some hamberger they had ground up themselves Man alive there was enough food In that cellar to keep all winter a "WA we had a meal I can tell some to keep you still long enough for sne to talk about a plate of our own Youhava always prided yourself on the fact ithat you were not on a ' The other day when our landlord' called for his rent he me that:if we atayed Ili his house for two years more we will have completely paid for it and lie hoped we would not move' "When my wile told me that for the firat time it dawned on me that since wi have Ibeen married we place —told - — MORTGAGE LOUIS home assist In purchasing For 53 a new one hevei maintained friendly real estala loan sarvica in Salt 1ake Our pion can— County Money to i yos—rs t 41 f ! - 11 41 lil YOU - --i : 'wo SAVE ' - ----- - ' SEVERAL DOLLA- RS- EB 1VICKS ( - - Salt Co Lake's Oldest Realtor"' Alit South Was 2040 Loan- s- terltellnasselng--an- State s Car - A - - P-- -- '' ' - -- i -- fib PAL tt foi " -2 :t"4'Zr --- : —New—Construction— 1 t) J 1(A A I 4 1930k 14 261 A ) - ‘ ---- lE t r (-- - z--- -- - - 7 10 5 i N-- V - 1 46 ( 110LLi v( p t--- 41 ' I it rf 9 36 3 41Ad :' 4- 1 i 1 41 I fi L ' 9 34 )) I I I n A - F- - 4° 1 1 in011) ' 231 19 3 7 1 II 1935 - 1933 lk‘' 4 - i te 1 1 1 - (-7(1- 1 5 Ali 'RESIDENTIAL PERMITS ‘ 'I 1934 01 1132 1 -- 106t 12 5 OF 1UMSER 1 1911 d i I - --- 1 47 (71 146500 -- Alr: -) 1 k r 149743 1911 — 6 1 ' OF VALUATION I 8 ' ‘I 414 5 ‘ 0 1 from By HERBERT U NELSON Secretary- - National—Assoclation-o- f Real Estate Boards What is our country worth? Some we need to take Ni ' ' to revise This vigorously pointed out In li a well-balanc- ney Lumber comjaarfY and builder remodel brick garage 55 North First West street A Swenson owner and builder ad dition to brick apartment house 27 West First North street Royal Laundry owner and builder form 625 South State street Utah Motor Park owner M builder Small remodel frame cabins 1000 South State AWNS: Utah Motor Park owner IL C builder Small remodel frame cabin $55 North Second West etreet Halloran Savings and Trust coin owner Capitol Building pan)' company builders remodel brick residence 51 South Eighth East street A Foote owner and builder frame ass East Fifth South garage street Associated Oil and Cu company owner Enoch Smith builder remodel garages into tourist cabins 676 8outh Main street G M Stolivan owner A Ir Blom- gren builder remodel brick ran-dance 1149 Douglas 'trek Ions M &airfield owner and builder enlarge frame garage 86 Virginia street L DeVon Mecham owner: Ketelitirn Builders Supply company builder remodel brick restdence 25$ North Sixth West treet ' ' - ''': :' - - :::?4 A 338 509 — e Building Ht" '29-3- 0 1 Real Estate Transactions that of Realty company farm at Draper to Carl Andrews for the American Mutual Building & Loan company There is a stucco house on the ground and coops for 1500 chickens On Sixteenth East street near Downington avenue a lot was sold to Joseph Westia Structural Clay Products institute for the Majestic Building & Incr explained: - figure - of $31068017 but -- In the vestment Washington company A lot in the "Even with federal aid college field of private and church instituChesterfield subdivision was sold and institution building never corn- - tions the imposing figure for 1931-3- 2 to Oscar McCormick for Delbert pletery recovered itself from 1929 of $52204399 declined to $18000- - H Giles o Public institutions at present are 600 in a drop of more than about $5000000 ahead of the 1931-3- 2 65 per cent Leases negotiated by the Woodrbury corporation included 130 South State street to George Drapier Inc for the Clayton Invest70 East First ment company to the Ephraim South street Creamery company for the Clay1 It4S ton Investment company ''' :' Sales announced by the corpoo'i'l'' '' ''''''' 1 ration were a brick ' ' i '7 - : bungalow at 278 Kensington avei nue to Raymond R McFarlane yzy or for the B 0 L C and a vacant t t Jot at 65 Girard avenue to A T -: s:t' ITZF Patterson for the Zion's Savings Is: ri z::m Bank & Trust company i 3t4 4 Notable in the price situation are geographical variations The northwest region shows the highest proportion of cities with a price increase 63 per cent of its cities so reporting though not a city in the region reports activity increasing The southwest comes next with 47 - five-roo- m - z 05tzF - salt"- - - ' - "': t : 4 - ' ' 't t K :'':- : 1 i R I s':: - K - '44 ' r t t4 ' ' : ) Y s'' s: 1 ‘‘ ' ''c' f i' ii ''' ' :: '' ' '' ' --- '''sc: ' '' - ''' 'V - '' f: ' ' ' ' '' ' ' ''i ' ''' '''-- 's :' - '' :' 4 ' 1 17I '''7' '''' ' '"- r i ''s k ::: 4 s: 'I ': 2 :: '' '' -- ::'- :iy:l T ' ' ' ' :: :::-- ' - : ' ti ' f ' ! 