The Washington herald., 1906-12-16
Coming of Holidays Puts
Business Out Of Mind.
NO LARGE DEALS ANNOUNCED
Operations in Suburban Subdiyf-
sions Continue and Delayed Trades
Closed-saIe of Lois IA Benning
Heights and Fourteenth Street
Heights-LuH In Building.

which they attribute to the near approach
OF the Christmas holidays. They say tha
Neutrality-suspicious. with the rest OF tn
American people and the world generally
are concerned IN their preparations fo
the great Christian festival, and refuse t.
give serious attention to anything eIsce a
this time OF the year. The brokers are
looking for little business until after tn,
first Of the year.
There have been some sales during IN,
week in the way OF cleaning up deals thaf
have been hanging fire for some time
Brokers operating IN the subdivisions oi
the suburbs also report some activity, ans
those whose speciality is selling houses &c
prospective home buyers have put quite a
volume Of business on their books during
the week Large deals, however, have
been wanting, and few of the Offices yes
terday were willing to mention any sales
for publication.
Activity at Benning Heights.
The sale of lots at Benning Heights.
which began on December /, is progress
ing we'll This subdivision is in the hands
Of the Valley Realty Company. Of which
G. c. Splitter is general manager. The
subdivision IS east of the railroad and
south Of Benning. extending from the
Benning road to Third street southeast
and contains q great number Of desirable
building sites. The selling os the property
has been placed in charge of H. J. Stall
ings, Of the Valley Realty Company, who
announces to-day in The Herald a plan
for buying a lot and making 1t a Christ
mas gift TO a friend or relative.
In addition to the sale of the lots an ar
rangement has been perfected by which
Mr.. Splitter will aid IN the building Of
houses at Benning Heights, building the
dwelling on a plan for moderate pay
ments on a long time deed of trust. The
plan as announced makes il easy for per-
sons in moderate circumstances TO acquire
a home on terms not essentially different
from paying monthly rental. It also
makes it possible for persons so desiring
to acquire Christmas gift by making
small payments for term Of months or
years.
Operations ut 18th Street Heights.
The Valley Realty Company is also sell
ing lots for investment and for building
homes at Fourteenth Street Heights. This
tract Is owned by r. II. Easley and ".
D. Hin. who have placed Mr.. Splitter In
charge OF the property, who will grade it,
make Improvements, and offer il for sale.
Since November 3, when the contract was
made with Mr., Splitter, twenty-six lots
have been sold and conveyed 10 the pur-
chasers.
Next Tuesday final arrangements viii
be made whereby the Building Supply
Company, IN which Messrs. Easley, Hill
G-,f- int,
the cost Of building houses at Fourteenth
Street Heights. The papers OF sale viii
be negotiated through one Of the city
trust companies, and the Valley Realty
Company has already contracts ahead for
the erection Of ten houses on the tract.
W Frank Butts has personal charge of
selling the lots in this subdivision, and
during the past week has closed deals for
ssev eral of them. Among the buyers was
George Linhos, Of HarrisOnburg. Va, who
spent two or three days here looking over
the property, and purchased six lots. for
which he paid approximately $500. Mr.
Linhos is a wealthy farmer. well known
IN the Valley Of Virginia. and it is expect
ed that several more sales for investment
viii be made to him and his friends before
the property is disposed of.
Among the plans of the promoters Of
the subdivision is the grading Of the en-
tire tract laying out streets, building
granolithic sidewalks, planting trees, and
otherwise beauufying the ground so as 10
make IL available for nice suburban
homes.
Fourteenth Street Heights lies between
BrightwOod road and Fourteenth street.
extending around the west end Of the
government reservation purchased several
years ago for the Municipal Hospital
nd ArL-
pass through it. and it is traversed by
Webster, Allison, and Buchanan streets.
Houston Circle occupies a position near
the center of the tract in the line Of
Buchanan street, at the intersection of
that thOroUghfare with Thirteenth street
and Iowa avenue.
sale in Georgetown.
The Georgetown Real Estate Company
during The week sold for F. A Linger
two rows Of brick dwellings. in Bells
court. Ten houses were involved in the
deal The company announces other
sales in prospect.
\ deed Of trust, recorded in favor of
the American Security and Trust Com
pany, conveys the tract of land known
as North Randle HighlGRSS and formerly
owned by the Misses Smisn, 20 the United
states Realty Company. The tract lies |
along Massachusetts avenue northeast. /
extending from Minnesota avenue TO
Thirty eighth street. 1t Is announced that
the property viii be subdivided by the
company ana placed on the market.
LuII in Building Operations.
The lull In building noted last week con-
tinues, though during the week a number
of permits for structures Of considerable
size were taken out.
The Epiphany Church Home secured 1
its permit for the Office building at 1901
and 1893 G street, where excavation for /
the foundations is well under way
2. l. Petit viii erect six One-story stores I
near the corner of Fourteenth street and /
Florida avenue, at a cost OF $4,000
Louisa Nalley mas permission TO build
two-story frame house at 7S4 Quincy
place, at a cost of 5000
Sarah c Brady is preparing To build a /
two-story brick store at 81 Harrison /
street Anacostia. which viii cost 5000.
james Smith has taken out a permit |
TO erect a two-story frame house at 35f /
Nichols avenue, at a cost Of 5000.
The old Stone mansion at the corner |
OF Fourteenth and F streets has disap- I
peared. and the contractor will begin TO- 1
morrow the work Of digging the founda- /
tions foI the new Higbee Office building /
Other building operations in the busi- 4
ness section have made noticeable prog
ress during the week the builders tax
ing advantage of the favorable weather.
Settling Public Land Disputes.