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HOUSTON DAILY POST: SUNDAY MOl.NING.' SEPTEMBER 23: 1C0G.
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RUSH TO TRANSFER
Tlte HM Em Its' Plaic
'
City Officials Laboring Over Details-Mqst Make
; transfer by Next Monday.;
As tbe City Brandies Out the Demand for Home Comforts Close
to Business Increases Another Step Is the Furnished Apartment.
Though apartment houses or flats have
been in vogue In the larger citlaa of the
Jv'orth and East for a number of years. it Is a
new thing In Texas but Is ww becoming
th rogue he. iliko liutlcr was the pioneer.
He erected a handsome list building on the
dividing line between the residence and busi-
ness districts some years ago and the suc-
cess of the venture from the beginning baa
been marked: There were those who at the
time of the launching of the enterprise
did not believe that it would pay and they
did not hesitate to communicate their Delicts
to the promoter. The results have been such
aa to induce others to expend large sums of
money in the business and now Houston has
the Savoy which will soon be ready fur oe-
cupar.cy. It will be a handsome bulldtiig
when completed and will offer every con-
venience and comfort to tenants. In addi-
tion to these there are a number of olner
fiats in Houston.
Discussing the fiat some time ago with a
Post representative the pioneer Mr. Mike
Butler' stated that it was one of the natural
things in the bulldiug of cities. There is al-
- ways a big demand tor data in a city. Feo-
pie hare changed from the old way to the
new. Formerly the thrifty and the fairly
well to do did not feel content unless they
were so situated that they could have their
cows and horses and chickens about them s
well as a place for gardening. But with the
spreading out of a city the male numbers
of the family must be close to their places
of business. Again so many men spend much
of their time awav from home in the course of
their business careers and so many men are
compelled to look after their business at
night that taev would feel 111 at ease were
their families occupying homes In the resi-
lience districts where help could not be had
st a moment's warning should anything
happen ehould a burglar make an entrance
or something of that sort. But with their
families in a fiat surrounded by all the
comforts and conveniences that flats afford
and with a whole building full of other fam-
ilies the head of the family can go about
bis business with -a mind free from care.
THE FURNISHED FLAT.
With the coming of the flat another step
i has been taken though this has not reached
HOUSE HUNTERS' DEMANDS
tome of the Human Peculiarities That
the Agent Haa Become A ecu -tomed
To
' There are several varieties of house hunt-
' era which might have been cast to the same
' mold to Judge from their resemblance to
each other. There Is the young married
couple In search of their first house who
are excessively self-conscious and blush
furiously when the agent points out the
beauties of the new porcelain bath tub. There
ts the sharp-featured boarding house keeper
who bitterlv deplores the waste of space in
the halls where the Insertion of partitions
wouid have made little closets in which U
tow sway boarders. And there Is the busl-bess-llke
middle aged couple who are ex-
perts at the game who never enthuse over
the advantages of the bouse and who sniff
suspiciously and make seml-audlble remarks
about defective plumbing for the purpose of
obtaining concessions on some point or other
connected with the residence. All these have
s many peculiarities in common that an
experienced agent handles them easily and
lias a well defined line of conduct for each.
In seeking a home the first objection is
generally the location. If the location is sat-
isfactory there Is certain to be something
' wrong with the arrangement of the hose.
If both house and location are suitable
there is llkelv to be some fault to find witn
v the neighbors. And the house hunter
generally has to make uo his or her mind
to accept unpleasantness in one or the other
tf these respects.
The fact Is that it Is almost impossible
to secure a satisfactory house soon becomes
patent to the housekeeper.
The real estate agent has his trials and
tribulations the most grievous of which is.
of course the defaulting tenant. Then the
exasperation of finding the woodwork
scratched or the bathtub cracked when the
tenant vacates would stir up unchristian
thoughts in any man's mind.
The question of objectionable tenants Is
a point which has to be weighed very care-
fully and is another cross which the agent
has to bear. A house will not only lose Hs
val'ie if rented to a certain class of persons
but will also depreciate the value of the
1 surrounding property. The occupancy of a
house by clairvoyants or persons practicing
similar professions will almost invariably
spoil its renting value afterwards. Many
persons will refuse to rent a bouse after It
has been occupied by a doctor on account
of their fear of Infection while a house
ones rented as a boarding house is seldom
xised again as a private residence unless
Its advantages are exceptional. One agent
asserts that the renter really has the best
of the bargain in securing a home as ha
can see for himself exactly what drawbacks
or advantages the place possesses and if
he fails to notice some drawback it is his
own fault. As to the agent he must always
be to a certain extent in the dark as to the
merits or demerits of a tenant until he learns
4r experience. .