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' ' T' 1 1 ' - '' ' ir- ''- ' i'' ''' ''' - - ' i t It '' - 1 1 ' ' i ' ' t- - - ' - - ' - ' i ''" '' ' 1t" - s: w s' Iti 1 i' - ' ' ' 1i 4 1 t atorelront '' e a - 1 testi avenue above Seventeenth TWO-1- construction-Epper-sbumvu-retide- East IMeMMNiM --- - — nco street which is being built for 3L Hodson a structure at alsmicwand—Dlestelowl-being—built—forWIlliamablacaul- ay ' ' - s - - - - ' ' - 4 $ 6 I 4 m I 255-Ea- v Keeping in TuneWith Time By DOROTHY DUCAS We are the sort of people who believe that when the winds howl and the snow falls it is much better to be on the inside looking out than on the outside looking in Much better that is if the inside is of the kind that discourages the outside from coming in through leaky windows This discouragement can take a number of forms—from insulation to weather stripping from generous heating systems to storm windows— but we know of nothing better if you are starting from scratch than the kind of window that closes tightly of itself A window which fits so snugly that only 125 cubic feet of air a minute can pass through a foot of sash is supposed to be an airtight window the windows Even a child can op erate them with ease The householder who has bronze windows finds his house a better place to live in because the windows are airtight keeping out dust and dirt as well as wind and cold And of course this appeals to his°wife lessening the drudgery of housework That popular material glass is making a real bid for the bathroom and kitchen trade these days We have been hearing a lot about it in the form of glass tile of an inch thick at a cost approaching that of high grade glazed tile Upon our desk as we write is a sample board showing some of the brilliant colors available in glass The daylight dances in them as on a solidified rainbow making a cluster of gay colors on the wooden top The bright blue salmon and sea green are particularly pretty While one can see how pearl gray orchid black and white would be useful and rich looking in a well designed bathroom There are altogether 25 different shades available in this particular glass tile some of which are produced with a marbled effect known as "agate" in which the material looks less like bright glass which we personally think a pity If you can afford to use a modern material by reason of its new descent into lt honest pricerange-why-disguis- e The glass tile can be cleaned with a damp cloth of course It does not absorb odors it does not craze and can beSetched to produce fancy effects according—to—the—manufacone-four- th - - 4 JI ' - - YOUR HOME m 4 1774'7' six-roo- m Two new And sophisac'ated tibia decorations Ons in crystal are guar- the other in wood to dining the first center- nogr concerning -ia- on a mirror pond a crystal shallop with sails of spun glass In the second amusing cacti of solid waxed walnut wittrgilt--spiket-and thorns aof-kneeling African boy whittled from ving - -- - Materials- - and Our Complete Faellititis Available to Home 'Mindere --- FAS plete the Jobs etc PEtONE US --- ' -- kr-'- 4 bautl'hent 1 - - ANDERSON - K&K LUMBER —PLUMBING- -8 -- 11EATTNG 2036 SoTIlth East By 1097 - Co O 2259-so-stb-gas1- 1 - IS - 4 t Com- bor-Costs-Time-to apanciettecasee'dgtornevaosdywdaf - manent home Plumbing For - complete ' - - homes before the even those five-roo- m five-roo- flank-ths-car- Lower is and troetasildinegntti8lh6113d5 two-fami- ly lf "'able Decorations i§ 315 : ithone For example in the peak year of 1925 apartment house construc- tion did much to boost the totals In that year the value of permits for such work was $1184000 while in 1937 multiple units contributed very 'little to the grand total there being only 665620 in that type of building In 1929 apartment house construction- accounted for $707000 of the $2509110 total Malay Factors Responsible for Increase to the gratifying There were numerous factors increase in home building during 1937 Favorable finance plans both those sponsored by governmental and private agencies undoubtedly contributed a great deal to the increased activity Better economic conditions did their part and the various "own your own home" cam- paigns awakened public interest and led to further building New home building has been progressing during the mild winter months and there is activityinalt sections- the east bench At Diestel road and Fairview avenue a rambling Monterey Arun tura is being built for William H Macaulay The structure will have seven rooms and two baths Lorenzo S Young is the architect and Henning Henderson is the builder On Michigan avenue just above Seventeenth