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Highland Park Press, 28 Jul 1927, p. 12

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â€" I W. W. REICHARDT Here is the New York auctioneer‘s autobiography in a paragraph: "I began as an office boy in the wholesale dry goods establishment of James Talcott at a salary of $1.92 a week, $100 a year, or at the rate of 11.52 for six weeks of long hours and hard work. I worked six weeks to sell the Remington Arms Plant at Bridgeport, Conn., for $5.850,000, and my commission was $202,000. This comparison demonstrates the differâ€" ence in the earning capacity of a man in two separate periods of six weeks during his business careerâ€"but it took the resourcefulness of twentyâ€" flvemnofactiveerperiencetoput this six weeks‘ deal through. I have. uidthntl’ltlrtednnnoflceboy with James Talcott but I did not reâ€" main one very long. It was my amâ€" bition to be a salesman. In order to become one I spent all my spare time studying â€" samples, learning prices, | H. P. 444 Nation‘s Business Magazing says: "In this age of superlatives and headâ€" liners few canâ€" dispute Joseph P. Day‘s claim to being America‘s leadâ€" ing auctioneer. He has a strange facility for making those who clamor around his tents believe that they are cheating their heirs if they don‘t acâ€" quire title to some vacant lots. Hammond,Ind â€" Harvey .._.. i Highland Park Joligt. :.1..... Maywood ... Oak Park ____. Waukegan ... Wheaton °... Winnetka ...._. FAMOUS AUCTIONEER TELLS OF CAREER Noted New York Salesman Reâ€" lates Experiences in Upâ€" ward Climb > Uicero _ ...... Des Plaines Evanston: .. Gary, Ind. Glencoe ... Glen Ellyn Berwyn Blue Is] Chicago Chicago lows cent, Gary 76 per cent Aurora Evanston gained 27 per cent, Hamâ€" mobd 5 per cent, Oak Park 26 per cent and Waukegan 81 per cent. * Glencoe Leads f The largest gains for June 1927 over June 1926 were indicated by Glencoe with 379 per cent, Oak Park with 208 per cent and Jolict with 83 per.cent. The most important gains for June over May this year were as follows: Winnetka 250 per cent, Oak Park 196 per cent, Glep Ellyn 93 per cent, Gary 85 per cent and Wheaton: Real Estate The suburbs indicating gains for June as compared with May this year were: Aurora, Berwyn, Blue Island, Des Plaines, Gary, Glen Ellyn, Joliet, Oak Park, Wheaton and Winnetka. Evanston, Hammond, Oak Park and Waukegan fook the honors for buildâ€" ing increase for the first six months of 1927 over the same period in 1926. > Show Gains Aurora, Berwyn, Evanston, Glenâ€" coe, Hammond, Highland Park, Joâ€" liet, Oak Park, Waukegan, Wheaton, and Winnetka showed gains for June 1927 over June 1926 while Blue Isâ€" gd, Chicago . Heights, Cicero, Des ines, Gary, Glen Ellyn, Harvey and Maywood reported losses. Building construction for June in North Shore and other Chicago subâ€" urbs showed an increase of 3 per cent over June last year, according to a special suburban survey compiled by S. W. Straug & Co. _ Building permits filed in 19 of the principal suburbs of Chicago totaled $10,022,316 for June as against $9,. 661,317 for the same suburbs in June 100 W. Monroe. Dearborn 5044 through ONTARIO, Toronte, Niagara Falls, Thousand Island, Montreal, return via New Engâ€" land, New York. World Travel Service All Expense Motor Tours June Comparison The June comparison w . 8. Towns Among Leaders In Growth Over June of Last Year According to Straus ind 8 days _ 15 days Ht IN NEW BUILDNGS Co. Surveys 139,990 288,850 161,070 1,426,562 £69,085 131,900 363,970 June 1927 June 1926 537.733 $ 350,110 820,400 > 813,100 190,579 265,855 .939,850 â€" 31,374,500 £0,150 130,410 512,640 621,597 103470 _" 307,020 816345 1,561,650 ,027,830 _ 2,914.615 203, 162,300 503,700 72387 388 Central 55 was as Ave. 462,904 421,300 130,500 265,810 184530 348,150 93.756 471525 119,380 156,130 fol organization FASHION NOTES IN wWOMAN‘S MAGAZINE 388 Central Ave.. "â€" HIGHLAND PARK, L. in the United States. The Illinois Chamber of Commerce today has memberships in 173 different Hllinois citics and a number of" organized departments. | These areq devoted to industrial development, transportaâ€" tion, commercial arbitration, legisla~ tion, retail business, waterways, ecoâ€" nomic research, chamber of commerce Chamber of Commerce, in infancy when he took over the work of guidâ€" ing it, has grown until it isâ€" one of the leading organizations of its kind n 000000162 6 MOEMDC]! 