The relation between the bouse agent and
the renter is generally somewhat strained
and if there Is any defect in the house of
wblch the renter is ignorant at the time
of signing the lease the agent experiences
the sensation of living over a live volcano
where an explosion Is momentarily expected.
At the best of times their relations resem-
ble those which exist In a household where
SKJth Irish and negro servants are employed.
And this stats of affairs will doubtless con-
tinue so long as there are houses to rent
and people to fill them.
' The house hunter of today heaves a sigh
and thinks wistfully of the days gone by.
. when there were no such things as plumbing
gas or furnaces in houses and three great
stumbling blocks of today did not. In con-
sequence exist. Instead of thinking on the
Joys of the past however she should con-
sole herself with the reflection that she Is
much better off than her great granddaugh-
ter will be. Judging from the utility of cer-
tain modern Improvements for a private resl-
dence there can be no question that tbey
will be permanently adopted In the future.
! In those days the house hunter will deplore
the difficulty of obtaining a house fitted
with the latest type of electrical cooking ap-
paratus and will complain bitterly of the
poor quality of the cooling plant furnished
for use in summer. And she will think re-
gretfully of the days gone by when such
Simple appliances as furnaces and gas stoves
were the only means uf heating and cooking.
INDICATOR OF PROGRESS
Ths Stability of ths Real Estata Mir-
ket Is Always Infallible
There Is hardly any other department of
activity that affords such a reliable Indicator
of the progress and financial stability of a
city as the ral estate market. While the
agriculturalist Is. In the main the principal
producer of wealth and Its application to
the needs of the people and distribution
among them in the form and quantity most
desirable are in the hands of manufacturers
and mercantile establishments transactions'
Involving the transfer and disposition of land
and buildings record with unerring exact-
1 lies 01 a scienunc Barometer the true ba-
sis of values in all the different spheres of
.human activity.
j it is no wonder therefore that with the
1 rapid Increase in number and production of
the suburban districts surrounding Houston
and" the continuous expansion of manufac-
turing and commercial establishments the
real eetate bustn'ss of the city Is in a healthv
and prosperous condition and values are ou
a solid and profitable level.
With the great diversity of Interests thai
center In the city the business of the real
estate man is naturally divided into numer-
ous departments.
There are many concerns In Houston en-
gaged In t he 1 real estate business gome -of
them devote their attention exclusively to the
renting and management of business prop-
erty others principally to farming lands;
soma make a specialty of ths development
of residential districts the laying out of "ad-
ditions" etc. and all have their bands pretty
wU fulL employing a large fores In well-
appointed sffioes. In ths oolumns of Ths
i -t the announcements of ths r-l estate
Texas as yet. save in a small way that of
furnishing and letting apartments to fam-
ilies. Furnishing apartments complete for house-
keeping and then subletting them was prac-
tically unknown In New York as a business
ton years ago. It is estimated that today
there is invested in this way considerably
mors than a million dollars.
A decade ago it was difficult to find suit-
able furnished apartment except in summer.
The seeker after furnished apartments tor
housekeeping nowadays can nutke a selection
to suit his puree. They range in price from
two rooms at H 00 a week to seven or elsht
rooms at a month or more.
The business ta protltable. The first step
is to pick out aa many desirable unfurnished
Hi-arlmcnta as the operator lias capital to
handle.
Some prefer all In one building while
ethers contend that a better assortment can
be offered and more money made by havlnir"
them scattered in various parts of town.
Still others will let the tenant pick out his
own location and furnish the apaitment for
Mm.
Ir. few asts are the furniture table linen
-or crockery -uew I'ractically all 1.1 ll Is
picked up at auction or t private sale-- of
household roods and at prices not more than
om -ti-.ml the original cost.
In lu.s way a seven-room nai can ne se-
ceotaoiv furnished and equipped ut an ex
pense cot exce-d'.ng f.i. The Hat costs un-
furnished say 5.6. It rents furnished for J.
Assuming that the lessor Invested J75 In U
furniture he would make SJO per cent on his
Investment assuming that he had no losses.
It is estimated thai the investment should
return dividends of at least 100 per cent.
The season affects thrs business little.
though In summer It is somewhat duller than
Iti Tter. Apparently the steady Increase in
the number of persons taking furnished
apartments for housekeeping is largely due
to the influx of families of small means Into
New York from other parts of the country.
The head of the house has either secured
or hopes to find a place in the metropolis.
If lie is a stranger here the first days are
spent at a hotel; then the family move to a
boartilng house. Alter they have become
accustomed to the environment of thegret
city and boarding has lost its novelty they
start housekeeping.
IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED
While Improved Brings Income It Is
ths Land After All That In-
creases In Valut.
Dealers In real estate often wonder why
banks and note buyers make a difference
when buying real estate notes on Improved
and unimproved property even when the
makers of the notes are equally good on ths
same person and where an equal proportion
of the cost price has been paid In cash.
