The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-18

cessful Bidders.
The Woodland Park sale was a sue
cess. The sellers realized good profit
on their investment, and the buyers got
in at figures which will admit of q hand
some advance at once The day was fair,
the crowd large, and tho bidding gener-
ally spirited, and Roanoke carried off the
honors.
AS had been predicted, and as was ex-
pectcd, home buyers knew best about
values, and showed most nerve in buy
ing, though the visitors came up nobly.
Baltimore in particular was successful
bidder
The sales aggregated Sl94, PAS. Twelve
lots were reserved, valued at S1.5OO
each, or 1913, 900, and ten lots on Camp
bell street cut by tho Roanoke and
Southern tracks, were also held out
These ar? worth not less than $50, 900.
so 1T is conservative estimate that
Woodland Park, at auction prices. was
worth yesterday round quarter of u
million.
The visitors were up early yesterday.
and at nine o'clock met by the Norfolk
and Western Offices and were driven
over the city in carriages. 1t was not
far past eleven o'clock when they gath
cred nj the northwest corner OF Wood
land Park and Auctioncer Fricrson took
the impromptu platform.
Ills address was brief and to the point.
lie began the sale with lot /, block i.
right by the Kimball tower, and it went
right straight up to Sl,575, at which fig
urc 1T was knocked down to o. H. l..
Warner, Of Baltimore. When Capt.
Fricrson knocked lot down he hit the
palm of his left hand a slap with a
folded paper which could be heard a
block.
The sale logged down the numbers
eastward along Woodland avenue, the
prices holding even at about 81 LOO,
until lot was reached. when Captain
Frierson announced that the successful
bidder could have as many lots as he
wanted. This put more snap into mat
tiers, and Mr.. McKinstry, of Union
Bridge, Md, caught three at SLOTS
each. Then j. ii. Roberts, of Balti-
more, came in for the next four at
81 $50 each. Not content with them he
landed two more at Sl,iT5, which he
could have had for $1,000 if he had had
the nerve to take them.
But the bloodcd bidders were holding
off for tho Campbell street lots. The
first ten were withheld on account of tho
railroad track crossing them. No. IL
was put up and fought for and DR..
Joseph "A. Gale came out on top at
So, $50. First blood for Roanoke L.
H. Powell took in Nos. IL and l3 at
S3,350 and $1,000. 5. W. Jamison bought
back land which he had bought and
sold at about three times what it had
originally cost him. 1t was lot IA and
he paid So, 200 for it. This was all Roa-
noke so far.
Then A. p. Hill, of Alexandria,
CHI arged like his gallant namesal1e into
the fray and spiked the guns for lot Is
for So, 100. 1t was a cheap victory. So
the battle went mcrrily on. The lots
further along Campbell shaded down
gradually from the first sale at S3.45O
to tho SI,275 each which the Home
building Company paid for lots 1896
Then the auction was postponed until
afternoon and everybody took rest
In the afternoon the Opera House was
taken and the lively s sale resumed.
Inc afternoon prices are thought to be
a shade better than the morning on the
basis OF real Values but at no point did
they run above reason and safety 1t
wasn't Il boom sale, anyway. below
are tho figures, lots and buyers:
Block No. |, lots fronting on Camp-
bell street % feet and 80 feet deep: No.
II, S3,450, DIR. Jos. A. Gale; No. IL.
$4,000, No. l3. $3.200 l.. J.. Powell: No.
II, 200, s. w. Jamison; No. 10, 81, 100.
>. Powell Hill, of Alcxandria No l6,
$500, DR.. Jos. a. Gale; No. II, 81 900.
j. G. Allen, Shelby, n. c.: No. Is.
Sa.700, w. X. Andrews: No. 10, s., 600.
y. y. Asbcrry; No. 20, s.. 475, Rev. j. 5.
Moscr, Richmond; No. 81, 81 800, +. /.
Elliott, baltimore; No. -, 200, w. j.
and l.. Blair; No. %, 81. --: No.
"a, Cps. w. e. Kcnzic, Baltimore: Nos.
% and 20, 800 each. DR.. JOS. A. Gale;
No. ~. 81, 525, DR.. Walker, Vinton: No.
20, 81, $50. j. Nj. Moore, Orange Court
House: No. 20, Sl,35O, w. T.. Herbert;
No. 30, Sl,250, j. II. Jamison: No. 81,
Sl,050, c. A. Moomaw: Nos 81 to 36 in
elusive, ,275 each Home Building and
Conveyance Company.
Fronting on Woodland avenue 40 feet
and 100 feet deep: Nos. 81 to Al inclu-
sive, S7I5; Il. Il. Hartsell, MARYLAND;
No. az, 500, w. S. Poole; Nos. 43 and
A, $725 each, =. NJ. barley, Carnegie
City; No IS, $500, Eston Randolph; No.
AZ to 40 inclusive, $S25, Albert Jones,
Mt. Airy, Md; No. so, $500, Elmwood
Investment Company; No. 81, 500, S.
w. Davis, Wooden Mills. Va: Nos. %
and 80, S725 each, /. Bachrach; No. "a.
$50; James s. Simmons; Nos. So and So.
$500 each, l. Bachrach, No. 81, 81 900.
w. Is. Andrews; No. So, Sl,55O, Eston
randolph; No. 80, 81, 175, NJ. NJ. Rogers;
NO. GO, 1923. r. A. Padgett, Lynchburg;
No. 81, 1928, q. C. McCahan. As the
Roanoke and Southern railroad will
cross the first ten lots of this block they
were not offered for sale.
Block >, lots frontinr on tnmnhnll