0° the sta of the Chicago Association of Comâ€" merce. 1915 to take graduate work at the School of Commercs, University of Chicago. After that for some years Mr. Hill was a member of the staff as an engineer he came to (‘hié;go in 1915 to take vraduate work at tha e ooo n enee on e on R. Arthur Wood, president of the exâ€" change. Harvey T. Hill‘s history might b: summed up in the following wordsâ€" "farmer, country school teachor, civil engineer, chamber of commerce execâ€" utive." He was born and raised on a farm near Sandy Lake, Pa. After completing | the civil engineering course at Pennsylvania state college and working for a number of years Wedhave city wabetrr installed, a winding private street opening from Shermer Avenue, a state road. Distance to the loop, twenty one miles; to North Shore Electric Northbrook station (Dundee Road) seven blocks. All advantages of the village,â€"a rare combination of country and conveniences. Five lots have already been sold; a $35,000 home at the entrance of the subdivision; prices about oneâ€" l}l,:lfktbose of property in Highland rk. A DRIVE TO THIS SUBDIVISâ€" ION WILL BE A DELIGHT. __ 536 Central Avenne i Fa es e Pome sidered. NORTHBROOK HEIGHTS is "secluded but not isolated." All against reâ€"subdividing, â€"some are 300 feet deep. The natural lay of of our lots are 100 feet, restricted the land makes it one of the most beautiful spots on the North Shore W. W. Reichardt THE INSURANCE MAN Delicate pastel shades, popularly escribed as "the paradoxically soâ€" Harvey T. Hill, general secretary of the IHinois Chamber of Commerce for seven years, has Fesigned. He will leave the state chamber on Augâ€" ust 1 to become assistant to the presâ€" ident of the Chicago Stock Exchange. This fact becfi#eâ€"kntown here*toduy. through an announcement made by D Stir on 10 P W Nothing appeals more than open spaces, trees, summer breezesâ€" but for year ‘round living, the question of distance is always conâ€" Better see us before you F. B. Williams Real Estate Insurance C. OF C. SECRETARY TAKES B. OF T. JOB Harvey T. Hil Quits HMincis Chamber of Commerce for Junior salesmanship, but it was sevâ€" eral years before my salary amounted to $10 a week. ‘Then I asked for a ually we separated and I continued the business in a little office in Eighth avenue, in the ‘50‘s. Since that day lhvth&:ldhdml-uhwnhh and wutching how things were done, :fl!ha:uvvflhluudu goods. Finally, I was promoted to a to $10 a week. Then I asked f« raise anid when it was declined, I the firm to join a former Talcott emâ€" ploye who had opened a real estate office on a small scale. I became his partner by putting in $500. Eventâ€" of dollars." Phone Highland Park 2360 Northbrook Heights DO YOU LIKE THE COUNTRY? Yes and No nder hisA management, the lllinois It costs you nothing see the firemen After the Fire, it‘s too late! to consult us You‘ve lost! Insure Your the Fire! Property service and publicity before AND of . THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, RIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS ors in a variety of lightâ€"weight, washable materials such as georgette, chiffon, crepe de chine or light cotâ€"| tons. One charming suggestion of| this type is of beige chifforn with ecru Margot lace for afternoon wear or black Chantilly lace with black chifâ€" fon for evening. The wide lace apâ€" | pears around the bottom of the skirt and is puffed at the bottoms of tbe] long sleeves. 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