Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-12-31
DEMAND FOR HOUSES ON THE
INCREASE.
WHAT REAL ESTATE lien SAY.
Rev Buildinga Rapidly GolrR mp and
stiEl ths Cry is for Aere-Beth he.
sidences aaa. Businsas Houses
in nenaand.

oECiy ody W iAfhAO chAo oaAoa@ fSN 1880
nent home, that it is almost impos-
sible to supply them with dwelling
houses and places OF business,
Notwithstanding the large number Of
buildings that have been erected and
are continuing to be erected.
With the advent OF the new year
and the opening of the, building
season proper, however, the wants OF
everybody will be supplied by the
erection Of hundreds Of new
buildings.
In the meantime people will con-
tinue to come TO look around, see
how busy things are and return
home to move hare in:the spring.
Below Is what the real estate men
that could DO found yesterday say
about the demand for houses:
Yager j. Campbell,: "The demand
for houses in Roanoke 10 much larger
than tho supply: Despite the great
number OF houses erected In 1889, 1t ID
almost an impoasibility to fird a va
cant building. We have q large rent
list of over one hundred houses, but
there 10 not single one in our pos
session that is unoecupied. People
are coming to Roanoke faster than
ever before and must have houses to
live in. We are. having residences
erected as fast as possible, but the
supply is inadequate. II we had. sew
eral good etabIes with chimneys they
could be rented at. once, Tho year
1890 will DO tho most prosperous
Roanoke has ever had, and 1891 will
be moro 3d."
James 8. Simmons l. Co.: 1--WE
have large number OF applications
for houses every day. Sometimes the
number reaches twenty-five or thirty,
and it lie an impossibilty to supply
the demand. Az a general rule houses
of a better class are desired now. At
this time we are not having buildings
erected. but SO soon" .aa spring opens
the Home Building and Conveyance
company, OF which we arc agents,
will begin tho erection OF . large
number Of houses.n
Francis B. Kemp d Co. I'VE have
not a single house to rent, and applica'
tions are constantly coming in. A
number OF persons called here this
morning. but we were unable to sup
ply them There are very few build
ings of any kind either for rent or for
SALE The demand 10 greater now than
at the same period last4year, showing
conclunvely thatthe influx OF popula-
ton is greater"
B.L. Greider: II never sawany thing
like the scarcity OF houses in Roanoke
at present. We have large rent list,
but there is not vacant house on II.
l am not having any building doneat
this time"
c. O'Leary: "The demand for houses
is largely in excess zof the supply. l
suppose we could rent fifty houses 1T
once, tive had them We are finish
ing: tip four dwelling houses lnh1elrose
addition near the driving park; and
will have twenty -nve:or thirty con-
structed there in 1902
]. r. Hockaday, II have been in.
business in Roanoke for seven years,
but this Is the first time since l started
ND that I did not hagefracanth ouee
on nv rent list ,The,denaRd is both
for residences and business houses;
EVerysning Po 49, poonots,s
year IN losg' Ana LII n t sn1or.hIe !,
OUTLOOK ID GeciGSuiy ia,ois1 1nr ho,oo0
J;W. NeaE 1neue,u Ia ~ the am.
DIV is. entirely inadequate. People
come to me- almost every day begging
for houses and say II they: can't get a
house they. will take. room. There
is large call for both residences and
,.s.rn har .hot ant dwellings exceed
.L un on 20 dss;te .hnainess. houses
tn0se "nicn 1ss &C., ,.T,he snnnlv
Gnlpman, MISSt SiaS. 4, a1hanated
on hSuse' VI Oh li,o,,sa. .xs,,iai,,is for
we nave Oily 4AS sas:os.t. ;r.ti7e snb.
REM ana , sS" . ~. IeonIe an.
urOs.. 1870 ls.s.,.s bnt il
ply L9.us:esSa c,,rs@,n.ss~ 70 snnpv
=. FL. ensiic VIZ TssSs ,iionsS5 fiftaon appli
LEI. .Ss+,,r - - demand is
oaa.s, ~ = {tt has; .i1ean,at any
"a eJve.ynonff1as The
ILL., ~. Observation-Disclosures =.
Z pt tt,snEn.'t ~ $500 =
: s s.TaSa,,a,>. ~ kisatanrx. ~ few:
,+hs,.s,n, NO. 1888, i:,s,ae r,1ynberiof,
:, u on...s,s bands fnryraf1f. f,nf today
th Ou1ei is T = vacant .ha1se on, eur rent
list I W. W. have n large number of calls
90 ch dsv ~ honses' both residences
e end L hns,rass THE Midway land
comnsny mr. which We are agents,
Oil nett snr;np erect q humber of
buildings. I'm 1890 moro houses will
be erected: than In any, previous year,
anu noM Ri ~ w. 80 ;,,at aDtor;no