The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-12

their money in these business propo-
1itlcns az the present market values
.eeAng sure that they are bound TO real
re. rot only an assured income from
ne brginning. but the benefit Of steady
e,lh alces ln value which latter con-
slder2tlon is % FIRST Importance.
--LpLAef feature OF the real estate
slluau On which impresses me as worthy
or especial comment says Mr. Wiliige.
~ the large number Of oul-0f-t0wn
buyers Tor nEc residence sites. and all
ready lupfD Eeu properties ~ tnis char
acier- There has been especial activity
p this direction in the neigb5orlood 81
ne" Hampshire avenue and 5 street.
ana also along z4assI c-Iusetrs avenue.
Nesl OF IWentg- second street. in the
suedi Ntsl0n known for some wears as
be.alr Heights. SLlcliarl- enough there
ls re-atl-ely small number o. such
properties Or rle uCrket-iudeed much
smaller than T. commonly sUppOsed-and
Do la Only Dv the utmost enGeavors that
lAe demands Of patrons Tor this class OF
properties.
Residential Section Greatly Extended
The rapid extension Of the business
section in a NORTHUMBERLAND direction.
and tie Improvement Of a very large
percentage Of the available building
ground with houses occupying a cousid-
cradle amount Of space. is resulting IN
a congestion of the older residential ter
rit0ry, and. as result compelling the
Improvement with modern dwellings OF
tle vast area extending fn fan-shaDed
fashion behind tire ea-ly established
boundaries Of the northwest This
movement has been accelerated by the
raDid Development. by rows Jf buildings.
OF the streets Oh The Heights. and our
experience mas shown that these dwell
-ugs are occupied quite as RAPIDLY as
lley can De- made ready Tor LLe pur-
cl1sers
-I5-r By Tar the greatest impetus 10
lllS extension has been the intersection
OF large areas 0f formerly agricultural
land by the most modern and uD-to-date
electric street ratlr-tyS. To IS almost
impossible 20 Cver-es climate the infiu-
cuce which these arteries Of trausD0rUa-
the fashionable suburbs OF ele north
west Chevy Chase IS Row as near 20
the Capitol. considering The time Of
travel, as Georgetown was iD the DAYS
OF the lorse-car- and localities which
Were formerly regarded as TOO remote
-or occupancy bE Government clerks
and other residents W-O could allow
only "a reasonable amount of time Tor
going 20 and from their daily L-sks are
now quite accessible. and. indeed fur
uish the best posi- bile environments Cor
refined and rational living.
The most important instance" SAYS
way extension on local suburban devel-
CumelL is that afforded by the uruiec-
ton % the superb Fourteenth street ear
service 10 and beyond the famous saul
nursery tract The subdivision known
as SauIs Addition. which is b.secred bv
the Fourteenth street car lire has been
converted I'm two years from what was
practically virgin territory into a sub
sta1t-aI addition 90 the Capital City
Natural Beauty Of Saul Tract.
'The visitor 10 this new locality can
scarcely realize that I'm 1873 there was
not a single evidence OF artificial devel-
opment there The natural beauty OF
the surroundings has. OF course. been
preserved. and the attractiyeueSs Of the
view has been materially enhanced by
the wise foresight with which the streets
have been planned and laid. and the
architectural excellence which has been
displayed in the improvements. It is
simply marvellous what the owners Of
this fine property have accomplished