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kinancial. change i 1.1..i i'', It. 1.2- 1,4 4 I', :.1.::: I '''ti ''4r -4t 4 1 i'-' rilill-i ....,.7.: 1,.: i ii 4' "il.fifl: '77' --7--- Automobiles slip- ST. LOUIS' SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1927. PAGES SECTION Old.lamdell Inist Ily Conitmclion, --ii i New Residential and Commercial 4 Construction .4 Str Brai to Yield 4 53 399 900.
Total 3 Nell Lychire- ily Construction thea4 of 1926 with I ST. at totti lobe Jit entc LOUTS, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7 OM Lindell Trust Buildiag to Yield t3 flew t3 Nevi Structure I Ls 1. 7.4....4t!-:i11-----''..',' it- I it aitt, 4. ,,,,,,4,,,,,4,:,.) 4 11-' 4:, AK- Vf .1, .1. i I 4 ...,,.:.,4 1 a 4 A 1 tf'tt 3,..::,...
ii 1' r. 14.1., iK 4. l' ,414 7 4- ..4,77. -7 .4, e- 4,:.,,,,,..,....,..:,,,, 4 7 4Za, ,4 iX ,:1:::,, re ..1 Neff, I': 4.1.,:, 7, AZ-4 I Above: Spanish-style building, Is Above: Spanish-style building, with Col onial. Interior, planned by William Gruen and approaching completion at 4600 Natur al Bridge avenue for Stroot Carroll.
It la terra-cotta trimming. of dark buff b.oritek. witi.h.r. a Corn- 1 3, siPP: a nidge et' Ye dr 1 1' on; I vt it enThea '2" mans structure'. of the 9,,,......
basem*nt estab- I-, lishment will sup- -F-, I -tv A ries. Albert B. port two more Groves 'was the Agw- ebilsatoeewntita sanitary at 5510 South i. ,:::,:.:4. L.
erected by stev, El Moellenho rcj ..14 IT .7:::,:::::, and sold to 'Theo- Meyer. 4.. 0 'If '2z)liiM312W) 1 1 I I- li of dark buff brick, with a tile roof and white At left: St. Louis News Company's new building, recently completed on the east side of Fourteepth street, from Morgan to Gay street. The structure of the two story and basem*nt establishment will support two more stories.
Albert B. Groves was the architect. Below: Art-Wit sanitary lin- ish bungalow fiat at 5510 South Grand bUulevard, erected by Stevens Moellenholf and sold to Theo- dore Lai Home on Montan and- Four- teenth Complete. The Lindell Trust' Company will the three-story brick structure it now occupies on the south- corner of Grand boulevard St. Louis avenue and replace In the fall with a three or four modern building.
constructed support three or four additional stories. A. W. seerstary-treasurer of the trust corn. stated ysterday.
Wedemeyer Nelson are prepar-- the plans for the edifice, the firstunit of which is to cost or $300.000. The building will of Bedford stone on a granite in classic Grecian style. but details have not yet been determined upon. Now Ham Landmark. The present borne if the firm Is landmark erected in 1679.
It has old stone front with plain brick and rear walls characteristic the period. and Is 70x10 feet in The new building will cover- the entire lot. 122 feet on Louis avenue by 75 feet on Grand boulevard. bank proper is to envy the corner. having a space 110 by 40 A store will have the southern portion of the main Boor.
ancl offices the upper stories. according the present tentative plans. The Lindell Trust Company. of which Charles Peters. formerly president of the International shoe: Company is bought the corner for a 'figure neighboring from Mrs.
Charles Kunz. widow of the lessor from whom company previously rented the property. St. Louie News. The Cass Avenue Bank, an institution with $3.000.000 in deposits.
is erecting a 275.000 borne on tb southeast corner of Cass avenue Thirteenth street. Among the recent buildings indicative of the activity on Morgan street the new home of the St. Louis News Company, wholesale dealers in books, magazines, stationery. periodicals, novelties and toys. The new building is-located on the side of Fourteenth street: extending from Morgan to Gay street.
was recently completed by the John Hill Construction Company. after the design of Albert B. Groves. Incorporated. It is a two-story-and-basem*nt structure of concrete construction with an exterior treatment of ex.
posed concrete piers and lintels with brick spandrels and algonite -tone trim. The main floor of the new building provides show room and office space with receiving end shipping facilities on the Gly street side. The basem*nt is designed for the storI of merchandise while the second il000r is given over the mag- azine, periodical and subscription departments. Here Since MI. The building is equipped with such mechanical etwipment as an oil.
