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36 WINNETKA TALK September 3, 1927 Acres Yesterday Changed to Lots and Homes Tomorrow T. Dodds (Manager North Shore Department, Quinlan & Tyson, Inc, Winnetka) Transportation is the magic word which transforms acres to lots and swells the farmers' purses. The New Skokie Valley line of the By Lewis North Shore Electric touched its fairy | wand to the truck gardens and farms along the west ridge of the Skokie Valley, bringing a beautiful new resi- dence section within easy reach of the Chicago Loop. Acreage which sold for a few hun- dred dollars an acre before the advent of the Skokie Line, now sells at thous- ands of dollars an acre. During the last two years over two million dol-| | office in this charming territory. Wil- mette, Glenview and Northbrook have seen the value and future of this ripe territory and have annexed many hundred acres, so as to control their development. Northfield, a new village, and Willow Roads, and should develop into a community in a very short time. The new Golf clubs are having a decided influence on the acreage as they not only take on an average of 150 acres, but increase the value of the surrounding property. The new Skokie boulevard, 100 feet wide with 40 feet of concrete, con- necting Chicago with the North Shore and Lake County will be a factor of the near future to hasten the building | up of this beautiful area. The Acres of yesterday are fast lars has been invested through our ' turning to lots today. TELEPHONE WILMETTE 1644 HILL &STONE zzz 404 LINDEN AVENUE Opposite Northwestern L Terminal WILMETTE, ILLINOIS VACANT HOMES ACRES has been | incorporated at the junction of Happ | west of Winnetka | thriving | value of | HAT a famed building in Chicago reminiscent of the 1893 World's Fair, has just been wrecked to make way for a towering co-operative apart- ment structure. This was what was once the New Jersey state building at the Columbia exposition, which was towed on a scow when the world's fair | | Do You Know---- | gates closed to the lake shore at 73rd street. It was used for many years as| a private residence. The building was | an exact reproduction of George Wash- | | ington's Morristown headquarters, the original of which is cared for today | | by the Amercian Historical association. That a model house is being built at | Teaneck, N. J., with steel frame, elec- | trically welded. The builder is James | Dudley, consulting engineer, and | he is undertaking to show that with present standardized stocks of steel lumber a steel frame for a building may | | be erected without using a single struc- | tural piece not to be found in mill | * i | stock. From a welded steel frame) | house he claims that incombustibility | | will result, and also avoidance of much | of the shrinking and warping which sometimes accompanies green lumber, That valuable information on the subject of kitchens may be obtained free by writing to the United States department of agriculture, for its Farmers' Bulletin, "Convenient | Kitchens." This bulletin touches on many vital points of kitchen comfort, convenience and arrangement. { That the Rogers Park office of the| E. E. Stults Realty company, at 6755 | | Sheridan road, has been consolidated | with the main office of that firm, at | 1901 Montrose avenue. The Stults firm also has an office in Wilmette. Get Ready for Ride to Big Convention Booked Next Month Realty men of the Chicago district are already making plans to attend the state convention at East St. Louis, October 6, 7 and 8. One attending a gathering of this kind leaves with a realization of what is being accom- plished through our State association for the good of each individual Real- tor and for the cause of Real Estate as a whole. The plans are to hire a bus to make the round trip. The bus will comfort- | ably hold 28 with baggage. One north shore real estate leader urges: "Get behind the movement and let's put it over big. If there are more that want to go we can hire another bus. Let's go down and win the attend- ance cup and bring it back to the North Shore with us. Take your wife with you for there is something for her to do every hour of the day. "The sessions are chock full of in- terest--not too long to become tire- some. You will hear the best speakers of your profession." Otto Y. Schnering Buys Home From Arthur Tower Otto Y. and Dorothy Schnering purchased from Arthur Tower the ten room residence at 934 Michigan ave- nue, Evanston. The house is on a 50x150 foot lot. BACK FROM VACATION A. E. Hacker of 1617 Central avenue, Wilmette is again at his desk in the office of C. H. Brethold, building con- tractor, 545 Main street, after a most delightful week's vacation, which he and his family spent motoring through southern and central Michigan. 11RD ADI 1AINAN LUMBER TUDDMIN vw UUW: From Basement to Roof Everything in LUM Roofing and Insulation Hubbard Woods Lumber & Coal Co. PHO Winnetka 451--452 NES Rogers Park 7878