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way the figures reported, may bc consdere. Aciùit on.Uptrend The permits issued by .seventy-sev- IRfY Stewart B. Mattbews. en'communities amounted to the ex- Vice-president, Baird & Warner traordinary total of $4 '221,998, a gain IReal estate sales for the fali of of 17 per.cent over November, 1938, 1939 hv been qite itrsig which was one of the best months of hv.b qi neetný last year with a total' of. $3,5ë6,890-. After ex'periniga nsal Looking býack to the first -records of tive matkèt, during .June, Jufly- and this survey - those of 1931 , it mnay August,, the out- be noted that the amounit of, perinits break of war in issued in :November, 1939,, exceeded Europe in' Sep-' that cf, the, entire year, of 1933, which, tember s Io w e d was $4,.139,004. Also that only onisles coff during morith since 1931 'had a ýlarger total the months of Sep- than this Novemnber, that mon th hav- temnber ,and Octo- ing been April, 1937, with reports ber:' However, i amounting to $4,424,193. The only now appears fromn other months with four* rhîllion dol- the activity in the lars or mnore were August. 1937, $4,-. month*.cf Novem- 102,379, August, 1938, $4i220, 496,, and ber that t he trend May, 1939, $4, 108,448. Novemnber, cf activity is again 1939,. exceeded, October by' 20 per really upward. cent, the total for that month having While the Baird ieen $ p5MSt98; NoIvembèf was thie Iand-Warher dot- S. B. 1WKUhews 1 CEOR ET ON. I mu...a 9'?*r" * ~wg~ w'êfu...r Co~fr~~ Losm - ~ NsII~isuut 4220 D.v~ 2233 - FL SATEBAN BLC ýEVA S70 UNI. 9300 Wi1. 1332 inn.fk 1332 Glencoe 1332I Highlind Park 18 J 4% REAL ESTATE LOANS wihout Commission EXPERT SERVICE. on F.H.A. LOANS' We have orivate and i mai. I largest rnonth cof thîis-year and aise lar volume in Sep- the largest November in the records teniber was practically the same as of this survey. that cf a year ago, with a slight ini- The eleven months cf this year crease in October, we had an in- are more than $6,700,000 ahead cf the crease in November over November same period cf iast year, the totals a year ago'of 61 per cent. Our sales being $35,920,06--or 1939 thus far grossed in November this year bet- and $29,187,958 for the corresponding ter than three quarters cf a millionj part cf 1938, a gain this year cf 23 dollars and was the largest dollarj per cent, including building of all volume month we have had for the kinds. year. E. Sawyer Smith Realtors. with offices at> 725 Elm street, Winnetka, this week announced the sale of a piece of commercial property known. as the Conrad tract, located on the west side of Chestnut street between Elm ànd Spruce streets, in Winnetka,, consisting of a lot 74 by 187 feet. The sale, to undisclosed, pur- chasers represented by Robert, J. Nordhold, attorney, disposes of. an- other of the old residential land- marks in Winnetka te meet th *e in-- evitableexpanision cof business. me sale price was nlot revealed. A modern commercial building wilI be erected to replace the old*,resi- dence now occupying the; site, plans for which are in process of comple.. tion. They- wÎll conform,. it is. aný. nouficed, to the village plan of archi- tecture. Jensen Is Architect the architect, and .under bis super- vision a modemn building will be erected to, meet the requiremnts of the new occupants. Mr. Jensen is aý specialist in this type cf construc- tion, 'having designed many such, buildings in Chicago and vicinity. The Atlantic and Pacific Food Stores will occupy the flewly erected building with a modern, super store. The building area alone will be 60 by 125 feet, or 7500 square feet. This, together with a private driveway leading to a rear parking lot, it is felt wilI fi one cf the grea test needs I 1-4.---. rhent uilding JApartments on Harlem avenue, to 1 36-apartment building consist cf eight buildings in a large 2 24-apartment buildings wo Residenes r landscaped area. Next i order was 1 l-apartment building0 the report cf Norman E. Schmidt cf 1 commercial (stores) Started in Winnietkça Winnetka .totaling $404,425 and in- 1 3-apartment building cluding a grade school to cost an I 2-apartment building Two building permnits for single- estima ted $260,000. The third la rgest farnily dwellings were issued'in Win- retumn Was that cf Olive Langfeld of the company and based on increased netka during the past. week.. Niles Center, $202,250, comprising 24 *homes to cost $201,900. gas a n.cl electric service require- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Olsen are to. ,ments, 1919's new homes, as a build a brick, veneer home, costing group, are equivalent to adding a $7,800, at 889 Elm street. Raymnond Wcit of some 16.000 population to the F. Houlihan is the archjtect and LeeI Shows Increase territory serveà by the company- Vincent the general contriaeIn*. T elepho.. WI...f k. n the b ly will iuy -«11i.. 4Vxi«f s1remodeling the residence at 1140 Sheridan road. The cost of the latter improvement was set at $5.000. s a 1 ýà P Sales