The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-21
BUSY BUILDERS
ARE EVERYWHERE
Riclrlnond's Building Boom Ex-
tends to the Parkway Sub-
urbs in Chesterfield.
CONDITIONS MUST BE MET.
Population Grows Every Day,
and People Must Have Some
where to Live.

BullderB ana CONTRACTORS are begin.
ming to wonder IL tho building boon
which has been on in Richmond and
Its suburbs for moro than twelve
months past Will ever stop. Tho an
swer seems to BIO: mot until home,
havo been provided for the Increasing
population OF the metropolis OF all vir.
GINA" 1t begins to look as II houses
cannot BIO built East enough TO meet
the demands OF increasing industry and
consequent increasing population. There
do not land here to make permanes,
homes. and in the main they are wage
earners. who want good houses to i've
IN, and are In position to earn
enough to pay good rents. With all
OF Its building booms Richmond has
not yet been able to meet the urgent
demands OF home seekers.
Trying to Meet the Dc -asnd.
There arc few people who are do
ing their level best to meet this de-
mand, and the ranks OF these patriotic
capitalists are being augmented evary
aay, and yet the demand is for more
| rentable houses.
Tho suburbs are helping Richmond
70 meet the case as we'll as they can.
Manchester capitalists and inves. ,rs
have seen the handwriting on the wall.
and they are bu4.uing all around, and
IN and about that good old town.
In fact. the building boom is going
away out beyond the Manchester town
limits out into the rural sections OF
Chesterfield. Forest Hill. swansboro.
and even Chester. are building In n
way that was never before kno. y.
and they are proposing to l.elp Rich
mond accommodate It's surplus pop-
ulation. This is all right, and II
must be said that these suburbs are
DOING nobly, but Richmond can do all
the necessary accommodating II 1t
Will.
Among the news items OF the past
week an building circles Is a we'll
founded report this a well-known
contracting firm has Just bought nine
eligible lots In the West End, and
will proceed at once to erect as many
first-cass detached houses, that Will
be for rent.
Messrs ]. Thompson Brown & Com
pany. while declining to give names
and ngures. report that they have re-
Gently made sales of vacant lots which
they are sure mean the erection in
the near future OF not less than
half dozen up-to-date houses that
Will be for rent.
In the Suburbs.
building operations are still active
In Barton Heights. In Brookland Park.
In Highland Park. and. In fact, in all
OF the suburbs.
Messrs. Deyer e Ramsay. real es-
tate agents. are authority for tho
statement that recent sales OF vacate
property in Brookland Park mean the
erection there within the present sum
mer months OF not less than flve nice
homes. In addition to those already
told about In this column
out at Ginter Park sales OF lots
continue right along. and every sale
means the early beginning OF build.
Ing operations, for folks who buy out
there usually buy for home building
Among the recent purchases made for
quick building operations may be men
toned those of the following: NJ,
J. L. McCuc and Mr. Oscar Cranz. Both
gentlemen Will build in tho near fu-
ture.
Mr.. Robert NJ. Kent of the Capitol
Savings Bank. has started with the
building OF his home on Seminary
Avenue. and the excavating for the |
$4,000 Richmond Hall OF the Semi !
nary Is nearing completion. Mr. Muck
OILS has the contract.
The residences OF Messrs. C. P. Ca
dot, F. A. Haughton. Marshall NJ GIL
liam. John Garland Pollard, Christie
pher b. Garnett, Oscar Hudgins, Rev.
Thomas c. Darst. Dr.. S. A. McAnally
and Mrs. Rosa G. Pyness are making
rapid progress.
The building up OF Ginter Park is a
good. healthy sign of general pros
perity, and OF the stability OF Royal
Richmond.