burning heating system and an automatic sprinkler system. The fin- floors throughout the building of manolithic, construction. designed to carry the heavy trucking necessitated by the company's bust. The St. Louis News Company, one of the old business organize.
tions of the city. having been active wholesale distributors of maga sines, books and general merchan. disc in St. Louis since 1871. Removal from the company's for.
mar location at 1008 Locust street was made necessary by the growth its bulifiess. The structural frame of the new building is designed to carry two additional floors, allowing for future expansion. Bank Without Cages. An Innovation In banking room fixtures designed or the Bank of University City, northeast corner of Delmar and Heman avenues. will be the absence of grille work atiound the tellers' cages.
The tellers will face the customers across an open counter. much the same as does a clerk In a department store. The new type of fixtures was designed by. and Is being manufactured by. the St.
Louis Bank Building and Equipment Company. Counters. s' Home on Four- mplete. Company will ory brick struces on the south-rand bouievarcl au and replace a three or four Rug, constructed' four additional secre- trust corny ay. lson are prepar-.
11 1 1 1 I 1 1 13 1- I II t4 1--t II Ut I I II f2L.009"-. I I 1 6 0 1 -a 160 1 1 1 -1 6 A. AI I 1 I I I 00,1.011 A 111 eNcCirw.a e't ir I 1 1 A. Hoffmann 1 1 1. I Itillille111111 PI I se 7.2;14'-; I )ata Show Prod Increase in neering Jobs.
Building and engineering con- acts awarded during July amount- 'i. to 3534,391000, a figure ,.3 per 'nt higher than the corresponding onth of.11926, In the thirty-seven east of the Rocky Worming. the tatisticians of the F. W. Odge Co i poration announced yes- l'day.
I 'rho mar however. showed a 16 tent drop from June. which esblished S. volume of contracts unsecedented in, the annals of Amer'. The erea from which the data re obtained does approximately per cent of the construction work I the United i This Year Ahead of Lest July record brought the total f-construction started during the tat neve months up to this Ing a.
2 per cent Increase i -fer the rst seven months. of last bar. This increase is at variance -ith the Ibuilding permit records ibmpiled by various companies, Mei ha a been showing a decrease' i'om 'last year. The pri cipal reason for this is at building permit records include or no engineering work, which as been Important this year. Recrds -of shipments Of building mabrie's, al, reported by the United Dgpartment of Commerce, how an Increase this year thus 5nfirrn1n the contract totals.
Items Classified. 'Inelude -In 'list mopth's record mere the ollowing important items: 4 186,935.1 or 35 per cent of all con- truction' for. residential 143,915.800, or 27 per gent. for pubo works and. utilities- (mainly civil ogineeri work); 383,010,100.
or 16 er for commercial buildings; or 7 per cent. for eduational buildings; and $30,302,900. or per cert. for industrial buildings. ContemPlated new work reported 1st month amounted to 8692,959.700.
his being a decrease of 5 per cent rom thai amount reported in June 'nd an I crease of 3 per cent over be amou reported in July, 1926. 1 Id-west Building and engineering', con-recta le last month in the Central Vest III Inols, Indiana, Iowa, Wisonsin. outhern Michigan, ansas. Oklahoma and Isleraska) I amounted to 3149,971,800. 'hie fig re showed a drop of 22 per rent fro the amount reported in he prec-ditig month and a loss of 3 cent from the amount-reported 11 July last year.
The important Items in the uly CO struction record was 166.300, 'or '37 per cent of all contruction for residential building-a: or 26 per cent, for public vorks a utilities: $22,738,900, or 15 cent for commercial buildings; 11.898.401. or 8 per cent, for educe-tonal ojects, and 36.635.100. or 4 )er cent for industrial plants. The taal volume of Itarted this district during the )ast se en months amounted to 1,023.4:11 800, as compared with 48,300 the first seven months 'ear, being an Increase of 9 per c-nt. 11 Conte plated new work reported the ientral West last month feached total of This figure showed decreases of 24 per fro both June of this year 3 Ind Jul of last year.
I South Palls Off. Constriction started in July in he southeastern states (the Caro-Arias, orgia. Florida. Tennessee, Alabam Mississippi. Arkansas and Louistan reached a total of 130.000.
