i EE . ii WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920 YZ _aREAL ESTATER CLAIM 21 PER CENT DROP IN BUILDING F. W. Dodge Company Shows De- cline in Month of July in Vari- ous Sections of Country. Building operations during the month of July showed a decline of 21 per cent from the previous month, according to statistics compiled by the F. W. Dodge company, and ex- plained as follows in a recent issue of the Chicago Evening Post: Con- tracts awarded during July in the territory east of the Missouri and north of the Ohio rivers amounted to $204,398,000. Building conditions in 1920 have been without a precedent in the past. In 1919, July was the month that showed the largest amount of work started, whereas this year the July figure is lower than that for any pre. vious month. The fact is that in pre- vious months of this year contracts were awarded in such great volume as to severely strain the country's capacity for production of the fin- ished buildings, especially in view of the difficulties of transportation of materials. The present slump affords the construction industry a chance to catch up on existing contracts. Demand Piles Up In the meantime the demand for construction continues to pile up. Contemplated projects reported by the F. W. Dodge company from Jan- uary 1 to August 1 have amounted to $3,300,000,000, which is very nearly double the volume of work started, which has amounted to $1,746,000,000. Work started in the first seven months of 1919 amounted to $1,301,- 000,000. The accumulated demand must op- erate in favor of increased amounts of work started just as rapidly as the retarding conditions show signs of improvement. at July building contracts in the New - England states amounted to $20,667,- 000, which was about the same as the average monthly figure for the first half of the year. Pr In detail the July building figures show the following items. Industrial buildings amounted to $7,135,000, or 24 per cent of the total; residential buildings amounting to $6,546,000, or 22 per cent of the total, and business buildings amounting to $4,800,000, or 16 per cent of the total. Much Work Contemplated Contemplated work amounting to $42,031,000 was reported in July, OKLAHOMA INDIAN LANDS WITH U. S. GOVERNMENT TITLE This is your last opportunity, for this is the Not of these lands to be sold. These lands are located in the oil aren and purchaser gets all oil, gas an mineral rights including valuable timber. You purchase the land out- right (in fee). Thousands of acres in this section now leased to oil com- panies and drilling now going on in every county. You can secure these lands in small tracts ranging from 40 to 160 acres at $9.50 to $12.50 per acre, and pay for same on small payment lan Perfect Title-Bonded Abstract. Pive in Oklahoma and am in a posi- tion to furnish many Oklahoma Bank references. Call, write or phone D. G. WILLIAMS, 6230 Greenwood Avenue, 1st apt. Phone Midway 6921. --Adv. bringing the total of contemplated work reported from January 1 to Au- gust 1 up to $383,000,000, as compared with contracts amounting to $208,000,- 000 awarded during the same seven months. The contemplated work re- ported in that period included: $94,- 234,000 for industrial buildings; $79,- 900,000 for residential buildings; and $65,186,000 for business buildings. In New York state and northern New Jersey building contracts for July amounted to $36,430,000, a very marked decline from the figure for June. The July total included: $8,675, - 000, or 24 per cent for business build- ings; $8,320,000, or 23 per cent for res- idential buildings; $6,450,000, or 18 per cent for industrial buildings; and $6,338,000, or 17 per cent for public works and utilities. Contemplated work amounting to $56,100,000 was reported to July. From January 1 to August 1 the amount of contemplated work re- ported in this district was $655,000,- 000, as compared with actual con- tracts awarded in the same period] amounting to $102,000,000. Contem- plated work reported