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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1913
Page
5
Real estate agents report brisk demand for residential and business property in Waterloo this spring. Prices show a gradual rise, with strong interest in well located properties near streetcar lines, schools, and utilities. Cheaper outlying lots and acre tracts for gardening and poultry raising are increasingly sought.
Board members Dr H W Sigworth city health officer and J F Kingaman visited the 25 acre tract northwest of the Bartlett quarries for a tuberculosis detention hospital. The plan includes a non costly 25 acre site with a shared kitchen and later a dedicated tuberculosis hospital. A landscape gardener will lay out grounds to enhance atmosphere and purity for contagious patients. The county now pays 20 dollars monthly rent for an isolated hospital, which will be saved after construction.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Names include Martin Mulvoy C M Lorenzen Sophia Newton Sarah Boyack Wm McFarlane Emma A Cutler Christian Juhl Jennie C Ricker Galloway Gibson Investment Co Leo J Stenzel and L D Masses. Amounts mostly token at $1 with a larger sale recorded at 2800 dollars for Dane Leonard.
Advertises several real estate offerings near Waterloo with eight properties including 40 and 15 acre tracts, a close in double house, 5 and 18 room houses near Logan Ave, and 4 passenger car plus a 7 passenger Oldsmobile. Claims easy terms, 10 percent investments, and sale at half value with trade possible in Missouri farms. Contact phone or message space provided.
Emmony Johnson of Waterloo Savings Bank proposed moving earth from spring excavations to the west Cedar River levee to raise it two feet from Nauman manufacturing to the planned Mullan avenue bridge. He argued the method is practical and economical, easing disposal for contractors and lowering overall costs. Three city contractors endorsed the idea, noting it opens a new way to dispose of dirt around excavated cellars and reduce expenses for realty developers.
The article argues real estate is an ancient profession tracing to Christopher Columbus, calling him the first real estate broker who built cities by selling farms and subdividing land. It notes brokers create capital formation, guide development, and enable urban growth, citing New York and England as examples and imagining a future trio of professions for graduates.
Waterloo realty dealers received notices of the sixth annual convention of the National Association of Realty Exchanges to be held in Winnipeg Manitoba July 28 29 and 30 This first international convention will draw delegates from seventy U S exchanges and six Canadian exchanges The Waterloo Real Estate board under Gavon Brebner will arrange local attendance with a banquet at the Royal Alexandra hotel and visits across the North American continent expected to reach about 1600 delegates
Notice to residents of New Hartford that the Palmer store has been purchased and will close with a stock out to make room for a new general stock. The seller offers top market price for produce in exchange for merchandise.
Winnipeg is described as a convention seat in a new and rapidly growing country and is expected to become the mecca for many real estate men next summer.
A Waterloo syndicate led by P. J. Martin H. M. Reed B J Hall and J B Allen has purchased 118 acres north of Chautauqua park near Denver street car line. The tract will be platted into twenty five four and five acre lots for gardening and chicken raising, with easy city access and strong demand expected.
Building activity surges as numerous new residences rise or plan to rise. Home Park addition expected to add many homes this season. Near Prospect Park Karl Boller and a Mr Bickley start construction. Rev G H Thompson the harp evangelist bought a nearby lot and will build this spring. W R Walker is excavating a cellar for a large new residence on Third Avenue.
Invitation to join an April 15 excursion to inspect lands and groves in Polk County's Grape Tit and Orange district. Prospective neighbors urged to write for a frees booklet at 601 Wlint Nath Bank 2g and to call 7Hh for details. DR M Sample is named as contact and agents are sought.
A local block along Hawthorne avenues between Ninth and Tenth streets has seen fourteen new houses erected across both sides of the street. Eight residences on one side were built last fall and winter, while six more were raised on the opposite curb this spring, marking a notable housing boom.
Water loo shows a brisk building boom this spring with more new residences under construction than ever before and many business blocks planned or under way. The total value and number of buildings in 1913 are expected to surpass prior years, as contractors and architects report high demand for materials and widespread activity.
New homes share similar size and architectural design, located a block from the West Ninth Street car line, highlighting uniform layouts and proximity to public transit.
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