East street a one 'and one-hastory stricture with a garage attached is being built for M: Hodson by Carl J Berg The Gaddis Investment company handled the negotiations Colonial Type Houses Being Built At 1778 East Ninth South street Alex Brown is building a five room colonial The Gaddis company is also building a cob nial at 1601 Princeton avenue Another house is being built by the 1755 Park street company at On the northwest corner of Michigan avenue and Fairview avenue Henning Henderson plans to erect two colonial homes on Jots purchased from Margaret Zane Witcher Cherdron Through the Union Investment company Walter M Harris has purchased ground 5 by 10 rods in the rear of First South street He will construct a number of garages for the Lefty adjacknt ette apartments son t - 6 th ' :0 - in Salt Lake City Was actonsthriunctg of one year a East-Seven- 150 398 tbse wpeorien tiessduoedutfothr i YOUR PLANS :' : 'P A -- - :: ' ' i - - ' ' :' ' i - '''': ' ' e ' ' ' 6 R A - I 44 'c r't 192t5mwighhetn 9h4o7wpeevremr la9ctivities hdu5i12d4ining m ::$:-?:- ' 'I'' ' - -- t : ' e ' - 2: '' '4 ' '::': ' ' ' ' 4(777 ! 150 - 40- '! t 1 : Th - Mr -- -5 - t 1h0036mane i But we have Just found out about a window that does even better than that at rebuffing old man winter at the window edges It is a bronze window which until recently was used almost entirely in monumental buildings but which has now come down in price through a new This window design Sale of brick at 2027 light weightNew York university at Fourth East street to Lee J tested showed air infiltration of only 14 Shockley for the Reliance Buildcubic feet a minute a foot of sash ing company was announced by with a wind velocity of 24 miles an the Doxey Real Estate company hour Good? We call it practically The Fletcher-Luca- s Investment foolproof As a result of the university teats company announced the sale of a three-rooframe cottage at manufacturers now have bronze windowiflor the home in all styles 125 West Crystal avenue to H J and suitable for the palatial manCook for Paul Barth sion and the small cottage They are more rigid and lighter in weight A duplex each unit consisting of three rooms at 1592 Richards than the original heavyinbronze winas street as sold 'or the Romney dows atidh-a public turer you sea-Lumber company to William IL building Naturally this means they use less metal and that is why their Ness through the Hogle Investcost is less ment company Bronze is a beautiful metal beA lot at Ninth South and sides being a useful one Almost Twentieth East streets has been gold in color it adds to the appearpurchased by P M Haycock ance of a room lending itself to alfrom the Cannon Beneficial Realmost all types of architecture Becan become ty company George L Biesinger ing an alloy of copper it is rustcolonial proof It gives a long performance' will erect a home on the site for Mr Haywithout costly repairs or upkeep excock pense The metal never needs paintOther transactions announced ing to keep a pleasant color Tptlic11::tatto lamteheitexcfthytul by Ed D Smith & Sons were: Another advantage of the new °wan family—one that's definitely Sale of a 'brick bungametal for windows is MI easy Manua home of your own Our comlow at 377 South facture into it smoothly working uncleralannInF of the replete street to Eether Schein for John milt No longer is it necessary to quirements of individual families one is of the reasons why so at Horn Williams a lot to King perform acrobatics open or close many home builders rely on our avenue and Third Eut street to helpfulness when the time comes to turn paper plain into a perJennyy Nielsen for Carl A Johnfive-roo- tt - ' ' '-: L 4 ost- 4 ' tt 1" - '' ' n 0 ilogOWNO111 - ''''' : 4'- - i t---- o' in in of five-roo- "1 - A 0' ':: - "' - - i - re 1936-37- s ' '' :: ' i ' 226 3000 117 South Main street Western Paper Products Company owner: Fullmer Brothers build- era addition to brick warehouse 180 West Fourth South street— 3000 J P Dunn owner and builder remodel frame apartment boost 500 213 South Sixth East street John E ohustre owner ' o it Christensen buirotegnirt rtoactt 1000 stria sure Mrs Ann Crus owner Persetttx builders remodel brirk 218 455-- att"3" wc" a a : - 4- - e4 - one-four- th st ooro:- p-!