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5 i Vy TRB EWN WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1920 AREAL ESTATES U.S. FAR BEHIND IN BUILDING PROGRAM United States Geological Survey Gives Figures on Data from 150 Representative Communities The United States, like every other former belligerent, is far behind in its building operations, says the Guarantee Trust company. Although the supply of basic raw materials in this country is sufficient to support the most ambitious building program here, the high cost of both labor and materials and the inadequacy of transportation facilities prevent the use of a large part of these materials. This condition is the most serious factor in retarding the work of meet- ing the acute demand for homes and industrial structures throughout the country. In the absence of complete statis- tics of building for the entire coun- try the figures reported by the Unit- ed States geological survey for about 150 cities in all sections of the coun- try may be regarded as fairly rep- resentative data. The statistics do not include construction for military purposes, for which no permit was required. Such construction can only in part serve nonmilitary purposes. Since the geological survey statis- tics do not show the number of new houses, but only the value of the per- mits, it is proposed to make allow- ance for changes in prices in estim- ating the accumulated shortage of housing as is evidenced by the per- mits. . Reasons for Tardiness While the general tardiness of building operations is in large part due to hesitation to undertake new building at current costs and to the difficulties of financing such under- takings, it may be questioned whether such hesitation is chiefly responsible DOYOU NEED MONEY? We lend money on second mort- gages and purchase building con- tracts. Reasonable rates. Prompt action. Hallman & Koch : 10 S. La Salle Street CHICAGO Telephone Franklin 2038 i. A ! Portable Garages and Summer Homes § GARAGES $145 up . Why pay Gar- age rent? Investigate? Send for Catalogue. Delivered and erected in few hours. DUFFY PORTABLE HOUSE CO. 4307-19 W. 24th Place CHICAGO Phone Lawndale 1877 Vin on for the marked decline in May, as compared with April of this year. It appears that the transportation tangle is the primary source of the decline. There is no general ex- pectation that by postponing. new building for a few months much sav- ing may be realized through future declines in prices. Even should the long-desired definite recession in prices develop there is much ground for the belief that for some time yet building costs will show at best but slight decline apart from temporary fluctuations. It is believed by many that there will be still further ad- vances in building costs generally. As for the influence of credit stringency upon building operations, other lines of business enterprises are also af- fected, most of which show no mark- ed decline in activity as does the building industry. In some localities there is a gen- eral dearth of available building ma- terials. In some localities one or another material may be found in sufficient quantities for the immediate needs of the building in hand, but other equally essential materials are lacking and, in consequence, opera- tions are as effectively suspended as if all the supplies were lacking. Brick, for example, is available where there is no cement. On the other hand, certain lumber mills are idle because they are not able to move their pro- duct. Complex Problem It seems that the urgency of the need for new building would warrant a system of freight priorities which would serve to increase activity in this essential industry. The problem of priorities is, of course, a very complex one; with so many essen- tial businesses in need of every as- sistance, not one of them can be favored directly by freight preference or indirectly by embargoes without, at the same time, handicapping some other enterprise. But if any claim for special treatment is warranted under the present conditions, appar- ently building materials are well to- ward the head of the list of com- modities for which such claims may rightly be made. BOND BROS. & CO. contrACTORS 624 Davis St. Tel. Ev. 944 EVANSTON, ILL. Also agents for the Judd] Washing Machine and | Simplex Ironing Machine i (e] 100K CHOI OE O XQ A Public Serving By H. F. C. The major benefit which all sub- scribers to a public utility system derive--acrues from the fact that any utility is a public institution, regu- lated both as to its earning capacity and the quality of service it must render--and although the Chicago Telephone company is a commercial undertaking, yet it is a public serv- ant, and as such, all its obligations