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Edmonton Bulletin 1907-07-01 - 1907-12-31
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1907-11-14
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bee MONTON BULLETIN THURSDAY, NOVEMBE! WILL RENTS COME DOWN IN CITY? More Empty Houses this Year Then cipate that there would be a fall xf Tents inthe —omediate’ future. Many More Are Boarding. Another real estate agent pointed out that @ large number of mew houses had been built im the city during the past year, and suggested that ‘the demand for them might account for the. unusual number of houses to rente— to their advantage to ( Last-—Confictiny of Real. ts ——| come to appreciate, he “Ty Bdmotiton-entoring-apon-ap-ora-of lower: rentat Real estate agent refuse to admit it, but the tact’t of ‘them-deotine-even tea ONG the sittin tion in int itself significant, and there are other indications that a in the city may be looked for. Some ‘of the agenta”who have. houses to rent, scoff atthe saggeation ‘that -rente- will drop, and. they this -osition ‘by: th nd the result was that many Id. have. fect_of awe umber of ae oe ck As to whether a fail in rents might: be leaks for he ‘The general ‘tightness of nion advanced as an explanatiog by a third it. There had been too tiveh” build: ing, he declared, ‘and being unable’ ‘obtain loanx owing to the present strin-- gency in thé money niarket builders ‘were in some cases Anding it’ expedient. to let their houses for the wicter rather ‘waiting n_purchasera, It waa°alvo tl he ak ok Paling. the-introduction iam weather, the scurry of the ata ns canvas homés to warmer abodes | LA. ~ will All up aif the empty houses in the’ keep t tindi neat cits at prevent, and thos allow the own: | cn nuscttacnts it waa cto 4 ‘ers of houses ‘to maintain the rents were Notabian: fib aiter oe. in the rents at} said, that some people VESPER vEy Prone 418, rveyera, ond Civil rs, "24" and. 25 Credit Saspor' Avenue, P.O; Box 1487. That ‘the: mai present than there was at thin season last year is, axa mattor ot fact, admitted: by the real eitate agents themselves and though they pro- fess to regard the slump ea merely’ a Passing phase which will have no effect upon rents, there is in the circumstances reason to anticipate that before’ the’ winter ‘is: far advanced the ‘difficulty which has obtained too long in Toronto in regard ¢éFenting houses at « reason- able figure will have been materially les sened, and that, too, despite assurances on. the part of some property owners that’ they: ‘ill allow their “houses, to stand empty rather than reduce the. rent. There ate not many empty houses in the yest end of the city, but in the east end ‘orie real-estate agent declares ere is ‘more unlet property gn his;hands. At this time last year ‘there were ‘not more than 10. or 12° empty houpes in the’ whole ‘The agent re- ferred’ to statedto a ‘Bulletin reporter today that-he rented a houée’ yesterday Tor $16 for which ‘the former tenant paid $25 per month. He added. that rents were down and would fall further. This was particnlarly true of the east ‘end ‘where ‘the class of houses now. renting at $40 ands$50. would find themselves without tenants Some “T decline to vagthe answer given by several other | Teal ostate-agents.to inquiries made by The Bulletin. Others when approached ittell, as has already been indicated, were more houses to let than 45 iy anything zabout it, tated that houses wera still as scarce in the weet end. as. ever, and were to let'in the east end’ of the His view was that the excessive cost of living was causing. people to, economize where it could be’ done, and this led to their renting smaller houses, sharing a house’ with; another family or taking rooms inva bonrding house. going |_Heretoforewo:-hare- | from time to tims, to supply adeq foures.and then letting them, ntead of residence: themselves, ‘Another agent, who holds houses in the ‘red emphatically. there ther reduction in rents. there were ‘more racant Houses. at present than at this time last yeor, but many of these were being: held’ for sale, the owners preferring to have them empty than to ran. the risk of hi ing them defaced by, carel He also used the argum tenitery rushing into hou: weal became colder, ‘and gave the opinion that there not much Hkeli- hood of more people: boarding than are doing 90 at, present But no matter what the opinions and Arguments of the real estate men miay ‘be, the general public is-anxiously await- ing a reduction Tt the excessive rents be. ing: charged at ‘present. ; ABOLISH LEVEL CROSSINGS. Railway Commission Aims at-Total Abo! itlon of Level Railway Crossings. “‘Tororito, .Nov. 18—A general: plan for the total abolition dangerous ilway crossing in ds under by the’. Railway