Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Trading Far Below the Nor
NAL and Brokers Apathetic.
TRADES OF RECORD
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH BUYS
PARCEL FOR NEW LEGATION.
Buildings Of Small Size to Be Erected
in Georgetown-operations
in Building Line.
TRADES OF RECORD

Realty transactions for the past week
have been of such little moment that brok-
ers feel that there is positively not enough
doing to keep them in salt. The condition
of hopefuiness that has prevailed since the
result of the presidential election was made
known. instead of having made an active
market as anticipated, has had little or no
effect.
Realty dealers say they are having few
or no applications for property, and, despite
the balmy fall days, few, If any, prospec-
tive purchasers have shown any desire to
look at the various properties offered.
The columns of The Star today and for
the past several weeks have been full OF
what the realty traders call good things
and ii would look after reading the various
advertisements that property can be bought
for a song. However, from the records
prospective buyers are holding back for
some unaCcountable reason and the brok-
ers are in consequence feeling far from
encouraged. They hoping. however,
that within the near future business Will
pick up and that realty will be on the
boom.
Certain it is that from the various i'm
provementS that are now being pushed FOR
ward in the local realty field prices must
of necessity advance and an active demand
be caused for properties in all sections OF
the District
Building Operations.
Building operations are active in every
section of the District, and many mechanics
can be seen working on structures from a
two-story dwelling to those of much larger
size.
The railroad and sewer work of the Dis
trict has been the means of bringing into
the local field laborers of various national
of
here before and most of whom are unable
to speak the language of the country
Outside Of the terminal work being con
Quoted within the District lines there is
a vast project on foot by the lines rum
ming from Washington south that Will
change the entire topography OF the coun-
try Just across the Potomac In Virginia
For a number of years all of the trains
running south have passed through Alexan-
dria on single track into dingy depot
in the Virginia city and as result there
has been a great deal of congestion and on
more than one occasion great deal of I'M
necessary delay.
When the plans that are now being work
ed out are completed Alexandra Will nave
a handsome union station and the many
ira cks for the accommodation OF passenger
and freight trains will admit of faster
schedule being arranged Whlch wiz save
many minutes in the run between the ma
tional capital, the Virginia city and the
south
Change in the Tracks.
In accordance with the present arrange
ment the trains going south all run on the
same track to St. Asaph Junction, about a
mile and half north of Alexandra. AT
| that point the trains of the Southern road
run through what is known as the Hen
| ry street track and the Pennsylvania or At
| lantic Coast Line trains run on the Fayette
| street track.
| The trains of both roads have but one
track to the Virginia city from st. Asaph,
ii hot fraic rht
other train has passed the station bound
north the trains of all roads leading to the
south are compelled to wait near st. Asaph
Junction for the northbound train to pass
through thus suffering a delay of many
minutes In order to do away with this
delay the road controlling the rails between
Washington and Alexandria is now en-
gagged in putting in position a number OF
tracks leading from Four Mile Run to a
point on the lines running from Alexandra
near Cameron Run. By this arrangement
all the trains going south Will pass on the
outskirts of Alexandria at Hons Kun, az
which point union passenger station Will
be established. Between Four Mile Kun
and the point near Cameron Run mammoth
freight yards with hundreds OF tracks
which will accommodate thousands OF cars
will be established and in this way 1t Will
be possible to handle the traffic between
the north and the south at saving OF
many minutes in time.
All of this work will of necessity redouno
to the benefit of Washington because OF
the additional facility it will give for get
ting to and from the national CAPITAL not
alone for passengers but for freight
Alexandria as Arunct.
Few Washingtonians realize what nee
cessary adjunct Alexandria is to the CAPT.
tai city. Hardly week passes by but the
Virginia city is made the butt of Joke IN
the local theaters. Few people know that
a large part of the necessities of living are
brought from the Virginia city to Wash
ington establishments every day wash
ington is and has always been essentially
a place of residence. Groceries, drugs,
-four candy and other like commodities are
supplied from Alexandria to the retail mer-
chants of this city in quicker manner and
at less net cost than can be furnished from
nation may be entirely new to many resi-
dents of the national capital. But there
is reason for it. For instance. A local
| retail grocer goes TO ms sugar OH anu
an order to Philadelphia or Baltimore?
Such proceeding would take from twenty
four to forty-eight hours to get result
He uses the telephone. Calls up his mer-
chant in Alexandria. The merchant loads
| the material a truck, drives the horses
attached to the truck on the ferry boat
| and in an hour and half the truck is be-
| ing backed up to the door of the Wash
ington merchant and the goods are being
| unloaded. In this way the time is saved,
| the freight is saved and the cost for labor
for handling the goods Is saved Thus 1t
can be readily seen that Alexandria Is
really a part of the capital city, and all
| the improvements being done in railroad
| and other facilities are really direct
| benefit to the city of Washington. So 1t
| IL that with the increased railroad facilities
| that are being given Washington within
| and without the city limits are believed to
| be but forecast Of what is to come in
| the way of increased realty values, for the
| reason that with increased facilities for
getting in and out of the city more people
| will have a desire to come here to buy
property and locate their homes.
In the West End.
There are many inquiries for business
properties on NJ street between 31st ana
33d streets. Very little OF this property.
| however is on the bargain counter Most