- 2000 '- 148500 149743 108125 553122 1307211 2122541 0 r -- k 4" Browning Motor company owner y Ketchum Builders' Supply Suilder metal office build580 South Main streett ing A 1 Rose owner Fullmer Brothboikiers--remodel 4 $ 250 4(- 000 13101738 43 48 42 132 WASHINGTON D C — College and university building is now more than 38 per cent below the 1929-3- 0 high point of $105000000 expended by 311 collegiate institutions cc- cording to Dr John W Studebaker clo mmissioner of education In 193142 the figure declined I to $83272416 and then down to $22- 364868: in 1933-3- 4 In the next two years a slight increase was shown reaching $47000000 and in 1936-3- 7 climbed an additional $7000000 This last increase was made posai- ble by P W Al grants since die- continued J J Cermak secretary of the 450 100 prices The under 64000 house has been a comiderable factor in this year's building In 60 per cent of the cities it accounted for at least 'are holding well over the country of all houses built In 89 per cent the cities half of all the houses and are advancing in more than a of built were in the under $4000 class -'third of the cities This is the re- In 14 per ) cent of the cities these low-cohouses constituted three-fourtport from 260 cities made to the Or more of all dwelling National Association of Real Estate Boards in its thirtieth semiannual construction for the year But the very large cities have only a small survey of the real estate market per cent of this type of home connow being corripiled Activity vas struction The proportion does not lower than was the case at this run beyond half the home building any city of over 200000 populatime last year in 61 per cent of the in tion cities reporting But prices have held the same in a majority of the cities (54 per cent) Ihave advanced in 88 per cent of the cities declined in only 10 per cent of them The smaller the city the less it is affected by the current recession Among the real estate sales anThis is true straight down the line nounced by the Le Grand Richof population groups ards was - ' 0 4 3000 205 Under the last three months has shown the effect of the current general business recession real estate prices $3348750 3484475 4818835 2859050 3244580 2297590 2509110 1885300 901 947 574 524 449 410 202 estate per cent of its cities showing higher real New Houses Under Construction 200 e ors 1924 1925 1928 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1034 1935 1938 1937 a recent report on our Cities issued by the national resources committee The report says: "Located originally on natural waterways American citiem found sister towns rising up during the canal era on new water routes With the coming of the railroads the canal cities in their turn found new rival cities arising Then came competing railroads and C later the motor trucks and the pas- ( olletvV senger buses began in their turn to compete with rail transportation consists of taxed real estate The 'total private real estate mortgage debt for the nation is approximately $48000000- 000 This would indicate that real estate equity owners in spite of the and in so doing opened possibilities strains and difficulties of the de- of industrial use and of residence pression years still hold approx- growth to sections where these posimately 75 per cent of our total real sibilities had not before existed" estate value It would be difficult to "And now" the committee siotets find any other field of investment "the-- airplane begins to affect the where such a substantial situation national distribution of our urban holds true centers and even the local pattern Real estate has problems with and the plan of our cities which we need to concern ourselves "There are many signs in the sky —as for example the problem of ob- that may be construed forecast talning a more equitable tax situa- a day in which our ing cities tion and the problem of finding a may find better patte of comway to stop neighborhood blight munity structure" the report holds But the figures quoted above ind- As reasonable set of conditions deicate 'that it still remains in the sirable for an urban community it soundest position of any great el- lists: a sound induement of our national wealth strial structure a rather compact Close relations between real estate community pattern with ample light values and transportation is no- and air and adequate streets recrewhere better illustrated than in the ational and other public spaces tidal effect which the rise of one available in alieections a balanced new form of tranaportation after development free of congestion in another has had on city growth The building population or traffic a disruptive force upon competing relatively stableand reasonable level cities of wave after wave of new of land values with all the land in transportation method each rival- efficient and socially desirable use ing the other is one reason why $187000000000 789 t1923 them is CHICAGO — While market—activity— C011- Noof-parnitt- cTomhepapreeadhtoye3a38r i S uted Real-Esta- te Pelt Lake City's building activitlea