When asked why this is done the buyers
almost always give the same reason vis.:
that the improved property produces an in-
come while the vacant property docs not.
Is this reason a good one? We think not
It ts true that the Improved property pro-
duces an income but this income does not
go to the buyer of the notes on the property;
on IhJ) contrary it is always used by the
owner of the property as fast as It is col-
lected often to the neglect of keeping the
property in proper repair or the payment
of the taxes and lusurance. If the improve-
ments should burn down ths note holder Is
protected by ths insurance policy and if the
premium has not been pa la or the company
U In default he must finally look to the
value of the ground alone; or if they are
destroyed by storms against which uot one
house in a hundred la Insured then again
the land Is looked to as the sols security.
Houses do not Increase In value. On the
contrary from the day a house is finished
there is a certain deterioration the breasting
of glass a leak in the roof the sagging of
a door etc.
It Is the land alone which increases In
value. Now in buying notes on vacant
property the Investor In these deferred
notes knowing tnat vacant land In cities
and their suburbs generally produces no In-
come look to Its situation the pries paid
for It the solvency and character of the
signer of the notes and his ability and
promptness in paying the. amount paid in
cash etc. with the result that he is much
more careful about his Investments.
Good paper on vacant property Is as
promptly met ss good paper on Improved
property perhaps mors so If there Is a dif-ference-becauae
the debtor knows that he
must meet his notes from other sources than
the lots or land securing ths notes and con-
sequently he makes his arrangements ac-
cordingly. In a gro-rlng city real estate Is
constantly enhanc' .t In value and It de-
pends largely upon the location of the va-
cant property how much or how rapidly tne
property secured by the notes will advance
in value. From the developments in that
section or from any well-posted real estate
agents the intending Investor can learn the
reasonable cash value of ths vacant proper-
ty In question. The remaining question to
be decided by the Investor then Is is the
maker of the notes a prodent buver and
will he be abls to take up his notes when
due? This is an Important consideration
because he may not be able to meet his
notes when due and legal proceedings may
be necessary to collect them. This Is equally
true however of Improved property.
If the notes given for the deferred pay-
ments on the vacant property are signed by
solvent parties who are also prompt payers
(and some rich men are not prompt in meet-
ing their obligations) and the property is
full worth in cash the amount of the notes
at public auction wherein does the banker
or the dealer in notes run any risk that he
does not run In buying notes on improved
property?
The position Is often assumed but It Is
Illogical. A gentleman who has dealt In
luimi no w no nas had years
of experience says that he has had far less
trouble with notes on vacant property than
with notes given for Improved pruperty; that
the buyer of the vacant property under-
stands that he is to meet his notes promptly
and generally does so. wnlle the maker of
the notts on improved property often de-
faults and when asked to pav replies that
the property is good for the debt" and takes
his own time about paying.
If a debt against unimproved property la
absolutely secure. It is Just aa certain to be
collected as any debt can be.
For this reason it Is argued by real estata
men that a discrimination against notes
given for vacant property la unjust.
The Ideal city of the Twentieth century Is
thus defined by Lucy Maynard Salmon A.
M professor of history at Vassar college:
A city with clan streets well sprinkle!
streets streets lined with weU-cared-for
sh'ide trees.
J'f.i?d ro"ls that ar fre from bill-
boards that are a sten-h In the community
acant lots now used as dumping places
turned Into attractive squares
Benches along the roadside for weary
Dedestrlans. 3
Back yards that are visions of beauty In-
stead of eyesores.
Window boxes that brighten dull walls and
recreation piers on the banks of the riv"
All these make for patriotism aa well' as
tol vc b'ut? Hnd righteousness
If It Is true that the boy without a play-
ground is father to the man without a Ion
we may well shrink from looking Into the ft-
jure. Boys and girl aro turned loose ' on
the slreetr-j- mischief vice and crime result
and wh'n these conditions become unbsiraoi-
we turn to the curfew as a negative mimn
of dealing with conditions "hat ought "eve?
to have existod. "
Miss Salmon also makes a pies for social
reform. She advance a contrast to the
""JVr"1"''1'' cl"bs 8 "-ment plan
which shall provide amusement and offer ln-
'structlon to' the -other half
In her plea for the neglected thousands In
their homes of leisure Miss Salmon says:
"What remains for the other half of the
community but the saloon where as some
1 i.!Lmn or 6 CS"U mr loin ths
most democratic club on "the face of ths
earth? The wrecks of humanity are wrecks
for the most part through laek of social .
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I THE IDEAL CITY :
Prof. Lucy M. Salmon of Vassar Col.
