Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
A NEW REALTY FIRM
CANNON & SUMMERS WELL
EQUIPPED FOR BUSINESS.
Mr. Summers Valuable Experience Of
the Right Sort With a Well
Known Concern.

One Of the youngest firms In the real es-
tate field Is that Of Cannon & Summers,
composed Of ]. w. Cannon and ]. K. Sum-
mers, both widely and favorably known
here. This new firm starts out with every
prospect Of success Mr.. Cannon finds that
his education and future experience COM
bine to assist him materially In his new I'M
dertaking Mr. Summers has had consider
able experience and it has been experience
Of the right sort. He was until recently as
ISOLATED with the progressive house OF
Moore & Hill. Both are young men and fond
of work. They do not believe that the real
estate field Is anywhere near filled; in faet,
they take very broad and expansive views
of the future Of Washington. They believe
that the city Is only on the threshold OF
its future greatness, and that, beautltul as
it is today, 1t will soon come to be ackno"l-
edged the world over as the ideal city Oh
homes. They have made a very excellent
choice Of location in taking premises To-
Gated at 1922 F street, in the very heart
of the business section of Washington and
in the real estate section. Judging from
the position and enterprise already shown
by the new firm, 1t Is only reasonable to
expect that the firm of Cannon & Summers
will shortly become one Of the well-konwn
real estate firms of the city. Both are
young men, quite So one being but twenty
seven years Of age and the other twenty
two. But though young in years. they are
cases of "old heads on young shoulders"
and their rapid advancement is proof OF
that fact. In the judging Of realty values
and the chances of future development Of
any particular locality their opinion is not
to be gainsaid. and as Washington is city
Of rapid growth they are in line for unusual
success. ~
Mr.. Cannon was born in the empire state
in 1875. He is the son Of F. 8. Cannon,
late third vice president Of the Southern
railroad His father sent him to Yale. and
from Old Eli he graduated with high hon
ors in the class of 49, He studied civil en-
cheering and followed that profession for
three years with gratifying success. He
was with the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company for two years and was resident
engineer of the Atlanta and West Point
railroad and the Western Railroad of Ala
bama one year. Always having had an
abiding faith in the future of Washington.
he readily joined Mr.. Summers when it was
suggested that they establish a real estate
business In addition to buying and selling
real estate, the young firm has already es-
sdDliSAeu cASclleut auCS COilASCllouS
with the Philadelphia Underwriters and the
Franklin Insurance Company of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Baltimore Fire Insurance
Company of Baltimore and Union Fire In
surance Company Of Philadelphia Their
Office Is also branch Of the
Manhattan Life Insurance Company of
New York, besides representing the Ameri-
can Surety Company Of New York and the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany OF Baltimore. 1t Is their purpose, IN
fact, to make insurance their speciality, in
Guiding burglary and rent insurance; they
will also bond you
Mr.. j. K. Summers Is another Maryland
boy to locate in Washington He was born
at Pine Hill, Md, in 1880, and is the son
Of j. K. Summers, leaving home but six
years ago, when he came to Washington.
His first position was in Droops music
house, where he remained one year. when
he went with the firm of c. E. Clifton &
Co., brokers. resigning his position there to
enter broader field of usefulness with the
real estate firm of Moore & Hill.