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Real Estate and Development Section. w- 11 111 The Really Market 6URVEY CP THE BROAD FIELD Part 12 Pases THE EVER-HSGH TIDE. i lis SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1915. TUC MAOT TTnctIoo In Homca Hi IMk 1 Bargain la Block and tqwak XXXIV YEAR. FACT AND COMMENT.

"Get-at-able." I 1 1 1 tWMH r.H.H.,i..HM..r.H- New Mart. The New "Robinson's." chairs and settees, its ample writing desks and tables, telephones and other conveniences alore. All these rooms have carpets of soft green, restful and pleasing to the eye. An emergency hospital, with a trained nurse always in attendance, has ample space on the sixth floor. Here the tired or distressed shopper can find just the things and the serv 5 I 1 ice needed for her recovery.

MODELED AFTER BEST. The entire building and its equip ment combines the best points of the modern merchandising concerns of New York and the great continental cities. For almost a year these were studied by Frederick Noonan and William Richards, the architects and engineers, so that their most attractive and useful features could be applied to the new Robinson store. There are few comforts or con veniences obtainable outside of the home which this beautiful building will not offer to its feminine patrons. WHERE TO FIND IT.

The index to locations of merchan dise shows the following arrangements: First -floor Ribbons, parasols, um brellas, laces and trimmings, lace neckwear, feather boas, veiling3, gloves, handkerchiefs, fancy boas, lancy hairpins and combs, jewelry, I I I The movement which has characterized the return of activity to Los Angeles since the signs of impsove-tnent first began to be apparent several months ago was accelerated in a rather remarkable fashion during the Jast week. Whether it was a mere purt or the beginning of a sustained Wave of development remains to be Been, but there is no doubt about one thing1 the Important projects that have taken definite shape within the "past few days are significant of a change iij conditions. The announcement of notable undertakings such as have been reported In The Times in the week ended Indicate clearly that the assertion that money is easier is something more than merely talk and that some Investors and capitalists at least are coming out of hiding. It is to be fervently hoped that these events In the field of development and building will prove to have been the impetus to a general awakening. William G.

Kerckhoff, who, nearly two years ago, started excavations for a large business and cilice block at Sixth and Los Angeles streets, only to five the project up In the face of alarming financial conditions, mad a definite arrangements a number of flays ago to have the enterprise rushed at once to completion. Before the end of the present month a swarm of Workmen will be putting in the foundations for what will take rank as one of the great structures of the city, 'and a little later the din of. the air riveter welding huge steel beams Into place will again be heard In downtown Los Angeles. Incidentally, nearly $500, 000 will be put into circulation as a consequence of the going ahead of the Improvement. Out on West Sixth street, overlooking Westlake Park, they are getting ready to start steam shovels at work on excavations for one of the largest and finest apartment-houses ever projected in Los Angeles.

This $250,000 project, too, was a development of the week just closed. Dr. James H. Edmonds, believing the time ripe for -carrying out a plan, which he had liot intended to consider again before 1916, some time ago began quietly to get bids from local contractors on the type of building he intended to erect. These were taken under advisement several days ago the result will probably be the awarding of a contract and the beginning of operations within a short time.

Dr. Edmonds is another capitalist who threw up his hands at the time the depression began to make itself felt. The Fact and Comment man ha3 come into possession of information which is indicative of a similar change of attitude upon the part of several other individuals and corporations who have shelved bit? plans during the last two years. Protects which have appeared to die natural deaths and which have not been heard of in many months are likely to be revived at any time, according to all reports. The decisions of Mr.

Kerckhoif and Dr. Edmonds cannot help having their effect on these other undertakings. 'IL'S Jt)B fc 4 UL fit Ml 4t Viitirnin, i wtfrtwf ir i SS8Ilft 1, ,1 GREAT PALACE FOR. COMMERCE. Robinson's Mammoth Store Opens Tuesday.

Will Present Many Novel 'Aids to Patrons. Architectural Beauty and Marvel of Convenience. Day after tomorrow morning the doors of the mammoth new palace of commerce, the J. W. Robinson store, will be open to the public.