Th13 figure was 13 per cent ander ne of this year and 25 per gent un er Jelly of last year. Analy is of last month's building and er gineering record showed the followin Items of note: or 38 cent of all construction. for public works and utilities; 746,000. Or 31 per cent, for residential buildings; $4.583.400, or 10 per rent, for commercial buildings; $3.711.209. or 8 per cent, for Indus- i ttilal pl nts, and 63,414,600 or 8.
per tent to educational projects. Durin the past seven months there was of contracts let for building and engineering in the southeastern states. as compar with $487.605.100 for the corresp nding period of 1926. being 'a decre i se of 27 per cent. 1 Conte plated new work reported last month in this district amounted to 658,384.500.
This figure showed a loss of'118 per cent from the June. 1927, total. as well as a loss of 22 per cent from' the total 'for, July. 1926. Texas Holding Own.
Texall has 620.464.000 in contracts for new building and engineering work last month. This figure was almost the same as the amount re- i ported June. ancPwas 17 per cent above he amount reported in July. 1926. Included in last month's construction renord were: 68.334.600, or 41 per cent of all construction.
for public works and utilities; $6,095,500. or 30 cent, for residential building; 61,880.500. or 9 per icentj for 'commercial buildings; 61.427,300. or 7 per cent, for educational projects. and 61.259.500, or 6 per cent, for in'dustria plants.
New construction started in this -state 1 the first seven months of this year has reached a. total of 6135,727.800. being a decrease of 4 per ce from the amount reported in the first seven months of last year. Cont mplated new work reported in Texas in July amounted to 870.0004 This figure showed increases of 52 per cent over June and 73 per 17 cent er July of last year. East Central Down.
Theitotat volume of contracts let last onth in the Pittsburgh district 4Weatern Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Ohio and Kentucky) amounted to 188.738,000. This figure showe4 a loss of 12 per cent from both June of this year and July of last 81, AnaJys1 of last month's construction showed the following Items importance: 825.3116,500. or 38 Per cent of all construction. for 'Public works and utilities: 700, 28 per cent.
for residential buildings; $8.165.900. or 9 4er cent for Commercial buildings, ani 84,479.300. or I per cent, for social and. recreational nroiectsft SI i noun En eenng Building and engi' sets awarded during to $534.399.900. a -nt higher than the onth of.1926.
in tho east of the I ins. the tatiattclans 'ocige Co i poration az rday. I Mho) mar however. tent drop from Ju blished 4 volume of secedented in, the arm The area from ere obtained does 1 per cent of the cons I the United States, i This Year Ahead July record brol f--- construction starts tat seve ni months up this ing a 2 per aer the fret seven ri bar. This increase I -ith the Ibuilding pc lampiled by variou ha a been show om 'last year.
The pri eine' reaso at building permit or no engineerin: as been important ti tda -of shipments not 'tie'e al, reported I tates Department i how an increase tl ontirm1nF the contra Items Clams' I In'Clude -In 'list Are the ollowing im 186.935.1 or 35 per truction for. redden 143.915.800. or 27 per works and. utilitito ngineert work): er for commer .36.433.60 or 7 per ational uildings: an per cert. for Indust ContemPlated new tot month amounted his being a decrease rom thel amount rer an 1 crease of 3 be amou reported i 1 ldwest Droi Building and eng Facts last month Vest (II mole, Indiar onsin.
outhern A ansas. Okla). raska) I amounted 'hie fig re showed a rent fro the amout he prec. ding month cent from the ar 1-1 July of last year. The more importan uly Co rel 'or '37 per cel tructiort for residen or 26 per vorks a utilities: er cent for commer 11.898.401.
or 8 per co tonal ojects, and oer cent for industri The total volume this distr oast se en months 1,023.421 800. as compa 218,300 the first orijast- 'eat. being 1 9 per c-nt. Conte plated new the ientral Wes' feached total of $11 figure showed decre, fro both Juno ond Jul i of last year South Palls Const ction start southeastern eta orgia. Flori Alabam Iliasissippl.
toouisian reached I 130.000. his figure 1 ander ..1 ne of this gent un er Jelly of la Analy IA of last in and er gineering recc tollowin Items of lai or 3(1 cent of al for public works anc 746,000. Or 31 per cer tial buildings: $4.583 for commerc or 8 per -c tile' pi nts, and $3.4 tent for ducational Durin the past there was i. tracts let for buildim ing in the southeas compar with $487. torresp nding period a decre i se of 27 per i Conte plated new last month in this dil to $58,384.500.