since 1023 are shown In the following table: Tear am ' depression Prices Sustained Building Noted Higher Despite Recession eity-plans- carefully estimated figures which I have seen on this always interesting subject indicate that our present total' wealth adds up to about $430- 000000000 of this amount an estimated time time to - Activities in Itl S New residential construction for Salt Lake City during 1937 meant more in the expenditure of dollars than for Any year since 1929 a corn- pilation of the year'e building permits made by the Salt Lake Real Estate board shows In 1937 there was an increase of new housing building of 60 per cent as compared to the valuation of 193e The total cost of new residence buildings for the year 4nrs 62122541 or an fncreus of 6815830 overthe 1936 figure of 11307211 Salt Lake City's increase is well above that of most cities of the United States Although the statistics available at the present time have not yet been broken down from a home building standpoint build- show totals from 215 cities (which includes so thingatpeevrmenit increase was only 153 per cent amllecdoenastarlutctLahlon)e if a breakdown on home totals was City would have plenty of margin to exceed the national average Greatest Building Year Since1929 The year was the greatest home building one since 1929 when real- dential construction totals were 62509110 In that year there were 444 permits issued 1937 number of are esidteenttilaler5oring its issued wasFtrhoembestey8etaarndslitnetio92? T w permits issued 11 ing figures over a period on a basis 1937 will show high as compared to any 7 Chart shows trend in construction activities Equity Owners Hold About 75 Per Cent of Realty Value - ar litis((:-74- 1f( '- InctaseWe 11 Above -- ' loomomer ' National Average -- t m -- 14 S1 1121 0 V( -1 —----- - - -- - 1 4:r - - —- Yii I Salt Lake Cay's - hx i i 1--a' szta - 929 - 1E --- --- 411 -- 1937 Via 0 ' At i -- I -- t 4 J 1 :----- t - - 01 nidtt -- - rii rtir '- 1 4- p have almost purchased two homes for others with our rent Until that moment I never realized that a ten ant not only pays all taxes and other expenses but also paym the landlord a big profit for letting you stay in his place "Look at the grin on my wife's face She has me cornered and she you and I ate enough dill pickles knows It Hurry up let's get out and pickled cherries to founder one to that first you have to After dinner we washed the dishes show us Let's place get it over with and then I didn't even want to move To go to that mane house Was just like visiting another counPermits try after you had been renter all Building your married life Issued in Week & Ills Wife Knew Following are ths building permits issued "When I got home I told my wife for the week from Januar)? 13 to 19 about the experience I had had that Randolph Jensen owner and builder remodel brick residence 21 r evening and then she said: 'Well street $ 100 —dearantritaluryou f Ill seil- 'Prosperous' friend has never made as touch money as I have but he has always seemed more prosperous I have never seen Ihim when he acted worried or when he seemed discouraged I had often wondered just how he managed things but of course had never asked him Ho has a place with a large lot all in garden except for a small space in the extreme rear where he has a - -- - - - '- 1---a " s ' igh-e:tisill'o- ' 1 1 -- 0 1929)) The average man only buys one home in a lifetime and :because of that fact is slow to decide on just what he will buy The realtor loaded his car with gasoline and he the aificious buyer and his wife started out Still curious as to why the buyer was in such haste to purchase and in order to be sure they were making no mis- - X ''''‘'-- ' 1 "My 7- 'etA '444 ' 1 ri 3I new More -- - - r fr tr ' A '-t'- tt '''' -- - : ul m g it' 0444 1 ' - MmEillrmft -- - I )F C ‘' matter OW - 1 4 II tz4) lival 110 iiie' it Ij JOIlfr ! eq111146 4' ll - A Serious - - ' 3ANIIARY 23 1938 :::-- -- 1 4Aft'Iy - 1 been renting over 15 years that bad been laid off from his work : 01 - is ) : - - I e a le-1(- 0 - 'Whhmew - — II 0 leciStli - t - - By BLAIR RICHARDSON Last Week a man walked into a reakor'm office and asked: "Can you spend the balance of today and whatever time 4 takes tomorrow to sell me a home?" all klnds of people in thThere are but that was the first time In 30 years that anyone had approached the realtor in that Inanner and-h- o couldn't help but ask: - : E - and -T- ' 111111131-fisT- lor 19 37H ome I lie Saw Security of Friend i - xi Sp 2509110 slii4 Eyès Opened - ' - - t' ! THE SÄLT LAKE - - Own Home - i- 1 - I '0 OnelIlan Sum - HOW — SUNDAY MORNING - ' - - ' -- - - - - - 1 !st ' |