From the moment of the opening of the doors onward normal business, which was suspended at the. old location on Broadway last Thursday evening, will be resumed, and a new center of commercial activities will be started in the magnificent structure that adorns the entire southerly frontage on Seventh street, between Grand avenue and "Hope street, and has half-block frontages on both of the latter thoroughfares. The new Robinson store Is certain to become one of the show places of Los Angeles. Its fame has been spread afar. Its architectural beauty is striking, and its interior arrangement offers many novel features and attractive aids to the shopper.

Seven floors are devoted to the needs and conveniences of the. patrons of this establishment. Every one of these floors has its special points of attraction and the newest features of modern merchandising. FLOOR BY FLOOR. The first four floors are devoted to the commercial activities direct the buying and the selling.

The fifth floor provides the business offices and the workrooms; on the sixth floor is the hospital and the reserve stock, and the seventh floor has the employees' cafeteria and recreation sections. Then there is the great roof garden, in which a wonderful cafeteria will be opened later. In tho basement there is a garage for the storage of electric cars of lady customers. This has an entrance on Hope street and an exit on Grand avenue. The women shoppers can drive their cars into this garage and then spend all the time they please in their shopping, without thought of the trat-fic laws and their effects upon stand ing autos.

1 The ground floor's interior finish is in white and southern gum wood of beautiful grain. All the other floors are In soft grays and old ivory. A "Daylight" electric lighting system has been Installed, and this diffuses a light practically the same as the sun's rays In all narts of the building. The 018 play cases also have their individual lighting systems, so' that in every case the goods are shown to the best ad. vantage, no matter where they may be located.

A CITY UNDER ROOF. Then there are series of individual shops stores within a store wherein special lines of merchandise are handled. There is a babies' store, where everything for the small infant can be found; a hat shop and one for imported gowns; a room for mourning goods, each with its special and attractive settings. The beauty parlors are true to their name. They have all the modern features and present luxury with solid comfort.

Adjoining these there is a shoe-shining parlor, where ladies can have their boots polished in quietude and privacy. Then there is the great restroom, with its wide areas of space, its cosy corners, its inviting wicker 4. ANCIIFOIt APARTMENT. South Flower-street Pronirt Involved In Big Excliange Just Closed. An important real estate transaction was closed yesterday when final papers were signed in the transfer by Roy Jones to S.

B. Smith of a' modern three-story brick apartment-house at No. 1037 South Flower street at a reported valuation of The ground under the building is 50x165 feet In size. The structure is of attractive de sign and appointment and Con- tains sixty rooms. Mr.

Jones was represented In the deal by W. W. Mines Co. For the property Mr. Smith transferred to Mr.

Jones an 800-acre ranch in the northern ipart of Kern county, valued at $75,000, the difference being adjusted by mortgage. The land is partially Improved. 100 acres being in fruits, and the place Is well equipped. The new, owner will personally supervise the further development of the holding. Mr.

Smith's Interests In the exchange were looked after by Edwards and Wildey. structlon that has all along come most nearly holding its own by comparison with normal times,) give an impressivo structural report for the week. Down at Santa Monica, a resort project of the first magnitude has Just been launched under auspicious circumstances. It is one of those undertakings representing the permanent investment of a lot of real money and is In itself calculated to give an impetus to beach developments generally. In the Edendale district work is to be begun this week on another of the great, permanent moving-picture establishments for which Southern California is already so well known.

This time it Is the Keystone, which is branching out. Full plans were perfected during the past week for the erection by this company of a larga group of fireproof buildings for the housing not only of Its Immense film Industry, but of the community activities of its numerous employees. Several have accused the Fact and Comment man lately of having developed into a confirmed pessimist. Well, how's the above for optimism? BELLFLOWER SALES. Sales at Bellflower Acres are reported by the F.

E. Woodruff Com pany to be the following: Burnett M. Boydston, $1800; Jacob Schrom, $950; uawarci Marshall, xaoo; Marium J. Ware, $2290; Mary Chalmers Foster, $1200; N. L.