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EOWBIOM
The Slogan of the Present
t .that Are
"ifake Houston a city of homes" Is ths
motto adopted as the slogan of the present
campaign for Greater Houston. It has be-
come the formal motto of one realty com-
pany and it is whether stated or not the
compelling purpose' of every firm or insti-
tution working and looking toward the great-
er city.
Simply because the home is the unit of
the community simply because the number
and character of homes la a city determine
the greatness and character of the city sim-
ply because every otherx development in-
dustrial commercial aesthetic educational
moral Is dependent on the building of
homes this ambition to make Houston a
city of homes comprehends everything else
II will become great commercially. Indus-
trially and morally; It will have schools and
libraries and churches; it will have parks
and playgrounds and beautiful streets It
will have everything that goes to make a
great city in the present age lf it but be-
comes In every essential "a city of homes."
And the real estata men are booming
homes. Some of the largest realty com-
panies in South Texas are the companies
right here In Houston who are devoting all
their energies and all their labors to the one
work of building and selling homes. These
companies will not rent a single house they
own. Some of them have today houses re-
cently built but now Idle. They will not
rent' them under any circumstances and
they will not become agents for other own-
ers .or engage in any branch of ths rental
business.
These real estate men know ttiat a "home"
is a home only when It Is "yours." No rent-
ed bouse can be a home In any true sense
of the word. It must be yours to be your
borne and It Is because the effort Is to
make homes to make Houston the great
.home city of all Texas that they refuse to
rent out their houses refuse to rent out
other people's houses and discourage the
rental business. Their (houses may remain
Idle a tew weeks but they know that just
so surely as they hold them and present the
matter squarely before the people they will
ell them. The marvelous growth of the
city the tremendous Increase In population
by Immigration from Interior towns and
other States demand homes. They want a
place to live that Is all their own and It
Is to this element that the "home city boom-
ers" appeal.
TO BUILD UP SUBURBS.
These home .booms are legitimate booms.
Nobody has ever questioned the wisdom of
a man owning his home. It's a good proposi-
tion all the way around. And lf it tneaps
much to the success of an Individual it
means everything to a city whether 1U In-
habitants be home owners or whether they
be renters. So the home booms are essen-
tially booms for ths city and they are legit-
imate In every sense of the word.
The ambition of the "home city boomers"
Is to build up the suburbs of ths city Into
the most beautiful the most attractive the
most convenient and the most homelike resi-
dence sections in the Southern States. They
contemplate making those sections now
sparsely settled beautiful blocks of green
lawns and comfortuble homes with trees
and flowers and everything to make the
place truly homelike. .
In a measure this Is being done already.
Within the summer new additions have been
opened in the suburban sections of the city
notably In the South End; blocks have been
platted with wide avenues and broad walks
lots have been laid off arid In many cases
houses huve already gone up.
Tlitf extension of tho South End tar line
has placed Vflthln convenient accessibility !
large section of residence sites and on these
new homes have sprung up almost as if by
masic. A new school will soon he locaud
ta the South End tho Koman Catholic arM.
emytif St. Agnes Is already there and many'
OF HANDSOME HOUSTON
ABA CfffT
Campaign for a Greater Houston
Moving Against the Renting of
ular section of the city which make It mora
desirable as a residence section than ever
before
There are dozens of additions with com-
panies behind them to promote them by all
legitimate means and to help the pros-
pective home-bulkier build his home. The
Heights and B runner are increasing In popu-
larity notwithstanding the big advance
being made In the sales of city residence
property and. In fact every section of Hous-
ton urban and suburban where homes may
be built la receiving an Impulse Just at this
time such as has never before been known
In this part of the State.
it is not simply because property has been
and Is being pushed to the front. It is not
because of any "inflation" In values. It Is
essentially because there is a demand for
homes people are pouring Into Houston from
north east and west from In the State
and out of the State and they demand
homes to live In. It Is simply the nautral
result of perfectly normal and legitimate
causes.
HOUSTON STANDS HIGH.
"Already Houston Is a city of homes" said
a loyal Houstonlan yesterday. "We have
some of the prettiest homes In the Stats
A HOME AS AN INVESTMENT
A Cats Where a One-Time Renter
Got His Rtnt Free and Reaped
on Investment
The home-owning spirit is becoming preva-.
lent In Houston. Men who had been paying
rent for years and years have suddenly be-
come Impressed with the advantages of own-
ing a hon.e of their Own. It is a good In-
vestment if it did not have its other ad-
vantages. As to its advantages as on investment
one case in Houston can be cited as an Il-
lustration though there are perhaps hun-
dreds. A young man purchased a home on the
first of January last. For years of his mar-
ried life he had been scratching to meet the
landlord on the first of each month. He
bought his hums on the Installment plan
paying don a very small sum and for the
past mi.: months has been paying out about
2S nionuily on the Installment notes. Alto-
gether hunting the first payment and the
month! i.utts be has paid out less than
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.RiCe.v.;- i.rj hue had more than cine offer
of J.'.oo t r I is equity In the place. In other
wo.'J.i jo has Increased to JiOO In nine
month.. he. has bad bis rent free.