must be equitably fulfilled. The Telephone company aims to render efficient service to its sub- scribers and in like manner must discharge its obligation to those who render the service and uphold the business as well as pay the increased market price of material to maintain the plant. An adjustment of rates is as much an obligation in the interests of .sub- scribers as is efficient service to be rendered on the part of the utility. MANNING HOME SOLD The G. E. Manning residence at 848 Foxdale avenue, Winnetka, has been purchased by H. W. Fankboner. Hill & Wheeler negotiated the trans- action. I' pays to list your home with HILL & WHEELER. We sold five homes in Wil- mette and Winnetka last week, which should be evi- dence enough of our ability to sell your home. Just listed--9-room beautiful Colonial home, near Lake, 3 baths, 100 ft. front, 2-car $30,000 Over 100 other homes. HILL AN WHEELER Wilmette Office Winnetka Office 401 Linden Ave. 743 Elm St. Phones 93 & 364 Phones 142 & 422 garage . For Sale vapor heat, 2 baths and e sun parlor, sleeping porch HILL & WINNETKA OFFICE: 524 Linden Street Telephone WIN. 1544 Investigate these properties--we have as complete a list of homes as any office on the North Shore. Modern stucco Colonial on a 75 foot lot, East, hot water heat, Fall possession, for . Just put on the market, a large old stucco home in the very best section of Winnetka, near the Indian Hill Club, beautiful grounds, for 8-room Colonial shingle residence, Northeast section, See our selections of properties from $30,000 to $100,000; also Lake front vacant and estates. Choice North Shore Homes $14,500 $24,000 xtra lavatory on first floor, , garage, for. . $25,000 STONE) == WILMETTELOFFICE 5 404 Linden Avenue Telephone WIL. 1644 & SULTS GROSS POINT TELEPHONE WILMETTE 1734-1761 'ORTEGEL & ENGELS Tree Trimming a Specially LANDSCAPE GARDENERS ILLINOIS Hn » " FT TOWNLEY HOME SOLD Hill & Wheeler Real Estate com- pany negotiated the transaction in the recent sale of the Morris M. Townley home in Glencoe to W. A. Terry of 1126 Wilmette avenue, Wil- mette. The home is within 300 feet of the lake and is situated between the estates of James Simpson and Arthur Reynolds. REALTY BOARD SESSION The North Shore Real Estate board will hold a regular meeting Monday evening, August 9. It is expected plans will be formulated for sending a representation of the board to the state convention of real estate boards to be held in Rockford late in Sep- tember. M. E Barker & Co. show you these bargains. Splendid brick and stucco, 8 large rooms, water heat. excellent lot, for immediate sale. . $15,000 Near new 8-room stucco, ideal east location, convenient to all transportation, water heat, new- redecorated, deep wooded lot. $18,000 9-room stucco in finest north- east location, 4 master bedrooms, 2 maid's rooms, large sleeping and dining porches, double gar- age, lot 75x180, owner leaving, must sell. $22.000. Wants offer. 405 Linden Ave., Wilmette Telephone 484 AF SR NN Va on a Automotive vehicles in the United States, it is estimated, cover 35 bil- lion miles of highway a year. LLL ELL LLL E77 7777777 R. M. OFFER Attract'v 7-room stucco, built 4 years, hot water heat, also R uud Instantaneous heater, extra lavatoryand toi- let on first floor, tiled bath on second, sleeping porch, sun porch, den. Owner leav- ing account change of busi- ness. Price, $13,500. Ex- clusive agents. Modern 8-room stucco, splendid location, hot water heat, sun and sleeping por- ches glassed, 2 baths, beauti- fullot,garage. Price $20.000 See us for special values in vacant properly. Wil. Office: Opposite "L" Terminal Phone Wilmette 68 Win. Office: 558 Railroad Avenue Phone Winnetka 288 ASS SLLLLLLLLS SSSI SSILS LLL LLLL ISL ISS LISS SSIS SSIS SS SS SSS SSS SSS SSS S SSS SLL SSS SSS SSSI SSSI SSSA SASS LISS S SSSI SSSI SSIS SSI SS SS SASSI SSSI SS AAA AISA SSAA AAA AA 7 iiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiididddd dds ddd ddd A de ddd dd Ed 2 dd ddd dd dd ad ZZ Td ld Ad 2D Fi, lll LL 2 77 7777777777777 Phone 2491 Tarl ££. Sterner Co. Interior Berorators and Furnishers 1215 WILMETTEAVENUE SUGGESTIONS, DRAWINGS, ESTIMATES :: x» CHEERFULLY SUBMITTED In our Store we carry a full line of WALL PAPER and PAINTS for Home use. General Painting Decoraling Established 1884 Chas. H. Morgan Company 807 North Clark Street, CHICAGO Phone SUPERIOR 418 With a desire to please you, and with facilities to serve you, we solicit your business. Paper Hanging Calcimining 0 Attractive North Shore Homes Build now and save money Real Estate, Loans and Insurance Him William Aitken "BUILDER OF MODERN HOMES" ! Telephones: Res. Winnetka 76 Office Winnetka 764 Prices are not coming down 1065 Gage Street Hubbard Woods lO 0 mm A) dieing