This I loss of118 per cent 1927. total. as well per cent from' the 1926. Texas Holdln Texall has $20.464.0 for new building an work last almost the same as ported June. ancli- above he Amount re 1924 i Inclu ed in last tric tion relgord were: per cezit of all cc public Works and uti or 30 cent, for re ingoo; $1,880.500.
or 'commercial buildings per cent, for educe and $1,259.500, or 6 'dustria plants. New construction -state 1 the first so this year has read $135.727.800. being a per ce from the A In the first seven I Cont mplated new in Tercet; in July an 870.0004 This figure al of 52- 'per cent over cent er July of la East Central The', tat volume. last onth in the trict tWestern Pent Virginia. Ohio amounted to 166.736,C showeS a loss of 12 both Juno of this yi last Analjysis of last tion record showed Items ef importance 38 per cent of all nubile works and 700, 28 per cent.
buildings; 36.165.900, for Commercial I $4,479.300. or I per and. creational nrc nava. creattezutt ornlentlft Low ase in Pro- Jobs. 2 eering con- Jul7 atnount- figure L8 Per thirty-seven Monti- I of the r.
w. flounced yes- I i 4 -5s-: I I I 1,...1, 1 i': OMNI .1., :01: A I St. Washington Avenue Restaurant -Space Leased to Conrads Martin Breitt and E. A. Bokem Arrange Commercial Deals.
A syndicate headed by Mn. Elsa Conrad. wife of F. E. Conrad.
preaident of the St. Louis B-G Sandwich Shops Company. has acquired a fifteen-year lease on the store space 1115 and 1119 Washington avenue and will install there a restaurant decorated Spanish style and designed to afford service of an American novelty nature. Martin Breitt represented both Mrs. Conrad's group and the Lindell Realty Company.
lessor of the property. which is headed by J. Lionberger Davis. Workmen are to start this week the $100.000 project for remodeling and furnishing the establishment. which measures 137x50 feet.
Mn. la to leave within a fortnight for Spain. where ahe will purchase the decorations and furnishings. Earl Gauger. an architect In the offices of La Beaume Klein.
has planned the remodeling. The walls are to be done in stucco with iron prille work to give an exterior effect. as though the restaurant were on a sidewalk surrounded by Spanish buildings. Street lamps and outside lanterns of Peninsular type will supply light. and such exotic objects as an old well and an Iberian fountain will lend color.
Shifting spotlights and changing decorittions are to carry out the Latin atmosphere. The accommodations are to include Spanish lounging rooms. The new restaurant is to open November 1. The Roxana Petroleum Corporation has leased for ten years the southeast corner of Kingshighway boulevard and Easton avenue, a lot approximately 78x80 feet. on -which the firm will commence trimediately to erect an oil station.
The lease was made by the E. A. Bokern Real Estate Company. which represented both the lessor and the Roxana Corporation. PROMOTERS PLAN FOUR NEW APARTMENTS HERE The total of new building activities recorded for St.
Louis and the adjacent territory the past week amounted to 1.889,890., according to the tabulation of the weekly bulletin of the Southern Contractor. Four apartments aggregating 245,000 entered into the week's news, in each case the name of the promoter and the site being withheld for the time being. Two apartments with a total of twenty units. estimated to cost $70.000, are planned for the southeast corner of St. Ferdinand street and Whittler avenue.
One apartment estimated to cost $75,000 will be erected on the northeast corner of Easton avenue and Goodfellow boulevard. ODEON THEATER WORK NOW HALF COMPLETE The $100,000 job of rehabilitating and redecorating the Odeon Theater at 1038 North Grand boulevard; which was severely damaged by fire some months ago, is half completed. Henri Chouteau. owner of the establishment, stated Lee Hildebrand of the Shapleigh Hardware Company Is planning the new decorations for the auditotrium and theater accommodation portions of the structure. It will open early in September and already has a number of attractions booked for the winter.
LUPFER-ACKER ENTER WAINWRIGHT BUILDING Lupfer-Acker. a realty firm which with its predecessor. the Kollas-Lupter Real Estate Company. occupied 1138 Chestnut street for thirty years, has removed its of-. (ices to 107 North Seventh street, on the ground floor of the Wainwright Building.