It "iri'rnr)" u man owes to himself and his
fuim.v j uv;1 a home and It is about the
only ti.it.g 10 life a man can figure on using
una ...;; s and still get his money back.
A lo c.'i ouught In a good location and Im-
prove! vviti a modern nouse of sensible ar-
chitcu.iiH; even with assessments and taxes
to pay. .j .seldom sold t a loss to the owner
and vs : the pleasure'of Its use is added to
the s-i price most lesidenccs are sold at
a dcc;..-l profit. That whlcn produces the
mo. i.appiiicBs and comfort is the thing to
be fi. t considered and viewed in the light
probai.;; : investment pays setter dividends
than . suitable to the Income of its
own.';.
T!..j ppir'. of home-buying ts growing active
in !! '-.!. it baa affected all classes and
coii i:: .: - of men and the result Is shown
In the th. ty market for residence property.
'-!. r.-nsori for this may be that people
: i'V.iig wise" to the fact that in no
oti.'i . ui prominence In tne world Is resl-
(. in property so cheap as It Is In Houston.
Anou . ' important factor Is the good which
liiip"o.:.:etit clubs snd subdivision com-
liini. e (0mg a ail sections of the city
in i i tving the wssie places and enoour-
Bgliif . pride.- When-a men living on a
slovenly kept street sers a neighboring street
unpi n .j an( made attractive oy its rem
dents lie Is upt to
ths Sams plan to
the house owners r
wn thnmiiehfare.
HOMES
F MOM
Many Real Estate Firms
Houses.
right here In this city and you would have
to go a long way before you found an all-
round better residence district than that pos-
sessed by Houston.
"If Main street can be beat for beautiful
homes show me. Of course I realize what
this movement 'Make Houston a city of
homes' means. It means 'Keep Houston
a city of hornet' Keep up the lick. That's
what I say; keep spreading out keep build-
ing up and keep the buildings up to the
highest standard possible."
As a matter of fact Houston does stand
high among the Texas cities as a home city.
Certainly this city Is the equal of any In the
State In this regard. -But there Is room for
improvement. There Is opportunity of rais-
ing the standard of houses built of making
less renters proportionally and more home
owners. And that Is just what the movement
means when It says "Make Houston a city
of homes."
Certainly there can not be a mors beautiful
thoroughfare In the State today than Main
street now newly paved lined with the
splendid homes surrounded by the green
lawns and the spreading trees. If a person
stands In the middle of Main street where
It Intersects McOowen avenue and looks
north toward town he will behold one ef
the moat beautiful vistas ever unfolded by
a city street Noticeable above everything
else and before all else is the shady-bordering
of the avenue. A line of trees mark It
on each side and stretch throughout nearly
twenty blocks of Its length with the turrets
of splendid homes peeping through the tree-
tops all along the line. At what seems nearly
the end of the street from the standpoint of
the observer on McOowen tne twin towers
of the First Presbyterian church are visible
and lf one's eyesight la good and ths morn-
ing Is not misty ths skyscrapers of uis
downtown district and ths busy traffic oi ths
lower street may be seen.
Then there are other residence streets.
Crawford street boasts of some of the fln-
est homes In South Texas and McKlnnsy
nue comes In for its ' share 01 tne nouso
beautiful. Everything south of McKlnney Is
homes homes and beautiful homes. There
are homes of stone and of brick homes of
frame construction and homes of ths new
concrete building material. And the spread-
ing trees that lend slpde everywhere and
the grass and flowers and shrubs that grow
all over the city give to the houses that fin-
ishing touch that makes It truly borne.
Sauna BSg Tramaffeir
During last week many important real es-
tate transfers were filed for record In the''
county clerk's office. Among the moat prom--lnent
of them were the following:
Dr. K. Clinton Murray and wife purchased
from the CI t liens' Home and Investment
company a portion of 'the northwest corner
of block! John H. Klrby's Main Street
addition tor a consideration of. C00.
Lewis R. Bryan and wife sold (to Dr. R.
V. Knox a portion of block 24 In the Hadley
and Franklin addition together with Im-
provements for $12140.
1 he Citizens' Home and Investment com-
pany purchased from the Teas Savings and
Ileal EstHte Investment association six and
one-half lots In ten-acre lot 27 of the J. 8.
Holman survey for a consideration of WOO.
G. W. Johnson and wife sold to H. M.
Curtln lot 4 In block 40 Fair Grounds addi-
tion together with Improvements for a con-
sideration of $4200.