Commis- ‘The engineers of the Commission’ are at present collecting information | and data towards .this end and. prepiri plans and estimates to aid the: C mission in grappling with this probl in has Justice Kil- ings by some gereral plan which. shall have in view their ultimate abolition. protetion in various individual “cases. It is our purpose’ to-devise some practi- cable plan of dealing with the Keneally With {his end + he was asked, “By bridges and sab the’ traffic demands thi roundings in any wi to their creation, course, to start with the crossings fare most in need: of, protection and ¢x- tend to wll others*with the greatest ley: which “it wag “xtated jutch’ members “of selling thelr votes. “E made it~cleat,” said. Mr.” Welt that, Ydutead of membera of ‘annual, church synods ‘and conferences pasting resolutions “holding: the Government: re- sponsible for any rampant ¢lectoral cor ruption, if’ would be ‘more practical for the ministers composing thes bodies to impress. the Sat aatianet and Bet sonal electors i regations. ‘This had~not been done largely in my experience, To root out. the evil of corruption we muist start at the: foundation.” It was shitking the quention~ to. blame -the government in stead of. the electors. ‘I did’ mot bold ‘he ministers or church’ reapgnaible for | ‘wrong-doers, but alleged. that the. ‘method of attscking the evil through the resglutions of. annual - ininisterial watherings directed against “thé Gov- ‘ ey arin Oo Klutho extent untae” HANDS TERRIBLY CRACKED, ZAM-BUK HEALED Tikal. Over afd over again the value cf Zam Buk for chapped and cracked. places hus deon’ demonsttated. Mrs, Mellen, cf Port Tana, Wide her Testimony, ay Hands were. #0 sore and cracked that I ‘donld not put them noi xater- J ‘tried toto to they would smart ited ‘hura_os if Thad sca ved them, I seem et quite unable to got relief from any- thing [ put’on' them until £ tried Zam ‘Bay and the balm succeeded when all alte had failed. 11 closed the big cracks; gate me ean, soothed the inflammation, and=iu avers short’ time healed ms hands complete! \ Hands that ore chappsl’ may: bo. re: stored to° the smoothness of health by aoe appaicioe. of Zam-Buk. fettiva oe a,scor‘edtinp-cainat hp. enix: eitimated. A box should’ he on, every ‘resting table. | Tanctiuk Beals. sorer, cate egzera, skin eruptions, ulcers, ringworm, iteh, barber's rash, blocd poison, jbad’= log, aaltrhenin, nbrasions, abscesses, "cuts, bairns,-rcalds, ‘and ali akin’ injuries ‘and diseases. Of all stores and-druggists at 84 genti, or from Zam-Buk Co., Torontop for price. boxes for $125. eetetrrterrerrtertrrt E.-TOM LINSON, - BUTCHER’ Thavé taken over the Butcher business formerly con- ducted by WILLIAMSON: BItOS. 21250 Jasper Enst and wild and Eggs, otc, ih only the choicest of Meats, -Fish, Poultry, Butter 2 GW. CAMPBELL'S BIG HOME-MADE CANDY SALE SATURDAY: HALF. PRICE Peanut Rock, Iceland Moss, Almond Rock, —Lemon--Drops,— Filbert Rock, Peppermint Humbugs, Wainut Rock, Choéolate Cream - Loaf, Peanut. Brittle, ‘Cream Date, Butter Soot heel Bape ———— ~ CHAS. W. ¢ Commission a im iE LITTOE, oat Ni Larg’ CAMPBELL neon |§ | Satisfactory Furs Gentlemen—To be able to decide‘on what you want ina. Fur or Fur-Lined Overcoat it is necessary to have a good assortment to choose from. not buy” satisfactorily when’ you. only. have half a dozen coats to look at; and probably only.one or two of those in your size. te A] gee y-a Big Sto ck In fact, we carry one of the. largest stocks west of Winnipeg... This is true, not only as regards -Fur and Fur-Lined Overcoats, but also with Fur Caps, Fur Mitts, Fur Gauntlets, Fur Collars, F ut-Lined Gloves, ete. Take a Look. at Our Windows _ , then come in and examine the goods. ~ ae ~_We' know-we'can-fit you. We know we have what - “you want. We know you will want what we have. We know our:prices are the lowest: ‘We know the quality is the highest. te Limited Telephone oes : Cor. Jasper Ave. and Second St..: - 55 Telephone. 129 TELEPHONE ss [i : est Stock Eve Our warerooms are full ie the. fimit, three storerooms are full, and_ still there number of. pianos: at the freight sheds for which we have no room some of these instruments at once to give ourselves breathing space. vv ] rN ST SELL — The stock con- sists sof the et THAT aad BE PRODUCED and evens style of ON ‘BROS. t, Cor, Queens Ave. W.. out License. . 14—At the -polico Tour womea of r were brought be ate ged with sell- out a Three was fined ane self ar eral monthly SP iacteris payments. It wilfbe a ryou are desirous of purchasing. now or ae _WE_CAN MAKE RIGHT PF -ES CATALOGUE AND: PRICES; oun Ee it now. pleasure to Shanes you-our | enormous dis play of IF: YOU Sinot CALL WRITE. FC FOR
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