The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-03
I SSH OF THE
HOTEL LOBBI Il
What 7ransients and Regular Guests
Have TO Say.
PROSPERITY OF RICHMOND.
Values in Iscal Est ate. it is Predicted.
Msn Continue TO Advance o-
cal Prosperity Cantrastcd with
That oc Other Cities.

In Richmond form a frequent topic OF
r,ommcnt about the hotels. A gentleman.
who is evidently well informed on local
conditions, speaking Of revival OF pros
roeraty said. al New Ford's: The greatest
activity in real estate has not set become
saanifcst The fluctuations in that species
OF property may likened 10 the swing OF
"a pendulum from extreme 10 extreme.
When the market is depressed, people
W,ill not buy real estate at any price, but
sy;hcn The earths service is in demand.
investors lose their heads and scramble
for real estate at any price. Following
q period of depression. real estate is slow
10 recover. II is looking up now how
crcr. and the Improvement in the tone
OF the market will be uniform and steady
Il viii outlast prosperity IN al otheT
fields OF activity. Mark my words.
A gentleman at MurphE's said late last
night: 81 will wager a modest bit at odos
of two to one that the office of Register OF
the Land Office will not be abolished.
have made it my business TO interview
number OF the returning Legislators TINS
evening. Out of at least Twelve men with
whom have talked. nine expressed 1helr
determination TO oppose abolition OF Inc
ot1ice.''
Continuing he said: The fight, l be-
licvs, will now be made on the incumbent
OF the Office. Who his opponent VIII be l
cannot find out. ] have made inquiries
along that line. His name. however. has
been diligently suppressed.
Mr.. William Harris, a travelling man
nsthe service Of the II. A Patterson To-
bacco Company. Is spending a few days
Of holiday season at Murphy's. he is
much Impressed with the prosperity OF
Richmond. and compared it with condi-
tions prevailing In some OF the cities IN
the South which are embraced in the
territory he travels. He did not dispute
The fact that healthy business tone
peryaded some of the cities in question.
but attributed most of the prosperity
they enjoy to the presence of troops re-
Gently at some of The Southern commun-
ities An immense sum Of money was
distributed by Uncle Sam on account OF
his troops.
AT the jefferson: Mr. and Mrs. Geor-e
Perins. Charlottesville; Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward l2chols, Staunton: Mr. and Mrs. u.
I<owenberg and MIR. and Mrs. o. i. Low
enberg, MIR. and Mrs. E. Iiuschler. Miss
Bessie Huschler and d. Lee Huschler,
Norfolk: II. L. Maynard. PortInouth;
II. T. Thorpe, r. r. W. Duke charlottes-
willie: George W. Morris. Charlottesville:
x. Kemper. Alexandria: J. l.. Je1fries,
]. T. Ryan. Alexandria: Mr.. and Mrs S.
l.. LuDton. Winchester.
At Murphy's:. T. a. Lynch and wife.
Tazewell: O. NJ. Goode. Staunton: Joseph
Whitehead. Chatham: DIR. d. r. Lyman.
University of Virginia: George 4. Mallory.
=Jr., Lawrencevil!e; L. A Langhorne,
Lynchburs; J. II. p. Leigh, Petersburg:
u. C. Tyler, Charles City county: Lyon
G. Tyler, williamsburg; i. J.. Owen. Lex
inston. Mr.. and Mrs. Y. WeiasenDer%,
FINLAND: W. a. Thomas and c. NJ. Wat
son. Ashland; c. ". Stone. Martinsviilc:
Airs. n. NJ. King. Virginia; II. I. Bobyn.
LecsbrrE.
At New Ford's: Robert Ransom. .Stann-
ton; N. a. ". Skean, Big Stone Gap:
W. L. Andrews. Roanoke; T. NJ. Carter,
JILL Station. Va; B. L. Spindle Lynch
burg; holland Meyers. Newport News;
Master ". A. Obcrdorfcr, Newport News;
George w. LeCato. Aecomac, r. DALEY
and wife. Petersburg; s II. Donohoe.
Fairfax; r. c.. l.. Fairfax: A. L. IIwell.
Princess Anne; NJ. j. Lyons, Norfolk: B.
II. Soblin, South Boston.
Clerk of the Senate Joseph Button is
at The Jefferson. having returned TO Rich
mond after spending the holidays at his
home in -AppomattoS.
Senator IL L. Maynard, of Portsmouth,
md cx-Speaker Ryan are registered at
the jefferson.
MT. John PLAYER, of Topeka. Kan, is
In this city, and guest at the Jefferson.
MIR. Player is the superintendent Of mo-
Santa. ITe railway. and is looking after
the company's interests in Richmond.
Mr.. G. S. Fowler, the Southern repre-
sentative OF the Corning Brake-Shoe
Company, with headquarters at Wash
dnGton, is at the Jefferson. Mr. Fowler
will leave this evening for Washington
Mr.. L. p. Davis, of New York, secre-
tary of the Miles Tool Company. and
Eastern Manager Gayley. OF the Pintsch
adght Company, with headquarters at
New York. are at The Jefferson.
At 1he LeMington-Hicllard Parks. Luz
j ly:: John n. opie. Stanton: n. S. Watts.
Upton Jennings and wife.
IIsnchburg: J.. NJ. G. Fitzpatrick. Ches-
t..r,. 5. 7. o'Neill. Crozct: ]. r. NJ. Wane.
I4ynchburE: Colonel e. T. D. Cole. Fred
fIicksburs: Ernest Williams, Virginia;
%, A. Hurley, Lynchhurg; George Pritch-
att Greensboro; A 3. Daingertield. Win
ston; William Il. Boaz. Albcmarle county,
IA
At the ST. Ciaire-W1lliam A Good.
Helena. va: ]. z. Fuller. Amelia. Va:
7. S. Hamilton. Abingdon: Andrew Ba IS,
Middle Branch: W. II. Worsley. Rocky
Mount. n. c.: George G. Shepherd. 1ir-
GINA: Robert Bryeon, Jr,, Newport News:
G. ". Anderson. Scottsville; /. D. Barnes.
Norfolk: ". D. Williams. Va.
Misses Janet Hope Peek, Mary Rowe,
Marie Peek. I,enora Ashmore, and Mrs.
j. C. Witten. OF Hampton. are at the
Lexington. They leave to-day for Ram
SSoman's College. Lynch
burg.
Al the Alhambra--M. Dudley. Norfolk:
c. j. Bradley. Jackson. \. c.: w. n
iieick, Philadelphia: G. b. Shanks. Pa
taskala. O.; E. W. Allen. Hampton. Va.
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