Jesse H. Jones purchased from McClure
Kelly and wife two lots and a half In block
4 a subdivision of ten-acre block; 41 J. s.
Holman survey for 16000.
h H. Perry sold to C. A. Nichols and wife
one lot. with Improvements in block 7 of the
Main Street addition for a consideration of
tiU0. .-.
J. D. Larkln purchased from H. C. Gray
and wifo lot i la block 1 Westmoreland ad-
dition . together with Improvements for a
consideration of 11500. .
' Terry Smith of New Tortt sold to the
fourtlssdt ImoTovement en . "rn 1
" . Of ll" 1 ' r.t !..
Ths legal department ot tho city and the
officials of the water company are putting
forth thoir best efforts to be ready for the
transfer of ths properties of the water com-
pany te tho city on next Monday. It Is
quits an undertaking for there are an end-
less array of little details that must be
looked Into. The inventory ot the plant
the deeds to the property . the boundaries
and the abstract must oil be looked care-
fully Into before the transfer can be made
and the officials who are looking after the
matter realise that they have no time to
lose. It is stated that the deed will be the
biggest ever filed in Harris county and that
It will reuulre a whole record book In tho
county clerk's office to record It.
Assistant City Attorney Nlday haa been
Industriously engaged In looking n'U-r thu
details for the past several days the mem-
bers ot the commission rendering him as-
sistance. '
While it Is realised that It wnH not be an
easy matter to get everything in rdadlness
to make the transfer on the 1st It Is not
desired to ssk an extension of time. The
city's option expires on the 1st. One exten-
sion has already been grunted. In the mean-
time Mr. Seanlan has died and it would be
necessary to get the consent of his daugh-
ters to a further extension. They are in
Chicago and this would require much time.
The officials have been so immersed in this
work that they have not come together on
any partltular method of operating the
plant. While each of the commissioners
snd the mayor have been making Investiga-
tions and formulating plans some of them
contemplating great changes in ths present
Kirperty will be subdivided Into lots and
ocks and placed on the market as choice
residential property.
1. Yt. Daniels and wife sold to Mrs. Katie
D. Hanitav. wife of Judge R. E. Hannuy ot
Hempstead parts of lots S and 4 block 82
with Improvements for SltOOO. This proper-
ty fronts on Rusk avenue and It Is situated
between Travis and Milam streets.
8. R. Hay and wife sold to George T.
Moore lot J. block 40 Fair Grounds addition
for a consideration of t3"0.
Sam Lazarus purchased from Annie C.
Settegast lots 4 I and parts of 3 and 11.
block U situated In the twelve-block mil-
way district in the Third ward for a con-
sideration at .8500.
"Houston needs more business houses"
said Colonel N. L. Mills yesterday. "Every
week I have many applications for business
houses and I believe otht-r agents will report
the same. There is really a scarcliy of suit-
able places In the downtown district and the
extension ot the business section Is heartily
welcomed.
"We need more residences also. There has
been a great deal of talk about the surplus
of residences in the city about there being
too many rent houses when as a matter of
tact there la now a scarcity of rent houses.
We need more cottages of four an.l five
rooms and more two-story houses ot six and
eight rooms. Our agency is having a larger
number of calls than ever before at this time
of the year and at the rate houses are being
taken now by the first Of October there will
be an actual shortage ot rental properly.
Many houses are being built and are taken
as fast as they can be completed. In some
Instances I know of houses being rented" or
sold before the foundation is laid.
"As a matter' of fact the people are re-
turninc from the North and East much
LWLlnt 8lher Pr0Petty
Is changing hands weekly
. "Houston needy a family' hotel" stated a
wideawake realty man yesterday. "There Is
no hotel la the city that can be classed as a
family hotel a place especially for families.
It Is no uncommon thing to see 'rooms for
light liousekeeptng' advertised Ui the papers
and board or rooms for man and wife with-
out children. Now you know that there is
a ban placed on children. They are not
wanted. 1 might talk for hours laklng for
my theme 'What would become of the world
lf it were not for the children! but what's
the use? There are some people who do not
want them and there is no use trying to con-
vert them. But there are others who will
continue to live natural lives and they need
places to live. There are a sufficient num-
ber of these people In Houston to support a
first class family hotel a hotel where men
with small families could reside."
THE OLD DANIELS PLACE on Rusk
avenue between Travis and Milam streets
was sold last week to Judge R. E. Hanney
for $12000. The property comprises one-half
of lots 3 snd 4 In block Si with house snd
Improvemeuis. What Judge Hanney will do
with the property Is not known. It Is In a
district fast becoming a part of the business
section nnd he may have some plan for de-
veloping It as a business proposition. L.
Bryan si Co. made the deal.
