Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
TWO ACTIVE LINES
Real Estate and Automobile
Trade Prosperous.
BUSY DAYS LOOKED FOR
Building Prospect in Washington Is
Excellent.
READY SALE OF MOTOR CARS
Used for Commerce and Pleasure.
Many Big Orders Placed by f.
Washington Merchants.
READY SALE OF MOTOR CARS

Two classes of local business who are
sure the business confidence that has
been lacking ever since last fall will
follow closely upon the election of Judge
Taft to the presidency are the real es-
tate brokers and the automobile dealers.
They join the bankers. stockholders and
men foremost in other lines in propheSy
ing exceptional prosperity during the en-
suing year.
ITS real prosperity that we want
said real estate man yesterday. No
mushroom growth. not something based
on bubble that will burst and leave us
worse off than before, but something
of gradual growth The fact that 1 don't
see. people rushing headlong into new
note steady increase Of business. and
especially of confidence in business men.
makes me certain that 1t is the real ar
ticle that we are to have during the Taft
administration
The real estate firm of Craig & Evans
made this statement:
although our October sales in the
suburbs were more numerous than in any
month of the past six. we have every
reason to expect a greater volume of
of deals we know positively have been
delayed in anticipation of possible
shake-up which would have resulted from
a change Of administration.
with this obstacle out of the way we
confidently expect steady and substan-
tial increase in business
Upton II. Ridenour, 1r, manager of the
r. o. HoltZman real estate office, said:
1.-THE excitement attendant upon a
presidential election being now over, we
provement in the real estate market
AS the feeling now prevails, for the
next four years we shall have relief from
many irritating conditions that have pre-
vailed for some time past. and there is
every reason to look for more activity
in real estate and more inquiries for de-
Sirable property for investment.
Look for Busy Times.
Harry X Boss, president of Boss &
Phelps, said:
IF the real estate business this win
ter, as we'll as that of next spring, can
be judged by the volume of business done
thirty days before election this year, we
have every reason to look forward to
very busy times. with at least four more
years of republican administration and
plenty of money with which to build and
buy.
During the month of October there
were great many investment properties
bought. both large and small, showing
people have great confidence In Wash
ington real estate. AS to homes. there
nave been large number sold during
the same time. especially in the north
west, around 1900 and as to this class
of new houses, there is hardly a single
one for sale; even those in course of
construction have been sold, showing a
very healthy condition of the market.
Among the speculative builders there
is hardly single one idle. They are
either building in groups or In rows
throughout the entire city, besides look
ing for additional ground to improve for
the spring market.
Money has been plentiful of late at )
per cent. anad builders have not expert
enced any difficulty in procuring loans
with which to build where the security
has been good.
II believe the number of prospective
buyers that will be In the market next
spring for homes. as we'll as investments,
will equal any during the past ten years,
If not eclipse them ALL During the month
of October we made thirty individual
sales. comprising homes and small in
vestments. number of the buyers were
out-of-town people"
Some of the local automobile dealers
are enthusiastic over the outlook for bust
ness now that the quadrennial election
dullness Is over and Taft has been elect
ed. For the last few weeks sales have
not been running heavy. although the
number Of persons interested In automo-
biles has increased. Many persons
looked the various cars over, took In all
the demonstrations. made up their minds
what to buy and then waited.
Ordering Autos Now.
C. Royce Hough of the Motor Car Com
pany. now that the G. o. p. has swept
the country, can see nothing but pros
perity and plenty in sight. He said:
There have been SO many people call
ing in to see cars and getting all the in
formation possible that 1 just knew there
would be business after election. Con-
sequently 1 was not surprised when one
Of Washington's biggest business men or
dered a big car from me yesterday. / am
not figuring on any decrease in business
on account of cold weather. 1t looks to
me as if the money of the country. and
especially in Washington. will loosen up
in great shape from now on
Several other dealers waited until after
election day and then packed their grips
and started for the factories hot foot to
hurry along the 1909 cars, which they say
people want in hurry now that Taft
has been elected.
Samuel Ross of the hardware firm of
Barber & Ross. 18th and G streets
northwest, said he believed the outlook
for business had greatly improved since
the election.
20 not DelleVe IN IOTcinS prosperity,
he said. but it is my opinion that if
everything goes along normally it will not
be long before the confidence that was
everywhere manifest before last fall will
have returned
Gen. Ellis Spear vice president of the
Washington Loan and Trust Company,
said that the personal characteristics of
Pfesident-elect Taft were such as to in
spire confidence all over the country. "He
Is man whose genial human nature and
good hard common sense eminently fit
him to be President and to inspire the
business men Of the nation to go ahead
and accomplish things" said Gen. Spear.
People Were Simply Waiting.
John Callahan, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company, said: THE
country has been prosperous under re-
publican rule, and I have no reason to
think otherwise than that there will be
decided change for the better in bust
ness conditions throughout the country
under the administration of Mr.. Taft
Many persons were simply waiting the
result of the election before engaging in
new enterprises"
William F.. GUIDE. when asked his opin-
ion the result of the election would have
on business interests in the District, re-
piled: II think it will be a good thing
for all of the business men and the banks.
Had Mr.. Bryan been elected I have heard
Of and in fact know of, a number of
money from the banks and placed it in
safe deposit vaults. Yes. the election of
Mr.. Taft will. in my opinion. certainly
bring proSperity to the country"