Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-30
CHEERFUL OUTLOOK.
BRIEF CHATS WITH SEVERAL RICH
MoNo REAL ESTATE DEALERS.
All of Them Anticipate an Active Spring
srnrket--The Eyes Of Northern Capt.
tnIIs,s Upon This Section.

The real estate men Of Richmond are In
n bappy state Of mind.
A Dispatch reporter saw most Oh them
Yesterday evening. Some were found IN
their Offices smoking the pipe or cigar OF
neoce and Others were caught on the fly.
What the Dispatch wished to know from
them was what the real estate market out
look Is.
"Oblp exclaimed. bIr. J. l.. Apperson,
.ho Nestor of the real estate business here,
~ feel IL in the air, / feel it in my bones,
that there is going 10 be great demand
for real estate in and around Richmond in
The snring. Nv only fear IS that the peo-
,,Io will RIM mad. | want them 20 remain
Conservative. That is the safeguard IN
everything. l also have notion that agri-
cultural lands are going mp. am Just
writing TO gentleman now about selling
him co 600 acres of land for colonization
purposes"
WILL DE GOOD SEASON.
There is" remarked MIR. j. Thompson
Brown, "a prospect for g good season IN
real estate in and ont OF the CITY All tne
Indications point that way. More northern
people are making inquiries about property
down here than ever before. Few people
ara aware of the extent of these inquiries"
There is not much doing now" said
Mr. 7 Il. Elan, but the outlook for q
brisk market is good. Attention is being
drawn TO this section in O way which L
think will bring in good deal OF outside
capital"
Mr.. n. w. Bowe said: There is great
deal of inquiry at present about property,
but there is little doing. | think, how
ever. the outlook for the spring trade IS
excellent, both in the city and suburbs"
ACTIVE IN THE SPRING.
1.-THE showing for real estate" replied
Mr.. +. d. Hill to the Dispaicfs question,
sis very fine. | think in the spring we
will have an active real estate market,
although owing toa variety Of causes bust
ness has been dull during January.
Mr.. John T. Goddin said: Il think
there is prospect of a great improvement
in real estate this spring. Already there
have been many inquiries for investments
in property IN and around the city"
Mr. Boswell of Bowman, Boswell u
Shuman, pronounced the outlook good.
:" We look for an active year" he added.
THE section Immediately around Rich
mond is attracting more attention from
northern capital than ever before
Mr.. II. III. Gillian, of X. b. Chaffin IL
Co., said: THE outlook IS bright. l
think there IS going to be the best market
in the spring we have ever had"
ALREADY LOOKING Up.
I'VE predict" remarked Mr.. Jackson
Brandt. "a lively time in real estate. 1t is
already beginning to look up"
Mr.. II. Seldom Taylor said: The pros
pect is that real estate viii be active. The
general outlook is cheerful"
Mr. Manning c. Staples thought, he re-
marked. that the outlook was very fine,
particularly in and around Richmond.
"There s." he continued. "a prospect for
demand and good prices.
Mr.. T.. A. Catliu said he thought the out
look was bright, provided the force bill was
not passed. There will, however, in my
opinion." he added. abe no speculative
demand for real estate until that matter is
settled"