R. w. LEGG co; EUILDERS ~—- ‘ 7 WALL STREET “—— PHONE 2901! I . “Buy It At Brazei’s” UILDERS ARE AWARE THAT ‘ HAZEL ALWAYS GIVES EST UP TO DATE SERVICE We Placed the FACT in SatisFACTion A2 COmmerc‘e St. (. BRAZEL it MILLWORK Phone 2047 Norwalk, Conn. A..B OHENS COHEN 5 ;n1nts and Wall Paper Supplies and get the best grade ,;: the market Try us for PAINTING and DECORATING. Two Stores The amount of money engaged in financing real estate development in the United Sinies—thut is. the total Itmount of money loaned upon farms. homes and business property —-—is grenter than the total; amount of money in circulation in the Unit- ed States Treasury. Expressed in figures. the total of credit extended to real estate in this country on farms. homes and business property is $34,810,025.013.04. These figures have been compiled by Boyce Miller. of Charleston. W. VIL. in n. report for the mortgage rind finance division of the National Assd'cintion or Reel lsistute Boards from the best stnilsticul dutn nvnll. nble. including investigations and rc-V ports of the Treasury Department. the United Stairs Department of Commerce. the lnstit to for lie- search in Land ”For: tics and Pub. lie Utilities. life insurance invest- ment statistics. the reports at mort- gage investment companies and the investigations of the mortgugo and finance division of the National As- sociation oi? Real Estate Boards. Just What This figure Means :l‘itc enormity of the amount of money dent on real! estate has been well illustrated by Mr. Miller. The report points out that: the Allied debt. to tire United States, cdhtrncted during the war. totals in round fig- ures $11.000.000.000. It also says all lonnshnd discounts of bunks our; trust companies. members .033 the lr‘edcrnl Reserve System. total '31].- 084.000.000. and overriho grout pub- $24810625013HASBEEN I W OMNUNMMNMR Figures for U. S. Are Greater Than the Na- tional Debt —- Nearly 7,000,000 Homes Mortgaged—Big Loans on Farms I I ahor‘t’ot the investment in real es. trite mortnxes. The national debt is $21, 000. 000, 000. Mortgage loans and’bond issues accrued by coal. timber and Ininoi‘ul lands. ruilwsys.‘ city transit and companies. industrial plants and the like are not included in the total ar- rived at in Mr. Millers report $0,000, 000 Homes Mortgngetl. The mortgage debt on homes. 1111th and business properties in the United States is now increasing ul- most n. billion dollttrs a. your. the re- port states. ; “04.256.573.67 for financing homes, an increase of: 32. 476.1 23. 30 for ti- nuneing buslne properties through mortgage. snd’nn increase of 52,57.- 733 048. 81 on farm mortgage loans The number or homes in the Unit- ed States, not farms. owner hip or which is held subject to n mortgage. totals 6. 987. 380; with a total estirpnl- ed debt at the close ot1923 at 311. - 687. 485 372. the remit states. The totrrl number of homes in the li nit- ed States is 4.317.599. . ()t the. almost four and it half million forms in the United States the number whose ownership is be- ing iinnnccvl through a. mortgage in 1.727.039. " The estimated debt on oil i’nrrrrs at the clone of 1928 is giv- en es 35.303.870.420. A total or 53.606.000.000 wns be- = ing lent onxbusiness property in the United States’nt the close or 1.023, the report estimates. ‘ --Adverti.se in the Sentinel for the This is an increase ot. BUSINESS IS . BETI'EII IN CONN ' A conseisntiou’ survey at bust-v noss conditions mode at this time and covering the various phases 01 trade activity such as production and sales. freight shipments .inven- tories, employment and credit co 1- ditions cannot tell to give on im- pressiOn oi