"This move," William P. Lupfer, the president, stated. "was necessitated by increased business. the need for more space and a desire for central location. Arthur 1 Acker president of the cowPanY- A J.
R. THURSBY MOVES OFFICES IN KIRKWOOD 3. R. Thursby has moved his realty brokerage office from the Kirkwood Trust Building to a ground floor establishment at Kirkwood road and Jefferson avenue. Thursby is president of he Kirkwood Rotary Club chairman of the Kirkwood Zoning Commiseion and vice president of the County Chamber of Commerce.
Takes New Jeb.I Theodor. F. Graupner. who recently appointed manager in arge of apartments for Cornet Zeibtg has returned irom his vacation and has assumed his new duties. Among the buildings for which Cornet Zeibig are agents are the Wiltshire.
the 'Carleton and CdUrt. H. Lao Cornet, of Cornet Zeibig hal returned wreck west and It story to pany. Ins 000 be base. a the side of The feet.
to the and is east and I age tett are Is as of 1 I English dnslling, designed by Marcel Bou Moult, under construction on Wydown boulevard, Just west of' Skinker- road for Carl George Meyer. The walls are of brick, similar to the hand-molded variety, and- are Fox Plans Stores 1 on Washington and Grand Boulevards Film Corporation Announces Details of The, ater Project Here. i The Fox Theaters Corporation will erect sixteen stores in connection with its monster theater on the southwest corner of Grand and Washington boulevards, it was announced yesterday. The plans for building above the auditorium were definitely abandoned- some weeks ago. The Fox Theater and Building will have a frontage of-175 feet on Grand boulevard, extending from the Humboldt Building to the -corner of the alley.
The building will have a total depth of SOS feet from front building line to back of stage wall, with an alley to Washington boulevard. Stores on Washington. The project will consist of a theater with seating capacity for over 5000 people and a two-story building on Grand four stores on the ground floor. with shop space above. The theater lobby- will extend through the two-story portion and will be 150 feet wide and six stories high.
Space on Washington boulevard -will be occupied by a one-story structure containing twelve store3 and a new lobby entTance for the Humboldt Building. In connection with the Washington boulevard building will be an interior area of 2500 feet, reached through one of the stores, and forming a location for a The present lobby of the Humboldt liuilding will be converted into shore space. Fireproof. Throughout. Alt parts of the one and two-story store building will be of fireproof construction, having concrete- slab floors and roofs, with all walls and partitions of masonry.
The store buildings will have cement floors finished by a method which converts the cementAnto a tile-like surface, textured in deep toned colors. All store fronts will be of cast ornamental iron with terrazzo vesti-bules and marble panels. The base of the building will be of black granite with face brick richly trimmed with ornamental terra cotta work. Suggestive of India. -All parts of the theater construction will be of structural steel, with reinforced concrete floor systems.
The roof over.the auditorium will be constructed of precast gypsum tile. The entrance of the theater is designed with a barbaric splendor suggestive of the grandeurs of the durbars of Indian, a style so far little used in this country. The theater is reached through a lobby and foyer having floors In in- tricately designed varicolored terrazzo, with heavy black marble base and borders. The side wall treat-merit of the auditorium and balcony will be dominated by massive columns in striking red and black marble, with highly decorated walls and ceilings treated in gold and Concealed Lighting. The auditorium and lobby will be illuminated entirely by concealed cove lighting and recessed -panels placed back of ornamental grilles.
The theater will have a full stage, with all modern apparatus, as required for full-scale diameter production, with raising and lowering orchestra platforms. There will be provided for the theater a complete ventilating eye-tern, with a refrigerator plant of 450 tons capacity for cooling the theater during hot weather. The stage will have a specially constructed switchboard for controlling the 10,000 lamps throughout the theater. By the use of special equipment the, entire color scheme of the stage and orchestra may be changed at will. passing through the -entire gamut of colors found in the rainbow.
Temperature Control. Among other Interesting innovations to be installed is a system whereby the manager can tell the exact temperature at any point in the theater while sitting at his desk and can lower the temperature at will by the simple art of changing the position of a lever. The theater will be richly catpeted throughout all of the 'public spaces and finished with special period furniture, harmoniously to carry out the style of the design. Thera will be retiring and smoking rooms for the ladles and a smoking room for the men, designed in monastic style. 'with antique wood beams, columns and furnishings.
Second In World. The Fox. Theater in St. Louis Is one of tha'numerous new theaters at present being built by the Pea Theaters Corporation. This theater will be the second largest in the world in seating capacitythe RoxY of New York being the world's 1 I.