Seyers, $1000f William Pine, $5000; Cyrus F. C. Lofthouse, $1500; Charles Le Page, 50; M. A. Pilkey, $925; May Gates, ju.

u. urooKs, sioso; w. F. Gal 'ilaVtwell J1400 loway, $1875; C. F.

Hemlnger, $1165; AT COIBOXA FAltMS. Charles Vosberg, a dairyman for merly of Artesia, was the purchaser during the week of twelve acres of the Corona Farms property of the Janss Investment Company. The considera tion is reported to have been $3000 The buyer will build a six-room bun galow and will plant part of his land to lemons. Construction is now under way' on four new bungalows at Corona Farms and plans for several more are being prepared, according to representatives of the Janss Com 'pany, a it LARGE PROJECT YrZrr)' "-rhfP-i IS FIXAXCED. iO? if -1 it J5Uj WORK TO nE STARTED AT OXCE ''H'-'- OX Bl'SCUOW COHIT OP TATE OFFICES UXDER OXE ROOF, rXTON LEAGCE BrTLDIXG fOW TUBIJO STRCCTUIU3.

Though Privately- Owned, mil ana Second-street Block has Become Headquarters for AH Sacramento's Affairs in this Part of tlio State ot California. When the proposition of a Stata building for Los Angeles was submitted to the voters of the Stat last fall one of the main arguments of fered in support of the plan was the fact that such a structure was needed in order that the widely scattered State departments in Southern Califor nia might be assembled under one roof. It was a similar argument to that advanced so often to the citizens of Los Angeles itself In behalf of a new and adequate City Hall the need for centralisation of public offices. The numerous defeats of th Citv Hall plan have effectually Derated against the assembling of the city offices in one building. Not so, how ever, with the State offices, after the.

defeat, of the State Building measure. The State Board of Control was so determined on doing away with the extra expense and the inconvenience of hav- lng the State departments of the Southland -distributed around in differ ent rented locations that an effort was at once made to secure satisfactory quarters for all in one structure. Thus it is that tho Union League block at Second and Hill streets has become the "State Building" of Los Angeles. The past week witnessed the moving Into the modern north side building of the last of the State's local departments, excepting the Supreme and Appellate Courts, whose new quar ters in the block are now being re modeled to meet the board require ments, and the Railroad and Indus trial Welfare Commissions, which have not as yet been assigned to their spaces. The courts have been assigned to the ninth story of the building directly over the quarters of the Union League Club, which retains the sixth, seventh and eighth floors.

The exodus of State offices from various downtown buildings into the Union League Building began in June and has continued ever since. At th present time the finishing touches are being put on the appointment of the Oovernor's suite on the fourth floor. The rooms are completely furnished and are kept in readiness for the use of the executive at any time he may leave Sacramento for this end of the State. On the same floor are the offices of the Industrial Accident Commission, the University Regents and the Fish and Game Commission. The third floor is occupied by the Inheritance Tax Department, the offices of the Attorney-General, the Highway Commission, the Medical Board, ths Parole Officer, the Architectural Commission and the Horticultural Commission.

On the second floor are the Inheritance Tax Appraiser. thf Bank Examiner, the. Commissioner of Corporations and the Labor Bureau. The Motor Vehicle Division has some 8000 square feet on the ground floor. Only the fifth floor has been reserved by the owners of the building for general rental purposes.

The State Board of Control Has se cured the space used by the State De partments under a five-year lease at rental of about $2000 a month for the entire term. The Union League Holding Company, composed of the members of the Union League Club, is the lessor. In addition to the alterations made for the benefit of the various public offices, the owners of th building have also spent a considerable sum of money in rearranging the quarters of the cluh. The club hav ing given the top floor over to the State courts, has been forced to completely change the three floors it now occu pies to suit Its purposes. The results are both practical nnd pleasing.

TO LARGER QUARTERS. Local Manufacturing Concern Secures Store Room, Ixft and Basement Space. In New Arlsto Building. The W. Ros3 Campbell Company, through its leasing department, re ports having -leased for Emil Olcovlch a larite store room, nasement ana loft, at Xos.

