The St. Louis Republic., 1902-07-13
AGENTS REPORTS.
MercautiIe Trust Company

The Mercantile Trust Company's Real Es-
tate department has been extraordinarily
details OF closing up the purchases made by
that company for account of the St Louis,
Rock Island and Terminal Railroad Com
pany, details OF which were fully announced
in last Sundays Republic. Two deeds
were filed Tor record last 2eek,
one being the transfer Of the property pur-
chased from Caroline Pope; consideration
$l20.000 and one from the COnnecticE- Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company; consideration
$4,000
In addition TO the above sales, the COM
pany reports the sale Of house No 1913
Stewart place. from John Gibbons 10 So,
phia Blickhahn. for $500. Purchaser Will
occupy same as a home.
Also house No. 5949 Thsodosia avenue.
from Charles P. Stickel to HCnora Clooman.
Also lot IS. in block 1896. having a front
age of 65 feet on the south line OF hOsSuth
avenue, from Honora Cloonan 10 a Client
The Mercantile Trust Company has made
numerous loans during the last week, and
their rent department has been kept busy
owing TO the fact that the demand for prop
erty has increased the last two or three
weeks.
Mercantile Trust Company to the st Louis
Belt and Terminal Railway of a right-Of-
way across the western end OF Greenwood
has added to the already great ACTIVITY IT
this beautiful addition. Sales have been
very active. A large number have already
been closed and many more are pending
70 the section, and one which VIII very ma
terially advance values, Is the formation OF
Water and Improvement Company. the
main object Of which Is to supply city Wa
ter to all OF that portion of Greenwood
lying outside OF the city limits. A W. Sy-
rett, subdivision manager, in speaking OF
'SThe fact mat the most desirable lots
in Greenwood lay outside the city limits
where until the present time ii was i'm
possible TO get city water. has. 10 some
extent, affected sales. This is evidenced
by the fact that nearly every lot within
the city limits has been sold, while quite
large number OF handsome locations are
left in the county. The formation OF the
Malvern Water and Improvement Company
not alone makes these equally desirable
with lots within the limits. but. on ac-
count OF the low taxation in the county.
more desirable in every way. The primary
object Of the corporation Is to give city
water to all county lots in GrcenW ood. II
is a distinctly cooperative company,
formed for the general benefit OF all the
IL is confidently expected that the company
itself will be a morey-makinE proposition.
the main object is the great advancement
commenced and will be pushed TO compile
ton rapidly as possible
The list OF sales closed last week follows:
Edward D. Owen 40 feet on Kensington
avenue, S225; John Wildberger. q feet on
Drury lane. SZs5; Louis Magen. so feet On
Canterbury avenue. 500; Max Herzog. 100
feet on Drury lane 500: Albert /. Merllin.
60 feet on oxford avenue. 1858; Emma 1.
Steinback, % feet on Cambridge avenue,
SiJ: John Tate: 60 feet Unter den Linden.
$40: Henry Geiger. 60 feet on Inter den
Linden. $40; John wildberger. I2J feet on
Greenwood boulevard, $50; Michael Nc
kenna. 60 feet on Brompton square, Sls5:
Francis Thompson. 80 feet on CONNIE rcIai
avenue. SS5; Herman Frank Eulitz. I9S feet
on Canterbury avenue. $50: Mr.. Wolf 1S7
feet on Greenwood boulevard. 81 $50; Oscar
F. Eerzog, s. feet on Commonwealth ave-
nue. $500