during the first seven months of the year included: $177,735000 for residential buildings; $147,454,000 for business buildings; $131,180,000 for public works and utilities ; and $98,526,000 for industrial buildings. HILL AND STONE, REALTORS, ANNOUNCE BIG TRANSACTIONS Sales of Several Winnetka, Hubbard Woods and Glencoe Homes Reach $119,000 Hill and Stone, real estate brokers of the north shore whose Winnetka offices are at 524 Linden street, an- nounce the following recent sales in Winnetka, Hubbard Woods and Glen- coe totaling more than $119,000. The Leonard Roach, 9 room modern home at 471 Hill road, Winnetka, to 'M. E. Barker & Co. have these Special Offerings: Fine 7-room home, best East section, fine lot, garage. $12,000 Ideal 8-room stucco, near lake and all transportations. Water heat, 3 glass. porches, deep wooded lot. . $18,000 Owner leav. for Cal. must sell his beautiful new 8-room white Colonial, near lake, 2 sleep. pchs., sun pch., water heat, garage. . . . $25,000 415 Linden Ave., Wilmette William Ogden Coleman of Chicago, $17,000. The residence of Mrs. Percy J. Hubbard Woods, now occupied by Linderman at 1161 Oakley avenue, Wiley J. Huddle, to Rudolph H. Sou- kup of Austin, $18,000. The attractive colonial home at 705 Oak street, built by William Aitken, to E. M. Maddox, $18,000. New stucco colonial home, built by Thomas I. Simpson, at 243 Walden drive, Glencoe, to Nathan Schatz, for $17,500. The residence of Mrs. Mary A. Hartnett, 794 Rosewood avenue, Hubbard Woods, to Wiley J. Huddle, $18,600. Brick and stucco residence built by 4 L222 7 2722 722 2227272227, R. M. JOHNSTON HUH Sm COMPANY OFFER In North Evanston 5-room stucco Bun- galow, built 3 years. Tile bath, glassed sun parlor, good lot, well wooded. Price $9,300.00 In Winnetka, a beautiful modern white colonial, two blocks from the lake. Glassed sun and sleeping porches, ga- rage, beautifully landscaped grounds. Owner is leaving wants offer. R. M. JOHNSTON AND COMPANY Wil. Office: Opposite "L" Terminal Phone Wilmette 68 Win. Office: 558 Railroad Avenue Phone Winnetka 288 LLLILL. LLL ILLS LISLE SSIS LLLL SSS LLSLSLIS SSL SSL ISS SLL SLL SASS LLL LISS SSS SSIS ISAS ASIA LLL AL SLL LSS LLL SSL LLL LSS S LILI SSL LS LSI SLL LL LASS SSA LL LLL LLL LLL LALLA SSL SASL L SSIS SLL SSSA SSL ASSIS SLL SSS LSS SIS LSS AES IASI SS LYS ASSILLSIS SSIES LLL IL ISLS LILI LS LILA SALL LS SSIS SSS LS SSSA SLI SL SLA LSA LS ASS SSS SSSI SILLS SASS S SLL ALLL LL SS LL ILLS SSS SL LLL LSS SSS L LLL L TLS S LLL LSS SAS SSAA LASSI SSA SASL S SIGS SST LS ISIS SSIS SSS ILS IL ILLIA I SLA SALAS ISL pu X VSS SLILLLLLLSLLSS SILLS LLL SSLS SS LL ILLS SS SSL, SIS SSIL ILS James Crabb of Wilmette at 615 Lin- coln avenue, opposite Community House, to Joseph J. Shaw for $14,500. New stucco home just completed at 1149 Asbury avenue, Hubbard Woods, from Joseph A. Andreucett, to John D. Laskey of Chicago, for $15,500. Vacant sales were as follows: Win. netka, Willow street near Poplar street, B. A. Crowe to Joseph Pikars- ke," Jr: Oak "street, Winnetka, ad- joining 705 Carleton Prouty Annex,s to E. M. Maddox; Asbury avenue, Woods, O. B. Tennis to B. P. Kiefer, near Randolph street, Hubbard also M. N. Jackman to B. P. Kiefer. ON VACATION Miss Elizabeth Larson, stenograph- er at the M. E. Barker and company real estate offices, is enjoying a va- cation in Michigan. Choice Colonial - - Indian Hill Club - tion, owner moving - IB: WINNETKA OFFICE: 524 Linden Street Telephone WIN. 1544 Attractive Winnetka, Hubbard Woods and Glencoe Residences New Stucco, 2 baths, 7 rooms - - 10-room Stucco. large grounds, near 9-room Stucco, 3 baths, 2-car garage Two choice homes, Spring possession 12-room Home, 4 baths, best loca- Choice Lake Front Vacant--See Us $17,000.00 17,500.00 20,000.00 30,000.00 35,000.00 40,000.00 [ESTATE WILMETTE OFFICE 404 Linden Avenue Telephone WIL. 1644 YY Lai Er rrr J. A.Shane, Real Estate Loans--Rentals and Insurance Life and Auto Insurance 5, 10 and 20 acres. 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