751-3-oa-57-53-fil South I.os Angeles street, to the Calnevar Shirt Company, now located at the southeast corner of South Los An geles and Boyd streets. The leas covers a long term or years at an approximate rental of $35,000. The quarters are in the Arlsto Building, a modern nre-prooi structure ui nvw stories and basement, now being; equipped with freight and passenger elevators, steam heat, intercommunicating telephones, dumb waiters, and steel chutes for receiving goods. The officers of tho Calnevar Company are, Robert 1,. Jiconrt.

president and secretary, vtarren uu- lenleln. vice-president, and warren GUlrnlen. treasurer. The firm na been nctlvelv encaged in the manufacture, of the finer grades of men's soft shirts for the past elani years. At Its new location, the company will have twenty-five per cent, more noor space than it now occupies anl will greatly enlaree its facilities.

PERMITS GRANTED. Work to Bo fr'amsl at Onco on West Ninth Street Apartntnu. Plan Out for ITatA Bulldlne permits for th erection of two three. story apartment bouses at Nos. 1500 ami 1509 vet street, respeottvelv, were l-nued during tho pant' week to R.

H. Arnold, mannger of the AUa Mill Company. The structures each be 4 5x110 feet In lx. and ch will contain seventy-five room They, Will have plrtstered evtcrler walls. At No.

1 423 Wlnlleld street W. 3. Dorr will start within a few davs a three-storv apartment houi of forty room, l-'lan for tho bulldln-jr are now l.ilt.fir drawn' by EJsitr li. Don. Plan for a large flut hulldtn to be erected by Mrs.

J. W. St. Andrew Pl.ice nar Wllshlre boulevard h.ve Jtint been completed Frank M. Tyler.

The Mrueture will ciintaln two evrn-oont suites on the ground floor and two siv-riotu apartment on the second story, It will be r. 1 0i feet In nrouu.1 urea. The contract wa let Uurlnff the pnit woeit for t'vo frame tint t.i be erected bv l'red KaIut Denver avenue. Plans arn drswn for a fl.it projected by W. C.

Norman on Vermont avenue between Temple street and Oakwood avnue. rr Loans There is also evidence that the number of loans for all kinds of improvements is increasing. Building per mits were issued during the week for street, both only financed. Loans for at least two others and for several fiats were successfully negotiated. In this department today is pictured a bungalow court of eighteen buildings, for which financial arrangements have just been made.

Another builder is about to start seven two-story residences in North Los Angeles. Mention is mado of other improvements of the income-paying type for which owners have secured loans. These projects, added to the considerable volume of activity upon the part of those building homes for their own occupancy (the one form of con- AVest Seventh Street's great store. The million-dollar dry goods house which Is to be opened to the public on Tuesday. The smaller photographs, taken yesterday In the huge new mercantile palace, show (above) a glimpse of the millinery department and (below) one of the restrooms for shoppers.

jl On a plot of ground 120x215 feet in size, lying on tho north side of Hollywood boulevard in the first block east of Western avenue, work is to be begun at once on an attractive bungalow court of eighteen buildings. The project is being handled for the owner, Henry Hellman, Jointly by the Consolidated Mortgage Company and Matthews Matthews, the former having charge of the financing. Plans and specifications have been prepared by Tlfal anl Samuel Gitelson will have charge of the construction In general design the bungalows will suggest the Spanish style, having plastered exterior walls and til roofs. The whole group will be enclosed by a concrete wall and there will be an attractive entranco arch. Each building will contain three rooms with bath and will have hardwood floors and built-in features.

Each will have under it a cement-lined cellar. Tho court enclosed by the bungalows will be laid out in lawn and planted to shrubs and flowers, a pool with fountain being placed In the center. The total Investment Is given by the owner at $50,000, of which amount 115.000 is declared to be represented by the alto and $35,000 by th Improvements. The property will be known as "St. James Court." fw.

tlve plan; two out-of-door courts and restroom for women employees and a large court and lounge for men. Top floor Roof garden and a cafo to be opened later on. The J. W. Robinson Company was founded in 1883, and had its first location at Spring and Temple streets.