THE ELKS ARE TALKING of a club
building among themselves but when ap-
proaohed for Information tbey shut up like
a clam. They tdmit that something Is "on"
but absolutely refuse to say what that some-
thing is. The present project however con-
templates something big and the quiet and
determined way In which It is being pushed
argues for Its ultimate success.
ONE-HALF LOT on Milam street between
Bell and Leeland avenues with houaet was
sold by J. E. Lafferty to O. O. Johnston for
SSOO last week. One lot on Main street be-
tween McOowen and Dennis with house 1 and
1'; sold tn Judge R. E. Han-
nev for toSOO.
.-jiin zuiih deals were made througn
L. Bryan at Co.
llmproeaseiiilt Notes
"-1'tjjK COMPLETION OF PAVING on Main
street opens up another residence street ann
gives Houston one of the finest thorough-
fares in the South Main street hat long
been the street of beautiful homes but the
wood paving on the street has been In al-
most Impassable condition for years and the
street has therefore been shunned by drivers.
Now paved with brick and with no car lines
it affords a solid straight driveway perfect-
ly paved for more than two miles. The com-
pletion ot the paving will doubtless boom
property along the street.
AT TOE TBDEATOS
"The Swsstest Girl in Dlxla" Is an excel-
lent vehicle for a talented company pre-
senting as It dees a pretty Southern romance
but In the hands of the company which ap-
peared at the Houston theater yesterday
afternoon and evening It Is a fright.
Inability to reaeh the expectations of their
respective parts the company is very poor
savs ths heroine who would really be ac-
ceptable had ens played the part In years
'when she could lay claim to youth and
Eliminating these faults snd faults they
are for ths Impersonator ot the swsetest
Rlrl In Dixie she was tolerable and some of
is more tender-hearted really essayed to
forgive her form face and ags and enjoy
her work. ... .
George W. Wright and Howard Emery
were good by comparison to the remaluder
of the cast and yet they could hardly be
featured in large cities.
Uarrv C. Lester and Miss Blanche WrlgluV4.
impersonating ths old negro slaves w.r.
r.r boor.
The next attraction at the Houston the-
ater will be the Billy Ker sands' minstrels on
Monday. e..
BOX eOClAU-Vlctorla A. Goodman hive
No. 4 Ladies of trie Maccabees will have
a box social at Red Men's hall nest Tuei-
day evening" at I "o'clock. All members of
the hive and ot ether hives are Invited te
tt"d. A mi!t' ef V!t'' r' Is s)o
methods of operation they have not mads
a comparison of notes as yet and will proba-
bly not have the opportunity to do so uut
the plunt has been taken over.
PRELIMINARY OPINION. '
Messrs. Dillon Hubbard the New Tork
attorneys for the purchasing bond company
have rendered what Is termed a preliminary
opinion. Upon this opinion the Union Sav-
ings Bank and Trust company will turn over
the money when the bonds are delivered.
Then after the money has been turned over
to the water compuny and the transfer made
of the plant to the city the attorneys will
render their final -opinion of the legality
of the issue. The attorneys are cateful
stated Assistant City Attorney Nldny but
It Is the proper thing. It renders it Impos-
sible for the Issuance of bonds and later di-
verting the money to a purpose for whloks
the bonds were not intended.
There will be a meeting of the. board of
tho water company this week and all the
stock will be represented Mr. House having
secured all the stock held (lUtsldn of Hous-
ton when he made a trip to New lork some)
time ago.
Mayor Rice will arrive home in time to ha
un.i lu nnnn in Tim inuiirm-.
Hon. T. H. Stone former city attorney ar-
rived home from New York yesterday and
Oltv Attorney Wilson Is expected buck this
week. Mr. IVIIson was in conference with
Dillon A Hubbard while in New York and
represented the city's Interests in the mat-
ter uf the Investigations Into the legality
uf the bonds. He was rendered assistance
by Air. Stone.
CHURCH NEWS
SONG 8KRVICE. At the Second Presby-
terian church tonight there will be a song
service with singing by the Young Men's
Christian Association Glee-club and ths
regular choir consisting of Miss Kuima Mar-
tin Mrs. Watson. Mr. Boeock nnd Mr.
Toombs. The minister. Rev. F. K. Finches
will preach a short sermon. Mr. George V
Helnxelman will presldo ul the organ.
MINISTER RETURNED. For the first
time In six weeks Rev. William States Jae-
oos win appear in 111s puipit at tne first
Presbyterian church today. .5Jt. Jacobs
spent his vacation In South and North Car-
olina and In Tennessee. While In Nashville
Mr. Jacobs preachcU to his old congregation
and received a hearty welcome from the peo-
ple whom he left to come to Toils.