I House Boulevard wife; 8130 South avenue, to Robert P. Taylor and wife; 8138 South avenue to William D. Redmond and wife; two-room modern brick bungalow at 8247 Albin avenue. Vinita Park. to Brisom C.
Kimble and wife. These buildings were financed and supervised by the Dickmann Real Estate Company, which has supervised and financed twenty new homes in Wheaton Station, Inuits. Park and Vinita Terrace. Th3 Dickmann firm reports the sale of a 50-foot lot on the south vide of Madison street. Vinita Park, for Henrietta Weihe to the Comfortable Home Building Company; 5038 Terry avenue.) a five-room modern brick bungalow.
to Stanley Griffin and wife; 3908 Arsenal street, a modeni seven-room hot water heated residence for Mildred G. Jordan to a client; 3635 Rutger street, a five-room modern, brick bungalow for Otto Sigerist and wife to Bernard F. Schmitt. Stevens Mee Mahon. 'Stevens Moellenhoff report the sales of the following "art hint" flats and bungalows, recently constructed: Five-room bungalow flat to Marcus Haffner at 5144 Wabada avenue; four-room bungalow flat to William Kennedy at 5517 Ten avenue; five-room bungalow fiat sold to Theodore and Katie Meyer at 5510 South Grand boulevard.
Bungalow flat, four rooms, to Frank Staub at 4619 Tennessee avenue; five-room bungalow flat to Stefan Jurinic at 5523 Milenty avenue; feur-room double flat to Louis Haffner at 4053 Blaine avenue; seven-rcom bungalow flat to E. M. Neimann at 6027 South Grand boulevard; four-room bungalow flat to Herman A. and Otto F. Lohause 4952 Loughborough avenue: four-room bungalow flat to Ethel M.
Barnes at 4950 Loughborough avenue. avid P. Leaby. -David Leahy reports the fol. lowing sales in Tamm and Manchester subdivision: Thirty-five feet on Graham to M.
McEvoy: 105 feet on Graham to George Smith: 35 feet on Gregg to A. 3. Adams: 35 feet on Gregg to J. Moore. and 40 feet on Gregg to C.
A. Sherman. Teckel, Ear leksen. This company reports the following sales closed during the past week at its Broadway office: 2700 Utah street, brick residence. for John E.
Abels to William and Elizabeth Kessler; 4120 Taft avenue. frame residence. for Pauline Kautenberger to Arthur A. and Emma Morse. Brick cottage.
5024 Newport avenue. for Albert and Kate Oswald to Pauline Kautenberger: single brick flat, 3424 Michigan avenue. for liam J. Petersen to Herman Hohenstein: single brick flat, 3321 Illinois avenue, for C. and Ellanor Goedecker to Otto A.
and Elizabeth Heggi. Albert Wenstlek. 'Ilae Albert Wenzlick Real Estate Company. through O. H.
Jones, bales manager. reports for the week; the following sales: Double flat at 3837- 39 Nebraska avenue foil Xuyath, heirs to Claiborne and Nelson: double flat at 4034-40 Shaw avenue for Fred W. Nedderhof to Geo. Zvengrosh; single flat at 2814 Victor street, for Jacob Rederer to August J. and Antonia Blaha- Residence at 4182 Shaw avenue.
for Mary S. Williams to Harry Carnes: bungalow at 4534 Ashland for T. C. and Nancy Northcroft to A. E.
and Marie Ludwig: bungalow at 5523 Southwest avenue, for Karl Rolfes to a client of Tony Hurleman; bungalow at 6270 Cabanne, for H. S. Macke to Ralph J. Ekberg. Dellis Compley.
Milton B. Bellis, president of the Bellis Realty Company, reports the following sales: 7269 Arlington drive, a six-room bungalow on a lot 50x200, for Josephine Schmidt and .1 I3akewell Sells on Lindell to Briggs 1 Edward L. Bakewell of the Edward L. Bakewell Real Estate Company announced last week, along with the reports of two other West End transfers the sale of his abode at 4459 Lindell bouldvard to Briggs A. Hoffmann of Hoffmann Sons Insurance who will possess himself of the residence September I.
The, two other deals, which bring the -total amount of troperty involved to a figure approaching 000, were the sale of Hoffmann's present home at 6300 Washington avenue to T. L. Ryan of the St. Louis Star. and of a new dwelling at ,7023 Forsyth boulevard to Mrs.