For many years it was known as the "Roston Store." In 1896 It moved to Broadway, being the first dry goods concern to enter this street. This was such pioneering at that time that all of the store's advertisements carried the wording: "Opposite the v.uy Hall," In order that the location might be fixed In people's minds. The concern wns incorporated as tho J. W. Hol'lnson Company in 1891.

The offivers of the corporation are- J. M. Schnleder, president; 11. W. Robinson, vice-president; J.

H. Lnsh-hrooke, secretary, and Byron Campbell, treasurer. A general Invitation to the public has been extended by the J. W. Robinson Company to visit this new palace of merchandising when it opens Its doora at 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning.

1V V4t I W'-A rl jt leather goods, stationery, men's fur nlshings, boys' furnishiiiKS and cloth lng and a popular feature to be known as tho "bargain square." Second floor Art needlework, linens, sheetings, wash goods, linings, silk dress goods patterns, ladles' rest-room, dressing-room, beauty parlors and shoe shining department. Third flooi" Cloak and suit departments for misses- and ladies, the French room for imported gowns and hats; the baby Bhop, exclusively for fine layette materials and outflttinKs; mourning goods department, where privacy may attend the customers' selection of goods; children's dresses, petticoats, blouses, millinery, sweaters, bathing suits, kimonos, bathrobes, house dresses, corsets, knit' un derwear, muslin underwear anJ aprons. Fourth floor Rugs and draperies. pictures, brasses, statuary, glass, art porcelains and toy department. Fifth floor Odiecs, auditorium, al teration department and workrooms.

Sixth floor Hospital and reserve stockroom. Seventh floor Employees' cafeteria, to be conducted upon the co-opera- vr I I A.r 4" I'M 'Jt mm This Elegant Hardwood FJnislhed Chalet Only $5800 Located In the most active section of our exclusive residential district, within less than block of splendid car lino and very close to the boulevard, thin beautiful eight-room chalet offers the greatest valuo for the money that csn bo obtained today. The wide cement porch extends across tho front with porte cochere and vino-covered pergola on the south side. Tho living-room lg very large and finished In genuine quarter-sawed oak with expensive wall decorations and, costly lighting fixtures. Beautiful Imported tile fireplace of unique design.

The dining-room Is also finished with solid oak panels and contains a massive oak buffet equipped with beveled plnle glass doors and mirrors. French doors and numerous casement windows open onto the side pergola. Mahogany finished den equipped with disappearing bed, closet, dressing-room and extra toilet and Invatory furnishes a delightful downstairs emergency bedroom. Hreakfast-room finished with Imported decorutlons, hns tho choicest south and east exposure and Is of tho proper slzo and location to be altogether rracticnl. White enamel kitchen contains all modern cabinet conveniences.

Screen porch with two laundry trays, large cement basement, furnace and automatic water heater. Tho upstairs contains two extra largo bedrooms, daintily decorated and possessing ample closet space, together with Ideal sleeping porch, sewing-room and perfect bath equipped with the tcry best quality standard fixtures. Genuine quarter-sawed oak floors throughout. Garage with cement floor and drive, lnwn front and rear, a profusion of flowers, Bhrubs and fruit trees, In fact no detail has been omitted to make this a perfect home. Tho owner has already returned to the East and must rloso out his holdings In California at once.

We do. not know of any other hardwood finish chalet in the Wllshlre District similar to this that can be purchased for less than $7000. At $5800 this Is the biggest bargnln offered today. Terms can be arranged. Thone promptly Tuesday morning for appointment as sucli opportunities do not last long.

NORWOOD CANNADAY ROBERT MARSH CO. 200 Marsh-Strong BIdg. Ninth Street at Spring and 10175 Bungalow court for Henry Ilcilmart. Attractive sroup of bulldlets to be erected oa Ilollywoo boulevard cast of Western avenue..