ST. LOUIS SPEAKER. Mr. George Ro-
Incon of St. Louts will speak to a union
meeting of the congregations of Trinity SU
Mary's and Christ Episcopal churches at
Christ church this evening. The meeting Is
held tn the interest of the Brotherhood of
at. aiiuivw ui wiiicn jur. nouuison a dusi-
ness man of the Missouri metropolis. Is an
Interested worker.
A. A- A-
MEMORIAL SERVICEThe service at
Westminster Prcsbytvlan church tonight at
X o'clock will be In memory of the late Rev.
Dr. Little missionary of the synod of Texas.
A special program has been arranged for the
occasion and it Is expected that a large
congregation of the friends of the late min-
ister will be present.
4 4 t
Tabernacle Methodist Poik and Caroline.
Ellis Smith pastor. Preaching at 11 a fm.
and at 1 p. m. by pastor. Sunday school at
nVU7uePVtm4.C'RBamrrH.ty
Will holll the thirA mm rr-rlv nf..j.
Monday evening at t o'clock at tbs church.
Trinity Church Corner Louisiana street
and Drew avenuo South End. Rev. Thomas
J. Windham rector; William Abraham or.
ganlst; W. C. Zellnder superintendent of the
Sunday school. Fifteenth Sunday after Trin-
ity. Holy communisn at 1 a. m Sunday
school ut 9:30 a. 111. Morning prayer and
sernion at 11 o'clock. No night service. There
will be a union brotherhood of St. Andrew
service at Christ church at p. m.
A memorial service for Dr. Henry S. Little
will be. held at Westminster Presbyterian
church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
Hymn Ml.
Scripture and pravcr. "
Solo "Just for Today" Mrs. W. C. Mc-
Clelland. Sketch of Dr. Littles Life-Miss Edith
Bradley.
Glory Song-Mrs. Roy Btiteler and Miss
Ruby Miller.
Report of the Funeral Services at His
Home Church Denison Miss Ruby Miller.
Hymn 343.
Memorial address by pastor.
Solo-"Crosslng the Bar" Mrs. Frank
Galvln.
Appreciation ot the church of Dr. Little's
strvlces and resolutions presented by Elder
C. H. Carringer.
Hymn SO.
Benediction. i
The ladles of the second division of the Aid
society of the Second Presbyterian church
will give a tea at the residence or Mrs. Dr.
Brumby. MIS Mala street on next Thursday
afternoon. All ladies ot the church invited to
come and bring their friends.
Washington Street Metnodlst-Oeorge W.
Davis pastor. Sunday school st : a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and I p. m. by ths
pastor Epworth League at 7;15 p. m. Ail
are welcome. .
Central Baptist Church-nil Preston ave-
nue corner Sampson street Walter K.
jyoes. pastor Jbibie school at : a m.
Preaching at 11 a m. and 7:30 p. m.- Ladles'
auxiliary Wednesday at 4 p. m. Prayer
meeting Frlduy at 7:h p. m. Take Franklin
car to Harrisburg road and get off at Samp-
son crossing one block from church. Rs-
vlval meetings wilt be continued through the
week. All Invited. .
I
NEWS OF THE CITY
CLASS INITIATION .Two hundred end
fifty Ladifs of the Maccabees were nssem-
f5a '? J1)e..hal1 on h to witness the
claas Initiation and school of Instruction
conducted by Laura B. Hart State com-
mander. Fifty-two candidates were IriTtlat-
J. Great credit should be given Lady Hart
tor the able proficient and dextrous man-
1 wUhhlch she handled so large a
class. Arter the ceremonies refreshments
were served and program rendered.
NATATORIUM SEASON ENDS. Tha "
Houston natatonum will close for ths season
"""be r 1. The time between the clos-
J.'. ih OPT"1" ext summer will be
put In thoroughly remodeling the present
quarters. The pool wUl be lined with whlu .
ih .iew bathIP will be Installed.
"? n? ?lr? P'"? "111 be thoroughly reno-
vated and refurnished.
THERE ARK undelivered telegrams at ths
Sin? ?if7tM.WMJWn.trPlon Telegraph com-
&.L "w H?1""? or Mlk Cuban A.
C. W . Gray James Sharps. Charles K. Lea-
rns n and Mis. Annla Pearson.
CHARITY HOSPITAL. The board of dl-
rectors of the Charity hospital will meat st
e'olock Monday afternoon at No 11 Butler
"J.?. "P" that the site of 7i
hoanftel Will h- n .. . .1 . ' ..T
i " -vi uyvil ai mis meol-
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OPEN Vf FlTTlvn t..
R.w. Clerk. wl h'" T "
at the lodge h.U. In the old Masonic timpis
444 - '
- RATHBONB BISTERS. The Rathbone Sis-
ten will meet at I o'clock Monday evening
After the business session a social event
will ne had and refreshments wlU be ssrve
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