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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURLAY, APRIL 18, 1925 NEWS OF INTERES T IN REAL ESTATE EXPECT BOOM IN WEST LAND Niles Extension Opens West : North Shore (Reprinted from The Economist) The opening of the Niles Center Ex- tension of the Northwestern Elevated has materially accentuated interest in the construction of the sections north to Waukegan. Owners, operators and brokers are anxiously awaiting the an- nouncement as to how soon construc- tion will begin on that section. When that comes real estate on the north shore will receive a new impetus and great excitement will follow and con- tinue until the new line is in opera- tion and then it will break out in earnest. In the meantime every piece of available acre property in the im- mediate vicinity that can be pur- chased, whether at a reasonable price or an exorbitant figure, has either been sold or placed under contract of sale. It is reported that there will be sta- tions in Lake street west of Wilmette, Dundee road west of Glencoe, in High- land Park at Deerfield road and at West Park avenue; in Highwood at Half Day road and in Deerpath ave- nue Lake Forest and at the junction of the Lake Bluff and Libertyville Line. The company has purchased a con- siderable area of land at these places other than that required for the right- of-way, it is reported. Since January 1 practically all of the land extending from Highland Park and Deerfield road, comprising a strip three-quarters of a mile wide on each side of the right-of-way for a distance of three miles has either been sold or placed under contract at prices ranging from $1,750 to $3,000 an acre. At Lake street in Wilmette close-in land is held at $3,500 to $6,000 an acre; at Dundee road, a good part of which comprises what is known as Skokie Marsh, land is held at around $3,000 an acre. Proceeding north from Highland Park you get in the big estates including that of Louis F. Swift, Leander J. McCormick, On- wentsia Club and the places of J. Og- den Armour, Clifford Leonard and A. B. Dick, none of which, of course, is for sale. All of the available small holdings in Telegraph road from Deer- path avenue to Lake Bluff and the Libertyville junction have been put under contract or sold at around $2,000 an acre. Kenilworth Would Have Its Own Water Supply Kenilworth's village election, which will be held Tuesday, April 21, will be one of the quietest in its history, it is expected. There is no opposition to the one ticket in the field and voters are said to be in hearty accord on three propositions to take over and operate the water plant of the village, which are also to be voted on. The candidates are James C. Mur- ray, for president and C. D. Howe, E. M. Sweet and I. C. Darling, for trus- tees. New Trier Students in Oratorical Test Tonight During the last six weeks a large group of New Trier students have been preparing for the National Oratorical contest, under the supervision of Miss M. A. Payton, and Mr. C. E. Mc Lean of the English department. New Trier is in a group comprised of Oak Park, Normal Park, and Evanston high schools. The group preliminaries will be held in the individual schools during the first week of school. This Friday, at 8:30 o'clock in the evening the group finals will be held in the New Trier auditorium. START ROADWAY PROJECTS Bids for the improvement of West Kenilworth avenue, were opened by the Kenilworth Village assembly at its regular meeting last Tuesday eve- ning. The plans call for two 18-foot roadways with a 32-foot parkway be- tween. There were eight bidders, and the award will be made at a special meeting for that purpose to be held tonight. Work will start immediately. An expenditure of $10 for every min- ute, day and night, since Columbus discovered America would not equal the total investment in telephone plant in the United States at the end of 1924. Eats Steak First Time in 3 Years Boston Dentists, 185 S. State Street, Cor. Adams. Dear Sirs: The next day after being fitted with my new set of teeth which you made for me 1 celebrated by eating roast chicken, Not having had meat for three years you can picture my delight. Have had chops or steaks every day since. In appearance identical with my natural teeth. Reuben B. Patten, 8510 Lake rark Ave. START WORK ON HIGHWAY MAY 1 McCormick Boulevard Work to Begin Near Main Street, Says Contractor FORTY-FT. BOULEVARD May Connect With Proposed North Shore Road "We will start pouring concrete on the first or south section of the Mec- Cormick highway on May 1, weather conditions permitting," stated John A. McGarry, of the paving firm of John A. McGarry and company, Chicago. This will set at rest the rumors that the highway would be neglected for another year. This first section of the boulevard extends south from Main street, Fv- vanston, to Devon avenue, Chicago, a distance of over two miles. The con- tract for this section was let to the McGarry company by the trustees for the Sanitary district of Chicago, for the sum of $362,537.50. Grading Practically Done Drainage matters have taken a great deal of the time to complete, said Mr. McGarry, but the grading is practically finished. "The usual rainy spell is about due," Mr. McGar- ry continued, "and wé cannot lay con- crete during the raining season. This means we will have to wait until May 1 at which time we will go ahead with the work. With the concrete work once started, it will take about 60 days to complete that work." The highway is named after Col. R. R. McCormick, former president of the sanitary board. The final deci- sion on the width of the boulevard by the board places it at 40 feet, much wider than the majority of highways. Twenty feet in the center of the road wll have a concrete base, with an asphalt covering for the lighter and faster traffic. Ten feet on each side will have a concrete base 10 inches thick for trucking. If traffic de- mands an increase in the width of the boulevard in the future, it can be eas- ily added, according to Phillip Har- rington, assistant chief engineer of the Sanitary District of Chicago. Route of Road The road will follow the west bank of the North Shore channel from De- von avenue north. On the south it is planned that the boulevard will join with the proposed Kimball boulevard in Chicago. This will probably be 100 feet wide if constructed and will fol- low the present Kmball avenue which is an extension of N. Homan avenue. On the north there is a proposal on the part of North Shore towns to con- struct a boulevard following the west side of the North Western right-of- way from the North Shore channel, north to where the Green Bay road crosses to the west side of the tracks in Glencoe. This move merely awaits the organization of the towns of Wil- mette, Winnetka, Kenilworth and Glencoe. Wilmette and Winnetka are prepared to proceed with the work. That the territory made available and accessible by the road will be used for residences, is the opinion of Mr. Harrington. The territory will be too valuable for homes to allow fac- tories to come in, he believes, and in addition, factories will be kept out by zoning. Construction of the boulevard will not mean the destruction of buildings or the laying out of new streets as the sanitary district owns the land on both sides of the channel for a distance of 250 to 300 feet. At present this is waste land and the highway will greatly improve this territory. 100 SPEAKERS AT REALTY MEETING Detroit Convention Brings Many Notables Over 100 speakers, chosen because of their nationally known achievements in actual real estate practice or because of the unique contribution they have made to real estate thought, will lead discus- sions covering the whole field of present real estate development in the United States and Canada which will make up the program of the eighteenth annual convention of the National Association of Real Estate boards. The convention, aimed to focus the various trends which are rapidly giving the vocation of the real estate operator a professional foun- dation, will be held in Detroit, Mich., June 23-26. In addition to meetings of representa- tives of the association's 505 member real estate boards and of its seven di- visions made up of specialists in real estate finance, home building and subdi- viding, industrial property, farm lands, property management, real estate brok- erage, and real estate organization, the convention will include special confer- ences as follows: 1. A national conference on real estate education. This will draw together deans of the 38 leading colleges and universities now having courses in real estate, in- structors in real estate courses conduct- ed under the auspices of board committees on educational requirements. 2. A second annual conference on real estate license laws. This will be con- ducted by the National Association of Real Estate License Law officials. Joseph K. Brittain, of Chicago, presi- dent of that association, will preside. 3. The annual meeting of the National Board of Presidents and Secretaries of State associations. 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