H. L. Moyler. The Hamley Investment Company erected the Forsyth house, now nearly complete, and was represented in the transaction by L. John Bakewell acted for Mrs.
Moyler. William Rediek. William Rodiek Co. reports the following transfers: Northeast corner South Jefferson and Gravois, for Charles S. Muertillealty and Building Company, to 'a client.
to be occupied as a drug store and offices; residence, 4164 Hartford street. for Amelia Engelhardt to a client; residence, 6009 Tennessee avenue, for John F. Stuckenberg and wife. to Adelaide V. Dieckmann.
A residence, 3440 California avenue, for Elizabeth Borchers to G. W. Miller and wife; a lot on Fink-man avenue, west of Kingshighway, for Samuel J. Gast and wife, to Gustav Koerner; a single fiat, 3504 Tennessee, for Henry 'Brockhaus and wife to Emma Engel. Branner Company.
,2 The Branner Realty Company reports for July sales as follows: 3433 Nebraska, flat. for, John W. Graber to Joseph M. Gaidener and wife; 4926 Murdoch, flat, for client to Barth Building and Real Estate Company; a bungalow at 5726 Goener, for Theodore Hopp and wife to Albert Zimmermann and wife: foul new bungalows, 4400 to 4406 Osceola, for Barth Building and Real Estate Company, one each, to Lawrence Saitley and wife, Frank J. Nawrocki and wife, Frank A.
Martin and wife. and Elmer E. Peters and wife; 4734 South Compton. double flat, for Louis Peters to Frank E. Biesterfeldt; 4120-31 South Grand.
two stores and two flats, Max Fischman to Carl Hertel and wife: vacant ground, Kansas street, for Charles Kopp and wife to Samuel Canova and wife; vacant ground, Idaho and In Pennsylvania Park. for a client to Barth Building and Real Estate Company. Joseph Diehmann The Joseph F. Dickmann Real Estate Company reports seiling three new five-room modern bungalows. completed on July 15.
6130 South avenue, to Brison C. Kimble and number of seats as the Fox Theater In Detroit, now under construction. This is part of the 'Fox building. program, which includes new theaters of the type for St. Louis, Detroit, Brooklyn, Newark, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Washington.
Kansas City. Sac, Francisco', Los AngeleS, Boston. and two new houses in New Yorkthe Roxy Midway and the Roxy Mansions. 1 New Circuit. These theaters.
with the Boxy of New York, the Fox Academy Of Music. the Fox Philadelphia and the Fox Locust, Philadelphia, will be known as the 'Roy circuit, with Presentations and all productions under the personal supervision of S. L. Rothafel, known intimately as "foxy." All -Fox houses not In this group will be operated under the same Policy as The archittmts are C. Howard Crane.
with Elmer George Oehler and-Ben A. Dore as 7,, ri- I 4:,, ..,,,,:,7: glir 1 Sitir It. Alit ..1. AMA idat 1 i isielank, 1..1,.,, II 1 -TN 1 11 11 I 11 II I it Iral I A A. A.
4 1 4 1 1 Mho A -A 4-- 11:1 el rr (ler, -LJ J.J1 1 Mb CASS BUILDING SOLD TO CRYSTAL MIRROR Cook Arranges Leases for Loftus and Century Motor Truck. Isaac T. Cook having' sold the two-story building at 2733-35-37 Cass avenues together with large triangular lot of ground directly across the alley in city block 1844. to the Crystal Mirror Plate Company, at present located at 1000 Spruce street. The purchaser is now making alterations in the premisea and will move into the new quarters as soon as the alterations are completed.
The storeroom at 2130 Pine street In the new two-story fireproof building being erected by the Labu Realty and Investment Company. was leased during the week to the Loftus Manufacturing and Supply Company. at present at 3916 Enright avenue. It will take possesSIOn of the premises the first part of next week. The Century Motor Truck Company of Defiance, Ohio, has leased the northeast corner of Jefferson and Washington avenues, together with space in the rear of the buildinT, to be used for the sale and servicing of products in St.
Louis and surrounding territory. This will be a new direct factory branch. The property is owned by the St. Louis Brass Manufacturing Company. Isaac T.
Cook Co. represented all parties in negotiating these transactions. MEYER BUILDING ENGLISH SKINTLED BRICK HOUSE An English house of unusual character is being built on Wydown boulevard. Immediately west of Skinker road. for Carl George Meyer.