soundness. Granting that there are a. number or indus- tries which ar-c slow. it not actually. depressed. it is still \ery svi ent that in the m’ajority of cases there is either ‘murlced prosperity or o satisfactory volume or trade, runs the Commercial Record. In other words it that business. the country over. is at least moderately good. But ‘let us conllno ourselves to Connecticut trade conditions. Bearing in mind that the industries of this niunu- lecturing state of ours fire primarily of Ridiversilled nature. it can rendi- 'ly be seen that eun It pronounced depression in any given g‘oup of industrial plants is linrryy l itely to be felt generally throughout state. 0n the contrary it is evident that the runny who are enjoying rent prosperity must. fully ot‘tset.uny sec- tional adversity which may mist. And such is very truly the cone now. Because although certain I)! the textile centers are unforétunutt ly suffering. a (:1 tot maturity of the Inny be 'snld the. manufacturers in other lines are forced to operate on a full-time hosts in order to cope with their demand. or Computed with R month ago there has been a. slight improvement in industrial conditions here. accord- ing‘rto a survey or the manufactur— ing plants in Hartford county. mhdo by tho Monutacturers' Association of llnrtford county. Regarding em- ployment conditions. Thomas J. Kelley. manager. or the Ilnrttord County‘ussociutlon Said last week: "Generally Speaking. there is no unemployment at this time. This is in direct contrast with conditions existing :1 year ago. because. where- as the rtrrrntriritrurrers were their dismissinu their help at the rate of 1,900 a month. we are now going. attend at it high rate otnctivity and making constant improvement. The orrlloolti‘br continued Rood busi- ness is decidedly encouraging." ‘ FURNITURE, RANGES And All House Furnish- ing. Goods at Lowest ‘ Prices. ‘ ' M. Gutk'owslty t 87 North Main Street ‘ Opp. Soldiers Monumelit THE R. n. FULLER . , CONSTRUCTION .‘ COMPANY \ Incorporated . 79 ll ARCHITECTS. ENGINEER! and sorrows . ‘ I North Main Street '” SOUTH NORWALK. (X’lNN. - . Phone Nor-unlit 3127 . .‘ H“ DON’T GAMBLE SASH, DOORS AND MILLWORK ' QUALITY AND SERVICE WILLIAM J. GAMBLELI 32 HAVILAN D ST. TELEPHONE 2678 CALL GAMBLE} ’1‘ - SO. NORWALKKCT. ‘\ Phone dill. ”RUDDER DOES IT RIGHT” RUDDER JACOB A. SantO Construction CO. ; A jGENERAL CONTRACTING AND BUILDING Rowaytoir Avenue PHONE NORWALK 2541 RoWayton, Conn. THAT LOOK RITE— ROLL RITE— WEAR RITE. REIT.- I ULAR OR SPECIAL SIZES—WE CAN FIT ANY WINDOW WINDOW SHADES 'r 1fNAIN HEADQUARTERS 137 WASHINGTON STREET - 44 MAIN STREET lie debt or the United States rails DeeoretOr and Painting Contractor ' . _ . ~ ; 1891 35 Years Experience 1925 .i ~‘ “ . . . w . . , . 108"South Main Street . . . , .2 “ 13 0.1:. Phone 1446, SO. Norwalk, Conn. . . - r . . ; . William F. Hoyt & Son ; , . ; REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE EM P H I L L for best 'results. . SOMERS & SOMERS , . . Norwslk —- 2 Wall 8t. 80. Norwalk— 840 Railroad Ave. . WILLIAM CASTLEDINE‘ ; GENERAL CONTRACTOR. A“; . ALTERATIONS AND JOBBINGu-ESTIMATES CENTER. AVENUE TELEPHONE 2567 U' CAN GET THE RITE PAINT FOR THE . RITE USE AT THE RITE PRICE FROM ~ ' SOMERS and SOMERS The Paint People - Twalk— 2 Wall St. So. Norwalk— 8- 10 Roilrcsd Ave. cacacw—w HZGIT-IFU Houses of All Kinds and All Prices; Easy Terms. 2nd Mortgage Loans Given. 48 80. MAIN STREET TELEPHONE 485 . A R. D W A R E ‘ - ' . ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR DEALER We carry in stock a complete assortment of the 11 No Main at t Ph 29 8 t Famous SARGENT Line son'wsnn's FCIKeEMOST Egg‘g'rm'tzi AND 3211:1110 SWINE“ = ; . . on row: REoumEMENRTs FOR A H A R D W A E B. M. BETTS . ROSENFIELD BROTHERS THE NORWALKS’ ELECTRIC COMPANY 57 N 0th Main St. Phone 3590 _ ” . ‘_ ‘ . ‘ GET OURPRICES PLUMBING, HEATING, SHEET METAL worn “‘9 ““3me" mm TELEPHONE 840 ll WALL STREET PHONE 74:! NORWALK, CONN. s E E _ SAMUEL J. KEELER FOR INSURANCE OODNER BLDG. Phone 186 WALL STREET . WILLIAM J. KOELLMER FAROHITECT— Phons 3264 7 Mechiitie sr.’ Norwslk, Conn. ALBERT D. MORGAN ALWAYS HEADQUARTERS —.———FOB——— BUILDERS’ HARDWARE AND—*6 BUILDING MATERIAL F. H- KEYSER 'UILDER 0F ETTER ., . UILDINGS PHONE 2829 SOUTH NORWALK \ T." F FOLEY AND CO. INC. CHARLESR. CHARIOTT, Pres. J. FRED MCMAHON, Sec. & Treas. GENERAL CONTRACTORS 13 50. MAIN ST. and ~ ; ‘ EXCAVATORS Cellars, Concretlng' of all kinds; Road Building, Bridges, Lawn Tennis Courts, Etc. lustrated Billboard ell St. ‘ PIIOne 3367 Not Roam-oBuy At Home" _ Telephone .325 _ S. J. STEWART & SON Real Estate and Insurance ; 47 WALL STREET ' NORWALK, CONN. TEL. 14093 . ILLIAMSON ‘ ARM AIR FURNACES SMALL PAYMENT DOWN ' The Gorham CO. ——-DECORATORS——l- WALD PAPElbl’AINTS—ETC. , Phone 452 South Norwmk 10006118 " CARPENTER ' AND BUILDER rations and J oblrmz ornptly Attended to. t St. Emir Not-wan: C When Painting or Decorating on need the kind that’s sure to satisfy. This gOOd Advice don't fall to heed-See ALEX . WHITE, his methods try.— sworlrlnnnship is up-to- date—"He'll treat you square” at any rate and make your home ' so Clean and bright. ;;"ALEX WHITE WILL TREAT YOU WHITE " - 126 Washington St. BALANCE WITHIN 12 , A] W , 't PAINTER AND DECORATOR. Wall Papers, Paints Varnishes, Brushes . MONTHS _ BX ; ,. l ; e 35 Lowe St., tel 2858, So. Norwalk Salesroom 110 Main St., New Canaan, tel. 669 . . We have 35 satisfied cus- ‘ . towers in this section. ‘ Come I in antjet us show you the ThatChCr Furnaces Lester Rogers C9“ Cb. many 06 points about this F. J F ratio Electric Co. dependable frirnace. THE NORWALK ‘ .. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING is d SUPPLIES 20 MAIN ST. Phone 689 NORWALK GEORGE W. LAMB Contractor and Builder ' Jobbing Given Careful and Prompt Attention 101 Winfield St. Tel. 3304 East N orwalk I I None Better Made, Always Reliable. WC Sell Them Let: Us estimate on your Next Plumbing, Heating or Tinning job. Our motto—Superior np-to- -dute service and complete satisfaction PLUMBING, HEATING and TINNING . 14 River St., Norwalk, Conn. f’ TELEPHONUS: orrucE tiers, nousn 1124-3: BARRETTS SPECIFICATION ROOFS N ORWALK ROOFING CQ. 117 WATER STREET PHONES 2955mm 387;; m KELLNER m M... . FOR PRUNINCR SPRAYING . , +1 ; ; RESULTS OF THE BEST KIND CONN. LICENSE . A. RELLNER no. 26 ’ I SUPPLY SHOP, Inc. 46 Main St., Norwalk, Conn. . TELEPHONE ‘urs . BUY ' ESTIMATES C H E E R E (II. LY GIVEN TO THE FUTURE HOME BUILDERS ON WIRING AND FIXTURES OR EACH JOB SEPARATE rIxTU‘hEs for .3 ROOM‘I‘IOUSE STORE FIXTURES Complete $22. 00 up ‘ $4. 50 up WE HANG FIXTURES FREE OF CHARGE DILDINC MATERIALS AT THE _. , ; BIG - . THE NORWALK COAL &‘ SUPPLY co. ' 108 WaterSn-eet MPEONE 1134—— RED ‘ W. 'v.7"~:.rl'r" ‘ W’"“‘is"t“ ‘S ‘ "' " '\ SH EID EVERYTHING IN * iHXtGRADE ROOPINC CO. _ NORW 11K . 21 ELIZABETH ST. 3 West Avenue LUMBER I V I ‘77" ' * TEE WINCfiSTER STORE . 1 ‘ ' I L ;“ . A . COMPANY ; ; ’ WALL PAPERS ‘ ” .. ; ,‘ ‘ T; .. ”" ‘5 THE ORW MK BURDINSCO. V' ESTATES PHONE 272 WESTPORT , 2» G‘ “ .. . _ EndAllPLUMBINGWorries PHONE~ ‘ 1913.- 2‘, —-—U’onmlt——- HARRY NATHAN -. , . Telephone 3312 ' SATEFACTION GUARANTEED ' WV - ' ‘ ' WINDOW SHADES ’ HARBOR AVENUE We Carry them in with and make them to order carelully. 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