The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
AGENTS.


The MIS- ias:ppi Valley Trust Company re-
port a very busy week, both in their rental
= II. E.uai-t, the real estate officer of the
above company. states that the outlook for
coming var i very bright; that the SiIs-
tanned maui y for real estate of all kinds
seems to Indicate clearly that the -. Louis
investing public is rapidly awakening to the
TACT that nsOme-h'a airing property Il: pres
mt Iri.,s j. q most excellent investment;
that builders are n last waking up to the
fact that the NCr!a'+ Fair will bring ii great
mtny permanent residents to tn city and
th-t they must have places in which to live;
HAT present T $. cEts Of the city now pay
''-. r'n. are realizing The fact. that homes
VIII probably never lie bought chcaper in It.
LOUIS thah a. the pEesent. and are rap!dlT
t,kES adyantaGt OF these conditions by
purchasing their own homes.
-iE. B".uiSt AIS states that the MissiS-
s,rpi valley Trust Company is very busy
closing tle many purchases OF real estate
mel CutpE. These purchases vii! set free n
large amount Of money that viii naturally
seek nov rral estate irve stments. The de-
mc..Shiug Of 30 many buildings now occu-
pied ~ manufacturing ana mercantile es-
tahlisnmen;s means that new quarters must
h' provided .oT the present tenants. and as
there are nuw no buildings available. new
ones must and VIII be put up.
gathered from the fact that the Miss lssipp
valley Trust Company has 40 fer pIr-
chased for the Terminal considerably over
nan d hI.i,oH dollars worth Of property,
and this does not include any of the urop-
ecty that Will be acquired by condemnation
Mr.. Benuist also states that the M,ssis-
SUPP valley Trust Company is daily re-
GeiEiaE many inquiries from investors who
nave heEetol"Te looked with some disfavor
}. -'at state investments.
this goes to show that confidence in
-. LOUIS real estate ~ fast returning. and
M time is rapidly approaching when the
present owner Of real estate NAV If he so
uGsiles. dispose OF BIS holdings at fair
The iIississippi Valley Trnst Company
regort the following saics DURING lasI Week.
Inc northeast corner Of Fourth and
spruce stisets, from the Drummond Realty
Iit4 investment Company to the Tontlne
Loan and Security Company. This pron-
grtE fronts 81 feet en- the east side OF
Fourth street ami ms 4 G-p.b nf ia eoet
on Spruce street. The improvements consist
of a threc-st0rv brick building. 0rcInjSJ a.
stores on the first fioor. with living rooms
the price being SlS.dDp.
NO. 2<G2 Locust street. fronting % feet on
I.e south side Of Locust street, by a depth
OF 100 feet; sold to the Salf-FIelper Publish
li& ana Educational Company. This com I
Iahy. Will make use of the property as ,
printing establishment and publication of
nee Tor their many publications. The nrice
by E $. Papin. was ''p'eseh'en
just south of Fiorissant. we're sold IONS pnS
me Barlow estate to John J. Mackiin for
Nos; 4I@9-i1-E2 Olive street. fronting 20 feet
by a depth Of 152 feet. sold to- Rtcbat55
LARK for an Investment: price IS 5l Tba
Lurch1SeT was represented by the Nfattba,s
Real Estate COmuanv.
NO. llS3 North Eighteenth street fronti,,
- teet on the west side OF Eighteenth etrea3
by a dtrth OF - feet. from the Sweeney
estate to John Weinberg: price. 5000.
No. 22l5 Dod'er street. from the egfate NJ |
George Meyer, to Otto c. Weber, who
rhaSer was represented by the HienIenz 1
Real Estate Company. ~
10; i2St Page boulevard. fronting o. feet
on the south side of Page boulevard nv a
Of 1fj feet. from the estate of F. p
W llliams to Edward +. Hall, who Durch sod
n home: price. S. mn
The Mississippi Valley Trust Companv
iiso report tnat the demand for lots in
Park continues. They are lust
'ornpleting a very pretty Office in this beau
iful county subdivision just west of Wood
I"n road on the Grove Coeur branch Of the
Transit Company's lire. Among the recent
purchasers in the subdivision are John =
ma Mary lie CGur. who bought lots Nos
\ and - In block 8. fronting 22s feet on the
line Of Verona avenue. for $50 This
lur' base was made for immediate improve
nent.
]. II. Dimitry bought lot .. in block :
ronting 100 feet or the west line of Verona
venue, for $3.50.
John Morefeld bought lot 1. in block 6.
Touting 2S feet on the south side of Mid
ard avenue. for 500.
The Mississippi Valley Trust Company
report that they are lust completing
moro residences in Chouteau place
hose dwellings, Gro meeting the demand for /
noderr-rricel homes. and are being sold
n easy terms.