The exterior walls are of brick similar to hand-molded brick and laid very roughly giving a shadow effect The roof wt11 be of variegated colored shingle-tiles similar to the roofs one finds In rural England. The interior will be finished In rough plaster richly decorated. The main hall will have a decorative tile floor with' large circular stairway of ornamental iron. The living room will have a large carved stone fireplace and the ceiling will be beamed. The house contains twelve rooms.
Marcel Booncault Is the architect Joins Stek-Peoft. The Stock-Scott Realty Company has added to its sales staff J. It Maine 11, formerly a music dealer at Alice and Floriseant avenues. the at LICENSE LAWS PAY OPERATING COSTS The way in which experience has' shown Teal estate license jlaws to be self-supporting is indicated in a study of official reports from state coinmissions charged with the responsibility of administering these laws. The study has just been made by the National Association of Beat Estate Boards.
The net to sixteen states from real estate license fees during the year 1926, totaled $646,228.75. according to a compilation made of statistics gathered from sixteen of the eighteen states whose license laws were in operation at that time. The average net revenue to each state amounted to 140,389.29. The statistics were supplied by the license departments of Arizena, California, Colorado. Florida, Georgia.
Idaho. Michigan. Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon. Utah. Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The one Canadian province, having a real estate license law, British Columbia, reported $8617.25 net revenue. The average initial fee re-1 quired of broker licenses is $13.26., 1 The largest surptus reported is that of New York State, which approximates $285.000 for the one year. In this state. the fees are graded according to cities of first. second and thi rd All but two of the sixteen states reporiting gave the net revenue after the operating expenses had been deducted.
Two, states, Washington and WyomiRg, and the Canadian province. British Columbia. reported the net revenue the same as the gross revenue, the operating expenses of the department being oup- ported by a regular appropriation or by another state department. New York reports the largest -amount spent in operating expenditures when it gives the approximate figure of $75.000. Florida is next with an expense of $38.395.
The smallest amount paid by any state for the operation of license machinery is $748. reported by The fees charged most frequently are VA) for brokers and $5 for saleamen. NEW INSURANCE AGENCY FORMED BY J. W. LANE The General Insurance Agency Company, a newly organized firm.
will act as agent for the Reserve Loan Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis. it was announced yes- terday. The new agency will open offices at 1100 Title Guarantee Building next week. The territory which the Gener41 Insurance Agency Company will' handle will include Missouri and Western Illinois. J.
Warren Lane. formerly Travellers' Insurance Company agent, wil bead the new company. William E. Lane will be II Otk' Te, ,::4 4' ''''4 ktg', 'C ell Rir I ,1, Ott frrrrnM ll i Ail 4 1') 5 i i -7 ic I I The tellers' counters ire constructed with two levels, the firet being three feet six inches above The floor. with a ledge eight and one-half inches wide.
which Is used by customers. Over the glass sullace of the Pee- ond level. which is a few inches higher deposits are reeeived and checks cashed. On this level is a rail conaisting of metal rods sup- porta by bronze pilasters. Under the top on the inside of the counter is a recess lighted by elec.
tric lamps having strong reflectors'. In this space the teller may keep papers and such currency as he sires. The bulk of the curreney his charge, however. is in a counter drawer in front of him Spanish Building. The Bank of University City was founded in 1923.
and has deposits of more than $500,000. L. T. Nilard ts president. andoW.
T. Mars is cashier. The $55060 Spanish style building designed by William Gruen for the Stroot Carroll Undertaking Corn. pany will be complete at 4600 Netur4il Bridge avenue within a mdnth. It was stated yesterday.
Colonial. The structure. 55z8T feet. is to be two stories high of dark buff brick with a white terra cotta trim and a tile roof. The second floor will contain two apartments of four rooms each.
The lobby. office1 two reception parlors and other rooms of the main floor. to be occupied by-the firm. will be ftnished and furnished In Colonial style. Stroot Carroll now have their establishment at 4415 Natural Bridge avenue.
I REMODELING COMPLETED BY VOGUE SHOE SHOP The Vcrue Boot 615 Locust street. has completed alterations which include en electric rountain. a reit room and a wrought iron balcony. The entire decorative plan presents a new effect in shoe store announced yeat I rdar i tnd oza Fate 11 Column 6 trsagut t. er irra rroszi ill'.
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